The Accelerated Free Fall (AFF) Level One skydive
requires five hours of training prior to exiting the plane with two
qualified instructors. When exiting the airplane, the two instructors
will be holding the student between them to ensure stability and allow
the student an opportunity to successfully complete the freefall portion
of the skydive. At the appropriate altitude, the student will be
responsible for opening their own parachute system. The student will
then pilot their canopy and land their canopy with radio assistance from
instructors on the ground.
All student systems contain a Cypres Automatic Activation Device
(AAD) that will automatically deploy the parachute at a specific speed
and altitude in the event that it has not already been opened by the
student. All parachute systems contain a reserve "back-up" parachute
that is regularly maintained and packed by an Certified Master
Parachute Rigger.
