I did... with my feet. I only go down there now when they are swamped, and I have nothing to do and feel like hanging out at the DZ.

 

One of the best places to hang out =), im gonna be sad when I gotta move on

 

just went to the dz at snohomish today for kicks man it sucked no rig nothing to fly. boo hoo hoo. i have to remedy this

 

why not jump the student gear? If you see any good deals let me know I need like a 170ish full system-

 

Definitely a fun flying job. I flew jumpers from this past April to October outside of Lansing, MI on the weekends. Flew a few different 182's and a 206. Made $150/wk + $10/load. I always talked to LAN approach on the way up and down, giving them 5 min, 1 min, and jumpers away calls. Did the same calls on the CTAF as well. The owner of the DZ has 5 other dropzones in MI, FL, AZ, and CA. This gave me the opportunity to ferry the 206 from FL up to MI, and then out to AZ at the end of the season. Then took a 182 from Phoenix to San Diego then on to LA. Really some awesome flying. Absolutely loved the people I worked with, and was able to rack up about 220-240 hours over the summer. It was a great way for me to stay current while trying to cope with the horrible job market. Just interviewed at American Eagle and now I'm waiting for my background and drug tests to go through so I can get back to flying jets. I'll always have fond memories of flying jumpers, and would love to get to do it again sometime....what a great way to get experience.

 

Good luck with Eagle! I think there are only 4 of us who flew jumpers, I agree- it was a great experience!

 

Must be nice being around them college girls too

 

broncobird

what is the dzo's name and what dropzones? i just moved to mi and want to get back into the dropzone scene?

ya rick i should have but, just to cheap to rent a rig when i own my rigs and just to lazy or cheap to get them repacked. i need to get back around the moutains base jumping is way cheaper. u just have to hike to altitude.....

 

PM me for details.

 

There is a jumpre operator in Newport RI. Good set up and it think he has some older 182 and maybe a few 172s. Airport is tiny but i went in there a couple times this summer with the 402 and Cherokee 6. For anyone really involved in the jumping industry what can you tell me aobut the actual flying? IS it mainly jsut climb to altitude and then mback down or do you do a little more than that.

And for whoever went out to snohomish i would suggest going to Shelton. THey seem to have their crap together,.