Skydiving in the Middle East

[maLUCo 0]

I am living in Saudi Arabia , anybody has sugestions ( positive or negative ) skydiving in Dubai , Jordan , Lebanon ....

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[freeflir29 0]

I have heard good things about Dubai. Certainly the pics I have seen were nice. Last I heard they were having some kind of plane problems though. Probably sorted out by now.

[Andrelr 0]

Hi there

I live in Riyadh as well.

You have 2 skydiving options out here:

1. Riyadh has a club in Thumamah. It has a new Let, a clubhouse and lots of brand new student gear. The pilots are a problem. I'm told they finally have their visas and that the club should start any weekend now, Insh'allah.

2. Umm al Quwain has a club, just up the road from Dubai. They have an operational Cessna 182 and a King Air that has not yet been cleared for skydiving. It's been in the shop for "modifications" for over a year. BUT the good news is that right now they have an AN26 running for a Boogie. This will be on until the end of the month.

PM me and I'll give you more detail.

Cheers
Andre