Skydiving places near the trail?

[Psch91]

I was just wondering, are there any places where you can skydive in walking/short driving distances from trail heads along the AT? Ive been deciding wether to get my skydiving license (AFF) and I just thought it would be awesome after weeks of hiking to get off the trail and go skydiving.

So are there any skydiving spots near/in the towns that are close to the AT?

[wilconow]

High Rock in Maryland, right on the trail near the PA border

[Blissful]

We have a place here north of me in Orange County in VA. in the vicinity of Shenandoah NP.

Saw this link

[jersey joe]

There is a skydiving place at sussex airport in NJ. It's about 10 miles south on route 23 from the trail in high point state park.

[angewrite]

I was just wondering, are there any places where you can skydive in walking/short driving distances from trail heads along the AT? Ive been deciding wether to get my skydiving license (AFF) and I just thought it would be awesome after weeks of hiking to get off the trail and go skydiving.

So are there any skydiving spots near/in the towns that are close to the AT?

VT Skydiving Adventures in Vergennes is about 40 miles from Rutland. Not close I know, but on occassion they do jumps out of the Rutland airport. Great people. I'm going for my second AFF jump on Sunday.

[Bob S]

There is something wrong with a person that willingly jumps out of a perfectly good running plane….

[Bob S]

There is something wrong with a person that willingly jumps out of a perfectly good running plane….

[Bob S]

Sorry about the ddoouubbllee ppoosstt, the BBS is running slow and I hit the post button again when it locked up.

[Wise Old Owl]

Jump out of plane? What about that cliff diving stuff?.....

This gives new meaning to a four letter word....Thud.

[angewrite]

There is something wrong with a person that willingly jumps out of a perfectly good running plane….

Not necessarily. There's something wrong with a person that willingly jumps out of a perfectly good running plane without a chute!

[Blissful]

Not necessarily. There's something wrong with a person that willingly jumps out of a perfectly good running plane without a chute!

Uh...that's gotta hurt.

Yikes.

[take-a-knee]

There is something wrong with a person that willingly jumps out of a perfectly good running plane….

The first commander of the 82nd Airborne (Gen Gavin) said that a man with the guts to leap out of an airplane (at night) could likely be depended upon when the going got hard.

[Psch91]

Thanks a lot for the replies. Gives me something to perhaps add to my plans.

[LIhikers]

There is something wrong with a person that willingly jumps out of a perfectly good running plane….

Most of my friends think that about me because i don't mind sleeping in a tent and going without a shower day day after day during summe,r winter, spring, or fall.

[girlnextdoor]

I went in Rome, GA..
not too far from Springer

[Cool AT Breeze]

I don't remember what year but Jump Start started his hike by skydiving onto Springer.