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(Review ID:4925)

0 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

Nice DZ, lovely people, facilities and Instructors.

Rated by: Tink666 on 2008-12-29 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: SKYDIVE MADRID (Ocaña)
Pros: Great vibe!!
Cons: .. I will find one.. one day.. :-)

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I started jumping end of July, since then I have visit another two DZ, and I always come back home, where the instructors are there to help, always, there is loads of people, americans, English, Spanish all talking to eachother planning some jumps, if not you always have Vicente and Juan ready to organize a jump!!
There is a nice cafeteria and very friendly staff where jumpers get together at the end of the day, lovely swimmingpool in summer..
The shop and Admin are good, the staff is very very helpfull always!!!
Top packers, masive, large landing area.. just great!!

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(Review ID:4142)

5 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

Efficient by spanish standards. Its a little heaven for those who can take care of themselves...

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DZ in itself could be run more efficient and have happier customers. But all things considered its a friendly DZ that means well. If you come self-sufficient to fun jump its a nice little DZ.

Freefall University is located at the Dropzone. After having worked there one full year and two summers, I'm not too impressed.
We ended up leaving because of poor management and personal difficulties with management.

Our students often felt poorly treated by the owner and there was seldom help from the on-site managers. However students still left happy. The instructors are for the most part very good people and good instructors; some better than others. For students its a good set-up. Very student-minded and good social life amongst the students who stay in the nice nearby town of Aranjuez. A lot of returning former students bring the place together.

Only really sad part is that my partner and I feel that the high standards of the schools education is mostly marketing and too little fact! We decided not to work at the place when things developed to the point where it became approved procedure to slack on the quality, to accommodate quantity.

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(Review ID:3485)

11 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent for tandems and students; not for skydivers

Rated by: fedart on 2006-10-28 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: SKYDIVE MADRID (Ocaña)
Pros: Facilities, access and wide open space
Cons: Only Tandems and AAF students welcome

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I have made almost all of my 160 jumps (incl. AFF course here). Used to be a great place with skyidiver vibe and excellent facilities, accesibility and dz layout that welcomed everyone. Now, only one Pilatus, and clear priority on AFF students and tandems. Substantiation: After bad experience many previous sat/sundays (at least 10), I called at 12:00 noon and asked if skydivers had a chance today or if I should drive there later/tommorow. They pretended my question was unsubstatiated and asked me to come ASAP. Arrived 12:50 and paid. Went to manifest and was told booked on load 13 when load 10 was leaving. Was told later I had time for lunch because they needed to move me to load 14. Had lunch. Ended up moved to load 15 which got in the air at 16:45h. Landed and was manifested on load 18. Packers had priority on tandem and student gear. Could not make load 18 and gave up! Left at 17:45h with one jump and lots of frustration....

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(Review ID:3404)

0 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

No Plane

Rated by: Johnsi-Boy on 2006-09-15 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: SKYDIVE MADRID (Ocaña)
Pros: Don't know
Cons: It has no plane

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We recently had a trip to Spain and we planned to jump form Ocana. For the period we were there, six days, there was no plane at this DZ??!! Although, we were told it would back tomorrow every day.

I do not know what the DZ is like so I can not comment so my overall rating is neutral.

I would urge anybody planning to go to Ocana, particulary the masses of students that visit the Freefall Uni, to check that it is operational before you travel.

If you do not you will end up at Lillo and the conditions there are currently atrocious.

Please see my review for Lillo for more information.

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(Review ID:3231)

4 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

Head out there for a great time with great people!

Rated by: wonder2006 on 2006-07-05 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: SKYDIVE MADRID (Ocaña)
Pros: Brilliant vibe, fantastic people, lots of jumping!!!!
Cons: Not my local DZ

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Having wanted to do my AFF for years, and never finding anyone to do it with, I finally went out to Ocana by myself, and haven't looked back (quite daunting, especially for a girlie!)! The people are great - both from the English and Spanish schools (2 different companies, but not apparent!).

You can do your course in a couple of days as the weather is great most of the time, and get onto the real fun!

The people really do make it stand out from the rest - everyone is helpful, will happily give out advice (and not in a condescending or patronising way like I've found at some of the UK dz's), and they all are so passoinate about jumping that if, like me, there are times during the AFF course that you're not sure you can do it, just seeing how excited they are to get up there and have fun keeps you going.

Their packers are brilliant - super quick and you can't fault their packing, the prices are reasonable, the rental gear is good, and the attitude is right.

It was so good infact that after 2 weeks of coming back to the UK I headed straight out there again, and already have my next 2 trips there booked.

And then there's those huge vodka's the local bar staff pour.....

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(Review ID:2980)

2 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

Ocana a great DZ

Rated by: flick242 on 2006-04-11 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: SKYDIVE MADRID (Ocaña)
Pros: Great Friendly DZ
Cons: None I can think of

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Ocana, what can I say other than what a great dz! In February myself and several other friends decided to beat the winter blues (and Bad weather) and head over to Ocana for a spot of jumping. The main purpose of the trip was for some of the members of the group to get some free fly coaching from Avalore’s Louis Harwood who is based in Ocana, and they were not disappointed as some FF1’s were achieved! The DZ itself is very well managed and very friendly, the manifest was really well organised, with clear calls for kit up, unlike some dz’s. The Dz is based on an active airfield but with the huge landing area there is more than enough room for everyone. Unfortunately for us our plan to escape the bad weather didn’t work and we had some of the worst weather Spain has had in years, but we managed to pile in plenty of jumps from the dz’s porter on the few nice days we got! Many thanks to all at Ocana, thank you for looking after us so well! This is a great little dz and well worth a visit, so why not hop on an Easyjet flight and check it out for yourselves!

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(Review ID:2883)

2 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

A friendly DZ with great facilities and still expanding. Plus the biggest landing area you will eve

Rated by: RichieH on 2006-02-20 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: SKYDIVE MADRID (Ocaña)
Pros: The friendliest most passionate international mix of people, Porter, Weather, Overall Atmosphere
Cons: 1) Even though its cheap you still spend all your money as you can jump as fast as you can manifest. 2) At some point y

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After giving up on a RAPS course in the UK due to too many weather delays I decided on the Free Fall University based at Ocana DZ because it seemed to be the most organised and advertised website. It didn't disappoint! The people; (instructors, manifest staff, pilots, riggers, admin staff, etc); whether they are Ocana DZ or Free Fall University employees are the friendliest bunch of people you are likely to meet in any sports centre. From the moment you arrive you feel welcome and by the time you leave you feel part of the team.

I went with 3 friends and we all completed our AFFs in a short time by having fantastic instruction and availability of equipment and plane lifts. The staff are willing to advise you on any topic and spend as much time as necessary to help you both through the course and any advice you require afterwards. They make sure you are comfortable both at the drop zone and during the rest of your stay in the surrounding area.

The DZ itself has all the facilities you need and is still expanding plus it shares facilities with the other aviation businesses which includes a bar, restaurant accommodation and swimming pool. The landing area is enormous and the weather, being Spain gives you more blue sky days than not. Prices are very reasonable for both jumping and socialising and there are plenty of lifts so even on a busy weekend you don’t notice the crowds.

I can’t recommend the place or the Freefall University more!!

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(Review ID:2867)

3 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

ocana, its sweet.

Rated by: billyg23 on 2006-02-08 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: SKYDIVE MADRID (Ocaña)
Pros: cool people, nice facilities, great vibe.
Cons: the coffee from the bar is too strong. ;0)

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quite simply a great place to jump. with not a hint of attitude or ego from any of the workers/regulars....in fact, everyone seemed to be genuinely happy to help, chat or have a laugh. this kinda stuff is important to me.....i cant stand stuffy 'holier than thou' skygods..... a lovely huge big landing area....nice porter....i just dont have anything negative to say about the place.
as for coaching, i got my AFF thru the FFU who are based there (just over a year ago....a great school to learn with) and have just got back from a freefly coaching bonanza there with Louis Harwood's school 'Avalore Freefly'. This trip resulted in me getting my FF1, all thanks to a top coach who was prepared to get stuck in with a totally novice freeflyer like myself.By the end of the course his coaching style ensured i was up to the standard required for the BPA FF1. I was so happy with the way the coaching was going that i carried on coaching with him working on tracking dives, varying freefly exits and extra skill refinements. Check this place out....for fun, training or learning....its sweet. :0)

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(Review ID:2842)

3 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

Ocana DZ

Rated by: PornMonkey on 2006-01-30 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: SKYDIVE MADRID (Ocaña)
Pros: Staff, equipment, location...
Cons: Free beer would be nice

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Sky Diving can be daunting enough, but the guys at Freefall University at Ocana do all they can to make your stay excellent. The people are very friendly and professional and the location is excellent. Great dropzone, great nightlife and if you can drag yourself away from the dropzone for a change, there is plenty of local culture to explore. Just read any of the customer reviews on their website!
I am certainly looking forward to returning ASAP.

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