Gallery

Here is Heidi in freefall after completing all her in air tasks

Here is Stuart in the air on level 1

Here is Rob on his AFF level 2. Rob was doing so well his reserve side instructor was able to release and move around the front to get some more detailed footage for debrief

Iain geeks the camera in the middle of his 4-way. Iain managed to pull off a difficult exit and scored 8 points in total

Kate exits the aircraft on her 6th consolidation jump

Welcome to Russell Horgan who is here to finish off his AFF

Andy comes down after being coached on his FS

Keith works on his turns in place for his FS1

Here is Iain working on the same skill set. Iain has mastered the Mantis body position and is now able to turn in place very efficiently

Here is David working on his side sliding

Here is Keith on his FS1 4-way skydive

Here is Rob pictured on his AFF level 1. He is just going through the first part of his skydive sequence called the HASP. This is the time when your instructors start to communicate with hand signals to help you with body position and control

Heidi and Barry just before going up for level 7

Here is Heidi in the door getting ready for another solo skydive

Here is David after just exiting the aircraft. We have been working on exit count timings, exit flying techniques and working straight out of the door

Jenni exits on level 7, this exit is a forward roll and is used to demonstrate stability recovery

Congratulations to Alex who has just graduated AFF!

Here is Jenni tracking on her level 7

Barry and Stuart just before going up for AFF level 1

Iain and Mikey on the ground after some more head down coaching

Here is Iain on one of his FS1 skydives. Iain is working on 90 degree turns and side sliding

Jenni comes in to land her parachute

Here is David on his FS1 3-way. Nice job - 4-way next!

Jenni get ready for her first ever solo skydive

Heidi and Barry on the landing area. Congratulations to Heidi who now graduates AFF!

We waited by the landing area to congratulate Adam after his first ever skydive and Vicky even got a well deserved beer ready! Adam absolutely loved his skydive and would probably continue the AFF course straight away if he could. I think we have another Skydiver in the making! Here you can see Adam with his instructor Barry after the jump

Our instructors like to improve their skills too! Here you can see Barry going head down and docking

After a hard days skydiving, it's time to go to the local BBQ restaurant. Here you can see Barry, Cal and Colin having a bite to eat

Well done to Colin Wood who completed his ground school and AFF level 1 today with Barry. Colin would like to tell Izzy that he did survive, and that she can't have his flat!

Cal Lesser was getting busy with his AFF course and after today, only has AFF level 7 to go! He certainly looks pretty happy in this freefall picture where you can see him checking his altimeter

Colin has had a great day today, here you can see he looks pretty comfortable in freefall - he must be getting the hang of this skydiving!

Colin Wood has nearly finished his AFF course - here you can see the aircraft in the background

Here is Russell after his AFF level 8. In a short 4 days Russell has managed to do AFF levels 3 to 8 and 7 of his consolidation jumps!

Cal had a fantastic day today and passed his AFF course! After getting AFF level 7 out of the way first thing in the morning, Cal can now get on with his AFF level 8 or his consolidation jumps. Here you can see Cal throwing the pilot chute that activates the main parachute. Congratulations Cal!

Les is obviously having a fantastic time on this AFF level 4

We can't forget about our pilot Alex who is a good friend of Barry’s. Thanks for flying us up to 15,000ft every jump

Sky Venture Wind Tunnel in Milton Keynes. We offer great courses there

Tom is about half way through his consolidation skydives at the moment, and has been working on perfecting the skills he learnt on the AFF course. This week before he leaves he is also going to do his BPA CH1 and CH2 qualifications with Barry, and learn to pack

Welcome back to Phil Cullen who does a check out dive with Luci

Les is doing an altimeter check here. We deploy our canopies with our right hand, so wear the altimeter on our left hand so it cannot interfere with the deployment sequence

This is Luci on level 5

After last nights antic's watching the football, the gang are having a quiet night in tonight

John has been steaming through his AFF course and is loving every second! He now has a running joke with the instructors and pilot that he's more interested in the pilot's flying skills on the climb to altitude, than what he's going to be doing on each skydive!!! He also joked that he's got a good reason to jump out of the plane because he's seen Alex's (the pilot's) flying, so wouldn't want to land in the aircraft!!

Welcome back to Heidi who is here to finish off her AFF course

Well done to Tom Wilkinson who completed his AFF level 8. Here is a shot of his exit. AFF level 8 are carried out from a lower altitude and the aim is to deploy the canopy within a short period of time. It's also known as a 'hop and pop' and this type of jump is popular with people who just want to work on their canopy skills

Smiles all around. John and Mark on the ground after the last jump of the day

Mark arrives back from the student landing area after making another consolidation jump

Rui makes his final preparations for AFF Level 1. Rui informed us last night that another of his hobbies is fire walking! Apparently the world record for a fire walk is 220 feet!

Here is Andrew in freefall..... on his introduction to FS

Congratulations to Tom who passed his AFF level 7 and can now start his consolidation jumps! The AFF level 8 can be completed at any stage throughout the 10 consol skydives. When asked how he felt today, Tom replied, "This has been the best day of my life!"

Mark comes in for a landing. Mark has made 10 jumps over this weekend!

Ray is doing fantastically on his FS1 course, and as you can see he is certainly enjoying it

Here is what the new equipment looks like in flight

Liz has also been doing well today and has been skydiving in the mornings and exploring the local area in the afternoons. So far she has been to the beach and the centre of town

Eileen is released in freefall for the first time

Hello Barry our instructor. Barry has now just completed his 4000 jump so he’s very happy

There's no stopping Tom! We can't keep him out of the plane! He looks like he's concentrating hard on this particular manoeuvre, possibly because this is his AFF level 7. He has done four skydives today and completed his BPA CH1 requirements with Barry, who is a certified BPA CH Coach and can sign off this part of your BPA A certificate requirements

Welcome back to Andrew Thompson, who has returned to see his old instructor Barry. Andrew will do some fun jumping on one of the brand new demo rigs

Rui gets in the last lift of the day. In the background you can see a beautiful sunset! This is AFF Level 5 and Rui managed several 360 degree turns!

Meanwhile Liz gets ready for her AFF level 3

Of course the instructors like to improve their skills too, and here you can see Barry under the navy blue and orange canopy. They are practicing a discipline called CREW - Canopy Relative Work, which is when parachutists link their canopies together whilst in flight. Just after this they achieved a successful dock!

John on his level 4

Rui brings his canopy to a soft landing

Ian and Graham get ready for another skydive

Ray and Tom have been on practically nearly every load this morning, with Ray starting a canopy course. Tom is getting his consolidation skydives done, although he looks a little concerned in this shot for some reason! Maybe he should take some tips from the skydiver next to him on the floor, who is obviously relaxed!

Ray has been working through our downsize program that allows skydivers who are just off student status, to progress from the large, docile canopies, to something more appropriate for their skill level. Ray has been jumping a Pilot 210, and today he progressed to the Pilot 190- meaning the parachute is 190 square feet in size. The student canopies range in size from 280 square feet to 240 square feet

Here we can see John landing his parachute in the large landing area after his AFF level 1. The skydive went really well, and he had a textbook landing - not bad for a pilot I suppose!

Here is Diana tracking on her AFF level 7

Ray tracks (fast forward movement) across the sky on his level 6

Barry, school instructor puts Simon through his paces during the AFF ground school

Here is Diana on one of her consolidation jumps

Ray deploys his parachute at the end of his skydive

Mid-skydive

Here is Dave on his 8th point on his FS1 dive

Simon works on the exit from the aircraft, this is something we spend lots of time on, so your skydive starts in the best possible way

Diana looks happy after another great days skydiving

Here is Ray on his AFF level 4

Neil is also on Barry’s canopy course. He is working on downsizing to his brand new Pilot 168

Here is Iain in freefall at sunset. He is working on his slow fall position

Nick exits the aircraft in a forward roll; this is something you get to try on the last AFF level

Nick and Ray on the ground pose for the camera. Nick is an IT manager from London and Ray is a Police Officer from Kent

Ray tells one of his instructors what altitude he is at in freefall. This is a picture from Ray's first ever skydive. Ray started his ground school at 9am in the morning and by sunset he was landing his parachute after skydiving from nearly 16000ft!

Here is David under canopy

Meanwhile David works on his 90 degree turns in place. This is not as easy as it seems. Lots of referencing and turn control is required to pull this off, David however appears to be a natural!

Simon gets familiar with our aircraft procedures...

John returns back form his level two. Another job well done! - Level 3 next

Here is Stuart being congratulated by Marcus on passing his FS1