If you like a perfect adventure in the most beautiful area of Australia, you are just right at…read moreSunshine Coast Skydivers! Imagine sunshine, close by the sea and then pure adrenaline flowing in your veins.... Sunshine Coast Skydivers has lots of friendly and experienced stuff, who will help you find the perfect time and date for your first jump - also they will support you and answer all of your questions about the jump (height, freefall, security). My first skydive was with this company in 2009 and I would always do it again there. Its a small business but therefor not too expensive and very very personal lead. So whenever you feel like having a 60 sec freefall at 200k/h choose them to have a safe jump! My friend and I we were a bit scared at first but the people who work there and jump with you (tandem) are very friendly and take your fear away when they help you gear up and get ready to sit on that tiny little plane a scenic flight over the beautiful sunshine coast is included as you go up to 14.000 feet high for your jump. they will open the door at 8.000ft for the first jumps and then go up to 14.000ft I can highly recommend this place (they pick u up at some spots around the sunny coast and bring you back there after you ve got your certificate and film on dvd of the jump).

This is me. A transgender woman (she/her) who battles Gender Dysphoria, Autism, ADHD, Tourette's,…read moreChronic anxiety, chronic depression and several other mental and physical limitations every day. Today was my birthday and my partner booked me in for some flying in the tunnel as I plan to go skydiving properly within the next year. My huge excited smile quickly turned into crying in the car, embarrassed and humiliated. When I arrived I was called a man. I corrected the staff member and said I'm not a man, I'm a trans woman. My partner then also corrected him. He called me a man again before telling me there was a weight limit after looking me up and down. He told me to step on scales in front of other staff and customers, read out my weight and said I couldn't fly without an instructor. There were no instructors there. So was told I couldn't fly at all. Humiliating as this was, I was feeling defeated and just wanted to leave so said never mind. He then said "sorry man. I mean not man. Sorry man... Ah. Man. A total of 9 times I was called a man. 6 of those times occurring within literally 2 minutes. I then said I wanted to speak to the manager, Chris. The manager came out and pretty much just said "the staff member apologised, there's nothing else we can do" while shrugging his shoulders in a very careless manner. I said there is more that could be done after being spoken over and having Chris mansplain and cut me off for about a solid 5 minutes. To which he asked what could be done. I said that staff should undertake a course in sensitivity towards LGBTQ+ identifying customers. He had no interest in this and again told me there's nothing else that can be done. Apparently saying "oh sorry" fixes everything. So after being repeatedly misgendered and being disrespected by the manager, my partner being discriminated against for being deaf, and being told I'm pretty much too fat to fly, I left. Walked down the stairs I previously almost ran up with excitement and sat in my car in tears. This is the worst experience I've had anywhere and the fact the manager couldn't care less just made it so much worse. I will never be returning and I urge all LGBTQ+ identifying people to avoid this toxic place where discrimination is acceptable. Absolutely disgusting.

I thought it would be quite difficult to master but after three tries I was flying solo. The…read moreinstructor Dean was great at calming people down so you enjoy your time as it is pricey 2 60secs flights for $99 but it was brilliant and worth every cent. Please bring one to Adelaide

Got so bored waiting to go up I didn't even want to bother by the time our turn came up (seriously…read morethought about asking for a refund and leaving). No idea why they demand you be there bang on 10:10 when all you do is sit around for hours on end watching pro's go up multiple times before you get a shot. Either go elsewhere or be prepared for a solid wait ie. Bring a good book...

Ok, so I am a bit biased here. I have been jumping at Skydive Byron Bay for around 7+ years now and…read moreit is my local club (although I have no affiliation other than that to this venue). It is a wonderful place, with wonderful people in a wonderful part of Australia. The views from the air are magic every time. In winter you get to see whales on some days from the air and the views can go on and on all the way to Brisbane. The instructors are so professional so if you are doing a Tandem rest assured you are in great hands. If you are there when the owner is there be prepared for even more fun as he puts an even bigger smile on everyone's face on the plane. This is such a special place for me and everyone who I have ever recommended to go and do a Tandem there has loved it.