rrobinn 0 #1 October 14, 2016 Hey guys. I got a problem. I did my aff and got myself to 76 jumps in about 2 months when i was backpacking i Australia. I am now back in Sweden, perfect for the winter... (snow and shit) Is it possible for me to jump in lets say Spain during the winter time with my Australian licence or do i have to transfer it to a Swedish one? (The DZO said could not jump on my Australian in Sweden because i'm a Swedish citizen) And one more thing, they said that i'm forced to to a few AFF jumps when converting (including 2 instructors) which i thought sounded a bit strange. Or is it legit? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites crazydaisy315 0 #2 October 14, 2016 I am a US A license, and I was told the same thing in both Aus and NZ. Their country, their rules. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Russell_Jones 0 #3 October 14, 2016 Phone up the DZ that you want to jump at and ask them what their policy is. Most of the DZs in spain have a lot of foreign visitors so they probably have a stock answer. I think it's common to have a rule where citizens of a country have to have to be accredited by their own country's governing body when jumping in their own country. I've heard this about other countries too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites akarunway 1 #4 October 15, 2016 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rrobinn 0 #5 October 15, 2016 Yep.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Blis 1 #6 October 17, 2016 As long as you meet your country's requirements for the license and have a LOGBOOK that shows that it shouldnt be a problem to convert your license... But australian license should be perfectly valid for spain... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Joellercoaster 6 #7 October 17, 2016 Your Australian license will be fine in Spain. The citizens not jumping locally with foreign licenses thing is standard. You will probably want to convert eventually, as your national association are surprisingly useful over your jumping career, and dealing with the APF over long distances will be annoying. Individual dropzone owners can require literally anything at all in order to jump there. It's pretty unusual to put someone with 70 jumps through multiple 2-instructor jumps to transfer over, but you would normally expect at least a 2-way checkout with an instructor... in the grand scheme of things though this is a hoop and I'd just jump through it. Go to Spain too, obviously. Whatever your licensing organisation, at your stage of the game staying current over winter is a great idea -- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
crazydaisy315 0 #2 October 14, 2016 I am a US A license, and I was told the same thing in both Aus and NZ. Their country, their rules. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Russell_Jones 0 #3 October 14, 2016 Phone up the DZ that you want to jump at and ask them what their policy is. Most of the DZs in spain have a lot of foreign visitors so they probably have a stock answer. I think it's common to have a rule where citizens of a country have to have to be accredited by their own country's governing body when jumping in their own country. I've heard this about other countries too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akarunway 1 #4 October 15, 2016 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blis 1 #6 October 17, 2016 As long as you meet your country's requirements for the license and have a LOGBOOK that shows that it shouldnt be a problem to convert your license... But australian license should be perfectly valid for spain... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joellercoaster 6 #7 October 17, 2016 Your Australian license will be fine in Spain. The citizens not jumping locally with foreign licenses thing is standard. You will probably want to convert eventually, as your national association are surprisingly useful over your jumping career, and dealing with the APF over long distances will be annoying. Individual dropzone owners can require literally anything at all in order to jump there. It's pretty unusual to put someone with 70 jumps through multiple 2-instructor jumps to transfer over, but you would normally expect at least a 2-way checkout with an instructor... in the grand scheme of things though this is a hoop and I'd just jump through it. Go to Spain too, obviously. Whatever your licensing organisation, at your stage of the game staying current over winter is a great idea -- "I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan "You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
