Once you graduate from one
of the following USPA approved training programs, skydives cost only $18
from 14,000 feet at Atlanta Skydiving Center. The following describes the
two most advanced training programs available in the USA
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Level 1: Your training begins
with a 4 to 8 hour ground school that usually runs about 6 hours. This
course will provide you with a basic orientation, aircraft procedures,
freefall body position, canopy control, landing, practice parachute deployment,
and more. Two Accelerated Freefall (AFF) Certified Jump Masters will be
assigned to you. They will assist you with certain freefall training maneuvers
and with deploying your man canopy (parachute). Atlanta Skydiving
Center AFF jumpmasters will remain with you for the entire freefall portion
of your skydive. You will then steer the canopy back to the main
landing area with the assistance from an Atlanta Skydiving Center staff
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On every AFF skydive, safety is greatly
enhanced by direct in-air jump master supervision. You will freefall for
approximately 70 seconds, then deploy your own parachute, maneuver back
to the landing area and land under radio supervision.
Level 2: You exit the plane
with 2 jump masters, and continue to learn the basic skills for body flight
including free fall turns and moving forward across the sky.
Level 3: You exit the aircraft
with 2 jump masters and continue to enhance your basic skills. As you progress,
and your flying skills improve, your jump masters will release but at all
times be close at your side, you'll now experience the feel of acceleration
on your first solo freefall. You are flying by yourself!
Level 4: As your skills continue
to improve you will learn "Heading Control" using 90 degree turns and forward
movement, this time with one jump master.
| Level 5: This level continues
instruction with more controlled 360 degree freefall turns and forward
movement with your assigned jump master. |
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Level 6: Your first solo exit
with your assigned jump master close by your side. You learn more advanced
maneuvers as you dive out and learn delta tracking (gliding across the
sky), freefall flips and recovery from pre planned unstable body positions.
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Level 7: One jump master remains
with you in freefall while you make a solo DIVING exit and demonstrate
your newly acquired skydiving skills. After successful completion of this
level you are now cleared to self jumpmaster or jump without any in air
supervision. You now skydive at Atlanta Skydiving Center for only $18 per
jump.
NOW THE FUN REALLY STARTS. |
Tandem Progression training:
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Tandem Progression - The alternative
7 level progression.
Level 1: This level is designed
to introduce you to the Arch body position, freefall turns, altitude awareness,
deploying the main parachute, and canopy control. the advantage to this
progression method is that you have an instructor there with you for the
entire freefall and parachute ride. During the canopy (parachute) portion
of your skydive, the instructor will provide you with a practical understanding
of canopy procedures as you perform the maneuvers.
TO SKYDIVE YOU MUST BE 18
YEARS OR OLDER AND WEIGH 285
LBS OR LESS.
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| Level 2: Level 2 provides you
with the opportunity to control more pronounced freefall turns, greater
freefall stability. You will be required to wave off and deploy your main
parachute at 5,000ft, and assist with the landing.
Level 3: During level 3, you
will be introduced to advanced heading maintenance, controlled 360 degree
freefall turns, forward movement while in freefall, and canopy deployment.
After this level you enter the AFF program at level 4 following the AFF
6 hour ground school. |
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Atlanta Student Training Manual
in available in Adobe .PDF format online. Please contact us is you
would like to download a copy free of charge.
Webmaster@SkydiveCenter.com
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