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3rd Annual Dropzone.com - Skydive Arizona Holiday Boogie 2004

Posted Sat Oct 16 2004

By Betsy Barnhouse

This is the ticket you'll need for the 3rd annual gathering of the clan! Join your friends old and new for the skydiving vacation of the year!
Bring your mufflers, bring your shorts, bring your blankets, and bring your cohorts! You'll never know what winter brings here except for the grins from ear to ear.
We'll have the planes to jump if that's your deal with seminars galore if that's the appeal. Manufacturers too will be in mass, to answer your questions first to last.
Come one come all and don't be shy, Gasson and Omar just want to fly! Airspeed Day as is the tradition or wind tunnel time to feed the addiction!
Surprises in store for you to be sure, join Dropzone.com and ring in the New Year. We're giving you more reasons to come to the sun, please do join us, it's sure to be fun.

Date: December 24th 2004-January 2nd 2005

See Who's Coming and Sign Up Now!

Jumpships

3 Otters
3 SkyVans
King Air
DC-3
Beech 18
Helicopter $35 December 26-29th pre-register with Betsy
Balloon jumps $65 register outside of manifest
Stearman $65 7:30 A.M. - Noon December 26-31 pre-register with Betsy

Facilities

Bunkhouse
Tenting area-free
RV slots (call manifest (520) 466-3753
Swimming Pool
Volleyball court
Square2 gear shop (520) 466-9566
Bent Prop saloon and cookery
Massage/Rekei Therapy
Coffee Shop/Internet Cafe with T-1 line
Desert Skies Rigging
Adventures in Skydiving School
Arizona Training Center, advanced body/canopy flight, Birdman Flight School
FunAir Productions
Packing services, No independent contractors. Packers must be part of the Skydive Arizona packing concessions.

Vendor Fair Attendees

Aerodyne
Arrow Dynamics
Birdman Inc.
Body Art
Body Sport USA
EG Sky Technologies
Fire Fly
Flite Suit
Flyvisions
FreedomMeansChoice
Go Wear
HiPer USA
Icarus Canopies
Mirage Systems
Performance Designs
Precision Aerodynamics
Relative Workshop
Rigging Innovations
RodMan Visuals
SSK Inc.
Sunpath
Special K Sculptures
Tony Suits
Velocity Sports

Load Organizing

Photography- Michael McGowan & Jason Peters
Videography- JP Kelly, Greg Gasson, Omar Alhegelan
Airspeed Day December 29 4-way (1 Novice group, 1 Intermediate), 8-way (must have 8-way or larger formation experience) 6 jump commitment pre-registration with Betsy
Freeflying with Omar Alhegelan or Greg Gasson * you need to pay only coaches pack job.
*Wingsuit organizing with Chuck Blue

More stuff!

Nightly Seminars ~ Sign up outside manifest
Bon-Fire/hay ride with hot dogs-Date TBD
New Years eve party with DJ, food and prizes
New years DC-3 night jump (must attend briefing) Jump ticket + $8.00 Sign up at manifest
Cross Country jump 12/31 -sunset wheels up 5:00. Sign up at manifest
High Altitude to 21,000 feet (must attend briefing) 12/29 only $25.00 Sign up at manifest
BMI course December 29-30- Chuck Blue
Dropzone.com wind tunnel package-TBD

Cost

$25 registration includes free gift
$15 jumps
DZ.Boogie DVD $25
Free beer :-)
Accomodations see website www.skydiveaz.com
Team trailers $6.70 per person per night per night (must pay for entire boogie of 10 days if booking slot in team trailer) Trailers have heating and refrigerators. Send PM to Betsy for slot

Transportation

The airport shuttle service is now handled through J&M Shuttle to and from Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To use the shuttle, you must give J&M at least 24 hours notice. Call 520-426-3937. Email: jmvip@cgmailbox.com

Credit Card # and Expiration Date are REQUIRED - Visa, MasterCard, Amex, and Discover.
24 hours notice is REQUIRED for scheduling a shuttle to or from the airport.
24 hours notice is REQUIRED for cancellation of a shuttle reservation.
Customer pays full price if he/she does not give 24 hours notice of cancellation or if they are a NO SHOW.
All payments are made to J&M Shuttle. You may tip the driver that is your decision.

Normal Operating Hours are 4AM to 11PM.

Number of People
1 Person $70.00
2 Persons $80.00
3 Persons or more $35.00 Each

Outside of Normal Operating Hours prices double per person.

Arrival Information: For Terminal #2 meet your J&M Shuttle at the Blue Diamond symbol. For Terminal #3 and 4 meet your J&M Shuttle at the Blue Diamond symbol on the North Side. AFTER you have your baggage, call J&M Shuttle at 1-800-584-6897. They will be waiting off the airport for your call.

Terminal 2	Terminal 3	Terminal 4
Air Canada Alaska Airlines Lufthansa Shuttle by United TWA United USAir	American ATA Canadian Airlines Delta Frontier Midwest Express Northwest/KLM Skywest Western Pacific	Aero Mexico America West British Airways Continental International Arrivals LTU Southwest

Rental Cars

Contact Enterprise Rent-a-Car 520-836-9050 or 1-800-rent-a-car

Money Exchange & Refunds

International travelers should be sure to obtain US currency prior to arrival at Skydive Arizona. The US airport of your arrival should have a place for currency exchange. The local banks within a 15 mile radius will also not be able to exchange currency.

Cash refunds will only be issued up to the value of one jump, above which a check will be issued in US funds.