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Simon has helped at Headcorn Parachute Club since 1990, with teaching AFF and progression students. He owns and runs AirAffair, the camera department, offering all students a first class photography service. Simon, along with Chris, runs annual Accelerated Freefall courses abroad during the winter months to the USA. He also keeps and maintains the Parachute Club’s web site.
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Chris has been around the club for many years helping with all aspects of parachuting. He holds national and world titles in the world of skydiving and is a valuable member to the team. Chris organises and runs Wing tips seminars around the UK, improving parachutists awareness and skills in Canopy piloting. Chris also accompanies Simon Hughes on AFF training trips to the USA.
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Richard, or more commonly known as ‘Polly’ has been skydiving at Headcorn for a fair few years now. His main activity is Tandem Skydiving, but his chosen profession is as a Farrier, and sometimes brings his work to the airfield. Polly can be found running around the DZ on most days of the week getting involved in everything he can.
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Del Hopkins has been Instructing at Headcorn for a few years now and can often be spotted jumping and teaching FS students. He is a builder by trade, but believe he prefers skydiving, no contest really. Del frequents the dropzone most weekends and some weekdays weather permitting.
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Dave has been a Tandem Instructor for a few years and has packed in quite a few skydives in that time. He works full time at the club, and can be found there nearly everyday. His new friend, is his recently acquired sheep dog, who is always ready to chase a ball (his dog, not Dave).
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Tony can be found most weekends at the club teaching and dispatching static line students. He now enjoys his cameraflying, filming the Tandem skydives for AirAffair. Tony lives locally and in the summer months, after a long days work as a physics teacher, will be found jumping until last lift.
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Gary Willard has been skydiving for numerous years, and has completed many Tandem and solo skydives. He has been involved in several world records for formation skydiving. He is a scaffolder by trade but as all the others, enjoys skydiving best. He can be found most weekends at the club and some weekdays when he can.
