Interested in Opening a Drop Zone...Few Q's...

[phisheclover 0]

Location, price, zone code, PERMITS FOR LAND
I am interested in buying land in order to open and operate a drop zone. I have been searching on the internet for locations and for information regarding the permits and have come up farily empty handed.
If anyone has any information about what sort of permits I need and about possible locations, plz post.

thanks

[mrhoop 0]

Go to the USPA website, then go to Shop. There is a "starting a DZ" packet. It may help, but it is not free.

[GravityGirl 0]

Why not buy an existing one and revamp it?

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[bvsdjumper 0]

I don't know if you saw this, but here's a post from the wreck from month ago:

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=c4t7j3%242iu%240%40216.39.166.35&oe=UTF-8&output=gplain

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From: Eric Bernstein
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Subject: LAND 4 SALE- Skydive Lost Prairie Montana 20 Acres
Date: 6 Apr 2004 03:18:59 GMT
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PRICE REDUCTION - FOR SALE: Lost Prairie Montana 20 acres prime wooded
land adjacent to Skydiving Lost Prairie Drop Zone. Lost Prairie
(Marion), Montana - Located on Highway 2 near Glacier National Park,
Libby and Kalispell, Montana. There is a capped well, power and
telephone availability. The land is subdivided into two 10-Acre
Parcels. $75K Negotiable - Share closing costs. Email: ericber@oz.net
Please see www.festivemoments.biz for more information.

--Art

Sky-div'ing (ski'div'ing) n. A modern sport that involves parties, bragging, sexual excesses, the imbibing of large quantities of beer, and, on rare occasions, parachuting from aircraft.

[speedy 0]

your avatar is NSFW!

How to make a small fortune running a DZ? Easy, start off with a large fortune.

Dave

Fallschirmsport Marl

[JoeyRamone 0]

I would call and talk to as many DZ operator/owners first. As many as you can from all sizes and make sure you have a lot of cash ready to put up.

[bvsdjumper 0]

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your avatar is NSFW

Shhh!

Only if you look at it closely and know the original picture.

--Art

Sky-div'ing (ski'div'ing) n. A modern sport that involves parties, bragging, sexual excesses, the imbibing of large quantities of beer, and, on rare occasions, parachuting from aircraft.

[steve1 5]

PRICE REDUCTION - FOR SALE: Lost Prairie Montana 20 acres prime wooded
land adjacent to Skydiving Lost Prairie Drop Zone. Lost Prairie
(Marion), Montana - Located on Highway 2 near Glacier National Park,
Libby and Kalispell, Montana. There is a capped well, power and
telephone availability. The land is subdivided into two 10-Acre
Parcels. $75K Negotiable - Share closing costs. Email: ericber@oz.net
Please see www.festivemoments.biz for more information.

--Art

[bvsdjumper 0]

Doh!

You're probably right. I pretty much just read the subject and breezed through the text. It does say "...land adjacent to Skydiving Lost Prairie Drop Zone..."

It would be interesting to have two DZs right next to each other like that.

--Art

Sky-div'ing (ski'div'ing) n. A modern sport that involves parties, bragging, sexual excesses, the imbibing of large quantities of beer, and, on rare occasions, parachuting from aircraft.

[livendive 8]

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Doh!

You're probably right. I pretty much just read the subject and breezed through the text. It does say "...land adjacent to Skydiving Lost Prairie Drop Zone..."

It would be interesting to have two DZs right next to each other like that.

In Creswell, Oregon, Eugene Skydivers and Wright Brothers Skydiving have a couple porta-potties between them. I remember someone opened a second dropzone at the Lodi airport a couple years ago, but they didn't last long, and I believe the Dillingham Airfield in Hawaii has FOUR dropzones on it. From what I've heard and seen myself, having competing dropzones right next to each other just makes for hard feelings all around.

Blues,
Dave

"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!"
(drink Mountain Dew)

[Frenchy68 0]

phisheclover, who are you? ¿¿¿Profile???

"For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

[tandemking 0]

E-mail for details concerning my PRIVATE DZ. I have had it for sale on and off for a few years. If I got the right offer it would be for sale. . .again. Larry D16806

[calphoto 0]

Don't be a jerk.
Don't be a thief.
At two of the three DZ's I've flown for, the owners were both.
At the first one, he was neither. Rock ON Harry!
Be honest.
Keep your promises.

Hartwood Paracenter - The closest DZ to DC!