I'm looking to get into the sport and make my first jump soon. However, the DZ nearest to me doesn't have SL or AFF; it's got a program with 5 Tandem jumps, 5 IAFs, 5 solo freefalls, and 10 RW coached jumps. It's certainly a significant drive (2-4 hours) to get to any other DZ, but it's doable. Anyways, how much better are the AFF and SL methods to this one, if at all? Should I find a place that offers one of these two or just head to the place about half an hour from my house with the program I mentioned?
