I’m trying to work out a new system of scheduling to try and give the dropzone a little more notice of how many jumpers we will have. The schedule for jumping will vary depending on the type of jump you want to make. You can schedule jumps several weeks in advance (or even for the end of the summer), and I would encourage you to do so. If you call me last-minute wanting to do a jump, I won’t be able to fit you in.
Tandem: If you have a car and drive yourself, you can jump any day of the week. I will need at least 7 days notice and a $20 deposit before I can book your jump. You can give me cash or a check and I will write you a receipt. The deposit goes towards the cost of your jump, so once you get the the dropzone you would only pay $159. If you don’t show up for your jump then you lose the $20. If external circumstances (such as weather) prevent you from jumping, you will be reimbursed.
If you do not have a car, I will be taking people down every Sunday, some Wednesday afternoons, and some Saturday afternoons. I still need to know 7 days ahead of time and will need to get a deposit from you to reserve your spot. I will be sending out e-mails announcing which Saturdays and Wednesdays I’m going down.
Static Line: The first-jump course is only offered on Saturday mornings and Sunday mornings. I do not need a deposit for static line students, so if you don’t want to pay the deposit then this is your only option. If you want to come back to do more static line jumps, e-mail me and I will let you know what days would be availiable.
AFF: Weekends work best for AFF, but if you want to go during the week e-mail me and I will let you know what’s going on.
As always, feel free to e-mail me with any questions you may have. I hope to see many of you throughout the summer.
Hey everybody, I hope finals went well and you are relaxing and enjoying the beginnings of summer. Although the semester is over, the skydiving is not. I am staying in Urbana over the summer and will be taking people down to make jumps whenever possible. If you will be in the area and would like to be notified of skydiving trips, please respond to this e-mail and I will add you to the summer list. Likewise, if you would like to be removed from the list simply reply with “Remove” as the subject. And finally, if you are home for the summer and think you want to try skydiving, shoot me an e-mail and I can recommend a good place that will give you our Falling Illini discount.
I look forward to seeing many of you over the summer.
Conngratulations to Brian Schmidt, Joe Urban, Sean Robinson, and Doug Wood for completing their first Tandem jumps on Saturday. And Congratulations to Whitney Gervelis, Rachel Kremer, Mike Levy, Ashley Dean, David Nash, and Muhamad Jamal for doing their first Tandem jumps on Sunday. And Congrats to me and Nick on our first sucessful flag jump.
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 12:17 pm by Falling Illini
Attention Skydivers! This weekend wasn’t the greatest for jumping, but we did get a few in on Friday. Congratulations to Zhen Chng, Joel Ho, Caris Tan, Jenn Deichl, Joe Nance, Julie Fry, and Peter Killian for all making their first Tandem jumps on Friday! Also, congrats to Abdul who passed his A-license check dive. There are only a few more opportunities to jump this semester, so if you want to come out, now is the time! We will be jumping (weather permitting) May 2, and May 9 To ensure that you get a spot, make sure you’ve e-mailed me by 4PM on Wednesday of whichever week you want to come. After each Wednesday I can’t guarantee that we will have a spot for you.
If you want to come reply to this e-mail with the following information:
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009 11:36 am by Falling Illini
Attention Skydivers!
We would like to congratulate Mike Murphy on completing his coaching certification and becoming a skydiving coach!! (We love you Mike!)
The Caravan is back this weekend! We will be jumping Friday (4/17) and Sunday (4/19).
FRIDAY we will be taking tandems and experienced jumpers only and we will be leaving by 2.
SUNDAY anybody can come. The weather doesn’t look great for Sunday, so if you can make it out with us Friday that’s probably the way to go. If you want to go on Friday we will need to know by Wednesday night to make reservations for everyone.
If you’d like to jump this weekend please send me your:
Name
Day you want to jump
Type of jump
Phone number
Whether you have or need transportation
Hope to see everyone out there this weekend! Blue Skies!
Monday, March 30th, 2009 10:53 am by Falling Illini
Attention Skydivers! A larger plane will be arriving this weekend so we will be jumping Friday (4/3) and Saturday (4/4/) this week! We will be leaving by 2 on Friday and have limited room, so let us know by Wednesday night if you would like to come. Both days look beautiful and the weather is finally warming up, so now’s a great time to come out and join the world of Skydiving.
Information we need:
Name
Day you’d like to jump
Type of Jump
Phone number
Whether you have transportation
We hope to see everyone out this weekend!
Blue Skies!
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009 5:08 pm by Falling Illini
Sorry guys - I accidently sent out the wrong e-mail!! Here is the right one…
Attention Skydivers!
This Saturday is USPA Safety Day, the official start of the skydiving season!!!
Because it’s safety day, there will be FREE under-one-year refresher training for anyone who has made an AFF or static line progression jump within the past year. If it’s been over a year since you jumped with us and you want to get back into it again, the over-one-year refresher will be offered for the discounted price of $75. You will sit through the first-jump course again, but it will be much cheaper than normal.
New jumpers! If you would like to make your first jump this weekend then I will need the following information:
Name
Type of Jump
Phone number
Whether you have transportation
I hope to see everyone out this weekend!
Blue Skies!
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009 4:04 pm by Falling Illini
Skydivers!
The weather last weekend stopped us from jumping, but this weekend is supposed to be beautiful! - Lets take advantage of it!
We also have a special plane coming in town to jump us this weekend called a beach 18 - They’re awesome, and not something people get to jump out of day.
Let us know if you would like to make a jump with us this weekend. We need your:
Thursday, February 26th, 2009 12:36 pm by Falling Illini
Hello again skydivers!
The weather is beautiful this week - lets hope it keeps up for this weekend!! We are jumping this sunday - come check it out! Tandem, AFF, and static line students are welcome!
If you would like to come with us this weekend, please e-mail your:
Name
Type of jump
Phone number
If you have or need transportation
