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Hi guys, Quite soon I'll be going to Dijon, in France to spend few days with some friends (and a really nice frenchie chick). Does anybody know any DZ near there? What are the requirements to jump over there with regards to insurance and parachuting associations memberships? I'm a BPA member but because I'm not British their insurance doesn't cover me abroad although I pay for the full membership (still I don't understand why) I have an insurance with SportsCover Direct which includes a 3rd party for skydivers worldwide (only £42!) so I guess that it should be fine with that but I ain't sure.

The BPA will cover you with a 3rd party insurance in any BPA affiliated DZ abroad as long as you hold British passport. That's what I've been told after I phoned them about this issue. What you need to get is a personal accident insurance, which is the one offered by Endleigh. Blue skies

Carefull with that buddy, Ensleigh offers 'PERSONAL AND TRAVEL INSURANCE' for skydivers, you won't be covered for 3rd party/persoanl liability insurance. Blue skies

Hi Vicky! So, what about the foreigners that come to the UK to jump? I guess that they aren't BPA members but of their country parachuting association? Do you know what's the situation with them at the DZ's? By the way, were you jumping in Lillo in May/June last year? Blue skies

Hi buddy, That's great, that's right what I needed. Blue skies

Hi buddy, Well, I'm still at university so that's why I can't afford two memberships, they are also a bit more expensive than the USPA one, the BPA is around £120 (210 USD) and the FEADA is about 126 Euros (140 USD), so it works out quite expensive. To get an official translator for a whole policy with all its conditions translated could easily cost me about £200(390 USD). Life is quite expensive in the UK! :) Thanks and blue skies

Hi there to all you... I'm an spanish guy living permanently in the UK for the last seven years and been in the sport for one. I have a problem which I hope somebody has the answer for it....there it goes. As I live in the UK, I'm a BPA member therefore my membership covers a third party insurance. Recently I have been jumping abroad but because I'm NOT a UK citizen and still hold my beloved spanish passport the BPA doesn't cover me outside the United Kingdom. This causes me a problem as some of my mates like to go to jump abroad but I can't becuase I don't have the 3rd party insurance. There's a spanish federation called the FEADA which covers spanish people abroad but all the membership details and policy is in Spanish. If I join them most likely I'll find problems trying to jump in the UK because the people at the DZ 's here don't speak Spanish obviously. Does anybody have any suggestion or know if the USPA will cover me here and outside the UK although I'm not a US citizen? Other possibility is to get an insurance with a private company (in English) but I have spend hours and hours in the Internet trying unsuccessfully to find one, do you know any company that provides 3r party cover to skydivers worldwide? Thanks a lot to all of you in advance for you help. Blue skies

It's quite true that sometimes it goes pretty quiet and then something happens and everybody starts talking about it. That it's normal in all societies anyway, things tend to calm down and then for whatever reason fires up again. About Ceuta y Melilla, they are cities founded and built by Spain, not conquered. It happened much before Morocco existed, that's is the argument used by the Spanish government to refuse to the Moroccan claim over those two cities. All the territories held by Spain in North Africa were returned to the legitimate owners in the early 70's. It's a shame that it toke that long anyway. Rob

Who can you possibly say to bring back slavery and colonialism?

I've been only 1 year in sport and I don't go around saying it to everybody although for us newbies it's really exciting and like a new toy so I wouldn't find it wrong to share it with friends, and with the chicks in a bar .... I actually felt happier and prouder of myself when I got qualified than when I passed the driving licence test... Rob

Rob

Why pro-death penalty? Rob

There it goes.... Gibraltar has remained in British Hands since 1704 after it was taken away from the Spanish. In 1713 the treaty of Utrecht, signed by the British and the Spanish, ceded the territory permanently to the British Crown. That treaty was forced upon the Spanish recovering from a long war. The Spanish government wants it back, the British don't want to do it and the people from Gibraltar mostly wants to stay in the UK, other part prefers to be Spanish. Now, is it OK for a country of the EU to keep a colony in a another EU fellow country and allied? Rob

But, I've seen people at DZ's working there and they seem to be quite happy about it. Maybe they only work there in the weekends I guess, (I'm not going to ask them anyway, too personal)

Hi there, I've been in the sport for a year doing static line and then moved to the AFF, and as you all do I've LOVED IT so much to the point of not been able to think about anything else. I am constantly watching videos, reading, surfing the web in search of cool stuff, looking reviews for DZ's, etc. I was wondering if you could make a living out if this, I'm currently completing an engineering degree at university but many times crossed my mind the thought of dropping it and trying to get a job in a DZ cleaning, packing, anything really and live out the dream of jumping everyday and learning from the experienced guys. I'm not too fussed about getting loads of money to get a huge house, nice cars and that sort of things, I just want to be happy and never in my life I have experienced such happiness as when I skydive and enthusiasm about something. I know that you can become an AFF instructor, Tandem Master, etc...but, do you really make money enough to live? I was this weekend at Empuriabrava DZ (couldn't jump cos of the weather ) and I saw the French National Team training and I guess that people like that don't have normal jobs, they just skydive. Thanks guys

Well, that happens because some English people thinks they have the right to not even bother in learning a word of the native language and be spoken in perfect English, that sometimes leads into arrogance which is never welcome anywhere, especially in countries with an strong national feeling like the Frenchies. Now, how would you feel if a French guy comes into your restaurant and orders in French? Next time try reading in French the menu as you possibly can and then ask...do you speak English? You will not get that nasty face almost for sure.You've made the effort and the guy will appreciate it, and that works everywhere in the world English is the international language because of the peace agreement imposed to the French after they were defeated in the 19th Century by the English in Waterloo. Before than that it was the French and for economic and political reasons the English saw their chance to change that linguistic French hegemony. Rob

Hi there, I'm new in the sport and got my AFF done 2 weeks ago. I want to buy my own rig so I've been looking around but there so many types, brands, sizes, models.... that I'm totally confused. Please guys, help me out and give some advice in what I should get, I'll be really thankful of getting some expert advice.....cheers!