ironeagle

I'm new....one tandem jump. Is there like a book that stands out as great book for a newb to learn from?

What are plf's?

I also forgot to mention that the harness on both of my legs hurt like hell. I had bruises on the inside of my thighs. Are solo rigs more accomodating and when I go for another tandem jump should I wear something to help this?

Had my first tandem on Sunday and loved it, too bad I sprained my ankle and chipped a bone doing it. I've since talked to a couple of other people who has done tandems and they said their landings were a little rough too. Is this typical for tandem jumps? My problem was i didnt have my feet up high enough or quick enough. I'm a pilot and I was expecting a little longer flare so the landing was a little faster than I expected. I'm kinda hooked and was thinking about getting into the sport and was wondering if once you start doing solos if the landings are a little more softer or easier. For students and jumpers with less than a 100 jumps do you get a lot of sprains and injurys? I know it will be different for everyone, but is it typical? I'm a pretty active guy in other activities and don't want to be down with sprains and breaks all the time.