Chose to start training there because of the name, North London Parachute Center (Bit of a liberty) but it still is the nearest dropzone to London.
I started with aff level 1, great training and good facilities, Gary and Lloyd are great guys and get you up for your first jump with confidence.
Managed to get me on a 2nd lift to pass my level 2 that day as well :)
Weather wise its England, and it was November, so it was ropey as you'd expect and a lot of long journeys to no avail, but its England and that would have been the same wherever I had jumped.
I was back there over this weekend, the guys there all know my name now,and make me feel really welcome and its only my 5th time up (2nd jumping) Mike another instuctor took me through levels 4 - 8 in 2 days, then squished in my first Consol to finish Saturday night.
Great for tandems (if you like that sort of thing)
If your serious about jumping and get your tickets in early (7am) expect 4-5 jumps in a day on the weekend.
If your really serious about jumping take tuesday - Friday off work. loads of room midweek.
Skydive Chatteris
in United Kingdom
I started with aff level 1, great training and good facilities, Gary and Lloyd are great guys and get you up for your first jump with confidence.
Managed to get me on a 2nd lift to pass my level 2 that day as well :)
Weather wise its England, and it was November, so it was ropey as you'd expect and a lot of long journeys to no avail,
but its England and that would have been the same wherever I had jumped.
I was back there over this weekend, the guys there all know my name now,and make me feel really welcome and its only my 5th time up (2nd jumping) Mike another instuctor took me through levels 4 - 8 in 2 days, then squished in my first Consol to finish Saturday night.
Great for tandems (if you like that sort of thing)
If your serious about jumping and get your tickets in early (7am) expect 4-5 jumps in a day on the weekend.
If your really serious about jumping take tuesday - Friday off work. loads of room midweek.
...and they've fixed the road!