Level 1- you will jump with 2 instructors. You will follow a planned sequence to demonstrate good body position and altitude awareness, along with 'practice pulls' to locate your deployment handle. You'll pull your own parachute and fly back to the landing area, with guidance from your instructors by radio.

On levels 2 and 3 you still have 2 instructors, but we expect to see an improvement in body position and awareness. On level 3 you should be able to demonstrate control so that both instructors can release you to fly on your own!

Now that you've satisfied us that you have the required control in freefall, on level 4 you will have just 1 instructor jumping with you. On this jump the objective is to start and stop controlled turns in both directions

Level 5 reinforces the turns, with any improvements from the previous jump. Your instructor may add other freefall exercises depending on your performance.

On level 6 things get really fun! This is your first solo exit from the aircraft; on all previous levels your instructor is holding onto you for the exit. Next you will do a backloop to show your instructor that you can regain stability after a tumble. Then we introduce tracking which is horizontal movement across the sky - now you really are superman!

Level 7 is about putting everything together - therefore you'll demonstrate a full sequence of solo exit, backloop, tracking and turns. During the jump you'll need to demonstrate altitude awareness and control throughout.

Level 8 is what we call a 'hop and pop' - leaving the aircraft at an altitude of around 5000ft. You'll do a stable exit and pull your parachute after a short delay therefore simulating having to exit in an emergency.

Consolidation jumps (often called "consols") are the 10 solo skydives a student must complete after finishing AFF Levels.