Headcorn Parachute Club

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Headcorn Parachute Club is a BPA affliated parachuting centre and skdiving drop zone at Headcorn, Kent.

The drop zone operates a number of aircraft at different times of the year, including a LET 410 during the summer months, a de Havilland Beaver and an Britten-Norman Islander[1]. The centre provides student training in the Ram Air Progression System, Accelerated Freefall and Tandem skydiving[2]. The drop zone is home to a number of skydiving related businesses inlcuding a skydiving photography company, a kit store and the manufacturer of Symbiosis skydiving suits.[1]. General rigging and reserve repacks are also available on-site.

The Turbo-Beaver suffered damage during an aborted take-off on 11th March 2007, reported here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6440199.stm

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b http://www.bpa.org.uk/dzf/pages/headcorn.html
  2. ^ http://www.headcornparachuteclub.co.uk/main.htm#students

[edit] External Links

HeadcornParachuteClub.co.uk - Official Website


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