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Ok so I recently got my A license and I learned a ton of information. However I still feel like i need to learn 99% more of the sport. Im currently in the market for some decent used gear which I figure is the next step, but what do you guys suggest I do to expand what I learned during AFP?
Mike

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If you can get a copy of the (February or March? - I think) issue of Parachutist, there was a really good article about that very topic. It's also discussed in Skydive Radio show #115 (they interview the author): http://www.skydiveradio.com/Shows/tabid/81/Default.aspx I just listened to this one a couple days ago - there's some great ideas about how new jumpers can get to the next level.

Short story - be confident, ask people to jump with you, ask for advice, be around the dropzone and introduce yourself to people, talk to organizers and if there's no one organizing brand-new jumpers, ask what you need to do to be ready to jump with the organized loads.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

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Im with ya man, there are so many aspects of the sport and so much to learn it can seem very overwhelming. Id say pinpoint what discipline of the sport really gets a smile on your face, and continue from there by talking to someone a bit more experienced in it and jumping with them. Practice makes perfect!

-Evo
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Ok so I recently got my A license and I learned a ton of information. However I still feel like i need to learn 99% more of the sport. Im currently in the market for some decent used gear which I figure is the next step, but what do you guys suggest I do to expand what I learned during AFP?



Lol jump in high winds, do crazy Zoo jumps and pull way low, what else?

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