scouserjw 0 #1 February 17, 2005 Hi I'm new here, anyone know of a good place to learn to jump in spain, Portugal or italy in the winter ? Where on the site can I find a school? Thankyou James Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 136 #2 February 17, 2005 Empuriabrava and Lillo in Spain are I think the 2 best options. in Italy I don't know how the DZ's are open, but Tortuga (Arezzo) seems to be nice. I don't know the DZ's in Portugal.scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dguy 0 #3 February 17, 2005 I've just booked to do my AFF with Freefall University at Lillo. I did quite a bit of investigating before making my choice. I havn't found any bad points about the FFU at Lillo, it seems to be highly respected by a lot of people. Their website is http://www.freefalluniversity.co.uk/index.asp "Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt" - Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
samhussey 0 #4 February 19, 2005 I can highly recommend Empuriabrava on the costa brava. Check out www.freefallco.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydivebaz 0 #5 February 19, 2005 Lilo have some good staff and mostly brits who care for the students and work of good Brit standards. Empuribrava is a cool place i go there every year but you can feel lost sometimes in the spanish way of life but the instructors and kit ar top notch. Also you will find in Empuriabrava you will be talked to and welcomed as if your a jumper with thousands of jumps. But you wont go wrong at Lilo, Luci is a very cool chick wo will treat you welll Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewnewell 0 #6 February 20, 2005 Try Lillo, Good bunch of guys! A great bunch of dedicated and friendly instructors for all modern diciplines and AFF! the weather there is pretty good over the winter months. Also check out letsgoskydive.com there down in Oceana a few minutes drive from Lillo. Very good Aff school with very experienced staff! For the next step go see the guys at Euphoria, Lillo. www.freeflyeuphoria.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bogwarrior 0 #7 February 20, 2005 Lillo would be the better choice in Madrid. Plenty of fast climbing aircraft and its open seven days a week. This is important to allow you get a ton of solo jumps done after you qualify. The danger on a small part time DZ is that your progress on AFF is slow and you dont get to do much solo jumping over your week Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewnewell 0 #8 February 20, 2005 Hey Dave, Hows things? Hope all is going good for you guys out there! will be back soon keep doing good business! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bogwarrior 0 #9 February 20, 2005 Hi Andy, Going great in Lillo thanks, the " Freefall U five" , our sponsored team got together for the first time and we trained along with the Swiss and German teams out of the Otter. Most have are post FS1 so this weekend the learning curve was steep , but its all good...the team is gonna kick , we intend on making it to a few Grand prixs in the UK . Brian Vach and Pablo are back after the world cup and the dropzone is swamped with Swoopers , many on Vach´s course. Get yourself out here man , theres a bunch of Russians in town " Moscow Freefly School " type heads...even got on a hybrid with Mike C on the sunset today.. To the original poster, check out a similar post a few weeks ago.. David end hijack :)http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1395853; Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jill_UK 0 #10 February 20, 2005 I'd recommend Freefall University, Lillo, Spain... I did both my AFF and FS1 out there and I'm going out for my 4th trip next month... excellent DZ, perfect for students, great staff, good weather and generally a great place to be... if you want any more info then feel welcome to PM me... Jill x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scouserjw 0 #11 February 22, 2005 Thanks Andrewnewell i checked out the site and have made a booking... Im going to the windtunnel first then will do my course after that... The guys seem really nice. Thanks to all for your input james Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chez 0 #12 February 24, 2005 As for italy, i have to admit that due to the cold and snow that have hit most of the country, it might not be the best place to train at the moment (bearing in mind that I'm a wussy fair weather jumper). However, i'm sure things will be warming up in the next month. I've been jumping at Thiene, Vicenza and have found the staff and everyone very welcoming and ready to help. I'll be trying out Cremona (near Milan) when that opens next month too. I'm sure they'll be very keen to impress newcomers. C X Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamaicadropzone 0 #13 February 27, 2005 Hi james, where about in liverpool are you from... wavertree myself.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betsi 0 #14 February 28, 2005 Hi , I would recommend you to check straight away with the Dz: www.skayrats.com = 1350 euros= 900 pounds Empuria is great for learning with one of the most beautifull views in the world and also great to make friends..It is on the the coast and also offer you a creazy night life!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
