The parachute centre is located in the main building at Swansea Airport, which is situated on the Gower Peninsula near Swansea city. The centre operates a turbine Islander aircraft with skydives usually taking place from 12,000 feet. All Tandems are carried out by British Parachute Association Tandem instructors with thousands of jumps experience. The airport has an excellent canteen serving food throughout the day and also offers activities such as microlight and helicopter flights.
Experienced Jumpers Prices
Flight fees to 13000 feet - £23
Flight fees to 6000 feet - £15
Equipment - We have equipment for hire at £10 per jump (£5 charged for packing if required)
Tandem Skydive
A tandem jump is the ideal first time freefall experience, being by far the quickest, easiest and hassle free way to make a skydive. You'll experience the ultimate thrill of free falling at 120 mph after jumping from an aircraft then enjoy a long high performance canopy ride with an experienced BPA Tandem Instructor. Our aim is to allow you to experience the ultimate adrenaline rush while knowing that safety is our number one priority.
AFF
AFF (Accelerated Free Fall) is the fastest route to becoming a skydiver with one-to-one instruction throughout. You receive a personalised intensive course to teach you all the skills necessary to become a qualified skydiver. A full days training is required prior to jumping covering everything you need to know - the equipment, aircraft procedures, sequence of the skydive, body position and how to deploy, control and land your parachute.
Aircraft
G-LEAP, Skydive Swansea’s BN2T Turbine Islander is a high performance twin-turbine aircraft capable of carrying a full load of skydivers to altitude in approximately 10 minutes.
The Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander started life as a 1960s British light utility aircraft, mainline airliner and also a cargo aircraft designed and originally manufactured by the company Britten-Norman of the United Kingdom. The Islander, as it is known, is one of the best-selling commercial aircraft types produced in Europe during that period. Although designed in the 1960s, over 750 are still in service with commercial operators around the world, lending strong credibility to the aircraft's pedigree. The aircraft is also used by the army and police forces in the United Kingdom to this day and is a popular light transport with over 30 military aviation operators around the world.
The staff at Skydive Swansea pride themselves on providing a professional service with the highest regard for the rules and regulations laid down by the British Parachute Association and the Civil Aviation Authority. The aim of Skydive Swansea is to allow you to experience the ultimate adrenaline rush while knowing that safety is at all times the top priority.
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The UK’s premier freefall skydiving and parachute specialists; a company run by British Parachute Association (BPA) Instructors. We offer beginner skydiving courses tailored to your skills and ambitions. We only operate at our own and other BPA affiliated skydive centres. Whether you come to us with some experience or are a complete novice to this exciting sport, we have something for everyone.
Owned and operated by professional skydiver Martin Harris, London Parachute School has been open since 1983 and is The Closest Skydiving Centre to London, with fast links from the M1, M5, M6 and M40 motorway systems.The "Drop Zone" is located at Lewknor which is on the Buckinghamshire / Oxfordshire borderless than 60 minutes from London and is probably the friendliest and most social skydiving club in the UK. There is always something going on from competitions, corporate events and charity fun-days, to progression courses and seminars for our club members.
Tandem Sydiving
Tandem skydiving is designed for those people who wish to try Skydiving for the first time, without the need for a time consuming course. Available from Tuesday to Sunday either for a morning or an afternoon report time, Tandem skydivers should normally budget a half day from start to finish. All Tandem skydivers will receive a personalised certificate upon completion
AFF
One step further, the AFF Level1 is for you. This course requires more commitment as you will need to budget two days in order to achieve your aim. The first day is spent in the classroom learning about all aspects of freefall and canopy control through a series of lectures and practical lessons. The second day you will be taking to the skies at altitudes up to 13,000 feet and feeling the rush of adrenaline as you take your first "leap of faith" into the skies above. All students will receive a personalised certificate and a log record of their jump on completion.
AFF Full Course
Convinced you want to become a Skydiver? Ready to take that leap and commit to an adrenaline infused lifestyle, fuelled by throwing yourself from an aircraft at heights in excess of two and a half miles? OK but next time you are sat in the office, not concentrating on work, looking out of the window and wishing you were at the "Drop Zone"..... Don't say we didn't warn you!
Static Line
This course uses the most up-to-date equipment in the world of parachuting. The square canopies used are highly manoeuvrable and are the same type used by many experienced jumpers, and is the first step in the BPA Category System. The parachute is opened automatically when you exit the aircraft, are fun to fly, and can give you very light landings.Your jump will be from 3,500 feet giving you plenty of time to have fun and enjoy the view.
The Vertical Wind Tunnel Skydive
On your first visit you will be taken into a classroom for your briefing by one of our experienced instructors. This will include watching a short video and learning the safety procedures whilst in the tunnel.
You will then progress to the kit up area where you will be given your helmet, goggles, ear plugs, flight suit and if required, training shoes. Your group will then go through to the tunnel ante-chamber where you will watch the people in the previous group finish their session. Then, when it becomes your turn to fly you take your place in the doorway. The instructor will stand in front of you and, when it is time, give you the signal to lean forward into the airflow. The instructor will take hold of your flight suit and hold onto you. YOU ARE NOW FLYING!
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Tilstock - The Parachute Centre Based at Tilstock Airfield and the home of Manchester Skydivers in 1964 and Manchester Freefall Club in 1967. The Parachute Centre can give you the experience of a life time sky diving event or guide you through the system to qualify as a skydiver. Located in Whitchurch, North Shropshire. We are the closest Parachuting or Skydiving Facility to the West Midlands, Wolverhampton, Birmingham, North and Central Wales, going to the North West of England to Merseyside, Wirral, Liverpool and Manchester and east to Stoke on Trent and Derby. Tandem Skydives After a short brief, enjoy the flight in our aircraft to 10 thousand feet, checking out the views on the way up before sliding to the edge of the door attached to one of our Tandem Instructors. You freefall for 25-30 seconds before the parachute opens at about 5000 feet above the ground. Enjoy the cruise down to the landing area opposite the club house. Static Line If you want to be in control of the parachute and jump out of our aircraft from over 3 thousand feet, steering the parachute down by yourself, maybe this for you. After a days tuition you will be ready to jump on your own. AFF We do not run Accelerated FreeFall courses here due to the British weather conditions and our operational limitations, our preferred method of progressing to freefall is the Static Line Parachute Training Course. It can work out a lot cheaper too. With AFF to qualify you have to complete the couse of 8 jumps plus 10 consolidation jumps. Experienced Jumpers Experienced Jumpers are most welcome. We have a G8 Airvan which can take up to 8 skydives. Openning days: Fridays 9:00 - 21:00 (March to November) Saturdays 9:00 - 21:00 Monday 9:00 - 21:00 or when it gets dark. (Bank Holidays only) Make Sure you have your BPA docs with you and your log book. Any visiting Student jumpers or Student who were initially trained at a different drop zone and wish to train here, please call us on 01948 841111. Membership of the club £25 entitles you to jump at Skydive Airkix at a discouted rate. Location The Parachute Centre location is at Tilstock Airfield (not Tilstock village) and the entrance is on the A41, 3 miles south of Whitchurch, Shropshire. The Dropzone is less than an hour from Birmingham, Stoke on Trent, Wrexham,Chester (Cheshire), Manchester, Wirral, Merseyside, Liverpool, The Black Country, West Midlands and most of North and Mid Wales. In fact we are the only parachuting facility within nearly one hundred miles! Website http://www.theparachutecentre.com
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DZ Name - Netheravon APA
Aircraft - 2 x Caravan (G-BZAH and G-OAFF), plus the occasional Skyvan or 2...
Prices all from 1st Jan 2009
Experienced High Lift - £19 civilian, £12 military (13-14k)
Experienced Low lift - £15 civilian, £10 military (up to 7k)
Student - £32 civilian, £22 military, includes kit and packing
Kit Hire Available – About 100 rigs for hire as follows:
Student kit (included in jump ticket) – 36 static line rigs, 18 AFF ripaway, 10 ripcord RAPS progression. All Javelins with Skymaster 290/230/200 and Student Cypres or Cypres 2. Small harnesses available for small jumpers.
Experienced kit (£15 per jump civilian, £12 military, includes packing but if qualified can do this yourself and earn back £5) – 24 Skymaster 230s, 2 Saffire 189s, 2 Saffire 169s, 1 Saffire 149, all in Javelins with Expert Cypres or Cypres 2. Must be B licence to jump the Saffires, also weight limits on all kit.
Courses/ Training
RAPS – Yes, £180 civilian £150 military
Tandem – Yes, £225
AFF – Yes, Level 1 only is £345 (£270 military), full course is £1300 (£950 military)
Coaching
FS – Yes, FS coaching school, and regular FS and 4-way coaching from Army Nemesis 4-way team
Load Organising - Yes, load organising from a number of resident and visiting load organisers, including Caroline Hughes, Dave Lewis and Billy Payn to name but a few.
FF – Yes, with the Netheravon/Airkix tunnel sponsored freefly team, Euphoria, and various visiting coaches.
Wingsuit – Yes, first flight courses and flocking with with a number of resident and visiting coaches.
Canopy – Yes, with the Army CP team HEAT, most of whom are members of the current British CP and classic accuracy teams.
Facilities
Canteen - Yes
Bunkhouse - Yes
Camping - Yes
Showers - Yes
Bar - Oh Yes with regular parties
Operating Hours
Wed - Afternoons (summer season only)
Fri - from 10am (summer season only)
Sat - 8 - sunset
Sun - 8 - sunset
Misc
Being a Military DZ you will need to book in at the gate with some form of photo ID.
Regular parties in the bar.
A number of skyvan, load organising, wingsuit, canopy safety seminars/flight coaching and FS/FF team coaching weekends planned for this season.
http://www.netheravon.com
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DZ Name - Target Skysports
Aircraft - 4 x G92, 2 x SMG, 1 x Cherokee 6
Prices
Experienced High Lift - £19.50 single, £180 block of 10, all to 15k
Experienced Low lift - Turbine is one jump ticket, Piston is £14 to 3.5k, £16 to 5k
Student - £36 inc kit hire & packing
Kit Hire Available - £15. Skymaster 280, Fury 220, 2 x PD210, Maverick 200, Spectre 190, Electra 190, Sabre 170, PD170
Courses/ Training
RAPS - Yes. £165 to £195 depending on group size
Tandem - Yes. £185 to £225 depending on group size
AFF - Yes. Level 1 £350, full course £1350
Coaching
FS - Yes. 2 slots plus £10 (min, can be more depending on level of coach)
FF - Yes. 2 slots plus £10 (min, can be more depending on level of coach)
Wingsuit - Yes (email Simon Brentford for details)
Canopy - No (but watch this space)
Facilities
Canteen - Yes. Normal breakfasts and lunches, evening meals when demand warrants it
Bunkhouse - Yes. £20 pn for a 4 person room, £4 pn for a bed in the dorm room. All rooms have heaters and TV fitted as standard
Camping - Yes. Free
Showers - Yes. Free
Bar - Yes. Sadly, not free
Operating Hours
Mon - 0900-2100 or dark, whichever is earlier
Tues - Closed but can open if demand warrants it
Wed - 0900-2100 or dark
Thurs - 0900-2100 or dark
Fri - 0900-2100 or dark
Sat -0900-2100 or dark
Sun -0900-2000 or dark
Misc
Large packing shed, creeper pad, RV Hooks Ups (free) & day room with download stations. On site rigging (The Rigging Works) and on site shop supplying all your skydiving needs. We also run various progression courses such as B Licence, Packing and FS Ground School, contact the DZ for details.
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DZ Name - Black Knights Parachute Centre
Cockerham
Lancashire
Tel: 01524 791820
Website: http://www.bkpc.co.uk/
Aircraft - Pilatus Porter (10 place till April, the 9 place turbine thereafter)
Prices
Experienced High Lift - £18 or £180 for 11 jumps (£16.40 per jump). Tickets are transferrable and have unlimited lifespan.
Experienced Low lift (if avail)-
Student - £34 with hire and packing, you get £4 refund if you are checked out for packing and pack your kit.
Kit Hire Available (cost and range) - £14 per jump (£4 back if you are signed off to pack and pack it). Range includes SL, Ripcord and BOC throwaway student rigs. There's about 4 BOC freefall rigs, the rest are SL or Ripcord. Containers tend to be Xerox, canopies tend to be Furys and Mantas, 200sq ft +.
Courses/ Training
RAPS
Level one: £165
6 jump tickets course: £295
Subsequent jumps: £34
Tandem - £195
AFF
Level one: £340
Full course: £1215
(all including kit hire and packing)
Packing courses: Usually one every couple of months (subject to demand), midweek and approx £20 per head.
Coaching
FS - 2x slot (call ahead for availability. Neil Henshall is one of the FS coaches)
FF - £44 inc video, £42 if you get a block of 5 jumps.
Wingsuit -
Canopy -
Facilities
Canteen - Yes
Bunkhouse - Yes
Camping - Yes, free
Showers - Yes, free
Bar - No
Operating Hours
Mon - 8am till sunset
Tues - Closed
Wed - Closed
Thurs - Closed
Fri - 8am till sunset
Sat - 8am till sunset
Sun - 8am till sunset
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Skydive North West - also known as the North West Parachute Centre is one of the longest established skydiving and parachuting centres in Europe. Skydive North West has introduced thousands of people from all over the world to the magical sport of skydiving and is considered to be the friendliest skydiving centre in the country. Set in the beautiful Lake District amongst some of the finest scenery in England we boast excellent facilities for new and experienced skydivers. If you want to experience a tandem skydive, learn to skydive, skydive for fun or skydive for charity you should choose Skydive North West. General Facilities - The only aircraft in the UK purpose built for skydiving, we get you to altitude quickly and in comfort in our PAC XL750.
- High quality, well maintained equipment and safety devices.
- 1000m hard runway - less waiting around, we can operate our aircraft more of the time and get more skydivers in the air.
- Canteen - serving hot and cold food, snacks drinks and good vibes whenever Skydive North West is open!
- Chill out room - With bean bags, pool table, television and overhead projector for watching skydiving movies.
- Showers and toilets - for those those that wish to camp onsite there are showers and toilet blocks.
- Camping area and bunk rooms for those that want to stay over and like the simple life!
- Camera team - an an experienced team of freefall photographers to film your jump, whether it's your 1st or 10,000th!
Experienced jumpersAre you an experienced skydiver? Come and visit us at Skydive North West - we have great facilities and we’re known as the friendliest drop zone in the UK. Here are just a few reasons to visit Skydive North West - PAC 750 XL 18 Seater turbine aircraft
- Amazing views across the Lake District
- Known as the friendliest dropzone in the UK
- Packers on site to make your life easier
- Large covered packing area
- WARP instructors on site for newly qualified skydivers
- Extensive equipment rental and skydive shop
- Home cooked food at our cafe
- Bunk house, camping and showers
- 100s of other attractions close by
Tandem Skydive - The easiest way to experience freefall - Experience freefall from 14,500ft on your first skydive!
- Only 20-30 minutes training and the safest way to skydive
- Securely harnessed to a professional skydiving instructor
- Your instructor deploys, flys and lands your parachute
- Purchase a DVD of your tandem skydive on the day
The perfect introduction to skydivingTandem skydiving really is a great way to experience your first skydive; whether you are skydiving for your own fun, making a charity skydive or just proving to yourself and friends that you really are capable of doing something that little bit different. A tandem skydive also makes an incredible gift, you can buy a tandem skydiving voucher right now. You will experience the rush and amazing beauty of freefall at around 120 mph on your very first skydive. This will last just under a minute and you can enjoy the whole incredible experience knowing that you're in the hands of a friendly, qualified skydiving professional. Your skydiving adventure can also be filmed by one of our talented cameramen who will film your pre-jump excitement, journey on the plane and tandem skydive itself. It's a great souvenir and a wonderful way of showing friends and family what you have achieved. This is available as an optional extra and we strongly recommend it so that your memory of the day can be fully preserved! Traditional 'first jump' static line course - fly your own parachute - The traditional first parachute jump experience
- Your parachute will automatically deploy
- You will fly and land your own parachute
- 5-6 hours extensive training on the ground
- Make extra jumps and learn to be a skydiver
Fly and land your own parachuteFor those who want to fly their own parachute from their very first jump or learn to skydive the 'traditional' way - the static line parachute jump is ideal. It's low cost, exciting and if you want it to be - a genuine step towards learning to become a skydiver youself. Your first parachute jump is from 3,500 - 4,500 feet and your parachute will automatically deploy as you fall away from the aircraft using a device called a 'static line'. It's a great and 'hands on' alternative to a tandem skydive. Visit www.skydivenorthwest.co.uk for more details
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180 World Record Women Skydivers Take Breast Cancer Awareness To New Heights “Jump for the Cause” Attempts New World-Record to Benefit Breast Cancer LOS ANGELES – Skydivers from around the world will join together to set a new women’s world record in formation skydiving to raise funds for breast cancer research at City of Hope. Sponsored by Jump for the Cause (www.jumpforthecause.com), the leading nonprofit organization that organizes skydiving fundraisers, the event is being held in Perris, California from September 21- Sept 27 to kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Perris Valley Skydiving Center www.skydiveperris.com is the largest in North America. This year, the 180 women who Jump for the Cause (JFTC) hope to raise a half-million dollars to help the more than 200,000 American women diagnosed in 2009, and the one in seven women around the globe who will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetimes. Ten planes will be used to lift the 180 women to 17,000 ft. for about 30 jumps over one week to build the new Women’s World Freefall record. For the first time, a concurrent record attempt will be launched. The first All Men’s 100-way, also to be held at Perris Valley Skydiving, will also be a fundraiser for City of Hope. Led by Kate Cooper-Jensen, one of the foremost skydivers in the world, Jump for the Cause was founded in conjunction with Mallory Lewis, Lamb Chop’s sister, after her mother, legendary puppeteer Shari Lewis, lost her battle with cancer in 1998. JFTC was incorporated in 1999 with Brad Hood of Jump Run Productions and Tony Domenico of Square One Parachute Sales. Over a six-day period at the Women’s World Record Skydive, Lewis and participants raised more than $300,000 to fight breast cancer and set a new world’s record by joining 118 women in formation in mid-air. Subsequent events in 2002 and 2005 have raised nearly $1 million and broke the previous world record with 131 women in 2002 and 151 in 2005. “The first year was emotional because of the tribute to mom, but every time we do this I am thrilled with the passion and commitment these women continue to show to support breast cancer research at City of Hope,” said Lewis. “This event is organized by women and performed by women to save women. The money we raise is helping to bring hope to many people around the world,” she added. “And, as always, Lamb Chop will be riding in the jumpsuit of one of our record-holders and will officially be on the record attempt. She’s the only puppet in the world to do this.” Lamb Chop’s comment was, “Weeeeeeee!” Participants for the event include breast cancer and other cancer survivors. These women represent most of the states in America and more than 26 countries and have occupations that range from surgeons to airline pilots to safety engineers. All are passionate about the cause, because in the time it takes to skydive from leap to landing at least one woman will be diagnosed with breast cancer. For more information about Jump for the Cause, log on to www.jumpforthecause.com and on twitter @jumpforthecause. The public is welcome to try the Perris Wind Tunnel or skydive with a pro. For more information please contact Mallory Lewis at 310-428-4633 or jumprun@earthlink.net. Media inquiries should go to John Tellem at Tellem Worldwide, Inc. 310-313-3444 (o) or cell 310-210-8779 (m); jtellem@tellem.com. City of Hope is one of the world's leading research and treatment centers for cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening diseases. Named by U.S.News & World Report as one of America's best medical centers for cancer treatment, City of Hope is a pioneer in the fields of bone marrow transplantation and genetics. Founded in 1913, City of Hope is a Comprehensive Cancer Center, the highest designation bestowed by the National Cancer Institute and a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. City of Hope's scientific knowledge is shared with medical centers locally and globally, helping patients battling life-threatening diseases around the corner and around the world. Jump for the Cause Fact Sheet What: 180 women skydivers from around the world will join together to set a new women’s world record in formation skydiving to raise funds for breast cancer research at City of Hope. Jump for the Cause (www.jumpforthecause.com) is the leading nonprofit organization that organizes skydiving fundraisers. Where: September 21-Sept 27, Perris, CA, to kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month at the Perris Valley Skydiving Center www.skydiveperris.com. Coordination · 180 participants from more than 26 countries · 50 Members of Support Crew · 100 men on the first all men’s record attempt · 20 recruiters · 9 award-winning videographers · Led by Kate Cooper-Jensen, veteran of 8,700+ jumps · 1999 World Record Event: 118 · 2002 World Record Event: 131 · 2005 World Record Event: 151 Flight Information · 10 jump planes · 30-40 flights · Altitude of jump: 17,000 feet (Participants are on oxygen beginning at 12,000 feet) · An average jump, from leap to landing, is three to five minutes. · A woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes. Participants · Average Age: 37 · Approximately one million cumulative jumps by all participants Breast Cancer Survivors · Mary SantAngelo · Carolyn Johnson Note: List of countries and states represented available; photos available from previous jump. Media Contact: John Tellem, Tellem Worldwide, Inc., 310-313-3444 (o) or 310-210-8779 (m); jtellem@tellem.com Brit Chicks For The Cause Raffle Ticket To buy raffle tickets online please visit www.britchicksforthecause.co.uk 'Brit Chicks for the Cause Grand Raffle 2009 - supporting Jump for the Cause'
Womens World Record Skydives - Perris Valley Skydiving, September 2009
Raising funds for Breast Cancer Research / City of Hope.
See www.jumpforthecause.com for full details.
Ticket number will be emailed to buyer and entered into grand draw for Aerodyne Icon rig, complete with Pilot / Sensei / Mamba / Triathalon main canopy and Smart reserve & Vigil AAD. Runners up prizes inclune L&B Alti-Track and 2K Composites Fuzion Helmet.
Thanks for your support.
Please note that for online sales there is a set minimum order quantity of 5 tickets.
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The Online DZ I’m a regular skydiver at Peterlee Parachute Centre. In saying that, I should perhaps explain that I am as regular a skydiver as I can be bearing in mind my lifestyle. Like other skydivers there are hurdles in my way, that prevent me from participating in my chosen sport. Not only am I married with children, but also I have a job that involves working every other weekend. The work is a necessary evil that allows me to pay for jump tickets, so I shouldn’t really complain. On top of that every Sunday morning is taken up with my youngest son’s football (yet another passion of mine). So “me time” out of the home, is pretty much limited, a situation I am sure many skydivers appreciate. I’m approaching the magic 100 jumps soon, and hope to progress beyond it as soon as time and money allows. My other commitments (namely family and home) mean the amount of free time out of the home to spend on skydiving is limited. However I do have limited time in the home, to spend online, on my other interest, my computer. Web design has been a passion of mine for quite some time, and Ian from Peterlee Parachute Centre spotted the opportunity to utilise my skills, hence the creation of his website www.skydiveacademy.org.uk Well it soon became clear to me as a skydiver, is that what I needed, and I presumed other skydivers wanted, was an online drop zone. It would be open no matter what day it is, and unlike other DZ,s the weather couldn’t affect it either. So even if there is a gust of wind above 20 mph, or low cloud cover there would be somewhere to hang out. Hence the creation of www.JustSkydivers.com So at the latter stages of 2008, the idea was conceived. I thought about what I would want to see on an online DZ. I wanted videos, photos, the opportunity to ask for help or advice, the chance to speak to other skydivers about their experiences whether good or bad. It had to be friendly, with no elitism. It needed to allow me to create areas that I wanted to talk about even if they didn’t currently exist. I wanted to know what was going on at other dz’s not only my local one. I realised at this point that I wanted a LOT! So I spoke to other skydivers about what they wanted, what sources of information would be of benefit to them. What they would like to see. How much control would they want over the website? The consensus of opinion was pretty much that for all of this you had to visit several sites, and even then it was not all available. A goal was set – to help promote skydiving in the UK. To let skydivers have an online DZ to help them progress their skydiving no matter what their skill level or discipline, even when the weather was unsuitable for jumping. To make them feel welcome and a vital part of the community. To listen to their opinions and modify the environment to meet their needs. In December 2008 www.justskydivers.com was first launched into the wind as a metaphorical widi. After a lot of research and time (when Peterlee was closed and I had free time available) JustSkydivers.com was deployed onto the World Wide Web to see what way the wind was blowing. An online DZ to provide skydivers with what they wanted – all in one place. This wasn’t an easy task, and reality had to be taken into account. Some features would possibly encounter a “mal” before they were sorted, the “opening” on some plug-ins would be a bit hard! However I was determined to overcome these problems during the beta test. With the help and support of some of the Peterlee regulars we ironed out the creases so to speak, and arranged the site into a neat package that “ticked all the boxes” to what was required from an online DZ. The site is on a constant cycle of development. We are continuously looking for improvements to enhance users experiences of the Online DZ. We encourage feedback from skydivers, and listen to all that is received. This in short is JustSkydivers.com. Paul Bloomfield
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As an additinal service to our members at www.justskydivers.com we have launched a website which shows all skydiving related items currently for sale on Ebay. www.onlinedz.co.uk quickly scans Ebay and shows all items that contain the word Skydiving. These are listed in the order to which they are due to finish. Earliest first. The site is constantly refreshed to ensure that all skydiving items are listed. In short if the item isn't showing on www.onlinedz.co.uk then its not on ebay either. This service is of course FREE, just like all the other services offered by www.justskydivers.com. If you do bid and win an item, JustSkydivers receive a small percentage of the final valuation fee. This revenue will be used to help towards the costs of the current server. Remember when buying from Ebay to ensure that you do all that you can to ensure that you are not falling victim to a scam. Check the sellers feedback, see what other items he has bought or sold, read his feedback, check its been left by several different Ebay members. Read the description several times so as to make sure that you know exactly what is for sale. Email the seller to get any quentions you have answered. Next check what payment options are being offered. As a buyer - paypal is ideal. Paypal certainly doesn't protect you as a seller, but it certainly does as a buyer. In that if your goods are not received, and you believe that they may not arrive, you have up to 30 days to reclaim your money via Paypal. Remember if something looks to good to be true on Ebay, then it probably is. www.onlinedz.co.uk
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Courses Available Static Line, AFF and Tandems Opening Times Open Tuesday to Sunday in the Winter, Every day during British Summer Time (Mondays pm only) Aircraft: Cessna Caravan and Islander Coaching available : FS (Warp) FF Canopy Handling and CP, Accuracy and other events. Facilities Bar, Canteen, Kit Store shop, Symbiosis Suits, Rigging Services available on the airfield. Bunk House Accomodation and Camping on the airfield. About the DZ. Headcorn Parachute Club is the only FULL time skydiving centre in the Greater London Area, the Home Counties and the South East of England. Easily accessible (close to Maidstone, Kent), only forty five miles from Central London with excellent road and rail access. We specialise in all types of skydiving including tandem Skydiving, Static Line parachute jumps and accelerated freefall (aff) jumps. Headcorn will look after you whether you wish to make one or one thousand parachute jumps. We have three courses to introduce you to Sport Parachuting or Skydiving. The Tandem Skydiving experience, A Static Line parachute jump course and Accelerated Freefall (AFF) training. We welcome customers wishing to raise money for Charity by doing a sponsored FREE JUMP. The charity tandem skydiving jump is the most popular. Each of our three courses is designed for beginners and each is as safe as the next. All our instructors are qualified to British Parachute Association (BPA) standards. The Club was founded in 1978 and has introduced over seventy thousand people to the sport and completed in the order of half a million parachute descents! Many of those introduced by us have taken up parachuting/skydiving as their hobby and some have gone on to compete at national and international level. On the staff we have past and present national champions! Whether it’s Tandem skydiving, Parachute jumps, Static Line parachute jumps or Accelerated freefall (aff) jumps, Headcorn parachute club is in easy reach of London, Maidstone, Kent, a perfect choice for an amazing skydive experience.
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Skydive Uk, Dunkeswell Airfield, Dunkeswell, Honiton, Devon ,EX14 4LG. 01404 890222 www.skydivethewell.com info@skydiveukltd.com Facebook: Dunkeswell Looks Better From 15,000ft DZO/CCI: Jason Farrant
Courses: RAPS & AFF
Operating Days: Fri-Sunday 08:30am til Dark
Office House: 9-5, 7 days
Aircraft: Beech 90 King Air, Cessna 206 Facilities: Massive Landing Area, Large Packing Area, 'Blue Skies Cafe', DZ Shop, Reserve Repacking, FS and FF Coaching, FREE Camping, Hot Showers, Airfield Pub, Bunk House arriving 2009. Formation Skydiving. Our organised FS loads include an emphasis on training and improving skills and we frequently invite guest FS load organisers such as Billy Payn and Dave Morris, to enable you to learn from their experience. Our community of formation skydivers tend to organise their jumps on the day so no matter when you turn up there will always be someone to jump with! Free Fly. We are able to offer training in basic entry level freefly skills to more advanced flying skills that require the use of all axis and fall rates during a single skydive. SkySurfing. We welcome skysurfers at Dunkeswell and would like to offer many congratulations to Rob Bradley who recently won Gold at the British National Sky Surfing Championship in Leeds. Tracking. After a hard days jumping, we like to end the day with a sunset lift. We operate from Dawn to Dusk and often organise a tracking dive for all abilities. Canopy Formation CF. We love canopy formation at Dunkeswell. Over the last 2 year we have held frequent CF coaching weekends with Ian Marshall, Steve Saunders and Pat Hammond. Events. Friday 10th April from 9am (sharp!!) Hughes 500 Helicopter Jumps. Pre-Registration essential. April Bank Holiday weekend (11th-13th April):Speed 6 Competition, all levels are welcome. 6 Crates of Beer up for grabs to the winning team! Pre-Registration Essential
25th-26th April: BPA Formation Skydiving Roadshow.
15th-17th May: Safe Flight School Canopy Course.Pre-Registration Essential
29th May: Antonov Jumps. Pre-Registration Essential
May Bank Holiday weekend (30th May-1st June): Mikey Carpenter and Adam Mattacola are at The Well for pre-boogie Free fly training and coaching.
20th-21st June: BPA Artistics Roadshow: James Davies and Dan Parker at Dunkeswell for FREE Fly fly coaching.
July 12th:Jump For Heroes, when a percentage of your jump tickets will go to the Help For Heroes campaign. 24th July: Hughes 500 Helicopter Jumps. Pre-Registration Essential
27th July - 2nd August: Twin Beech Boogie 2009. Beech 99 & Beech 90, Dave Morris, Tim Porter, Andy Lovemore, Chris Lynch, Alberto Fuertes and Macca from Phoenix Fly. Supported by Red Bull! Registration Mandatory £30.
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British Parachute Schools, The Control Tower, Langar Airfield, Langar, Nottingham NG13 9HY . . . . +44 (0) 1949 860 878 www.bpslangar.co.uk info@bpslangar.co.uk Aircraft. 2 x Cessna Grand Caravans (16 places each) Prices Experienced High Lift. £20 to at least 12,500ft. £190 for a block of 10 tickets. £15 on every Friday Experienced Low lift. £14 up to 6,000ft. Student. £40 for RAPS jump (including packing fee). £190 for a block of 5 RAPS tickets (including packing fee). £20 for First Freefall (Langar trained only). £30 for AFF Console jump (Langar trained only, includes packing fee). £45 for AFF Console jump (Everyone else, includes packing fee). Kit Hire Available £15 (including packing fee). Most of the hire gear are Fury's (220 square foot). We also have a PD210, a couple of Raiders (220 ish) and a Sabre 210. All with square reserves, RSL's and AADs Courses / Training Tandem £260 at weekends. £230 midweek. £125 for 2nd tandem for the same person, same date. £75 for video and stills. £230 for academic students any day of the week. RAPS £230. £420 for 6 jump package. £175 for academic students (including 2 jumps). AFF Full Course prices from £1200. £360 for level 1 only. Full course 5-Star: £1750 for 8 jumps (including jumpsuit, altimeter, helmet, goggles, logbook, 10 console jumps and packing course). Full course Premium: £1500 for 8 jumps (including jumpsuit, altimeter, helmet, goggles and logbook). Full course Budget: £1200 for 8 jumps. Re-jump fee for any level: £50. £75 for video and still of level 1 only. £297 for full course video package Group Discounts (6 or more booked together on the same course day). Tandem and/or RAPS (any mix) only. Tandem £230 per person. RAPS £230 per person. Coaching FS coaching available. Costs 2 full altitude tickets FF coaching provided by Bullet Freefly School. Costs 2 full altitude tickets plus £5 Wingsuit. Wingsuit coaching is sometimes available. Facilties Canteen selling breakfasts, sandwiches and hot food, hot and cold drinks, etc. Normally only weekends in winter (breakfast and lunch) but also during events. Bunkhouse. Open bunkhouse is available free of charge. Rooms (4/5 beds) are also available for £5 per room per night, contact Langar for bookings(bring a sleeping bag and a good sense of humour). Camping is free Showers - Free of charge Bar. Beer, lager, cider and stout on tap. Large range of bottles and spirits. Open from wheels-off of last load, or when jumping called on bad weather days. Operating Hours Open 7 days a week, all year round (except Christmas Day). Monday to Saturday - 9am until 8pm or dark (whichever is sooner). Sunday - 10am until 8pm or dark (whichever is sooner). BPS has been a professional Skydiving Centre since 1977, providing quality services for both Beginning and Experienced Skydivers all year round. Skydives are normally from at least 13,000ft, using two fast 16-place turbine-powered Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft. For Beginners, we offer three options: our Basic Skydiving Course (using the 'RAPS' static line system), the Accelerated Freefall (AFF) Course, and Tandem Skydives. For a 'taster' of our sport, Tandem Skydives provide you with an experience of around 50 seconds in freefall while securely attached to an experienced BPA instructor! If your aim is to become a Skydiver in your own right, then either the Basic Skydiving or Accelerated Freefall (AFF) courses are for you. These alternative courses each take about 18 skydives to complete, at which point you will be eligible to apply for your Skydiver's International 'A' Certificate. As a full time skydiving centre, we are in an excellent position to offer ongoing coaching to intermediate and experienced skydivers, from help in choosing a first set of equipment through to enhancing skills up to Competition level - with further training from National Champions and World Record Holders.
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The Centre can open for parachuting 7 days a week by prior arrangement, however our Office Hours are usually Wednesday - Sunday 0930-1600hrs. Parachuting is normally programmed, weather permitting, from 0830hrs Saturday, Sunday, and during British Summer Time on Bank Holiday Mondays from 0830hrs & on Wednesdays & Fridays from 1300hrs; unless for a pre-booked AFF Course or otherwise arranged in advance when we can open 7 days a week. We have on site parking, toilets, indoor training facilities, weekend bunkhouse capacity of 24, canteen & licensed bar facility normally open on weekends with drinks & confectionary vending machines on line throughout the week. B&B in the Centre Bunkhouse is £5.00 per person per night normally by prior arrangement only. There is no charge to camp on the Airfield & there is a range of accommodation in the area details of which can be obtained from ourselves on 0191.5171234 or from Durham Tourist Board 0191.3843720. Skydive Academy Ltd
Peterlee Parachute Centre
Shotton Airfield Shotton Colliery Durham DH6 2NH phone: 01915171234 www.skydiveacademy.org.uk Why not join the Peterlee JustSkydivers group - www.justskydivers.com/group/1/ Here you can talk to other Peterlee Skydivers, share view and opinions, ask advice, browse photos and videos, or simply find out what people are upto at Peterlee.
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We first launched JustSkydivers.com at the start of December 2008. This was pretty much just as a beta test to iron out a few creases and see what features people liked or disliked. Come the start of January 09 we opened up the website for all skydivers. As you all know JustSkydivers is a brand new website and we are trying to make it as fun as possible. A lot of changes and additional applications will be added over the next few days and weeks. I appreciate all of your patience in the implementation stage please keep posting those thoughts on the site and any ideas you may have to improve the service. We need all members to keep spreading the word to all of your skydiving friends so we can make this the best online dropzone. We do listen to all ideas and requests because we want to keep everyone happy and entertained. So while we are working hard to make this as fun as possible please keep uploading those videos and pictures, send those gifts, create your own blog etc etc. Please remember that this site is for the members, so if there is something you dont like, or something you want adding - LET US KNOW. We will take it into consideration when considering future changes. Even if its just a little something that you think could be better - your ideas are very much appreciated. One of the most recent features we have added is the gifts feature - we need ideas of additional gifts to add, so please feel free to send your ideas. One of the polls we currently have running is to see if there is a requirement for a video upload feature. If people want it, it will be installed. This will be a costly procedure hence the need for the poll first. In the meantime we are trying to develop a suitable youtube plugin. This will be installed as soon as its finalised. Youtube video can currently be added in the groups section. On the subject of groups, please feel free to create any skydiving related groups that you wish. Remember all features on this site are free to its members - so if you want to create a photo album, create a blog, list a item for sale in the classified section, seek advice, or simply arange your next skydive with your friends its all free on JustSkydivers.com Events plugin added. This should be working fine now, and can be found under "My Apps".
I need to make the events more visible to other users - and this is something i'll be working on, and should have it up and running very soon. To view upcoming event simply visit http://www.justskydivers.com/user_event_browse.php We have completely revamped the current videos pluign on JustSkydivers, making it exceptionally easy for you to show your skydiving videos to the world. To add video's simply click on videos under "my apps" then click on videos. Create a playlist, then simply click add video. Copy and paste the youtube url and your done. On the video upload side, we are still trying to develop the plugin so as to allow easy uploading, hopefully this feature will be available very soon. The events plugin has been modified, making upcoming events visible on the whats new page. If you can think of any other features we should add or improve, please let us know and we will see what we can do. The video upload section is now up and running. It makes it very easy to upload videos direct or simply to add a video from youtube. All Skydiving videos are welcome. Hopefully before too long we will also be able to add categories to the video section. But more on this later. Forum. We have now added a forum to the site aswell. Again its open to anything skydiving related, there is a category for everything else aswell, should you wish to ask something not related to skyding or the justskydivers website. Free Gifts. We curtrently have a few free gifts available - nothing amazing i'm afraid - but details can be found in the following posts in the forum - www.justskydivers.com/forum/JustSkydivers-Website/Everything-Else/Free-pullup-cord-for-all-members-14-1.html and www.justskydivers.com/forum/JustSkydivers-Website/Site-Issues--faq039s/Bumper-sticker---free-or-small-charge-Anyone-interested-191-1.html Hopefulluy we will have more free stuff soon! Gifts feature - This has now been removed, 1 because it wasn't used much, and the other reason being it was causing a few errors. If you think we should re-install it please let us know.
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