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You can become a licensed skydiver!
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
skydive training programs available in the USA.
LEVEL 1:
Your skydive 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 member via use of our ground to air
communication system.
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.
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.
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!
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