USPA D LICENSE ACTUAL / NEWEST
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
2026 | Study Guide | A+
• Max ground winds for solo students w/ ram-air canopies -✓✓14 mph
• Max ground winds for solo students w/ round reserves -✓✓10 mph
• Max ground winds for licensed skydivers -✓✓unlimited
• Minimum opening alt for tandem jumps -✓✓4,500ft
• Minimum opening alt for all students and A-license holders -✓✓3,000ft
• Minimum opening alt for all B-license holders -✓✓2,500ft
• Minimum opening alt for all C and D-license holders -✓✓2,500ft (waiverable to
2,000ft)
• Minimum drop-zone clearance distances for solo students and A-license holders -
✓✓330ft
• Minimum drop-zone clearance distances for B and C-license holders -✓✓165ft
• Minimum drop-zone clearance distances for D-license holders -✓✓40ft
• What communication type is required to be present on the DZ during jump operations?
-✓✓manned ground-to-air
• For night jumps, how bright must a jumper's light be under canopy? -✓✓Visible for 3
statute miles
• What are students required to have until they have an A-license? -✓✓helmet,
piggyback harness/container system,visual altimeter, AAD, main ram-air canopy,
steerable reserve
• When is supplemental O2 mandatory? -✓✓higher than 15,000ft MSL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
2026 | Study Guide | A+
• Max ground winds for solo students w/ ram-air canopies -✓✓14 mph
• Max ground winds for solo students w/ round reserves -✓✓10 mph
• Max ground winds for licensed skydivers -✓✓unlimited
• Minimum opening alt for tandem jumps -✓✓4,500ft
• Minimum opening alt for all students and A-license holders -✓✓3,000ft
• Minimum opening alt for all B-license holders -✓✓2,500ft
• Minimum opening alt for all C and D-license holders -✓✓2,500ft (waiverable to
2,000ft)
• Minimum drop-zone clearance distances for solo students and A-license holders -
✓✓330ft
• Minimum drop-zone clearance distances for B and C-license holders -✓✓165ft
• Minimum drop-zone clearance distances for D-license holders -✓✓40ft
• What communication type is required to be present on the DZ during jump operations?
-✓✓manned ground-to-air
• For night jumps, how bright must a jumper's light be under canopy? -✓✓Visible for 3
statute miles
• What are students required to have until they have an A-license? -✓✓helmet,
piggyback harness/container system,visual altimeter, AAD, main ram-air canopy,
steerable reserve
• When is supplemental O2 mandatory? -✓✓higher than 15,000ft MSL