Obtaining a solo certificate

[Luke Niwranski]

I made my first (BEER! :BEER:) jump on the weekend of March 31st and I absolutely loved it. In fact, I want to keep jumping and get my solo certificate, and I'm thinking of returning April 21st.

What happens from here? What's involved in doing this? Do I need to bring my first (BEER! :BEER:) jump certificate with me?

[lifesatrip]

Hey there Luke, its great to here that you had fun and want to come back. The more that come back, the more I get to jump. Alright so when you come back next time you don't have to bring your first jump certificate, you are in out database. When you get to the dz go over to the manifest and get on the manifest, find out who your instructor is and then find them. With your instructor you should do some practice exits. Its always a good idea to do some practice before getting gear on. After all you know have a goal for all your jumps. Your second 1 we want to see a very nice clean exit, good arch, looking up at the plane and being on heading. Do this then we start adding in more. Hope to see you up there soon,
Blue skies

[Jim]

Also if you plan on continuing to jump, see manifest and buy yourself a logbook ($10 I believe) that way you can record all your progress.
In the logbooks theres a student flow chart of all the things you need to complete.

You can also read around CSPA site for more info..
heres a link to the solo requirements just to give you an idea of what your looking at..
http://www.cspa.ca/cwc/solocertificate.htm

[max]

What happens from here?

Hey Luke, congrats on your jump, you're gonna love it!

on your next few jumps you will work on your exit, body position, stability, awareness, then you will practice throwing out the pilot chute, preparing for free fall... soon enough, when you are ready, you get to freefall jumps... and then there is a lot more fun...

blue skies
Max

[zabnee]

ok, I know.. old post, but that's ok.. better than starting a new thread.

So, my second jump has been completed.. and TTO's been recommended.. what's that entail, roughly? with all these new skills to learn over the next while, I know there's training to learn them.. what's the cost for that, or is it built into the cost of the student jumps? ...Want to be sure I'm fully prepared, next time I'm out at the Drop Zone.

[skydude]

ok, I know.. old post, but that's ok.. better than starting a new thread.

So, my second jump has been completed.. and TTO's been recommended.. what's that entail, roughly? with all these new skills to learn over the next while, I know there's training to learn them.. what's the cost for that, or is it built into the cost of the student jumps? ...Want to be sure I'm fully prepared, next time I'm out at the Drop Zone.

Hi Kim,

I'm just a lowly C1, but I might be able to help you out with these. The training is generally free. We will show you how to make your own TTOs, train you and supervise your practice throws. We'll brief you on unusual situations, and when your instructor feels confident in your throw and your count, put yourself on a load and let your jump-master know you will be doing a TTO. Next comes the fun part RELAX, ARCH, AND THROW!!!!! If you do this well, you will do a few more, and then you'll be cleared for FREEFALL!!

Good luck. Hope this helps.

Blue Skies!!!!

[agrnwd]

Hi Kim!,
Welcome to PST! As a new jumper I'm sure you will have lots of questions and the forum is a good place to seek information along with speaking with your instructors at the dropzone!

TTO's been recommended.. what's that entail, roughly?

During TTO's (Training Throw Out) you will be practicing the deployment sequence under static line which you will eventually use during your first solo freefall. This is primarily for you to gain comfort in your ability to properly deploy your parachute when you are no longer tethered to the plane! (And it also allows your instructor to observe you doing this and provide feedback to help you progress safely).
In a nutshell it is a count and a paper deployment handle that gets thrown out while you remain stable And no we don't charge for this training (just ask your instructor to train you for this before your next jump)

[zabnee]

Thanks, both of you, for your quick responses!

[Telek]

Yes -- TTO training is free. All you need to do is head over to Manifest and tell them that you would like someone to give you TTO training. They'll find a Jump Master for you (takes about 20 minutes) and you're good to go. You have to do a minumum of 4 TTOs with the last 2 being perfect before you can proceed to your 1st freefall. Most people are able to get it done in 4 jumps, however some people may require 1 or 2 extra.

You then have two "clear and pull" jumps where you jump out and pull "immediately" (with the count that you will be taught), and provided that you remain stable for those you proceed to 10-second delays. Two of those and you're onto 15-second delays. Two of those and you get to go to full altitude!

Note that all jump numbers are minimums - you are required to do at least that many to pass the level.

Welcome to skydiving and PST! My name is Sean and I'm around most weekends and am a Coach-2 and Jump Master. If I'm not busy I'll be glad to help you out.

[Adam]

You then have two "clear and pull" jumps

In fact, we've eliminated the second one. One 5, then straight to 10s.

Cheers,
Adam