perris and elsinor

[charly 0]

hi, i'm gonna be visiting the US for a spot of skydiving. i've always wanted to visit california and while i'm there get some jumps in too. but....... i've noticed that these two DZ's only go to 12,000. other DZ's i've visited in florida and chicago make at least 14,000.

can anyone shed any light on this.

many thanks

[gemini 0]

Elevation at Perris is 1,500 ft. So 12,000 AGL is 13,500 MSL. I believe Chicago is around 600 ft and Florida is 0-150 ft.

Blue skies,

Jim

[charly 0]

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Elevation at Perris is 1,500 ft. So 12,000 AGL is 13,500 MSL. I believe Chicago is around 600 ft and Florida is 0-150 ft.

why didn't i think of that?

[micduran 0]

Perris is near an Air Force base. The control air space, I believe.

Be patient with the faults of others; they have to be patient with yours.

[guppie01 0]

and Elsinore is in the flight path for LAX, so if they want extra elevation it must be cleared.

g

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[Skydivesg 7]

And to add some clarity....... when skydivers talk about altitude, we mean AGL not MSL. So it really doesn't matter what the field elevation is.

So if we're going to 13,000 feet, that would be above the ground.

As far as Perris and Elsinore, I have no insight on those DZs.

Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be.