British Parachute Schools
- British Parachute Schools
British Parachute Schools also known as Langar DZ is a BPA affiliated parachuting centre and skydiving drop zone at Langar, Nottinghamshire.
Langar airfield was originally a World War II bomber base, home to the RAF 207 Squadron between 1942 and 1943, but is now operating solely as a civilian drop zone[ [http://www.bpslangar.co.uk/html/about.htm British Parachute Schools Skydiving Centre] ] . British Parachute Schools has been based at the airfield since 1977. The drop zone uses two Cessna Grand Caravans][ [http://www.bpslangar.co.uk/html/aircraft.htm British Parachute Schools Skydiving Centre Aircraft] ] . The centre provides student training in the Ram Air Progression System, Accelerated Freefall and Tandem skydiving.]British Parachute Schools is the busiest civilian parachute center in the United Kingdom, regularly completing over 30,000 descents a year. It is also the home of LU:ST; the Langar University Skydiving Team; the largest collection of university skydiving clubs in the country.
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[http://www.bpslangar.co.uk/ BPSLangar.co.uk] - Official Website
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