bunge 0 #26 May 15, 2003 i am at work! just board off my ass! BUNGE I don't hate them, I just like us better. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aero04 0 #27 May 15, 2003 Well, when at school, 15 minutes. When at home (for the summer), 2 hours. Really must find a place to live in College Station, Tx. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conquest150 0 #28 May 15, 2003 well it depends on the one your talking about. i normally jump at one that is abut 2 hrs away from my house even though i live within 30 mins of two dz's. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cornholio 0 #29 May 15, 2003 that question should be a multiple answer DZ1 is 50 min away DZ2 is 1 hour away DZ3 is 90 min away DZ4 is 90 min away There are good and bad things at both 1 and 2, but I would call #2 my home dz. Butthead: Whoa! Burritos for breakfast! Beavis: Yeah! Yeah! Cool! bellyflier on the dz.com hybrid record jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydivegirl 0 #30 May 15, 2003 Quote I like to make about 400 jumps a year but it is hard becaue I live 3 hours away from my DZ.. You'd be able to make more in a weekend if you didn't disappear for hours to go "swimming" Pink Mafia Sis #26 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #31 May 15, 2003 9 miles to Snohomish a C-182 DZ I call home for now. They will have a Caravan most of the summer so it will be a bit more fun. Otherwise Kapowsin with the Super Otter is 79 miles away but with the Jeff Dow situation I will only make that drive on a STONE CLEAR CLOUDLESS day so I can get high and not have to worry about cloud separation. Amazon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreamsville 0 #33 May 15, 2003 Did the people at Snohomish stay in the Parachutes over Palm Springs business (which would make it 15 minutes from where my uncle and aunt are at La Quinta, Calif.), or did they close or sell it? |I don't drink during the day, so I don't know what it is about this airline. I keep falling out the door of the plane. Harry, FB #4143 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #34 May 15, 2003 2 hours by car, 45 mins by plane (although driving is a lot quicker when you include the prep time and all that for flying). Moving in a couple weeks... I'll be an hour or so from a DZ, or probably 20 mins by (much faster) plane. And no more waiting on hold for 10 minutes to file a flight plan and all the other DC-area bullshit. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #35 May 15, 2003 I have no idea but Palm Springs is a hell of a drive from here just north of Seattle. I think I am closer to Abbottsford in Britsih Columbia Canada... than Palm Springs is to Mexico thoughAmazon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KATO33 0 #36 May 15, 2003 DZ1 52 MILES DZ2 65 MILES DZ3 60 MILES DZ4 80 MILES Haven't been to DZ4 (sdc) but I'm planning on it one day. Blue Skies Black Death Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StevieBoy 0 #37 May 15, 2003 About 7 min's on a normal run, 25 min's if i'm in a rush.it deosn't mttaer waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygirlpc 0 #38 May 15, 2003 Right now it is about a 3.5 hour drive, but in August I'll be moving much closer. Cutting it down to about 30min.Danielle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #39 May 15, 2003 3 DZ's in my area: Home DZ: 45 mins DZ #2: 50 mins DZ #3: 2 hours__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loughery 0 #40 May 16, 2003 I used to live 1.5 hrs away but moved when I got tired of the drive. Now I am 8 min away and wish I lived closer. TOTTOT www.SkydiveMoncton.com To my wife: 'If you ask me to stop skydiving, you are asking me to move out!' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jceman 1 #41 May 16, 2003 I did live from 1/2 hour to 2 1/2 hours from the dz, depending on which one I was going to and which home I referred to. Now I have a DZ 20 mins from my RV in Jacksonville and Deland is 30 minutes or less from our house in Flagler Beach. I suck, I know. Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #42 May 16, 2003 Mapquest claims that I can go from my house to Sky Knights in an hour and 15. That sounds about right. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cindee 0 #43 May 16, 2003 I live 45 minutes from the dz, but my sister lives just 5 minutes from X-keys and I can stay there whenever I want. __________________________________________________ "If happy little bluebirds fly above the rainbow, why oh why can't I?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydivinMedic 0 #44 May 16, 2003 I actually live only about 15 minutes from a dz, but I choose to drive 1 1/2 hours to another one. I did my very first tandem at the one near my house and wasn't very impressed!! The extra drive is definitely worth it!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bunge 0 #45 May 16, 2003 Parachutes Over Palm Springs is where I learned to Jump. Unfortunately, they are no more. The original DZO got out of the Business a few years after a stroke grounded him from jumping and flying. I know one Fun jumper in the desert tried to keep a tandem operation open there, but it faded away too. Last i heard, Al Champlain was still working a appointment only operation, but even that group membership is no longer listed. BUNGE I don't hate them, I just like us better. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casch 0 #46 May 16, 2003 My home DZ is 3 hours and 15 minutes away. The closest DZ is 45 minutes. The only reason I ever even visited Kapowsin is because it was the first DZ I found within reasonable distance that allows minors to jump with parental consent. The next closest is Skydive Eugene, but I didn't know that until I was half way through my progression. I stayed with Kapowsin 'cause it feels like home to me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #47 May 16, 2003 QuoteOtherwise Kapowsin with the Super Otter is 79 miles away but with the Jeff Dow situation I will only make that drive on a STONE CLEAR CLOUDLESS day so I can get high and not have to worry about cloud separation. i'd say call first and come down anyway..Jesse has worked out a couple of alternate landing areas so we can get some sky even if its cloudy at Kapow.. which it sometimes is, even though i'll look up from my balcony 15 min away and see blue. the WA weather satellite obviously does not know where the DZ is or on what days they fly..always blues on mon&tues.____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #48 May 16, 2003 About 250 miles to the closest one. In the summer I stay in my cabin in Western Montana. It's about five miles from the DZ. Much better!.....Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygod7777 0 #49 May 16, 2003 i'm not sure which to pick. i "live" like 5 or 6 miles away from the dz, but i stay at the dz 4 or 5 days out of the week. and in the summer, i may come visit home for a day or so. so, which on <15 min, or live at the dz?? later Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SLOfreefall 0 #50 May 16, 2003 Actually I've been meaning to check that out, but something about 15-18K and a beautiful bay draw me in. I will one of these days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
