How do you get a skydiving license?
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You have 2 ways of getting your A license in skydiving.METHOD 1 (the most old/traditional way) -
The Ram-Air Progression System or RAPS for short consists of 8 categories.
As you move from each category to the next, you will learn new skydiving skills and jump from higher altitudes.
Instructors will teach you how to skydive using a structure approach which introduces new skills gradually.
CATEGORY 1
Theoretical Instruction
CATEGORY 2
Your first 3 jumps concentrate on exiting the aircraft with a good stable body position. The parachute opens as you fall away from the aircraft with the use of the static-line.
CATEGORY 3
Called dummy pulls, these jumps concentrate on practicing the opening of your parachute with a simulate ripcord. 3 Good dummy pulls and you are ready for your first freefall.
CATEGORY 4
Your first freefall is a 3 second delay before opening your own parachute. The next jump will be a 5 second delay.
CATEGORY 5
2 x 10 second delays demonstrating a stable freefall position at terminal velocity. This means you are going at 120 mph, the maximum speed you can fall in a belly-to-earth position.
CATEGORY 6
The time in freefall is extended to 15 seconds.
Jump 1 - A good 15 second delay.
Jump 2 - We now bring in the use of the altimeter.
CATEGORY 7
You will now demonstrate the ability to do a good 360° turn in both directions showing heading control. The first jump requires a single turn, however on the second decent both turns must be achieved.
CATEGORY 8
Consisting of 5 different jumps, this is the final category demonstrating stability and movement in the sky.
Skill 1 - Unstable exit with turns.
Skill 2 - Dive exit with back loop.
Skill 3 - Dive exit with tracking.
Skill 4 - Dive exit with tracking and track turns.
Skill 5 - Dive exit, back loop, 360° right turn, 360° left turn, demonstration of tracking, track turns, signal intention to pull with a wave-off and deploy your parachute at the correct height.
After completing the final jump on Category 8, you will be qualified as a Category 8 skydiver and once you have completed Canopy Handling Level 1 (CH1) you will be awarded your BPA A-License. This is recognised around the world, which allows you to skydive with other people.
METHOD 2
AFF (Accelerated Free Fall)
Accelerated Freefall was developed primarily to allow students to freefall on their first jump, as opposed to Static-Line where you parachute opens automatically as soon as you leave the aircraft. Therefore you jump from much higher up.
The training to do both courses lasts approximately the same time, except in AFF you will work with 2 instructors. When you jump from one of our aircraft, you will not open your parachute immediately. Instead, you will conduct a series of drills in freefall with your BPA qualified instructors. After nearly a minute, you will then open your own parachute and gently return back to the dropzone.
There are 8 to complete before you have finished your direct training with your instructors. After that, you will then be asked to complete 10 consolidation jumps on your own before you qualify for 'A' License.
With each AFF level, you will learn new skydiving skills which allow you to be independent in freefall.
LEVEL 1
The first level is covered by the First Jump Course detailed above. You will jump with 2 instructors giving you hand signals in freefall. Basic practice pull and stability drills will be the focus of this jump.
LEVEL 2
Concentrating on improving your basic body position, level 2 AFF consolidates on your first jump. You will continue to do practice pulls and if you are stable, one of your instructors will release you in freefall.
LEVEL 3
Being able to hold the direction you face is the objective of this dive. Both instructors will attempt to release you completely for a minimum of 5 seconds. This is where you demonstrate you are an independent skydiver.
LEVEL 4
For the first time you will now jump linked with only 1 instructor. You will perform 90 degree turns showing your that you can start and stop the turns with control.
LEVEL 5
You will show your instructor that you can expand your range of movement from level 4. Various 360 degree turns to the left and right will be performed.
LEVEL 6
This is where you get to exit the aircraft as a solo skydiver. Your instructor will follow you out of the door and watch as you perform back-loops and forward movement.
To regain instability (the backloop)
Move safely away from other skydivers to open your parachute in clean air (forward movement).
LEVEL 7
A qualification jump combining all the freefall skills you have already learned. You will perform:
Good stable exit and body position
Backloop
360 degree left and right turns with control
Forward movement with turns
Altitude awareness throughout the skydive
LEVEL 8
A solo jump from 5000ft demonstrating that you can open your parachute in a stable position after leaving the aircraft within 2 to 10 seconds. The objective is to show that you can exit the aircraft at lower altitudes.
Please note you're not guaranteed to pass every level. .
CONSOLIDATION JUMPS
10 more jumps must now be performed on your own. This is where you get to experience freefall without your instructor by your side. They will be in the aircraft despatching you, however you will now be on your own. You will have the opportunity to refine all the previous levels and practice your canopy handling skills.
After completing the final consolidation skydive and the Canopy Handling Level 1 (CH1) test you will be awarded your BPA A-License. This is recognised around the world, which allows you to skydive with other people.
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