Once considered "over the edge," accelerated freefall has become the top choice of first-time jumpers at Austin Skydiving Center.

Imagine yourself as the captain of a four-person skydiving team. You say, "Ready," and your team, including two specially- rated AFF jumpmasters and a video cameraman, jump together from more than two miles high.

During the next minute of freefall, you call out the altitude and perform a few basic drills. Relax and enjoy the most amazing view of central Texas, with your coaches observing at your side. Meanwhile, the video flyer gets it all on tape.

At 5,000 feet, you prepare for pull time. Then, at 4,500 feet, you open your parachute. Under canopy, follow the jumpmasters to the target, while a ground coach assists by radio.

AFF is the course for those who want it all on the first jump!

Tandem freefall jumping has made skydiving available to more people than ever before. Now, instead of an all-day training course, you can be ready to skydive in as little as an hour!

If you wish, you can take a video cameraman along to film it all.

Tandem freefall lets you experience the thrill and beauty of skydiving with the security of an instructor right there with you, able to talk to you and point things out in freefall and after the parachute is open. Tandem jumping is truly a skydiving "classroom in the sky!"

The traditional method of making a first jump is still the most economical. After the ground-school training, you’ll jump from 3,200 feet. Your parachute opens automatically. During the next five minutes, you’ll maneuver your very responsive parachute and enjoy the sights from a bird’s-eye view!

The class trains you for everything you need to know about how to steer yourself and land gently near the target. A ground coach stands by on radio.

Static-line jumping is a challenging and exciting introduction to the world of skydiving!