oozzee 0 #1 September 13, 2009 dont go there,,,extremely unprofessional,,,,the owner is very inexperienced,,,his right hand man is ignorant and again very inexperienced,,,,instructors should think twice before applying Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oozzee 0 #2 September 13, 2009 their treatment of staff and customers is embarrassing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oozzee 0 #3 September 13, 2009 embarassing to all skydivers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #4 September 13, 2009 Tell us something we don't know. This DZ has been well documented on here before. We know Michael Hawkes is an asshole who got the state legislature to pass some kind of law that made it easy for his DZ to monopolize the sport or something, and we know fun jumpers aren't allowed at the DZ, tandems only. Etc.... next!"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oozzee 0 #5 September 13, 2009 Hawkes no longer there... Brent Buckner now runs the show...inexperienced with no skydiving depth... His 2ic Mike Burgess,,probably the worst ambassador for skydiving I've ever met... They both treat customers very poorly...competing DZ is slowly but surely taking away market share.. SDLV is on its way to a slow but certain death.. Good riddance...a bad advertisement for the sport all round.. Notice that skydive las vegas is not on the DZ.com DZ locator,,,the page was FULL of negative reviews.. So rather than try to improve ,,they just yanked the profile...pathetic losers//!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oozzee 0 #6 September 14, 2009 bad DZ to have on your resume Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeQ.Public 0 #7 September 14, 2009 Never heard a good word about the place. The shame is that just like the Skyride DZs there are always people willing to work for these assholes.Very soon, an honest person will not be able to sing the last 2 lines of our National Anthem:::Practice safe dining....use condiments Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bfilarsky 0 #8 September 14, 2009 Guess I'll have to disagree with you there. I flew for them for a week this summer and found them to be very professional, and I didn't see any problems with the way they treated staff or customers. What beef do you have with them? Might I suggest you fill out your profile to give yourself a little more credibility? I wouldn't quite say they are on their way to a slow but certain death, either. They seemed to be doing quite well. I have also heard bad things about Hawkes, but never met the guy so can't really say. Got nothing at all bad to say about Buckner - I was treated quite well when I was there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oozzee 0 #9 September 14, 2009 There for a week...!!! I guess all would seem well... There for a year....!!! Totally different story,,,you would see the poor customer service and the greedy money-grabbing indifference to all and any.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kylexedge 0 #10 September 14, 2009 skydive mesquite or sin city skydiving only places to jump in NV! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Da_SKiES_R_BLu 0 #11 September 16, 2009 so you think vegas would be a good place to go after i get my A?? i would like to start traveling with my dad to Other drop zones and meet new people.. also do you know if they have an age requirement?? alot of drop zones seem to not accept jumpers under the age of 18. Thats another snag i need to aviod if possible Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bfilarsky 0 #12 September 16, 2009 Skydive Las Vegas is tandems only. Not sure where you should go under 18. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
