brianfry713 0 #51 May 25, 2007 I went to Vegas a few years ago in July and had two friends that wanted to do tandems. I went to the wind tunnel for the first time and had fun despite it being around 130 degrees outside. I called around and even made a $100 deposit at one of the local DZs which I never got back, but none of them would allow us to come jump. We drove out to Mesquite instead and we were welcomed and we all got to jump later that same day. The fastest jump plane I've been in is Greg Nardi's King Air in Monterey, but I'm guessing the Perris Jet might be a little faster. "Only SLV guarantees Your Exit Altitude. If you Pay for 2 miles, you get 2 miles." And on the pricing page: "**Restrictions pertaining to aircraft, altitude, weather, temperature, weight and other factors may apply **All sales final Lodi is also open 365 days a year, with longer hours than SLV. Hopefully they're not the only DZ that hasn't killed or injured a student. I imagine some of these may be aimed towards the other LV DZs, but they just said "Only SLV". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crotalus01 0 #52 May 25, 2007 Huh...we routinely get more than 2 miles of altitude at our DZ, and I would put a LOT of money on Mullin's King Air vs their Caravan to altitude As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #53 May 27, 2007 Quote I imagine some of these may be aimed towards the other LV DZs, but they just said "Only SLV". Nope. It was thier way of saying "you may have heard about the camera man who went in, but you don't need to worry because the student was fine." They can't say that they've never had an injury/death so they spoke about an injury-free catagory they don't use camera flyers anymore. they charge more for a handicam and frame grabs then Mesquite does for 8MP stills and video with a camera flyer. I don't know when the site that was linked in the original post was made but 7k agl is not 2 miles. They are the original Skyride. Ben and carey just improved on the ideaMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bozo 0 #54 May 27, 2007 QuoteQuote I imagine some of these may be aimed towards the other LV DZs, but they just said "Only SLV". Nope. It was thier way of saying "you may have heard about the camera man who went in, but you don't need to worry because the student was fine." reply] JT, lets not forget the student that was killed at the Drylake......oh and the "other" cameraman...you know the Air Force Sgt ? bozo Pain is fleeting. Glory lasts forever. Chicks dig scars. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jtval 0 #55 May 27, 2007 QuoteJT, lets not forget the student that was killed at the Drylake......oh and the "other" cameraman...you know the Air Force Sgt ? Actually I Don't know. what are you talking about? I only heard of the law suit camera guy.My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bozo 0 #56 May 27, 2007 QuoteQuoteJT, lets not forget the student that was killed at the Drylake......oh and the "other" cameraman...you know the Air Force Sgt ? Actually I Don't know. what are you talking about? I only heard of the law suit camera guy. They had a student killed at the drylake during landing.....may have been a dustdevil. The AF Sgt was one of the staff...he went in just off the upper landing area. So much for the perfect safety record. bozo Pain is fleeting. Glory lasts forever. Chicks dig scars. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SwampThing 0 #57 May 27, 2007 Few years back they were jumping from a 172, the 206 from Perris was taken back because they hadn't paid anything on the lease for months. Threw a pretty good speed bump in the operation for a couple weeks until another bird was leased. The Pessimist says: "It can't possibly get any worse!" The Optimist says: "Sure it can!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites droquette 0 #58 May 28, 2007 Skydive LV sucks... The DZ in mesquite rocks... Brad the DZO is a really cool guy and deserves to get all of Skydive LV's business. How and why does the USPA allow them to be part of the association when the DZ does not let USPA members jump there? Rats who dont allow upjumpers should not run a DZ. Down with the rats and lies. up with mesquite. Live and direct from Puerto Rico.. Dan PS... we have way better weather then LV.HISPA 72 ----- "Muff Brother" 3733 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jtval 0 #59 May 30, 2007 I agree. Mesquite rocks!My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 3 of 3 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
jtval 0 #55 May 27, 2007 QuoteJT, lets not forget the student that was killed at the Drylake......oh and the "other" cameraman...you know the Air Force Sgt ? Actually I Don't know. what are you talking about? I only heard of the law suit camera guy.My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bozo 0 #56 May 27, 2007 QuoteQuoteJT, lets not forget the student that was killed at the Drylake......oh and the "other" cameraman...you know the Air Force Sgt ? Actually I Don't know. what are you talking about? I only heard of the law suit camera guy. They had a student killed at the drylake during landing.....may have been a dustdevil. The AF Sgt was one of the staff...he went in just off the upper landing area. So much for the perfect safety record. bozo Pain is fleeting. Glory lasts forever. Chicks dig scars. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SwampThing 0 #57 May 27, 2007 Few years back they were jumping from a 172, the 206 from Perris was taken back because they hadn't paid anything on the lease for months. Threw a pretty good speed bump in the operation for a couple weeks until another bird was leased. The Pessimist says: "It can't possibly get any worse!" The Optimist says: "Sure it can!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
droquette 0 #58 May 28, 2007 Skydive LV sucks... The DZ in mesquite rocks... Brad the DZO is a really cool guy and deserves to get all of Skydive LV's business. How and why does the USPA allow them to be part of the association when the DZ does not let USPA members jump there? Rats who dont allow upjumpers should not run a DZ. Down with the rats and lies. up with mesquite. Live and direct from Puerto Rico.. Dan PS... we have way better weather then LV.HISPA 72 ----- "Muff Brother" 3733 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #59 May 30, 2007 I agree. Mesquite rocks!My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
