ross@spam.ua.oz.au (Ross Williams) (02/21/91)
Dear SkyNetters, I will be in California in late-March/early-April and am considering skydiving there. Can anyone recommend any good drop zones to visit (DZ phone numbers would be helpful here too)? Any other advice about US skydiving for tourists would be of interest as well. Thanks, Ross Williams ross@spam.ua.oz.au South Australia
rand@skydiver.Eng.Sun.COM (Iconoclast at large) (02/26/91)
In article <516@spam.ua.oz> ross@spam.ua.oz.au (Ross Williams) writes: >Dear SkyNetters, > >I will be in California in late-March/early-April and am considering >skydiving there. Can anyone recommend any good drop zones >to visit (DZ phone numbers would be helpful here too)? >Any other advice about US skydiving for tourists would be of interest >as well. When you talk about skydiving in California, you typically will be talking about either Northern (near San Francisco) or Southern (near Los Angles) California. In the south, there are two primary drop zones. The first is Perris at (714) 657-3858 or (714) 657-8260. They have 2 Twin Otters, a King Air and a DC3 usually parked there. The other drop zone in the south is called Elsinore and I believe they have at least a Twin Otter and a DC3 (I'm also sure I'll be corrected on all of the above inaccuracies by a S.Cal reader/jumper). In northern California, there are two primary drop zones. The first is Lodi at (209) 369-1128 and they have a DC3, Twin Beech, and 2 Cessnas. The other drop zone is Yolo at (800) 752-3262 or (916) 753-2651. They have a King Air and 2 Cessnas. As to other advice: There are some drop zones that are particular as to the gear that is jumped out of their planes, so I would check that out before you invest a lot of time traveling to one place or another. You won't have much trouble if you have a fairly "american" brand such as a Vector or Racer. Rand rand@skydiver.eng.sun.com
moynihan@sj.ate.slb.com (John Moynihan) (03/02/91)
I'm posting this request on behalf of a friend who is anxious to
learn to skydive and wants to know where to go to get instruction
in the San Francisco Bay Area - near San Jose.
Any other comments and information would, no doubt, be welcome also.
Please e-mail to the address below.
Thanks in anticipation.
JOHN
JOHN MOYNIHAN Schlumberger Technologies
Internet: MOYNIHAN@SJ.ATE.SLB.COM 1601 Technology Drive
uucp: ...!{decwrl,mips,uunet}!sjsca4!moynihan San Jose
phone: (408) 437 5174 ... 9031 (fax) CA 95110-1397SKYDIVE@f15.n233.z1.fidonet.org (SKYDIVE) (03/06/91)
Reply-to: Bill.Caefer@p0.f853.n102.z1.fidonet.org (Bill Caefer)
Fido-To: uiucuxc!spam.ua.oz.au!ross
In a message of <Feb 24 15:16>, Uiucuxc!Spam.Ua.Oz.Au!Ross (1:233/15) writes:
U> From uiucuxc!convex.mitek.com!matt
U> From: uiucuxc!spam.ua.oz.au!ross (Ross Williams)
U> To: ehsnet.fidonet.org!skydive
U> Date: 21 Feb 91 10:58:19 GMT
U> Dear SkyNetters,
U> I will be in California in late-March/early-April and am considering
U> skydiving there. Can anyone recommend any good drop zones
U> to visit (DZ phone numbers would be helpful here too)?
U> Any other advice about US skydiving for tourists would be of interest
U> as well.
G'day mate!
Well, when you hit the Ellay area give me a buzz. I'd be glad to take you out
to the DZ if you need a ride. Bill Caefer- (818) 242-6816.
There are several in the area.
California City is near Edwards AFB. You might get to see the space shuttle
but I don't know their schedule these days. The number is (619) 373-2733.
Free early bird loads.
Perris Valley is huge, open all week, has a bunkhouse, pool, etc. (714)
657-9576. They always have tourists there so they may be the ones to call for
advice.
Ten minutes from there is Lake Elsinore. (714) 678-5911.
Close to both of those is Hemet. A nice smaller DZ. (714) 925-8197.
There are others. I might even be talked into a trip to Arizona. Or up SF
way. What the hell.
Oh, BTW, if it wouldn't be too much trouble could you please bring me some
boomerangs? I don't really understand why, but I can't find any around here.
8)
Hope you have fun.
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SKYDIVE - via FidoNet node 1:233/13 (ehsnet.fidonet.org)robie@umbc1.umbc.edu (Mr. William Robie; POSI (GRAD)) (03/13/91)
Bill Cafer writes to someone in the land of Oz.... >Oh, BTW, if it wouldn't be too much trouble could you please bring me some >boomerangs? I don't really understand why, but I can't find any around here. >8) > I looked for some of these myself and found them in the gift shop of the National Air& Space Museum. Trouble is, they were made of plastic. Now if I could only find some little styrene Abo to teach me to fling the thing... :)
SKYDIVE@f15.n233.z1.FIDONET.ORG (SKYDIVE) (03/17/91)
Reply-to: Bill.Caefer@p0.f853.n102.z1.fidonet.org (Bill Caefer) Fido-To: uiucuxc!umbc1.umbc.edu!robie In a message of <Mar 14 11:34>, Uiucuxc!Umbc1.Umbc.Edu!Robie (1:233/15) writes: U> Bill Cafer writes to someone in the land of Oz.... >Oh, BTW, if it wouldn't be too much trouble could you please bring me some >boomerangs? I don't really understand why, but I can't find any around here. >8) U> I looked for some of these myself and found them in the gift shop of the U> National Air& Space Museum. Trouble is, they were made of plastic. Now if I U> could only find some little styrene Abo to teach me to fling the thing... U> :) Actually, my favorite 'rang is a plastic one. It's red and called the "JACK THOMAS". If those are the ones you found, you've got a good one. To get this back on Skydiving topics, I wonder if I'll ever get good enough to throw and catch one under canopy? --- msged 2.07 --- eecp 1.45 LM2 * Origin: <X> Infinity Ltd. (1:102/853) -- SKYDIVE - via FidoNet node 1:233/13 (ehsnet.fidonet.org)
SKYDIVE@f15.n233.z1.FIDONET.ORG (SKYDIVE) (03/21/91)
Reply-to: Dwayne.Rich@p20.f1000.n151.z1.fidonet.org (Dwayne Rich)
Fido-To: bill caefer
In a message of <Mar 06 09:28>, Bill Caefer (1:102/853) writes:
BC>Oh, BTW, if it wouldn't be too much trouble could you please bring me
BC>some boomerangs? I don't really understand why, but I can't find any
BC>around here. 8)
You could always order one from Flight Computing they have a toll free
number which is 1-800-282-6675
Dwayne
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