VSR- I remember the 200' silent drop as if it were yesterday! The tip our jumping bean gave us was to look up at the canopy and rigging coming out. Two reasons: one, it looks as it it's going up rather than you going down; and secondly, any malfs will be obvious very quickly.
I'd have to say, it's a thing I'm very glad I've done- the 2 weeks pre jump training we had was excellent. Credit where credit's due. Does PTS still exist even?
CG