Category A (Level 1)
ALL--
- canopy control
- landing approach
- landing principles
- exit
- stable fall
- deployment
- aircraft emergencies
SOLO STUDENTS--
- equipment emergencies
- landing emergencies
Category B (Level 2)
- relaxing in the skydiving environment
- heading awareness
- parachute deployment
- more on the landing pattern
- airport orientation
- protecting handles
- equipment emergency review
Category C (Level 3)
- unassisted freefall with heading maintenance
- hover control
- solo deployment
- landing patterns for higher winds
- downwind landings
- wing loading
- accidental opening review
- turbulence
- landing off
- obstacle recognition
- the FAA rigger
- the closed parachute system
Category D (Level 4)
- solo, unassisted exit (AFF students)
- freefall turns
- freefall speeds and times review
- rear riser control
- building landing review
- AAD (owner's manual)
- pre-jump equipment check
- introduction to three-ring release operation
- cloud clearance and visibility
- observe jump run
Category E (Level 5)
- door (unpoised) exit
- recovering stability and awareness
- aerobatics
- stalls
- the canopy's "sweet spot"
- two canopies deployed (review)
- high-wind landings
- reserve static line
- open parachute orientation
- parachute packing and supervision
- wind limits
- aircraft briefing
- aircraft emergency procedures
- selecting the opening point
Category F (Level 6)
- introduction to tracking
- two clear and pulls (former AFF students)
- braked turns, approaches, and landings
- extending the glide
- acting as jumpmaster or jump leader
- power-line landing review
- packing with assistance
- checking others' equipment
- procedures following inactivity
- winds aloft and the exit point
- separating groups during exit
Category G (Level 7)
- group exits
- floater position
- forward and backward movement
- adjusting fall rate
- start and stop
- docking
- maximum-performance canopy turns
- collision avoidance and response review
- tree landing review
- equipment maintenance inspection
- weather for skydivers
Category H (Level 8)
- diver exit
- swooping
- breakoff
- front riser control
- water landing review
- owner maintenance of gear
- aircraft radio requirements
- FAA notification requirements for jumping
- FAA approvals for jump planes
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