Testimonials
Paul Stevenson
5 Feb 2012
Hi Sibson people, just thought I'd like to say a big thank you to all you lot. Every DZ states that they are the friendliest one, but from my experience you are the friendliest by far, and even in the chilly Arctic like temperatures that were on your 1st 2 days of opening for 2012 and my 1st time at Sibson I still got my FS Coached jumps underway, something which i've been looking to get started for a few months at other DZs but with no luck. So again a big thank you to all my coaches, Conrad, Dorian and Fiona and all the other people who made me feel so welcome and Sibson will now be my 1st choice of DZ in the future and have recommended you to all the fellow skydivers I know looking for coaching. The only slight downside for me is that your not open full time in the week and weekends are hard for me to get off work so would love you to open a few extra days in the week. Looking forward to the next jumps already.
Julia Scotland
Nov 2011
Hi all - I just wanted to say a massive thank you for such a wonderful
experience on Sunday. I had a tandem jump with Chris who was funny and put
me at ease. I was not at all nervous - just excited and he just added to my
experience. I felt completely safe at all times and had the most awesome
time. I will most definitely be back to jump again ... in the summer. Thank you also for helping me raise £550 for Wood Green Animal Shelters.
Siobhan Murphy
Just a quick email to thanks, particularly to Chris, for my tandem skydive yesterday. Chris made me feel totally at ease and I enjoyed every second of it...just wish I had an airfield nearer so I could do it again and again.
Oliver Thompson
27 Nov 10
Hi everyone, I just want to say thank you all so much for a great day last Saturday 27th Nov 2010, and thanks to Chris for a wonderful jump! It was the best thing I've ever done and I'd love to do it again but next time it will be in the summer! I've recieved the video and stills and can now enjoy it all over again. Despite the fact that I am in a wheelchair it was an exhilarating and freeing experience and I felt really safe, and I raised lots of money for Ataxia UK. Thank you again, look out for me next year, I will be back!
Liz Evans
27 Oct 10
Just wanted to say thank you for an absolutely brillant experience when I did my jump on the 17th. Although it took a while for me to finally get up there and do the jump, it was certainly worth the wait. The weather was fantastic which made it even better I am sure. Nik and Sarah were both brilliant, she did well to edit all my over excited bad language out from when I lnaded, I just couldn't contain myself and totally forgot she was filming!
Rosanna Adam
24 Oct 10
Hi Grant. Just to say a HUGE thank you to you and all of your team for Saturday. Everyone had such an amazing experience! One that I would definitely like to repeat some time. We're all still buzzing, it was so fantastic. Please thank all of your team for their work on Saturday as everyone felt very safe and happy pre and post jump. Thanks again, all the best.
Paul Dixon
13 Oct 10
I have recieved and viewed the images and DVD and they are superb. Please pass on my thanks to all the staff for an awesome jump and overall experience.
Joanna Lee
14 Sep 10.
Hi all. Just wanted to drop a few words to say thanks for looking after me on Saturday on my charity skydive, what an amazing experience. A big thanks to Chris who made me feel at ease and made me laugh, a great guy!!! (Hope he made it to the tigers match, and sorry I didn’t buy him that drink lol). I was so ill after, being sick that I didn’t get to thank u all very well. I was in bed from 4.30pm till Sunday 11am and was sick loads lol !!! but OMG I jumped out of a plane. My two friends are jumping on Saturday afternoon so I might pop along and watch someone else do it and see you all again. Take care and hope your having a great week.
David Stoner
12 Sept 10 - Just wanted to say thank you after my skydive last friday, it was an amazing experince and big thanks to Alf who was brilliant all the time. I will certainly remember my 60th birthday and have not stopped talking about it since and recommending people give it a try!
Misty Culpin
12 Sep 10
Many many thanks for the wonderful experience of skydiving last Sunday.at Sibson. All the staff were so helpful and friendly, putting me at ease from the start.Special thanks to Chris - my tandem anchor, and for those few minutes, my best friend in the whole world!! I felt safe the whole time.The photos are fantastic. so congratulations to the photographer who circled around us in a most amazing way.
Sharon Smith
4 Sep 10
I just wanted to say a GREAT BIG THANK YOU to Mark for my tandem skydive on Sunday. It has to be THE BEST experience ever and I definitely want to do it again. I have a huge grin on my face everytime I talk about it. Mark was so funny and put me at ease immediately and I couldn't have asked for anyone better. Not sure it was such a good idea to hit him in the face whilst putting on my harness !! (obviously it was an accident!). Thankfully he forgave me and didn't release me at 12,000 feet! Please can you pass on my Thanks to him, he made my birthday definitely one to remember !!! I cant wait to receive my photos and DVD.
John
3 Sep 10
Just thought I'd drop you a mail to say a big thanks to you all there for an absolutely unbelievable experience. By far one of the best things anyone could ever experience. Only wish it'd last for longer. Has certainly wetted my appetite. Think once I've got the pennies saved I'll be tempted to come back for more. Must say thanks to Trev for having such a calming attitude and arguably being one of the coolest geezars I've ever met (do the dragon!!!). Looking forward to getting my dvd through. All the best to you and the great team there.
Kimberley Reece
27 Aug 10
I just wanted to say a big thank you to you and your team for the tandem skydive I bought for my partner for his birthday. He had an amazing day and although he has a fear of heightshe felt completely reassured, looked after and safe.It was a surprise and I really thought he was going to turn to me at 7.30am and ask me if I was joking! But he had the time of his life, and although its an experince that cannot be compared to, I do think a huge part of it was how everyone there made him feel comfortable and relaxed and kept him laughing and enjoying the whole experince. One thing I can't thank you enough for is that he is now trying to get me to do one! Thank you again I will definitely be recommending UK Parachuting at Sibson to anyone I can find brave enough to give it a go!
Carol King
20 Aug 10
To everyone at Sibson, a really big thank you from me and my daughter Helen for a truly amazing experience. Trevor, my tandem partner,and Grant, Helen`s partner were brilliant and made us feel so safe and relaxed. Words cannot describe how awesome it was freefalling and spinning then floating through the clouds. It was over too so we are definitely coming back for another jump soon. Can't wait ! Thank you so much.
Jess Eddowes
20 Aug 10
I would just like to say a big thank you to you all for making my day so enjoyable and memorable yesterday! You were all so welcoming and friendly so despite my nervousness (as I'm sure Chris noticed from the moment of training), you made me calmer. My jump was an experience that I will never forget and find hard to describe at the moment! It was great. My daughter, Elle (who came with me) now wants to book with your company when she is 16 (so only one and a half years to go!), and that was down to you all being great. Thank you to UK Parachuting, and to Chris for his jokes too!
Poonam Chaphekar
17 Aug 10
Hi guys, hope you are all doing well - any sore heads your way? Needless to say those of us who left at 8pm were rahther hammered and paying for it this morning! Just wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone at UK Parachuting for an amazing day. Most definitely the best experience I have ever had (and finally managed to tick that off my bucket list) but I think I have caught the skydiving bug so will no doubt see you all soon! Special thanks to Jimmy for being a fab instructor, I didn't panic once! Super smooth and safe as houses. I am still jealous you get to do this for a living! Trev, Chris, Nick many special tahnks to all of you - had an amazing day and thanks for the post jump banter at the bar!
Emma Benton
16 Aug 10
I just wanted to say a massive thank-you to you all for really making my day on Sunday. I've raised more than £1,500 for the Multiple Sclerosis Society which you guys helped with so I'm really grateful. I had such an amazing time and you all made me feel really welcome. Please pass on my huge thanks to Trev who made me feel at ease and made it an unforgettable experience. The singing on the way down was truly beautiful and the spins were amazing! Although I'm disappointed we didn't get to see the rainbow so will definitely be coming back to experience that sometime soon.
Wendy Nelson
11 Aug 10
Hi, I would just like to say a big thank you to Trevor my tandem partner and to Grant my cameraman for making my first tandem parachute jump yesterday (07/08/2010) so unbelieveable. Trevor made me totally at ease and made the whole experience amazing - particularly the rainbow! I shall defintely be doing another one very shortly.
Don Avery
2 Aug 10 - Hi there, I would just to say a big (nay Huge) thank you to everybody I met at UK Parachuting, Sibson Airfield, on 1 August for making my first Tandem Skydive an experience I will never forget, and have recommended to friends on Face-book. You were all so friendly and the fact I was so delighted and not nervous in the slightest was down to everybody at the airfield! However I would mainly put that down to Trevor for being an amazing instructor, who gave us such wonderful instruction before, during the flight and whilst flying on a cushion of air. I really cannot thank him enough for making me feel so calm and safe with him, we had such a laugh, and he even sang to me on the way down. I can recommend it to anyone who like me raises money for their chosen charity You will not regret it!
Best wishes Sibson.
Lindsay
26 July 10
Hi Guys, I had to email & say a HUGE thank you for yesterday 24th July 2010 ... My first ever Tandom Sky-Dive! I did it for the British Heart Foundation & I have always wanted to do a Sky-Dive but I've also always been scared of heights so I committed myself to doing it for charity so I could focus on a good cause & not my own fears! Anyway it was the most AWESOME experience of my life to date!! The team @ Sibson are soo friendly, witty & professional that my nerves disappeared by the time I was boarding the plane (which is soo cool & looks like an A-Team Cessna Caravan!). My instructor was the gorgeous Nick from Sheffield... Nick you are the best & I want to thank you soo much for giving me an experience I will never ever forget! In fact I will be back for more as there is nothing like that buzz you feel when you are free-falling through the clouds at 120mph.. Sorry I didnt get more of a chance to talk to you after! The best bit was the serene feeling when the shoot goes up & you glide through the clouds taking in the amazing views around you. I cannot wait to come back again - I want Nick again.. This time I'm up for more spinning!! ;) I will be bringing all my friends down too as this is something they need to experience! You truly are an awesome team & I'm jealous you get paid to have so much fun! Hopefully see you all soon.
Sarah Tolley-Termine
26 July 10
I just wanted to congratulate your company on giving me the most fantastic experience skydiving. So much better, and surprisingly less scary than I could of imagined. I am a little embarressed that I cannot recall my instructors name who did the tandem jump with me. He was a curly haired dude. I keep getting the name Seth, but dont know if the jump jellied my brain. He was absolutely superb. Made me feel completely comfortable and happy to throw myself out of a plane. My experience has meant that I will without doubt do it again. I will do for charity next time, hopefully next year. If you could pass my thanks onto the instructor and a big thank you to yourself, for a well organised experience. This was an experience that I have already recommended to everyone who has asked me how I got on. See you all again soon. It was truly ace.
Ted Ridge
17 July 10 - Thank you for a fabulous day today I'm still buzzing at 12.45am, I must admit to being terrified for the past three months since my life long friend Bryan told me I has down to do a tandem skydive (ask next time Tyler)! After many thoughts of chickening out I decided to face my fear, and not regretted it after completing my jump today. My instructor 'Nick' was brilliant and kept me clam throughout the whole experience, he talked me out of my fear on the aircraft and helped me to enjoy this amazing experience. After three months of sleepless nights the aircraft door opened and I was hurtling through the air, it was a fantastic feeling and felt very safe with Nick strapped to my back, the canopy opened and 'wow' the silence and view was breath taking, Nick was chatting to me and reassuring me all the time, I felt so safe I don't know why I had been worried the past three months, awesome thank you can't wait to do it again, not bad for someone scared of heights! Thanks to all of you and a big thank you to Nick.
Marco Sementa
6 Jul 10 - Just wanted to send you an email to thank you for the jump on Saturday and making it a very enjoyable experience. The staff were very friendly and the whole experince was a very good one. I will look to organise another event soon as all of the jumpers have said they loved the jump and would do it again. Can’t wait to see my pics and show everyone!
Zara Hull
20 June 10
Sponsored Skydive for Ovarian Caner - Raising Over £1000! Thought I would send an email just to say a major thank you to everybody at Sibson, for making my first Tandem Skydive an experience to remember! You were all so friendly and the fact I was not nervous in the slightest i think was down to everybody at the airfield! I am so glad i captured the whole experience on video with photos aswell, I look forward to receiving these in the next couple of days! I would also love to really thank Trevor for being an amazing instructor i really cannot thank him enough for making me feel so calm and safe with him, such a laugh! Really have had such an amazing day, i was left speechless at how amazing it felt, and am already chomping at the bit to get back and relive the moment all again! Will certainly be back as soon as possible to do it all again, would love to take up skydiving as a hobby! Really recommend it to anybody! You will not regret it! Thank You! See you all soon!
Amy Rudkin
19 June 10
To everyone at Sibson, I just want to say THANK YOU to everyone who made my first tandem skydive an experience that I will never forget! The morning was just so relaxed and easy!! I arrived at 0845 and registration took minutes! Everyone was so friendly and helpful which was great especially as we were all so nervous!!! We then received our briefing of what to do (and not to do) during our dive. This was clear and simple to follow! There was no hanging around before my name was called over the tannoy! Which is when I met Chris McCann the instructor I was completing my skydive with. What a fantastic man!!!! He is definately good at his job!!! Throughout the whole experience he made me feel safe and reassured yet still had a very good sense of humour which was what made it even better!!!! From the moment I met him he continued to talk to me, letting me know what we were doing and when! I felt like he really wanted me to get the very best out of my experience!!!! Considering I have never jumped out a "perfectly good plane" before I can honestly say I loved every minute of it and I am definately coming back this summer to do it all again!!!! Thanks again to everyone at Sibson - most of all Thank you Chris!!!!! :-)
Denise Williams
18 June 10
I have received our pictures and DVD and would like to say thanks, they look fantastic! I have already shown friends, family and even students at school who have been highly amused. :0)
Allan Heron
18 June 10
I just wanted to send an email to say we all really appreciated the hospitality last weekend. The instructors really went out their way to make sure we all enjoyed it. Everyone had a ball. A special thanks to the 'Big Bearded Weirdo' as he calls himself for getting all the lads to the landing site to see myself and the groom in for the last jump. And also not forgetting the beers he got in at the end, it was a great touch and they went down a treat!! :o) Looking forward to next time we can make it down.
John Taylor
10 June 10
Just want to take the opportunity to thank all the staff at Sibson for all their help and support on the day, we had an excellent day and we couldn't have asked for a better experience, its all we've been talking about since we got back. Special mention has to go to Trev my instructor, he made sure I had a great time and I cant thank him enough for the beers and champagne at the end, if you could pass on my best wishes Id really appreciate it. Thanks again and we all hope to see you again in the future.
Kathryn Jane Mcewing
7 June 10
I had such an amazing time today and would like to thank u all, especially the fantastic guy who took me on my first ever skydive...? tho with all the hype i cant believe it his name has slipped my mind... can any ov u help??? he is also a firefighter??.. I could see myself doing this as a living so im gonna get saving..... one of the most memorable and amazing experiences ever, it took my breath away :) thank u xxx
Vanessa
7 May 10
Thanks again for a great day at Sidson. Skydiving exceeded all my expectations and more and was well worth coming all the way from Malta to experience it. My DVD is awesome I haven't stopped watching it since a received it and the photo's are cool too. Definitely want to jump again so next time I'm over in the UK I'll book up with you guys. Thanks again to all the staff :-))
Rosie Walker
6 June 10
Clare Samuel give me your address as I wanted to say thank you for the extra DVD copy of our tandem sky dive and to thank you for the way you happily included both of us in the film. It certainly made the whole experience much more enjoyable and fun. We think you are all a great bunch of people and we will recommend you to everyone. Many thanks.
Clare Samuel
31 May 10
WOW!!!! They're brilliant! Thank you so much. We had such an amazing day and I am so glad we have the memories of it in film and photos! My 'tracking'(think that's what you guys called it) shots are fantastic!!!I am so thrilled with the results, although I hadn't realised quite how aerodynamic my profile was till now!!!. Thank you again for such a great experience. I am relocating to Wales shortly and have already checked out the local airfields in the hopes of doing another one soon!!!!! Give 'sweet' Chris a hug from me. Have a lovely summer.
Dorothy King
25 May 10
Hi Sarah, I am more than happy with the skydive, DVD & stills – I salute your skills top girl! You put the photographers and video people I meet in the shade as you do both as well as throwing yourself off the side of a plane, freefall and parachute – total admiration for your skills. I was at a charity meeting today with a Cambridge charity EACH, and they were saying that they have booked Sibson in Seot for a parachute day so hopefully I might just be doing it again. Thanks to you and Grant for making the experience so exhilarating.
Caroline Silverside
18 May 10 - I just wanted to say thanks again to al of you for such an amazing experience. Also I just received my DVD which is fantastic and I can't wait for everyone to see it. You all really put people at their ease. I was extremely nervous but your team and especially Paul, my instructor were brilliant. I am definitely going to recommend you to my friends. Thanks again and I hope to be back.
Scott Hallam
18 May 10
Just a really big thanks for last friday 16th of maydid the tandem jump for my 35th birthday and it was awesome!!!!!!!!!!!! :)will be doing another really soon, just roping some mates in for next time anywayz, had a gr8 day and will be back soon.
Manny Williamson
18 May 10
Just wanted to say a big thank you for the way I was looked after over the weekend, I thoroughly enjoyed my day’s instruction on Friday (was knackered afterwards!) and Saturday’s first jump was just brilliant. The thoroughness of instruction and the level of care were spot on in every way, you have a great team of guys there and I can’t wait to get back to do level 2 (will be selling the kids on eBay shortly to finance it). Also the guys that did the tandem on the Saturday felt the same and all want to do it again (with some additional bods) so we will be looking to book something in June once we have sorted ourselves out. Will be calling in at some point, until then best regards.
Louise Thacker
Hi I did a skydive on the 14th to celebrate my 30th birthday and that day has turned out to be the best of the 30 years so far. Its impossible to say how amazing it was, I keep trying to tell people but just can’t find the words, probably why I just kept saying amazing!
Thank you so much for being so professional and lovely through the experience, it is the best money I have ever spent and would encourage anyone and everyone to do it … AMAZING.
Melanie Edwards
12 May 10
I just wanted to say an enormous thank you to you for my DVD and photos! The DVD is absolutely awesome - the music and the effects are just amazing. It's way better than I dared to imagine it would be so thank you very much. It's worth every single penny and I can't wait to show it to everyone!
Anne-Marie Roberts
10 May 10Hi just to let you know i received the DVD today, its brill captures it all. The skydive was brilliant just the breathing on coming out the plane was a bit strange, but once the parachute opened it was the best experience i have ever had, want to do it again and maybe then go on to doing it solo, thank u xx
Nikki Banks
12 May 10 - I had an absolute hoot - you have such an amazing team, I put a fab feedback reference over to Red Letter days about you all. Thankyou to you all so much for a fab time and especially to Trevor for being such a wonderful and passionate instructor - he really made me feel relaxed and ready for it.
Melanie Edwards
10 May 10 - A huge thank you to Trev for being such a calming influence and making my first jump today such an amzing experience.
Michael Fellow
19 March 10 - First and mostly id just like to say thanks for filming my jump and for the crazy awesome editing haha, you did more than I had hoped for by far! I must admit I was plesantly surprised by the music choice to! Its nice to see an action video type film that hasnt been dubbed to 'ramstien'(sp?) rock group or the 'Das boat' techno track as i was expecting it to be one of those if anything - kudos You did an amazing job (well apart from including the joke about my bum in it but as it was funny im not complaining) and really added to the whole day to make it even more fun. Thank you!
Sam Croniken
25 April 10 - Hello , just a quick message to thank you for an amazing weekend at your airfield. We were all made to feel really welcome. Trevor was relaxing and informative before our jump which put some of our group at ease. Special shout out for Chris and Trevor "Good lads!!!!" and last but not least thank you for letting us pitch our tents at such short notice. Again brilliant jump and brilliant weekend Thanks. We will be back rest assured.
Shona Smart
19 April 10 - Hi, Just wanted to say thanks for Saturday, It was an amazing experience and I still havent come down yet, Can you tell Trev he was awesome and I love him and an extra big huge thanks to him for making me and my family a whole lot calmer about everything xxx
Nimisha Patel
5 April 10 - Hello all, I came to you for an adventure to remember for a lifetime on 5th April 2010. Just wanted to say a big fat THANK YOU for making my 30th birthday special and looking after us and just being generally lovely! You were all great but I want to say a special THANK YOU to Trev, who I love! Don't worry I'm not a crazy daisy! I say I love ya because I put my life in your hands and you propa looked after me and gave me an experience that I will never forget! I was sooooooooooooo scared but Trev you were fantastic, you put me at ease with your calming nature and reassuring voice and made this experience a surreal and beautiful one! You propa made sure I was okay and I know you were just doing your job but you do your job real well! (you too Chris) I definately want to experience a Skydive again so thank you for a great introduction! Take care all Lots of love Nimisha x