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I am not content with climbing up towers, and swinging underneath huge kites, so I skydive. One of the biggest available rushes, falling from 15,000 feet, and knowing that you are going to live to try again. I mostly skydive with my brother Roger, at the Peterlee Parachuting Center. This is an excellent place to learn to jump and the people are very friendly. Try their web site Peterlee Parachute Center. Again all this is subject to the vagaries of British weather.
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One way around the British weather is to jump overseas, Roger and I jumped with Airwaves at Soulac in the south of France. Try Rod Bartholomew's site for more information. Or there is of course the British Parachute Association. (This is a very exciting hobby, BUT it is DANGEROUS!) |
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It is not necessary to go all the way to France to Skydive,
Peterlee are offering AFF in the UK ,and it is a very cost effective way
to learn to freefall properly.
However further practice of Canopy control may be needed!! Especially if you are planning on going onto IC1, the first qualification for an experienced skydiver. |
Of course you may not live anywhere near Peterlee, and so a quick visit
to the BPA site will identify your nearest drop zone. Your first skydive
might only be one phone call away!!Once tried never forgotten!NEW> View my on line logbook <NEW |
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