kenthediver 0 #1 August 25, 2012 Myself and a bunch of mates are planning on travelling to the USA to do a HALO jump, and for myself, spend 7 days travelling around jumping. Because I am a lazy SOB, thought I would ask if anyone knows whether there is a ist of which DZ's offer HALO jumps? Any help gratefully received. Also, If anyone wants to join us, please do let me know. (Between 8 and 15 jumpers from the UK will come over!) Any help gratefully received. And who knows, if we meet, it could be beers!!! Cheers Ken Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michaelmullins 81 #2 August 25, 2012 QuoteMyself and a bunch of mates are planning on travelling to the USA to do a HALO jump, and for myself, spend 7 days travelling around jumping. Because I am a lazy SOB, thought I would ask if anyone knows whether there is a ist of which DZ's offer HALO jumps? Any help gratefully received. Also, If anyone wants to join us, please do let me know. (Between 8 and 15 jumpers from the UK will come over!) Any help gratefully received. And who knows, if we meet, it could be beers!!! Cheers Ken Halojumper.com is the major, and probably only, provider of 28,000' to 30,000' jumps. They are done using the aircraft and facilities of West Tennessee Skydiving, near Memphis, TN. To make reservations, go to halo jumper.com. To look at the DZ, go to http://www.SkydiveKingAir.com Mike Mullins Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kenthediver 0 #3 August 25, 2012 Much appreciated - thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nickfrey 0 #4 August 25, 2012 Skydance skydiving, davis California. September 21-23 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ParaHog 0 #5 August 25, 2012 QuoteMyself and a bunch of mates are planning on travelling to the USA to do a HALO jump... What's your definition of "HALO"? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kenthediver 0 #6 August 27, 2012 The jumps are marketed as HALO - will be between 28 and 30K exit, probably a normal opening - anywhere between 4,5 and 3K.not quite miltary LO but that is the marketing speak! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SEREJumper 1 #7 August 27, 2012 Military LO would be 3,500ft with most US military rigs in use today.We're not fucking flying airplanes are we, no we're flying a glorified kite with no power and it should be flown like one! - Stratostar Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kenthediver 0 #8 August 28, 2012 But Special Forces do things differently! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #9 September 2, 2012 Quote But Special Forces do things differently! Uh, no we don't chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shibu 1 #10 September 5, 2012 Quote Quote But Special Forces do things differently! Uh, no we don't chuck Holy crap a SF jumper! Let's not divulge any trade secrets. The 23,000 ft H.A.L.O Skydive for $250.00 on HALOjumper.com seems reasonable. Not that the extra 50 seconds of freefall is worth $125, but just to have that experience for the price of a tandem can justify the cost. But just be prepared to do something on the video. Some of the youtuibe videos just show jumpers hanging out in bellly, not even doing a 360 on HALO jumps from 23k. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hillson 0 #11 September 5, 2012 QuoteThe 23,000 ft H.A.L.O Skydive for $250.00 on HALOjumper.com seems reasonable. Not that the extra 50 seconds of freefall is worth $125, but just to have that experience for the price of a tandem can justify the cost. Come to FL in the winter...22K is normally ~$60 once a month IIRC. ETA: B required. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michaelmullins 81 #12 September 5, 2012 QuoteQuoteThe 23,000 ft H.A.L.O Skydive for $250.00 on HALOjumper.com seems reasonable. Not that the extra 50 seconds of freefall is worth $125, but just to have that experience for the price of a tandem can justify the cost. Come to FL in the winter...22K is normally ~$60 once a month IIRC. ETA: B required. The price for the 23,000' jump from halojumper.com is $150, not $250. The difference in price from 23,000' jump and the 22,000' jump described above is that halo jumper.com provides hours of training and fitting of a full bailout system that you will use on the jump. The 22,000 jump described above is WITHOUT a bailout oxygen system, you use a onboard only mask in the aircraft and jump without a mask. This is perfectly safe, I am just pointing out the difference in price is that you are trained and using a complete bailout system. Halojumper.com does the 23,000' jumps at Gold Coast Skydiving as they do not have an aircraft that will effectively reach 30,000'. The 28 to 30K jumps are done at West Tennessee Skydiving out of their Super King Air. Price is $375. Mike Mullins Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shibu 1 #13 September 8, 2012 QuoteQuoteThe 23,000 ft H.A.L.O Skydive for $250.00 on HALOjumper.com seems reasonable. Not that the extra 50 seconds of freefall is worth $125, but just to have that experience for the price of a tandem can justify the cost. Come to FL in the winter...22K is normally ~$60 once a month IIRC. ETA: B required. Gotta get my B (all I need is a canopy course). I was planning on going to FLA his winter... which DZs offer these jumps? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shibu 1 #14 September 8, 2012 QuoteQuoteQuoteThe 23,000 ft H.A.L.O Skydive for $250.00 on HALOjumper.com seems reasonable. Not that the extra 50 seconds of freefall is worth $125, but just to have that experience for the price of a tandem can justify the cost. Come to FL in the winter...22K is normally ~$60 once a month IIRC. ETA: B required. The price for the 23,000' jump from halojumper.com is $150, not $250. Glad to be corrected. I was thinking about doing this in October. For $150, I may do i a couple of times. Quote The difference in price from 23,000' jump and the 22,000' jump described above is that halo jumper.com provides hours of training and fitting of a full bailout system that you will use on the jump. The 22,000 jump described above is WITHOUT a bailout oxygen system, you use a onboard only mask in the aircraft and jump without a mask. This is perfectly safe, I am just pointing out the difference in price is that you are trained and using a complete bailout system. Halojumper.com does the 23,000' jumps at Gold Coast Skydiving as they do not have an aircraft that will effectively reach 30,000'. The 28 to 30K jumps are done at West Tennessee Skydiving out of their Super King Air. Price is $375. Mike Mullins Good to know the difference. I think that would be worth the price for a special occasion. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #15 September 8, 2012 I was planning on going to FLA his winter... which DZs offer these jumps? I think Zhills. You could always ask tkhayes, he posts on here.She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigMark 1 #16 September 10, 2012 They are freaky, after so many 60 second freefalls your internal clock is saying PULL! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shibu 1 #17 September 10, 2012 QuoteI was planning on going to FLA his winter... which DZs offer these jumps? I think Zhills. You could always ask tkhayes, he posts on here. Thanks. They will be offered at skydivecitty in November and Christmas (check the calendar at skydivecity.com). There may also be a load on October if ther is enough interest. B license required. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shibu 1 #18 September 10, 2012 Quote They are freaky, after so many 60 second freefalls your internal clock is saying PULL! Nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
