stitch 0 #26 October 7, 2008 I was in Johnny Gates RV most of the time, so it is quite remarkable I remember that. "No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deisel 38 #27 October 7, 2008 Wow, that's a lot of DZs represented. But um, have any of you people ever been to Raeford? Come on out and see us some time! We East coasters don't bite. Usually.The brave may not live forever, but the timid never live at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Don 0 #28 October 7, 2008 Quote Let's see. Tomorrow marks the anniversary of my first jump and I've jumped at Skydive Idaho Skydive Oregon Kapowsin Central Oregon Sky Sports West Plains Skydive Utah Lost Prairie Hamilton, MT Skydive Elsinor from: C-182 Caravan Otter Grand Caravan King Air PAC 750 Sky VAn and yesterday..... Bell 206 helicopter. What a year it has been!!! I've said it before & I'll say it again... YOU ROCK !!! I am NOT being loud. I'm being enthusiastic! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #29 October 7, 2008 I didn't name my DZs... here it is, in the order of most jumps at top to least jumps at bottom: Alabama Skydiving, Inc., Pell City, AL (before then it was Skydive South, Inc. Now closed after Skyride left) West Tennessee Skydiving, Memphis, TN Skydive Alabama, Vinemont, AL Skydive Monroe, Monroe, GA (closed) Gold Coast Skydivers, Moss Point, MS Emerald Coast Skydiving, Elberta, AL World Free Fall Convention '97, Quincy, IL Tennessee Skydiving Center, Tullahoma, TN (closed?) Skydive The Farm, Rockmart, GA Air Sportz Skydiving, Rome, GA (2 different DZs there, both closed) Skydive Cross Keys, Williamsburg, NJ Skydive North Alabama, Hazel Green, AL (where I started skydiving, closed) Skydive City, Zephyrhills, FL Skydive Carolina, Chester, SC Skydive Perris, Perris, CA Atlanta Skydiving Center, Cedartown, GA (before I found out what they were doing) Florida Skydiving Center, Lake Wales, FL Skydive Opelika, Tuskegee, AL St. Patrick's Boogie, Dublin, GA Skydive Atlanta, Thomaston, GA Skydive North Georgia (closed) Skydive Suffolk, Suffolk, VA Skydive Chicago, Ottawa, IL Blue Sky Adventures, St. George, SC (Harvest moon boogie baby!) Skydive Tennessee, McMinnville, TN (closed) Skydive San Marcos, Fentress, TX Headland Skydiving Center, Headland, AL (closed) Skydive Walterboro, Walterboro, SC Skydive Deland, Deland, FL The Parachute Center, Lodi, CA Skydive Monterey Bay, Marina, CA Skydive Hollister, Hollister, CA Alabama Skydiving, Inc., Weaver, AL (before move to Pell City) Skydive Sebastain, Sebastain, FL Skydive Coastal Carolinas, Southport, NC Skydive Tecumseh, Tecumseh, MI"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
grannyinthesky 0 #30 October 7, 2008 Thanks. I've had a remarkable year and am already thinking about where to go this winter. I'll jump here in frigid Idaho when I get the chance, of course, but I'm thinking something warmer would be nice on occasion. Maybe Eloy in Dec/Jan and then I'd sorta like to head to the Lodi/Davis area in March."safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChileRelleno 0 #31 October 7, 2008 Well... Since everybody is listing their aircraft, I will too. But I'm not listing 100 DZs, my CTS will flare up This is a copy-n-paste job, just updated it with a few aircraft. Cessna 172 182 182wb (various upgrades) 182nb 185 187 195 205 206p 206u (various upgrades) 207 Caravan Grand Caravan Beech B-18 twin B-18 Westwind (turbine) Twin Bonanza (D50, I think) B-80 Queen Air B-90 King Air (various models/upgrades) DHC DHC2 Beaver (Radial & Turbine) DHC6 Twin Otter (various models/upgrades) Misc AN-2 Casa C-212 Aviocar Short SC.7 Skyvan Pilatus Porter (various models/upgrades, including 'The Crazy Flamingo') PAC750XL Pitts Special S2 (Aerobtic Bi-Plane) DC-3 DC-4 DC-9 (Jet Airliner) ATL98 Carvair N89FA 'Fat Annie' (this is a converted DC-4, and it is also the last airworthy one in the world.) C-130 Hercules Heliocopters Bell 206 Bell 412 R44 Schweizer 300 Sikorsky S-58t Alouette II ChileRelleno-Rodriguez Bro#414 Hellfish#511,MuffBro#3532,AnvilBro#9, D24868 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #32 October 7, 2008 Quote Thanks. I've had a remarkable year and am already thinking about where to go this winter. I'll jump here in frigid Idaho when I get the chance, of course, but I'm thinking something warmer would be nice on occasion. Maybe Eloy in Dec/Jan and then I'd sorta like to head to the Lodi/Davis area in March. Eloy mid January PatYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladydyver 0 #33 October 7, 2008 Quote Thanks. I've had a remarkable year and am already thinking about where to go this winter. I'll jump here in frigid Idaho when I get the chance, of course, but I'm thinking something warmer would be nice on occasion. Maybe Eloy in Dec/Jan and then I'd sorta like to head to the Lodi/Davis area in March. you could always come down to florida with us for the holiday boogie at sebastian...oh the trouble to get intoDPH # 2 "I am not sure what you are suppose to do with that, but I don't think it is suppose to flop around like that." ~Skootz~ I have a strong regard for the rules.......doc! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grannyinthesky 0 #34 October 7, 2008 Quote Eloy mid January Pat I wish, but I'm back to work by then. It would have to be a really quick trip to do that. Can you be more specific on the dates you'll be around this part of the world?"safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grannyinthesky 0 #35 October 7, 2008 Quote you could always come down to florida with us for the holiday boogie at sebastian...oh the trouble to get into Hmmmm. I learned a bit about getting into trouble at Chicks Rock. LisaH is a corrupting influence. Her and her friend Jack. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #36 October 7, 2008 Quote Quote you could always come down to florida with us for the holiday boogie at sebastian...oh the trouble to get into Hmmmm. I learned a bit about getting into trouble at Chicks Rock. LisaH is a corrupting influence. Her and her friend Jack. I had nothing to do with anything. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladydyver 0 #37 October 7, 2008 Quote Quote you could always come down to florida with us for the holiday boogie at sebastian...oh the trouble to get into Hmmmm. I learned a bit about getting into trouble at Chicks Rock. LisaH is a corrupting influence. Her and her friend Jack. shhhhh.....don't tell anyone but I am secretly in love with Lisa's jack. we will be down at the invasion dec 29th-jan 9th. the invasion is over on the 5th.....think about it.....florida, skydiving, me, doc and a big crew from crosskeys and chicago....plus who ever else feels like coming out to play.DPH # 2 "I am not sure what you are suppose to do with that, but I don't think it is suppose to flop around like that." ~Skootz~ I have a strong regard for the rules.......doc! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grannyinthesky 0 #38 October 7, 2008 Quoteshhhhh.....don't tell anyone but I am secretly in love with Lisa's jack. we will be down at the invasion dec 29th-jan 9th. the invasion is over on the 5th.....think about it.....florida, skydiving, me, doc and a big crew from crosskeys and chicago....plus who ever else feels like coming out to play. Ohhhhhhh, I think I may have to start looking at air fare to Florida. OH, I just had a though. How close is the ocean? My accuracy is getting better, but it's one thing to land out in a field and another in the Atlantic. But, wait, would that count as my water training for my B?"safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #39 October 7, 2008 Quote Quote shhhhh.....don't tell anyone but I am secretly in love with Lisa's jack. we will be down at the invasion dec 29th-jan 9th. the invasion is over on the 5th.....think about it.....florida, skydiving, me, doc and a big crew from crosskeys and chicago....plus who ever else feels like coming out to play. Ohhhhhhh, I think I may have to start looking at air fare to Florida. OH, I just had a though. How close is the ocean? My accuracy is getting better, but it's one thing to land out in a field and another in the Atlantic. But, wait, would that count as my water training for my B? IIRC, some DZs required a D license for beach jumps. Other than that, you should be fine. However, there are swamps near some of the DZs though. Lake Wales and Sebastain have gators right next door. Hell, when I visited Lake Wales, they had baby gators living in the swoop pond! "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
grannyinthesky 0 #40 October 7, 2008 QuoteIIRC, some DZs required a D license for beach jumps. Other than that, you should be fine. However, there are swamps near some of the DZs though. Lake Wales and Sebastain have gators right next door. Hell, when I visited Lake Wales, they had baby gators living in the swoop pond! I don't want to land on the beach or anywhere near it, especially in the ocean. And, uh, gators???????? Maybe Eloy is a better idea than I thought."safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AllisonH 0 #41 October 7, 2008 QuoteWow, that's a lot of DZs represented. But um, have any of you people ever been to Raeford? Come on out and see us some time! We East coasters don't bite. Usually. Yep, did Raeford last year. Dropzones K-State Parachute Club - Wamego, KS Skydive Tecumseh - Tecumseh, MI Perris - Perris, CA Start Skydiving - Lebanon, OH Raeford - Raeford, NC Skydive Arizona - Eloy, AZ Skydive City - Z-Hills, FL Dublin Boogie - Dublin, GA WFFC - Rantoul, IL Chicagoland Skydiving - Hinckley, IL Skydive Chicago - Ottawa, IL Merillat Airport - Tecumseh, MI (we jump into this one often enough that I'm counting it as a dz) and a few non-dz type airports for demos Aircraft 182 (regular and widebody) Caravan (regular and grand) Otter King Air Beech 99 Pac 750 Allouette II Balloon Skyvan Casa C-130J So pretty much just all the usual suspects. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lauraliscious 0 #42 October 7, 2008 And here I thought my #'s were pretty good, with 27 DZ's in 14 states. You have me beat by a long shot! That's awesome. 100 DZ's is a noble goal. I just hope I can surpass 50 one day. 50 DZ's and 50 states, that would rock. Oh yeah, does it count as 1 or 2 if you jump at the same DZ but in a different location? Same owners/plane, but the DZ switched airports? I might add a new one to my #'s this weekend...Tennessee's newest DZ. Enemiga Rodriguez, PMS #369, OrFun #25, Team Dirty Sanchez #116, Pelt Head #29, Muff #4091 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #43 October 7, 2008 Quote Quote IIRC, some DZs required a D license for beach jumps. Other than that, you should be fine. However, there are swamps near some of the DZs though. Lake Wales and Sebastain have gators right next door. Hell, when I visited Lake Wales, they had baby gators living in the swoop pond! I don't want to land on the beach or anywhere near it, especially in the ocean. And, uh, gators???????? Maybe Eloy is a better idea than I thought. Eloy has its own problems that you have to watch out for. Namely... dust devils. "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
grannyinthesky 0 #44 October 7, 2008 Quote Eloy has its own problems that you have to watch out for. Namely... dust devils. Wonderful. I already had a brief encounter with one of those at West Plains in Ritzville, WA. I had turned on to final when one came through and boosted me up an extra hundred feet or so. I then had a choice of landing INTO buildings or onto pavement. I went for the pavement. I can PLF about anywhere. "safety first... and What the hell..... safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy POPS #10490 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drdive 0 #45 October 7, 2008 Washington: WestPlains Skydiving Snohomish Kapowsin Richland (now closed) California Elsinore Montana Lost Prairie Hamilton Florida Sebastian Z-hills Deland Lake Wales Nevada Skydive Mesquite Added Richland, WA - forgot about that one. Hoping to add a few new ones next year."We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #46 October 7, 2008 WA- Kapowsin, Shelton, Bremerton, Issaquah, Mt. Vernon, Snohomish, Toledo, West Plains, Richland =9 UT- #2 Muni, Cedar Valley, Toelle, Ogden, Bountiful, Vernal, Wendover = 7 CA= Elsinore(yeah!), Perris =2 OR- Mollala, Ralph's =2 ID - Rexburg =1 CO= Air Force Academy, Strasburg =2 AZ = only Coolidge so far =1 TX= Skydive Dallas =1 OK= Paradise =1 Also Acapulco, Costa Rica, Thailand=3 Wow, that's 29. That's more than I thought until I listed them. Maybe I get out more than I think. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #47 October 7, 2008 26 dropzones in 9 states. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airathanas 0 #48 October 7, 2008 Let's see.... Rochester NY The Ranch Carolina Sky Sports (now closed) Quincy Ill WFFC (no longer held) Titusville Skydive the Farm Skydive Atlanta Atlanta Skydiving Center (Grrr!) Emerald Coast AL Skydive Carolina St. George SC (closed) Raeford NC Archway Skydiving Center MO Skydive San Marcos Skydive Temple Z-Hills So that's 16 DZs and 9 states. Not bad. http://3ringnecklace.com/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bloody_trauma 2 #49 October 8, 2008 havent been to too many places SD Spaceland Rosharon, TX SD Houston, Waller, TX SD San Marcos, TX SD Duren Wallerfangen, GermanyFly it like you stole it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thesaint 0 #50 October 8, 2008 Hey Chile, Congrats Man! We did a couple of jumps together at Orange a few years ago. I still have not become a Rodriquez Brother but maybe one day soon. Congrats Man!!! Skydive Orange, Va Skydive Las Vegas Cleveland Parachute Club Z-Hills Skydive Deland Skydive DelMarVa Skydive CrossKeys Skydive WestPoint, Va Skydive Monroe, GA (Hey Big Steve) Skydive Arizona Skydive Suffolk, Va Skydive Playa Del Carmen, Mexico Skydive Chambersburg, Pa Carolina Sky Sports, NC AerOhio Rittman, Oh Skydive Chicago Did'nt realize it had been that many till I went through my log book. "If a thousand people agree on a dumb ideal, it's STILL a dumb ideal." Skully Bro #1 - POPS# 10440 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
