California Sky diving

Skydive Taft is located in the beautiful San Joaquin Valley at the Airport in Taft. We offer Tandem Skydiving, Accelerated Freefall (AFF), and for experienced skydivers, there's Skysurfing and Free Fly School.

Tandem skydive allows first-time jumpers to experience the thrill and excitement of the sport without the preparation and knowledge required for a solo jump. It only takes 20 minutes of training. You will free-fall harnessed to a highly skilled instructor from over two miles above the earth, reaching speeds of up to 120 miles an hour.

A four to six hour ground school prepares you for your first AFF jump. You will jump from over two miles above the earth accompanied by two jumpmasters while wearing your own parachute system. This program involves seven levels of instruction and is the quickest way to become a licensed skydiver.

Our skysurfing program is geared towards those experienced skydivers who would like to try skysurfing and possibly continue in this discipline.


The free fly school at Skydive Taft is geared towards experienced skydivers as well, and is designed to teach skydivers the basics of free fly.


Skydive Taft has an excellent student program which follows the US Parachute Association guidelines for training students. We also have one of the most experienced staff in the country—all of our jumpmasters are certified and licensed by the U.S. Parachute Association.

Experience the Thrill!!

At Skydive in Paradise we offer introductory jumps and advanced jump training including both Static Line and Accelerated Freefall (AFF) training in various levels.

We have over twenty years of skydiving experience and believe we can offer you one of the most exciting moments in your life.

Your jumping here at Skydive in Paradise will be some of the most spectacular anywhere, with beautiful scenery such as Mount Shasta, Mount Lassen, the Sutter Buttes and Lake Oroville.

For your first jump, we offer an introductory rate which includes all equipment, training, the plane ride and a freefall jump with a certified instructor. The jump is from 9,000 or 12,000 feet, which gives you a 40 or 60 second freefall and a five minute canopy ride.

When you decide to continue your education, SKYDIVE IN PARADISE offers you the accelerated free fall (AFF) training method. The AFF Program consists of seven levels of training., each containing one jump.

We take people on their very first jump from an airplane.
Said another way, we teach people to SKYDIVE!

Train and jump the same day. Free Fall video and photos are available too. Safety is our number one priority. The best safety record in the business. Timely professional courteous instruction 7 days a week. Member of the United States Parachute Association.

We offer those who dream of flying, knowledge that takes you to the skies, where your spirits may soar with your dreams.

Skydiving:
-Puts all your earthly fears into manageable perspective.
-Inspires such focus of attention, that all other worries and frustrations are forgotten.
-Charges you with such energy and spirit, that vitality lost to the mundane world, snaps back with invigorating speed.
-Inspires freedom of spirit.
-Attracts the most interesting people on earth.
-The sensation of freefall is more like flying than falling. The parachute flight, using high-technology "Ram-Air" Canopies, which are fabric wings is quiet and inspiring.