| You don't feel more alive as you do when you are | | | | you will find us on the right on Grove Rd. For those |
| freefalling from the sky. Tandem jumps allow you to | | | | who are driving in from Pittsburgh choose the turnpike |
| explore the world of skydiving safely with your | | | | West to Ohio Exit 209 and after the toll booth you will |
| jumpmaster. For those who want to take it further you | | | | need to take Rt. 5 West and drive for a mile. Next you |
| could consider doing an accelerated free fall (AFF) | | | | take the 534 North to 82 West at the traffic light and |
| program or a accelerated student program (ASP) | | | | at the stop light you proceed onto the 88 North for |
| which once completed allows you to jump solo. Ohio | | | | five mile. On your left is Grove Rd. and another 1.2 |
| has many extreme sports centers, here is a look at | | | | miles down it will bring you to the Center. |
| some that offer tandem jumps and AFF. | | | | Skydive Greene County |
| Tandem Jumps At The Cleveland Parachute Centre | | | | Set in the beautiful greater Dayton, Ohio-Miami Valley |
| Located at 15199 Grove Road, Garrettsville your first | | | | the Skydive Greene County is proud of its fleet of |
| tandem jump would cost $219, successive jumps are | | | | airplanes that include the Super Otter and Cessna 182. |
| cheaper and if you do your 2nd jump on the same | | | | When you do your first tandem jump with the Skydive |
| day it is priced at $119. Look out for special discounts | | | | Greene County it includes training as the actual jump. |
| such as the Fall Special. Add another $80+ and you | | | | With an enormous area this extreme sports center |
| could have a VHS tape or DVD of your free fall and | | | | offers restrooms, a T.V viewing area where you can |
| landing, which you can relive every time you view the | | | | see your jump recording. Furthermore the center |
| recording. At Cleveland Parachute Center you can | | | | allows free camping at its drop zone. |
| train on the VR Skydiving Simulator and get a real feel | | | | Prices and Directions |
| of what the jump will be like. 15 minutes on the | | | | Price of a tandem jump is $205 but there are also |
| simulator are considered similar to the experience of | | | | discounts that can be availed. Weekday prices and |
| 3-4 jumps. Some of the courses offered at this | | | | group prices are lower and there is also a discount for |
| extreme sports center include static line course, | | | | college students and military personnel. Located at 177 |
| accelerated static line course, tandem course, tandem | | | | S. Monroe-Siding Rd. Xenia the center is easy to |
| freefall progression and AFF. | | | | locate. From Dayton select the US35 East to Xenia |
| Finding Your Way To The Centre | | | | and move on to the bypass to use the Bickett Rd exit. |
| If you are coming from South-West Cleveland then | | | | Here you will need to turn right and drive until you |
| take Rt. 82 East to the light turn at Hiram where you | | | | reach the flashing light at Jasper Rd, where you turn |
| proceed to the Rt. 700 North for about 2 miles. Take a | | | | left. A mile down you will find the S. Monroe Siding Rd |
| right turn to Allyn Rd. and a two mile drive east and | | | | on your left. |