Graduating the AFF course qualifies you as an independent skydiver in your own right, so that you can literally go sky diving anywhere in the world!

The course comprises of a minimum of six hours of ground training, followed by your first skydive.

After successfully completing your eighth jump you will be well on your way to attaining your British Parachute Association Category VIII qualification which you will attain after another ten solo consolidation jumps.

The Full course can be broken down into the following jumps.

Ground School & Jump No 1
The Ground School includes:
Introduction to the equipment
Aircraft procedures
Freefall procedures
Emergencies
Canopy control
Your first jump with two AFF instructors
Practice pulls & Altitude awareness

Jump No´s 2 & 3
Jump 2 consolidates the basics of freefall and develops the practice pulls and altitude awareness
Jump 3 introduces hover control and heading awareness

Jump No´s 4 to 7
These four jumps are conducted with one instructor
Jump 4 concentrates on starting and stopping turns.
Jump 5 practices 360° turns
Jump 6 is a solo exit (the instructors will be very close on your heals) and includes back loops and tracking exercise.
Jump 7 introduces a dive exit from the aircraft, a back loop, a left and right turn, track and deployment.

Jump No 8
Jump 8 is from 5000 feet and involves a stable exit and a solo deployment of the canopy.

The AFF jumps are usually debriefed by video see example here

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