What are my rights/ Dz information?

[JohnMitchell 16]

When I started (1974) students were about half the annual fatalities. Now we go entire seasons without a single student fatality nationwide. That's an amazing goal I thought was impossible to achieve, but we've done it repeatedly.

So relax, pick a dropzone with nice looking planes, friendly, professional instructors and gear that doesn't look like it came from a yard sale. The best thing you can do is to learn what they are teaching, practice your emergency procedures that you learn, and fly your canopy the way they instruct you to. If you do that, you should be fine.

[nigel99 617]

Reading your posts my suggestion is to spend time at the various dropzones.

Pay attention to the following
- how are students treated?
- does the equipment look well cared for and maintained?
- do you like the vibe and staff?

It may take a few visits to learn enough to make a judgment. Reviews by tandem students aren't going to help you much. Chatting to AFF students will.

Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.