Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!mcsun!ukc!axion!tharr!zebedee!geoffc From: geoffc@zebedee.uucp (Geoffrey Coan) Newsgroups: rec.skydiving Subject: Re: DZs in Europe Message-ID: <6447303@zebedee.uucp> Date: 24 Feb 91 11:55:54 GMT References: <1991Feb21.052216.4896@nas.nasa.gov> Reply-To: geoffc.zebedee@tharr.uucp Organization: Geoffrey Coan (disorganisation) Lines: 35 X-Version: Rodney's UUCP modules 02/11/90 V1.18 In article <1991Feb21.052216.4896@nas.nasa.gov> toby@nas.nasa.gov (Toby Harness) writes: > With the rather low air fares to Europe from the west coast (USA) > available at the moment (no doubt having to do with that thing that is > not in any way what-so-ever about oil), several of my friends and I > have been talking about a trip East, to include, of course, skydiving. > I know that there are a few European DZs listed in the back of the > _Parachutist_, but was wondering if anyone would provide other > suggestions or comments. > > (I think we're talking mostly about England, France, and Germany.) > Well I'm an English skydiver so I can only say about English DZ's from experience. Some of the larger (= better ?) DZ's in the UK are Headcorn (Kent), Sibson (Peterborough), Langar (Nottingham) and Cranfield (Bedfordshire). England is not a warm skydiving country, it is *COLD* here and thermal underwear can be a good idea. April/May should be a bit better though. Jump prices vary but are around 14 pounds (about 25 dollars ?) for 12,000ft. Aircraft tend to be small cessna's or Islanders although the larger DZ's have Skyliners and Skyvan's (20 people). If you want to come to Europe to skydive the best thing is to come over for a boogie - say the Belgian Herc Boogie or the Polish Helicopter Boogie (which I'm going to) rather than just come to 'local' DZ's. Geoffrey -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- are you ready to SKYDIVE ?? Geoffrey Coan well all right then, if you say so ... ..!ukc!axion!tharr!zebedee!geoffc <- UUCP'd from my ST via tharr; *free* UK public access to Usenet 0234 261804 ->