What is your favorite dropzone and why?

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 11:26:42 -0400

Mine are Arizona and Xkeys, because of the variety of birds and constant flights

Response by COL Jason Smallfield, PMP, CFM, CM made Apr 3 at 2015 11:55 AM

COL Jason Smallfield, PMP, CFM, CM — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 11:55:41 -0400

Favorite drop zone is any DZ that is within 60 min of my current location. Too many Army posts are not close to a civilian DZ such as Fort Drum and Fort Leonard Wood. Nice to hit the world class DZ that SSG Villacis alludes to in his original question but normally not enough time or money to hit these DZs with any frequency more than annual. COL Jason Smallfield, D-13959, member number 67434 since 1 MAR 1989

Response by SPC David S. made Apr 3 at 2015 12:07 PM

SPC David S. — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 12:07:27 -0400

DeLand in Florida on a clear day. Golden Knights do a lot of jumps from there as well as other well know teams. If you have a question about skydiving someone there will have the answer. Lots of experienced jumpers there.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 3 at 2015 1:39 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 13:39:02 -0400

I only skydive in Frankfort Indiana
one tandem jump with an instructor and for solo it was like floating on air

Response by LTC Herman Valentine made Apr 3 at 2015 2:12 PM

LTC Herman Valentine — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 14:12:20 -0400

Z-Hills has always been my favorite...but when it comes to Boogies, nothing beats Richmond Revisited every Labor Day Weekend! The aircraft, the great entertainment, the nice local folks....and nothing beats watching naked, drunk skydivers trying to ride the rotating beacon on Saturday night of the boogie!!!!

Response by SFC Carl Carpenter made Apr 3 at 2015 3:02 PM

SFC Carl Carpenter — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 15:02:08 -0400

LOL...my favorite for the purpose of chilling out was Skydive America in Beaumont, TX.....My favs for training are Eloy and Perris. Nothing beats having a fleet of aircraft at your disposal! Carl, D-19229

Response by LTC Stephen C. made Apr 3 at 2015 4:34 PM

LTC Stephen C. — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 16:34:26 -0400

SSG Private RallyPoint Member, I liked the Z-Hills Turkey Meet. However, it was the only big DZ/meet I ever attended (NOV75), so that has to be my favorite! It was just incredible to see so many famous jumpers there. I even met Smitty the Jumper! We also got to jump large a/c like DC-3s/C-47s and Lockheed Lodestars. One DC-3 we jumped had been converted just for skydivers. All the seats had been removed, the complete inside of the fuselage was carpeted and a huge stereo system played great music all the way to jump run!
Our local DZ was famous, if in name only. We used to jump at Moton Field in Tuskegee, AL, home of the Tuskegee Airmen! Back then, the hangar had not been restored and turned into a museum.
That was years ago, and the last skydive I made was on 31DEC76, which was years before most of the jumpers responding on this thread were born!
SFC Jack S., more early skydiving lore!

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 5 at 2015 12:47 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 00:47:11 -0400

My Favorite Drop Zone? I guess I would have to say Skydive City (Z-Hills)

I do a great deal of travelling though and enjoy many things about a multitude of DZ's

Skydive Arizona is an excellent facility with a great hotel and wind tunnel on the premises. It is nice that I can walk to the DZ instead of driving from the hotel when travelling.

Skydive Perris is another excellent facility. it has a nice pool and bar. he food is excellent.

The New Skydive Paraclete Xp is a ton of fun with a tunnel just down the street. The people are great with a nice bar and plenty of friendly faces.

Of course I also enjoy some of the smaller DZ's like Virginia Skydive Center and where I am now Alaska Skydive Center.

Oh and I have had the pleasure of Klatovy in the Czech Republic. An all around facility with a ton of fun to be had.

Puerto Rico was great too.

I also cannot forget Skydive Chicago. Amazing set up!

Yes, I enjoy the sport immensely and try to travel and have fun every chance I get.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 8 at 2015 8:07 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 08:07:26 -0400

Reaford, AZ, DeLand, Start, Chicagoland, are a few of my top picks. All are great places, with great people, and good ac!

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 17 at 2015 6:54 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 06:54:13 -0400

My favorite by far is skydive New England in Maine. However, I also do like Z-hills and Arizona. I live in Guam right now so any DZ would be great, no jumping out here!

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 11 at 2015 1:51 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 13:51:20 -0400

Skydive Sebastian down in FL. Winds can be meh, but it's gorgeous, big landing area, incredible view of the coastline, freeflyers, bellflyers, wingsuiters, CRW, swoopers. They have a diverse crowd to jump with........plus there's a bar on the DZ itself.....and a breakfast place that serves dried toast for the morning after.

Response by SPC Mike Semanoff made Oct 29 at 2015 4:38 PM

SPC Mike Semanoff — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 16:38:05 -0400

Love Skydive Elsinore. a couple Otters and a really good vibe.