Number of Jumps vs. pre-second visit to different DZ

I'm curious. How many jumps did you have when you did a pre-second visit to a different DZ (not your home DZ)?

About 30 I think - I was still a student doing RAPS and due to bad weather, not jumping, andwanting to see friends at a different DZ, I went and got my cat8 there instead.

about 65ish (and that was quincy!)

and now about 20 DZs total and 3 Boogie-only DZs.... probably missed a few in the tally.

I had 24. I went from a DZ with a postage-stamp landing area to Z-Hills. I remember exclaiming, "how the hell can anyone land off here??"

-Sandy (Yes, I landed off. Twice)

I was still a student when I visted my first non home DZ, if that answers your question.
Its okay, they won't bite you......They may seem a little inquisitive, but they are only trying to keep you safe. You may even have to repeat training levels, or do an evaluation jump, but they really don't want to see you hurt yourself. Thassall...
Personally I really enjoy visiting different DZs, it opens up your outlook on things, and keeps you out of DZ politics...

They won't bite? I don't mind inquisitive and them making sure that I'm safe - not only for myself but others as well. And staying out of the politics sounds great!!!!
Thank you, everyone, for your answers. It's greatly appreciated and helps.

Thanks for the advice. I'll definitely take it.

22 jumps before I moved to another DZ. Didn't have much choice since I had to go back to school.

Visited my 3rd DZ before jump 30.

I had 12 jumps I think when I made my first visit to a different dropzone. It was also my first BOC jump, and first jump without an AAD. How fun! This began my awareness of the fact that there are "good" dropzones, and there are "bad" dropzones.

I made another trip to another DZ when I had 18 jumps, there I was actually trained how to USE a BOC rig, jumped with a Cypres and an instructor who wanted me to do a check-out jump. There I learned that DZ's aren't just "good" and "bad", but varrying degrees between them. This DZ I've consistently labeled one of the most profesional I've been to - Aerohio.

Visiting different DZ's as a student is a lot of fun, but it leaves you at risk for not being able to properly evaluate the DZ. I supose this really isn't any different then when you chose your first jump DZ, but still. It can be quite an eye opener to who different places are run.

_Am

Now I'm just a newbie to the sport (currently only 59 jumps), but on jump #42 I attended my first boggie at Skydive New Mexico (I did lot's of firsts that weekend and bought beer). I have since visited four dropzones outside of my home dropzone and that number should increased to possibly seven or maybe even eight before the year is out.

Home DZ:

- Mile-Hi Skydiving (Longmont, CO)

Visited:

- Skydive New Mexico (Albequerque, NM)
- Front Range Skydivers (Calhan, CO)
- Skydive the Rockies (Canon City, CO)
- Pacific Skydivers (Vancouver, BC) but didn't jump due to poor weather.

Hope to visit soon:

- Denver Skydivers (Brush, CO)
- Skydive Arizona (Eloy, AZ)
- Marana Skydiving (Marana, AZ)
- Skydive Dallas (Whitewright, TX)

Hope to visit before I die (or get too old/poor):

- Perris Valley Skydiving (Perris, CA)
- Skydive Elsinore (Lake Elsinore, CA)
- Skydive Deland (Deland, FL)
- Skydive City (Zephryhills, FL)
- Skydive Sebastian (Sebastian, FL)
- Raeford Parachute Center (Raeford, NC)
- WFFC (Rantoul or where ever it's held next)

I don't know, what other big/good ones did I miss?

Great list. There's a few on your list that I'm interested in checking out.

We're not a big DZ, but you missed Sky Knights. Come visit...we'd love to have you.

Five. SL jumps. No questions asked, none necessary.

I went to my second dropzone after doing my FJC making five jumps in a week at DZ #1, made 4 more SL jumps in one day at DZ #2, then winter came and after that I had a refresher course at DZ #3, made 1 SL jump there, went back for three days to DZ #1 to pick up 3 prepaid jumps and 2 more since I was there, another winter came and I did a second refresher course at DZ #3, 4 SL jumps and then freefall jump #1, followed by one more SL jump because of clouds and nerves. That same season I moved to DZ #4 at 44 total jumps. All of this was just convenient, no politics, people, gear or plane considerations were involved.

I now jump regularly at DZ #2, which for practical purposes is actually DZ #5 (6, actually, counting one previous boogie).

By some standards it took me a long time to get off the static line, both in time and number of jumps, but I've never regretted the number of jumps. Freefall isn't the be-all and end-all, I still (in some respects, again) love to fly canopy.

I did my first three jumps at three different DZs.

After getting my A, I did my 24th jump at a fourth.

58. Two days ago! It was great fun to be at another dz, see how they do things, meet new people. Good learning experience, too. Having to land in a new place made me recognise some bad habits I had already formed, and can now fix before they get too ingrained.

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waivers get old.

I'm not sure if it's still this way, but the first time I visited The Ranch their waver was one page, front and back. That was refreshing.

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Jim

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waivers get old.

I'm not sure if it's still this way, but the first time I visited The Ranch their waver was one page, front and back. That was refreshing.
Jim

Nope. The Ranch waiver is very traditional now. Sorry.

-tom buchanan

Hi
The first 'second ' dz i visited was Calaresholm alberta in 1980

I had about 60 jumps and maybe 5 of them were rw.
My buddy had about 125 jumps and we entered the pumkin pass. we got a large one...A LARGE ONE. we passed by each other once or twice. I cannot beleive the senior jumps and our X-instructors let us do it. I am sure they were laughing their bums off.

Hutch

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You initial a pagagraph thats the same thing then you have to write it again... pointless!

Annoying, yes, pointless, no. Try to use the defense that you didn't actually read it...

I had 35 jumps when my first home DZ made its winter trip, 2 years ago, started in DeLand, next day at 38 jumps visited 2nd DZ, Zhills, 2days later landed at 3rd DZ SkydiveAmericapb at 45 jumps and went home on #60. Its a great learning experience getting out to different DZ's.

8 jumps..... since then i've jumped at way to many dz's to keep track of all of em...... one thing jumping at diffrent dz's will let ya do is never have a problem spoting a new dz from under your parachute.......

I don't know, what other big/good ones did I miss?