flr169 0 #1 June 6, 2004 Just looking for info as a soon to be holding A license...skydiver Does anyone know what one would have to go thru not staying current........ What is considered current? 1 month off 2 months off 3 months off 4 months off What i'm looking for is info for upto 1 year off after getting 1's A license.... The reason for this is a few friends, that are joing me in my quest for my A license are having 2nd thoughts .... becasue of the " staying current " in order to jump.... We live 3-6 hrs from a DZ..... So if we jump all summer on a regular basis we will still be off for roughly 6 months in the winter time.... I hope i'm making sense here...... Thank's for any info or a website that will give me this info... ----------------------------Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting - "fcuk me what a ride!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkM 0 #2 June 6, 2004 See http://www.uspa.org/publications/SIM/2004SIM/section5.htm#52d Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #3 June 6, 2004 Its 60 days for an A license holder. Fact is, where theres a will theres a way. If you friends are having second thoughts because they dont like the fact that they need to stay current, its more likely that they dont really want to persue it but dont want to come right out and say it for fear of appearing to be a wuss. Its not like you have to start all over again if you go past 60 days, you just have to get current again with an instructor. Then you are off to the races once again. The DZ is 3 to 6 hours away? Does the distance to the dz actually double sometimes? You live in a strange place Why do you need to take 6 months off? I see you are in Canada, are you above the arctic circle? I jump right through the winter here. I understand that it gets colder there but are you really shut down for half the year? PS I took almost 9 years off. When I returned last November I sat through the first jump class again (didnt have to pay for), made 1 jump with an instructor (DID pay for) and I was good to go. A little additional cost for the instructor jump, otherwise no big deal. That was after 9 years off. Tell your buddies "Do it or dont do it. If you dont want to, then be a man and just say so. The currency thing is a cheesy excuse."__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flr169 0 #4 June 6, 2004 1 DZ is 3 hours away but only jumping there, as far as i've been able to find out........... The other DZ is 6 hrs away, with everything a jumper would need....... As far as winter is concerned , I'm a die hard sledder/racer so i don't have time as of now for jumping in the winter months....... As for my buddies.........they are starting the AFF course with me on July long weekend.... 1 is concerned about, becoming non-current and what he/we would have to do to become current again... We will be taking this AFF course state side, and once in a while a group from Manitoba comes to our town for a few days to make money off of 1st time static line jumpers......... Just curious as what we would have to do, to jump with them when they come to town........if we where non-current at the time......they don't have any AFF courses......... Thanks for the info ---------------------------Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting - "fcuk me what a ride!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #5 June 7, 2004 Hard for me to say the requirement for CSPA dropzones. If you attend a US dropzone and aquire a USPA license, then its pretty much as I described. See my own experience after being away for 9 years as an example. Your milage may vary but its probably good enough as a rough guideline. Best bet is to inquire of the people that run the dz you are most likey to be jumping at and see what they say.__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #6 June 7, 2004 Quote Tell your buddies "Do it or dont do it. If you dont want to, then be a man and just say so. The currency thing is a cheesy excuse." This is a sport where you have mere seconds to save your life. If circumstances (or priorities) make it hard to jump consistently, one has to decide if they're willing to take on the added risk of low currency. Jumping once every 60 days would keep an A within the requirements, but would hardly be a best practice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
