grymmskull Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 howdy, i'm a beginner skydiver and commercial heli pilot. whats your favorite drop zone,? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edspilot Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 grymmskull: I have been fly airplanes & helicopters since 1973 and I have not found a need to jump out of any of the perfectly safe aircraft I have flown nor do I plan to anytime soon. Having said that, I would say that if I did ever skydive, I would not be able to see or enjoy any of it as i would be saying all the way down; WHAT THE HELL HAVE YOU DONE, ARE YOU STUPID OR WHAT???????? Just me....... Enjoy the fall! edspilot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pokey Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 i've jumped a few times,,,,,flown alot of aerobatics w/ a parachute on my back & figured i should know how to use it. Was a club at the airport i was at for 25 years & man? them jumpers are, umm ahhh,, hmmmmm,, how should i put this? A "FUN bunch" ( & that is not giving them their "due credit" ) Since i worked on their jump planes when they broke on a busy day & i was a pilot? they put me thru their accellerated freefall course for free. My 1st jump was from 11,000 ft & i was "on my own"--well ( a really cute instructor jumper went out right after me & kept w/ me & made sure i was in stable fall & could pull my own cord) so was another instructer--but? ( he wasnt 1/2 as cute as the girl) The freefall was exhilerating to say the least, but? i had more fun once the canopy was open ( maybe read that as "relieved") Was a rectangular canopy & extremely controllable... man i miss them daze zzzzzzzzzzzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrilsekr Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 Skydive Monterrey Bay. Nice view of the Ocean and Laguna Seca Raceway. I have made several jumps from there. Great bunch of people running that place. Very accommodating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonkr Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Skydive Greene County, Xenia Ohio I jump there and I fly out of Middletown Ohio www.skydiveohio.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbell999 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Crosskeys New Jersey!! Skydiving Mecca of the East Coast. Some like a laid back casual atmoshpere, but personally, I like to know I that if I want to make 7 jumps in 1 day... the only thing standing in my way is my inability to pack faster! X-keys is all about turning loads... and to me, that's what it's all about, getting in the air! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpngonuts Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Try CSC in Hinckley, IL. I did over a hundred jumps there and had a amazing time. It's a great dz for students and the rates are very reasonable. www.skydivecsc.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywings1 Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 Crosskeys New Jersey!! Skydiving Mecca of the East Coast. Some like a laid back casual atmoshpere, but personally, I like to know I that if I want to make 7 jumps in 1 day... the only thing standing in my way is my inability to pack faster! X-keys is all about turning loads... and to me, that's what it's all about, getting in the air! I agree Crosskeys is a great DZ. They do have a Helo there but, I don't think they use it anymore. I was training with Dutch Country Helicopters in Lancaster Pa. I would love to fly up then jump from the same. It would suck for someone below. Helicopters can't fly themselves. Lloyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonSequitur Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Having said that, I would say that if I did ever skydive, I would not be able to see or enjoy any of it as i would be saying all the way down; WHAT THE HELL HAVE YOU DONE, ARE YOU STUPID OR WHAT???????? edspilot: You might ask that question on your first jump but you will probably have a mind blowing experience at the same time. It is all about trusting your equipment. You as a pilot trust that your equipment will get you every time you fly. It is of course the trust-but-verify flavor of trust I am not current but when I was jumping, I would jump at Skydive Santa Barbara which is located at LPC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShitHot Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Got my pilot Rotorcraft and ive got my AFF certificate, working on extending my qualifications in both fields. I jump out of Skydive Deland, Its like half an hour away from where i go to school at embry-riddle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grymmskull Posted August 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 nice, this was a while ago, i have a d license now and have jumped all over the world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroscout Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Skydive Dallas. Voted best medium size drop zone in the country. As for perfectly safe aircraft, no such thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lelebebbel Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 (edited) Skydive Dallas. Voted best medium size drop zone in the country. As for perfectly safe aircraft, no such thing. ... especially not when skydiving. The way up was scarier than the way down I reckon... Q: "Skydivers are silly, why do they jump out of a perfectly good aircraft?"A: "Well, usually they don't..." Edited August 28, 2012 by lelebebbel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroscout Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Make your landings in aircraft approximately equal to your takeoffs as much as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelFire_91 Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 I've got a few jumps under my belt and I totally agree that the ride up is way scarier then the jump... First time I saw the jump plane I was like "Oh, NO, Nah Uh! That thing is rusted out piece of crap." Then talking to the pilot I heard all the modifications it had to it and was like SWEET! sign me up I wanna fly it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparker Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 grymmskull: ... I have not found a need to jump out of any of the perfectly safe aircraft I have flown nor do I plan to anytime soon... Q: "Skydivers are silly, why do they jump out of a perfectly good aircraft?"A: "Well, usually they don't..." I was going to say, clearly you haven't seen many of the skydiving airplanes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avbug Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 I've been jumping for about 30 years, and have been flying longer. I've yet to see a perfectly good airplane, especially among those used for jumping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroscout Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 I've been jumping for about 30 years, and have been flying longer. I've yet to see a perfectly good airplane, especially among those used for jumping.Maybe one that just rolls off the factory floor, but even those almost without exception have multiple discrepancies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tskydiver Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Not a heli pilot yet (hoping to start flight school in a year!), but I have about 300 skydives and jump out of Skydive Arizona in Eloy. It was skydiving and meeting so many pilots in the sport that made me change my career path from research to aviation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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