live2skydive

Just an FYI, but Archway hasn't had the Caravan since last year and won't have it this year. AFAIK, they're flying a couple of 182's this year.

You should definitely check out The Kansas City Skydiving Center (http://www.kcskydiving.com). They are the closest DZ to Kansas City and most-certainly the most fun-jumper friendly. They do have a good mix of free-flyers, including Jimmy, "The Midwest Freefly Legend."

Yep, I second that. All of the staff and fun-jumpers at KCSC are great and they are also the closest DZ to KC. You certainly can't go wrong with them.

Schweeeeet!!! I don't know if my liver will be able to handle two Couch Freaks Boogies per year, but I'm certainly going to die trying.

So, it turns out I won't have to be back to work until Wednesday. What would be the chances of extending the boogie through Monday?

Yummy, I do love Gold Label. I'm looking forward to jumping the Beech again. I only got to jump it a few times last year in Kansas City, but I do have to agree that it is one of the best jump planes out there. I'll see you all on the 30th, if work permits. If not, I'll definitely see you on Saturday. I'll bring some good Tequila with me for Saturday night.

QuoteOh yeah, and "The Legend" will be here too!Quote Well, if the legend is gonna be there, I'm certainly gonna be there!

I ran into a similar issue while flying from KC to Orlando. The security screener pulled out my rig and said that I would have to "open it up" so that they could look through it. I explained that it wasn't that simple and he said that I wouldn't be able to take it unless I opened the entire rig so he could sort through it. After about 20 minutes and a conversation with his supervisor, I was allowed to take it onboard. Nonetheless, I will probably check my rig from here on out.

You’re right. I’m sure it didn’t help our sport when your boss, Chris Hall, distributed fliers door to door in Harrisonville that stated that “a school of this size on this airport could ultimately result in the loss of your Life Flight operation, as they would be forced to operate in a less congested and safer airport” and that “there is no economical growth or compensation for the city for this inconvenience to its residents” and that “in fact, it may affect the property value of those closest to the airport.” I’m sure it also didn’t help the sport when Chris (cessnas), Tommy Dolphin (chutejump), Allen Strausbaugh (PROSpark), and Don Zarda (jumper410) all spoke about all of the negative effects of having a skydiving center in this community at both the city board meetings and recently at these county zoning meetings. All that this did was create an even worse picture of a sport that many people already don't understand. These individuals may think that what they are doing is best for their own businesses, but I can assure you that in the end it is detrimental to this sport as a whole.