London Parachute School

London Parachute School

The London Parachute School is a BPA affiliated parachuting centre and skydiving drop zone at Watlington, near Lewknor, Oxfordshire [ [http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/64/DAP_ACD_Freq_ref_south.pdf CAA aerodrome listing] ] [ [http://archive.oxfordmail.net/2001/4/10/65157.html Parachute school may shut after complaints ] ] .

The drop zone operates two piston-powered aircraft, a Cessna 206 and a Britten-Norman Islander [ [http://www.bpa.org.uk/dzf/pages/london-parachuting.htm London Parachute School ] ] . The centre provides student training in the Ram Air Progression System, Accelerated Freefall (AFF) and tandem skydiving [ [http://www.londonparachuteschool.com/index-1.html Skydiving and Parachuting with London Parachute School ] ] .

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External links

[http://www.londonparachuteschool.com/index.html London Parachute School website]


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