samlukeanthony 0 #1 March 24, 2009 Hi there. I am a television producer in the UK making a show for Discovery about the world's ultimate drop zones. I am putting together an initial list and would welcome any feedback from forum members. So why not email me at sam@multichromemedia.com and tell me what you feel are the most incredible DZs you have ever dived- or dream of diving. Or just leave a post on the forum if you prefer. I am particularly interested in Drop Zones with spectacular and interesting views. Thanks! Sam Anthony Executive Producer Multichrome Media Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkeenan 14 #2 March 24, 2009 Best Scenery & View - Skydive Sebastian Fla. Best Skydiving Vibe - Skydive City, Zephyrhills Fla. High Overall Skills - Skydive DeLand Fla. Skydive AZ, Eloy AZ Skydive Perris Valley CA_____________________________________ Dude, you are so awesome... Can I be on your ash jump ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #3 March 24, 2009 Skydive Chicago should be added to the list as a resort skydiving center. It is by far the nicest dropzone I have ever seen. They offer more then just skydiving. Horse back riding, canoeing, camping .... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pirana 0 #4 March 24, 2009 I'll second Z-Hills for the vibe." . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nbblood 0 #5 March 24, 2009 Quote I am particularly interested in Drop Zones with spectacular and interesting views. Skydive Ogden in Ogden, Utah. Wasatch Mountains on the east and the Great Salt Lake on the west. Fantastic scenery!Blues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wdriessens 0 #6 March 24, 2009 For Europe : Empuriabrava Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #7 March 24, 2009 The RoamingDZ. The traveling dropzone built for jumpers, by jumpers. Locations including The St.Patricks Boogie in Dublin,Ga. and now in Fitzgerald,Ga. ,The Mountain Boogie in Andrews,NC. , The Destin Beach Boogie in Destin,Fla. just to name a few. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #8 March 24, 2009 Quality not quantity .. so look closer to home - Old Buckenham (Norfolk).. For scenery try Emp (Spain) Oh and if you need nice peeps, I can easily be persuaded to assist in your search ..... anywhere in the world (if I must) (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #9 March 24, 2009 Best visuals: Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada Second best visuals: Saint Johan im Tyrol, Austria Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RMK 3 #10 March 24, 2009 My picks: Best in Europe: - Empuriabrava (Spain) - Gap Tallard (France) Unique & Great Views: - Skydive Cape Town (South Africa) - Skydive Swakopmund (Namibia) - Umm Al Quwain (UAE, north of Dubai)"Pain is the best instructor, but no one wants to attend his classes" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 37 #11 March 24, 2009 Skydive Tirol http://www.skydive-tirol.com/sprungplatz/sprungplatz.html Visiting the Inn Valley in Austria from the U.S.A. for work the second time I took my rig with me. Less than a mile from the plant I was visiting for work was Skydive Tirol. I made two jumps while I was there. Climbing to altitude with the Austrian alps on either side over a valley 2 km wide was an impressive start. We never seemed to be more than 500' AGL for the first 5000 or 6000 ft. Being somewhat silly I asked about jump run. I was told jump run was always up the valley. Duh, with peaks several thousand feet high on both sides no wonder. As we climbed higher more and more of the Alps came into view beyond the closet peaks. And, since I'm used to jumping in the midwest in the U.S.A I'm used to being able to see a long ways. Just not snow covered mountains as far as I can see. All though I'm an experienced jumper and the DZ was much larger than many I've seen, the valley looked awfully small. Especially with a river, an autobahn, major power transmission lines another highway, a rail line and a village all in the flat part of the valley. But the view in freefall was even better. As you fell lower and lower the perspective on the mountains changes and the distant peaks disappear behind the closer ones. The sides of the valley seem to wrap up around you, and they do! I got to 5000' and was getting the feeling of being low due to the mountains in my peripheral vision. Usually it's corn stalks and I'm really low. Checked the altitude and spot and realized I had a ways to go yet. Opening down IN the valley and landing were an end to the best view I've ever had skydiving.I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,452 #12 March 24, 2009 Other very scenic places would include Skydive Monterey Bay in California, and the dropzone on Hawaii. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,997 #13 March 24, 2009 >I am particularly interested in Drop Zones with spectacular and interesting views. Most spectacular drop zone I've ever jumped at was a temporary one, over the Knik glacier in Alaska. Mountains all around you, a terminal lake beneath you, and a glacier snaking back up into the mountains. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
faulknerwn 38 #14 March 24, 2009 Empuriabrava Spain for water views. Locarno Switzerland for spectacular views of the Alps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grimmie 186 #15 March 24, 2009 www.skydivebelize.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #16 March 25, 2009 Skydive Lost Prairie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jumpdude 0 #17 March 25, 2009 I nominate Xtreme Divers in Puerto Rico!!! They have beach jumps and mountain views all in the same jump! Jason and Viv, you are the best!!! Refuse to Lose!!! Failure is NOT an option! 1800skyrideripoff.com Nashvilleskydiving.org Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnDeere 0 #18 March 25, 2009 Quote www.skydivebelize.com +1 Cant wait for next yearNothing opens like a Deere! You ignorant fool! Checks are for workers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LloydDobbler 2 #19 March 25, 2009 Quote Hi there. I am a television producer in the UK making a show for Discovery about the world's ultimate drop zones. I am putting together an initial list and would welcome any feedback from forum members. So why not email me at sam@multichromemedia.com and tell me what you feel are the most incredible DZs you have ever dived- or dream of diving. Or just leave a post on the forum if you prefer. I am particularly interested in Drop Zones with spectacular and interesting views. Thanks! Sam Anthony Executive Producer Multichrome Media Hey, Sam - First off, I'd recommend you hire someone as a consultant to verify some points of authenticity for the show. It's just a pet peeve, as we've all seen way too many broadcast spots that just plain get things wrong. Case in point - I've never heard a skydiver call it 'diving' - most of us call it 'jumping'. (Similar to someone in a bar who's talking up the girls with a story about how 'My chute didn't open' - you can tell they're full of sh*t, because skydivers don't call them 'chutes. We refer to them as 'canopies'). It's the little things that make a show authentic. That being said, here's my recs: BEST VIEWS Skydive Hawaii/Pacific Skydiving Center - Oahu, Hawaii, USA Skydive Sebastian - Florida, USA and (I hear) Skydive Everest - Nepal ULTIMATE PLACE TO SWOOP Mile-Hi Skydiving - Longmont, Colorado, USA OVERALL ULTIMATE DZ (in terms of amenities, aircraft) Skydive Arizona - Eloy, Arizona, USA Skydive Perris Valley - Perris, California, USA ULTIMATE 'GOOD VIBES'/FRIENDLIEST DZ Skydive Elsinore - Lake Elsinore, California, USA Good luck!Signatures are the new black. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
strop45 0 #20 March 25, 2009 How about http://www.forbestraveler.com/adventure/scenic-skydives-story.html Also Skydive Abel Tasman, New Zealand http://www.skydive.co.nz Good luck with the showThe difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits." -- Albert Einstein Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Airgump 1 #21 March 25, 2009 The Blue Sky Ranch in Gardiner, NY stands right up there side by side with Z-Hills for overall vibe. Z-Hills is awesome for night jumps and you can see the shuttle launch in the distance when NASA has either night or day shots. Hands down for the beauty of nature, you have to jump the Ranch when the leaves change. The ride to altitude is really awesome and the land below looks like it's on fire. The lakes you pass over on the ride to altitude at Jumptown in Orange Mass is very beautiful too. I miss that DZ a lot these days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LongWayToFall 0 #22 March 25, 2009 +1 Monterrey! They go to 18,000 and up there the sky is the same dark blue as the ocean! Going up to altitude takes you way out over the bay as well. I think you guys should be sure to include lots of drop zones in far away countries as well, like thai land or the philippine islands or something. Gotta get a mix of tropical ocean reef views, as well as mountains with snow etc. Parachute Center in Lodi gets points for turning lots of loads on the cheap! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhys 0 #23 March 25, 2009 Among the worls best scenery would have to be... Fox glacier on the west coast of the south island of New Zealand. a 12000' mountain peak only 10 miles from the ocean, you jump only a few kilometres from the ocean. with a veiw of the mountains (1000's of them) with masses of glacieres(hundreds of them too) and neves, 2 13kilometre glaciers running through temperate rain forest with braided rivers and lakes meandering off to the ocean only a few k's away. Or NZSkydive in Glenorchy, New Zealand where many scens from lord of the rings were filmed for obvious reasons... almost as nice a fox gliacier but not quite, because of the ocean and rainforest factor. I'm homesick now!"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BETO74 0 #24 March 25, 2009 My two cents: Skydive Venezuela. http://www.skydivevenezuela.com/home/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1&lang=en Skydive Sebastian. Skydiveseb.com Skydive puerto rico extreme divers http://www.xtremedivers.com/http://web.mac.com/ac057a/iWeb/AC057A/H0M3.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fanya 3 #25 March 25, 2009 Skydive key west has some amazing views of the middle and lower keys with the gulf on one side and the alantic on the other side but they are a tandem only dropzone Skydive sabastion also has some nice views Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
