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You can count us in for sure, and next year without JFTC to work on... I'll certainly have some available free time (WHAT AM I GOING TO DO without JFTC updates!! It's been a part of my life for over a year now!) On track, I'm excited to see DZ.com'ers will be around during the event... do you have an official 'dz.com attendance roster?" So excited.. I even washed my suit so it would be pretty in pictures... and am almost packed to leave!

Yeah.. next is ELOY.. a KIND AND WONDERFUL dz.com'er gave me his $100 off an hour certificate!!! We're shopping flights now

Travis, If you can't fly your regular suit at Flyaway.. I suggest you keep trying

I've flown some in 5 of the 8 tunnels listed... another one I will have flown within the next month or so.. I agree with Tunnefly... the BEST tunnel is near your home and considers you part of the family. I don't think there is a fair way to answer this poll... because BEST is a subjective thing.. like beauty is in the eye of the beholder... it really matters what you are looking at.. each of these listed is the worlds best wind tunnel, each brings JOY to others lives, each makes it possible to expand our minds, each are inviting to their home crowd and each serve us dutifully. Since I can't choose multiple answers, there isn't a fair way for me to give my opinion. Good luck on your quest... try them out.. you be the judge!

A BIG thank you from Lexi... I'm sure it feels good to be remembered this way too!! I sat her down & showed her the notes and she was so suprised!! The day was great, the cake was purple and the gifts were plenty!

Silly rabbit!!! The JFTC Announcements page is what I'm talkin' about, of course!!

Clicky what? the announcements page? doesn't everyone have that bookmarked in their favorites already?

Thanks for telling everyone! Here's a link.. http://estripes.osd.mil/bin/download.php?filename=MID21005&edition=mideast not sure how long the link will work, but go to pg. 10 of the pdf to see it..

Hello everyone!

Laurie that's hilarious!!! I'll wait for the NEXT one to put on my site Thanks for keeping us all up-to-date! Meet ya soon!

Hey JP.. thanks ALOT really.. now I know just how everything works/operates over there and next time I come back, I'm sure to have an even better time!

Rosa sweetie, I wish we could've met while we were there... I would then understand where this came from. I asked about the operating procedures.. not flying. Chuck.. I felt your interpretation was exactly how I received it... taken to pm

FYI I don't know where you get the idea that I fly for FREE at Appalachian Amusement Center but your wrong.... very wrong. Where's the sisterly love?????

Aren't you coming over to support us???? I was hoping to have my newest girly friend there for support!!! Paige.. I love both necklace styles!! The ribbon is extra cute though.... and so symbolic... I'm talking to a jewelry designer about fans & props... 3 styles.. next event.. I'll supply some for sure!

I assure you I asked a staff member. I hope that no matter which one it was, they all provide the same answers. and on the other note... you were saying then that the controller is accustomed to flyers asking for the appropriate amount of air to keep them in the 3-4ft range off the net, and that's what I could've/should've done so that I would've been in frame too?

OMG..... YOUR SO NOT CHOPPED LIVER!!! FORGIVE ME.. I"m still asleep from my travels.. it took us a WHOLE day to get home.. we missed our flights out... ANYWAY.. Mary you were SO WONDERFUL and you'll be PROUD to know I have my calendar displayed and am so secure in how I will be explaining it to my beautiful daughter. YOU ARE WONDERFUL... I met lotsa DZ.com JFTC'ers... but the thing is Mar... I already felt like I KNEW you

I cannot believe there was a place for us to check our videos at the tunnel and NO ONE offered it but instead sent us to the Bombshelter... that sux all the rest I understand of course.. and like I said next time I'll definitely get a whole half hour at least. and I did meet one dz.comer although not at the tunnel... HIYA QUADE if you ever poke around in here I'm not sure I even understand what your saying... are you saying people fly right above the net so that when the speed changes in the tunnel on them, they don't have anywhere to fall and they can maintain their position more easily without interruption?? I certainly saw that in action while watching a 4 way team... also.. I wonder.. how does that translate to the sky.. I see them feeling for the walls.. touch touch kick kick.. what happens in the sky when there are no walls.. I hear everyone talking about muscle memory and so I wonder with all that time in the tunnel practicing like that.. do they kick & reach for the walls in the sky too outta habit? (serious question.. I SWEAR I'm not being sarcastic in ANY WAY!)

Ok.. I did my time today at Perris at 10 am in the morning. I must say I had a nice time over there!! Everyone was very friendly, especially the group that went in right after us.. they were clapping etc while we were even still in there flying even!! It was a good visit. I flew for about 13 minutes total.. I brought a friend with so we shared the time.. she flew one rotation alone, and so did I.. the rest of the time we shared. The rotation was VERY hard to get used to.. flying for only 2.5 minutes at a time isn't very much and isn't what we are used to... just about the time I would be getting warmed, Scott (instructor) would step in and let us know that our time is over.. it's a good thing he was there for that.. I only looked at the clock once or twice the whole time and I know Rox barely noticed it till her last flight too!!! The rules there are very strict and they work hard to enforce them.. although I expected MOST of the rules that were presented to me.. one came up which I NEVER expected which was that we were NOT allowed to fly at different levels from eachother... everytime I would go up above Rox to do our 2 way spin they would turn the air down and Scott would jump in to tell me to look at her eye to eye. This is a new thing for sure.. this is my 8th tunnel and the first time that has been presented to me. I didn't know ahead of time about this so it took a couple of reprimands for me to finally figure out he was serious!! and so most of the flying we do together isn't even allowed at SVP We tried to have some folks watch on the web cam but we spent most of our time out of frame above the view of the camera, so the only record we have of it is 2 VHS tapes.. no cameras were allowed in the chamber nor did they have a system for snapping pics. DVDs were $30 so we didn't get them and a good thing too because most of the time we are not even in the view of the camera and the entire tape (on 2 VCRs) was filled with static.. I'm hoping that a better VCR will do the trick but the bombshelter tape player didn't even play it.. and they didn't have a place for us to check it out at the tunnel itself so we had to go find a vcr, finally found one in the room/shack that Joao is using now .. and that was the best it played but still lotsa static The controls were SUPER responsive.. more like Flyaway's response time in controlling the speed.. split second reactions. .I like that alot and it was helpful I expected lags in airspeed adjustments but nope! Who knows what airspeed we were at.. I couldn't even figure out where the door to the control room was, but I wasn't too interested in finding it.. there is a little pass through window that they give your tapes through.. but our controller was gone already and replaced by our instructor.. fast rotation it looks like with little breaks. So.. I can say for sure it's fast... of course, I'm not sure about comparing it to the SVO because it's been a few months since I flew there, but by THAT experience Perris was MUCH faster.. I was able to mainain splits, sit, docs, back carving etc.. all with ease.. at SVO I always had to kick off the net constantly.. so fast, yes..very much so! Suits, earplugs & empty pockets (YES even inside your suit zip pockets) must be empty.. fortunately they provide you with a free locker...although I am NEVER comfortable leaving my thousand dollar wedding ring in a tiny tin box where the key is accesible from any side of the counter... also i didn't notice anyone guarding the keys while we were in the chamber but I'm sure it was fine (silly me I'm paranoid).. End result.. what a nice experience we had, I'm so glad.. I don't know if I met any DZ.com'ers.. noone said they were but Chris, Nick & Scott were the guys we met and a really sweet but much too busy Myra (?) I think down at check-in!! I would've loved to fly more but the extra 2.50 per minute of airtime is just not in my budget for sure.... and I'm much rather spend the money somewhere where we can fly more freely.. JUST MY OPINION of course.. I know not everyone has the same goals from their flying or even looks at flying the same way I do... but for those of you out there who think a little like I do.. that was my experience.. I would CERTAINLY do it again but I would book an entire 1/2 hour for sure so that I didn't have to have such short flight times... Will definitely visit again sometime... perhaps JFTC 2008!! A big thumbs up for Perris SV.. ALSO.. important to note... they don't seem to call it SkyVenture Perris... instead I see Perris SkyVenture everywhere... no big difference, just an interesting side note!

AWESOME!!!! Big step along the way!! Congrats to you all!!!! Can't wait to see concrete in the big ol' hole

An opening date for Adren-L-N 2 has not yet been set.. that I am aware of. I can't believe their website announces a 2005 opening for a tunnel who's sale wasn't complete until late 2004.. perhaps it was the permanent location for the portable that was going to happen this year? Well.. I can tell you for sure that they will build it.... they have purchased their site license but are in the process of negotiating a different location deal than was originally planned. It's also important to note that SH*&^T happens and so do delays in building VWTs :) We have been expecting a late 2006 opening but one can never tell. Disclaimer for cranky dz.com'ers: I am not the owner, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night! Seriously though, we (Bodyflight Concepts) sold the tunnel and are contracted for the training... so I have a pretty good inside scoop. I bought my first home with the commission from it Pink Suits!! Dawn Suiter

the days events have only been over a short time!! Kate's update is up and online now on the blog I had no idea there were JFTC conversations going on over here too in General!!! I was dying to know what was going on myself!! Owell.. webcam images were better than nothing.

I'm not sure guys.. you'll have to wait for Mary to have time to post here and let us know maybe.. she posted that update

Great photos again from today!!! Once I get on the DZ I'll be uploading pics throughout the day to the site that I have taken..

that's ok Shannon was better on Charmed.. I finally am used to Paige though.. Rose is ok.. Shannon is also on Little House on the Prairie!!! She's so cute as a little girl.. and it looks JUST like her.. except I didn't recognize it was her until she 'scrunched up her eyes and nose' on an episode and I expected furniture to go flying!!! Dawn Suiter

tryin to make me feel old are you?? Not a buffy fan, but Angel is alright.. I LOVE CHARMED.. I watch the reruns on TNT and then the New ones on the WB.. I've seen every episode & read every script!!