JP733 0 #1 September 4, 2012 Hi everybody! New to the world of skydiving here. It's been almost a year and I have 25 jumps under my belt! Where are your favorite places to jump in CA? Favorite companies? I would love to experience new trusted DZs and who best to ask but my fellow jumpers?! Thanks for all you input! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scottd818 0 #2 September 4, 2012 Taft and Elsinore! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 24 #3 September 4, 2012 CA as in California, or Canada?Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JP733 0 #4 September 4, 2012 California, thanks for clearing that up! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scottd818 0 #5 September 4, 2012 October 4-7 is the Chicks Rock Boogie in Elsinore. If you can make it i highly recommend it. Its not one to miss!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D22369 0 #6 September 5, 2012 Elsinore tops my list RoyThey say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 3 #7 September 5, 2012 Elsinore. Voted "Hottest chicks" DZ and "Best Organizers" DZ more than once. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5.samadhi 0 #8 September 5, 2012 what about lodi? We might be moving close to there soon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewEckhardt 0 #9 September 5, 2012 QuoteHi everybody! New to the world of skydiving here. It's been almost a year and I have 25 jumps under my belt! Where are your favorite places to jump in CA? Favorite companies? I would love to experience new trusted DZs and who best to ask but my fellow jumpers?! Thanks for all you input! Where in California? It's a pretty big place physically and metaphorically - as of 2011 it would have ranked eighth between Italy and Spain if it were a country. Once you need to travel between opposite ends other states may be closer. From San Diego it may be 5.5 hours to Eloy, AZ by car versus 8 to Byron, CA. Especially if you're willing to fly. The usual distinction is North and South; although SF Bay Area (near the middle), LA/San Diego (at the south end, although it's faster to get to Mexico than LA from San Diego), and "nearly Oregon" are a better breakup. Denizens make further distinctions, like North and South Bay (as in San Francisco) with a few hours between the two depending on specifics and traffic. Name the nearest major city to where you plan on being for the most relevant answers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #10 September 5, 2012 SoCal or NorCal, Socal Elsinore, hands down, Awesome DZ You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LiborJanicek 0 #11 September 5, 2012 I started jumping at Bay Area Skydiving in NorCal and I have jumped at Skydance, Lodi, and Lake Tahoe (no longer in operation). Now living in SoCal and I jump at both Perris & Elsinore. Both are solid dropzones, things I like about Perris is they have a swimming pool, wind tunnel, and I love jumping out of the Skyvan. Elsinore is cool since I can bring my dirt bike and ride next door at the motorsports complex. A little further south a new dropzone just opened up in Oceanside. U need to have a c-license and they DON'T allow wingsuits. Then u have Skydive San Diego at the bottom of California. I haven't jumped SD yet and hear it's a cool DZ. If u are going to be in NorCal, then go with Lodi. U can't beat $15 jump tickets. Bay Area Skydiving get blown out due to the winds. It's about a 6 hour drive from SoCal to NorCal, might be a hair longer depending on where u are going. It's about 386 miles if I remember correctly. I live just south of LAX airport and it takes me about an hour and a half to get to either Perris, Elsinore, or Oceanside. San Diego is over a 2 hour drive. Traffic sucks down here so if u are traveling in prime-time then it'll take longer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JP733 0 #12 September 5, 2012 I live in Los Angeles, but travel to SF a lot so I am able to go anywhere in both Northern or Southern CA! Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,394 #13 September 5, 2012 Some pluses of various DZ's: Otay (San Diego) - One of the prettiest DZ's around. Next to a lake at the foot of the Otay hills. Mostly freeflying and swooping. Perris - Big, cool aircraft (skyvans) good organizers, lots going on most weekends, many bigways. Restaurant and bar. Elsinore - Very fun people, good airplanes. Oceanside - Small, great views, but need a C license or higher. PAC most days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grimmie 173 #14 September 6, 2012 We have a PAC all days, unless we have an Otter Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LyraM45 0 #15 September 6, 2012 Skydance and Byron get my love in NorCal!! Haven't been to SoCal yet, but Chicks Rock is just around the corner!!! Apologies for the spelling (and grammar).... I got a B.S, not a B.A. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
butterflyer 0 #16 September 6, 2012 Nobody mentioned Cloverdale? It's the only one I've ever been to, so I can't compare, being newer than ANYBODY...but I still love it there :) It's beautiful, right next to Lake Sonoma, and I can see from the ocean to the Sierra Nevada mountains while I fly. Santa Rosa has a small commercial airport that sees commuter passengers from SoCal every day, and it's just 20 minutes from that dz. Plus, I'm your tasting consultant if you venture to wine country ;)I don't need a parachute to fly...unless i want to fly twice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5.samadhi 0 #17 September 6, 2012 nobody with any comments on Lodi? Pluses? Minuses? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #18 September 6, 2012 Quote nobody with any comments on Lodi? Pluses? Minuses? Oh, you master baiter. It's not as if you can't do search and find a whole bunch of opinions on Lodi."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LyraM45 0 #19 September 6, 2012 Quote Oh, you master baiter. hahahaha.... wow, I just spit my tea out of my nose. Search.....search is your friend. Google even works well for this one!Apologies for the spelling (and grammar).... I got a B.S, not a B.A. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #20 September 7, 2012 Perris ! Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5.samadhi 0 #21 September 7, 2012 Quote Quote nobody with any comments on Lodi? Pluses? Minuses? Oh, you master baiter. It's not as if you can't do search and find a whole bunch of opinions on Lodi. well obviously I was banking on somebody as clever as you NOT coming in to the thread and ruining the fun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CraigMc 0 #22 September 7, 2012 Only jumped in the U.S. a couple of times and both have been in CA. I love Perris and Elsinore. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stayhigh 2 #23 September 7, 2012 15 dollar ticket for plus??? Minus?? what minus??Bernie Sanders for President 2016 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
erdnarob 1 #24 September 8, 2012 At Lodi, Parachute Center DZ, located at 35 minutes driving South from Sacramento CA (on highway 99), you will pay 15$ a jump at 12500 Ft. This is seemingly the cheapest place on Earth for jumping. Better yet, if you buy 50 tickets, you will only pay 13 $ each (not transferable). If you are a low altitude jumper, the ticket is 5$ for 5000 ft. This is certainly the favorite place for your budget. Learn from others mistakes, you will never live long enough to make them all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LyraM45 0 #25 September 9, 2012 Quote At Lodi, Parachute Center DZ, located at 35 minutes driving South from Sacramento CA (on highway 99), you will pay 15$ a jump at 12500 Ft. This is seemingly the cheapest place on Earth for jumping. Better yet, if you buy 50 tickets, you will only pay 13 $ each (not transferable). If you are a low altitude jumper, the ticket is 5$ for 5000 ft. This is certainly the favorite place for your budget. Davis has tickets for $18 right now. The extra 3 bucks is more than worth it for peace of mind. Just sayin. Apologies for the spelling (and grammar).... I got a B.S, not a B.A. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
