How I Got My Skydiving "A" License

[@rubmykoala7282]

Completed AFF a few days ago (my 10th jump) and just got recommended this video. I really enjoyed it man. Especially at the end, you talking about the community aspects and dapping people up in the plane. Im almost 22 and this sport has changed my life. Thanks for sharing your story! Come jump in Colorado sometime!

[@Peter.Junior_]

Don't tempt me with a good time haha. Without the Community I am not sure I would have finished

[@olamide3992]

Like how much will it cost to get the 25 jump in

[@rubmykoala7282]

@@olamide3992 I Just got my A license about a week ago. It costed me about $4100. Plus $900 for my helmet and altimeter which are "optional". The early student levels are more expensive which I had to repeat some which led to it being slightly more expensive. This includes some time in a wind tunnel - 20 minutes was about $370 (optional). I would say your A license (25 Jumps) costs about $3000 - $4500 depending on how fast you excel in the skill of freefalling.

[@MrHartApart]

My first jump, tandem of course, this last weekend for my birthday. I thought I was going to have a full on panic attack the drive to the air field but once we were in the plane, learning banana, and my instructor just reminding me to look at how beautiful it was; the actual jump was nirvana and the most fun I think I might have ever had in 5 minutes. Definitely going a second time, tandem again just to really be able to soak it all in. First jump is just overwhelming as hell but very rewarding. Good on ya man!

[@IN2ITSeries]

This video was so cool! Loved the whole process especially the ending talking about the dapping was truly inspiring.

[@kronedog]

I highly enjoyed watching this from start to finish. You did a phenomenal job talking about your process from starting out and the hurdles you had along the way to getting your license. I'm planning on doing the same this year and just wanted to let you know this video got me even more hyped!

[@Peter.Junior_]

That truly means a lot. Wish you the best on your journey!

[@RR-pw5nb]

Nice vid PJ! Takes me back to when I started jumping back in 1978. Blue skies to you and have a great time. Remember that skydiving isn't just a sport, it's like a wonderful drug addiction!

[@Peter.Junior_]

Haha nothing like it!

[@gavin.d.m]

I have recently completed my second tandem jump from 14k and I feel like I want to try the AFF course, here in the UK. So glad I watched your video. So encouraging.

[@Peter.Junior_]

Thanks for watching Gavin, the first step is the hardest but it truly does get easier with repetition (cliche I know but true)

[@Gruby7C1h]

It's great that you've posted the 14:00 part, sometimes on YT, it seems like everyone does everything perfectly...

[@Peter.Junior_]

Really appreciate you saying that. I agree, I am going to try to be real in all my videos. Nothing is ever perfect but still worth doing

[@BlueSkiesVinny]

Awesome friggin video man! Im on my A license journey, and just cant friggin wait to get forehead stamp! Thanks for sharing your journey with us, and blue skies!

[@wadf29]

Thank you for sharing your experience Peter. Last week for the first time in my life I am considering taking the AFF course.

[@Peter.Junior_]

You have a community behind you for sure and if you want to do tandem first to test it out, it still counts as a jump towards your course!

[@michaelleone9790]

Awesome video! I just finished AFF3 last weekend! The fun doubles and the fear has subsided only slightly each time but good to hear that the butterflies never go away! Such an intense and emotion experience but worth ever minute of lost sleep for sure!

[@Peter.Junior_]

Haha couldn’t have said it better myself!

[@thegap0]

I skydived for the first time 4 days ago, in Salisbury NC! It’s all I think about. So thanks for this informative video.

[@Peter.Junior_]

No worries, glad you enjoyed it!

[@britttanyverberne3211]

I appreciate you sharing that scared feeling from a bad pull etc. I had that at jump 17 (hard opening) then 18 where I pulled unstable and almost had the bridal wrapped around my leg. I’ve jumped since , and completed a solo and a dive and dock… but the fear definitely got to me. I went to the DZ one day and didn’t jump.. I’m jump 21 now and hopefully can complete within the next month :) passed my test yesterday , but didn’t jump due to wind conditions. Safety over all!!

[@pixamite1]

Stay with it!👍🏽😊

[@Peter.Junior_]

I am rooting for you Brittany! It's the obstacles you overcome that make the success that much more special

[@britttanyverberne3211]

@@Peter.Junior_ Thanks man, I’m going this weekend. I will stick with it!! Gotta push forward and past the fear.

[@DontCareAboutUsernme]

I'm prepping for my AFF and dude... I had the exact same experience, watching Power Rangers in the mid-90s, and that scene stayed with me since!!

[@pixamite1]

Peter I thoroughly enjoyed your journey to accomplishing your dream. My parents had to sign a waiver for me to make my first jump when I was 16 way back in the early seventies! Dating myself😁 Fast forward I’ve not jumped in many years. I will be retiring in a year from a very busy travel related industry. That skydiving bug has been calling my name for the last two years. I can’t even go on my KZbin home page without skydiving video’s popping up. That’s how I found your channel. Once I retire I will be able to take back the joy of living the rest of my life to fullest. That includes getting back in the sky under a canopy as well as getting back current as a fixed wing private pilot. Thank for sharing your experiences and your words of encouragement👍🏽👊🏽🪂

[@Peter.Junior_]

Wow this got me so hyped when I read it. I'm hiking near the Himalayas right now and it gave me the motivation I needed. It's never too late!

[@BWS952]

great vid. subbed. when you tracked too long too low, did your AAD fire? btw i need that final push lol

[@Peter.Junior_]

Whats up, so I did not go low enough for my AAD had to deploy (Gratefully), I just went way below what. normal student should me doing but lessons were learned haha. Feel free to DM me on Instagram if you need: @peter.junior_

[@RonnieBishop-jq6vv]

That movie is the reason for my first jump on the 11th

[@Peter.Junior_]

Hell yeah man, hope it went well!

[@steveblais4470]

Been watching a lot of these AFF videos. Making the call tomorrow to reserve MY AFF course for next week. Scared but excited. I'm 49band have put this off for way too long.

[@Peter.Junior_]

It's never too late my man, we're all the same in mid air haha

[@steveblais4470]

@@Peter.Junior_ 💯, jumped last week now just waiting for blueskies to complete AFF

[@robertpowell5447]

Cool. Authentic video

[@Peter.Junior_]

Really appreciate it!

[@EmiliaRivera-i6y]

I just went to paraclete today! In Raeford, NC. I want to start their course!

[@ferben1990]

So cool Video! Ich finished my skydiving license last year! I Can imagine how are you feeling.... Blueskies buddy :)

[@Peter.Junior_]

See you in the big blue my friend!

[@tudi]

Aren’t 2 instructors jumping with you on the first level? I only saw one in the recording :/ Congrats on passing the course! I wanna get it done this year (started it in 2021 but had to stop after the first level because life as well 😊)

[@Peter.Junior_]

It took me a full year to get this done because life is definitely a factor haha. As for your question, some drop zones do 2 instructors but I didn’t learn that until I finished 😂. Typically it’s based on the amount of instructors that a drop zone has. If they have few then they can only do 1 at a time so that they can get more students through the program

[@reidhanson4827]

Hey great video man, did my first tandem last weekend, and signed right up for the whole A license package at a DZ down here in Florida. One question, did the instructors/coaches video each jump and review that with you?

[@Peter.Junior_]

Heck yeah, hope you're journey is going well. They did video every single jump and went over most of them. There were some days where the drop zone was really busy and they needed to get back on a plane but always made sure to at least tell me their thoughts after landing even if we did not have the time to review the video in detail.

[@JewishKeto]

I’m planning to go for my AFF. :)

[@Peter.Junior_]

Hope you're well on your way homie!

[@WhatsupZak]

Great vid man, glad you got it done, how many jumps are you up to? I saw in a comment that you moved to Chicago. I’ll be down at SDC this year, but you should come visit us at Skydive Milwaukee. We are the only club in the area that jumps year round. You can stay current and jump all winter.

[@Peter.Junior_]

That's great to know, I am currently doing some backpacking in Asia but if I move back to Chicago I can definitely pop on over in the Winter

[@anthonyreeves2322]

Did my first tadem jump and signed up for aff school the second my feet landed just finished my second tadem and am ready for my first solo jump thank you for the video was very helpful to me

[@Ailrent]

What brand is your helmet? It looks sick :)

[@Peter.Junior_]

Thanks mate, the brand is Cookie Helmets. Best in the biz

[@ellie.ivanova]

Whoa! Great video and very inspiring. I was supposed to start my AFF course in 2 days, but my instructor told me that I might be too weak for the canopy steering and landing, so I am trying to train Does anyone have any tips for good exercises so that I can be ready when I show up for the trial in a week?

[@steveblais4470]

Crossfit, another great community also

[@Peter.Junior_]

Hope you're doing well in your training and starting your AFF journey soon!

[@malcolmkeith816]

Nice, I haven't done a jump since april 2021, I think april 2023 will be the year and month I start my A license... congrats

[@Peter.Junior_]

Get it done my man! You’ve done the hardest part of doing the first jump

[@loganwc99]

So glad I learned at Paraclete. See ya around the dz blue skies 🤙🏼

[@Peter.Junior_]

See ya in da big blue!

[@julienturlure]

Great video !! Thank you !! 😊

[@Peter.Junior_]

Thank you for watching!

[@Un7uckyy]

I had my first tandem jump 3 days ago, just in time before my 26th birthday yesterday, as I planned it to be.... and uhm,, I still don't know what words to choose to express how i felt. It was the best experience of my life, but I was also very nervous and anxious and afraid that I would back out at the last minute, and just a whole lot of mental massacre, which after the jump I realised it was completely unnecessary. Even now, when I think about the precise moment of maximum fear before jumping and the first 5 seconds after leaving the plane, I can't help it but laugh at myself. It was like my soul left my body for a split second and came back xD Even wanted to jump a second time that day. But maybe next year, I will go again, tandem of course, to at least, fully internalize the experience xD For anyone that is reading comments and thinking about trying it out, PLEASE GO. You will have a whole other perspective of the sport and how to feel when you see you can push past your own limits. What a day ...

[@juuh2345]

Amazing video! I'm going to start my journey next month, good to see your inspiring experience, and good storytelling :) Coudn't find your Ig thought

[@Peter.Junior_]

Thanks so much my man, best of luck in your journey. My IG is now @Peter.junior_

[@chrismealler]

really thinking about starting my AFF however I think im most terrified of piloting the canopy lol. I just have no clue how to do it, how much or how little to pull, not make it stall, etc. And to have to do that completely alone is terrifying. what did they teach you before your first jump to pilot the canopy?

[@Peter.Junior_]

@@chrismealler I actually just took my canopy course and practiced stalling. It’s actually kind of fun 😂 You learn a good amount about flying your canopy but if you are particularly trying to improve on that then taking a canopy course would forsure help

[@chrismealler]

@@Peter.Junior_ oh I’m sure I would once I actually get into it more. I just mean that first jump you do for the AFF course. Like the falling with instructors holding on to you isn’t scary, it’s more maneuvering the canopy down to the ground safely on your own.

[@Peter.Junior_]

@@chrismealler ​​⁠they’ll go over landing patterns pretty thoroughly before your first jump. That’s one of those things tho that you just have to learn while doing. Going right and left is all you need to really do at the beginning. Conditions and maneuver also vary by locations. The student canopies are also bigger and slower

[@japoske2]

Interesting to see that your first jump was with single instructor that is not on the pilot shute side

[@Peter.Junior_]

Yeah I thought so too haha. Might be that we could jump more since needing less instructors

[@japoske2]

@@Peter.Junior_ to be fair, there's that red pully that allows to deploy the pilot chute from any side. Yeah, my course was 8-9 jumps. The requirements were the same for A.

[@SeanRaff-j2y]

I’m in for level 1 in August !!!

[@reecetadina7753]

18 jumps!? my course was 8 jumps plus 1 tandem jump

[@sbk435]

I have to do such adventure, It's my dream,l have enjoyed this video😅

[@brucolomer8686]

So what plan was that? AFF is like 8 or something jumps i dont rely know forshure bc i havent taken it but what plan was that?

[@Peter.Junior_]

I think that would vary by dropzone so I would just call your local one and ask what plan encompasses everything needed to get your A license

[@traybuck3691]

I really wanna do it, but how much does it cost to do everything?

[@Peter.Junior_]

@@traybuck3691 I bought everything up front and it was around $2,700

[@traybuck3691]

@@Peter.Junior_ thank you!!

[@lobbyrobby]

2 weeks ago I did a tandem. I loved it so now I'm thinking about a class A. However, when I watch a video like this I'm still terrified thinking about jumping out of a plane again lol.

[@Peter.Junior_]

Haha I completely feel you on that. I just had to dive in to the full program in order to get myself to go through with it. It gets a lot easier tho after the first couple of jumps when you realize that it is a relatively safe sport

[@Nvrlxnd_]

I start my AFF January 7th. At triangle skydiving in louisburg,NC so come join me!!

[@lobbyrobby]

@@Nvrlxnd_ that's a tad to far away for me 😔

[@roshnilimbu6610]

How much did you invest in getting your skydiving A license?

[@Peter.Junior_]

It was $3K for the whole AFF course. That includes the license, the gear and every jump

[@chadnickols-wk1ww]

I just started my aff course do you have any advise?

[@Peter.Junior_]

Forsure. Take it one jump at a time, have fun with it (take a break if you need to) and one thing I do is have a little routine before heading to the drop zone. I stretch, eat a good breakfast (not too much), chug some water, listen to some of my favorite songs, clean my helmet, etc. it helps get me in the right mindset. Best of luck!

[@praveenmadakam1117]

Is it easy to get job after b certificate?? Is it good career option??

[@Peter.Junior_]

I am not sure about it as a career option as I only do it as a hobby but the instructors and coaches that I have met have put a lot of work into getting their certifications

[@Paramoto959]

I’d like to know why you chose Paraclete over Raleigh Skydiving? 😎

[@Peter.Junior_]

Haha well I had some friends who went to Paraclete so they recommended it. I knew the Golden Knights trained there as well so I thought that would be cool to see

[@Paramoto959]

@@Peter.Junior_ makes sense RSD is sooooo much closer tho 🤣

[@Peter.Junior_]

@@Paramoto959 it definitely is haha. I went there a couple of times after I got my license

[@Paramoto959]

@@Peter.Junior_ can I ask what you think of the instructors / facility and stuff? I’m a complete newb, done a tandem looking to do an AFF somewhere, and RSD is 20 minutes from my house. 😎

[@Peter.Junior_]

@@Paramoto959 Sure thing, RSD had some nice instructors although I did not get to jump with them personally since I no longer was required to. The facility was pretty up to par with Paraclete as well but I did like the Paraclete Drop Zone a bit better. Paraclete has a lot more Military Personnel since it is close to Fort Bragg so all of those instructors and coaches had more of that demeanor which I really looked up to. Either way I don't think you can go wrong. I have gone to various drop zones now and have felt that the community as a whole is inviting and patient when it comes to new skydivers

[@abraham2634]

Congrats.

[@teagankonnerth1654]

small correction there: tracking(for the beginners) is so you can seperate from each other before deploying the parachute...theres actually a word for people who track towards someone else...its called a meat-missleXD

[@Peter.Junior_]

Thanks for the input!

[@Misdirecting]

Learning to "Fall" *

[@Peter.Junior_]

@@Misdirectingcorrect haha

[@nikolamirkov697]

How much money you need until your 25 jump

[@Peter.Junior_]

@@nikolamirkov697 the program I did was around $3K upfront. That was all bundled together. If you pay for them separately then it would probably cost more

[@nikolamirkov697]

@@Peter.Junior_ thanks, and one more question 😁 Why they start spinning when they want a open parachute and lose control

[@nikolamirkov697]

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[@nikolamirkov697]

Like here and what you must to do then and how to stop spinning

[@Nvrlxnd_]

Wait is your DZ in louisburg? That’s where I am

[@Peter.Junior_]

I actually just moved to Chicago so my DZ is Skydive Chicago now haha

[@Nvrlxnd_]

@@Peter.Junior_ once I finish ny license I’ll come visit you & let’s jump

[@loganwc99]

There’s one near Raleigh and one near Fayetteville. Paraclete Xp is the one in raeford near Fayetteville. It’s the better of the two and has a awesome student program!

[@abraham2634]

U bad bad boy.

[@abraham2634]

Jk

[@itsjustme7750]

BRO don't talk so much dang.....you only show 2second clips....Not nearly enough to see what ur actually doing.....we wanted to see more video time...

[@SkydiveHake]

Show the whole jump in long form instead of showing a clip and cut back to you talking.

[@Peter.Junior_]

Thanks for the feedback, maybe I’ll post the whole jump video but this is more a Vlog style video