shah269 0 #1 August 3, 2010 I'm making reservations for 4 nights in NYC for work. And it just an amazing thing. Whay has no ne ever built a wind tunnel in NYC? If i ever hit the numbers I'm going to build a tunnel where by one of the glass walls faces the street! Think of the money you would make!Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,092 #2 August 3, 2010 >Whay has no ne ever built a wind tunnel in NYC? Cause they are big and real estate costs a lot of money there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #3 August 3, 2010 Think of the money to build in that area also To build anything new you have to tear something down first. With a new tunnel already costing 7+ million with out any tear down costs, its a long shot to build in the city. There were plans being floated around at one point about building a tunnel on a barge and parking it on the docks but that project died it seems. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #4 August 3, 2010 How about up in Brooklyn or the Bronx. Then the thrill of flight could mingle with the thrill of mugging. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #5 August 3, 2010 NO way bro, the city is dead! You should see what time square has become. Virgin is out and so are some of the other large stores. You could if you hit say $50mill take a solid $10 and build one and most likely pull all that money back in about 4 years! think of a two tunnel system. one on ground level and one on say the second floor. They would have to be about 3m-4m across. Charge $50 a min....and yes people will pay that much. Another $30 for pictures and bada bing bada boom! The worlds best location! And if you do it right and keep it running 7am-well past midnight you could even make the money faster. And since there are two full systems sitting collecting dust in NJ.....Shah needs the worlds best crack pipe! FYI half price for friends Think...time quare new years ever indoor wind tunnel party! Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #6 August 3, 2010 Quote Charge $50 a min.... Think...time quare new years ever indoor wind tunnel party! $50 bucks a minute isn't a party, its highway robbery... Hell, even $25/min is "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,092 #7 August 3, 2010 >think of a two tunnel system. one on ground level and one on say the >second floor. Tunnels are pretty tall. So it would be more like one chamber on the 3rd floor and one on the 10th floor. (Unless you build them so the air moves horizontally, but then they wouldn't be as much fun.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
burtonjm 0 #8 August 4, 2010 Build me a tracking tunnel!!!This shit, right here, is OK Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #9 August 4, 2010 Quote Build me a tracking tunnel!!! You can track in a tunnel. I've done it! (The first time I stepped into the tunnel wearing a suit with booties.)"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davelepka 4 #10 August 4, 2010 Quotetake a solid $10 and build one It would take more than that. It's not just the real estate for the building itself, nobody wants to be located right next to a tunnel. The surrounding real estate would take a hit in value, and the city would probably never grant you a permit. If you could buy enough land so you had a 'buffer zone' between you and the neighbors, that would be one thing, but the way people live on top of each other in the city, you could never just buy a biulding and put one in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #11 August 4, 2010 Quote And since there are two full systems sitting collecting dust in NJ.....[ you mean there are wind tunnels in NJ already? Why are they gathering dust? $50 bucks a minute? Screw you. I'll go make a 60 second freefall for less than half that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #12 August 4, 2010 Quote Quote And since there are two full systems sitting collecting dust in NJ.....[ you mean there are wind tunnels in NJ already? Why are they gathering dust? $50 bucks a minute? Screw you. I'll go make a 60 second freefall for less than half that. Im with you!"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #13 August 4, 2010 Quote Quote And since there are two full systems sitting collecting dust in NJ.....[ you mean there are wind tunnels in NJ already? Why are they gathering dust? $50 bucks a minute? Screw you. I'll go make a 60 second freefall for less than half that. yeah they are sitting on the docks I'm told still in their boxes just gathering dust. No it would be $50 for those freakign tourists man! Those morons come to NYC to do two things, getl ost and spend money. As for sound? Have you been to NYC? It's not a quiet place! That and the buildings are built like brick shit houses! You just have to gut one and get it lined up. But as for sound? The skyventure system in montreal is so quiet. It's amazing! Hey it's just a dream.Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #14 August 4, 2010 I would rather check out the indoor swimming pool night club/bar in Times Square. Pool Party! "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,092 #15 August 4, 2010 >$50 bucks a minute? Screw you. I'll go make a 60 second freefall for less >than half that. Bet you can't get an 8-way in the air for $50! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
david3 0 #16 August 4, 2010 Quote I would rather check out the indoor swimming pool night club/bar in Times Square. Pool Party! Or check out the Naked Cowgirl . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #17 August 4, 2010 Quote I would rather check out the indoor swimming pool night club/bar in Times Square. Pool Party! Do you think you have the body to support such an andventure? It's NYC. Now a wind tunnel that looks out over time square at night! How cool would that be!Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #18 August 5, 2010 Quote>$50 bucks a minute? Screw you. I'll go make a 60 second freefall for less >than half that. Bet you can't get an 8-way in the air for $50! And you can get the 8 way in a 9'-12' tunnel? (more than one or two blocks)"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #19 August 5, 2010 In time square how cool would that be! At night dim the lights so you can see the city? Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davjohns 1 #20 August 5, 2010 I've wanted a DZ with a wind tunnel. Any time there is a weather hold, you jump in the tunnel. Seems simple to me. The problem is finding a location that will justify the expenditure to build. It has to be close to a major tourist draw, but away from large airports. That gets tricky. Then, if the hangar had an indoor climbing wall, was next to a body of water to jump into / SCUBA, with running water to kayak; an indoor range; archery range, motorcycle track; hang gliding; martial arts studio.... And then David realized he was in heaven.I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shah269 0 #21 August 5, 2010 Well they way I look at it is this. Foot traffic. Where else in the world do you get the number of tourists year around as you do in NYC? The city is in a bind with the large stores leaving. and the buildings they are leavign behind are built like brick shit houses. Add to it that the city by it's nature is a loud place and TADA! New years boogie at Time Square :-)Life through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay. The only thing that falls from the sky is birdshit and fools! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darshiva8 0 #22 August 5, 2010 Quote I've wanted a DZ with a wind tunnel. Any time there is a weather hold, you jump in the tunnel. Seems simple to me. The problem is finding a location that will justify the expenditure to build. It has to be close to a major tourist draw, but away from large airports. That gets tricky. Then, if the hangar had an indoor climbing wall, was next to a body of water to jump into / SCUBA, with running water to kayak; an indoor range; archery range, motorcycle track; hang gliding; martial arts studio.... And then David realized he was in heaven. Yes, please. ************** For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. ~Leonardo da Vinci~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,092 #23 August 5, 2010 >Well they way I look at it is this. Foot traffic. Foot traffic is indeed nice. But keep in mind you are competing with people who will happily pay $8 for a beer so they can sit near Times Square. And there are a LOT more of them than there are people who want to get into a wind tunnel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #24 August 5, 2010 QuoteWell they way I look at it is this. Foot traffic. Where else in the world do you get the number of tourists year around as you do in NYC? Depends on from which perspective you're talking. Real estate costs in NYC aside, the foot traffic may make the business worthwhile from the standpoint of the business owners/investors. But if it's going to get tons of foot traffic from tourists who just want to do a once-off, that might hog up so many time slots that it won't be user-friendly to skydivers and serious tunnel flyers. On the East coast, there's no tunnel between N. Hampshire and Raeford, NC to service the huge population region from greater NYC through greater Washington, DC. A venue within reasonable drive time from anywhere in the Mid Atlantic, but that won't get swamped with nothing but tourists, would make the most sense. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #25 August 8, 2010 QuoteOn the East coast, there's no tunnel between N. Hampshire and Raeford, NC to service the huge population region from greater NYC through greater Washington, DC. Quote A venue within reasonable drive time from anywhere in the Mid Atlantic, but that won't get swamped with nothing but tourists, would make the most sense. Not if it is a private club selling memberships to people with USPA/equivalent licenses. ???Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
