0
tonybrogdon

OlympicSkydiving.com

Recommended Posts

Hi Tony

Great footage. I've been living over here in Korea for 6.5 years. My wife still vividly remembers the opening ceremony!

In S. Korea, civil aviation is very, very limited. Mostly corporate helicopters. However, there are several ultralight airfields scattered around the country. After 20 years since the video, the #1 jumper in the country has about 6000 or so jumps and it's because he's special forces (maybe retired by now).

There's only one DZ in the country and the costs, to put it nicely, are prohibitive. $100 per jump from a leased helicopter. $100 annual dues and, for me, a 5 hour drive equals another $100 in gas round trip. If you take a bus, the travel time can get as high as 8 hours depending on connecting buses.

At last word, the DZ is still seasonal. Around April to September and only every other Sunday and only for 4 hours!

My rig has been gathering dust for 6 years. I've calculated that it's cheaper to take the hydrofoil to Japan and jump than it is to watch it rain on Sunday in Korea.

Anybody got an update? My info about the DZ is 4 years old.
____________________________________
I'm back in the USA!!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

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.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

0