Tue Mar 24, 2015 1:52 pm
#1361800
Afternoon,
If I was hypothetically (in case my wife is reading this...) to take up skydiving, does anyone here have any experience.
Main questions being, I would want to do the accelerated freefall course, where would be better, here (UK) the States or somewhere in Europe.
I should point out that as I'm in Scotland and getting to Strathallen is a total pain in the **** (unless I fly it every day, which weather permitting is easily feasible), the weather aspect puts me off. I attempted to learn there many years ago (must've been 1999), back when it was static line jumps first and due to crappy weather, never got beyond the first jump, despite spending a fortune in fuel driving there and back each weekend.
Alternatively, I like the idea of learning in Florida, does the economy of scale and cheaper fuel cost help against the trip costs (like obtaining a PPL) or does it not work like that in the skydiving world?
Ideas on a postcard. (and is it legal to jump out your own aircraft once qualified....[wonders:whistle:../])
Andy
If I was hypothetically (in case my wife is reading this...) to take up skydiving, does anyone here have any experience.
Main questions being, I would want to do the accelerated freefall course, where would be better, here (UK) the States or somewhere in Europe.
I should point out that as I'm in Scotland and getting to Strathallen is a total pain in the **** (unless I fly it every day, which weather permitting is easily feasible), the weather aspect puts me off. I attempted to learn there many years ago (must've been 1999), back when it was static line jumps first and due to crappy weather, never got beyond the first jump, despite spending a fortune in fuel driving there and back each weekend.
Alternatively, I like the idea of learning in Florida, does the economy of scale and cheaper fuel cost help against the trip costs (like obtaining a PPL) or does it not work like that in the skydiving world?
Ideas on a postcard. (and is it legal to jump out your own aircraft once qualified....[wonders:whistle:../])
Andy