diverds 0 #1 November 1, 2002 Though it would be interesting to see what dz's have been in continious operation the longest. Lincoln Sport Parachute Club - Est. 1959 Nebraska Skydive Radio Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #2 November 1, 2002 Skydive Greene County - 1961, at the same location the whole time too...Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #3 November 1, 2002 Skydive Aggieland 2002, BUT its built on the legacy of Ags Over Texas which was established way back, not sure when. We generally refer to it as "back in old army..."--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Staso 0 #4 November 1, 2002 Massachusetts Sport Parachute Club - Est. 1959. http://jumptown.com i believe it's first commercial dz in US. stan. -- it's not about defying gravity; it's how hard you can abuse it. speed skydiving it is ... Speed Skydiving Forum Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #5 November 2, 2002 Archway has been around since 1965, moved once, sold once. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lummy 4 #6 November 2, 2002 SkyDance Skydiving 1987I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. eat sushi, get smoochieTTK#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zoltan 0 #7 November 2, 2002 FINLAND, Helsinki-Malmi 1960 :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #8 November 2, 2002 DZ.comI think its been here for about 3.5 years!( well thats when found it!) My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #9 November 2, 2002 DeLand is having their 20th Anniversary today! 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
steve1 5 #10 November 2, 2002 I've been told that our club in Western Montana is the oldest active Collegiant club in the nation. I don't recall the year it started, but I think it was in the 50's. B.J. Worth got his start there. It started in Missoula, but is now located in Stevensville. Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cop 0 #11 November 2, 2002 Haa Zoltan! Don't forget; first one in Finland and still oldest, largest and most beautiful "You can call me Mike" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jceman 1 #12 November 2, 2002 Quote DeLand is having their 20th Anniversary today! True, but according to the history sheet at the DZ, there has been skydiving at Deland since 1958, that's 44 years. Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #13 November 2, 2002 DeLand... 1974... College National Championships.. competed in accuracy and team accuracy,,, as a junior in college,,, for me it was my first trip south of Jersey....A guy named Gary Douris ran it. A guy named Terry Schroeder ( i think) was manager. Mike Truffer was the meet director (I think) hahaha..... maybe my memory was not so good,,,,,,'cause it was the 70's.... but they were skydivin' there,,,,,then......and so were we!!!!!! jt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 6 #14 November 3, 2002 Unfortunately, the "continuous operation" fails for Orange, MA. I made my first jump there and lots of others, but it was not in jumping operation from the early 80's to the mid '90s. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymick 0 #15 November 3, 2002 Commando Skydivers in Vic, Australia, been around since 1961 (originally started as a military operation...members required shirts and ties and womem were banned for a few years at the start!) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weid14 0 #16 November 3, 2002 QuoteUnfortunately, the "continuous operation" fails for Orange, MA. I made my first jump there and lots of others, but it was not in jumping operation from the early 80's to the mid '90s. HW they were just at a different location and moved back didn't they? It's pretty cool that the police force has a parachute in their symbol in Orange. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cubster 0 #17 November 3, 2002 Skydive the point westpoint va. just had our 40th this year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 6 #18 November 3, 2002 Well, a little more complicated. Orange opened as a commercial DZ in '59 operated by Parachutes Inc. It hosted the '62 World Meet and the '65 Nationals. It closed in the early '80s. The Massachsetts Sport Parachute Club, now DBA Jumptown MSPC, operated from the early '60s and maybe earlier at Turners Falls, MA, and moved to Orange in the lateish '90s when its clubhouse fell apart. It is closely associated with the University of Massachusetts/Amherst and with MIT. Pepperell, MA was a DZ from the early 60s and has been through several ownerships since then but has been in more or less continuous operation for close to 40 years. It was, despite competing claims, the first US DZ to use a Twin Otter, in the spring of 1972. Many now well-known jumpers got their SCR/SCS awards there. Yup, it's neat that the Orange police have a square on their patches and cars. A long time ago, it was a C-9 round. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ManBird 0 #19 November 3, 2002 Skydive Elsinore was, I believe the second DZ in the US, behind Orange, also established in 1959."¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kirils 1 #20 November 3, 2002 I jump at Cleveland Parachute in Parkman Ohio. One of the nicest DZ's around, it started operations in 1957. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zoltan 0 #21 November 4, 2002 Jep Cop :) and the sexiest plane and coolest folks. Europe rules, Finland rules, Malmi rules, SLK rules and yeah it i still a club and it is still ours :) z Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #22 November 4, 2002 SSPC at Strathallan in Scotaland is one of the oldest in Europe..in continuous operation...it has been in operation since 1960. It was and still is, owned and operated by the club members, so is truly a club, as opposed to a business venture. And a very nice place to jump it is too. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CameraGeek 0 #23 November 5, 2002 Chicagoland Skydiving - formerly Phoenix Skydiving, The Hinckley Parachute Center....Hinckley IL Possibly early 1968 depending on when you call it http://www.skydreams.net/history.html for some Chicago Skydiving History. Corrections and additions ALWAYS welcome Robbie Culver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dayle 0 #24 November 7, 2002 I jump at Skydive Burnaby in Southern Ontario. Just recently it changed from the St Catherines Parachute Club to Skydive Burnaby. St Catherines Parachute club is the oldest skydiving club in North America and it is still operational although it doesn't own the DZ anymore. It was established in 1948. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gus 1 #25 November 8, 2002 BPS Langar has been operating since 1977. GusOutpatientsOnline.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
