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Accelerated Freefall (AFF) Skydiving Seven Levels

Category A (Jump #1)

  • Basic orientation
    • Equipment
      • Main pilot chute - Right back
      • Cutaway handle - Right chest
      • Reserve ripcord - Left chest
  • Aircraft procedures
    • Seatbelts on until 1,500 ft.
    • Listen to your jumpmasters
  • Body position "ARCH"
  • Climb Out and Exit
    • Left foot forward - Pelvis forward - Head out
    • Hotel Check
    • "Prop" - "Out" - "In" - "Out" Exit and "ARCH"
  • Flow Of The Skydive
    • Circle Of Awareness (COA)
    • 3 Practice Ripcord Pulls (PRCP)
    • Toe Taps
    • Short COAs
    • 5.5 - Wave-off - PULL
  • Canopy Check
    • Is It There?
    • Is It Square?
    • Can I Control It?
  • Canopy control
    • 1/2 down in altitude be 1/2 way back to the airport.
    • Stay Upwind of the airport.
    • Landing pattern at 1,000 ft.
  • Landing
    • AVOID OBSTACLES
    • Land facing INTO the wind.
    • Feet and Knees together - legs bent.
    • Flare smoothly at 10-12 ft.
    • Flare to waist height.
    • Hold the flare if you flared too high.

Category B (Jump #2)

  • Review the Category A Jump.
  • Goals are stable controlled movements.
  • Flow of the Skydive
    • COA
    • 2 PRCPs
    • Toe Taps
    • Short COA
    • Left turn 90 degrees (drop shoulder 6-8")
    • Right turn 90 degrees (drop shoulder 6-8")
    • Forward motion
      • Arms/Elbows back to sides - Legs all the way out.
    • Short COAs
    • 5.5 - Wave-off - PULL.
    • Follow the canopy control and landings as above.

Category C (Jump #3)

  • Review the Category B Jump.
  • Goals are heading maintenance and solo unassisted pull.
  • Flow of the Skydive
    • COA
    • 1 PRCPs
    • Toe Taps
    • Short COA
    • Heading maintenance (with jumpmasters release)
      • Maintain a heading but if control problems occur, correct and pick up a new heading,
    • Continue with short COAs.
    • 5.5 Wave-off and solo pull by 4,500 ft.
  • Advanced canopy control introduction during the debrief.
    • Collision avoidance
    • Braked turns
    • Rear riser control

PLEASE NOTE THAT: Students must become USPA members prior to the Category D.

Category D1 (Jump #4)

  • Review the Category C Jump.
  • Goals are stable controlled turns on heading and forward motion to re-dock with single jumpmaster.
  • Jumpmaster instructs how to properly conduct personal gear checks. Review while donning equipment.
  • Same poised exit as with levels 1-3 except no check out.
  • Flow of the skydive:
    • COA (check right only).
    • Jumpmaster transition to front then release.
    • 90 Left turn
    • 90 Right turn (line up with Jumpmaster).
    • Forward motion to re-dock (only Jumpmaster takes grips).
    • Repeat as altitude permits
    • Signal no more turns at 6,500 feet.
    • 5.5 optional
    • Wave-off at 4,500 feet pull by 4,000 feet.

Category D2 (Jump #5)

  • Review the Category D1.
  • Goals are stable controlled turns on heading and forward motion to re-dock with single jumpmaster.
  • Jumpmaster instructs how to properly conduct personal gear checks. Review while donning equipment.
  • Same poised exit as with Category D1.
  • Flow of the skydive:
    • COA while Jumpmaster release and immediately transition to the front
    • 360 Left turn and line up with Jumpmaster.
    • Forward motion to re-dock (only Jumpmaster takes grips).
    • Repeat as altitude permits
    • Signal no more turns at 6,500 feet.
    • Wave-off at 4,500 feet pull by 4,000 feet.
  • Spotting introduction during the debrief.

Category E1 (Jump #6)

  • Review the Category D2.
  • Goals are stability control and tracking on heading.
  • Jumpmaster instructs how to properly conduct personal gear checks. Review while donning equipment.
  • Have student in the doorway indicate the aircraft progress across ground for spotting instruction.
  • Solo poised exit similar to Category E except jumpmaster does not take grips.
  • Flow of the skydive:
    • COA Jumpmaster lines up in front.
    • Jumpmaster demonstrates proper a backloop,
    • Student performs a backloop.
    • Student performs a Barrel Roll.
    • Repeat if altitude permits.
    • Student performs Delta Track position while maintaining heading.
    • Wave-off at 4,500 feet and pull by 4,000 feet.

Category E2 (Jump #7)

  • Review the Category E1.
  • Goals are stable unassisted exit, stability control and tracking on heading.
  • Jumpmaster instructs how to properly conduct personal gear checks. Review while donning equipment.
  • Have student in the doorway indicate the aircraft progress across ground for spotting instruction.
  • Diving exit.
  • Flow of the skydive:
    • Front loops.
    • Sequence of maneuvers selected by the jumpmaster.
    • At 7,000 feet student performs delta track position while maintaining heading.
    • Wave-off at 4,000 feet and pull by 3,500 feet.
  • CONGRATULATIONS at the end of the category E skydives you will have completed the AFF progression method and be cleared for self jumpmastering. Be careful, the learning process has simply just begun.

Your progression at this point should continue with several solo jumps followed by Relative Work (RW) coaching dives. Please see the DZ staff and the Safety and Training Advisor (S&TA) for further assistance.

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