Jumping News
DATELINE JULY 2024
BIG NEWS! September 20-22 we will be celebrating our 60th anniversary! We will be hosting a Cessna Caravan(14 seats), jumping from 13,000ft! Join us for a weekend of fun, family, and skydiving. We will be offering tandem jumps, slots are limited, so sign up ASAP!
Tandem sign up
Closed 19 and 20 November
We will be closed this weekend due to plane maintenance. Go for a run or a bike ride so you can have an excuse to eat more food in the coming week.
Closed Tomorrow, Nov 13th
We will be closed on Sunday, Nov. 13th. Congratulations to everyone who made their first jump on Saturday.
Saturday 12 November Open at 8
Doors open at 8 for the FJC. Five students will be making their first jumps tomorrow so there will be plenty of room for up jumpers and other students.
Closed Tomorrow Sunday, Nov 6
Closed tomorrow due to lack of interest and no instructor availability.
Weekend plans Nov. 5th-6th Open Saturday!
Looks like you can’t ask for a better day for jumping tomorrow ! We will have the dz open about 830am for packing etc. and a pilot to fly when we have a load ready . An instructor and a couple of coaches will be hand for Static line and Freefall students. Great day to make sure you are staying current ! Come get your jump on! Sunday plans to be determined.
Weekend plans: October 29th-30th
We have a first jump course on Saturday so we will be open at 8am to finish up ground school and jump weather permitting. On Sunday we will be closed as we fly the plane to Osage City to support this year’s All Kansas Cessna boogie at Skydive Kansas. AADs are required there as well as certain wingloading rules specific to SDK. Blue Skies!!
First Jump course this weekend: October 28th-29th!!
Still plenty of slots available for this weekend’s class so it’s not too late to get in on the action and join the coolest club on campus!! We’ll meet Friday night in the Big 12 room in the Union from 6pm to 10pm then meet again Saturday at the Abilene airport at 8am to finish the practical training. Weather permitting be jumping by 11am. Let’s do this!!!
Correction: OPEN Tomorrow, Oct 23
We will be OPEN tomorrow at 9am. Instructor available! Beautiful weather forecasted. Make sure to come out early (you know who you are (Drake)) so you can make more than one jump.
Open Saturday at 8am
We are opening tomorrow at 8am. The weather looks perfect for jumping with warm temperatures and light winds. Instructor available all day. I can promise that you will not jump if you aren’t here.
Open Sunday!
Pilot arriving at 10am. We’ll have the hangar open by 9:15 for packing and training. Looking at the wind forecast, it might be a good idea for students to get out early before things pick up. Instructor available.
