What is A License

[jigneshsoni 0]

I am really confused here about this. I have heard conflicting things about this. Basically I want to know at what point will I do solo jumping without supervision? i.e. which will cost me 15-25$ per jump if I get my own gear.

I have got 2 answers:

1) I have to get my A License.

2) I don't have to get A License. A License is not mandatory to jump by yourself without supervision. It's just an option.

[hookncrater 0]

It's hard to answer that if no one even knows what country you live in.

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[BRYANGOESBOOM 0]

go thru aff and your coach jumps then you only have to pay for the lift to altitude

where r they doing $15 jumps ?????
i wana go

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[sd-slider 0]

I was soloing after AFF (8 jumps) in US.

They call it "Self Instruction" until you get your "A".

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[voodew1 0]

At our DZ once you have done your 7 AFF jumps you are cleared for self supervision --- if you have your own gear which most do not at jump 8 it would cost you 19.00 to rent gear and make more than 3 jumps in a day it would cost you $35.00 per jump.
That includes pack job, gear rental, and jump ticket
Total cost of AFF if you pass all levels will be around $1100.00

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[riggerrob 643]

In Canada, a Solo Certificate allows you to jump without an instructor.
To earn a Solo Certificate, you must do a minimum of 10 jumps, including graduating PFF, doing a "ride the slide" exit (from 10,000 feet) and a hop-and-pop from 3,500'. After a short oral quiz, you are free to jump alone.

[Jeth 0]

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I was soloing after AFF (8 jumps) in US.

They call it "Self Instruction" until you get your "A".

It depends on the dz and the program. At my dz we have AFP, which is 20 jumps. You can't go solo till U graduate from that. Basically, whatever the program, when you are "off student status" you can jump solo for the cheaper price (plus gear rental unless you have your own).

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[mdrejhon 8]

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In Canada, a Solo Certificate allows you to jump without an instructor.
To earn a Solo Certificate, you must do a minimum of 10 jumps, including graduating PFF, doing a "ride the slide" exit (from 10,000 feet) and a hop-and-pop from 3,500'. After a short oral quiz, you are free to jump alone.

That's the status I am now on. I've also completed most of the A objectives, but I need to own my own rig for my pack training before I finally get A and hopefully B too shortly thereafter.

[kelpdiver 2]

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That's the status I am now on. I've also completed most of the A objectives, but I need to own my own rig for my pack training before I finally get A and hopefully B too shortly thereafter.

You can't meet the pack requirement on a rental?
Why?

So much time passed between me meeting that req and my rig being bought and ready to go that I needed a friend to give me a refresher course. It would have sucked to have been on student status all that time. Are you restricted to jumping with coach types until the A in Canada?

[DeNReN 0]

There's a bit more to the "solo" requirements then Rob mentioned....

To my knowlage you can get your A Cop on student gear.....but that will depend on the DZ and there policy on who can pack student gear....I have my main packing endorsment but am still learning how to pro pack(have been flat packing student gear for years)

Solo lic jumpers can only jump with a coach 2 for RW work

[mdrejhon 8]

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You can't meet the pack requirement on a rental?
Why?

Dropzone has a policy of not pack-training on rental gear. This is pretty common at many dropzones in this country. I could travel, but...

There's not enough parachutes to go around, plus there are obvious safety concerns about renting out a beginner packjob.

Or maybe I should buy a beater rig today with a retired canopy, just for ground training only and donate it as a training harness.

But, hey, at least I'm getting free RW coaching! So that kind of makes up for that.

[DeNReN 0]

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Or maybe I should buy a beater rig today with a retired canopy, just for ground training only and donate it as a training harness.

Bah....you pack it you jump it

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plus there are obvious safety concerns about renting out a beginner packjob.

Hopefully the beginner will be properly supervised before being allowed to jump it or put the rig on someone elses back ....I have no problems with jumping a rig packed by someone learning to pack....as they are closely supervised at my home DZ.

Why dont you ask a instructor if you can watch and learn packing from them.....I am presently learning how to pro pack (finally got my own gear

Warning !!!!......I am a newbie ....I know squat...only listen to my advise under the direct supervision of a instructor!!!!!

[kelpdiver 2]

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You can't meet the pack requirement on a rental?
Why?

Dropzone has a policy of not pack-training on rental gear. This is pretty common at many dropzones in this country. I could travel, but...

There's not enough parachutes to go around, plus there are obvious safety concerns about renting out a beginner packjob.

You don't rent out the pack job - you jump it. When you're done for the day, you pay the packers. And now it's fine for the next fellow. For the DZs that don't charge and give you a packing ticket for every jump, it's typical to just require you pay for the last one. A few rent out the rigs in an unpacked state - I hated that because it meant more time before jump 1, but it simplified the end of the day.

I can see the problem with taking the rig out of commission during jumping hours. My training was on an old unjumpable rig until it was time to pack my rental. (It sucked going from a well used 7 cell 190 to a 9 cell 265) But it could also be done in bad weather, or in the evening hours.

[Kris 0]

That's not the reason usually. They generally don't want to chance having the rental rig damaged with a hard opening, or chance a reserve deployment, or the canopy lost due to a cutaway.

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[MarkM 0]

Graduate off of student status and you can jump solo at your dropzone without supervision.

Travel to another dropzone and then you will need your A license to prove you're able to jump without the aid of an instructor.

[kelpdiver 2]

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That's not the reason usually. They generally don't want to chance having the rental rig damaged with a hard opening, or chance a reserve deployment, or the canopy lost due to a cutaway.

Isn't that why they have someone supervising the packing? Cutaways and reserve use can happen anyway with student gear, and I tell you, *every* opening I had at Monterey with the PD300 seemed pretty hard. I was responsible for any damage done, so they were covered (unless I was a scumbag about it).

I believe in the value of the packing requirement for the initial license, even though I went back to packers for 7 months until I had my own rig. I just don't think it's fair to students to leave them on student status until they can get their's.