Parachuting: The Skydiver's Handbook Paperback – April 24, 2007

I found this skydiving book to be an excellent choice for those seeking more knowledge in the world of skydiving. I found a lot of information that I will keep coming back to reading about when I feel it is time for a refresher in all aspects of skydiving. I was also in the market for my first parachute rig and needed to find out more on where to go for my first rig, I found that the book was limited in this type of information. But, in the back of the book there are references which gave me contacts on where to go, this made it worth while. I definetly would recommend it to those seeking more information dealing with the sport of skydiving. I now take the book with me to work so I can tap into answers on questions that I have about the sport when ever they pop up.For the price of this book you can not go wrong. It just about covers everything about the sport of sky diving.

I have previous (Military) free fall parachuting training. This book was good for me because it helped bridge the gap between jumping out of a plane with equipment, hitting the ground and doing an operation to the skydiving community, wearing a neon pink RW suit, jumping with friends, performing maneuvers, and high-fives & chocolate cake on the drop zone.I liked the step by step instruction when it comes to packing, because my previous training was to bury or "cache" your chute, or it was re-packed by a qualified military packer-riggers.I only wish this book showed more free fall maneuvers.If you are interested in the sport, would like to know a little history about it, or a typical jump and drop zone activities, this is the book for you!

One of the quotes in this book is "the difference between fear and respect is knowledge." As a newbie to skydiving I have (like many others, I'm sure) wanted to gather as much information as possible about the sport, how the equipment works, the safety features that have evolved over the years to keep skydivers safer. So I've done a lot of research, thumbed through a lot of books and paid very close attention at the dropzone where I'm training.This book, unlike anything else I've seen, organizes the principles of skydiving and the descriptions of various seemingly every possible relevant point into a very easy-to-follow format. I'm about halfway through it now and the more I read, the more comfortable I am with everything. Poynter and Turoff seem to simply be reinforcing everything I've learned from my actual instructors (both AFF and tandem).To the point, if you're considering skydiving, if you're new to the sport, if you're an instructor looking for resources to pass along to uneasy students, this is it... a fabulous companion to the training you'll get at your own dropzone.

i bought this book just before taking aff to help me mentally prepare. it is full of alot of practical information, it's easy to read and understand, and it has really helped me get familiar with skydiving before actually going solo. the only drawback is that it is a little outdated in terms of some of the gear and few other things. if you read it as an intro to the sport to prepare, it's great. in the end, listen to your instructors.

This book isn't terrible, but as someone who read this between finishing AFF and actually getting my A License a few weeks later, my impression is as follows:1) This is for absolute beginners only. If you've already passed AFF, then you won't learn much from this book. You're better off looking for books about canopy flight (Brian Germain's book is excellent) and other advanced topics.2) Everything in this book is in the SIM, and the newest SIM (I have the 2016/17 version) is very clear and easy to use. Buy a print version of the SIM and you'll have a much easier time finding and digesting the information.3) This book is a little outdated. I'm sure it was ground breaking when the 1st edition came out, but we're up to at least the 10th edition now...there are sources of more modern information out there and I feel your time is better spent studying those.

I'm a skydiver begginner, the book is very useful for my entry level, I use to read it before my jumps

Just getting into skydiving, this book is a great read. It will inform you about a lot about the sport, the equipment (past and present), the training and beyond. Being on it's 10th edition, you can see where some of the newer stuff was put in and the flow of the book becomes slightly contorted from time to time, but the information is there and most of it is very useful to a new or not-yet-skydiving person. I would highly recommend this book to anyone considering or just beginning to skydive.

As someone just beginning skydiving training, this book, as an adjunct to the training materials from my dropzone and my instructors, has been very helpful to me in knowing what expect, great history of the sport, good reality of the risks, and a great reference. Thank you!

Solid stuff!. Strongly recommend! Many happy dives, guys!

This book has help me so much with some of their funny comments and knowledge. And all the info is up to date.

nice book

This covers every aspect of skydiving for beginners looking to progress in the sport and I highly recommend it.Well written!

If you are considering taking up the sport of parachuting or sky diving then this is essential reading, simply as that!