I've only been to this DZ twice. The first time I was on student status and turned up to do a static-line jump. They were very friendly and welcoming, despite the fact that I usually jumped elsewhere and had swung by for a one-off visit. It is a small DZ with a cosy vibe...I think you'd be made very welcome if you turned up to jump.
All I can say is phone them the day before you turn up. I drove 45 miles to this DZ to do some fun-jumping a few weeks ago & was told they'd lent the plane to another dropzone at the last minute (so I couldn't jump). This happened despite the fact I had emailed them earlier in the week to arrange a good day to turn up (and they had reccommended this date to me as they had work booked in) :-(
I would definately consider going back to this DZ in the future because it's in a convenient location when I'm visiting family & my previous experience there was so positive. However, I learnt the lesson the hard way about how different the operation of small DZs is to that of larger DZs...I have been spoilt!
UK Parachuting
in United Kingdom
All I can say is phone them the day before you turn up. I drove 45 miles to this DZ to do some fun-jumping a few weeks ago & was told they'd lent the plane to another dropzone at the last minute (so I couldn't jump). This happened despite the fact I had emailed them earlier in the week to arrange a good day to turn up (and they had reccommended this date to me as they had work booked in) :-(
I would definately consider going back to this DZ in the future because it's in a convenient location when I'm visiting family & my previous experience there was so positive. However, I learnt the lesson the hard way about how different the operation of small DZs is to that of larger DZs...I have been spoilt!