Posted on Mar 31, 2014
Is there a civilian static line equivalent of Airborne School (not skydiving)?
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When I was in, I never went Airborne. Now that I am out, I am wondering if there is a civilian equivalent of Airborne School, perhaps run by prior service military. If you know, tell a Joe!
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There is a place in Dunnellon, FL that is called the National Parachute Test Center. They run a SF-10A course and a MC-4 course about 2x a year. Great people who really know parachutes. There are no egos down there. They try to bring a C-47 twice a year to jump at the end of their course. If the C-47 is not available they get a Sky Van. They have their own C-180. The NPTC has about 40+ chutes available to rent. SF-10As and MC-1C/Ds.
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SGT Robert Jankowski
Not true, they have to have the proper gear and have a S/L rated skydiving instructor (provided they're a USPA group member dropzone). Even then, it's a whole different ball game.
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SGT Rebecca Lahmann
X-35 The Airborne School in Dunnellon, FL. We been don't static line classes for years. Find us on FB.
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SGT Rebecca Lahmann
X-35 The Airborne School in Dunnellon, FL. Find us on Facebook, we've been doing static line jumps for years!
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This site is more geared toward qualified individuals, but click on the link for jump school. http://www.airbornesociety.com/ It gives an option for non-qualified individuals. There might be other options I don't know.
Good luck.
Airborne!
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LTC Jason Mackay I did get some italian wings last year for the Toy Jump at Bragg. Thanks for the mention.
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LTC Jason Mackay
CPT (Join to see) - congratulations! If I were a little younger I'd be figuring out a way to try and jump with the IDF through this organization.
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