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Where to make my first Jump?

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Hello friends and skydiving gurus,

Im going to be making my first jump sometime this febuary (I had planned to make my first jump earlier in 2002, but a death in the family caused me to abort such plans). I live in San Diego, California and have heard alot about the two Perris Valley schools. My question is which one is a better Dropzone to do a first jump at? BTW I am planning on going Tandem.

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Break down of the Schools and DZs:
Elsinore has by far the best view and ahs some great staff. The atmosphere is casual and friendly. Good place to hang. Due to the size and staffing you might have a longer wait depending on the # of people.
Perris Valley has the largest and most experienced staff I have seen. It is a very professional well run operation. You will get trained and up in the air quickly. Due to their volume you might not get a lot of time with you tandem master.
Jim Wallace is sort of the middle. The staff is very friendly and does a great job with videos and has agood personal touch. They are smaller and you might have to wait.
As for the facilities Perris has a better physical plant witht the bombshelter for food and drinks, the pool and more aircraft.
Elsinore has a snack bar, a great view and a great DZO(Drop zone owner) who might be on your plane
Chris

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Quade's just trying to get you to jump at his place. Seriously, though, if I am at Perris first thing in the morning and it's not hazy, the first jump is often a free-fly solo jump just to look at the mountains. From the Little San Bernardino range (beyond Palm Springs), San Jacinto, and San Gorgonio to the foothills towards Riverside and Los Angeles, it's a million dollar view (for a lot less).

Harry
I don't drink during the day, so I don't know what it is about this airline. I keep falling out the door of the plane.

Harry, FB #4143

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Yeah, do a tandem with BillVon and write it up!

I've also got a buddy, Brooke Balkwell, who's a coach at the same place, Otay Lake, I think it's called. I rode with a couple tandems in their 206, and I hear their Otter is screamingly fast to altitude. The visuals are much better than Perris/Elsinore, and the visuals are really what your tandem experience is all about.

Oh, and get video:)

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Aren't there two operations in San Diego?
One at Otay, the other Brown Field?



Jamey Woodward sold Otay to Buzz Fink (DZO from Brown Field) a few years ago. Buzz fixed the place up and moved his entire operation there. Brown's DZ is closed now.

ltdiver

Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon

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Quade's just trying to get you to jump at his place.


Well, actually, after being in the sport for a few years I do have an opinion about where I would send a family member and specifically with which tandem master I'd want them to jump with, but that's not exactly where I was going.
All I was really trying to point out was that Eloy is a lot farther away than -any- of the SoCal drop zones. ;)
quade -
The World's Most Boring Skydiver

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