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"FREIFALL Xpress"... ...is the magazine of the German Parachute Association (Deutscher Fallschirmsportverband [DFV]) and is published every 2 months. We provide you with the English translations of their most interesting news and stories and some cool pictures too. Have fun!
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Freeflying in Ampuriabrava
Babylon, the first professional european freeflight school located in Spain, offers to learn "games between sky and sea". The eductional program is for all who want to widen the horizon of flight capabilities. Consideration is given to the individual capabilities and needs of each skydiver. Included techniques in the course are headdown, headup, tracking, flying with skyballs and tubes. Babylon uses DV cameras and loans material to its students. The prices for training jumps are: US$ 65.00 for single tickets, US $53.00 each for a bundle of 50 tickets. |
Courses can also be booked for dropzones outside Ampuriabrava. To make arrangements contact Knut Krecker, Cell (+49) (0) 171 40577 57; Email: knut@gmx.net or BABYLON S.L.; Stephan E Fardel, Sylvain Turina; Phon (+34) 972 45 14 17; Email: babylon@mail.com. |
Multifunctional
Larsen & Brusgaard first introduced their new "Pro-Track", an acoustic warning system, during the last PIA Symposium. Now they have started its serial production. The "Pro-Track" can be used as audible altimeter, electronic logbook and freefall computer. It continuously stores detailed information about the last 200 jumps including date, jump number, dive type, exit altitude, opening altitude, freefall time and four different speed readings. The retail price in Germany will be DM 571,00. |
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Editor Freifall Xpress Deutscher Fallschirmsportverband e.V. Comoterstr. 5, D-66802 Überherrn-Altforweiler Phone: [49]-[0]6836-92306 Fax [49]-[0]6836-92308 Email: DFV1992@aol.com http://www.fallschirmsportverband.de |
Publisher Freifall Xpress Verlag Peter Schäfer GmbH Blue Sky edition Grundweg 15, D-34246 Vellmar Phone [49]-[0]561-9823950 Fax [49]-[0]561-9823952 Email: bluesky@t-online.de
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