nate_1979

Andy (former owner of Skydive San Diego) is back! As many of us know, Andy turned Skydive San Diego into what it is today, and now he has started on a new project! There is not much to look at right now, but you will not find a better vibe at any other DZ. The staff is very professional, new jumpers and tandems are treated as part of the group. I have already taken one of my friends there for his first jump and he had a great time, right now I would not take my friends anywhere else in SoCal. For all of you jumpers, chances are that the weather here is nice when it's crap in san diego so come on out! Although no grass yet, Andy has put alot of work into the landing area (automated sprinkler system, planting grass, etc.) .. Expect a HUGE grass landing area soon! He is also building a *HUGE* swoop pond which is sure to interest the best HP canopy pilots. The 206 being flown there is pretty fast for the style of aircraft it is, the Pilot seems to be absolutly enjoying flying skydivers and is a very experienced pilot, I'd have to say he is my favorite jump pilot that I've gotten to know so far. After your jump, repack and hang out in the AIR CONDITIONED hanger, one of TWO hangers which is going to be available to the jumpers. I look forward to many great things from this DZ, and I could not help but notice that the runway has lights and the airport has multiple flood lights around which will make a great place for night jumps, ... andy, nudge hint hint.. ;) I am proud to call Skydive Imperial my new home DZ.

I loved jumping here, .. I got to visit this dropzone when I was in Hawaii for a couple Navy schools. The vibe here is amazing, and I think that it is much better than some of these reviews have made it out to be. Tandems do take priority, but it really wasnt a big deal. When I was there they do Experienced Only Sunset Loads 1 or 2 nights per week, no tandems to be seen! After the jumping, there is plenty of people to hang out with for a bit and have a beer or three. There isnt a lot of packing room, but it was not too bad. The plane is a bit slow getting to altitude (compared to what I'm used to, or the king air down the street), but on your way to altitude you sometimes get to hang out with the coolest female jump pilot ever :) When I showed up at this DZ, it seemed that everyone went out of their way to make me feel welcome, my first time jumping there they didnt even make me pay anything until I was done jumping for the day, seems kinda stupid to mention it, but these people didnt even know who I was.. Truely awsome, they treated me as though I had been jumping there many times before the first time they met me. I will be back someday ! If I choose between Skydive Hawaii and Pacific Skydiving Center, I choose Skydive Hawaii, but I definately recommend checking them both out since they are so close to eachother.

I got the pleasure of visiting PSC while in Hawaii for a navy school. The people who work and jump there are very friendly, I recieved an OUTSTANDING dropzone brief from one of the employees there, they covered everything in great detail leaving me fully prepared for the jump. The view at this place is amazing, right on Hawaii's shore line, I actually exited the aircraft over the ocean! It was increadible. Unfortionately this DZ does close early, it seemed to me that they schedule all the tandems for early times in the morning, and as soon as they get all of them up quickly they shut down, but at that point Skydive Hawaii is 2 buildings down . The king air is awsome, and is even equipt with a Fart Alarm at the back of the plane :) The DZ does leave something to be desired for packing areas.

Overall, if you are in Hawaii, you must do a jump with these guys, I really felt welcome there for the short times that they were open :)