Hi Gang, We are moving to melbourne for 6 months then perth and wondering whats the sport Skydiving scene like in both cities and surrounding areas? what DZ are accomodating to sport jumpers etc Any information would be good, looking forward to moving to Aus and jumping our asses off,
Cheers
Sean
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Moving to Melbourne
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SeanM
, Jan 11 2012 10:05 PM
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SeanM
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Posted 11 January 2012 - 10:05 PM
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Posted 12 January 2012 - 06:49 AM
Try nagambie. Lots of experience no matter what your skydiving preference is.
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Posted 13 January 2012 - 08:26 AM
I've heard lots of good things about Nagambie. I hope to go up on the weekend to get my UK license changed to an Aussy one (I have moved here permanently).
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Posted 13 January 2012 - 05:24 PM
Consider Australian skydive at Bridgewater. Will be starting 18000 ft jumps soon... turbine aircraft.
A very friendly and relaxed dz with an outstanding CI (Ralph). Lost of experienced jumpers and Instructors. accommadation on site. No I do not work there but have had a great experience there
www.australianskydive.com.au
A very friendly and relaxed dz with an outstanding CI (Ralph). Lost of experienced jumpers and Instructors. accommadation on site. No I do not work there but have had a great experience there
www.australianskydive.com.au
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Posted 30 January 2012 - 09:51 AM
I went up to Nag the other weekend, first jump in nearly 7 months. Don and the crew were great, and Don signed my APF form to convert my UK license to and Aussie one, so now I have and APF B license. woohoo. everyone was pretty friendly, and I had a great few jumps which blew away the cobwebs. One thing I would say is they dont seem to have much student gear, so I have now bought my own Icon/pilot! No more waiting around for spare gear. As soon as it arrives, I'll be back up there and jumping as often as I can. Once I've got a few jumps on my new kit, I'll go and check out the other DZ's in the area.
cheers.
cheers.
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