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Welcome to Skysurfer.com.au - Australia's Internet Skydiving and BASE Forum. Thanks for dropping by.
Want to learn to skydive? Start here.
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The Skydiving Forums
The link to the right will take you to the Skydiving forums, where you can read the latest news, chat in the shoutbox, ask questions and/or provide answers. Go to the public forums for a snapshot of what it's all about.
Many of the forums require registration to view or contribute - it's easy and it's free.
Log in to the Skysurfer forums
Bookmark this location for future reference: http://www.skysurfer.com.au/forums
Once you've done that, have a browse around. Maybe check out the "Cool stuff to do in Skysurfer" topic - it's got some tips to get the most out of your time here. Nothing here constitutes instruction though - you're responsible for your own safety.
Trading equipment
You can make contacts for buy/sell/traded in the classifieds.
http://www.skysurfer.com.au/forums/classifieds/
if you are new to the sport, it is essential that you engage your Chief Instructor before committing to purchase.
About Skydiving
Skydiving is something that will challenge you: fear of falling, fear of the unknown, fear of death: although safety standards have risen to levels unimagined when parachuting started, no skydive could ever be termed completely "safe".
However, if you haven't done one, and you have the urge, why procrastinate any longer?
The Australian Parachute Federation
The APF administers skydiving in Australia, and this site has no formal attachment to them. Here's their website:
Australian Parachute Federation
APF policy on BASE jumping
“The parameters of the Australian Parachute Federation lie in sport parachuting operations from aircraft. While we are aware that parachuting descents are made from other than aircraft, our rules do not cover these descents and we are not in a position to control them.”
The BASE Jumping Forums
Here's the direct link to the BASE jumping forums.
Enter the BASE Forums
More information on BASE.
Avoiding Canopy Collisions
The Argus AAD Saga
Dropzones with a mandatory AAD Rule
Mandatory AAD Dropzones; not conclusive and garnered from dropzone users
Skydiving Links
Skysurfer's RSS feeds
Skysurfer Public Forum, New Threads
Skydiving Websites
http://Dropzone.com World's largest skydiving forum
http://www.performancedesigns.com/education.asp
http://www.sqpc.org.au Website of the South Queensland Parachute Council
http://www.nqpc.org.au Website of the North Queensland Parachute Council
http://www.skydiver.net.au Important information for working skydivers
Weather
http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/radar/ Australian Weather Watch Radar Network
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR662.loop.shtml#skip 256 km Brisbane (Mt Stapylton) Radar Loop
Humour
(got a favorite one? Edit this section!). Wiki registration required (thanks to the script kiddies out there).
eGroups
There are email groups ("eGroups") setup for state-by-state communication as well, and administered by volunteers. To subscribe:
