The Canadian Sport Parachute Association (CSPA) Solo Certificate allows you to solo skydive without an instructor. The Solo Certificate has a 10 jump (minimum) and a set of skills you must learn and demonstrate to your instructor(s). Alberta Skydivers offers you two training methods to help you achieve this goal.

                           Progressive Freefall (PFF)

Pre-requisite: Solo course and 2 Instructor Assisted Deployment (IAD) jumps.

PFF is a 5-level self-paced program where each skydive lesson is practiced on the ground, then done from 9,500 feet with your instructors. Each lesson includes pre-jump instruction, gear rental, one skydive with canopy coaching and a de-brief of your jump. The goals for each level are clearly defined and thoroughly practiced on the ground to increase your ability to perform the skills in the air. PFF skydives require students to perform in a fast paced high stress environment.

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                           Gradual Freefall (GFF)

Pre-requisite: Solo course and 2 Instructor Assisted Deployment (IAD) jumps.

GFF is a 12 jump program that starts with you performing "practice pulls" to learn how to open your main parachute for yourself. Your on-board instructor continues to IAD your jumps until you demonstrate the ability to open your main parachute through your practice pulls. Your first freefall will be 3 seconds before you open your main parachute by yourself for the first time. From there we will take you higher so you can freefall for increasingly longer. As your freefall times increase, the number of skills you must perform during the skydive increases. GFF levels have less goals to achieve per jump, which makes GFF a slower and less demanding method of learning. Each lesson includes pre-jump instruction, gear rental, one skydive with canopy coaching and a de-brief of your jump.