BEFORE YOU EVEN THINK OF PULLING THE RIPCORD READ THIS BOOK!

Skydiving can be the thrill of a lifetime, but is “taking the plunge” right for you? Before you invest your hard earned dollars in pricey equipment and expensive lessons, read this book and find out. You’ll get an expert, frank overview of the sport covering everything you need to know BEFORE you go ahead and enroll in a skydiving class: the thrills, risks, basics, jump training, safety training, the cost, the time, where to go, what to do, questions to ask, and much more.

An instructor who has made more than 4500 jumps covers it all:

• What to expect in your first jump
• Explains types of skydiving: tandem, Accelerated Freefall, static line, and options such as night jumping, formation skydiving, BASE jumping, and skysurfing
• Provides a checklist of questions for comparing skydiving centers
• Tells you how to select a school or training program
• Describes simulated and computer-based options
• Answers Frequently Asked Questions
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