The importance of drop zone friends is highly underrated.
These last couple months at my home drop zone I have had the pleasure of meeting not only some great skydivers, but some wonderful friends as well.
It’s a great feeling when you head out to the DZ on a busy weekend and are welcomed by all the regulars. It’s like a little skydiving family out there. Everyone is cheering on everyone else, excited to see the reactions from the first timers, enjoying the crazy parachuting tricks of the veterans.
It’s comforting to know that, for me at least, everyone is looking out for me. It is not uncommon to be headed out to the plane and get stopped two or three times by different jump masters who want to look over my equipment one more time. This, of course, is welcomed. You can never be too careful.
I’m still meeting new faces every weekend, but the more regulars I meet, the more I feel like Cleveland Parachute is a home.
Do y’all feel this way about your home DZ too?
Blue Skies!
Ashley
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