08/17/2015
Primary Airborne Course & the SF-10A Qualification Course
October 2015
Location: Dunnellon Airport, X35, Dunnellon, FL
Course Starts: 0800, 13 Oct 2015,
Course Ends: 1200, 18 Oct 2015, Sunday, 19 Oct 2015 is a Weather Day and for Straphangers.
This Primary Airborne Training course is designed for those who have not jumped before or who have not jumped a “Steerable Round Parachute" within the past 10 years. It will qualify the student on the SF-10 Canopy. The SF-10A canopy is the U.S. Army's newest steerable parachute for low-level assault. It is the canopy in the new MC-6 Parachute System.
This course includes,
• Primary Airborne Training for 1st Jump Students, (No Night Jumps)
• SF-10A Qualification and Packing Instruction on the MC-1/SF-10A parachute system,
• 6 Jumps, 3 from a Cessna 180, (Two Jumpers, Single Tapout ) & 3 from the C-47, Tico Belle.*, 2 Slick, 1 w/ Drop Bag, if desired.
All jumps will be from 2,500 feet, unless there is a weather problem.
The minimum jump altitude is 1,250 feet.
Items provided:
• NPTC's Primary Airborne Training manual (yours to keep)
• Main, SF10A
• Reserve, T-10R, SLCP MIRPS.
• A 6 inch Hook Knife (yours to keep)
• Equipment Bag for Last Jump.
• Lunch, catered on the DZ, Tue-Sat.
• Certificate of Accomplishment, (Draft attached)
• "Jump into History" certificate, (Draft attached)
• For Military members, we will prepare a DA-1306 for each Jump.
• NPTC's distinctive "Xperimental" Jump Wings.
(20% Discount on any NPTC, in stock equipment purchased during the course)
Cost: $950.US,
We have planned 20 slots for the course.
If you want to hold a Slot in the Course let us know and we'll send you a PayPal invoice for the $100.
The first 20 deposits are guaranteed a Slot & 6 Jumps, 3 from the C-47.
A "Straphanger" is defined as a jumper who has jumped a "Steerable Round Canopy" within the past 24 months. If you have not jumped a "Steerable Round Canopy" within the past 24 months, you will need to take a "Refresher". If you have not jumped a "Steerable Round Canopy" within 10 years you will need to take the Primary Airborne Course.
We would be pleased to have "Straphangers" join us to jump the C-47, Tico Belle., which will be available from Friday through Sunday .
Straphanger Jumps from the Cessna-180 are $30 and from the C-47 or SkyVan they are $80.
As deposits are received, we are Slotting Straphangers into their preferred Chalk.
We expect to have 5 Straphanger Chalks on Friday and Saturday with 3 or 4 on Sunday.
Our parachute inventory continues to increase, we have 35 SF-10A canopies on MC1-1D harnesses and 36 complete MC1-1Ds.
They are available for Rent at $25 per day. Riggers are available to pack it for you at $25 per Pack Job. There is no charge for a Reserve, if you rent a Main. The Parachutes will be issued packed. You may jump them and repack them as many times as you desire, but they must be returned packed. If you do not have the time or desire to repack them, you can purchase a Packing Card for $25.
To reserve one or more Straphanger Slots, advise me what you would like and I will send you a PayPal Invoice for a $100.00 deposit that will hold up to 3 slots in the C-47, Tico Belle*.
We will have Video available at a nominal charge.
We have three local motels all within 5 miles of the airport.
In Ocala, 15 miles from the airport, are all the chain motels, Holiday Inn, Hilton, Ramada, etc. and some Camp Ground/RV sites. We have a few spaces open in the "Tent" that are available for $15 a day, please let us know if you'd like to have one. This will give you access to our showers and microwave.
We will cater lunch Tuesday through Sunday. For those who want to eat and are not enrolled in the course there will be a $15/Day charge.
The best airport for prices, number of flights and drive time to Dunnellon, is Orlando, MCO. It is about 90 miles and a one and 1 Half Hour drive. There are plenty of rental cars.
Note: *should the C-47, Tico Belle., not be available due to maintenance, it will be replaced with a SkyVan
Please do not hesitate to contact me, if you have any questions on this operation.
Bob
