Olegred

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  1. I am an A licensed skydiver with about 50 jumps. I was passing this dropzone on my business trip and decided to give it a shot. Regularly, I jump at another place, which I eventually ended up going to (though it was a 3 hour drive. ) This short review is in no way a payback it's rather a suggestion on how to improve things. I was greeted by an office girl, who did not seem to know anything about skydiving, her only concern was that I fill out the paperwork correctly and show her my USPA card. After that I was ushered in the hangar and was told that somebody will be with me. That took about 40 minutes and only when I went back to the office and spoke with them again. I was pointed in the direction of one of the skydivers and was told to go and get instructed. Instruction consisted of saying "hello" and showing me the landing pattern. Then, I waited again. Finally, I was told that next load is full and I have to wait till next one (which is another hour). Things seem to be really slow there, although it was Saturday and loads usually go pretty quick at all the drop zones that I know. And then the girl from the office came to me and said that I will need to go through the coaching, because according to my logbook, I jumped 4 months ago. Which was not true, I jumped about 2 weeks ago and just forgot to date my record. She said my dropzone would need to FAX!!! them confirmation, and that was enough for me, I left. I drove 3 hours to my regular dropzone and had a blast with lots of cheerful people and loads turning every 30 minutes. Whoever owns that place needs right (skydivers preferably) people in the office, not 8 dollars an hour soulless ghosts. Second, what happened to friendly professional instructors? I felt there that nobody cared about me or anything for that matter. Go to another dropzone.
  2. Olegred

    Skydive The Farm

    This dropzone does not even need my review, it's reputation has been well established. But I thought I would drop a few lines anyway to maybe polish up the shiny picture. I came to the dropzone on my level 5 AFF, I was moving a lot with my job and just didn't have the time to finish off the damn thing. My instructor was Jack Hammer, really nice guy, laid back, meticulous, just what I needed with my frisky personality. He walked me through level 6 and level 7 with no problems, jumps went well. I have 22 jumps now. I really liked this dropzone, everybody is friendly, if you ask something, they would find time to explain it to you. Folks there are very safety oriented, and I feel confident jumping there. Just my 2 cents. Thanks