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Jumping Hand-held

Disclaimer

Posted in: General
You, and you alone, are responsible for your safety.

Beyond the FJC

Posted in: Getting Into BASE
Once you have completed your first jump course (FJC), don’t go home thinking you are now a qualified BASE jumper. The first jump course teaches the bare minimum to allow you to safely jump from the object your course was at (usually the Potato Bridge, unless you took your FJC in Europe).

First Jump Course

Posted in: Getting Into BASE
Taking a first jump course (FJC) is a highly recommended step of the bigger plan to get into BASE. Even when you have a friendly local antenna and an experienced mentor that can teach you, you should still strongly consider taking an FJC, for several reasons:

Skydiving a BASE Canopy

Posted in: Getting Into BASE
When you plan on jumping a BASE canopy out a plane, there are several things you need to be aware of.

Number of Skydives

Posted in: Getting Into BASE
The debate on how many skydives one needs to safely get into BASE is a recurring and heated one. Everybody loves talking about it, including BLiNC.