The student gets 4-5 hours of ground training and is then taken to an altitude of about 3000 feet for the jump. The student will experience about two to three seconds of falling as the parachute opens. After 2 good static line jumps, the student will be trained to pull their ripcord for themselves. The student is then cleared to do their first actual freefall. Next is a 10 second delay jump.
Subsequent jumps go to progressively higher altitudes with longer delays.
After 20 freefalls, and meeting certain other basic requirements, the student receives their A license and is cleared off student status. Tandem jumps Tandem jumps are meant to offer an introduction to the sport. The passenger and tandem master each wear a harness, however only the master wears the parachutes. By relying on Tandem Master's skills, they will still be able to experience the thrill of skydiving. Because the tandem training is not a First Jump Course, if you decide to pursue the sport, you will still have to attend a FJC in either the AFF or Static Line curriculum.