Almerick07 said:
Im trying to get a job flying jumpers in the Tampa area and contacted skydive city out of zephyrhills and they said they lease their airplanes from Freefall Express out of NY and the jump pilots are hired through them as well....I've tried to search for freefall express but all i get is a skydiving outfit in missouri, anyone with a contact or a little more info would be greatly appreciated.
You need to contact Billy Richards, the owner of Freefall Express (Gardiner, NY), the Ranch Skydiving Club (
www.skydivetheranch.com ), and part owner of Z-Hills. Good luck getting his attention, he is hardly ever at Z-Hills and he is a complete ahole to work for. He is Bipolar and thinks his pilots need to suck his thingy. On the plus side, his airplanes, although very bare, are maintained very well. He doesn't pay very well, and he will probably will not hire any new pilots right now until Fall, since the majority of his airplanes go north soon...to the Ranch. The Ranch is a very small field, and his pilots usually fly at Z-Hills first. I think the Ranch is about 2300 feet by 15, with power lines at the end of the runway, which has a huge slope in the middle. Beta is not allowed to keep his neighbors happy. I know many people over the last 12 years who have worked for him. Unless you have multiple DUIs, go somewhere else.
Freefall Express has 4 otters and a porter (which I believe doesn't really fly anymore). 3 otters are either in Florida or NY, depending on the season. Of course, the mins for turbine a/c are 1000 tt, but I think he looks for more.
Good luck!
Edit: Ranch Address (same as Freefall Express but different tel)
Skydive The Ranch
PO BOX 121
45 Sandhill Road
Gardiner, NY 12525
845)255-4033
