i'm amazed that the first thing i've saw when i've looked in my first skydiving forum is my biggest hate about this sport. i'm very, very new to this sport. only 25 jumps. i done my AFF in america. it was great. the staff, instructors and even the cleaner was great, amazing friendly people. BUT then i come back to the UK where i live. went to my local drop zone OH MY GOD. i was made to feel stupid and unwanted. first of all they didn't like the fact i qualified in the US. ''let me think. £600 and qualify in the warm with loads of hot chicks or £1500 and freeze my balls off. tough choice your thinking. there are also different requirements on obtaining your ''A'' liecence. instead of the instructors being nice and welcoming me to the DZ. they said ''if you dont know whats required in the uk then perhaps you should have learnt hear rather than the US. WANKER! to add to this when i asked AGAIN how to progress from student to A liecence he said ''GOOGLE IT'' when i finaly got to jump i was barked at, be-littled. i have also been to another DZ and i'm affraid it was the same deal there. i understand that people have bad days but at the end of the day, i'm a paying customer. whould a hotel or resurant treat you this way? i dont think so. i have a week of work soon to get some jumps inn. i'm soooooooooo botherd about this i'm going to spain instead. A VERY BIG SHAME. BUT WHAT A GREAT SPORT SKYDIVING IS.
