Restrictions


USPA membership Not Required
AADs Required
Hook turns Allowed

two minutes from Saumur's downtown restaurants and famed wines, which are resent on the DZ's Saturday BBQ. A rare DZ on which champions in CRew, RW and freeFly mix it up with students.

Aircraft


Pilatus Porter

Facilities


Where we jump


Saumur St Florent
LAT: 47.2548833579819
LNG: -0.10879039764404

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Aerodrome de Terrefort, Saumur, 49426, France
+33 2 41 50 45 27
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elreg

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THIS IS AN UPDATE OF A PREVIOUS REVIEW.

Since 2014, the DZ has built brand new facilities, for housing, showers and so on, to include a nice sports room, separate offices for briefings/debriefings, and redone packing area.
All the rest, about the coaching, remains.
I fully concur with the previous review, that Saumur is a friendly place.

For skydiving, it is very good. There is a good selection of rigs available for those who need to rent one, but I recommend you come early to be sure you get the one you want.

In terms of coaching, there is some very good staff, but they are not necessarily available for instant, individualised coaching. I recommend you take advantage of the dedicated weeks and week-ends, when visiting coaches are around. In normal circumstances, you are generally left to your own devices and whatever coaching you will get will depend on what the guy was doing at the time. this is true of many clubs, of course.

So in pure skydiving terms, it is a serious joint that gets you up in the air.
By the way, the midday interruption is not due to French laziness but an imposition, from the locals. By rights, they are entitled to a one hour break sometime around midday. Which suits most people fine, actually.

I go there for one week every year and enjoy it. It just happens that people with questionable manners sometimes come too. But that is not a show-stopper.

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I have spent 4 months (Feb-June) jumping at Saumur this year putting in 100 jumps, whilst working in France, and it became a home-from-home! I could not have been made more welcome or made to feel part of numerous families, hence, look forward to going back.
The DZ is situated just above the town, in the Loire Valley, which is a beautiful part of France. It is a small centre (on a quiet, active, airfield) with a single porter but has a large landing area, friendly to foreigners and welcoming to families. A working knowledge of French to be able to explain yourself is beneficial but some English is understood/spoken. The staff at the centre support students, tandems, freeflying, formation, crew and canopy piloting (with visiting instructors). Wingsuit first flights are also supported via an S-Fly Access Instructor. There is a small portacabin-style bunkhouse, area for carvans and tents, a club house with full kitchen and very small toilet/shower area. A lunchtime shutdown for a cooked meal is part of culture, adding to the relaxed atmosphere, but does not affect jumping speed. I've done so many firsts there this year.
A massive thanks to everyone!

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