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Skydive Empuriabrava

Author: Ingus Augstkalns, Reinis Rūtentāls0 COMMENTS

Skydive Empuriabrava

Jump over the Mediterranean Sea!

Skydive Empuriabrava is a drop zone near Barcelona, not far from the Mediterranean coast. Its airfield is quite smallish and set almost in the city, therefore unsuitable for total beginners - it takes some skills to hit the landing spot there!
Skydive Empuriabrava is hugely popular among sportsmen and the world's top skydiving teams, training and demonstrating breathtaking group formations. The drop zone is situated in a beautiful location and hosts numerous festivals.
Moreover, Airempuriabrava offers pleasure flights along the sea coast - an exciting experience of navigating the Mediterranean sky the same way as ships have navigated its waters since times immemorial.

www.skydiveempuriabrava.com

 

The best thing about skydiving is that anyone can do it, regardless of prior level of physical preparedness. It can be done just for joy or to achieve ambitious sportive targets.

HOW-TO
-To perform individual jumps one has to take accelerated free fall (AFF) training program, which provides basic skills and knowledge of skydiving. It consists of a theoretical training and 8 jumps.
Upon completion of the AFF course, an actual exercising and refining of your skills can finally start! Skydiving becomes a truly exhilarating experienced only after you have jumped for at least a 100 to 200 times.
Jumping from the height of 4 km, a free fall lasts for 55 seconds.
A training course costs up to 1000 LVL, equipment - 3000 - 8000 EUR (at world drop zones rental gear is available), after completion of training, jump prices range from 12 to 20 LVL per jump.

-Tandem skydiving jumps with an instructor do not require any prior skydiving experience. A short 30 minutes instruction and you are ready to take a plunge! It's like being a passenger and enjoying a sheer joyride! Moreover, a camera operator will follow you to capture your first free fall experience and provide a video.
Jumping from the height of 4 km, a free fall lasts for about 2.5 km before a parachute opens. In a tandem jumping, a passenger is given a chance to steer the chute as well, but at the height of 300 m above the ground an instructor takes over the lead. A free fall lasts for 50 seconds.
A tandem jump with a video camera operator costs about 150 LVL.

As skydiving training is completed, you become part of the skydiving community. Training camps, regional and world championships and skydiving festivals take place on regular bases at different drop zones around the globe, and variety of holiday packages and joy flights are available.
Skydiving can be practiced anywhere, without necessarily going abroad. "Unofficial" fun jumps can be performed almost anywhere, and you just need to rent an airplane that would take you up in the sky. And then - flip, somersault and romp to your heart's content!
For the most exotic skydiving adventures around the globe check out www.exoticskyadventures.com

 

*Drop zones - specially equipped airfields that have suitable for skydiving aircrafts, landing areas, windsock for indication of wind direction, etc..

 

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