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Item: Parachuting, The Skydiver's Handbook  By: Dan Poynter and Mike Turoff  (543 Hits)     Description: The newest, most up-to-date, complete jumping text available. In 400 pages and 260 illustrations you are taken from first jump through advanced skydiving and canopy flying. The chapter on emergency situations is full of statistics and reveals the best solution to possible challenges. Learn all about your equipment; what to look for, what repairs you can make, and when to take your gear to a rigger. This book will be your basic text and constant reference. Completely revised, softcover, 5.5 x 8.5, 400 pages, 260 illustrations, four-color cover. Added: 2001-02-17 | Item ID: 203

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Great for a headstart and reference
Rated by: denete (more about me) on 2007-04-08 00:00:00 (user reviews) Review ID:1777

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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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

Made me feel ver prepared for AFF
Rated by: Chris-Ottawa (more about me) on 2006-05-04 00:00:00 (user reviews) Review ID:1539

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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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

Parachuting, The Skydiver's Handbook
Rated by: MSut (more about me) on 2005-04-25 00:00:00 (user reviews) Review ID:1267

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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