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Parachuting: The Skydiver's HandbookA "Bible" for the beginning skydiver. Details every phase of skydiving, canopy flying, safety, and equipment. It thoroughly explores freefall progression, learning to skydive, canopy progression and formation flying, specialized jumping, and every aspect of parachutes. With hundreds of photographs, illustrations, and charts, this revised and updated edition conforms with the new regulations of the U.S. Parachute Association. By Dan Poynter, Mike Turoff; 9th Rev edition (September 1, 2003); 408 pages.
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Mental Training for Skydiving and Life This is a peak performance handbook - for individuals and teams - for skydivers and non-skydivers alike. It’s a "how to" book that teaches practical methods and techniques for designing realistic plans to achieve goals. Best of all it's filled with creative and innovative mental training tools that are simple to use and can be applied immediately. By John Derosalia, February 2001, 122 pages.
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Falling into PlaceGives us an incredible eye-opening view into the perceptions and mindset of a student who faces numerous challenges in the pursuit of learning the incredible sport of skydiving. Throughout her pursuit, Rita has overcome numerous hurdles in both the physical and mental aspects of the sport as well as diverse instructional attitudes (towards her). Rita gives a refreshing reminder that all of us in the instructional field need to take a step back now and then and try to remember what it was like to be a student. By Rita M. Ippoliti, April 1, 2003; 336 pages.
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JUMP!Skydiving Made Fun & Easy Takes the student (and the reader) by the hand from the first jump on up. He tells you what to expect and shows you what to do so that you will progress up the skydiving ladder faster while having even more fun. By Tom Buchanan; January 24, 2003; 228 pages.
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SKYDIVESport Parachuting Explained For anyone who wants to try this most exciting of air sports. Topics include: what to expect on your first jump course; how to fly a modern sport parachute; and advanced techniques, with introductions to formation skydiving, freestyle, free-flying, and sky surfing. An excellent guide for novice as well as intermediate jumpers. Fully illustrated with 8 pages of color photos, 77 black-and-white photos and 33 line drawings. By Chris Donaldson; September 2000; 128 pages.
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Understanding the SkydiveProvides a thorough and unique perspective on the sport that is so dear to many of us who practice it, and so little understood by the public at large. By Erik Johnson; March 15, 2002; 205 pages.
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Freefall Extreme - DVDUltimate Skydiving Rush (2001) Double featured DVD containing two documentaries that complement each other. A good introduction to the fastest non motorized sport in the world that walks the viewer through some basic principles on the physics behind skydiving and offers a brief historical view on the sport. April, 2001
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The Endless FallA veteran skydiver shares the exciting thrills and dangerous spills of skydiving. By Mike Swain, August 1, 2000; 192 pages.
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21st Century U.S. Army Parachuting Techniques and TrainingThis is the latest edition of an important U.S. Army field manual (FM 57-220) dealing with basic and advanced training and techniques for static line parachuting. It is designed to standardize procedures for initial qualification and training of personnel in their duties and responsibilities in airborne operations. By Department of Defense; 407 pages.
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