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Thanks for the replies and info everyone! BKS60: Awesome to hear about your AFF, glad it is going well! I am both excited and a little nervous to get mine started. My original post may have been a little confusing the way it was worded. There aren't any DZs actually in Lexington, that is where I live myself. The closest one I know of is jumping for fun in lebanon, kY about an hour west of here. Although startskydiving was pretty sweet, it is ~2.5 hours away so saving 3 hours round trip would be nice if that works out. The Don: That is what I was worried about, I'd hate to learn bad form only to have to correct it later. I'll probably just wait until I start AFF and get advice from my instructor. Skymama: Thanks for the welcome! I look forward to being part of the community! General question, when looking at DZs for AFF, should the type of aircraft be a factor on where I choose to go? The two closest DZs have Cesna 182s and the one I did my tandem at has a Cessna 206, and a Cessna 208 Caravan. Not sure if the type of plane should be considered for learning or if as long as im jumping its all good.

On a side note, is anyone familiar with appalachain amusement center: http://www.verticalwind.com/aac.html I drive by this place frequently in my kayak travels. Would it be worth my time to get some tunnel time at this place prior to starting AFF or should I wait until I get some formal instruction from an AFF instructor? I'm in to whatever is best to help me get my A license. Thanks for any info, can't wait to get moving on this!

I did my first tandem jump a little over two weeks ago at startskydiving in Middletown, OH. Needless to say, I haven't been able to stop thinking about jumping again ever since. I have been researching all I can find and plan to move forward with AFF as soon as I have the funds worked out, which shouldn't be too long from now. Startskydiving was awesome and everyone I met seemed super cool, but there are two DZs closer to me (Lexington): Jumping for Fun and skydive KY. I'll probably at least go check these places out before making a decision but welcome any opinions out there on how well these places handle a newb like me in AFF. Also, I feel like this sport would be a perfect compliment to the world of white water that I love so much... jump when it's sunny, paddle when it rains!