dmitry26

You don't need A license to start with your B-rel, at least stages 1-4(or 6). Make sure you start packing your chute on early jumps. You need at least 10 and you can pack only for yourself. 20 jumps for 3400 is not so bad. It adds up to much more paying one at the time.

You are right, I don't see them because they are not there but how I can tell if don't see them. Jumping solo I always leave first, so I had no chance to watch another people leaving in front of me (group jump is different story and at my level I am allowed to jump only with instructor). Thanks a lot to everyone. I've got the idea, horizontal separation is the key. Be safe, have fun.

That was exactly my point, how do you keep an eye out for others? Just look for a small dots under you or you don't really bother too much when you have a lot of separation.

I am new in the sport (have only 24 jumps so far) so my question might seems naive for some of you. Still... I know that for safety reasons it is essential to be aware of other people in the sky, but I found difficult or impossible to see other people / groups when I do solo jump. I do see them after opening but not during free fall. I am checking immediate surrounding just before and straight after / during opening but it takes me a few seconds to find others. BTW usually they are tandems and jump over 10 sec after me. Can you comment please?

Thanks a lot to everyone. Will go to have a few more jumps on the week-end. Dmitry

Thanks a lot for your advice. I had a chance to jump last Saturday all by myself for the first time. I did a few belly jumps and will take B license course next (which includes 2-way). Can anyone recommend any good books for novice as me (14 jumps) to cover period from around this number of jumps and more advanced? All I've seen so far are about the first jump or very advanced. Cheers

Thank you. I am going to take one jump at the time but the question is where to start. There is a lot of basic things and it seems to be unreasonable to try more than one new thing at the time. I will see how it goes coming week-end. Thanks again

Hi All, I am new to the sport (actually just started a month ago). Love it. By now I’ve got 12 jumps and finished AFF. I need to pack main parachute a few more times to get A. What’s next? I am aware that there B-rel program (formally known as The ‘B’ Licence Manual by APF) but I think that I would like to do some freefall stuff as well. Sure I can and will talk to instructors in my DZ, they are great guys. What I really want to ask you is how you know that you start pushing your own limits PRIOR to breaching them? How are you planning you jumps? How to choose from all the things one want to practice something to start with, especially if they fall in different categories like freefall and RW? We all want to be safe and have fun, don’t we? Thanks