HeatherB 0 #1 September 26, 2005 My brother's friend called to confirm a tandem reservation at Skydive Las Vegas and they told him they are "shut down, with no scheduled re-open date." Anyone know why? I did a search and I don't see anything on their website. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #2 September 26, 2005 Give him the number for Skydive Mesquite.. a short drive to a great bunch of people Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bozo 0 #3 September 27, 2005 QuoteMy brother's friend called to confirm a tandem reservation at Skydive Las Vegas and they told him they are "shut down, with no scheduled re-open date." Anyone know why? I did a search and I don't see anything on their website. who cares. good riddance. bozo bozo Pain is fleeting. Glory lasts forever. Chicks dig scars. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
outlawphx 1 #4 September 27, 2005 Quote who cares. good riddance. bozo Hey Jimbo, why don't you tell her what you really think Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dorbie 0 #5 September 27, 2005 Weren't they a tandem factory anyway? They'd only let you sport jump there if you graduated with them. Tell your brother's friend to try Skydive Mesquite http://www.skydivemesquite.com/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HeatherB 0 #6 September 27, 2005 He was only visiting Nevada. He's back home now and will probably go to one of the NJ or NY DZ's. I know Las Vegas is a tandem mill...I was just curious why it's closed. I'm the inquisitive type. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpjunkie2004 0 #7 September 27, 2005 We could make up rumors.... Maybe the owner was a gambler and he lost the plane in a poker tournament Jump, Land, Pack, Repeat... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JohnRich 4 #8 September 27, 2005 QuoteWe could make up rumors.... I heard one of those giant worms, like in the movie "Tremors", popped up out of the desert earth and swallowed the plane whole! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites tdog 0 #9 September 28, 2005 QuoteQuoteWe could make up rumors.... I heard one of those giant worms, like in the movie "Tremors", popped up out of the desert earth and swallowed the plane whole! I was wondering what farted metal parts into my back yard... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites thesaint 0 #10 September 28, 2005 It is a factory. The wifey wife and I were in Vegas (she was jumping then) and I had done my homework (or so I thought) and called ahead from home to find out if we as AFF students could get a jump while we were in Vegas. They told us yes no problem just bring your logbook. When we arrived at the DZ we were told All we could do was a tandem jump. They picked us up on the strip and I thought that was cool but after the jump it was hurry up hurry up hurry up if you want to buy a T-Shirt, or etc cause the van is leaving. We did no instructor/student debrief or anything. There was a new van load of folks arriving as we left. Coming from a DZ where they want you to learn I said to myself "Im never coming back here again." "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 jumpjunkie2004 0 #11 September 28, 2005 Hey Nate...you're supposed to be coming up with rumors...not facts They picked you up on the Strip. Took you to a mine shaft. Told you that free fall involved a deep cavern and pushed you off a ledge and down into the shaft. While you were in the shaft, they emptied your wallet. Come on Nate - get with the program.Jump, Land, Pack, Repeat... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Eule 0 #12 September 28, 2005 QuoteWe could make up rumors.... They got behind on the gravity bill and it was turned off. Their 182 could make it to altitude in 3 minutes but when the people jumped, they just hung there in the air. They had to wait until it got dark, covertly attach a hose to the neighbor's gravity well, and run the hose over to the landing area to get the jumpers down. EulePLF does not stand for Please Land on Face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mr2mk1g 10 #13 September 28, 2005 Now THAT's a good rumor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpjunkie2004 0 #14 September 28, 2005 Good one Jump, Land, Pack, Repeat... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NWFlyer 2 #15 September 28, 2005 I heard they were selling tandems off the Stratosphere tower. NPS classified the landing area as park land and, well, the rest is history."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites HeatherB 0 #16 October 1, 2005 Oh well, no info out there. I'm guessing it's because nobody really cares. It wasn't a boogie dz or one that catered to experienced jumpers. It still would be interesting to know if they closed due to legal problems, $ problems, the DZO just wanted to take a long vacation, etc. Oh, look: They offer "FREE ground training!" How generous! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites packerboy 3 #17 October 1, 2005 Are you saying they were doing tandem BASE jumps? -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites HydroGuy 0 #18 October 1, 2005 Yep, Tandem WINGSUIT BASE jumps from the Stratosphere.Get in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites packerboy 3 #19 October 1, 2005 With whuffos? Gotta be a joke.. I feel stupid for asking... -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites HydroGuy 0 #20 October 1, 2005 Just starting rumorsGet in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NWFlyer 2 #21 October 1, 2005 QuoteWith whuffos? Gotta be a joke.. I feel stupid for asking... This whole thread had turned into preposterous rumors. I was just having fun with it. Yes. Joke."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpjunkie2004 0 #22 October 1, 2005 Sorry HeatherB... I started this mess. It didn't seem like there was any "real" information I'm a trouble maker, but I would NEVER stoop to inflating my jump numbers Jump, Land, Pack, Repeat... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites HeatherB 0 #23 October 1, 2005 I don't mind the rumors, I have no relationship with that place...and they're amusing. PM sent regarding the jump number thing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
jumpjunkie2004 0 #7 September 27, 2005 We could make up rumors.... Maybe the owner was a gambler and he lost the plane in a poker tournament Jump, Land, Pack, Repeat... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #8 September 27, 2005 QuoteWe could make up rumors.... I heard one of those giant worms, like in the movie "Tremors", popped up out of the desert earth and swallowed the plane whole! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tdog 0 #9 September 28, 2005 QuoteQuoteWe could make up rumors.... I heard one of those giant worms, like in the movie "Tremors", popped up out of the desert earth and swallowed the plane whole! I was wondering what farted metal parts into my back yard... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thesaint 0 #10 September 28, 2005 It is a factory. The wifey wife and I were in Vegas (she was jumping then) and I had done my homework (or so I thought) and called ahead from home to find out if we as AFF students could get a jump while we were in Vegas. They told us yes no problem just bring your logbook. When we arrived at the DZ we were told All we could do was a tandem jump. They picked us up on the strip and I thought that was cool but after the jump it was hurry up hurry up hurry up if you want to buy a T-Shirt, or etc cause the van is leaving. We did no instructor/student debrief or anything. There was a new van load of folks arriving as we left. Coming from a DZ where they want you to learn I said to myself "Im never coming back here again." "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
jumpjunkie2004 0 #11 September 28, 2005 Hey Nate...you're supposed to be coming up with rumors...not facts They picked you up on the Strip. Took you to a mine shaft. Told you that free fall involved a deep cavern and pushed you off a ledge and down into the shaft. While you were in the shaft, they emptied your wallet. Come on Nate - get with the program.Jump, Land, Pack, Repeat... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eule 0 #12 September 28, 2005 QuoteWe could make up rumors.... They got behind on the gravity bill and it was turned off. Their 182 could make it to altitude in 3 minutes but when the people jumped, they just hung there in the air. They had to wait until it got dark, covertly attach a hose to the neighbor's gravity well, and run the hose over to the landing area to get the jumpers down. EulePLF does not stand for Please Land on Face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #13 September 28, 2005 Now THAT's a good rumor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpjunkie2004 0 #14 September 28, 2005 Good one Jump, Land, Pack, Repeat... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #15 September 28, 2005 I heard they were selling tandems off the Stratosphere tower. NPS classified the landing area as park land and, well, the rest is history."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HeatherB 0 #16 October 1, 2005 Oh well, no info out there. I'm guessing it's because nobody really cares. It wasn't a boogie dz or one that catered to experienced jumpers. It still would be interesting to know if they closed due to legal problems, $ problems, the DZO just wanted to take a long vacation, etc. Oh, look: They offer "FREE ground training!" How generous! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
packerboy 3 #17 October 1, 2005 Are you saying they were doing tandem BASE jumps? -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HydroGuy 0 #18 October 1, 2005 Yep, Tandem WINGSUIT BASE jumps from the Stratosphere.Get in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
packerboy 3 #19 October 1, 2005 With whuffos? Gotta be a joke.. I feel stupid for asking... -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HydroGuy 0 #20 October 1, 2005 Just starting rumorsGet in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #21 October 1, 2005 QuoteWith whuffos? Gotta be a joke.. I feel stupid for asking... This whole thread had turned into preposterous rumors. I was just having fun with it. Yes. Joke."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpjunkie2004 0 #22 October 1, 2005 Sorry HeatherB... I started this mess. It didn't seem like there was any "real" information I'm a trouble maker, but I would NEVER stoop to inflating my jump numbers Jump, Land, Pack, Repeat... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HeatherB 0 #23 October 1, 2005 I don't mind the rumors, I have no relationship with that place...and they're amusing. PM sent regarding the jump number thing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
