mountainman 0 #1 December 12, 2001 Hey all you north-western FL and neighbors.....Laura and I are going to have a day from Pensacola when we want to hit one of the close by DZs. I have found Emerald Coast skydivers and Gold Coast skydivers and am wondering which one you recommend going to. Oh, and maybe some reasons why.Thanks guys!!-------------JumpinDuo.com...news, guestbook, and links. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cyberskydive 0 #2 December 12, 2001 I dont know about Gold Coast, but Emerald Coast does regular beach jumps and there is a bar right there that used to give a free pitcher of beer to skydivers. I know that they changed ownership, so call in advance and get the scoop.http://www.15meu.usmc.mil/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Brokeneagle 0 #3 December 12, 2001 Mountainman, I've jumped Emerald Coast and enjoyed it well- it was a beautiful DZ, nice grounds, very friendly people, a well-kept landing area and it seemed to be a well-run operation; nice Otter-- but that was before Rich sold the place-- I heard rumors that it closed its doors- can anyone confirm?Brokeneagle. I'm really very gentle, no matter what my kung-fu teacher says... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mountainman 0 #4 December 12, 2001 Thanks cyber! I actually talked to a guy who organizes those jumps by Pensacola (http://www.capncuervo.com) and he sez you need to be B license qualified and have live water training. Well, I think I'll have 50 jumps, but will not have the chance to get the water training. I tried for months here to locate some water training, but no one was offereing it.So, anyone know about the actual DZ? We'll only be there for the day, so I'm just wondering about how many loads they put up on an average Saturday or Sunday (when we'll go). Thanks!!-------------JumpinDuo.com...news, guestbook, and links. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mountainman 0 #5 December 12, 2001 Hmm....their website is still up and running http://www.emeraldskydive.com/index.html and it doesn't seem like they've closed up. Hmm....I may have to call.-------------JumpinDuo.com...news, guestbook, and links. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mountainman 0 #6 December 12, 2001 -=BUMP=--------------JumpinDuo.com...news, guestbook, and links. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites n2skdvn 0 #7 December 13, 2001 hey moutain i jump at gold coast we have a super otter right nowshaded packing with two decks divided by the manifestgood landing areas send me a message or if ya go look me up im the lightest freeflyer out there!!!!!we do beach jumps c lisence req& water gearhave chute. will fall. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mountainman 0 #8 December 13, 2001 Thanks for the info. About how far away from Pensacola are you? That is where we'll be staying.Thanks!-------------JumpinDuo.com...news, guestbook, and links. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kevin922 0 #9 December 13, 2001 Gold coast all the way! That was my old home DZ, very very professional, great atmosphere, quickest plane on the gulf coast by far!(oh, and i'm the webmaster for them) :)Kevin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites GulfCoastXtreme 0 #10 December 14, 2001 Mountainman,My home DZ is Gold Coast. We now have an otter. I made the 2nd jump out of it. Its great. We also do beach jumps to the bars. I dont know about the winter but its all good. You need to come see us. I havent jumped @ Emerald Coast but I can say that I enjoy the people @ GoldCoast.GCXClarkLook Me Up Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mountainman 0 #11 December 14, 2001 Thanks for all the input. Sounds like they both are pretty sweet places. I guess it'll come down to the weather on the day that we decide to go.Thanks all!!-------------JumpinDuo.com...news, guestbook, and links. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
Brokeneagle 0 #3 December 12, 2001 Mountainman, I've jumped Emerald Coast and enjoyed it well- it was a beautiful DZ, nice grounds, very friendly people, a well-kept landing area and it seemed to be a well-run operation; nice Otter-- but that was before Rich sold the place-- I heard rumors that it closed its doors- can anyone confirm?Brokeneagle. I'm really very gentle, no matter what my kung-fu teacher says... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mountainman 0 #4 December 12, 2001 Thanks cyber! I actually talked to a guy who organizes those jumps by Pensacola (http://www.capncuervo.com) and he sez you need to be B license qualified and have live water training. Well, I think I'll have 50 jumps, but will not have the chance to get the water training. I tried for months here to locate some water training, but no one was offereing it.So, anyone know about the actual DZ? We'll only be there for the day, so I'm just wondering about how many loads they put up on an average Saturday or Sunday (when we'll go). Thanks!!-------------JumpinDuo.com...news, guestbook, and links. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mountainman 0 #5 December 12, 2001 Hmm....their website is still up and running http://www.emeraldskydive.com/index.html and it doesn't seem like they've closed up. Hmm....I may have to call.-------------JumpinDuo.com...news, guestbook, and links. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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n2skdvn 0 #7 December 13, 2001 hey moutain i jump at gold coast we have a super otter right nowshaded packing with two decks divided by the manifestgood landing areas send me a message or if ya go look me up im the lightest freeflyer out there!!!!!we do beach jumps c lisence req& water gearhave chute. will fall. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mountainman 0 #8 December 13, 2001 Thanks for the info. About how far away from Pensacola are you? That is where we'll be staying.Thanks!-------------JumpinDuo.com...news, guestbook, and links. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevin922 0 #9 December 13, 2001 Gold coast all the way! That was my old home DZ, very very professional, great atmosphere, quickest plane on the gulf coast by far!(oh, and i'm the webmaster for them) :)Kevin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GulfCoastXtreme 0 #10 December 14, 2001 Mountainman,My home DZ is Gold Coast. We now have an otter. I made the 2nd jump out of it. Its great. We also do beach jumps to the bars. I dont know about the winter but its all good. You need to come see us. I havent jumped @ Emerald Coast but I can say that I enjoy the people @ GoldCoast.GCXClarkLook Me Up Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mountainman 0 #11 December 14, 2001 Thanks for all the input. Sounds like they both are pretty sweet places. I guess it'll come down to the weather on the day that we decide to go.Thanks all!!-------------JumpinDuo.com...news, guestbook, and links. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
