bendywendy 0 #26 November 30, 2003 Now about 8 minutes but a couple of years ago I lived in Vermont and drove 5 hours on every day off to skydive at CrossKeys. Fortunately I had two days in a row off so I had a little rest time inbetween. And yes, I know that I drove right by the ranch and a couple other Dz's to get there, but it was worth it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygod7777 0 #27 November 30, 2003 i live about 7 or 8 miles away from the dz. and this is the furthest i've ever lived from a dz. i used to live at the end of the runway of my parents place (or that's where i the house was, i lived in the summer time in the upstairs video room on the dz). later Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpinfarmer 0 #28 November 30, 2003 86 Miles no good fast way either. I don't mind when I know I'll be jumping, but when it's iffy it sucks. I drive up there alot though just incase it could be jumpable, plus you can't learn about skydiving by sitting at home. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meltdown 0 #29 November 30, 2003 3 area DZ's - all 1 hour from my house. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpinfarmer 0 #30 November 30, 2003 Lucky bastard! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tilion 0 #31 December 1, 2003 150 K. to and fro. That's 93 miles each way. Takes me a little over an hour and a half if I step on it. Then there's are 3 that are closer than that and two which are about as far away. Of course I haven't been to any of those 5 since I'm still in AFF. But I think it's safe to say that there's enough to keep me satisfied for the time being. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
samyueru 0 #32 December 1, 2003 Since I don't have a car here in AU.... 10 minute taxi drive to rail station (plus 30 min WAITING for the damn taxi) 1 hour train ride to city (may have to wait for train to arrive) 1 hour bus ride to DZ if I can't arrange a pick up(also waiting for bus) Once, because the taxi didn't arrive and a massive 3 car pile up, it took SIX hours....then I got there and it was overcast and I only got one hop 'n pop fun jump....and this is on my BIRTHDAY! -Alex Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldnewbie 0 #33 December 1, 2003 Its about 6 hours for me each way!!! One hour to the major airport, a 4 hour flight, and one hour to the dropzone!!! Or in miles, about 2100 miles away!!! I havn't figured out yet why I don't jump more often!!! I really need to find a closer dropzone that I can call my own!!! (I would have a dropzone 22 miles away from me, but I have had ear/sinus infections now for nine months, so I didn't start jumping there, maybe next summer) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #34 December 1, 2003 15 minutes to a DZ that takes awhile to get enough people together to get a load up. 45 minutes to a DZ that turns a load about every 17 minutes.www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rickfri59 0 #35 December 1, 2003 One hour from home to two turbine DZ's Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ZoneRat 0 #36 December 1, 2003 1 Hour 15 minutes from Skydive Dallas. 35 Minutes from Caddo Mills (1 Cesna, sometimes two, when it's three, well hell, THAT's a boogie!). 1 hour 45 minutes from Eagle Flight in Granbury, TX (3 Cessna's). Love them all, but SD Dallas is home.“There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophies.” Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ACMESkydiver 0 #37 December 1, 2003 Traffic here in the Puget Sound region just sux...so I can get to my DZ of choice in 50 minutes if there's no traffic, or 2 hours+ during rush hour. There's another DZ closer to me, probably a little more than half the distance, but I just love where I jump! ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jverley 0 #38 December 1, 2003 70 miles. About 75-80 minutes one way.John Arizona Hiking Trails Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ypelchat 0 #39 December 1, 2003 About 15 minutes to a turbine DZ. Yves. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites StevePhelps 0 #40 December 1, 2003 35 minutes to home DZ (skiatook) and 3 1/2 hours to Skydive Dallas. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites fergs 0 #41 December 1, 2003 QuoteIt's about an hour for me:( If I had picked another college I had been interested in, it'd be like half that, but I wasn't doing this at that time Since I returned home to Oz earlier in the year – only 2 hours 20 minutes. But prior to that my closest DZ was just north of Dubai. I was living in Saudi. So it was 1100 kms (660 miles) each way – including a border-crossing-from-hell each direction. Weekends in that part of the world are Thursday and Friday. So a weekend at the DZ started with departing from work Wednesday evening – driving through the night – border with immigration both sides plus customs inspection taking anything from 30 minutes to 3 hours – arriving the hotel by the DZ in the early hours of Thursday - power sleep for how ever many hours until 0800 hrs - jump all Thursday – obligatory food and beer session Thursday night til late – up to jump all Friday – depart late afternoon Friday – drive back with same border-crossing-from-hell on the way. I always made it a point of there being two of us to share the driving. Nevertheless they were certainly weekends that carried a certain amount of exhaustion by the time be got back home in the early hours, ready to go to the office in a few short hours. Total distance 2,200 kms or 1,320 miles. Total driving time usually 16 or so. Total border crossing time wasted usually between one and 4 hours. So it goes without saying that we jumped as much as possible – but sometimes aircraft problems or local skydivers arriving late gave additional frustrations. So now that I’m home, life has become a breeze as far as DZ proximity. Blue Skies, fergs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ksjumper 0 #42 December 1, 2003 It takes me 25 minutes, 30 if I stop at McDonalds for breakfast!! JM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bodypilot1 0 #43 December 1, 2003 QuoteIt takes me 25 minutes, 30 if I stop at McDonalds for breakfast!! SHIT? I have never seen a Mickey D's that fast!www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BoostedXT 0 #44 December 1, 2003 I just droze 401 miles to jump.....and because of traffic it took me almost 9 hours. JoeFor long as you live and high you fly and smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry and all that you touch and all that you see is all your life will ever be. Pedro Offers you his Protection. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Lee03 0 #45 December 1, 2003 Exactly 83 miles..one way..from my driveway to the DZ! Approximatly 1 1/2 hours.. one way! And Worth every bit of it! -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kai2k1 0 #46 December 1, 2003 About an hour and 10 minutes depending how fast i can get around traffic. There's no truer sense of flying than sky diving," Scott Cowan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ypelchat 0 #47 December 1, 2003 QuoteAbout 800'. Yves. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites GeorgeOrwell 0 #48 December 1, 2003 52.5miles Get there in 45mins but it seems to take me all day to leave *-------------------------------------------------- If your not jumping your not living LEARN TO LIVE (L2L) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites flygirl03 0 #49 December 1, 2003 2 hours 20 minutes. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ earthbound misfit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites meandean 0 #50 December 1, 2003 less than half a mile Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 4 Next Page 2 of 4 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. 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ZoneRat 0 #36 December 1, 2003 1 Hour 15 minutes from Skydive Dallas. 35 Minutes from Caddo Mills (1 Cesna, sometimes two, when it's three, well hell, THAT's a boogie!). 1 hour 45 minutes from Eagle Flight in Granbury, TX (3 Cessna's). Love them all, but SD Dallas is home.“There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophies.” Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #37 December 1, 2003 Traffic here in the Puget Sound region just sux...so I can get to my DZ of choice in 50 minutes if there's no traffic, or 2 hours+ during rush hour. There's another DZ closer to me, probably a little more than half the distance, but I just love where I jump! ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jverley 0 #38 December 1, 2003 70 miles. About 75-80 minutes one way.John Arizona Hiking Trails Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ypelchat 0 #39 December 1, 2003 About 15 minutes to a turbine DZ. Yves. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StevePhelps 0 #40 December 1, 2003 35 minutes to home DZ (skiatook) and 3 1/2 hours to Skydive Dallas. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fergs 0 #41 December 1, 2003 QuoteIt's about an hour for me:( If I had picked another college I had been interested in, it'd be like half that, but I wasn't doing this at that time Since I returned home to Oz earlier in the year – only 2 hours 20 minutes. But prior to that my closest DZ was just north of Dubai. I was living in Saudi. So it was 1100 kms (660 miles) each way – including a border-crossing-from-hell each direction. Weekends in that part of the world are Thursday and Friday. So a weekend at the DZ started with departing from work Wednesday evening – driving through the night – border with immigration both sides plus customs inspection taking anything from 30 minutes to 3 hours – arriving the hotel by the DZ in the early hours of Thursday - power sleep for how ever many hours until 0800 hrs - jump all Thursday – obligatory food and beer session Thursday night til late – up to jump all Friday – depart late afternoon Friday – drive back with same border-crossing-from-hell on the way. I always made it a point of there being two of us to share the driving. Nevertheless they were certainly weekends that carried a certain amount of exhaustion by the time be got back home in the early hours, ready to go to the office in a few short hours. Total distance 2,200 kms or 1,320 miles. Total driving time usually 16 or so. Total border crossing time wasted usually between one and 4 hours. So it goes without saying that we jumped as much as possible – but sometimes aircraft problems or local skydivers arriving late gave additional frustrations. So now that I’m home, life has become a breeze as far as DZ proximity. Blue Skies, fergs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ksjumper 0 #42 December 1, 2003 It takes me 25 minutes, 30 if I stop at McDonalds for breakfast!! JM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #43 December 1, 2003 QuoteIt takes me 25 minutes, 30 if I stop at McDonalds for breakfast!! SHIT? I have never seen a Mickey D's that fast!www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoostedXT 0 #44 December 1, 2003 I just droze 401 miles to jump.....and because of traffic it took me almost 9 hours. JoeFor long as you live and high you fly and smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry and all that you touch and all that you see is all your life will ever be. Pedro Offers you his Protection. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee03 0 #45 December 1, 2003 Exactly 83 miles..one way..from my driveway to the DZ! Approximatly 1 1/2 hours.. one way! And Worth every bit of it! -------- To put your life in danger from time to time ... breeds a saneness in dealing with day-to-day trivialities. --Nevil Shute, Slide Rule Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kai2k1 0 #46 December 1, 2003 About an hour and 10 minutes depending how fast i can get around traffic. There's no truer sense of flying than sky diving," Scott Cowan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ypelchat 0 #47 December 1, 2003 QuoteAbout 800'. Yves. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeorgeOrwell 0 #48 December 1, 2003 52.5miles Get there in 45mins but it seems to take me all day to leave *-------------------------------------------------- If your not jumping your not living LEARN TO LIVE (L2L) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flygirl03 0 #49 December 1, 2003 2 hours 20 minutes. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ earthbound misfit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meandean 0 #50 December 1, 2003 less than half a mile Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
