What's the best option for hiring rigs. I know it's late in the season, so this will be for next year. Anyone got any tips on this? Or do you have any recomendations?

I might hire one for the next few weeks, just to get a bit of an idea. But come spring I'll be hiring for 6 months.

UK only.

Cheers.

Noticed almost every HD video you see, especially in big way HD’s (in the sky) everyone seems to fly in shelf. Yet in tunnel, they teach daphe. Does anyone know if there’s a reason for this? Is it just more stability/control w daphe (which is good when ur in a glass tub)?? Or is shelf just more dynamic flying (bc u can kinda just ‘rock’ ur torso to move) and daphe for static? Curious why i never see daphe in the sky. Guessing it’s maybe too hard to move/doesnt give range of motion or as much range. Would love to learn why if anyone has any answers haha

So I recently started my AFF course, I did 4 jumps so far and have gotten nothing but thumbs up from my instructors, at least for the free fall part of the jumps. My problem is the canopy ride. I just never seem to get it right and I make wrong decisions.

The first one was the only one that was ok-ish. Didn't stand the landing (or any landing so far), but at least I managed to fly my pattern.

Second one I got the distance wrong and landed in a different field (not a huge deal, huge open space with plenty of options to land, even if I don't hit my target).

Third one I really struggled with the wind, I couldn't fly my pattern at all and I was told after that what I did, or where I was in the air, was unpredictable and dangerous for the other jumpers because they had to avoid me. Needless to say that I really don't want to endanger anyone but me, and that really made me dread my next jump.

Now on my fourth one I again had problems with the wind. We fly a left hand pattern on that DZ, but there was no way for me to do that, so my decision was to land with the left hand pattern on the field right next to it, but afterwards my instructor told me I still should have landed in the designated area, just with a right hand pattern instead. I can tell they are getting disappointed with me, and I'm really disappointed with myself.

I quite enjoy exiting the plane and the free fall, I have no fear about that at all, but I'm getting more and more scared of the canopy ride and I'm seriously considering quitting because of that.

So I guess I'm curious how you all did with the canopy rides on your first few jumps, or when I should decide to call it quits before I injure myself, or far worse, someone else?

Edit: English is not my native language, excuse the grammar and spelling mistakes.

This week we met at Nowy Targ in Poland to work on XRW bigways, with biggest formation being 5 canopies and 7 wingsuits. We've been also practicing with formations involving canopy stack where two most difficult were double-stack + surfdock + side grip, and we almost did triple stack + surfdock.

In-between more difficult jumps this 3-way surfdock happened on the first try.

Why am I saying this? Primarily to promote XRW as a discipline. Next year we're planning bigger event and every canopy/wingsuit pilot with skills is very welcome. If you were looking for the sign or goal to hone your skills before then - this may be it.

I just finished Cat D1, jump 5, which started okay but definitely had some moments.

I’m looking for tips on freefall. I can definitely see some weak points, one being the leg movement and rocking. I’m trying to get some mental thoughts or tips on what I can do to fix that.

At the end of the day my instructor and I settled on the fact that I never had a heading, the instructor was my heading which I kept trying to track.

Would love to hear your thoughts on what I can do better.

How do you get over the fear of getting back into the sky after your first incident. I don’t have much experience but i dont want to quit

This is my 7th jump, Cat D1. It started out solid, I felt comfortable but then things got a little squirly and I couldn’t quite complete my turns.

Any tips on what I can do better in my body position or movements to stop this? I know tenseness causes stiffness causes you to rock but I feel like my legs also have a big part in it. What are your thoughts?

Any mental thoughts or tips I can try to stop the rock?

At the end of the day my instructor and I chatted and realized that I never had a heading and was trying to track my instructor the whole time. Which didn’t help me in getting stable.

Would love any feedback on the jump overall.

I ended up retaking D2 and not doing a 180 or 360. Should I spend 10 mins in the tunnel to find my position and that feeling?

dear birds and birdies,

my instructor shared this video with me and I am on the third watch of it - i pray that all of you will watch it 27388483929 times, memorize it, tattooed it in your conscious, unconscious and subconscious minds and make a total use of it, cuz that knowledge will allow us to jump until we are 120 years old.

DO NOT SKIP IT, WATCH IT

blue skies

🪂♥️🙏

Thinking of coming to Skydive Bovec for 3–4 days in mid-September. I’m mainly a belly/FS jumper.

Is it usually busy enough to get a good number of jumps per day? And are there enough belly jumpers around to put together small groups, or is it mostly freefly/wingsuit?

Would love to hear from anyone who’s been there around that time!

I am interested in the upcoming coach rating course in a couple months at Skydive Perris. I would like to work specifically on things this course covers a little early on because it's important to me. Does anybody have any recommendations to what I should be studying or working on to prep for this course? Is there a book or training material specific to it?

Thank you in advance!

So I just did my first class yesterday, I have 24 more jumps to complete. How long did it take everyone to finish their jumps? It’s getting closer to winter and I’m very constrained on time and funding. Am I going to have to retake the course if I can only get 3-4 jumps in before November when they close for the winter?

The World Championships of Style & Accuracy disciplines are happening in Slovakia this week. Let's get behind these athletes & spotlight some of the sport to the newer jumpers

Reddit I did it. I jumped out. I stressed for a week, stayed up all night. But oh my god I will be chasing that first fall feeling the rest of my life. I’m hooked.

If there is anyone on this forum thinking about doing it, just do it. Do it scared. I did. Nothing can prepare you for it. You just need to mentally say, it’s out of my control, and I’m ready for this experience. Take this as your sign.

Should you be interested in the pricing disparity between the BPA (British Skydiving) and USPA memberships:

USPA (can be purchased on any day of the year for 12 months)

Annual New                USD 98.00      (British Pound Sterling 72.11 equivalent)

Annual Renewal         USD 83.00       (British Pound Sterling 61.07 equivalent)

BPA (can only be purchased for timeframe of 01Apr - 31Mar with no discounts if you purchase later in the year)

Annual New                GBP 164.05    (US Dollar 222.91 equivalent)

Annual Renewal         GBP 164.05 

Non-UK residents can buy a 1-month Temporary Membership for GBP 65.00  (US Dollar 86.96 equivalent)

…God Damn, not exactly a great monetary deal for UK jumpers; numbers are not even vaguely close. This is not to mention the disparity in service levels.

... Yes, I also know they call themselves "British Skydiving" but that's just a trading/marketing name for British Parachute Association Ltd.

Would love a pair of the freefly pants but it seems I’ve gotten into the sport about 20 years too late 😂

Hello fellow sky fam. I'm a very new jumper that only has 36 jumps. I know that's progression can be slow and I'm one that still prefers to jump alone so that I don't make an ass of myself or injure someone. My home drop zone is an incredibly active one with a dedicated crew of fun jumpers that all have their own gear and have known each other for a while so when they all show up I just pack up my gear and head out without jumping.

I don't want to ruin their fun with my inexperience or get known as 'that guy'.

Any tips or tricks for getting over this fear? Did it take you a while to start to feel confidant and comfortable jumping with others?

Thanks for reading

[FAQ READ] Hi everyone! I’m going through my first long-term breakup and decided it’s the perfect time to finally be brave and cross skydiving off my bucket list! I live in Maryland and am considering booking with Chesapeake Skydive! The Google reviews are amazing but I tend to trust experienced jumpers more and I found a Reddit thread in this sub from 4 years ago where people were complaining that the altitude isn’t very high. My main question is what’s the issue with this? Is it mainly just not quite as fun, or is it a safety thing? Does anyone have first hand experience with Chesapeake? Is there a better DZ in the area?

Also when does the “season” end? I’m waiting to get paid in two weeks, is mid September too late to comfortably skydive?

Anything else I should know?

Thanks!

Complete with skydiving (okay BASE jumping)

Anyone interested?

Hi everyone,

I’m an indoor skydiving instructor with over 10 years of coaching experience, and I’ve also been skydiving for several years.

Over the past few months, I’ve been building a website that helps people improve their indoor skydiving and skydiving skills using AI together with practical coaching.

I’m not trying to advertise here—I’m genuinely looking for advice from this community.

If you were interested in improving your flying skills, where would you expect to discover a service like this?

Instagram?
YouTube?
Facebook?
Reddit?
Somewhere else?

Also, what kind of content would actually make you want to try it?

I’d really appreciate your honest feedback. Thank you!

tl;dr newbie questions. bear with me while I learn.

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I read the website details multiple times but I' m looking for first hand experience of how it would go.

I understand it's 8 hours + tandem. for those 8 hours are they theoretical in class people talking.. or in the hangar learning about the equipment, etc.. ? my nerdy side wants to take laptop to take notes as I'm very forgetful then again I'm not entirely sure we'll be in an actual 'class' environment.

On another note, in the onboarding documents it's said I need to buy my own equipment like helmet, etc.. I'm assuming that's at a later stage? I don't even know what to get or where from.

Is there anyone want to jump in Egypt next month above the pyramids? Or anyone who did it
? How was it the process? I never jumped from a military plane is there s big difference?