skysmurf2 0 #1 March 12, 2006 I know the best way to learn about the sport is to jump and to speak to riggers, instructors, and people at the dropzone. I feel lucky that my DZ is very friendly and there are more experienced people who will answer my questions whenever I can come up with them. I am also friends with people who have many more jumps and for whom skydiving is life, so I get to hear them talk and pick a bit more than I would as a newly qualified (and complete newbie). However, as I am a complete newbie (less than 50 jumps) I don't always know what questions to ask, and I feel that within this sport, this could one day make a very big difference. If anyone could recommend books to read which could help me figure out the type of questions I need to be asking to stay safe I would really appreciate it. I have read one book - but most of it (almost all) was too advanced to really help me understand. Thank you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mush 0 #2 March 12, 2006 Ask about the Skydivers Handbook, as a student it has all the answers (well almost ) I think you will be looking for. A great source of info. Enjoy your Skies BTW, what was the book you were reading? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #3 March 12, 2006 This post is a great place to start."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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AFFI 0 #4 March 13, 2006 Knowledge is a GOOD thing to have, just remember to keep it simple. No need to complicate something so simple when so much is at steak... Ummmmmm, steak...Mykel AFF-I10 Skydiving Priorities: 1) Open Canopy. 2) Land Safely. 3) Don’t hurt anyone. 4) Repeat… Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skysmurf2 0 #5 March 13, 2006 The book I have read was the Parachute and the Pilot (Brian Germaine) - great book, but much of the text refers to things that are FAR beyond my level of skill and understanding. Have just purchased the Parachuter's Handbook (hopefully that will be like a newbie version of the Pilot and the Canopy) and next time I am at the DZ I might ask to flip through the manuals in the riggers' room. Other than that - as long as I can keep getting up after every jump and so can everyone else around me... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twibbles 0 #6 March 14, 2006 Hey Smurf! The parachute and the pilot is my bible at the moment, don't understand parts of it but am making progress.. Just got to jump more Eugene "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darrenspooner 0 #7 March 14, 2006 Try and find yourself a copy of "Freefall" by Tom Read (or could be Reed). Excellent read about an ex-special forces man that was working towards breaking Joe Kittinger's record for highest freefall when he developed a serious psychiatric illness. Sadly, the illness beat him a couple of years ago, but his book is an inspiration. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
