Missouri - know a good place for Escrow\Fun Jumps\Formation flying?

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Hello All. greetings from Israel.
I'll spend this month in Columbia, Missouri for business. Decided to take the opportunity to find a used rig and send it to a Rigger Escrow somewhere close to there.
Also, with or without connection to that, i'd like to do some jumps while i'm there! i'd be happy to find a place which is not so far, not so tandem oriented, and maybe even with nice jumpers that want to jump with me (54 jumps)...!

Any leads? תודה

[NewGuy2005 53]

Send a message to Superfletch. He's a good guy up in Missouri.

[Cbteague 0]

Glidersports in Clinton, MO. Contact superfletch.

https://m.facebook.com/Glidersports/

[flyboy6554 3]

another vote for Glidersports......great staff and nice airplanes.......!!!

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Ok this is strange.
I've been mailing and recently calling the few DZ's there. They never come back with an answer, but gave me some phone numbers so i called the riggers. I'm probably doing something wrong as i can't find anyone to help, and one actually just said "you're not a skydiver in this DZ, so i'm not interested and good luck to you" before hanging up, after i told him i'm calling from overseas and wanted to know if he can serve as 3rd party for a fee to check the rig and handle the money, and that I'm visiting for business only for a few days. Obviously, it's his choice to say no, but i felt like he got the feeling i'm insulting him or doing something illegal by calling from overseas and asking to find a rigger Escrow. I actually planned on jumping in that DZ, with the rig in question (after examination) or without.

I'll be arriving to the states tomorrow for about 6 days. I'm thinking now to have it shipped by the buyer to my hotel and take my chances with Paypal's insurance as i have no more ideas at this point

[pms07 3]

A good option near Columbia is Skydive Flying V Ranch. Call Van or Emiko:
Address: 11101 Old U.S. 40, Montgomery City, MO 63361
Phone: (888) 866-8918
http://skydiveflyingvranch.com/

[diablopilot 2]

Perhaps you don't realize it, but what you're asking for an the way you describe it sound very similar to a common scam technique used sometime on this site.

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You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

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diablopilot

Perhaps you don't realize it, but what you're asking for an the way you describe it sound very similar to a common scam technique used sometime on this site.

yeah another dropzone told me riggers are afraid of it.
how is it possible, if I asked for the rigger to get both the rig and the moeny + fee and only after checking it send them both to the other party. I can't see any other way it could work anyway.