bigbearfng

Interesting thoughts here. I only stick my head in SC once in a while to see if it's still the same echo chamber, but this thread I think is the best I've seen. Dropzone.com has been the best resource for skydivers-especially incidents and safety. I know it helped me over the years with a lot-particulary with deciding to continue skydiving after watching a friend go in-I still jump now though I hire a packer most times now since I have a bit of metal in me. Incredible resource in these forums, even though it could get frustrating to repeatedly lecture the young want to downsize jumpers on slowing down-Ron did start to get blunt back then! His bounce bingo suggestions were priceless. I still peruse incidents/safety and a few others and post once in a while-had to let everyone know the Perris jet was flying again! I think the info contained in this site is invaluable and any effort to save it is commendable. Has anyone talked to USPA about that idea that was thrown out? Just seems that would be a good direction to go for the info to be easily found for everyone. And forums are not dead-I am on several auto forums (corvette and thirdgen.org) that are still very active-so it is curious that it's slowed so much here-I'm at a loss as to why.

I would think if it's sitting idling waiting for 80 people to load that would cost more than shut down.

I don't know the long term plan, that's up to the Conasters. It sits outside, next to the hanger. They take their time to brief everyone, so it is shut down between loads. As for "unload" as you can see in the videos everyone runs out, they were putting 80 out on one pass! It was $150.00 the first week, but it looks like they had to recalc costs as now it will be $200.00 a jump.

Thank you!

I'd still love to wingsuit from a B-17 but have not heard of anything available. Any info on possible opportunities?

3 loads went up today-I got on jet 2 and jet 3, too cool!

3 loads flown, I got to manifest and junp on jet 2 and jet 3. Awesome!

Hot dam! The jet is manifesting tomorrow morning!!!!! I'll be on it!!

Then there's the 2005 flight that maintained level flight-with a little help lol!

What I find most disturbing is the tandem fatalities this year. If that were to keep up, it would not be good for the sport. Yes every skydive has risk, but at least experienced jumpers have a chance to mitigate those risks.

Very true, and not just by ability-my lead sled butt will never be able to stay up with those 6'3" 170lb'ers. I can only wave as I drop away lol.

Yup, it's pretty cool! Just make sure you're squared up to facing the front of the plane on exit. Take a second before opening up and you fly the relative wind-up! I was really surprised at how far above the tail I got!

They've spent a lot of money already on engine overhauls and the runway so even if they plan to sell it I don't see why they wouldn't send a couple loads up first. I got a chance to take a wingsuit out of it when it was flying before-you have to try it! You really do fly up until you're looking down at the plane-amazing!

A friend of mine that's big and lived in So. Cal. had to first buy his own rig ( correct harness size and canopy approp. size of course), then went to Lodi for AFF.

Yes always loved his sense of humor! After he came back after his surgery to remove a brain tumor he said that now he can pinch a girls butt and then just say it was the tumor. Then he looked at me and said " now if I pinch your butt then it really is the brain tumor!"