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Before immersing yourself in the wild world of skydiving, learn how to speak skydiver. The Skydive School | Skydiver Words & Expressions Australian skydivers love slang and they have their own language that may be confusing for student and novice jumpers. Words and expressions used by skydivers in the aircraft and around the dropzone are easily picked up when you spend your free time learning to skydive and progressing in the sport. But it's always helpful to know the lingo before you go....

Skydivers are often called adrenaline junkies for a reason. The Skydive School | Is Skydiving Addictive? When I ask skydivers if they think skydiving is addictive, the conversation often sways toward the definition of addiction and the association the word has to illicit drugs, which can result in a physical addiction. According to the online Oxford Learner's Dictionary, addiction means: The condition of being unable to stop using or doing something as a habit, especially something harmful....

These days, packing isn’t required for your A Licence — it’s been pushed back to the B. Why? Who knows for sure... but if you ask around, many will tell you it’s down to commercialisation. Teaching someone to pack takes time. And in a fast-paced, profit-driven environment, some DZs just don’t want to invest that time. But here at The Skydive School, we’re not about shortcuts. We might be a little old school, but that’s because we care. We don’t just want to get you through AFF. We want to help...