badlandz 0 #26 February 7, 2013 I work around the corner from the proposed Oakville location and I can confirm there is no action there yet. There is a large sign saying the lease for the space is still available, so I doubt any leases have been signed yet. I drive past that location daily on my way home from work, so I'll post updates if I see them beginning to break ground. :D I can't wait! I've been to the Montreal location and have been eagerly waiting for them to come to Toronto since they first said they were thinking about it a few years ago. Here's hoping 2013 is a hard target, although I doubt they'll get this done for Spring."Jump, and be free" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdrejhon 8 #27 March 10, 2013 Quote I work around the corner from the proposed Oakville location and I can confirm there is no action there yet. There is a large sign saying the lease for the space is still available, so I doubt any leases have been signed yet. I drive past that location daily on my way home from work, so I'll post updates if I see them beginning to break ground. :D I can't wait! I've been to the Montreal location and have been eagerly waiting for them to come to Toronto since they first said they were thinking about it a few years ago. Here's hoping 2013 is a hard target, although I doubt they'll get this done for Spring. I am at the 1st Canadian Indoor Skydiving Championship (March 9-10) and Alan, the owner, announced over microphone to a hundred people, that next year's (2014) indoor skydiving championship is going to occur in Oakville. He knows something we don't -- probably the lease is already signed but they never took the sign down; and are intending to begin construction soon after snow melt. Could be a different Oakville lease, but that's what he said -- "Oakville" -- so there must be lots of due diligence already done; getting all the city approvals necessary before lease is signed. He's the key stakeholder of iFly Toronto too, so it's now up to the city of Oakville to expedite things along. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FB1609 0 #28 March 10, 2013 ^ cool. Have to wait and see, but looking good! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dcskydive 0 #29 May 7, 2013 https://www.facebook.com/iFlyToronto/posts/417355961696572 :) Quote iFly Toronto · 256 like this 50 minutes ago near Montreal, Quebec · Status update: Trucks are leaving Thursday morning from Florida with the first components of the machine and will arrive next week in Oakville. You will start seeing activity on the construction site next week! We will keep you posted as we go. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
badlandz 0 #30 May 27, 2013 I can confirm construction has started at the site in Oakville. From the drive in this morning, I believe I saw two of the turbines, so I'll stop by on the way home and try and get a closer look. :D Excitement is building! :D"Jump, and be free" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dcskydive 0 #32 June 13, 2013 KahunaAny updates? Looks like the Diffuser is ready: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.421729087925926.1073741826.334265216672314&type=1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdrejhon 8 #33 March 25, 2014 https://www.facebook.com/iFlyToronto They finally got electricified, that part of install went really really slow by our friendly electric company. The building structure is essentially complete enough to rev up the fans after a few more things, so I bet they'll begin testing shortly. The up and coming tunnel instructors are already training at Skyventure Montreal now. Here's a photo from last November. (They are ahead of this stage now at the moment.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hokierower 0 #34 March 28, 2014 I'm moving to Buffalo for a couple of months for work. I found a list showing prices of $895 an hour. Is that right? Is there a membership available? EDIT: WOW! I thought this tunnel was up and running, not wrapping up construction. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #35 March 28, 2014 My guess is that it will be very similar to Montreal prices http://www.jumpticketprices.com/tunnels.asp?currency=CADRemster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 0 #36 April 1, 2014 My Hooknswoop is there making magic happen this week, fans should be turning soon. Fly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 0 #37 April 1, 2014 If you needed a little Tuesday pick me up in Toronto.....the fans are now turning. :)Fly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdrejhon 8 #39 April 9, 2014 My friend Scott has flown in the tunnel! The tunnel is undergoing tests. Not open yet, still need drywall and drop ceilings, but the tunnel operates! You heard me -- the Toronto tunnel operates!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wan2doit 6 #40 April 10, 2014 Congratulations to Skyventure for gettin' her done. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FB1609 0 #41 April 10, 2014 Nice to know it's working! man...$800 ph, Good price I guess, but I could never do that. All those people with 30 tunnel hrs are rich as hell or what? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #42 April 10, 2014 $800 ph = $13.33 per flying minute, about the amount of freefall time you'd get in a 13K altitude jump. 30 tunnel hours = 1800 flying minutes. The cost of 15 minutes of tunnel time, which you can break up into chunks, is roughly in the same range of what a lot of weekend warriors might spend for a weekend of jumping. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #43 April 10, 2014 Andy9o8$800 ph = $13.33 per flying minute, about the amount of freefall time you'd get in a 13K altitude jump. 30 tunnel hours = 1800 flying minutes. The cost of 15 minutes of tunnel time, which you can break up into chunks, is roughly in the same range of what a lot of weekend warriors might spend for a weekend of jumping. And then when you get into doing 2-way or 4-way... the cost per minute goes down even further. Also, a lot of people who have huge numbers of hours buy at bulk rates, so the cost per hour goes down even more."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #44 April 10, 2014 Quote All those people with 30 tunnel hrs are rich as hell or what? Imagine the ones with thousands... But yeah, as a pair, or 4way, it's a manageable added expense. Andy: that's 1/2 for US based prices... Jumps from 12k in Canada are closer to $35 in most DZs....Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hokierower 0 #45 April 11, 2014 I'm moving to Buffalo in two weeks. I'm definitely looking forward to 30min to an hour a month in that baby. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FB1609 0 #46 April 11, 2014 That seems pretty reasonable when you look at it like that. So if you do 2 way you get double the time? My parents place is just minutes from there, I'll have to check it out this summer. Wondering what the fuel cost is to run that thing for an hour? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keithor 0 #47 April 11, 2014 ill nerd it up a bit I cant remember the horsepower of each motor but I believe it is 300hp and there are 4 of them. 300hp x 746 watts/hp = 223.8kw x 4 = 895kw electricity is billed by Kilowatt hours. rates fluctuate and there are all kinds of BS service charges in our province so if we averaged (inc fees etc) the hydro consumption out to $0.30/kwh they would have a bill of $268/hr of tunnel time. This doesn't include general lighting, computers, etc. I also think Im being conservative in my estimates and their hydro bills will likely be much higher than this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FB1609 0 #48 April 14, 2014 they are electric motors? well, I didn't know that, but I guess to get permission they'd have to be.. So yeah, a lot more than I thought. I figured it would be one big pratt and Whitney or something...like I think I read about in the old days. cheers for the infp! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hokierower 0 #49 April 29, 2014 Any update on the tunnel? I called at the end of last month to get an idea on pricing and they said they'd be open the end of April. I'm thinking about hopping the border and driving up to Toronto to take a look-see...maybe fly if they're open! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydude2000 3 #50 April 29, 2014 Last I heard from an instructor who's flown in the tunnel, is that the official opening date has been pushed back to mid-May. They sure know how to build the anticipation PULL!! or DIE!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
