How And Where I Learned


Pepperell Jump School

I took the AFF course. This course consists of a day-long (7-10 hours depending on the students) ground school followed by seven levels of jumps and is designed to teach students how to skydive safely, in a relatively short time. Each level has certain objectives you must meet before you can progress to the next level. For example, for level I the objectives are: exposure to continuous terminal freefall (if you jump, you meet this one), heading awareness (if you look at the ground you meet this one), coordinated body movements for practice ripcord touches (this one is pretty simple), awareness and attention to altitude (the second most important), pull rip cord without assistance at 4,500' (the most important). These objectives are actually very simple and easy. Some of the objectives for the higher levels are a little harder. However, some people do go all the way through the course without redoing any level.

I went to the Pepperell Jump School at the Pepperell Airport on Rt 111 in Pepperell, MA (1-800-SKY-JUMP), and took the Accelerated Freefall course. Although Pepperell seems to be just a little bit more expensive than some of the other jump schools in the area, I went to them because they seemed to be the most knowledgeable and experienced. Now that I've been there time and time again, I can say that I am impressed with their ability and dedication. I would recommend Pepperell to anyone. (I've even brought my own brother there!)

POST AFF TRAINING

There isn't any formal training program set up by the FAA or the USPA for between the time you graduate AFF and the time you get your class A license. So, the Pepperell Jump School has set up its own training program. After you graduate AFF, you are allowed to do solo jumps. But, by also doing the Pepperell "Level VIII" jumps, you will learn what you need to know to get your Class A. Fortunately, the Level VIII jumps are much cheaper than the AFF jumps. Level VIII will also teach you how to pack your own chute, and other non-freefall stuff.


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