mallyrich

Hi I'm looking for any information on a PD VX400 Tandem Canopy. 2005. Manufacturer and max loading. Have trawled the web but didn't come up with anything.

Email sent to Tom 1st October by 'The Manager' Skydive Jersey, following unhappy forum posting. No Reply received. Hi Tom, I am profoundly disappointed that you chose to review Skydive Jersey on an international forum with this attitude. To provide skydiving on an Island with a population of only 90,000 has taken years of planning and continuous adaptation, in order to share our sport with the local people, and to provide a skydiving facility in a beautiful location for experienced skydivers. Your comments are not at all helpful, and it is very disappointing for me, when I spend all my time trying to keep the operation viable, and maintain the facility in the Channel Islands. I felt I was helpful to you, as I knew we had a busy week, and suggested that you may get a jump, but not to bring your own rig. It was our final opening, and the years re-scheduled tandems, due to bad weather, had all been pushed into the available time left for this year, which was 4, half days. I am not about to explain to you how I choose to run the parachute centre, but would suggest that you gain a little more experience before complaining about us to the world. It appears that you were less than happy with our facilities, our tandem pricing, our lack of regular jumpers, our delays between loads, our tandem pre-manifest, our CCI, our beach restrictions, our levels of staffing and available instructors, etc etc. We have had many happy visiting jumpers, I'm sorry that your experience did not work out too well for you, on your visit. Your review was useful to me, but probably not in the means for which this section of the forum was created. As for your comments, I would be happy if you feel you could revise the piece at all, and please feel free to insert my name in place of 'the manager' throu out the article. I hope you do find fun in your jumping, and I am in no doubt that if you continue to skydive, we shall meet again. Regards, Mal Richardson.

Skydive Jersey is a seasonal Island Drop Zone, based in the channel Islands UK. BPA affiliated DZ for A license and above. Catering for Tandem skydiving and experienced jumping from 10,000Ft. Particular restrictions for Tide times, so call to check the schedule first. Plane will fly with minimum 5 experienced jumpers, or slots on Tandem loads. Group enquiries welcome, bunkhouse accommodation available. Excellent tourist opportunities, including Castles, Beaches, Outdoor pursuits and history of the wartime German occupation. Situated just 10 miles off the east coast of France, this Island DZ has to have one of the best visuals in the World. Occasional guest turbines for boogies. Come and visit.

With recent tech improvements and the introduction of digital altimeters, there is a danger to believe what you read and not what you see ! Consider recent events, is the technology proven to be reliable ? Remember we are all responsible for our own actions out there. Would you let a micro chip drive your car at 40mph ?