Why does a DZ's boom or bust?

[riggerrob 643]

Yes, a key point is matching your jump plane capacity with the volume of jumpers.

Too few airplanes means students get bored and tell their friends not to waste time sitting around at DZ "B," while too much airplane capacity sees the DZO struggling to pay major maintenance costs with too little cash flow.

For example, one Edmonton area DZ has been leasing a Caravan for the last couple of years, so their nearest competitor leased a Twin Otter. We will see which DZ made the correct decision in a year or three.

[gemini 0]

Sometimes you also make decisions for other reasons. If your parachute association requires Otter experience prior to accepting your bid for nationals, and you want to host nationals bad enough you have to own or lease an Otter even if it isn't the right aircraft for you.

Blue skies,

Jim

[bluetwo 0]

I think you always come back to the people. If the coaches or people in the know are genuine with the students and newbies those new people will keep coming back to enjoy themselves.

People are transparent in most ways and it's easy to see the good and bad in people.

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[grimmie 186]

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Yes, a key point is matching your jump plane capacity with the volume of jumpers.

Too few airplanes means students get bored and tell their friends not to waste time sitting around at DZ "B," while too much airplane capacity sees the DZO struggling to pay major maintenance costs with too little cash flow.

For example, one Edmonton area DZ has been leasing a Caravan for the last couple of years, so their nearest competitor leased a Twin Otter. We will see which DZ made the correct decision in a year or three.

I'll put $10us on Eden North to win, please.