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From: galperin@husc9.harvard.edu (Gregory Galperin)
Newsgroups: rec.skydiving
Subject: Student Training (was: Re: Fatality In Colorado)
Summary: AFF is fairly widespread.
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Date: 5 Apr 91 05:02:32 GMT
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In the June '90 _Parachutist_, Paul Sitter (D-2714, USPA's Safety & Training
Committee member) reports:

	"...it appears that about 50% of skydivers reaching A license[s]
	 were graduates of an AFF program."

There's a pretty good statistic for you, John.  Let's see, with about 1,000
new A-licenses a year, and at least 7 AFF jumps before graduating, that makes
at least 3,500 AFF student jumps -- every year!

The bottom line is that AFF is a pretty prevalent program for training
skydivers, and has a phenomenal safety record.

Safe Skies!------------+
                       !
                       +-----------=> Greg Galperin
                                      galperin@husc9.harvard.edu