Frequently Asked Questions - AFF FAQ

What is Accelerated Free Fall?

Accelerated Free Fall or AFF is a method of training that is accelerated because the progression is the fastest way to solo skydiving. This course will teach you to skydive from 'scratch', with the goal of teaching you to preform basic manouvers in freefall, open your canopy at a safe altitude and fly back to the landing area with minimal assistance.

How long does it take?

The AFF course can be accomplished in approx 3-4 weekends (weather permitting).

For a complete 'A' Certificate, you really need to allow 5-6 weeks as you have a total of 25 freefalls to complete. This allows for weather problems which we obviously have no control over.

What is AFF training like?

We conduct a 7-Stage AFF course. We break the 1st jump up into 2 parts:

1. Ground course. Where we teach you about your equipment; canopy flight & control; radio, emergency & aircraft procedures and, of course, procedures related to the freefall portion of the skydive.

2. Where you learn how to exit the aircraft with your 2 instructors, what is required of you to meet the goals of the stage followed by the jump itself. You may need to repeat a stage if you don't meet the requirements your instructor has set for the jump.