AdamSee

Unfortunately I don't have the luxury of a huge amount of time there as I do work. About 13 days would be the max, so I'm taking a big risk if the weather is rubbish. That's why I want to goto an area where there is good weather 90% of the year round. Ah Dave, now I know who he is. He seemed very arrogant towards me, when I asked questions he answered them like I was thick and accused me of thinking I was smart, like all the student types - Funnily enough I'm not student. He was ok after the initial patronising attacks. I wouldn't know if I'd enjoy going with him though!

Sounds like a good idea to contact Langar DZ and see if any instructors are going. I can learn with others that I'll be skydiving with back home and make some good friends. As it's quite hard to get into the social circle when you only go down every so many weeks! I was planning on saving up about £2000, but it definately looks like it will be closer to £2500-£3000!

If you were a beginner again, where would you want to go abroad to learn to skydive? With current transport restrictions (no car) and very changeable weather in the UK, I'm not going down to the Langar DZ again, until next year. The plan is to go on holiday earlyish next year (march time - if the weather is good around those times) for the sole purpose of learning to skydive. Coming back at level 8 with plenty of jumps under my belt. My ideas are for about 10 days holiday in that location in a place which isn't in the middle of nowhere (some nightlife, etc. is good). Cost isn't too important, I'd much rather pay for a quality DZ. What do you think to the idea?

Hi, first post and I'm going to be getting into the sport within the next month. One thing I though about weight is that it doesn't increase your acceleration (up until a certain point nearing terminal velocity), but only your top speed. Is that right?