AFF Body Flight Program (AFF): Stage Overview
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| AFF First Jump Course |
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| AFF Stage 2 |
$250 |
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| TAF First Jump Course |
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| TAF Stage 2 |
$245 |
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| Stage 3 |
$250 |
| Stage 4,5,6,7,8 |
$195 |
| Stages 9 |
$90ea |
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* After TAF Stage 2 you progress to the AFF Bodyflight
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Stage 2 & TAF Stage 2
All of your jumps after Stage 1 involve a short briefing of about 15 to 30 minutes.
Stage 2 teaches you how to fly forward through the sky in a 'delta' body position.
Your two instructors continue to hold you and fly with you the whole way.
You will feel your body accelerate through the air as you stretch out your legs
and move your arms back, allowing the air to push you forward - it is an awesome
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Stage 3
Learn how to make controlled turns in freefall, and hover on a column of
air. When you are ready, one of your jumpmasters will let you go and fly
in front of you.
When you are ready to deploy your parachute, the second Instructor will
release their grips on you for a solo ripcord pull! |
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Stage 4
You will never forget this one! Consolidate your skills learned on stage 3 and
jump out at 14,000 feet with one jumpmaster.
Once you have demonstrated your stability at the beginning of the jump, your
instructor will release their grips on you to come around and fly in front of
you.
Practice your turning, hovering and heading skills during freefall, and deploy
solo at 3,500 feet and head for the landing area. |
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Stage 5
By Stage 5 you should have demonstrated the ability to remain in a stable body
position and you may like to try a solo exit from the plane.
On Stages 5 and 6, you will learn how to turn your body 360 degrees, fly forwards
towards your Freefall Instructor, and practice 'docking' techniques. Pull your
ripcord at 3,500 feet for an unassisted landing back at the Drop Zone. |
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Stage 6
On Stages 5 and 6, you will learn how to turn your body 360 degrees, fly forwards
towards your Freefall Instructor, and practice 'docking' techniques. Pull your
ripcord at 3,500 feet for an unassisted landing back at the Drop Zone.
Stage 6 is a consolidation jump and this time you get to jump out of the plane
solo, with your Freefall Instructor close behind you. |
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Stage 7
You will learn how to do backloops on Stage 7.
After a dive exit from the plane, your jumpmaster will demonstrate to you a backloop,
whereby you will follow their lead and have a blast doing your own freefall backloop.
Initiate your turn and make a high-speed track away from your jumpmaster. |
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Stage 8
Consolidate all of your learning from Stages 1 to 7 by exiting the plane from
14, 000 feet for a sub terminal 180-degree turn to face your Jumpmaster.
Discover how to control your fast and slow fall by following your Jumpmaster,
and track (high speed forward movement) with intentional turns. |
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Stage 9
Your last stage in the Accelerated Freefall Body Flight Program involves exiting
the plane from 3,500 feet.
Enjoy your solo freefall, totally in control and fully skilled! |
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Licence
Once you have successfully completed your 9 Stages of the AFF Body Flight Program,
you are able to work towards receiving your A Licence from the Australian Parachute
Federation.
Once you have your A Licence you are able to enter club competitions, jump at
other drop zones, jump with others, enjoy cheaper jump rates, hire equipment,
pack, jump higher performance parachutes and experience flying the skies a whole
lot more! |
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Equipment
The essential skydiving equipment for all AFF training descents consists of the
following:
- Harness & container system
- Main parachute
- Hard helmet
- Reserve parachute
- Automatic Activation Device
- Goggles
- Altimeter
- Jumpsuit
First jump students also receive as a part of their equipment:
- Helmet fitted with radios
- Flotation device
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