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Following the 50th anniversary of British Skydiving, an archive project was established to record and collect the history of the sport in the UK and of the Association. The association's name was changed to British Skydiving on 27 November 2019 to bring awareness of the sport to a greater audience.
The London Parachute School is a BPA affiliated parachuting centre and skydiving drop zone at Chiltern Park Aerodrome at Ipsden, near Wallingford, Oxfordshire. The drop zone operates a Turbine Cessna 208B Grand Caravan. [1] The centre provides student training in the Ram Air Progression System, Accelerated Freefall (AFF) and tandem skydiving. [2]
British Parachute Schools is the busiest civilian parachute centre in the United Kingdom, regularly completing over 30,000 descents a year. It is also the home of LU:ST; the Langar Universities Skydiving Team; the largest collection of university skydiving clubs in the country. It is approved by the British Parachute Association. Many ...
Skydive Hinton Location within England Headquarters Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield Coordinates 52°1′48″N 1°12′37″W / 52.03000°N 1.21028°W / 52.03000; -1.21028 Website https://skydive.co.uk/ Hinton Skydiving Centre is a BPA affiliated parachuting centre and skydiving drop zone at the Hinton-in-the-Hedges Airfield, on the west side of Hinton-in-the-Hedges, Northamptonshire ...
Category for parachuting in the UK ... British skydivers (10 P) M. Military parachuting in the United Kingdom (1 C, 17 P) P. ... London Parachute School; N.
14 September 2024 - UK Formation Skydiving Sequential Record - A 2-point complete separation 42-way record was built over the skies of Hibaldstow and was organised by Siân Stokes. 25 May 2019 - UK Head-up Freefly Record - Over 2 days, first an 18-way formation was built, then on the second day, this was increased to a 21-way formation.
In July 2022, two Red Devils team members broke the Guinness World Record for the largest flag down-planed while skydiving, measuring 450 square metres (4,800 sq ft). [13] In 2023, five team members pioneered a new stunt, 'the Pentagram', in which their parachutes are joined at a single point. [14] [15]
Wingsuit flyer over fields in the UK. Wingsuit flying (or wingsuiting) is the sport of skydiving using a webbing-sleeved jumpsuit called a wingsuit to add webbed area to the diver's body and generate increased lift, which allows extended air time by gliding flight rather than just free falling.