rushmc 18 #26 December 31, 2007 There is no place like home "America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syntax 0 #27 December 31, 2007 I havent been to many but Toogoolawah is my favourite. Fun jumpers paradise. Load organisers, caravans, multiple disiplines, 14000 ft. Did I mention the in ground pool? Go ramblers!------------------------------------skydiving...the grounds the limit! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhanold 0 #28 December 31, 2007 Tecumseh - No Place Like home Sebastian - Great People - nice view - And the Keys boogie...Yeah SDC - Good times Napoleon - Gettobillies!!! CSC - Good people Sky Knights - Great turbo 182 - rode it all day for the CPC Byron - Never jumped there but great people Skydive Oregon - Nice view - good people Skydive Hawaii - Did a jump with the wife for honeymoon Eloy - Great people - The new landing rules kept me away this year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Para5-0 0 #29 December 31, 2007 Boy, you ruffled some feathers here. I have visited most of them on the east coast and would have a very tough time naming the best or top 10. I would hate to leave anyone out, being almost all DZ's have some great prople to hang with. I will name some that I have enjoyed over the years, just to give them credit, (East Coast) S.D. Long Island (Calverton) The Ranch (NY) Cross Keys(NJ) Sky's the Limit (PA) Louisbug (NC) Deland(FL) Z HIlls(FL) Raeford Spaceland (TX) Chicago I am sure I left some great ones out. No specific order. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kimblair13 0 #30 December 31, 2007 Quote Boy, you ruffled some feathers here. I like to ruffle feathers. It's really easy to do on here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #31 December 31, 2007 QuoteZ-Hills SkyDance Skydive Santa Barbara The Ranch Gold Coast Skydivers Great Lakes Taupo, NZ A random ordered list of some of the favorite places I've jumped. Adding Skydive Oregon---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thanatos340 1 #32 December 31, 2007 In no order: Z-Hills Eloy Perris Valley Chicago Crosskeys Skydive The Farm The Ranch Byron Spaceland Sebastian Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pawel 0 #33 December 31, 2007 Chicagoland Chicagoland Chicagoland Chicagoland Chicagoland And Chicagoland Eloy Elsinore SDC Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
agent_lead 0 #34 December 31, 2007 THE RANCH end of thread-------------------------------------------- www.facebook.com/agentlead Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyjumpsteve 0 #35 December 31, 2007 My top 10 in alphabetical order: Byron Mesquite Nouvel Air (Quebec) Pepperell Perris Sebastian Skydive Arizona Skydive Chicago Skydive New England Z-Hills .... denotes my favorite DZ. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squarecanopy 0 #36 December 31, 2007 Eloy Mesquite Just burning a hole in the sky..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corvettedude 0 #37 January 1, 2008 Z-Hills Eloy 7_Hills Wisconsin Couch Freaks-of Course Playa De Carmen Mexico-for the view onlyIt is possible to get all A's in school and still flunk life~Percy Walker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CReWGEEK 1 #38 January 1, 2008 Z-Hills Eloy Lodi Pacific Skydivers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
laughn_gas 0 #39 January 1, 2008 Quote Chicagoland Chicagoland Chicagoland Chicagoland Chicagoland And Chicagoland Eloy Elsinore SDC What is your 10th favorite?See ya in a minute. Peace out! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gibbbo111 0 #40 January 1, 2008 Ramblres at Toogoolawah Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 8 #41 January 2, 2008 Look, this thread is complicated enough - so Excluding my home dropzone, including both Turbine and Cessna DZ's, and I'll even give reason why I think they belong on my list. To keep it simple - I'll give my Top 3 DZ's. - Skydive Dallas: Their Upjumper accommodations are exquisite. Free Bunk rooms up above, 2 large CLEAN packing areas, really friendly staff, and they have my two favorite airplanes, a Caravan and Tw'Otter. I've taken students down there, and I've worked with their staff on helping finish their progression with our coaches and instructors we've bussed down there. I like the little balcony they have, and it just has a "small home DZ feel" while keeping up all the perks of Big DZ living. This is my favorite Dropzone. Freefall Express, Mt Vernon, MO: Okay, I've been here a few times, I've attended all their boogies, and made the 5+ hour drive a few times just to go see people up there. They run a good show up there, and it is a Cessna DZ, although when I first jumped there they had a part time King Air. Just a REALLY friendly vibe from everybody, and they fly the hell out of those 2 cessna's they have. Eloy - I'm here right now. I love it. I know a lot of the staff, Larry is on helluva guy to just go up and talk to, and it's amazing for me to see such a big dropzone bend over backwards to accomodate each and every skydiver.=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broke 0 #42 January 2, 2008 Dude Cessna dropzones are a lot of fun. There is a vibe there that is better than some turbine Dropzones that have planes turning all the time. My list so far it is tough to decide which one is better than the other one.Divot your source for all things Hillbilly. Anvil Brother 84 SCR 14192 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 8 #43 January 2, 2008 I wonder what would happen if I started a "Top 10 Worst Dz" Thread. Part of me thinks that it might spawn a lot of good discussion on what goes into a good DZ as long as people put in reasonable points as to why they didn't like that dropzone. Then again, it would probably be locked and I would be labeled a troll. Anyone wanna try it? =========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kimblair13 0 #44 January 2, 2008 As long as you don't exclude 182 DZ's I bet it will be fine. Because of course the Top 10 worst ARE 182 DZ'S. Muah ha ha haaa. Ha. Ha ha. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tmaricle55 0 #45 January 2, 2008 Skydive the Farm Z-Hills Spaceland Raeford Muff Brother # 3883, SCR # 14796 ICD # 1 - Pres. Yeah, I noticed and I think it's funny! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Para5-0 0 #46 January 2, 2008 Wonder how the 10 least enjoyed would fair? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upndownshop 0 #47 January 2, 2008 I have to agree with the others about 182 DZ's. They are the back bone of our sport and probably always will be. In my travels I believe that the 182 Dz's produce more students (thus increasing our numbers) than the turbine DZ's. Dont get me wrong I love the larger AC but in the 80 DZ's I have been to in the last 5 years the 182 seem to be more productive. In the sense of % of tandems/ AFF that stay in the sport. JUst my opinion from my travels and time in sport. Im suprised, unless I missed it but Mullins should be on folks list, one of my favorites. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
staceyg 0 #48 January 3, 2008 If you want to jump wingsuits, Z-Hills looks like the happening place. If you want a nearby wind tunnel, Perris and Eloy are the places. Pepperell is the happenin' wingsuit place in the Northeast; and SVNH is 15 minutes away... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lauraliscious 0 #49 January 3, 2008 Of the turbine DZ's I have been to, these are my 10 favorite so far (in the rough order that I first jumped there)... Emerald Coast Skydiving Center Carolina Sky Sports Greene County Palatka Z-hills The Farm DeLand Eloy Start Skydiving Lost Prairie Hope you find what you're looking for in your "research" Enemiga Rodriguez, PMS #369, OrFun #25, Team Dirty Sanchez #116, Pelt Head #29, Muff #4091 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peckerhead 0 #50 January 3, 2008 Lost Prairie is a cessna dropzone except during the boogie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Of the turbine DZ's I have been to, these are my 10 favorite so far (in the rough order that I first jumped there)...
Emerald Coast Skydiving Center
Carolina Sky Sports
Greene County
Palatka
Z-hills
The Farm
DeLand
Eloy
Start Skydiving
Lost Prairie
Hope you find what you're looking for in your "research"
Enemiga Rodriguez, PMS #369, OrFun #25, Team Dirty Sanchez #116, Pelt Head #29, Muff #4091
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