Skydive Toronto

I did the tandem skydive package. You spend a half day learning and mentally getting ready.
In the afternoon, you suit up and ascend in a small plane with the crew and instructors. When the plane reach its altitude, the door flips open, your instructor waddles with you to the opening and you just tilt a little, and you’re in the air! It’s an incredible experience and the view of the earth is spectacular! They video tape you during the entire event. Lots of great memories! Not scary at all!

Been wanting to do this for the longest time, but finally pulled the trigger. Booking was made easy over the phone. The day I originally booked for a week in advance was projecting to have rain, so I rescheduled for an earlier date without any problems. I did not drive to this location but took the GO Bus and they were extremely accommodating as they offered to pick me up from one of the Go Bus stops.
Arrived at the facility to fill out some waivers and was instructed to watch a video for 30mins. Video was very thorough with the safety and expectations. I felt completely safe after watching the video.
Was paired up with an instructor for the tandem jump and right into getting suited up. The plane we went up on was a small plane. It barely had enough room for 4+the pilot. The pilot gave a great tour with spectacular view of what we were going to jump into.
The free fall was one hell of an experience and the parachute portion was tranquil.
Overall a great once in a life time experience just to cross it out of my bucket list. Would recommend this place as I felt completely safe the whole time.

5 of us were booked for a jump in early April. Although the weather forecast was poor (rainy and windy), the folks at Skydive Toronto encouraged us to come as «the weather can change at any time». We made our way to Cookstown for 10 a.m. on the Sunday. We waited 4 hours, only to leave without jumping. During the 4 hour wait, we were told again that the weather could change. Looking back, we should’ve cancelled before we went there and saved time, but we listened to the Skydive Toronto staff. They re-​scheduled us for June. Our day came and although it was hazy, we saw parachutes floating down as we drove in. We were efficiently signed in, watched the video and proceeded to get trained and geared up. The instructors were friendly and knowledgeable. I must say that the plane (Cessna) we went up in was old, with lots of duct tape on the inside. I can see how this can be of concern to some. While we were ascending, another instructor told us how one of their newer planes crashed a month before. I thought this was not the best thing to say, as that could send someone into panic. My instructor was very nice, and calm but the person who made the real difference for me was the videographer, Alex. He pumped me up before the jump and really made me feel at ease. All in all, it was an amazing and unforgettable experience. I would recommend Skydive Toronto, but I think I’ll try the Parachute School of Toronto next time.

I organized a group of friends for our very first tandem jump experience. It was easy to reserve a time and date. We were even able to get a group discount. The staff were courtesy and friendly. In the hangar, the process of packing the individual parachutes were out in the open. You could see every chute being checked multiple times before it was assigned to an instructor. Safety is key in every step of the skydiving process.
Their instructors have some serious experience; mine had over 35+ years of skydiving experience. I would definitely recommend getting your own videographer; I have been able to share my first jump experience with family and friends over and over again. :P
Make sure you make a day of the experience as there may be delays with large groups.
Skydive Toronto is your skydiving choice destination. I am now planning my second jump!

Very professional instructors, clean facility and really friendly navigator. They really want you to land safely (doh) and won’t let you know get on the plane without memorizing the proper drill. Kick the twist!
The facility can get packed during weekends especially if there’s a big group (been here with a big group once) so try to book ahead or you’ll end up waiting for two hours. They offer first jump lessons for $ 250, I think including a 4000-​feet jump. Sweet talk the pilot and he may gay higher.
They give you sort of a passport to record your jump status. This is probably where I’ll get my jump instructor certificate unless I find somewhere closer.
What I like about this is it’s a huuuge field so you won’t get nervous being entangled on some electric wire. Don’t try skydiving in downtown Toronto — you won’t make it to the ground!
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Skydive Toronto is located in the north of Toronto close to hwy400. Joe Chow owns this place he is very experienced skydiver who has thousands of jumps. The place is located on the 100 acres of grass field, it has one hangar and a couple of caravans, small hot dog place and picnic tables. You need to book an appointment if you want to skydive, sometimes if there are not a lot of people they can fit you in their schedule but I would not bet on it.
I received my jump as a present for my birthday. When I arrived to the place there were lots of other people preparing for jumps. The hangar was divided into two sections, the right side had equipment and waiting area and the left side had been set for parachute folding and you could watch how the trained staff fold each parachute before every jump.
I signed a waiver form and watched training video, after that an instructor went over safety procedures with me. Finally I met Debby she was my tandem instructor. .
Yes, Vivek is right that you need to wait quite a lot before you get your jump but it is only to ensure the conditions are perfect.
Debby was very professional and untrustworthy, she smiled all the time and I felt right at home.
The jump itself went very smoothly, it is a feeling than I can’t describe, you need to try it to understand, when the parachute opens you can ask to get control and do roller coaster for those who don’t get scared easily.
The camera guy films you exiting the plane and free falling, then he gets down quickly to film you land.
I think Skydive Toronto is a very nice and safe place to jump, nice staff and the instructors are very professional, they use top safety equipment (Sigma). My jump was free but you should expect to pay $ 299 + $ 100 for the camera guy.
Can’t wait to do it again. We should organize a Unilocal event sometime.
P. S. Apparently Sarah Palin did her tandem jump here as well. Just a note for celebrity followers.

I think it’s only fitting that I lose my Unilocal-​virginity by writing a review for Skydive Toronto; surely all reviews to follow will be for things less epic (unless I go skydiving again! Who’s in?!)
Skydive Toronto (you may also see it referred to as «STI») was recommended to me by a co-​worker that jumps regularly, and I was impressed right off the bat as they confirmed I could reserve tandem jumps for me and five other friends for a bachelor party. I’ve heard that other smaller facilities don’t have planes large enough to accomodate such a large group at one time.
As mentioned by Unilocal-​hunk Vivek S., our reservation time was pretty poorly observed. I’m willing to cut Skydive Toronto some slack as it was a long weekend during the summer. At least, they had a great café with some excellent BBQ.
The dive itself is pretty hard to describe in words, but I will tout that our instructors were professional and knowledgeable, and in a large way helped to soothe many nerves. This was the first time for many of us, but the quality of service at Skydive Toronto helped to ensure that we could enjoy the experience TO THE EXTREME (Point Break, anyone?) Also, the hangar and facility itself was clean, orderly, and had a great vibe.
One issue however was the post-​jump waiting. As we paid for a videographer for the groom-​to-​be, it naturally takes the facility some time to splice together the footage, and add some tunes (of your choosing, btw, so plan ahead). Unfortunately, there were at least six people ahead of us also waiting on videos, and we paid for this backlog with our time. Especially having just jumped out of a plane, waiting around in the hangar was not the dénouement I would’ve hoped for.
But what the hell, we now have this wicked video:

Having only jumped out of a plane once, it’s hard to properly assess the services of Skydive Toronto as compared with other options. So here’s what I liked and didn’t like about it.
My friends and I did tandem jumps, and I was so glad that the instructors were energetic, fun, and conscientious people that really made you feel at at ease about the stupid thing you have decided to do. Never once did I feel unsafe or worried that I was entrusting my life in the wrong hands. The instructors kept us informed and made cute jokes like, «this equipment almost never fails us.»
What I didn’t like, and this is a big negative, were the HOURS we spent waiting around doing nothing. We had an 11:00 appointment, but had to wait hours before we could get fitted for equipment and matched with instructors. And after the jump, we had to wait well over an hour for them to burn a DVD of the experience. They were apparently quite busy that day but it seemed that our appointment time meant nothing. We got in at 11:00am and left around 4:00pm.
That said, the jump was fantastic and the experience was truly unforgettable. I would highly recommend this place for a first timer. (But I can’t say I’ll be rushing to jump out of a plane again anytime soon.)
Obligatory Title Pun: No one KNOWS DIVES like them.
Menu Readability: You have options: solo jumps, tandem, tandem with an extra 2000 ft, extra chocolate, whatever you want. There are a lot of services.
Need to mention: If you’re hungry there is a great café on site that serves BBQ and drinks at surprisingly reasonable prices. Try the fresh-​squeezed lemonade.
What this place teaches me about myself: I have now taken off in a plane more times than I have landed in one.