All participants who jump MUST wear a life jacket and helmet provided by the production team.

The Pilot MUST NOT be strapped into the plane, or enclosed in any capsule or cockpit from which they can’t readily escape.

Any costume you wear must not pose any risk of getting caught in the aircraft or hampering the Pilot’s ability to see, breath or stay afloat.

All Pilots and Ground Crew who jump must be able to swim 100 yards unaided. When you design your costumes, remember you will have to swim in them…

Each team is responsible for the safe design and construction of their aircraft, and we’ll help wherever we can. Your design will be subject to inspection by our Safety Team.

When you are finalising construction on site, the Pilot and Crew shall not be under the influence of alcohol. Any team or person who does appear under the influence will be disqualified.

You will be launching into water, so make sure your craft floats. Wherever possible select materials which are lighter than water (wood, foam etc.) rather than metal.

Only Human Power is permitted – no motors, rockets, battery power or sneaky elastic bands.

Your entry must be entirely designed and constructed by the Team; you cannot adapt a light aircraft or hang-gliders.

Your design must be no longer than 28 feet from wing-tip to wing-tip and max. 20 feet from nose to tail. Craft and pilot cannot exceed 400 lbs. The pilot on must be in a good crouch position, not exceeding 10 ft high.

Your aircraft needs to get up the flight deck ramp and be recovered from the river, so make it as light as possible and use materials which don’t become waterlogged. This also applies to your costumes.

Avoid the use of any toxic material which may dissolve into the water. We have a duty to protect the environment and you are advised not to use materials which may fragment or be hard to clear up.

When you are building, consider what is likely to happen when it hits the water. Make sure there are no hard or sharp surfaces around the cockpit which may cause injury.

All crafts will be recovered from the river by the production team and trashed on a barge… down by the river!

Each team shall consist of five people: one Pilot and four Ground Crew members.

All ground crew members must be at least 16 years of age and the pilot must be 18 years of age or older.