So, how far do you drive?

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40 minutes from my bed to Skydive AZ

26 hours flight time to LAX then 2 hours to PHX, then the 1.5 hrs drive to Eloy.. so that's what....



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[dreaming13000 1]

I drive 250 miles to the closest dz. (one way:) that is almost exactly 3:45 each way not to mention the cost of gas plus the cost of skydiving. the last drive I made out was weathered out....but it was borderline, I stayed at the dz during the weekend, and made sure the winds didn't level off...but let me tell you, it was borderline and was a difficult decision not to jump but better to live to jump another day, can't let the drive influence my safety margins.
-jess

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[CazmoDee 3]

I could see my house on jump run at Zhills....took maybe 15 minutes to drive ....

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[Sletzer 3]

2 hrs 30 mins to the DZ I usually frequent. But there's also a time change so realistically it's 3 hrs 30 mins when you're trying to make an a.m. start time.
Gotto love getting up at 4:30 a.m. to make a dz 9 a.m. start time...

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[Bushkey 0]

Thanks every one. I found it quite interesting. I am happy to see I am not the only one doing some traveling
To those "7-minute-traveling-guys", you are very luck and fortunate indeed. Enjoy.

[pincheck 0]

use to be 45 mins but now is about 3 hours 278miles round trip to the nearest turbine dz

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Thanks every one. I found it quite interesting. I am happy to see I am not the only one doing some traveling
To those "7-minute-traveling-guys", you are very luck and fortunate indeed. Enjoy.

here is the plan from home to DZ

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[skygranny 0]

It used to be 10 miles, some 15-20 min from my bed to DZ. Ex H and I even planned to buy a house next to DZ. Recently divorced and changed DZ, now I drive between 65 and 350 miles one way, to one of neighbouring DZs around.

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use to be 45 mins but now is about 3 hours 278miles round trip to the nearest turbine dz

it's almost quicker to go to Empuria

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My Life ROCKS!
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Thanks every one. I found it quite interesting. I am happy to see I am not the only one doing some traveling
To those "7-minute-traveling-guys", you are very luck and fortunate indeed. Enjoy.

here is the plan from home to DZ

Do you drive to the DZ drunk

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?

[faulk04 0]

I have 3 different 182 dz's within an hour from my house and the closest turbine is about 3 hours away

[airathanas 0]

I drive up to Fort Worth and stay there for the night, which is 2.5 hrs. Then I drive the next day to the Skydive Dallas, which is another 1.5 hrs. I thought that was bad until I met another jumper there who drives from Louisiana to Skydive Dallas. Yikes!

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I am curious. How far do you generally drive to get to your closest DZ?

My closest DZ is 250km from home, there is however no guaranties that they are operational when I get there, they weren't the last three months. This forced me to travel to other DZ's and they are all between 400 and 480km from home.

Make me jealous or share in my pain

Drive? I have an airplane.

It is 5 miles from my door to the cockpit.