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(Review ID:2075)

0 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

Great read to get yourself started!
Rated by: debussyschild on 2008-09-28 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Parachuting, The Skydiver's Handbook in Unknown Tag: 'cat_linked'

Pros: A wealth of information for the beginner, very in depth
Cons: Possibly a little outdated

I'm a beginner with not one jump under my belt as of the time of this review (but that will change this coming weekend!!) and I found to book to be extremely helpful and informative. The best part is the description of the sport canopy with all of the components labeled in a diagram. The chute is a difficult but probably the most important part of sky diving with which one must to become THOROUGHLY acquainted. This book helps a lot with that to get yourself a rough idea before you begin your actual AFF in-field training.

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(Review ID:1777)

1 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

Great for a headstart and reference
Rated by: denete on 2007-04-08 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Parachuting, The Skydiver's Handbook in Unknown Tag: 'cat_linked'

Pros: Hits almost every aspect of the sport
Cons: none

I read the book, and then showed up for my AFF coursework. That night, the guys thought I was lying about never having jumped before. It is fairly complete and definitely a must-have for the reference shelf.

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(Review ID:1539)

9 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

Made me feel ver prepared for AFF
Rated by: Chris-Ottawa on 2006-05-04 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Parachuting, The Skydiver's Handbook in Unknown Tag: 'cat_linked'

Pros: EVERYTHING you need to know and then some
Cons: Your Jump master may wish you knew less, trust your JM, not the book

First, I'd like to justify my "Cons" comment. I've learnt that not all JM's want a well informed student. And this is not the JM's fault, sometimes knowing too much too soon is very bad. I don't mean not to trust what the book says, but listen to your JM. If he tells you something that conflicts with the book, believe him/her.

So I did a tandem in October 2005, got hooked instantly. Decided I wanted to get into skydiving and I did. Over the winter I read this book 3 times in preparation for my courses in the spring. My Solo course was basically everything I covered in this book. My JM was showing pictures of line overs, end cell closures, streamers, etc, he was impressed that I knew exactly what they were and what to do to get out of them.

I was mistakenly shipped 2 copies of the book for the price of one, so I brought one to the DZ and shared it with the owners. They really though it was great and it now lives at the DZ for anyone to read.

If you are going to spend any money on skydiving, I highly recommend this book before you do.

BUY IT, nuff said!

(I currently have 1 tandem, 3 IAD jumps, and 3 PFF jumps, see you at the DZ!)

Chris

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(Review ID:1267)

7 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

Parachuting, The Skydiver's Handbook
Rated by: MSut on 2005-04-25 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Parachuting, The Skydiver's Handbook in Unknown Tag: 'cat_linked'

Pros: Great detail in an easy to understand format
Cons: Can conflict with individualized training

This is a really good book for static line or aff students - gives some interesting historical info, a good foundation in aerodynamic principles, and a great starting point for learning about the sport. However, as the authors warn, the book should only be used by students if they discuss what they read with an instructor; it's easy to find yourself at 13,000 with two different procedures bouncing around in your head. Overall an entertaining, educational introduction to the sport.

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(Review ID:1106)

6 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

great all round content
Rated by: matpalm on 2004-10-26 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Parachuting, The Skydiver's Handbook in Unknown Tag: 'cat_linked'

Pros: great converage for beginners
Cons: american specific training details

i brought this book half way through
my aff course. since then i guess i've
read it cover to cover several times.
my only problem with it is that the aff
details are american specific and quite
different (progression steps, signal
information) to australia. of course no
book is meant to be an itself an aff
course, and the rest of the detail more
than makes up for it.

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(Review ID:662)

7 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

Very Helpful
Rated by: zahiv on 2003-03-02 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Parachuting, The Skydiver's Handbook in Unknown Tag: 'cat_linked'

Pros: lots of details and info
Cons: no color pics

I have 16 jumps and I got my copy of the book a week ago and it is great. Althow most of the stuff I learned in the AFF course it is good to go over it again and also alot of info on the equipment chapter wich is very helpful.
If you are a beginer get a copy of the book and read it it is a must.

p.s. sorry for the speling mistakes (and gramer)

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(Review ID:454)

1 of 11 people found the following review helpful:


Rated by: blueskies2002 on 2002-01-28 (user profile) (user reviews)

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have only down 1 tandem and will be signing up to a AFF course very soon have got this book and read it twice really detailed in everything and will no doubt help me greatly in getting off the ground

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(Review ID:378)

2 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

Just Buy It!! NOW!!
Rated by: TheHighLander on 2001-08-20 (user profile) (user reviews)

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This book talked me through my whole AFF progression. It's filled with a lot of information and history of the Skydiving sport. It gives theory on Skydiving and great illustrations on the use of that theory. It's a must have for the beginner or the expert.
So go out and get yourself a copy now!!

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(Review ID:320)

0 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent
Rated by: Groundrush on 2001-04-17 (user profile) (user reviews)

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This is the ultimate book for the beginner. It's loaded with info from start to end.

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(Review ID:302)

0 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

A must have
Rated by: Dutchboy on 2001-03-14 (user profile) (user reviews)

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This book should be in every skydiver's library. There is so much good information in this book.

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