Jason42 0 #1 January 5, 2006 I've been lurking on these forums for awhile and figured I would join. I'm going to be going to Vegas in a few weeks and am thinking about doing my first jump(tandem) while I'm there. What would be a good DZ near Vegas for me to do this at? Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 35 #2 January 5, 2006 Welcome to the forums! She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomvailco 0 #3 January 6, 2006 Good for you bro! As anyone will tell you, just be prepared to be hooked! I have done 2 tandems and will start AFF soon. Don't be suprised if you find yourself in the same boat! Peace Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thourb 0 #4 January 6, 2006 Welcome to the forums Tomvailco is absolutely correct... I am in a similar situation to him - did one tandem jump, then the very next day i had booked my AFF course in Sunny Spain! Be prepared to get very addicted.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jason42 0 #5 January 20, 2006 It looks like the temperature there right now is 36 degrees Farenheit. The jump is from 12,000 AGL. How cold will it be and what should I be wearing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wightout 0 #6 January 20, 2006 Hi! I am new here too! I just finished my AFF at Skydive Mesquite this past weekend! Brad (the owner) is a great guy! I've jumped there twice now. We drove down from Utah, and were visiting Vegas once and rented a car (pretty cheap too) and drove to Mesquite, about an hour. Well worth the trip. I'd recommend going there! Brad's website has his phone # and info. It's www.skydivemesquite.com. Hope this helps!To borrow a line from Squeak...MY LIFE ROCKS!! HOW'S YOURS??!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefallguy 0 #7 January 22, 2006 Just give me a call at 877-246-5867 and we'll set something up. Weather during the day is mid fifties to low sixties and is only getting warmer from here on out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jason42 0 #8 January 23, 2006 Well I went, it was pretty awesome, and was not cold at all(well, it was but I didn't really notice). I'm not sure if I got much sleep the night before because all I could remember was being awake going from feeling nervous to excited like when your a kid and your going to Disneyland for the first time or something and can't sleep. When I actually got in the air I was not nervous at all the only thing I had a hard time with was getting my foot on the step because the wind was so fast. As far as the freefall goes I was far more intrigued then anything just looking trying to make sense of the situation and then realizing how fast I was going before the chute opened. It's interesting how a 30 second freefall can seem like 2 seconds. I'm for sure going again in a few weeks with a friend who is going to be doing his first jump. I'm probably going to go out to Perris this time since it's only an hour or so from where I live in San Diego and looks like an awesome place Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #9 April 7, 2007 30 seconds of freefall? I don't know if you were replying to Brad or if you just clicked the last post but (if you went to mesquite) it was more like 50-60 seconds of freefall. Where is your home dz,now?My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
