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solo skydiving
at Hinton Skydiving Centre in Oxford

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On July 2nd, 2000 at Hinton Skydiving Centre, I joined two friends to complete a solo skydive for Cancer Research UK. Amy Reid, Kirsty Harris and I raised over £1,200 for the charity. Despite landing on the runway, and managing to get 'twists' in the lines of my multicoloured parachute, things otherwise went smoothly and I did another jump in October that year.

photos

taken from the underside of the Cessna aircraft wing

click to view our cheesy appearance in the local newspaper

Trainees have eight hours intensive training followed by a solo jump from 3,000 feet the following day (weather permitting). First jumps have to be 'static line', meaning the parachute will open automatically - giving very little freefall time. Once you've done your first jump, you can skydive for anything between £20-£35 per jump. If you don't want to do a charity jump, the training and first skydive cost up to and around £200. Tandem skydives (where you're attached to a professional) are also available.

links

• British Parachuting Association
• UK Skydiving
• Jumpwithus.co.uk
• Wikipedia - Skydiving

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