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I start my skydiving career here hopefully in a couple weeks, working towards my A license. I have read enough and put enough time into researching skydiving/base jumping to know that getting good skydiving experience is necessary. Since I am like most people, I don't have that much money. I have been playing around with places to get my AFF through A license prices nailed down, in which Lodi Ca seems to be the cheapest. My main question is: Is going to a place like Lodi and trying to knock this A license out-of-the-park as soon as I can, and as cost effective as possible a good route? Is Lodi a good place to learn, or is somewhere less populated, maybe a local DZ a better route? It will cost me more, and take 4x the amount of time, but if the training is better, then I will do it. But if it is all pretty much the same then I will probably head to Lodi. Any other suggestions for cheaper A license routes? I know someone locally here who has been base jumping for many years that is going to show me the ropes once this A license + ?? jumps is complete. Thanks for your time, just another beginner here buggin everyone...

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Do your skydiving training at a dropzone near you. Next, enjoy skydiving. It is a lot of fun. If you really want to pursue BASE, someone at your dropzone (the one near you) will be able to point you in the right direction.

first off, this is NOT the best question for this website. I doubt you'd go to a website for marathon runners for tips how to walk...

second, why the rush? people in a rush effectively assume they already know what they need to learn. they put blinders on to and fail to see so much. you can wolf down your food, or you can actually taste it.

if you slow down, you'll be impressed by what you can learn. I've seen far smarter and wiser people at dropzones who have a pathetic number of jumps, but will have years in the sport. people that make 300 jumps in their first 6 months lack that depth of knowledge.

that depth of knowledge is what earns someone respect and a welcome from more BASE jumpers.

those that rush into BASE by just doing as little as possible, as fast as possible, tend to resemble an accident waiting to happen. they fail to realize what they do not know.

you get to choose how you enter the world of parachutes. your choice will determine how you get received by those already in it.

Where do you live now?