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Old 16th Sep 2009, 22:13
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MIKECR
 
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Yes, in the UK there is an official Drop Pilot Rating which is issued by the British Parachute Assocation. The syllabus includes 5 hours of flying training and also a quick written test(nothing too taxing!). On completion of the course, the BPA will issue you with your certificate and confirmation of rating. As far as the flying go's, its really just a case of getting comfortable with the aircraft followed by jump training('run in's', live jump's, static line jump's, descent with full load etc). It will take pretty much the full 5 hours to cover everything in the syllabus.

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