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What's Included
- Your tandem or AFF (Accelerated Free Fall) skydive in Cambridge
- A video of your jump can be booked in advance directly with the skydiving school and costs around £85 (payable locally)
- Tandem dives have a safety briefing and then you jump so allow between a half and full day on site
- AFF courses offer a full day of ground training and jump either at the end of the day or the during the following day
- Provisional membership fee for 'British Skydiving' is not included and must be paid when booking your date (currently £22.42)
What Can I Expect
Try skydiving in Cambridge for the ultimate adrenaline rush. The sky's the limit as you let gravity take hold and you plummet from 10,000ft to the ground below.
Based at Chatteris Airfield, located near the beautiful city of Cambridge, this skydiving experience offers lucky punters the opportunity to take the plunge either in tandem with a qualified instructor, or solo with a Level 1 Accelerated Freefall (AFF) skydiving course.
For anyone wanting to experience the magnificent English countryside from a different perspective, skydiving over Cambridge and the surrounding landscape has got to be one of the most spectacular ways of doing so.
After arriving at the aerodrome, you'll be briefed on key skydive safety techniques, before taking to the air in a high-speed, high-capacity aircraft for your very first jump. For tandem jumps you will exit the plane at around 10000ft. You'll be strapped securely to your own skydiving instructor who will deploy the parachute at a height of 5,000ft, allowing you to soar majestically over the tranquil scenery of Cambridge below.
You'll then land safely to the cheers (and perhaps sighs of relief) of the watching spectators, who can observe your bravery from a safe viewing point on terra firma. If you'd like a memento of your Cambridge skydiving experience, you can also opt for a freefall cameraman to accompany you in the sky for your dive, catching every second of excitement on film for you to take home and treasure.
If you're feeling more adventurous, consider taking an Accelerated Freefall (Level 1) course. For this two day skydiving extravaganza, you'll spend the first day on the centre's basic training course, before progressing on the second day to performing your very own solo skydive over the Cambridge area, accompanied in the air by two instructors. Should you wish, this training course then allows you to continue to AFF levels 2-8, culminating in an accredited, internationally-recognised skydiving qualification.
Skydiving from Cambridge is a way of seeing this part of the south-east like never before and is sure to be an experience that will keep you coming back for more 'blue skies' days (that's seasoned skydiver talk for have a good jump!). Or, if there's somewhere else you'd like to see from a different point of view, take a look at our offering of skydiving and parachuting activities nationwide.
When Is It Available
- Tandem jumps take place weekdays and weekends between March and November
- AFF courses run on Thursdays and Fridays
Location
- Chatteris Airfield, March , Cambridgeshire
Suitable For
- Participants mustn't be overweight in relation to their height
- Reasonable levels of fitness also apply
- If you have any medical conditions please check with your doctor if this experience is suitable for you
- Anyone under the age of 18 will require written parental consent
- Minimum age is 16, upper age is 50 for AFF courses
- There is no upper limit for tandem jumps
Tandem Jump
- Maximum jump weight limit is 16 stone
- Anyone over 15 stone will be required to pay an extra £10 to cover additional workload for the instructor
AFF Course
- Generally the maximum weight is 14.7 stone
- Restrictions for height and weight are based on BMI (Body Mass Index), please check before booking you have any queries
Spectators
- Spectators are welcome to come and watch and can video the action from the spectator area
- No pets are allowed on site
Anything Else
- There are onsite toilets, showers and changing facilities
- The onsite cafe serves hot and cold food and drink throughout the day
- There is also a club bar on site
- A variety of accommodation available, camping on site is free, there is also a communal bunkroom which is also free to stay in
- The drop zone uses two Nomad N22B aircraft that can take 14 jumpers
- It is not permissible to wear any form of camera unless you are already an experienced skydiver with at least 200 jumps and the club chief instructors permission
- There is an additional charge for a BPA membership payable direct when making your booking