Beletoile

I really appreciate everyone's input. It sounds like the best way to learn is to do a rapid progresion of courses without too much time between jumps. I think the smartest thing for me to do is to save up all year for the full course, then plan on taking it next summer when I can afford it. At least then (when I may want to start thinking about buying gear), I'll won't be in debt (too much ). Until then, I'll just have to hang out around here and live vicariously! Thanks again!

Haha! They did seem like quite a fun bunch.

That makes a lot of sense, thanks for your input, Dave. It seems like the smartest thing to do would be to save up enough to be able to afford the course next summer. It was such an exhilarating exeprience, it makes me sad to think I'd have to wait to really start jumping regularly. Darn financial responsibility!

Hello all- I did my first ever jump this weekend (I did a tandem jump at Skydive New England in Maine), and it was the most amazing thing I've ever experienced. I'm sure you can all relate - I think I'm absolutely in love. I've been trying to find out about the timing requirements for getting my license - I know you have to have 25 jumps (as well as a number of other requirements) for the A license, but I haven't been able to find anything in the online SIM about the amount of time within which this requirement has to be fulfilled. My problem isn't so much time, but money. I don't know if I can afford to do the entire AFF course this summer, but I'd like to get started. I know that staying current is incredibly important, and I don't want to risk safety. Thanks in advance for the help!