CELLASKY 25 #1 June 27, 2006 Hey Everyone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bigway 4 #2 June 27, 2006 I think your best dropzone would be sibson. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TrickyDicky 0 #3 June 28, 2006 Agree, Sibson is a nice place. UK Parachuting (nr Attleborough) may be closer. UK Skydiver for all your UK skydiving needs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites CELLASKY 25 #4 June 28, 2006 Thanks for your help. I think I wil check out Sibson :) Do they have a rigger available at the DZ?? Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites caz 0 #5 June 28, 2006 They don't have a rigger at Sibson, but they have advanced packers who can do your reserve for you, but if you need any work doing you'll need to take it to Chatteris (North London Parachute Centre) where they have a rigger (Kim) who is fantastic. Probably best to ring either of the dzs though to see if they can fit you in, or be prepared to leave it with them for a week or so. ~~~ London Skydivers ~~~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites nigelh 0 #6 June 28, 2006 I alays plug my DZ www.skydiveweston.com It's near Oxford, easy to get to by car, train (then taxi) Andy Ford is one of the riggers there ford1fly@metronet.co.uk He's the rigger for the Royal Air Force so he can't be that bad Nigel-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ Sponored by NZ Aerosports, CYPRES 2, Tonfly & L&B Team Dirty Sanchez #232 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites damion75 0 #7 June 29, 2006 Quote He's the rigger for the Royal Air Force so he can't be that bad Nigel They only have ONE rigger? I mean I knew there were cuts but I didn't realise it was that bad! *************** Not one shred of evidence supports the theory that life is serious - look at the platypus. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflysteve 0 #8 June 30, 2006 while in uk try eoropean dz's empuriabrava in spain 2 hour flight from stanstead to girona(barcelona)weather generally good,jump prices cheap and Colin the rigger on site cheap accomodation hotels from about 35 eoros a night or bunkhouse about 12 summer months great cos lots to do when skydiving finished,the main centre only about 25 mins walk from dz and about an hours walk back depending on how much youve had to drink!!Swooping, huh? I love that stuff ... all the flashing lights and wailing sirens ... it's very exciting! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites nigelh 0 #9 July 5, 2006 So steve, the fact it takes me an hour to walk there and one and a half to two hours to walk back means i should cut down on my drinking? Empuria is a great place! Highly recommended! Nigel-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ Sponored by NZ Aerosports, CYPRES 2, Tonfly & L&B Team Dirty Sanchez #232 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites KidWicked 0 #10 July 22, 2006 QuoteThey don't have a rigger ... but they have advanced packers who can do your reserve for you WTF?Coreece: "You sound like some skinheads I know, but your prejudice is with Christians, not niggers..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites za_skydiver 0 #11 July 22, 2006 QuoteI alays plug my DZ www.skydiveweston.com It's near Oxford, easy to get to by car, train (then taxi) Andy Ford is one of the riggers there ford1fly@metronet.co.uk He's the rigger for the Royal Air Force so he can't be that bad Nigel I jump there too, and if id trust any rigger, it would be Andy. Ive done the bus/taxi route on a sun, and it cost me £35 to get to the dz. The jumps where worth it though!Some dream of flying, i live the dream... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Pendragon 1 #12 July 25, 2006 QuoteQuoteThey don't have a rigger ... but they have advanced packers who can do your reserve for you WTF? You're obviously not from our side of the atlantic. "Riggers" to us are people who are able to construct containers and, as a result, make modifications to all sorts of equipment and pack reserves in accordance with their own methods rather than have to stick rigidly to manufacturers' instructions (providing their actions can be justified). An "Advanced Packer" OTOH, is licensed to pack reserves only, and may not conduct unsupervised work that can materially affect the parachute system. Not everywhere conforms to the US way of doing things. -- BASE #1182 Muff #3573 PFI #52; UK WSI #13 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. 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bigway 4 #2 June 27, 2006 I think your best dropzone would be sibson. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrickyDicky 0 #3 June 28, 2006 Agree, Sibson is a nice place. UK Parachuting (nr Attleborough) may be closer. UK Skydiver for all your UK skydiving needs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CELLASKY 25 #4 June 28, 2006 Thanks for your help. I think I wil check out Sibson :) Do they have a rigger available at the DZ?? Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caz 0 #5 June 28, 2006 They don't have a rigger at Sibson, but they have advanced packers who can do your reserve for you, but if you need any work doing you'll need to take it to Chatteris (North London Parachute Centre) where they have a rigger (Kim) who is fantastic. Probably best to ring either of the dzs though to see if they can fit you in, or be prepared to leave it with them for a week or so. ~~~ London Skydivers ~~~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigelh 0 #6 June 28, 2006 I alays plug my DZ www.skydiveweston.com It's near Oxford, easy to get to by car, train (then taxi) Andy Ford is one of the riggers there ford1fly@metronet.co.uk He's the rigger for the Royal Air Force so he can't be that bad Nigel-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ Sponored by NZ Aerosports, CYPRES 2, Tonfly & L&B Team Dirty Sanchez #232 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
damion75 0 #7 June 29, 2006 Quote He's the rigger for the Royal Air Force so he can't be that bad Nigel They only have ONE rigger? I mean I knew there were cuts but I didn't realise it was that bad! *************** Not one shred of evidence supports the theory that life is serious - look at the platypus. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflysteve 0 #8 June 30, 2006 while in uk try eoropean dz's empuriabrava in spain 2 hour flight from stanstead to girona(barcelona)weather generally good,jump prices cheap and Colin the rigger on site cheap accomodation hotels from about 35 eoros a night or bunkhouse about 12 summer months great cos lots to do when skydiving finished,the main centre only about 25 mins walk from dz and about an hours walk back depending on how much youve had to drink!!Swooping, huh? I love that stuff ... all the flashing lights and wailing sirens ... it's very exciting! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigelh 0 #9 July 5, 2006 So steve, the fact it takes me an hour to walk there and one and a half to two hours to walk back means i should cut down on my drinking? Empuria is a great place! Highly recommended! Nigel-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ Sponored by NZ Aerosports, CYPRES 2, Tonfly & L&B Team Dirty Sanchez #232 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KidWicked 0 #10 July 22, 2006 QuoteThey don't have a rigger ... but they have advanced packers who can do your reserve for you WTF?Coreece: "You sound like some skinheads I know, but your prejudice is with Christians, not niggers..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
za_skydiver 0 #11 July 22, 2006 QuoteI alays plug my DZ www.skydiveweston.com It's near Oxford, easy to get to by car, train (then taxi) Andy Ford is one of the riggers there ford1fly@metronet.co.uk He's the rigger for the Royal Air Force so he can't be that bad Nigel I jump there too, and if id trust any rigger, it would be Andy. Ive done the bus/taxi route on a sun, and it cost me £35 to get to the dz. The jumps where worth it though!Some dream of flying, i live the dream... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pendragon 1 #12 July 25, 2006 QuoteQuoteThey don't have a rigger ... but they have advanced packers who can do your reserve for you WTF? You're obviously not from our side of the atlantic. "Riggers" to us are people who are able to construct containers and, as a result, make modifications to all sorts of equipment and pack reserves in accordance with their own methods rather than have to stick rigidly to manufacturers' instructions (providing their actions can be justified). An "Advanced Packer" OTOH, is licensed to pack reserves only, and may not conduct unsupervised work that can materially affect the parachute system. Not everywhere conforms to the US way of doing things. -- BASE #1182 Muff #3573 PFI #52; UK WSI #13 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
