KR7 0 #1 July 26, 2006 my school doens't seem to have one, I was wondering if anybody know if there's a college near by that has a skydiving club that I can join? I'm in Palo Alto I'm interested in getting licensed, is there a particular place around here you guys would suggest I go? thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #2 July 26, 2006 There are no "clubs" in the bay area that I am aware of. I have not heard of any of the bay area university's that had clubs either. There are several private skydiving operations sorrounding the bay area that are open and offer the information and training you would want. Are you at Stanford? The dropzones you would want to look into are: Hollister Byron Lodi Davis All kick tremendous butt... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elisha 1 #3 July 27, 2006 How many college skydiving clubs across the country DO exist? I thinking only a dozen or so. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KR7 0 #4 July 30, 2006 yea I guess colleges don't like to sponsor skydiving. my dorm was going to arrange a skydiving trip and then the housing people found out and wouldn't let us do it. thanks for the suggestions I'll check out those dropzones. and yea I'm at stanford Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fueler 0 #5 August 1, 2006 i THINK UC Santa Cruz has one. something about flying slugs **************************************** what!? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KR7 0 #6 August 3, 2006 do you get the same kind of license if you learned it through static line or AFF? and is the license you get valid everywhere in the world I looked at the program cost in those drop zones mentioned above and there some pretty big differences, what's that all about? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #7 August 3, 2006 PM sent Edwww.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdobleman 0 #8 August 10, 2006 Cal had a skydiving club for two different periods in the last 30 years or so. We used to get a regular showing from Stanford at the old Antioch DZ in the early 80's. Nowadays, liability risks just seem to shut down any attempts at forming a club at the college/university level. Doesn't mean you can't get a group together "unofficially". madjohn Main goals in life: Be on the "Jumpers Over Eighty" (JOE) World Record and attend the Lost Prairie Boogie once after I'm gone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kansasskydiver 0 #9 August 10, 2006 QuoteHow many college skydiving clubs across the country DO exist? I thinking only a dozen or so. I used to have a list, it was actually more than a dozen. Ours is the oldest though and the only one that owns and operates our own DZ. We get no sponsorship from the university whatsoever to operate though we do get 100 per person (up to 10) to travel to collegiates I'll see if I can find the list again Found it (It's from 2002 so some of the information could be outdated) Alabama University of Alabama http://www.bama.ua.edu/~skydive/default.htm [email protected] California University of Southern California Caltech http://www.cco.caltech.edu/~mvanier/skydive.html [email protected] Colorado US Air Force Academy http://www.usafa.af.mil/wing/34og/98thpg.html [email protected] Florida FIU Flying Panthers www.fiu.edu/~skydive [email protected] Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University* http://www.db.erau.edu/campus/student/clubs/freefall/ [email protected] Florida State University* http://www.geocities.com/Pipeline/Curb/3670/cypres.html [email protected] UF Falling Gators http://www.afn.org/~fg/ [email protected] Georgia Georgia Tech http://cyberbuzz.gatech.edu/skydive/ [email protected] Illinois University of Illinois Falling Illini http://www.uiuc.edu/ro/fallingillini/ [email protected] Southern Illinois University http://www.siu.edu/departments/rso/skyd/ [email protected] University of Chicago http://student-www.uchicago.edu/orgs/skydive/index.html Eastern Illinois University http://www.pen.eiu.edu/~cumls1/skycats.html Illinois Institute of Technology http://www.iit.edu/~skydive/ [email protected] Northern Illinois University http://www.sa.niu.edu/SKYDIVING/index.html [email protected] Indiana Ball State Flying Cardinals Purdue University http://expert.cc.purdue.edu/~skydive/ [email protected] University of Indiana Falling Hoosiers http://php.indiana.edu/~skydive/ DePauw University http://acad2.depauw.edu/~demison/FlyingTigers.html [email protected] Iowa Iowa State University http://www.stuorg.iastate.edu/skydivers/ [email protected] Kansas Kansas State University* http://www.ksu.edu/ksupc/ [email protected] Kentucky Western Kentucky University http://www2.wku.edu/~skydive [email protected] Murray State University Skydiving Club http://campus.murraystate.edu/skydive/ [email protected] Maryland Univerity of Maryland Flying Terpedos http://www.inform.umd.edu/StudentOrg/cpsc [email protected] UMBC http://www.gl.umbc.edu/~jcorns1/skydiving/skydiving.html United States Naval Academy http://www.geocities.com/usna_skydiving/ [email protected] Massachusettes Massachusettes Institute of Technology http://www.mit.edu:8001/activities/skydive/home.html [email protected] University of Massachusettes http://skydive.umassp.edu/ [email protected] Minnesota St. Cloud State University http://condor.stcloud.msus.edu/~skydive/ [email protected] New Jersey Princeton University SkyTigers http://www.princeton.edu/~dankorn/skydive/ [email protected] New York US Military Academy http://www.usma.edu/uscc/dca/clubs/jump/index.htm [email protected] North Carolina Carolina Skydiving Club http://www.unc.edu/depts/armyrotc/skydive.htm [email protected] Ohio OSU Skydiving Club http://www.ohio-state.edu/students/skydiving [email protected] University of Cincinnati http://members.aol.com/ucskydive/ [email protected] Oregon University of Oregon Flying Ducks http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~clbsprts/skydiving.html [email protected] Pennsylvania LeHigh University University of Pennslyvania http://dolphin.upenn.edu/~freefall/ [email protected] Bucknell University http://www.students.bucknell.edu/bcarpent/ [email protected] South Carolina College of Charleston http://www.cofc.edu/~skydive/ [email protected] University of South Carolina* http://www.skydiveusc.com/ [email protected] Clemson University* http://people.clemson.edu/~dixsky/ [email protected] Tennessee Vanderbilt Sport Parachute Club* http://www.vanderbilt.edu/skydive/ [email protected] Texas Texas A&M University http://stuact.tamu.edu/stuorgs/skydive/ [email protected] University of Texas http://www.LonghornSkydivers.org [email protected] Texas Tech Flying Raiders http://members.theglobe.com/skydiving/ Wisconsin University of Wisconsin-Madison http://www.sit.wisc.edu/~madskydive/ [email protected] International Queens University (Northern Ireland) http://quis.qub.ac.uk/pchute/ [email protected]<--- See look, pink dolphins DO exist! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
377 21 #10 August 15, 2006 I graduated from Cal (UC Berkeley) in 72 (BSEE). We had a small club during most of the 4 years I was there. We mostly jumped at Livermore, but sometimes went to Antioch. I don't think any of us could afford squares, just cheapos and PCs. The good old days... free love and cheap jumps.2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
377 21 #11 August 17, 2006 Members of our loosely organized Cal Skydiving Club included Doug Hansmann (ME), Bob Hink (physics), me (EE), and a few others whose last names I cannot recall. Packing chutes in the Student Union plaza during semi annual events promoting campus clubs got a lot of attention from girls. It apparently was more interesting to them than chess or astronomy club. For some reason the skydiving club membership always seemed heavy on the science and engineering side. We jumped out of Perry Stevens' plane, an Aeronca Sedan? (called the RAT because of its general appearance) at Livermore and sometimes out of a Twin Beech, C 180 or C 206.2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdobleman 0 #12 August 18, 2006 My first jump was out of the Aeronca, Sunday April 26th, 1969. It felt like your foot could break through the floor at any time. I remember Bob and Doug, sorry Mark. CM Solis did the orientation at the first club meeting I went to. mad john Main goals in life: Be on the "Jumpers Over Eighty" (JOE) World Record and attend the Lost Prairie Boogie once after I'm gone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
benblee 0 #13 January 19, 2007 We have just started a big site to get all college clubs together. There is a lot of info about everything from starting a club, to maintaining a club, and a list of current and active clubs. www.collegeskydiving.com Let me know if you have any questions. Send a PM or something.Ben Lee www.CollegeSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flygirl1 0 #14 January 21, 2007 Quotei THINK UC Santa Cruz has one. something about flying slugs Thats cool, I had no Idea. I know we have a Ski club and they do make a skydiving trip once a year. I didn't know there was a skydiving club though, I'll have to look in to that. We go To skydive Monetary bay and I think we even call our group the flying slugs for the day.Fly like a girl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
