vincearnone 0 #1 April 2, 2016 http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/plans-for-local-indoor-sky-diving-facility-fulfill/nqxCr/Indoor Skydiving Source - The Leading Indoor Skydiving Resource Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trafficdiver 8 #2 April 2, 2016 As God as my judge, I thought turkeys could tunnel fly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #3 April 3, 2016 Not the first time this announcement has been made about having tunnels in Cinci: 2007: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2611540;search_string=fastrax;#2611540 2014: http://www.dropzone.com/news/General/Plans_for_Middletown_Wind_Tunnel_Announced_996.html & http://www.journal-news.com/news/news/local/indoor-skydiving-facility-coming-to-middletown/ndHJz/ Until holes are dug in the ground and materials show up on site....Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #4 September 29, 2016 Start Skydiving asking for a zoning variance for 130 foot structure on the airport for a tunnel. http://www.cityofmiddletown.org/docs/plancom/10122016_a.pdfYesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #5 October 13, 2016 http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/indoor-skydiving-coming-middletown/BIbBr3Q8ynu4PlvPDF30QN/ This does not appear to be an Ifly based design since they are asking for "The tallest such structure in the county". I don't know enough about the design going up in San Diego to know if this is going to be a clone of that facility or a new design altogether. It also looks like this is going to be a 16 foot design unlike most of iFly's 14 and 12 foot designs they are building right now.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IkonOaklast 0 #6 October 19, 2016 PhreeZone http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/indoor-skydiving-coming-middletown/BIbBr3Q8ynu4PlvPDF30QN/ This does not appear to be an Ifly based design since they are asking for "The tallest such structure in the county". I don't know enough about the design going up in San Diego to know if this is going to be a clone of that facility or a new design altogether. It also looks like this is going to be a 16 foot design unlike most of iFly's 14 and 12 foot designs they are building right now. Hello...new wind addict here. Thank you and all of y'all in the community for this awesome collection of knowledge and experience! I searched to see if it'd already been posted, but I didn't find it...so here: I found an old article which did put Smart Skydive and iFly in the same bed. http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2014/02/05/indoor-skydiving-coming-to-middletown.html Can anyone confirm or deny iFly affiliation with this tunnel? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #7 October 26, 2017 Looks like iFly Corporate is going forward with a tunnel on the north side of Cincy finally: http://www.journal-news.com/news/indoor-skydiving-business-plans-butler-county-location/2twGHkgQnlIVEwh4SbFngO/ No word on if this impacts Start Skydivings plans for a tunnel on site at their DZ.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #8 November 10, 2017 Looks like Start is moving forward with their plans since this is now being granted a variance to be a 180 foot tall building. This and the iFly tunnel would be about 13 miles away from each other. This design sounds like its from the Dubai company - Vertical. http://www.journal-news.com/news/larger-plans-approved-for-indoor-skydiving-middletown/frnZfy6JN5fdLI5SCSSZcK/ MIDDLETOWN A proposed wind tunnel at a Middletown business to be used for indoor skydiving has already gone on a growth spurt, even though construction hasn’t yet started. Start Skydiving received approval this week to increase the height of its proposed vertical wind tunnel another 50 feet, from 130 feet to 180 feet. The approval amended a previous development plan approved last fall. Once completed, the project will be the tallest indoor vertical wind tunnel in North America, according to John Hart of Start Skydiving. The project will allow people to have a skydiving experience in a more controlled environment as well as complement the outdoor skydiving business at the airport, he said. In addition to the recreational component to be built at the Middletown Regional Airport, Hart said the facility could also be used for aerospace research by businesses and the military. City economic development officials said the proposed facility would create about 30 jobs. In addition to the research component, the project could be eligible for funding through an new $50 million JobsOhio research and development program. The wind tunnel features a single loop design and has a 17-foot diameter and recreates the physics of free-fall by producing a more 20-foot-wide column of air at the top so skydivers can practice for several hours instead of several minutes experienced from a free-fall from a plane. The proposed wind tunnel would have a 90-foot freefall, he said. “There would be nothing like this in North America,” Hart said. Hart told the Middletown Planning Commission this week that he is already working to procure military and commercial contracts to use the proposed facility. In addition, he said about $8.5 million in parts to build the wind tunnel are already in crates waiting to be shipped from Dubai to Middletown. “We can have a $20 million wind tunnel and build it for $10 million,” Hart said. “We could have a groundbreaking in the spring and it could be done in a year.” He said the planning commission’s approval helps the project get one step closer to completion. Hart said he did not foresee any issues with the Federal Aviation Administration about the location of the wind tunnel building and believes it would be approved. When asked how the recently announced indoor skydiving facility planned for Liberty Twp. would impact the proposed Middletown facility. Hart, who is a shareholder of iFLY, the company developing the Liberty Twp. site, said that there would be no impact because they are operating “a totally different business plan.” He said the proposed Middletown facility will be for multiple purposes, unlike the Liberty Twp. facility. “Middletown needs to drive economic development at the airport,” said city planning commission member John Langhorne. “It’s such a great asset. I hope we can jump start that.”Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TsunamiGilligan 0 #9 September 20, 2018 I stopped by the site at Liberty Center last night, and dirt is finally moving. There's a pit excavated for the foundation, and construction trailers with an address sign labeled " iFly Project". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wan2doit 6 #10 September 21, 2018 Trafficdiver As God as my judge, I thought turkeys could tunnel fly. Couldn't resist 00:16 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FXSnoy71Q4 another 01:21 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p00nBSNIPwg full length - 29:22 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOxUj--nJro Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trafficdiver 8 #11 September 26, 2018 Absolute classic! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
