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Dropzone Reviews posted by bch7773

  1. Licensed jumpers really aren't welcome there. Nor will you find any. They'll let you squeeze on a tandem load if theres room, but thats it.

    Nice people there, but they are there to do tandems and thats it.

  2. I went there with a big group, and had a great time there. The DZO made sure that we were having plenty of fun, he even fired up the skyvan twice for us (on a wednesday and a thursday no less) so we could get our raft dive in!
    Also their pilots had no problems with giving go-arounds if you didn't like the spot... I've had a lot of bad experiences at other DZs where a go-around request meant lots of cursing by the pilots, and this was nice to see them not mind at all.

    The windtunnel being 100 yards away was great. They also have a nice bar and grill, a gear store, and a good rigging loft onsite. The bar has a TV linked to the tunnel so you can watch your friends do the tunnel while you drink a beer.

    The grass landing area is not particularly big, but its not too terrible.
    If you land even 50 yards off though, they have a pickup truck outfitted with a couch to pick up jumpers all day.

    We stayed at the house listed on their website... we were incredibly surprised by how nice it was. Well furnished and clean. It's easily worth it to stay there, especially if you are in a big group and can book the entire thing.

    The only problem I had with them was the packing area. Its not a waterproof area, so if it rains it means you have to pack around puddles.
    If you go, be prepared to get dust or mud all over your gear. The area all around the grass landing strip is dusty, so even if you land on the grass, the dust gets on you. And the outdoor packing area gets pretty dusty because of that. If its raining, the dust becomes mud.

    The part of Perris the DZ is in is pretty dismal... no bars, restaurants, or gas stations for miles and miles.

    Oh yes, the Load Organizers there were awesome. They always had one or two working, even during the weekdays, and they organized a lot of fun jumps, and gave me some good tips on my freeflying. Thanks again Jon, Alex, Conzalez, and Enrico.

    We had a lot of fun there, definetly check them out.