thefreak 0 #1 July 24, 2005 Moved to knoxville and trying to find fellow skydivers and possibly a new home dropzone. Please email me at trenty75@hotmail.com or post on here...HOLLA FREAKS!! trenti'm out like a fat kid playing dodgeball Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaoskitty 0 #2 July 24, 2005 I know some skydivers in Knoxville. Theres not a dropzone there at the moment. Sorry.. Keep an eye out for TN Skydiving Center to reopen (soon I hope!), that will be your closest dz. You may want to give Kip and Teresa from Skydive Smokey Mountains a call and see if theyre flying jumpers out your way. Sometimes they do, sometimes they dont. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
namgrunt 0 #3 July 24, 2005 none in knoxville ALL have gone to ROMW GA. to jump hahaha ..59 YEARS,OVERWEIGHT,BALDIND,X-GRUNT LAST MIL. JUMP VIET-NAM(QUAN-TRI) www.dzmemories.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpchikk 0 #4 July 24, 2005 I live in Chattanooga... like Kitty said, there's not really anything close until Tullahoma opens back up (which I absolutely cannot wait for).... My home dz is Rome, but here lately I've been doing a lot of exploring.... You can PM me and see if you want to come down to GA and meet all the GA peeps one weekend!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #5 July 24, 2005 Make sure you keep an eye out for info on the Mountain Boogie in Andrews NC. the third weekend in Oct. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeG 0 #6 July 25, 2005 I and a few other skydivers I know live in Knoxville. I am in the process of AFF at SkydivetheFarm._________________________________________ "Knowledge is Power!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mpuettman 0 #7 July 25, 2005 Skydive Smoky Mountains just starting jumping at Coopers Air Strip (a privately owned 2100' GRASS strip) with LOTS of outs...a really fun place to jump. It about 30-45 minutes outside of Knoxville depending on where you live. It's just outside Morristown on I-81 (a few miles beyond the I-40 / I-81 split) on Fish Hatchery Road. Give Kipp & Teresa Burnett a call (865.577.9798) for more info. They jump a Cessna 206 Turbo and a 182. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #8 July 25, 2005 Thats good to know.I'll check that out.2100 ft strip,I assume there are no trees at the end of the runway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaoskitty 0 #9 July 25, 2005 QuoteSkydive Smoky Mountains just starting jumping at Coopers Air Strip (a privately owned 2100' GRASS strip) with LOTS of outs...a really fun place to jump. It about 30-45 minutes outside of Knoxville depending on where you live. It's just outside Morristown on I-81 (a few miles beyond the I-40 / I-81 split) on Fish Hatchery Road. Give Kipp & Teresa Burnett a call (865.577.9798) for more info. They jump a Cessna 206 Turbo and a 182. Hi Mary! Thats awesome! Hope to run in to you soon! Kristi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mpuettman 0 #10 July 25, 2005 There are trees at one end of the runway that back up right on narrow river -- but those are at the far end of the runway, plus there are plenty of outs on either side of the water. There are some cornfields on either side also, but again can easily be avoided. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpchikk 0 #11 July 25, 2005 Hmmm, trees, water AND cornfields... I don't know bout all that... but I will definitely come up and check it out... I love me some Cessna 182 action... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mpuettman 0 #12 July 25, 2005 To clarify and so as not to mislead anyone...it is NOT an airport with the big expansive landing area and taxiways. It is a private grass airstrip in a rural area (i.e., lots of fields), but like much of East Tennessee, there is a fairly narrow meandering river that cuts through the property. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cheneyneel 0 #13 July 25, 2005 Go to the Atlanta area DZs..... You want regret making the drives.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dbattman 0 #14 July 25, 2005 They've got the best scenery around, too. And a DZO that likes to have fun with his airplane Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Airbender 0 #16 July 26, 2005 Don't land backwards in the corn feilds. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thefreak 0 #17 July 26, 2005 i really enjoyed riding with kipp in the airplane...made me check my pants a couple of times...but i really didnt like landing off on a farmers property...which i know seems petty but i just want all of us to get together and have fun. I miss West Tennessee Skydiving...they had me spoiled trenti'm out like a fat kid playing dodgeball Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaoskitty 0 #18 July 26, 2005 Glad you found them. I'll PM you when Tullahoma is open again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpoutnow 0 #19 July 27, 2005 SKYDIVETHEFARM.COM Cool People. Turbine Airplanes. Not a bad drive. Camp for the weekend.People are crazy. Cuz there's more of 'em. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thefreak 0 #20 August 4, 2005 ok any knoxville people wanna gather for a beer or whatever you drink as long it has a blue flame...and doesnt make you blind...of course what fun would that be...but i digress trenti'm out like a fat kid playing dodgeball Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marks 0 #21 August 5, 2005 QuoteI and a few other skydivers I know live in Knoxville. I am in the process of AFF at SkydivetheFarm. joe!, you commin out to do aff this weekend, SAT!!! at the farm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaoskitty 0 #22 August 5, 2005 Quoteok any knoxville people wanna gather for a beer or whatever you drink as long it has a blue flame...and doesnt make you blind...of course what fun would that be...but i digress trent A group of us went out in nashville tonight... sorry wrong city! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
