RAPS Skydiving Course

The RAPS experience runs at weekends, all year round.
You should expect to be at the venue for the entire weekend.
Minimum age limit for this experience is 16 (16 and 17 with parental/guardian consent). If you are 40 or over we will require a British Parachute Association Declaration of Fitness form to be signed and stamped by your GP before you can take part.
If you are over 50, you will not normally be accepted for this course. Maximum weight limit is 15 stones maximum, and your weight must be in proportion to your height. Weight limits do vary between centres, so please call us for advice.
RAPS courses are run with a maximum of 12 students. We will always try to ensure that friends can travel together in the same aircraft, but this is not always possible for safety reasons. Spectators are welcome on the day of the jump.
The training for the RAPS experience will take place regardless of the weather, however, the jump itself is extremely weather dependent. You will be advised of procedures specific to your chosen centre for weather checks and refresher training.
- Cockerham, Lancaster
- Langar, Nottingham
- Bridlington, East Yorkshire
- Honiton, Devon
- Headcorn, Kent
- Perranporth, Cornwall
- Grange over Sands, Cumbria
- Errol, Perthshire
- Shotton Colliery, Durham
- Swindon, Wiltshire
- South Cerney, Gloucestershire
- St Andrews, Fife
- Auchterader, Perthshire
- Brigg, North Lincolnshire
- Whitchurch, Shropshire
- Attleborough, Norfolk
- Salisbury, Wiltshire
- Bicester, near Oxford
Please make sure you have fully read and understood our terms and conditions before you make a booking.
The RAPS (Ram-Air Progression System) course is a two day static line, parachute course. If you wish to continue jumping after your initial course, jumps are around £40 each. You could be qualified to free-fall within six to ten jumps.
- On the first day you will receive training on equipment, aircraft exit, parachute control and landing and all emergency procedures.
- On the second day you will jump from around 3,500 feet.
- Your parachute will deploy automatically by the static line.
- You will perform your safety checks
- You will fly your parachute to the landing area
