The Accelerated Freefall Program (AFF)  
Making Skydiving and Parachuting your weekend sport has never been easier.  It's all done through the Accelerated FreeFall (AFF) program.  We recommend that a Tandem skydive be experienced prior to taking the course.  This gives you the opportunity to familiarize yourself with basic skydiving concepts and the freefall environment with a qualified instructor in control. The course is a series of 15 instructor assisted freefall skydives followed by a minimum of 10 more jumps under coach supervision designed to help you qualify for the USPA Parachutist's 'A' Certificate (also known as your 'A' License).  The 'A' certificate is your first basic skydiving qualification which allows you to jump solo without direct supervision and is recognized world wide.

Basic Ground Training  
The course commences with a full day of ground training. This 4 to 5 hours of training is usually done the day of the jump. You will learn about the equipment, it's safe use and safety checking procedures.   The course also covers the theory and practice of flight using the modern ram-air parachute, steering, landing techniques and emergency procedures. You will also be briefed on aircraft procedures, the freefall sequence of your skydive and the correct body positions for freefall. The course has a strong practical emphasis and students must demonstrate all important procedures at a satisfactory standard before they are allowed to jump.

The Skydives
Each jump is preceded by a briefing which includes all safety aspects, freefall techniques and parachute handling.  Debriefing, log book entries and packing instruction are given after the jump.  All AFF jumps are usually from 11,000'

CATEGORY (Jump Progression Levels)

A First Jump Freefall awareness, deployment, landing Pattern, Canopy control
B One jump AFF  Leg awareness in  freefall, malfunction study, more about canopy landing patterns.
C (two jumps) Release to unassisted freefall, single jumpmaster, higher winds (within student limits), pre-flight checks. 
D (two jumps) Solo exit, freefall  turns, back riser control, intro to spotting.  
E (one jump with a jumpmaster, two solo jumps with JM supervision) Freefall aerobatics (flips, loops), unsupervised freefall, pilot briefing,  spotting studies, packing introduction,  advanced landing studies, canopy orientation
F (four solo jumps with jumpmaster supervision) Tracking, packing, braked turns, spotting practice, clear and pull. (5,500')
G (four jumps with USPA Coach) Redocking and advanced tracking,
self-jumpmastering principles 
H  (four jumps with USPA Coach) Swooping and docking,  group freefall

A" License check dive
Additional jumps for 25 jump  license requirement

The United States Parachute Association (USPA) 'A' Certificate
Your International Skydiving License

To be awarded the 'A' certificate when training in the United States, you must fulfill the following conditions:

1. Complete the 8 stage AFF Program.
2. Land within 25 meters of the target without ground assistance at least 10 times.   (Each of these jumps must be a freefall of greater than 10 seconds).
3. Be able to competently pack a main parachute for your own use.
4. Pass a written examination to test your knowledge of parachuting and the regulations.
5. Complete the parachute flight and handling phase of your AFF course.

Your instructors will assist you through every aspect of your training right up to your 'A' Certificate and beyond.

Book your AFF Course today!  Call 1-800-229-5557 or email us info@nepaskydive.com