Earlybirdmel 0 #1 August 17, 2010 Hi all, well did my first Tandem at Langar on the 5th August, raising £1000 for the RNLI, and well, havn't been able to think about anything else since! lol Am boring people talking about it so much but it was the best experience of my life! I am 40 in november and am hoping to start doing a RAPS course then. Unfortunately my main problem is getting to a DZ. Why there isn't one over here I will never know :( I am tempted to do it at Langar being the only place I have been too, but Black Knights or Cark would be nearer for me, just trying to find out which is the better option. Not knowing anyone in the sport yet, friendly professional staff is the most inportant thing to me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skymama 35 #2 August 17, 2010 Welcome to the forums! She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Earlybirdmel 0 #3 August 18, 2010 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeatlast 0 #4 August 19, 2010 I have jumped at Langar and Cark and both are good DZ's. If you wanted to - you could come and do AFF here at Dunkeswell in Devon (but that's a bit further away) ... If you are planning on doing it before the 24th Sept you could come to the UKS BOOGIE and join in the fun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Earlybirdmel 0 #5 August 19, 2010 Quote I have jumped at Langar and Cark and both are good DZ's. If you wanted to - you could come and do AFF here at Dunkeswell in Devon (but that's a bit further away) ... If you are planning on doing it before the 24th Sept you could come to the UKS BOOGIE and join in the fun Talk about making a girl feel envious! I would love to do my AFF and I would love to attend the Boogie but unfortunately cant get off this rock until November Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeatlast 0 #6 August 19, 2010 Well you have a couple of options - you can rough the UK weather and try to do your AFF in Winter (it is possible!).. Or a quick trip to somewhere hot - Spain or America to do your AFF and then back to 'the rock' / the UK with your A licence Then you can come and jump with us all next year Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Earlybirdmel 0 #7 August 19, 2010 Quote Well you have a couple of options - you can rough the UK weather and try to do your AFF in Winter (it is possible!).. Or a quick trip to somewhere hot - Spain or America to do your AFF and then back to 'the rock' / the UK with your A licence Then you can come and jump with us all next year Might just be a plan. I grew up in Southern Spain and returned a few years back after working there for a while as a translator, so have the lingo under my belt and to me its a bit like a distant home from home, so will have to work on the other half and my bank balance Just brought the skydivers handbook today to give me something to "calm" my withdrawal symptoms! Just a shame everyone at work still thinks that I would be totally mad to take it up having a family Guess I was hoping that at least one or two of them would of said "you go for it girl!" or something to that effect! Hard work being surrounded by pessimists who havn't tried it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeatlast 0 #8 August 20, 2010 It's always difficult, but one thing i have learnt is that you have to live your life and to also be true to yourself. If it doesn't excite your colleagues then so be it, but it clearly excites you - so "you go for it girl" Enjoy the reading and if i was in your shoes then Spain is looking like a good option !! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites llloyd 0 #9 August 26, 2010 Hi, and welcome to the sport. I really don't think you would go wrong with either Black Knights or Cark. Both will be welcoming and get you on your way with your RAPS or AFF. Based on my own experiences, I would say BKPC is the more professional DZ, whilst Cark seem to take a more relaxed approach to things. Saying that, Black Knights is my home DZ so I will obviously favour it. We have free camping, basic bunkhouses, free showers, toilet block, cafe etc. The farm we're on has a barn converted into rooms if you don't want to rough it. Most importantly we have a friendly bunch of regulars...just come down and say hi. There is one lad who comes here from 'the rock' so I guess it might be easier to get to than Cark too?? If you have any questions, please feel free to ask or PM me. I look forward to our first beer :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kcm 0 #10 August 26, 2010 Get yourself over to Cark,Great D.Z.Nice friendly people.and the veiw from altitude has to be seen to be beleived! Dont delay--Do it !!!Blue Skies,KC. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. 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skymama 35 #2 August 17, 2010 Welcome to the forums! She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeatlast 0 #4 August 19, 2010 I have jumped at Langar and Cark and both are good DZ's. If you wanted to - you could come and do AFF here at Dunkeswell in Devon (but that's a bit further away) ... If you are planning on doing it before the 24th Sept you could come to the UKS BOOGIE and join in the fun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Earlybirdmel 0 #5 August 19, 2010 Quote I have jumped at Langar and Cark and both are good DZ's. If you wanted to - you could come and do AFF here at Dunkeswell in Devon (but that's a bit further away) ... If you are planning on doing it before the 24th Sept you could come to the UKS BOOGIE and join in the fun Talk about making a girl feel envious! I would love to do my AFF and I would love to attend the Boogie but unfortunately cant get off this rock until November Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeatlast 0 #6 August 19, 2010 Well you have a couple of options - you can rough the UK weather and try to do your AFF in Winter (it is possible!).. Or a quick trip to somewhere hot - Spain or America to do your AFF and then back to 'the rock' / the UK with your A licence Then you can come and jump with us all next year Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Earlybirdmel 0 #7 August 19, 2010 Quote Well you have a couple of options - you can rough the UK weather and try to do your AFF in Winter (it is possible!).. Or a quick trip to somewhere hot - Spain or America to do your AFF and then back to 'the rock' / the UK with your A licence Then you can come and jump with us all next year Might just be a plan. I grew up in Southern Spain and returned a few years back after working there for a while as a translator, so have the lingo under my belt and to me its a bit like a distant home from home, so will have to work on the other half and my bank balance Just brought the skydivers handbook today to give me something to "calm" my withdrawal symptoms! Just a shame everyone at work still thinks that I would be totally mad to take it up having a family Guess I was hoping that at least one or two of them would of said "you go for it girl!" or something to that effect! Hard work being surrounded by pessimists who havn't tried it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeatlast 0 #8 August 20, 2010 It's always difficult, but one thing i have learnt is that you have to live your life and to also be true to yourself. If it doesn't excite your colleagues then so be it, but it clearly excites you - so "you go for it girl" Enjoy the reading and if i was in your shoes then Spain is looking like a good option !! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
llloyd 0 #9 August 26, 2010 Hi, and welcome to the sport. I really don't think you would go wrong with either Black Knights or Cark. Both will be welcoming and get you on your way with your RAPS or AFF. Based on my own experiences, I would say BKPC is the more professional DZ, whilst Cark seem to take a more relaxed approach to things. Saying that, Black Knights is my home DZ so I will obviously favour it. We have free camping, basic bunkhouses, free showers, toilet block, cafe etc. The farm we're on has a barn converted into rooms if you don't want to rough it. Most importantly we have a friendly bunch of regulars...just come down and say hi. There is one lad who comes here from 'the rock' so I guess it might be easier to get to than Cark too?? If you have any questions, please feel free to ask or PM me. I look forward to our first beer :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kcm 0 #10 August 26, 2010 Get yourself over to Cark,Great D.Z.Nice friendly people.and the veiw from altitude has to be seen to be beleived! Dont delay--Do it !!!Blue Skies,KC. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
