n0rbert

I went to Skydiving NZ (http://www.skydivingnz.com/) outside of Christchurch. It is one of the 30 or so DZs outside of the US that are affiliated with USPA.

What is the best time of the year to jump in N. America? In the Middle East? In New Zealand? I'm new to the sport (13 jumps, last jump Jan 2011) and I've been struggling to get in jumps. There is no DZ near my location, so I travel to jump for a weekend or a week at a time. 12 of my jumps were in NZ in January, but there were only a few loads each day as the students were on break. I failed to jump in Hawaii in April (weather), in Tokyo in June (weather), in NC in November (ground school expired), in Dubai in June (limited summer hours). I would like to try for AZ next, but I would like to go when I can jump the most: good weather, lots of loads, etc. Any suggestions?