I visited Tradewinds a few weekends ago as a 'visiting rigger.' I was happily surprised and impressed by this place!
Facilities are very clean, well-maintained and comfortable. They have a good-sized 2nd floor carpeted packing/rigging/experienced jumper area with a 2nd story deck overlooking the loading and landing areas - very cool. They have great communication and manifest, the pilot rocked, and landing area is HUGE and wide open. Obvious emphasis here is safety and fun. The local jumpers are awesome - friendly and inclusive, and I can't imagine anyone walking in here and feeling like a stranger for long. This is a 'no politics' kind of place.
Aspiring rigger Ben is smart, knowledgeable and ethical: He impressed me greatly and I hope he gets his ticket soon. He's very quick with gear advice.
Overall I found this a friendly, fun, safety-conscious place. In addition the area is beautiful, and it's only a few miles from the town of Washington NC with anything you could want.
Both first-timers and experienced jumpers will be well served at this DZ. I'm proud of John for helping make this place what it is.
Since it is a small Cessna operation, do call ahead unless they have an event going on.
Skydive Little Washington
in North Carolina
Facilities are very clean, well-maintained and comfortable. They have a good-sized 2nd floor carpeted packing/rigging/experienced jumper area with a 2nd story deck overlooking the loading and landing areas - very cool. They have great communication and manifest, the pilot rocked, and landing area is HUGE and wide open. Obvious emphasis here is safety and fun. The local jumpers are awesome - friendly and inclusive, and I can't imagine anyone walking in here and feeling like a stranger for long. This is a 'no politics' kind of place.
Aspiring rigger Ben is smart, knowledgeable and ethical: He impressed me greatly and I hope he gets his ticket soon. He's very quick with gear advice.
Overall I found this a friendly, fun, safety-conscious place. In addition the area is beautiful, and it's only a few miles from the town of Washington NC with anything you could want.
Both first-timers and experienced jumpers will be well served at this DZ. I'm proud of John for helping make this place what it is.
Since it is a small Cessna operation, do call ahead unless they have an event going on.