My home DZ is in central IL and I really needed to jump. I did some searching online and found this DZ through dropzone.com, and read all the great reviews. I took the 4.5 hour drive and made it right when they opened up. They had told me that they wouldn't have a pilot till a little bit later, no big deal. The DZO was there and knowing that I wasn't from the area he had offered a map of the area so I could find something to do. When I got back he gave me a very informative orientation about the DZ. I don't have that many jumps and he was willing to help me out with all my questions. In addition to that, all the fun jumpers that were there were really nice. Just a nice friendly place all around. Their C-182 climbed very quickly and the view was a nice change of pace from all that corn and bean fields I'm used to. The bottom line is that everyone there made me feel very welcome and helped out a lot. Such a great DZ and I will be back whenever I get the chance to. Keep up the great work!
