mik 2 #1 July 1, 2005 If you are thinking of travelling to eg Dubai and getting a jump or two, my experiences may be of interest. After checking out Umm Al Quwain on dropzone (planes listed are King Air and Grand Caravan), I phoned from the UK (on the day before I travelled) to be told that at the weekend there would be a lot of lifts and I should have no trouble getting several jumps on my one free day. Later the same week, I made contact with some of the jumpers and was told that they are currently using a small Cessna, but I should still be able to get a jump or two in. I travelled to the drop zone (taxi ride of nearly an hour), document and gear check, got manifested for the next load then before long I was taken off and remanifested for a jump almost 3 hours later. The reason given was that they wanted to make sure the tandems jumped before it got dark. So I left (20 minute wait for a taxi, another hour taxi ride back to the hotel). So my advice to anyone thinking of jumping there is to find out exactly what planes are operational and if it is just a Cessna 182, think hard before taking the time and effort (and expense) to make the trip, especially if, like me, you find it frustrating to be taken off loads to make way for tandems. I can cope with waiting to be manifested, but once manifested, I like to stay manifested.. I have got to say that the people I met there were really nice, but I felt I wasted a lot of time and didn't get to jump. This is just my experience of today. I am sure that once they get the larger planes operational, things will be much better. *********************************************** I'm NOT totally useless... I can be used as a bad example Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bowen 0 #2 July 1, 2005 that sucks dude. did they say anything about the tunnel being built for the UAE royal family? -BowenRetired Tunnel Instructor, Sky/Tunnel Coach Former dealer for 2k Composites, Skysystems, Alti-2, Wings Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mik 2 #3 July 3, 2005 No mention at all of a tunnel - but I didn't ask *********************************************** I'm NOT totally useless... I can be used as a bad example Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
