Mainbullau / Fallschirmsportzentrum Odenwald

Firstly, I was looking forward to go skydiving in Germany, but I would never visit that dropzone in Mainbullau again!

Before heading to the dropzone, I was in contact with Andrea, the most incompetent and unfriendly person in a dropzone office I ever had to cope with. She was unable to answer the easiest questions I had, was totally overstrained by any request, in simple words: a nightmare!

Furthermore I was more than disappointed that an office clerk at the dropzone wasn't able to speak a comprehensible English, that was a disaster Mrs Wuest!

I would nobody recommend to visit this dropzone, there are lots of other very nice places in Germany you should prefer to go to!

Mainbullau is located near Miltenberg, in the southern part of the "Spessart"-region on top of a hill. I did my S/L-training there in 2003.

Pros:
The staff is very friendly, and the atmosphere is famillial, like on other small dropzones. In the summertime they often have Apres-Skydive-Barbecues. Coaching is excellent. The instructor is very experienced, holding some World-Record-Titles in CRW, and has taken part in several Big-Way-Records. The landing area is huge with a covered packing area aside. Snacks and drinks are offered at the bar for reasonable prices.

Cons:
First: the german weather. Second: the airplane. Having lots of tandems on the weekend means you have to wait up to two hours for your next jump. Third: Low altitudes because the dropzone is on a hill. Normally 2700ms (9000ft).

Conclusion: Good for initial training and occasional fun jumps. Bad for regular jumps and team training.