Stacey and Gail Frank took us to the Sky Diving Center which was just down the street from where we were staying at SunScape RV Resort, just east of Casa Grande. We first went into the man made wind tunnel housed in this building. It has four high capacity fans that blow up and out the four stacks you see. Inside the building, there is a circular observation area so people can watch as novices "fly" for the first time and seasoned professionals train.
There was a professional team from Britain going through their formation and another team from Russia as well. This is one of the best sky diving facilities in country! It was fascinating to watch and we spend a while there. Anyone can go into the simulator for about $50 which included some training to prepare for the "flight".
After watching the simulation, we stepped outside as many planes were taking
off and about 50-60 parachuters were jumping. We noticed that the majority were young women! Go Figure! It was a colorful sight with all the chutes opening and people heading for the landing zone, landing right in front of us. Reminded me of the time I jumped many moons ago!Stacey and Gail took us into the town of Eloy which is a really depressed area. The railroad decided to eliminate them as a stop and, when that happened, the town died! We then went to Dinner at Eva's, Stacey and Gail's favorite Mexican Restaurant in the area. We had a great time there!
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