airdweller 0 #1 January 7, 2005 I feel that I visited one of them over the holidays when I went to Paris CA. Just wondering------------------------------------------------------ "From the mightiest pharaoh to the lowliest peasant, who doesn't enjoy a good sit?" C. Montgomery Burns Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #2 January 7, 2005 pssst.... you mean "perris". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #3 January 7, 2005 Mecca would imply some sort of major historical significance, not just being a large DZ with a lot of stuff and people. In that case, Arvin comes to mind as well as 'Snore and SD Orange. DZs with significate histories with the development of the sport in the 1960s and 70s.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #4 January 7, 2005 WFFC ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fast 0 #5 January 7, 2005 QuoteWFFC Once a year "everyone" makes a pilgrimage~D Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops That's where you'll find me. Swooping is taking one last poke at the bear before escaping it's cave - davelepka Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markd_nscr986 0 #6 January 7, 2005 Z-hills on the east coast,Elsinore and Perris on the west Spaceland in the south and way back when.....Casa GrandeMarc SCR 6046 SCS 3004 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vallerina 2 #7 January 7, 2005 Empuria Brava. Best dz I've ever been to.There's a thin line between Saturday night and Sunday morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,423 #8 January 7, 2005 Muskogee, Oklahoma in the 80's.Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #9 January 7, 2005 Eloy. the only thing Perris has on it is more to do at night (location)... but when it comes to pure skydiving it is Eloy..____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #10 January 7, 2005 QuoteEloy. the only thing Perris has on it is more to do at night (location)... but when it comes to pure skydiving it is Eloy.. For a bit longer, Perris has the tunnel on it, too. I wish Eloy were north of Phoenix rather than south - I could combine an overdue trip to see relatives in Prescott with time there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumper03 0 #11 January 7, 2005 QuoteI wish Eloy were north of Phoenix rather than south - I could combine an overdue trip to see relatives in Prescott with time there. Then you wouldn't have as many outs as you do now. Little more hilly north of the Metro area.Scars remind us that the past is real Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumperconway 0 #12 January 7, 2005 Spaceland in the south ....Ditto! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spatula 0 #13 January 7, 2005 If the discussion is truly "meccas"....wouldn't West Point be considered one? http://skydivethepoint.com/History.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #14 January 7, 2005 It may not be a mecca yet, but I'm hoping that Skydive Moab becomes a mecca destination DZ in the not too distant future. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #16 January 7, 2005 QuoteDeLand FL I would define "mecca" as a destination of travelers from other places. Deland - It is well recognized as an international destination for 4-way training. Z-hills - International RW big-way destination and winter home for tons of foreign visitors. WFFC - Skydivers travel from 30 countries to visit it every year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #17 January 7, 2005 I like the larger and multiple landing areas of Eloy over Perris, but the air tunnel gives it the edge. When Eloy gets the tunnel it will be very hard to beat it. However, if that tunnel ever runs at noon in August you'll be able to bake cookies in there. Z-Hills was pretty epic, too. Really hard to beat all that airlift capacity at SDA. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ron 10 #18 January 7, 2005 DeLand known the World over as a training place for many years. Z-Hills known as a boogie capital for 25 years"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #19 January 7, 2005 Quote I wish Eloy were north of Phoenix rather than south - I could combine an overdue trip to see relatives in Prescott with time there. and the weather would be FAAAR worse... Eloy's location is damn near perfect.. lots of weather that hammers Phoenix (and that isnt much we get missed alot too) misses Eloy completely... the low clouds (under 1k) last weekend in PHX were a great example.. i know people who missed a great weekend of jumping simply because the weather was terrible in town... and the tunnel will be online soon... so... another example... go anywhere in the world where skydivers gather and say the word "Eloy"... now find someone who doesnt jump (but knows AZ) and mention "Eloy" the difference in reactions is quite telling...____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #20 January 7, 2005 QuoteI like the larger and multiple landing areas of Eloy over Perris, but the air tunnel gives it the edge. When Eloy gets the tunnel it will be very hard to beat it. However, if that tunnel ever runs at noon in August you'll be able to bake cookies in there. Z-Hills was pretty epic, too. Really hard to beat all that airlift capacity at SDA. Look for a water based method of cooling the air when it opens. There is a reason the first level in built below grade. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manifestRyan 0 #21 January 8, 2005 An 4 point 20 way head down. Done 4 times in a row! That would be my mecca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #22 January 8, 2005 Quote Muskogee, Oklahoma in the 80's. Yup! I wonder how many people don't realize how big of a roll Oklahoma played in skydiving during the early and mid '80s...--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #23 January 8, 2005 QuoteQuote Muskogee, Oklahoma in the 80's. Yup! I wonder how many people don't realize how big of a roll Oklahoma played in skydiving during the early and mid '80s... How about in the late 60's early 70's when the nationals where held every year in Tahlequah, OK. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #24 January 8, 2005 That too. Man, what happened to Oklahoma? Or did the sport grow up too fast on the left coast and Florida?--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,564 #25 January 8, 2005 QuoteI wonder how many people don't realize how big of a roll Oklahoma played in skydiving during the early and mid '80s... People skydived in the 80's!?! Wow dude........ thats oldDo you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
