Jul 11, 2012, 3:36 PM
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Last week in August I'll be out in Tampa, FL for work. Have Friday, Aug. 31 free to jump, flight leaves back home @ 6pm. Where would be the best/closest dropzone?
Jul 14, 2012, 12:34 AM
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Someone actually had to ask this question?
Oh, and besides Tony Suit being about 500m from manifest, a quick trip into town (Zephyrhills) will get you to the facility where Wings containers are made, too!
(<-- don't they do nice work? )
(This post was edited by TriGirl on Jul 14, 2012, 12:35 AM)
Jul 16, 2012, 6:53 AM
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Incorrect.
We do get the typical 20 minute rain showers in the afternoon in August....show up early, enjoy the break when the rain rolls trough....return to jumping after.
Jul 16, 2012, 10:25 AM
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Nice one, I'll be in Tampa a week long filming at the RNC. Friday is my only free day to jump. Hopefully I can get off early or have a late call time and squeeze more jumps in. I'll def be there early on Friday.
Jul 16, 2012, 10:55 AM
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Nice one, I'll be in Tampa a week long filming at the RNC. Friday is my only free day to jump. Hopefully I can get off early or have a late call time and squeeze more jumps in. I'll def be there early on Friday.
Give yourself a good hour+ is better to get from ZPH to TPA. Assuming you'll get to the terminal around 5...the traffic at the I-4 / I-275 interchange can be totally balls around rush-hour. Might not be too bad as Labor Day is the next Monday but...
Jul 16, 2012, 1:19 PM
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Incorrect.
We do get the typical 20 minute rain showers in the afternoon in August....show up early, enjoy the break when the rain rolls trough....return to jumping after.
Incorrect?? I lived in Florida for 8 years and got my private pilot license there. As I said before, you can't predict the summer time weather in Florida.Unfortunately it's the worst tome of the year and a crap shoot.
Jul 16, 2012, 1:28 PM
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OK, cool!
I love this perspective...all the parks empty when the afternoon showers roll through, most visiting jumpers leave....makes for a nice clearing of crowds!
Aug 27, 2012, 6:12 PM
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OK, cool!
I love this perspective...all the parks empty when the afternoon showers roll through, most visiting jumpers leave....makes for a nice clearing of crowds!
Definitely crowds are cleared now. Lol. I said it before and I'll say it again weather in Florida during summer is a crap shoot and miserable.
Sep 4, 2012, 12:53 PM
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After 4 days of filming at the 2012 RNC I headed out to Z-Hills for a couple of jumps. Had a great time ever if it was hot as F@$%*. Here's a video of one of my jumps
