What to expect, Eloy boogie

[Zlew 0]

I was there last year, and it was UN-REAL. It is skydivers Mecca!
Sign is is pretty fast, Pay your boogie fee (well worth it, Beer Cart at night).
For those who have never been, there are 2 landing areas. The main area is I'd guess 200 long, by 100 or so deep. PERFECTLY flat, watered and tended grass (like a freakn' pool table). You have to land the way the first person lands there (pretty much never any wind). The second landing area is a 2 min walk away from the main area. It's a little bit bigger, just as nice, and don't have to land the same way (lot less traffic too). MILES of open land all around if u can't make it back.

Otter load one is annoucned for a 5 min call at 7:40. Otter 2 takes off by 8. Most of the time there were 3 otters and the skyvan in the air at all times. Groups openning every 3 mins or so. King air, and porter only did a few loads. DC3 loads were a few a day (same price). Sevarl Steerman loads, and balloons every morning and night. Most days ran around 60 otter loads (not counting big ways) and 20 or so skyvan loads.
The airspeed boys did a lot of the RW organizing. You don't have to cover their slot or anything like that and get to jump with the best in the sport. We made 6 jumps or so with Kirkby (small ways) and I think Craig was doing most of the big way stuff.
Pretty good party sceen at night. Tons of covered concrete areas to creap , pack/ practice. Free creepers all over the place. Eloy really is a little skydive city. Full bar and food joint, work out room, coffee shop, barber shop, laundry, gear store,.....Very cool people there.
I promise that you won't regret going.

Hope to see everyone there this year.
Blue skies
Z

[f1freak 0]

Ahhhhhhh....
It's still so far away...
I wanna go now...

HAVE FUN...
...JUST DONT DIE

[nws01 0]

The DZ.com Invasion will make the evenings a lot more fun. There are some serious partiers within this group of people.

[AggieDave 6]

Never mind that Collegates is going to be going on too, college skydivers party? Naaahhh, never!

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[bbarnhouse 0]

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It's a little bit bigger, just as nice, and don't have to land the same way (lot less traffic too

I'm sorry but this is incorrect. You must follow the first person down at both landing areas OR land off the landing area. The difference with the alternate area is that you may land into the wind, but you must also follow the rule of first man down.
*note if you land in the main area against the pattern you will be restricted to landing at the alternate area*
The no fly zones will be strictly enforced.
We expect to have well over 500 people here for this event not including those participating in Collegiates.
Hope that helps with the landing rules here at Planet Eloy.

[Zlew 0]

Sorry if the info was bad, that was just what the manifest folks told us last year. It usually wasn't nearly as much of an issue in the other landing area because so few pepole landed there (sometimes just 1 or 2 per otter load). It would be real nasty to have people landing more than one way in the main landing area.
Oh, yea, forgot to talk about the no fly zone over the runway...was it 1000ft or 500? can't remember , but he way the jump runs and spots were last year, I don't think i ever had any reason to be over the runway.

[Zlew 0]

Maybe that needs to be made more clear.
THe main area is East west as I remember, and longer east to west than north to south...
You had to land either east or west, and had to follow the first person down. So you would have to land crosswind, at least, if the wind was not East or west.
Again, there was only one day of winds when we were there, and for the most part it wasn't an issue.

I found it kind of funny. They were giving wind warning over the loud speaker when the winds hit 20mph. When I used to jump in west texas.... 20mph was low wind!

Z

[bbarnhouse 0]

Yes the main is E & W following first person down. No landing past beer line on main.

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They were giving wind warning over the loud speaker when the winds hit 20mph. When I used to jump in west texas.... 20mph was low wind!

20 mph flying a napkin can be dangerous.
Both areas have tetrahedrons, but PLEASE go by the wind socks, as often times they differ.
No fly zone is 500 ft.

[skycat 0]

hehe....shucks, I was jumping in 25+ last weekend

Fly it like you stole it!

[bbarnhouse 0]

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hehe....shucks, I was jumping in 25+ last weekend

Out here.....locals tend to stand down at 22-25.
There is always another day to jump.

[nws01 0]

25+ makes for a great down winder. Get your adraneline going!

[SkymonkeyONE 4]

You guys can have keep that 25 mph crap. Unless I have a fat tandem passenger, that amount of wind means it's time for a coctail. I have plenty of wind proficiency jumps, thank you very much.

Chuck

[airgord 1]

The other "No Fly Zone" is 500' over the buildings.
For a better clarification see the aerial photo in the manifest office when you check in. See you all then.

[Zlew 0]

you have to understand, you guys are in skydive Mecca. There are many places where "normal" winds are 15-20 every day of the year. I usually call it a day if it's real gusty or over 30.
I'd lvoe to live in a place where the winds are light every day!
Z

[Sebazz1 2]

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25+

No flare competition

[airgord 1]

The wind tends to blow out of the southwest and create a lot of turbulence from the buildings, so as BB said; "the locals tend to stand down" there is always another day.

[AggieDave 6]

That and the dirt devils tend to make things a bit wild...

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[skycat 0]

Actually I had plenty of drive and no issue at all, for some reason up here 25 felt like landing at 18 at sea level. Plus it is often very windy here, so it's all about the culture. Locals here shut down at 30.

Heck the other DZ on the airport was still dropping students. Not that I thought that was safe.

Fly it like you stole it!

[freeflir29 0]

Swooping gets dangerous when it's over 20. I'll sit out...thanks... Cause if I can't swoop...I don't really want to jump.

[bbarnhouse 0]

Thanks Gordo!! When you coming home?
Personally........I like my appendages all in tact, I stand down at 20-22. I'll just sit back and watch

[TequilaGirl 0]

Stop it Kelli - you are reminding me of the winds in Dallas........

[skycat 0]

hehe...there is one DZ that always has 0 winds, it's not the highest one in the state but I swear landing into the wind there is faster than landing downwind at other DZs. The other 3 give Dallas a run for their money. I'm serious though, the higher elevation really doesn't make higher winds that bad as long as they are smooth which they were last weekend. It's the weekends they are 7 gusting to 25 I sit on the ground.

Fly it like you stole it!

[ChileRelleno 0]

I LOVE ELOY!!!! My job as a longhaul trucker takes me by there fairly regular and dang do I have fun. I haven't been there for a boogie,drat the luck, but your guaranteed to have a blast and YES the facilities are firstrate, you'll dig the Bentprop bar and restraunt for food and nightly carousing...Wish I could be there!
Have fun and play safely!!!

ChileRelleno-Rodriguez Bro#414
Hellfish#511,MuffBro#3532,AnvilBro#9, D24868

[Guest]

When is the Eloy Boogie to take place? I didn't see it on the Boogie Calendar.

"The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat."

[Stacy 0]

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Have fun and play safely!!!

safely? are you trying to take the fun out of the whole trip?