just had my second jump- so much fun!

[MandyinVT 0]

Hi all,

I'm new to the site so just thought I'd say hi. I did my first tandem jump a couple of years ago and couldn't stop talking about it but never got to try it again till a couple of weeks ago. My first jump was up in Vermont where I now live but recently I was on vacation in Arizona and found a flyer at my hotel for Red Rock Skydiving, I picked up the flyer called the # and drove right there! The second jump was even more amazing than the first. The nervousness was gone since I had done it before, and the staff was so great, so I was able to just enjoy every second of it!!!! I don't think anything could be better then freefall. People ask me to explain how it feels and I can't. I have decided to start a skydiving fund for myself so I can get certified to fly alone. Can anyone recommend a good place in New England?

[Lenzo 0]

Hi mandy congrats on your jump!!There are alot of places in new england to get certified I belong to ct parachutists in ellington ct the web sight is skydivect.com.There is also the blue sky ranch in gardiner ny there web sight is theblueskyranch.com. I have jumped at both places they are realy good do not know about the other ones but you can get a list of places at uspa .org Blue Skys Lenzo.

Smile,pull,land

[bluepill 0]

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Hi all,

I'm new to the site so just thought I'd say hi. I did my first tandem jump a couple of years ago and couldn't stop talking about it but never got to try it again till a couple of weeks ago. My first jump was up in Vermont where I now live but recently I was on vacation in Arizona and found a flyer at my hotel for Red Rock Skydiving, I picked up the flyer called the # and drove right there! The second jump was even more amazing than the first. The nervousness was gone since I had done it before, and the staff was so great, so I was able to just enjoy every second of it!!!! I don't think anything could be better then freefall. People ask me to explain how it feels and I can't. I have decided to start a skydiving fund for myself so I can get certified to fly alone. Can anyone recommend a good place in New England?

I'm in the UK so can't recommend anywhere in New England, but hey, welcome to skydiving and dropzone.com.

If you get qualified, come over to the 'real' England and jump with us limeys

BP

[skymama 37]

Welcome to the forums!

She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man,
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

[howardwhite 6]

Jumptown, in Orange, MA is about 70 miles from you (assuming you're in Springfield, VT) -- straight shot down I-91 to Rt. 2 east. Open Thurs-Sunday. Twin Otter and Cessna. Great instructors and student gear and cool people.
Come play.

HW

[zoom1 0]

vermont skydiving adventures in addison ,its about 2 miles from the bridge that goes over to port henry ny.you jump right next to lake champlain with views of lake george, mount washington, burlington. ole and the crew are the best and really take the time to help you out. i did static line at about 5 differnt dz's and decided to take the aff course there .i wasnt the best student and they helped alot to get me my "a". my advice would be check out a few dz's to see which one you feel comfortable at.

[darthur2000 0]

I'd recommend starting at the closest DZ. You can spend an entire day at the DZ and only get one or two jumps in when you're early on in the AFF program so adding extra hours of drive time is tough to justify imo. But if you try it and don't fit in hit Jumptown in Orange, MA. Great bunch of people there and if they don't fit your style come on down to CPI in Connecticut (my home DZ).

[jim_32766 0]

Mandy, congrats on the jump. It really is amazing isn't it? I hope you find a DZ you like within comfortable driving distance for the AFF. I am waiting for a free day with good weather to do my AFF 7 jump. Only suggestion a newbie like me could give is plan to do a couple of jumps each time you are at the DZ working on the AFF. It makes the learning more fun and quicker.

Blue Skies!

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