Handles, pull priorities, decision altitude, malfunctions, the canopy check, the landing pattern, landing hazards and the BSRs. In the SIM, they're a wall of text. Here every topic fits on one page, with the drawing and what you need to remember. 60 illustrated pages.
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One topic per page, the drawing that shows you how it works, and boxes with what you need to know:
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These are real pages from the book. The table of contents is the full one: 9 parts and 56 topics.
You've read the SIM's pull priorities three times. You close the manual...
...and you're no longer sure which one comes first, or which altitude goes with it. They were just lines in a row.
Here the pull priorities are one page, numbered 1, 2, 3: pull, pull at the correct altitude, pull while stable, with the 3,000-foot opening for students and A licenses right next to them.
And on the pages next to it, every topic gets its own: the three handles, decision altitude, the canopy check, the landing pattern and the BSRs.
First you understand why it's done that way. Then the order sticks on its own.
The A license and its exams, your gear, aircraft and freefall, deployment problems and malfunctions, canopy flight, the landing pattern, obstacles and landing emergencies, rules and currency, and exam practice: 60 pages, each topic drawn
What if every A license topic fit on a single page?
Instead of rereading half a page on the landing pattern without being able to see it...
...you open the page and find the drop zone from above, with the wind arrow and the three legs: downwind at 900 feet, base at 600, final at 300.
And the handles, the pull priorities, decision altitude, the canopy check and the landing hazards turn into drawings and tables you can read at a glance.
You stop repeating and start understanding.
That's The A License Sketchbook: 60 pages in 9 parts, 56 topics each drawn on its own page, and 40 exam-style questions at the end. Same order every time, so you know where each answer lives.
Because what your brain sees organized, it remembers.
The A license requirements, the written exam, the oral quiz and the check dive, what the SIM study guide lists, and a study plan category by category.
The three handles, parts of the canopy, activation to inflation, RSL and AAD as back-ups, student equipment under the BSRs, and four gear checks before every jump.
Altitude awareness and pull priorities, around the aircraft, the arch, wave-off, reach and pull, turns and heading, flat tracking, spotting and exit separation.
Decision altitude and the hard deck, total vs partial malfunctions, hard pulls, pilot chute in tow, cutaway then reserve, premature openings and two canopies out.
The canopy check, line twists, toggles and the flare, holding, running and crosswind, right of way, and canopy emergency drills.
The 900-600-300 pattern, landing priorities and the PLF, when to flare, high- and low-wind patterns, low turns, and choosing an alternate by 2,000 feet.
Spotting hazards early, water landings, power lines, trees, buildings and other objects, and landing out while respecting property.
Minimum opening altitudes by license, student wind limits, FAR 105 and cloud clearance, group breakoff, first notes on freefly and camera, currency, and what your A license lets you do.
40 exam-style questions in five sets of eight, written for this book, to see which topics need another look.
At the end of the book: 40 exam-style questions, written for this book.
The SIM emergency procedures in order on one printable page, with the 3,000 / 2,500 / 1,000-foot altitude ladder, to go over with your instructor before a currency jump.
AGL, BOC, RSL, AAD, PLF, CEP, holding area, decision altitude: the terms the SIM takes for granted, on printable cards with the term on the front and a one-line definition and a small sketch on the back.
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PDF by email: The A License Sketchbook reaches your inbox as a PDF, and the two free books come by email too. One-time payment, no installments or hidden costs.
Categories A to H, one topic per page, to review between jumps on the weekend and know what each category covers.
Every SIM topic for the A license in the same order, and 40 exam-style questions at the end to see what needs another look.
A quick review of the handles, pull priorities, decision altitude and the pattern before your currency training with your instructor.
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After your purchase you get an email with The A License Sketchbook as a high-resolution PDF, to read on your phone or print. The two bonus books, Emergency Procedures, Step by Step and 200 Skydiving Terms on Cards, also come by email.
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For students in AFF, IAD, static line or tandem progression working toward the USPA A license, for anyone retaking the written exam, and for jumpers coming back after a break who want to review the SIM. Check the table of contents above to see the topics.
The USPA Skydiver's Information Manual (SIM), 2026 edition: sections 1, 2-1 (BSRs), 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 5-1, 5-2 and 5-7, and FAR Part 105. The SIM stays free and stays the reference. This book doesn't add new rules: it takes the A license topics spread across those sections and puts each one on a single drawn page, always in the same order. Every number on a drawing matches its text and the SIM. If your drop zone teaches a different number or procedure, follow your DZ.
No. It's an independent study companion to the SIM. It isn't published by, affiliated with or endorsed by USPA or the FAA, and it isn't a license card or an official document.
No. It's a study book, not a skydiving course. Your instructor trains and approves every skill, and where your drop zone sets a different procedure, you follow it.
No. The 40 exam-style questions are written for this book. They aren't official USPA exam questions: they're there to practice the topics.
Yes. It's a PDF you can print at home or at a print shop and bring to the drop zone, or keep on your phone.
You have 30 days. Tell us what didn't work and we'll refund 100%.
You don't have to reread the same page hoping this time it sticks.
You don't have to memorize altitudes and procedures you can't picture.
And you definitely don't have to walk into your exams not knowing where to start.
There's a simpler way. And it's one click away. Now it's your turn.
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