The United States Parachute Association’s (USPA) Accelerated Freefall Program advances students through eight categories of proficiency (A to H) and the completion of 25 skydives to qualify them for their USPA "A" license.

Initially you jump with your instructors flying alongside you, teaching you whilst in freefall. The first seven levels of our AFF program require you to jump with instructors, after you have completed these seven levels you can be jumping solo!

Because you are responsible for deploying and flying your own parachute there is much more that you need to know! Before making your first AFF skydive you need to attend the AFF first jump course class which is a 6 to 8 hour class which prepares you for your first AFF skydive. Provided you stay current each subsequent jump requires only a short period of review training and a briefing for your next skydive.

As you work through AFF and towards your A license you will learn advanced techniques such as:

• controlled turns in freefall
• forward and backward motion
• tracking through the sky
• back-flips
• adjusting fall rate
• group exits
• flying your parachute with precision and accuracy
• and much more!

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Our instructors have been specially trained to teach you in the air, so you are actually learning in freefall! We also offer a professionally edited video of your AFF skydive, complete with music and still pictures.

Most of the world's great skydivers learned through the Accelerated Free Fall method, and once you have completed the course you are well on your way to becoming a master skydiver!

Skydive New England has taken the best information available and incorporated it into our program. Our AFF course exceeds all of the United States Parachute Association's regulations and has received rave reviews from our satisfied students!

To make an AFF skydive you must be over 18 years of age, because AFF is more physically and mentally demanding than a tandem we require potential AFF students to be in good physical shape. Currently we have AFF equipment suitable for students weighing under 220 pounds.

AFF students in particular should note that skydiving is a weather dependent sport, the USPA issues guide lines for wind limits for solo and AFF student jumping which are lower than for experienced skydivers and tandem skydivers.

Unsure if AFF is for you? Please call us to discuss our AFF program with an instructor or staff member.

We offer package deals for all categories and unbeatable college student rates!

You are welcome to come and stay while progressing through your AFF Instruction! Check out our onsite accomodations and our events calendar to see what's going on while you're here.

Learning Tools

	Landing Pattern Estimator On this page you can see how your landing approach changes depending on: wind direction, wind speed, parachute speed, parachute glide ratio. Use custom coordinates to see how the approach should look like above your drop zone.
	Canopy Glide is designed to help the understanding of how different canopy inputs affect the canopy glide ratio. Download it now! You will be able to use the program in Demo mode and purchase the full version right from the program for $29.99.

Canopy Glide Trailer 2 from Static Line Interactive, Inc. on Vimeo.

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