Andrewnewell

I Think the DZ has alot of potential and its got some good guys working there, who really make the place. But other than that there is very little else there.

A year or so ago this was a DZ on the up. There was great vision but little substance and Lillo DZ has suffered as a result.
They have now addresed the issues with the bar and WC area. There is also a new freefly school there.

Lillo has recieved some deserved critisism over the last few months but seems to be getting its self back on track.

Skydive Tortuga is one of the most friendly, chilled out, beautiful DZs around.

Its next to the beautiful town of Arezzo and is surounded by rolling hills valleys and mountains.

It has a nice bar/cafe that serves the best DZ food I've eaten. the DZ is also in the process of building a new hanger and offices.

When I was there they only had the one porter operating but a smooth yet chilled out turnaround meant I could enjoy relaxed and comfortable skydives.

Olav and Tete are there now and whilst I was there they did some great organizing over the weekend. It was awsome to fly with some of the original pioneers of modern flying and the whole atmosphere created by the staff felt like I was flying at home.

The DZ is a small but has the potential to go big. It it a dz that will undoubtedly grow to meet the needs of some of the most talented flyers in the world and the student base that will be attracted. It has a very homey feel and is by far the most chilled DZ I've been to. hopefully this will not change as the DZ starts to expand.

I would seriously recommend going to Tortuga, especialy if freeflying is your thing, I would think however that if you needed to seriously train hard (hard core turn arounds) then the big DZ machines in the US are still the way to go.

Try this place out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just been to lake wales in january to do a training camp with Max Cohn,did about 170 jumps over 13 days{ did 19 in one day}!!
What can I say, this place is seriously dedicated to getting you in the air!!!! The staff were helpfull, the turn around is fast, they've got basicaly everything from the bar to the rigging room in the same place{in the hangar}. If your intention is to go to DZ that can support a pretty hard core training camp then look no further...
It's also a great place to fun jump and there is a dedicated freefly school there run by Sean McCormac and Steve Blinko, if you require any advice or training in the dicipline.
and on top of all that those dudes get some wicked sunsets!!!!!