$1455.00 total cost for the A.F.F program. Cost for completing the complete course, which includes 17 additional jumps to meet U.S.P.A A license requirements, is $2645.00. If cost is a factor for you, then the static line progression program might be a better choice. The cost of $1810.00 includes all the training and 25 jumps, to meet the U.S.P.A requirement for your A license.
The Course!
LEVEL 1 - After a day of training about 6 Hours of class, you are ready to leave the aircraft, at up to 14,000', with your 2 AFF instructors hanging on to you. On the way down, you practice pulling the ripcord, and maintaining heading and altitude awareness, while traveling at 120mph. At 5,000' you deploy the parachute and fly it back to the landing area... Cost $295.00
LEVEL 2- After a little more instruction, you again exit the aircraft with 2 instructors. This time, you learn to control movement, whilst maintaining heading and altitude awareness. At 5,000' you signal to the instructors and open your parachute. Cost $195.00
LEVEL 3- On level 3, you maintain a heading and demonstrate control in free-fall. If you are doing ok, the instructors will release you. Don't forget, you still need to maintain heading and altitude awareness. Cost $195.00
LEVEL 4- Now that you have mastered the basics, you learn to start, control and stop turns while in free-fall. Just one instructor accompanies you from level 4 onwards. Cost $175.00
LEVEL 5 - Controlled 360 degree; turns in front of your instructor, still maintaining altitude awareness. Cost 175.00
LEVEL 6- More advanced techniques now. Spatial orientation, and moving forward horizontally (tracking) through the air. By now, you are ready to put all you have learned into practice on...Cost $175.00
LEVEL 7- After exiting the aircraft, you are required to complete a set sequence of 2x360 degree turns, a back loop, and a short track before deploying your parachute at 4000' Cost $175.00
LEVEL 8- The final test - leave the aircraft on your own for the 1st time, and deploy your parachute within 10 seconds. Congratulations, you've just graduated. Cost $70.00
. However the sunshine factor is greater and weather less of a consideration at the Fremont County Airport than in most areas of Colorado.