Yes, of course. Our 'flighttickets' are not personalized, which means you can also organize a surprise for someone and still be able to make a booking/ reservation beforehand.

This means you can also transfer a jump you booked for yourself, to someone else. Even if you signed your own liability release waiver already, just come to the reception. There the 'new' jumper will have the chance to sign his/ her liability release waiver.

If you have made an online reservation you will receive a statement of payment/ receipt and a booking confirmation including the most important information within a few minutes via e-mail.

You have 2 options:

1. By clicking the link in your confirmation e-mail and follow the instructions thereafter.
2. You give us a call and we will change the date of your booking manually in our system for you.

That is no issue at all. You may change the date of the booking as often as you want. Nonetheless, a booked jump is valid for 2 years, so make sure you are not procrastinating too long.

What a pity! There must have been a reason why you have booked an experience that will stick to you the rest of your life, right? Of course we understand, sometimes there are reasons why you cannot and/ or should not jump anymore.

If the location is an issue, we are happy to change the bookings location to Zeeland or Ameland, which are two other locations of ours.

The reservation can also be changed in a sightseeing flight over Texel.

You also may transfer your jump to someone else. You booked it on your name, but the booking is not independent on that. So you may give it away or sell it. To make sure that there is no issue on the day of the jump, please let us know the new personal data of the new jumper in advance.

This waiver is a short, legal agreement that the jumper understands the risks of parachute jumping and that he agrees to take all the risk on himself. Without a liability release waiver we cannot let anyone jump.

Parachuting is very much depending on the weather. It is often decided on the same day, if it is possible to jump or not.

This means that all days we are ready to make your experience happen. So, airplanes, parachutes, pilotes, (tandem-)instructors and all groundstaff is anytime ready to start-up.

To ensure that we can handle the busy days with the right amount of people, it helps us a lot to have a rough idea of what to expect beforehand. Furthermore, the reservation has also 2 advantages for your: You'll receive a online-reservation discount and you always have priority before non-reserved jumpers.

This way we can make a efficient planning for all our staff and also make sure that you can jump on a date that suits you, too.

You can buy a giftcard/ voucher in our online giftcard-shop.

You will get the giftcard via e-mail. If you want you can then print it.

Unfortunately, this is not possible. We do not send any physical giftcards anymore.

On the giftcard you will find a voucher-number. When you make a online reservation fill in this code, which automatically adjusts the payment

A giftcard has the same validity as a tandemjump, which is two years from the day of purchase.

Of course this is possible. There are two options how you can add photo and video to your tandemjump:

1. Buying a single giftcard only for a photo/ video package.
2. To add it on the day of your jump at our reception. However, then you will not receive the online-reservation discount.

Of course! This happens very often and we are happy to help in this case.

What a pity! You received an amazing chance to experience something that you will keep in your mind for the rest of your life. Nonetheless, we understand that there are sometimes reasons why you cannot or should not jump anymore.

If the location is an issue, we are happy to change the bookings location to Zeeland or Ameland, which are two other locations of ours.

The reservation can also be changed in a sightseeing flight over Texel.

You also may transfer your jump to someone else. You booked it on your name, but the booking is not independent on that. So you may give it away or sell it. To make sure that there is no issue on the day of the jump, please let us know the new personal data of the new jumper in advance.

This is unfortunate. Please give us a call and we will see what we can do for you in this case.

Paracentrum Texel BV
Postweg 128
1795 JS De Cocksdorp, Texel

Tel: +31(0) 222 311464
Fax:+31(0)222 311414

info@paracentrumtexel.nl

By car:

In Den Helder you will take the ferry to Texel. The ferryride will take about 20 minutes, for which no prereservation is needed.

Once you get off the ferry, you need to ride into the direction of Den Burg. At the second roundabout you will take the first exit to the right (exit 10) into the direction of De Cocksdorp.

From there follow the sign indicating "vliegveld". You will see the airport on your right hand side.

With public transport:

You can park your car in Den Helder, take the ferry as a pedastrian and use the public transportation on Texel.

You can use a Texelhopper to get a ride from the ferry terminal to the Paracentrum Texel. It needs to be booked at least an hour before depature via phone under 0222-784 000 or online via texelhopper.nl.
The Texelhopper will be waiting for you to step in right in front of the pedestrian exit of the ferry.

Pay attention: the bigger busses such as Connexxion (lijn 28 and 828), will not pass Paracentrum Texel, but only ride to Den Burg and De Koog. To get to the airport on Texel you must take a Texelhopper.

The ferry leaves Den Helder every hour starting from 6.30am (7.30, 8.30, etc.) till the last ferry ride at 9.30pm.

During highseason (July and August), as well as on the weekends there might be additional ferry rides. For more information and detailed information for specific dates please check www.teso.nl.

The ferry leaves Texel on top of the hour starting at 6am (7am, 8am, etc.), with the last ride to Den Helder at 9pm.

At 'Texel International Airport' is a lot to see and experience.

TesselAir

• Rondvluchten
• Introduction flightlessons
• Check on Tessel Air for more information!

Aircraft & War Museum Texel

• A nice activity for everyone
• For more information check on www.lomt.nl

Restaurant 'De Horizon'

• Breakfast, lunch, coffee & tea, snacks
• Big sun-terrace
• Frehsly renovated interior
• Chargingstation for E-Bikes
• Big bouncy cushion for kids

Hotel Airport Texel

• Overnight-stays directly on Texel International Airport
• For more information and offers, check www.hotelairporttexel.nl

Glider's Club Texel

• More information on floating through the air you can find here:www.mzct.nl

Texel is one of the most popular holiday destinations in the Netherlands, hence there is a lot to see and experience on the island.

Check the website of the local tourism office VVV Texel
for an overview of fun things to see and do on Texel. To check for specific events, this Of bekijk de agenda:  will help.

• Icecream-Farm Labora  (A milk farmer, who sells his homemade icecream in a little farmer's icecafé)
• Paintball Texel
• Karting (only an outdoor ring)
• Sheep-Farm Texel
• Seal-Spotting Tours
• Golfing
• Beachbar 'Paal 17' (famous spot for Kite- & Windsurfers)
• Beachbar 'Paal 9'(famous spot for Kite- & Windsurfers)
• Beach-Café 'Kaap Noord' (famous spot for families)
• Ecomare (seal rehibilitation center)
• 'Jutter'-Museum Oudeschild (Jutter is the local liquor of Texel)
• One-Dat Trip to Vlieland (Vlieland is the small island next to Texel)
• Kitesurfschool Texel
• Surfschool Texel
• Sailingschool Texel

Texel has 7 villages and many smaller options for accommodations and overnight-stays. Texel International Airport is nearly from every location on the island easy to reach, so choose a location that is most comfortable for your to come to the airport from your accommodations for your jump.

The local Tourism Office VVV can help you making a good choice for your stay on Texel.

For our course participants we suggest "De Kievit" "De Kievit", "The home of the skydivers".

Yes, you can rent a bike at the Restaurant, unfortunately no cars.

Yes, there is an option to charge your E-Bike. However, not yet an option to charge an electro-car.

Technically yes. But we'd really rather not take you skydiving.

Als je twijfelt of je met je medische conditie een Tandemsprong kunt maken adviseren we je om eerst met je huisarts te overleggen of het mogelijk is. Het is namelijk je eigen verantwoordelijkheid om te besluiten of je medisch geschikt bent om te springen. Bij twijfel kun je ook contact opnemen met onze Chef Instructeur (contactformulier).

Als je een tandemsprong wilt maken en je arm is in het verleden (gemakkelijk) uit de kom geschoten dan moet je ons dit van te voren melden. Dat kan bij de balie als we je gegevens doornemen.

Het kan zijn dat je arm zo gemakkelijk uit de kom komt dat je een andere houding in de lucht moet aannemen met je armen of dat we je een speciale brace aanmeten.

Als je een cursus wilt volgen waarbij je zelfstandige vrije val sprongen zult maken (AFF / TJE) dan moeten we goed kijken of je wel kunt springen met deze medische conditie. Mocht je hierover twijfelen neem dan contact op met de Chef Instructeur (contactformulier) .

Als je een Tandemsprong wilt maken heb je geen medische verklaring nodig. Die heb je wèl nodig als je een parachute spring cursus wilt volgen.

Jazeker! Geef wel duidelijk aan bij het inschrijven aan onze balie dat je een beperking hebt aan je zichtvermogen. Onze instructeurs kunnen daar dan rekening mee houden.

Bij de landing zal de instructeur je dan bijvoorbeeld duidelijk aangeven wanneer je je benen omhoog moet houden.

Jazeker! Denk er wel aan dat het belangrijk is dat de instructie van onze instructeurs goed begrepen wordt. Je zou bijvoorbeeld een gebarentaal tolk mee kunnen nemen.

In overleg is dat bijna altijd wel mogelijk. Dit soort sprongen moeten we in de regel wel voorbereiden.

Meestal zorgen we er dan bij de landing voor dat er medewerkers in het landingsgebied klaar staan om de benen van de springer op te vangen bij de landing. Daarvoor moet het weer wel precies goed zijn.

Het is belangrijk dat we vooraf precies weten wat de beperking exact inhoudt. Neem daarom vooraf contact op met de Chef Instructeur(contactformulier). 

Dat hangt af van de springer en van de specifieke beperking. Neem vooraf contact op met onze Chef Instructeur (contactformulier) en bespreek de mogelijkheden.

Met de BurbleMe app kunnen zelfstandig springende parachutisten een heleboel. Een opsomming van de belangrijkste features:

• Manifesten (in een vlucht / load plaatsen)
• Geld op account bekijken
• Transactie historie bekijken / emailen
• Locatie aan manifest doorgeven 
• Aan een Load Organiser toestemming geven om zich te laten manifesten
• Als Load Organiser een groep of team manifesten
• Logboek functie
• Spring historie aantonen bij andere Dropzone's die ook met Burble werken

Nee, dat hoeft niet. De BurbleMe app maakt het mogelijk dat je veel zelf kùnt, maar niets moet.

Geen zorgen dus als je telefoon leeg is of als je er gewoon geen zin in hebt.

De BurbleMe app is beschikbaar voor Android en voor iOS.

• Android Playstore
• Apple Appstore

Je kunt je Burble account hier online bewerken: https://burblesoft.com/login/me.

Over de hele Dropzone zijn informatie schermen geplaatst waar je de komende loads op kunt zien. Hier kun je de schermen vinden:

• In de winkel bij de balie 
• Onder de trap bij de packers
• Aan de muur van de hangaar
• In de blokhut

When you book the optional photo/ video package with your tandem jump an additional cameraman/-woman will be jumping together with you and your tandam master out of the airplane.

During your jump the camerajumper will be making a full video and photos of your exceptional experience, also during the free fall. Hence, your Tandemjump will be fully documented on camera from the moment you will walk to the airplane, the exit, the free fall and eventually till you are landed safely back on the ground.

The only moment where the camera will no follow you, is while you are hanging under the deployed parachute.
20 minutes after your jump you will receive your photos and video fully edited on one of our Paracentrum Texel USB-Sticks. You can immediately check out the results in out "Blokhut" on a big screen or re-live the experience later at home.

Obviously, you may share the photos and the video via YouTube, Facebook, Instagramm, etc. - It is your content, so feel free to share and maybe tag us?

If you are interested in seeing how the job of a camarajumper at Paracentrum Texel looks like, this video will show a camarajump together with a tandammaster.

Check out an example of a standard photo and video package by clicking the buttons below.

The digital photos (usually around 50) you also can find on your UBS-Stick. These are made with an extra high-resolution camera (hence they are not just screenshots of your video).

The AFF-course (Accelerated Free Fall) is the most common teaching method to learn how to jump fully independent out of an airplane. This includes the free fall, as well as the knowledge how to handle the parachute and the landings. If you successfully finished this course you may jump independently (solo) as a sports-parachutist.

The FJC (First JumpC ourse) is an amazing opportunity to get a taste of Skydiving. In this course you will be busy with learning how to handle the parachute. After one day ground instructions, you will be jumping out of the airplane with a static line attached to the airplane. Hence, you will not feel the free fall yet,but know how to fly under a parachute. After 5 static line jumps you will have earned your static line brevet (and also your Wing).

The TJE (TotalJumpExperience) is your chance to learn how to fly under the parachute, by doing one day ground instructions and 5 static line jumps, followed by a first AFF jump, in which you will experience the free fall. This means after this course you only need another 6 AFF jumps to be an independent (solo) parachutist.

On the first day of your course you will need:

• Your medical examniation paper *
• Two passport photos
• If applicable: your voucher
• If applicable: your payment confirmation
• Casual/ sporty clothing
• Solid shoes (without open heels or high-heels)
• Enough water & sunscreen

* The medical examination needs to be signed by a doctor, with his stemp and his BIG number.

Well begun is half done:

• Make sure you are on time fir the registration. The courses start at 9am. Depending on your travel distance, it might be good to arrive a day earlier, since you also need to take the times of the ferry into account. This way you will be fit and well rested on your first day of the course.
• Wear solid shoes!

Not sure whether jumping out of an airplane is the right thing for you?

Try a tandemjump with us, you will make the first experience of the exit out of an airplane, the free fall, steering a parachute and landing back on earth. Most of our course participant have been infected with the stoke for parachuting after a tandemjump!

Yes. Without a medical examination you are not allowed to participate in any of the jump courses we offer (e.g. AFF, FJC, TJE).

The medical examination can be done by any general practitioner and usually does not take any longer than 5 minutes.

Attention: The medical examination is only valid if stemped and signed by the general practitioner.

Sportjumpers who have not finished their A-Licence need to refresh/ renew their medication examination every two years.

The minimum age for sport jumpers is 16, which means that also participants may not be younger then 16. Nonetheless, till your 18th birthday you need the written allowance of your parents or legal guardian to participate in a jumping course.

Parachuting is a very age-diverse sport. Many jumpers keep jumping till age 60, 70 or 80.

However, to start jumping out of an airplane is different then being experienced and continuing throughout his/ her life. The most important fact is your physicalhealth. Hence, please inform us if you are older than 50 years. We will then talk with you and see what options we can offer, especially since safety of all our participants is the most important to us!

If you cannot finish your course in one go (e.g. because of bad weather conditions), then you have the chance to finish it within one year.

However, play attention to the following rules:

• A harness-test is valid for 3 months. If you do not have a valid harness-test anymore you need to do a new harness-test. (This is the case for all sportjumpers who do not have a finished B-License.
• The ground-course is valid for 6 months. Hence, if you have not jumped within these 6 months, you need to participate again in ground-instructions.
• In order to participate in a Dutch jumpcourse you need to be insured via the Dutch jumpers association (KNVvL). This insurance is valid for 1 years and needs to be possibly re-freshed if you finish your course much later in time.

These rules are applicable to all our courses offered.

An important fact that is also good to know: Paracentrum Texel is daily open from April till October!

When you book your course you'll automatically be signed up as a trial member at the Dutch National Parachuting association (KNVvL). Parachute jumping activities insurance is included for all members. The insurance policy is valid for a year.

Als je geslaagd bent voor je AFF cursus mag je zelfstandig parachutespringen onder leiding en verantwoordelijkheid van een instructeur.

Officieel is je status dan niet meer 'AFF-student' maar 'AFF gegradueerd'. Je mag dan al wel helemaal alleen het vliegtuig verlaten en dus echt solo springen. 

Eigenlijk begint daar dan je spring carrière pas echt want tijdens die eerste solo sprongen zul je aan je vaardigheden willen werken. 

Om samen met andere springers te mogen springen moet je bijvoorbeeld eerst je 'one-on-one' instructie sprongen maken. Zo werk je langzaam naar het A-brevet toe en verkrijg je steeds meer vrijheden. Voor je het weet zijn de brevetten B,C en D ook binnen handbereik!

Het is altijd goed een keer de wintunnel in te gaan. De windtunnel simuleert perfect de omgeving waarin in een skydiver zich bevindt. Dit kan je goed voorbereiden op de AFF sprongen.

Enkele ervaren instructeurs van Paracentrum Texel zijn wekelijks in de windtunnels van Nederland te vinden.

Nog een betere voorbereiding op de AFF cursus is het maken van een Tandemsprong. Bij de Tandemsprong komen alle elementen van het parachutespringen naar voren en kan de Tandem instructeur je al veel uitleggen en zelf laten ervaren. 

Zie hieronder linkjes naar de websites van de twee windtunnels in Nederland:

De AFF-opleiding neemt 5 dagen in beslag. De grondopleiding begint op maandag om 09.00 uur.

Op de maandag starten we met de grondopleiding. Je leert alles dat je moet weten voordat je voor het eerst een sprong gaat maken.

Op de dinsdag nemen we de 'harnastest' af. Een soort theoretisch examen. Want voordat we voor het eerst met je de lucht in gaan moet je eerst aantonen dat je de kennis écht eigen hebt gemaakt. 

Nadat je geslaagd bent voor je harnastest beginnen we met het maken van de eerste sprongen. Als het weer meezit dus al op de tweede dag!

Afhankelijk van het weer duurt de cursus tot en met vrijdag. Totdat we alle zeven AFF sprongen hebben gemaakt en jij je felbegeerde gouden sticker in je logboek mag plakken.

De cursus blijft een jaar geldig in het geval deze niet binnen een week kan worden afgemaakt. Bijvoorbeeld als we vanwege slecht weer niet alle sprongen hebben kunnen maken.

De AFF-opleiding is perfect te combineren met een vakantie op Texel. Naast het springen is er voldoende tijd om te genieten van ons mooie eiland. Bij mooi weer maken 2 á 3 sprongen op een dag.

We springen van maandag tot en met vrijdag met AFF-leerlingen en kunnen wanneer nodig dit verlengen tot en met het weekend.

Het is wel raadzaam om bij mooi weer op de dropzone aanwezig te blijven om de sprongen te kunnen maken.

Je mag dan static-line sprongen uitvoeren. Na 5 static-line sprongen ontvang je het static-line brevet. Je moet wel elke 3 maanden een harnastest doen. Heb je langer dan 6 maanden niet gesprongen zal je weer een (gedeeltelijke) grondopleiding moeten volgen.

Bij de FJC doe je geen vrije val, de windtunnel heeft dan geen meerwaarde.

De grondopleiding is zondag en maandag ochtend. Maandag middag wordt er gesprongen.

Deze opleiding is goed te combineren met een vakantie. Je kunt er òf een lang weekend van maken òf een hele week aan vastplakken.

Als je de Total Jump Experience succesvol hebt afgerond heb je 5 staticline sprongen gemaakt. Daarmee heb automatisch je staticline brevet verdiend. Met een staticline brevet mag je wereldwijd staticline sprongen maken op dropzones die middels deze techniek parachutesprongen aanbieden.

Wat de Total Jump Experience opleiding uniek maakt is dat je nadat je de staticline sprongen gemaakt hebt een vrijeval sprong maakt. Als je ervoor kiest om niet een tandemsprong te maken maar de AFF1 sprong dan mag je na het afronden van de opleiding de resterende zes AFF sprongen maken.

Yes, that's exactly it. The staticline jumps only deal with the portion that has to do with flying the parachute as the parachute opens automatically when you exit the airplane.

By choosing for either an AFF jump or a Tandem jump you get to experience a jump with a freefall component.

• AFF 1 jump:
  You get to do a solo skydive with 2 instructors where you'll experience 60 seconds of freefall until you open the parachute. From that moment on you'll be on familiar territory as you already know how to fly and land your parachute.
• Tandemjump:
  You get to do a tandemjump from 9000ft where the instructor will do all the work. All you have to do is enjoy the jump.

In a windtunnel you learn how to move your body in freefall. So if you plan to do the AFF jump after completing the 5 StaticLine jumps this could be beneficial. Indoor skydiving in a windtunnel is something that's a great experience in any case.

The weather is really the determining factor here. Students need ideal wind/ weather conditions for their jumps. If the weather is ideal you can expect to be finished in about 4 days. But please plan for as much as 7 to provide a few backup days in case the weather isn't good enough for you to jump.

Yes you can! On the days that you'll be jumping you don't have to spend the entire day at the dropzone. There's plenty of time to enjoy Texel and all that the Island has to offer.

Sometimes people can't do all the jumps in the course. For instance if they have to leave before the weather turns for the better. In that case you can return on a weekday to do a Static Line jump -during the summer months-. Please contact us if you want to come back to do a jump.

If you haven't jumped in two months or more you'll have to complete groundschool again to be legal to jump. So don't wait to long if you still have one or more jumps to do.

Als je geslaagd bent voor de Military Square / Military Static Line opleiding (MSQ) mag je zelfstandig static-line sprongen uitvoeren. Na 5 static-line sprongen ontvang je het namelijk het static-line brevet.

Je moet wel elke 3 maanden een harnastest doen, net als elke springer die nog niet een B brevet heeft.

Let wel op: als je langer dan 6 maanden niet gesprongen hebt zul je weer een (gedeeltelijke) grondopleiding moeten volgen.

As there is no freefall component with static line jumps training in a windtunnel won't help you much. In a windtunnel you specifically learn how to move your body in freefall.

Attending a windtunnel/ indoor skydiving course is excellent fun though and we highly recommend spending some time in one.

Groundschool will take up sunday and monday morning.You'll be jumping from monday afternoon till friday. The weather conditions will dictate when you'll get to jump.

Yes, you can combine the MSQ course quite well as quite a bit of time is allocated to wait for good weather and during that time you're free to discover the Island.

No, this course is available for civilians as well.