04 Oct 08 North London Parachute Centre
North london parachute centre ( NLPC ) is based in a hard to access air field in March - Cambridge, not in London as the name would suggest. Our overall review of this centre is a poor 1 star.
They advertise to offer three different experiences for beginners.
Tandem skydive - This is basically where a newbie or student skydiver is connected to an expert who takes control of the jump and is generally considered one of the safest ways to get into the sport.
Static line square parachute - This is a solo jump where you will undergo a minimum amount of training and then jump alone with a large and generally stable square parachute.
Accelerated freefall courses - If you’re looking to become a independent and capable skydiver then this is the ideal course (in principle). You will be taught extremely quickly to be a competent skydiver although comments on the internet about the north London parachute centre tend to suggest that they’re much more interested in bulk high priced tandem dives and don’t nesseacarily dedicate the time they should to these courses.
The manager of the parachute centre is Martin Crossley. They use an airbus and take up approx 8 people at a time.
Outside reviews of the North London Parachute Centre:
…I’m truly fed up with the north London parachute centre. As with everyone else, I’ve now had my 4th visit to the place without being able to jump…
…You’d think by now they’d actually realise how many people they can realistically put up in one day but alas no, they’ll still tell you to come and then send you home after waiting for about 8 hours…
…I wish I had seen all these reviews before shelling out the money for this ‘experience’…
…After trying 4 or 5 times you will loose patience with the company, but don’t expect a refund. There staff are well seasoned at answering questions about refunds and will quite frankly tell you to just sod off and try another day…
…The instructors were fantastic and the actual jump was great but the people who organise the day and the customer service is terrible!…
…The manager was exceptionally rude. I was invited into the office by an organiser so she could explain why they had messed up the schedule. The manager then came in and aggressively told me to leave the office which I was invited into…
…If you are a serious jumper or want to learn, DO NOT go here. All they are interested in is getting as many tandems up as possible, making it pretty impossible to get a jump in…
“…but beware, they have a tendancy to overbook…
…My advice to anybody considering going to this dropzone is to go elsewhere (I’m now trying to find another dropzone, where they treat their customers with a little respect!)…”
Tags: london, parachute centre, review, skydive
02 Oct 08 Skydive London
This re-furbished jump site is located out in the sticks of Swindon. It has on-site food which is extremely useful if you forgot (or just couldn’t be bothered) to take your own packed lunch.
Although the club and facilities are notably small they’re very well praised on the level of service and the professionalism of the staff. These are the traits you really want to see when you put your life i their hands for a skydive in london.
Unlike many other clubs, the staff who work here do it out of the joy of helping overs get into the sport, not simply to feed their ego or for the benefit of having free jumps. They use an 8 seater airvan and they seem to put up between 40 and 80 people a day which is pretty impressive numbers for such a small club.
It might not be a club you’re going to invite all your friends to but its a perfect little weekend jump spot at a reasonable price.
Tags: london, sky diver, skydive swindon
29 Sep 08 London parachute school
London parachute school are based in Oxfordshire, to be specific the first part of their postcode is OX49.. this will allow you to use online weather check services.
They run a charity tandem skydive, this basically means that you raise money yourself for a well known charity such as cancer research, give blood or such like and then part of the money goes torwards the cost of the jump and the rest goes to the charity. So you’re raising money and having a great time!
If you wish, you can also carry out a static line jump, this basically uses a square canopy which are known to be easily manoeuvred and loved by both new and experience skydivers.
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