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  13. Hi, I was looking at getting a jumpsuit for next season, while doing my research I noticed you can buy a freefly suit or just the pants. Are there any suggestions on what I should get? I usually jump solo or 2-3ways if that helps at all. Thanks in advance.
    Mike

  18. Hey, I'm relatively new to the sport but I want to learn as much as I can and hopefully get my B license early next summer. I noticed skydive chicago is holding a water training on august 21st and I want to attend. By that time I will have around 35 jumps. Is that too early to take the training? If anyone knows what requirements I would need to take the training please let me know. Thanks.
    Mike

  19. So I was reading the new issue of the parachutist and saw an ad for Deepseed.com jumpsuits. I checked out the website and it all looked good. I was looking at getting the freefly suit in the near future and I was just curious if anyone had used one of their suits and whether it would be worth getting. Or if anyone has any other suggestions on where to get a jumpsuit please let me know. thanks.
    Mike

  21. 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

  23. Of course skydiving isn't 100% safe, i think we've beaten that horse to death in these last 7 pages. And I know a lot of people here value your opinion based on jump numbers so sorry in advance for not knowing what I'm talking about.

    But lets talk for a minute on why people jump from airplanes. It's not suicidal but its more deadly than eating a ham sandwich. Maybe people do it because it's not a social norm or maybe because you wanted to be apart of a group of people that appreciate life and live it to the fullest.

    I knew I wanted to get into the sport right when I walked in the hanger for my first tandem. I had no knowledge of skydiving or the inherent risks that came along with it. After I landed I had never been more excited, im sure you all know the feeling so i dont need to explain. Anyways, i was hooked.

    So i took the FJC and started AFP. I started level one by freaking out and my instructor and I broke off and i was spinning on my back. My adrenaline was so high time seemed like it was moving in slow motion. anyways i deployed head to earth still spinning. I then looked up at a perfect canopy (thankfully). But that was the point it finally hit me that I could be killed doing this. I weighed my pros and cons and 15 mins later I was on the next load.

    I think I can safely say there isn't a skydiver in the world that thinks they are going to die as they are walking up to the plane. But i am sure that most do a proper gear check and are able to make (in their eyes) the best decisions possible to come back to the hanger in one piece. So is skydiving 100% safe, no. There are ways to lower risk but that will always be apart of this sport. You just need to calculate risk vs. reward and see if this is something that you should be doing. Which is obviously going to be different from one person to the next so I don't really see how we can sway people from one side of the argument to the other.
    Mike

  24. well your a little more experienced than me, but i feel even with your 49 jumps having a camera even tho its an iphone would be one more distraction that you dont need. concentrate on the jump and improving your skills and wait until you get enough jumps under your belt and a camera that can handle freefall speeds.
    Mike