Skydiving legend Rook Nelson is many things to many people. He’s a stone-cold, multi-medalist, multi-disciplinary competitor, owner of one of the biggest, most important skydiving dropzones on the planet, world record organizer, musician and all-around popular guy. He’s been such a feature on the skydiving landscape for so long that you might think – hey! […]
How Is AFP Different? The Advanced Freefall Program (AFP) at Skydive Chicago™ is just one more reason that Skydive Chicago is special in the best possible way…and we’re going to prove it to you! Check this out. Skydive Chicago founder Roger Nelson — a total skydiving legend, by the way — developed AFP because he […]
The team at “The Good Stuff” visited us a few short years ago and their experience is too good not to share again! Join Craig and Rob as they take you step-by-step on their journey from the moment they signed up, to the almost speechless moment upon landing! Be forewarned: it may make you want […]
Tandem skydiving (or tandem parachuting) refers to the type of skydiving most often used to introduce new skydivers to the sport. During a tandem skydive, a student skydiver wears a harness which is attached at four points to a tandem instructor. The instructor is, in almost all cases, a highly experienced skydiver with a specific […]
This upcoming Memorial Day weekend will mark our 20th Season since we opened the doors to our current operation just north of the little bustling town of Ottawa, IL. With so much to celebrate, we decided to make sure to do it right. “What’s doing it right” mean, you ask? Well, for starters, we are […]
Ryan Patrick started Stay Awesome Productions and has been skydiving and making video edits for the last five years. He has honed his skill to a point where they are truly awesome edits. You may have seen him around this DZ or that DZ as he films and edits and makes all of us look good […]
Dave Schwartz is a very recognizable name in the skydiving industry – he’s a skydiver, a long time jump pilot, and is the co-creator and voice behind Skydive Radio. We here at Skydive Chicago are very fortunate to have Dave on the team. Join us on getting to know Dave’s quick-witted humor and his journey […]
Skydive Chicago’s 2018 May Newsletter Take a peek at the latest information and happenings at the world-famous Skydive Chicago! Special Delivery From Rook Nelson Summer is here and I think we can all agree that it is about time! To think that four weeks ago it was snowing and now we are seeing 20 plus […]
It’s an incredible year for us as we are entering our 20th Season since we opened the doors to our current operation just north of the little bustling town of Ottawa, IL. We take a quick glimpse of some of the great events that have happened over the last two decades: World, National, State & […]
Not all drop zones are created equal. We are not referencing the facilities the drop zone offers. Though, there are certain perks to visiting a drop zone with an internet café, pro shop, and overnight accommodations like we offer at Skydive Chicago. It is more important to verify that a drop zone is an affiliate […]