Conventional parachute training

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A parachutist right after the jump with a pull-up line

The conventional parachute training (automatic or static-line training) is a training method for learning to parachuting .

education

After one to two and a half days of theory and practical exercises on the ground, the budding skydiver jumps out of an airplane on the second or third day from a height of between 1,000 and 1,500 meters . After a few meters of falling , a pull-up cord attached to the aircraft opens the main parachute without any intervention by the student. From the plane, a jumping instructor observes the behavior of the student, especially his posture immediately after the exit. With good posture, the umbrella release handle is inserted into the harness from the fourth to sixth jump . The student should pull this handle immediately after getting out, but the umbrella still opens through the line. That is why we speak of sham intervention here. If the pull is successful at least three times, the leash stays away and the sham handle becomes a real release handle. From now on one speaks of manual jumps.

According to the ability of the student to move in free fall, the higher the jump height , the longer the free fall time. After a minimum number of manual jumps and the required free fall skills, the license exam can be taken.

comparison

In comparison to the AFF training , the Static Line training is the older one. The total costs are roughly the same; In some cases, conventional training is offered more cheaply.

In AFF training, the first jump is a free fall jump, while in Static Line training it is the seventh jump at the earliest.

AFF training is almost exclusively offered at larger jumping sites . For smaller jumping areas, the further training of your jumping instructors is sometimes not worthwhile because the number of students is too low and you stick to the conventional method. Often both types of training are offered.

Individual evidence

1. ^ "Skydiving school Ganderkesee: The price list" . Website of the parachuting school Ganderkesee. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
2. ^ "Skydiving Club Münster: Prices" . Website of the parachuting club Münster. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
3. ^ "Skydiving school Ganderkesee: training" . Website of the parachuting school Ganderkesee. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
4. ^ "Parachute Sports Club Münster: Training" . Website of the parachuting club Münster. Retrieved June 22, 2012.