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Bob, Its nice countryside and large beaches - its not that pretty but its quite a place to visit. As a kid I cycled solo for 1000 miles visiting the landing beaches and cemeteries - its quite a trip and well worth a visit if your are over this side of the pond. I am going over there in September to fly my paramotor over these areas - you can get a fantastic birds eye view of the battle fields and associated craters that still exist.

I've just come back from Omaha beach - there was a large gathering of US jeeps/military vehicles / serviceman and woman all there to commemorate the landings. God Bless America. (and Canada and the rest of our allies too !)

Clicky.

Excellent - he is a first class kunt. Sadly the UK system of justice will see him get life with a minimum of 18 years so he can be out in 9.

Deland has a Skyvan

Listen to your instructors. Have faith in your training and yourself. Relax Arch Reach and PULL. Blue Skies.

Is level 2 a tandem or will you have your own rig ?

Hey SurfNJump. Welcome to the skies. Was your AFF Level 1 a tandem jump ? Wait til you actually complete you first non-tandem jump. Thats when it get real....then you will have a better idea if it "wows" you. If you "Generally can't sit still and always looking for the next thing to learn" then this sport will be a good challenge

BBC News Parachute trial: Soldier 'thought he would get £120k death payout' 01 May 2018 Wiltshire A soldier accused of trying to kill his spouse by tampering with her parachute thought he would get a £120,000 life insurance payout, his wife told a jury. Emile Cilliers, 38, of the Royal Army Physical Training Corps, denies two charges of attempted murder. Winchester Crown Court heard that Mr Cilliers owed £19,000 to his wife Victoria Cilliers. Mrs Cilliers also told the court she "elaborated" when she gave her original statement to police. When questioned by the police in May 2015, Mrs Cilliers said Emile Cilliers had taken her parachute rig into the toilet with him at the airfield, and he was there "for about five minutes". But on Tuesday, she told Winchester Crown Court that he had been quicker than she had first alleged and that she "elaborated". "I'm not saying I'm lying completely. I was angry when I made that statement and lied throughout it in order to paint Emile in a bad picture," she told the prosecution. No assets Michael Bowes QC, for the prosecution, also took Mrs Cilliers through the couple's financial arrangements. The court heard Mr Cilliers was £22,000 in debt. Mrs Cilliers told Winchester Crown Court both she and her husband thought the insurance money would go directly to him rather than to her estate. Documents read to the court showed that she had some savings and owned the family home in Amesbury, Wiltshire, while Mr Cilliers had no assets. She was also questioned about her will, in which she left everything to her two children, unbeknownst to her husband. The prosecution alleges Mr Cilliers sabotaged his wife's main and reserve parachutes, causing them to fail during a jump at the Army Parachute Association at Netheravon, Wiltshire, on Easter Sunday 2015. Mrs Cilliers, described as "a highly experienced parachutist and parachute instructor", survived the 4,000ft (1,220m) fall with broken ribs and a shattered pelvis, which has been described by experts as "a miracle". Now largely recovered from her injuries, Mrs Cilliers remained standing throughout her testimony. Mr Cilliers, a sergeant in the Royal Army Physical Training Corps, denies two charges of attempted murder and another of criminal damage with reckless endangerment to life.

Where are you planning to jump ? Some European DZ are USPA affiliated. When I jump in France I temporarily join the FPA (French Para Assoc) which gives me the required 3rd party insurance.

Can we take this pedantic exchange elsewhere .....this is a thread on the best way to fly through turbulence not 'whose going to be the first to rewrite wiki' Thanks.

Keep your hands up and allow the canopy to fly - your canopy deals with turbulence better when it is in its flight cycle ( where it is flying without inputs) plus you will move quicker though the turbulent area. Spirals (apart from endangering yourself and other under canopy) cause you to stay in the area of turbulence. Imagine a lavalamp on the ground and the turbulence are the bubbles - when one hits you - if you spiral you are simply working your way down lots of the "tube" of turbulence.... By allowing your canopy to fully fly you will move way. I learnt to deal with it by doing a PD canopy course./ Learnt basics on turbulence - why and when it occurs. You can then spot it before you hit it !

John, Definitely Skydive Royan on the West Coast. (know as Skydive Europhenix) https://www.europhenix17.fr/en/ Campsite behind it - perfect for your camper van. They run a Porter all day long...a lot of students there so the plane goes up :-) The climb to alti is over the sea .....Beach a few miles away... Great people and DZ. I have spent a lot of time there ! Drop me a message if you need any help.

Chill ninja I couldn't get stable and failed levels - its ok. Although you didn't go on to the next jump these are the things you got right: Gear check prior to putting on rig Put rig on and carried out checks. Had rig checked by an instructor. Went through dive plan with instructor Boarded plane Seat belt on. Took off belt at 1000ft Went through dive pland and kept altitude aware in the plane. Checked gear and had gear checked. Went through dive plan. Went too door. Exited. Got stable. Stayed altitude aware. (ok a bit of a turn but nothin that a few more jumps wont solve) Locked on to alti. Pulled. Canopy check. Went to holding area. Carried out a landing pattern. Flared (i hope. Landed. So dont' break your balls over a little turn. Incidentally - I am not an instructor - but wave off before you pull

Ha ha congrats ! Great persistance ! You look very comfortable in freefall - I am slightly jealous Keep on keeping on. Blue Skies.

I paramotor as well - we use Sensa motorbike or equivalent - they are pretty easy to pair and work well over distance.

I think its the whole jumping out of the plane bit. It certainly got me for the fist 50 + jumps......

Hi Chasitie, Welcome to the sport

Well done

Where are you based ? "Brilliant reading pal, I am in Aintree, liverpool I have a million questions so will have to wait until I go the dz and ruin some poor instructors day " Ha ha placcy thought you were ! Me too - now down south.

Paddy, Your feelings are perfectly normal. A lot of your questions and worries will be answered during your AFF course by the instructors and the knowledge you pick up as you start your journey. This video is a good outline for what to expect on AFF https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyViaTCx_C8 I found out on AFF that my biggest challenge (apart from breathing smiling enjoying relaxing staying stable pulling staying altitude aware ..... Smile) was nerves. Jennifer (a skydiver and illustrator) wrote this blog during her AFF - it helps explain the battle in the brain that goes on when you jump out of a plane. http://tailotherat.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/skydiving-duck-iii-parachutting-school.html There's many pages but its worth a good look ! Where are you based ?

Hi Placcypaddy . I have a young family too. I perceived this as a high risk sport until i had my AFF training then I understood it better. My wife has done a tandem and they have all flown in the tunnel - my daughter did her first tandem @ 14. Its made me a better person, husband and father. Although this is perceived as a high risk sport your training and self discipline can reduce the risk - the heart stopping moments i've had are driving to/from the DZ rather than the jumping itself. Blue Skies.

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