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Oh, and another question to gurus. Back in Ukraine, you get a logbook where all of your jumps are recorded, so you aren't bound to a particular DZ to finish the course (which takes about 20-30 jumps, like SLT/IAD). So you don't need to start over if you have (say) 10 jumps completed and then go to another DZ... So is there anything like this approach down here in USA or I'd be stuck with some particular DZ for the whole course? Now this would be really dull :(

Dave, Thanks for heads-up! So as I understand, IAD differs from SLT only by a trifle detail like it's a jump-master deploying your chute instead of the static line @1000m (but you're going solo from the very beginning), right? And then you gradually progress to fully-qualified freefall from 3000+ m? So all, The question is modified now: if you know a DZ offering IAD and/or SLT course around Boston area, pls share the knowledge :) -andy

All, I hope I'm posting to the right forum... Offhand, "Safety and Training" looks like the most appropriate for the question. I'm a skydiving newbie, and a foreigner to add an insult :) I've already done a couple of solo 1000 m jumps back in Ukraine (that's ex-USSR) and one tandem jump here in USA. Till about 10 minutes ago, I used to moan, "oh, why AFF course is the only way to the skies down here?"... Until I've learned about such a thing as "Static Line Training" (on this site). Now, that's exactly what I need! The army-style training when you're going solo from the very beginning and gradually progress to the fully-qualified solo skydiving, like what we have back there in my good old ex-EvilEmpire :) The problem is: looks like there are no dropzones offering the SLT course nearby :( (not tired yet?) OK, so the question is: anybody knows a dropzone offering a Static Line Training course somewhere within driving distance from Boston? Mighty thanks, -andy PS. Please... I suspect that "SLT vs AFF" is a promising holy-war topic like "Windows vs *nix", "Manual vs Automatic", you name it. Please, please, please. I've already made a decision for myself, so please don't answer if you just want to tell me that SLT sucks, OK?

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