Ever wanted to become a certified skydiver and taste the air in freefall? Learn what it takes to become a certified skydiver in the United States.
1) Go on a tandem skydive to try it out. Before you invest the time and money to become a certified skydiver, make a tandem jump (one where you are attached to an instructor via a harness). This is a good idea because you want to get a feel as to what skydiving is like so you won't experience "sensory overload" during your training. Find a USPA affiliated dropzone near you and set up an appointment (http://www.dropzone.com). Be prepared to sign a waiver.
2) Anybody in good physical health and under a certain weight limit can become a certified skydiver. In order to become a certified skydiver, you much go through the Accelerated FreeFall (AFF) course. Course requirements change from dropzone to dropzone, but typically the AFF course has 7 levels. Eahc level you will be required to do a skydive and certain maneuvers on your jump.
3) Prior to your first AFF jump, you will be required to complete a First Jump Course. You will learn about malfunctions, gear, emergency procedures, hand signals, and other things related to the jumps you are about to do.
4) AFF levels 1-3: you will exit the aircraft wearing your own parachute. You will exit with two instructors holding on to you, giving you hand signals to correct body positions and give you directions. You will be expected to perform certain simple maneuvers such as initiating turns. Your instructors will stay with you during freefall and until you pull your parachute. If you don't pull by a certain altitude, they will do it for you. You will be by yourself under your parachute, and most likely have an instructor on the ground directing you until you land safely.
5) AFF levels 4-7: You will exit the aircraft with only one instructor who will not be holding on to you (unless you are unstable). You will be asked to perform trickier maneuvers such as flips.
6) Once you graduate from AFF, you are on your own! You should find a coach at your dropzone and do a few coach jumps before playing in the air with your friends. Now, it is time to start looking for gear and having a BLAST!
7) Next Step: Become a USPA member and get your A license!
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Instructions
1) Go on a tandem skydive to try it out. Before you invest the time and money to become a certified skydiver, make a tandem jump (one where you are attached to an instructor via a harness). This is a good idea because you want to get a feel as to what skydiving is like so you won't experience "sensory overload" during your training. Find a USPA affiliated dropzone near you and set up an appointment (http://www.dropzone.com). Be prepared to sign a waiver.
2) Anybody in good physical health and under a certain weight limit can become a certified skydiver. In order to become a certified skydiver, you much go through the Accelerated FreeFall (AFF) course. Course requirements change from dropzone to dropzone, but typically the AFF course has 7 levels. Eahc level you will be required to do a skydive and certain maneuvers on your jump.
3) Prior to your first AFF jump, you will be required to complete a First Jump Course. You will learn about malfunctions, gear, emergency procedures, hand signals, and other things related to the jumps you are about to do.
4) AFF levels 1-3: you will exit the aircraft wearing your own parachute. You will exit with two instructors holding on to you, giving you hand signals to correct body positions and give you directions. You will be expected to perform certain simple maneuvers such as initiating turns. Your instructors will stay with you during freefall and until you pull your parachute. If you don't pull by a certain altitude, they will do it for you. You will be by yourself under your parachute, and most likely have an instructor on the ground directing you until you land safely.
5) AFF levels 4-7: You will exit the aircraft with only one instructor who will not be holding on to you (unless you are unstable). You will be asked to perform trickier maneuvers such as flips.
6) Once you graduate from AFF, you are on your own! You should find a coach at your dropzone and do a few coach jumps before playing in the air with your friends. Now, it is time to start looking for gear and having a BLAST!
7) Next Step: Become a USPA member and get your A license!
Parachute Buckle-For 1 Strap
Paracord Bracelet Parachute Cord Survival 550
50-3/8" Contoured National Molding Plastic Buckles
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