ACMESkydiver 0 #1 June 14, 2004 What would it have? I mean the ultimate DZ? Here's some things I'm putting on my list: Different landing areas for newer or saner jumpers, and then the psycho swoopers can have some place away from us... A sleeping porch. Gotta have that for those nights when we've had a lil' too much to go home... Bonfire pit. Oh yeah. Cafe with an open porch that looks out onto the landing areas. Pub onsight, again overlooking the landing areas. Needs to be somewhere south...MUST be a year 'round climate for jumping. And I just SO love palm trees! Covered packing areas. Covered, cement area for creepers so we could dirt dive, like, a 10-way minimum. Video editing station. Gift shop stuff...every DZ has to have some branded T-shirts and crap like that. And planes. Lots of planes. Big planes. Fast planes. Pretty planes. LOTS of outs... Like near soccer fields or pastures or something. So what else? What would the ultimate DZ have? ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #2 June 14, 2004 Super fast jump plane (like a Super King Air) and one with a big door (Otter or tailgate plane). Then you could choose based on your particular jump's needs. Bunkhouse. Air conditioned packing area. FLAT landing area (no potholes or hills). RV hookups. And LOTS of fun people, especially other chicks! Kelly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #3 June 14, 2004 Oh more, more: BIG flat screen TV for video reviewing...and an X-Box for when we're on weather hold... And showers. Must have some place to clean up and head to work if need-be! And a big dog. Must have a DZ dog. Mmm-hmmm....so what else? Anyone? ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #4 June 14, 2004 QuoteNeeds to be somewhere south...MUST be a year 'round climate for jumping. And I just SO love palm trees! Other than that requirement, you just desribed Skydive Chicago. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #5 June 14, 2004 RV hookups, and BBQ & picnic tables and stuff... Oh, need equipment for night jumps. And some reeeeally cool windsocks that you can SEE really well from the air... OH!!! And off-road golf carts!!! Yeah! That'd be cool. And at least a couple of packers hanging around all the time...I HATE to pack... And a really good manifest chick that knows what she's doing...or he, whatever...~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #6 June 14, 2004 Add a wind tunnel and... you've almost described Perris. No off road golf carts though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #7 June 14, 2004 A DZ that doesn't charge $22 for jump ticketsMay your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #8 June 14, 2004 QuoteQuoteNeeds to be somewhere south...MUST be a year 'round climate for jumping. And I just SO love palm trees! Other than that requirement, you just desribed Skydive Chicago. I'll have to come visit someday. OHHH!!! You know what no one else has?? OMG, I dreamed about this...a retractable BASE tower. No joke, it could work!!! I know some engineers...it could happen!! Yeah, platform would have to have the ability to lower to say 30 feet to keep OUT of the way for air traffic when not needed...yeah, then it could raise up from the center to 700 feet or so. That'd be good enough for base jumpers... yeah, and at the top, it would have to have 2 platforms extending in opposite directions, so you could have 2 people at once...it would have to have a safety ladder that raises and lowers with the platform (the whole thing would telescope up and down) yes! That would be fun to watch...I am NOT a BASE jumper and never will be, but I do know a few people that have that kind of interest. And it has to have an American flag at the top and lots of flashing lights...and lights all the way up the sides so people can see it... And a wind tunnel!!! Yep, must have a wind tunnel...~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lifewithoutanet 0 #9 June 14, 2004 Sounds a lot like Perris, to me. Except maybe the public video editing. -C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #10 June 14, 2004 QuoteI'll have to come visit someday YES!!! Come hang out with me and eeneR!! ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #11 June 14, 2004 you forgot the nice people to jump with, the swoop park, the top-class free coaching and organising... and why do you want nice places to land out, the landing area is HUUUGE and the pilots spot perfectly...scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #12 June 14, 2004 Alrighty then, I'll have to check out Perris, too...but this is for the ultimate DZ...so what else? Ooo! Massage chairs! Yes, very nice... -And does Perris have X-Box?? That's a requirement for the ultimate DZ...~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #13 June 14, 2004 Quoteyou forgot the nice people to jump with, the swoop park, the top-class free coaching and organising... and why do you want nice places to land out, the landing area is HUUUGE and the pilots spot perfectly... Yes, very important! Perfect spots, big landing areas, and places for swoopers to swoop freely. Much fun! Oh geez, I almost forgot beach landings! Yeah, have to have a spot to land on the beach right next to the water... And it needs to be hot air balloon friendly too. I have a friend that owns a hot air balloon, and one of these days I'll convince her to throw us out of it! ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #14 June 14, 2004 QuoteWhat would it have? I mean the ultimate DZ? Here's some things I'm putting on my list: Different landing areas for newer or saner jumpers, and then the psycho swoopers can have some place away from us... Perris has that. QuoteA sleeping porch. Gotta have that for those nights when we've had a lil' too much to go home... How about 2 bunkhouses? QuoteBonfire pit. Oh yeah. Yep. QuoteCafe with an open porch that looks out onto the landing areas. How about if it had a bar too? QuotePub onsight, again overlooking the landing areas. Oh, I already said that. QuoteNeeds to be somewhere south...MUST be a year 'round climate for jumping. And I just SO love palm trees! You mean like Southern California? QuoteCovered packing areas. OK, can do. QuoteCovered, cement area for creepers so we could dirt dive, like, a 10-way minimum. How about a 40 way? (Or bigger?) QuoteGift shop stuff...every DZ has to have some branded T-shirts and crap like that. It's just a wee little place..... QuoteAnd planes. Lots of planes. Big planes. Fast planes. Pretty planes. Well, the Skyvan is pretty ugly but it's going in for new paint next week, and Shark Air is still pretty cool. The Other two otters ain't too bad looking either. QuoteLOTS of outs... Like near soccer fields or pastures or something. No problem. QuoteSo what else? What would the ultimate DZ have? A wind tunnel. Balloon jumps. World class organizers. Fun people like me.Wish I could find a place like that........ I'll just sit here in the sun relaxing dreaming about such a thing..... Jump anyone? Edit: Got to have a pool too. Was just reminded of that. Where else are you going to throw someone after their 100th or 5000th skydive.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #15 June 14, 2004 A 14,000 ft. high dome with lots of elevators would be perfect. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lifewithoutanet 0 #16 June 14, 2004 QuoteOoo! Massage chairs! Yes, very nice... Aye, Perris has that, too. -C. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #17 June 14, 2004 Quote A 14,000 ft. high dome with lots of elevators would be perfect. Don't count that out, Cocheese...the DZ of the future perhaps... However, I do prefer a slight breeze to help slow the landing a smidge. -Artificial breeze? Wind fans? That'd do it. Perfect landings every time! ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #18 June 14, 2004 QuoteQuoteOoo! Massage chairs! Yes, very nice... Aye, Perris has that, too. -C. You are freaking kidding me...~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyyhi 0 #19 June 14, 2004 Sounds a lot like Perris. . .________________________________________ Take risks not to escape life… but to prevent life from escaping. ~ A bumper sticker at the DZ FGF #6 Darcy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #20 June 14, 2004 QuoteNo off road golf carts though. That's what rental cars are for.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,107 #21 June 14, 2004 >A 14,000 ft. high dome with lots of elevators would be perfect. Then you'd have the tracking dive running into the elevator shaft . . . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #22 June 14, 2004 QuoteQuoteNo off road golf carts though. That's what rental cars are for. Why yes. Yes they are. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #23 June 14, 2004 QuoteOoo! Massage chairs! Yes, very nice... Chairs? We've got people for that.......---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #24 June 14, 2004 Throw someone in a pool? You guys would do that? That'd get you written up for cruel and unusual up here, buddy!! Of course, the 54 degree weather does have something to do with it... Ok I'm adding a pool, since it will be in Southern California. Oh, and real important to be wayyyy out of the way of any int'l airport traffic. I had a great spot picked out up here in Washington, but the SeaTac traffic is nuts...~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #25 June 14, 2004 QuoteArtificial breeze? Wind fans? That'd do it. Perfect landings every time! I suppose we could fire up the DC-9 everytime you're comming in to land. The jets are pointed right at the landing area...... ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
