Small Aircraft
Flight Crew Student
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 21; Flight Crew Total 150; Flight Crew Type 150
Communication Breakdown; Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Chart Or Publication; Human Factors; Procedure
I left ZZZ with VFR with Flight Following to Byron C83 for air work in vicinity. While monitoring NorCal TRACON; there was minimal chatter and no mention of jump activity near Byron. After passing ZZZ1 with Byron in sight; TRACON contacted me and said squawk VFR. I switched code to 1200 and stayed on TRACON to monitor and proceeded to do air work north of Byron. After 30 minutes; I began return at 3;500 feet to ZZZ1 for pattern work. There was little traffic on TCAS in general Byron area. Nearing Byron; I also began to monitor ZZZ1 ATIS in preparation for entering pattern.Around XA:30 pm while passing east of Byron; I observed jumpers several thousand feet ahead at my 2 o'clock in chutes above my flight path. I immediately verified clear left and banked left and descended to increase separation. I lost sight of chutes in the bank. Once clear of immediate area; I re-established heading and altitude to ZZZ1.After contacting ZZZ1 Tower for landing instruction; I was informed TRACON had contacted them about my plane flying near a drop zone. I acknowledged I had seen chutes and avoided them. No further information was given. After landing in ZZZ1; I taxied to run up and then took off and returned to ZZZ. I immediately called my CFI to discuss incident and we agreed to file a report.Lack of communication of jump activity at Byron was a possible cause of incidence. In checking the ForeFlight information for Byron that day; there were no NOTAMs for Byron jump activity. In previous flights in the Byron and Tracy area; advance warnings of jump activity on TRACON was given. It is also possible the ATIS information from Livermore interfered with any TRACON information while approaching Byron; which is near ZZZ1. It is possible jump information was broadcast on CTAF which was not being monitored.There are several corrective actions I plan to take as a pilot flying near airports marked for possible jump activity. When monitoring TRACON in the area; I will request if there is any jump activity noted in the area during my time there. Also I plan to monitor CTAF when in or approaching the immediate vicinity of possible jump activity.
Student pilot reported that lack of NOTAMs and ATC advisory caused him to fly close to a skydiving drop zone near C83 airport resulting in a NMAC.