Accelerated Freefall (AFF)
Skydive
 Accelerated Freefall
allows you to experience skydiving with a greater amount of
control during the jump. Unlike Tandem skydiving, you and your instructor do not
share a harness in an AFF jump. Instead of having an instructor attached to you,
two jumpmaster instructors will assist and guide you through all stages of the
jump. The jumpmasters will help you exit the airplane, guide you through the
freefall stage of the jump and assist you with a safe landing.
Once you have exited the airplane you will freefall for about 55 seconds until
you release your parachute. Both of your instructors will be by your side to
assist you during the freefall. After the parachute has deployed, you will have
complete control over it and will fly it to your landing. Although it may appear
that you are alone at this stage, you will have radio contact with an
instructor, on the ground, to help guide you to a safe landing.
As one would expect, Accelerated Freefall skydiving requires quite a bit more
training then a Tandem jump. The AFF course, depending on the school, is around
a 5 to 6 hour training session. Your training session will be with both of your
instructors and you will learn techniques to stabilize your body during the
freefall, altitude awareness, learn how to release the parachute and go over
what is required for a safe radio assisted landing. If you are interested in
becoming a licensed
skydiver,
then the Accelerated Freefall jump is the first
step in the seven to nine-stage process.
*The number of stages required for the training depends on the location of the
school. Some schools in the US may only require seven levels of training while a
training school in New Zealand requires nine. The key is to make sure that the
school you join provides is recognized for their high level of training.
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