USPA SKYDIVING B MOCK PAPER QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔If altitude permits, the jumper should make no more than ____ to solve the problem
- ✔✔two attempts or a total of no more than two additional seconds
✔✔in the event of a pilot chute in tow - ✔✔1: pull the reserve immediately because of
the high descent rate or
2: cut away then deploy the reserve
✔✔horseshoe - ✔✔partial malfunction the container is open but the parachute is not
properly deployed because something is snagged on the system), bag lock, streamer,
lineover, line pressure knots, major (unlandable) canopy damage, and other open-
canopy malfunctions
✔✔cloud clearance at or above 10,000 feet - ✔✔minimum distance from
clouds is 1,000 feet under, 1,000 feet over, and 1 mile horizontally from clouds. Flight
visibility must be at least 5 miles
✔✔cloud clearance at or below 10,000 feet - ✔✔minimum distance from clouds is 500
feet under, 1,000 feet over, and
2,000 feet horizontally from clouds. Flight visibility must be at least 3 miles
✔✔For planned deployment initiation at 3,000 feet, approximately how long should an
average-sized jumper fall after exiting at 5,000 feet? - ✔✔15 seconds
✔✔What is the most appropriate response to loss of heading control in freefall? -
✔✔Altitude, Arch, Legs, Relax
✔✔What is the best way to avoid a canopy collision when turning? - ✔✔Look first in the
direction of the turn
, ✔✔What is the quickest and safest way to change heading immediately after opening? -
✔✔Rear riser turn with the brakes still set
✔✔How would you steer a parachute that has a broken brake line? - ✔✔Use the rear
risers
✔✔How would you prepare to land a canopy using the rear risers to flare - ✔✔Practice
with rear-riser flares at altitude with that canopy during a routine jump
✔✔Describe your procedure for landing on a building - ✔✔Disconnect the RSL (if time),
contact the building feet first, PLF, cut away after landing on top of a building, wait for
competent help
✔✔What is the purpose of the automatic activation device - ✔✔To back up the jumper's
emergency procedures
✔✔Describe the "check of threes - ✔✔Check three-ring release system for correct
assembly and RSL; three points of harness attachment for snap assembly or correct
routing and adjustment; three operation handles—main activation, cutaway, reserve
✔✔What must the spotter do to determine what is directly underneath the aircraft while
on jump run? - ✔✔Place head completely outside the aircraft and look straight down
✔✔How far horizontally must jumpers be from any cloud? below 10,000 feet MSL? -
✔✔below 10,000 feet MSL? 2,000 feet;
✔✔How far horizontally must jumpers be from any cloud? 10,000 feet MSL and above?
- ✔✔b. 10,000 feet MSL and above? one mile
✔✔What are the minimum visibility requirements below 10,000 feet MSL - ✔✔below
10,000 feet MSL? three miles
✔✔What are the minimum visibility requirements 10,000 feet MSL and above -
✔✔10,000 feet MSL and above? five miles
✔✔Who is responsible for a jumper observing cloud clearance requirements -
✔✔Jumper and pilot
✔✔According to the BSRs, what is the latest a student may jump - ✔✔All student jumps
must be completed by sunset
AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔If altitude permits, the jumper should make no more than ____ to solve the problem
- ✔✔two attempts or a total of no more than two additional seconds
✔✔in the event of a pilot chute in tow - ✔✔1: pull the reserve immediately because of
the high descent rate or
2: cut away then deploy the reserve
✔✔horseshoe - ✔✔partial malfunction the container is open but the parachute is not
properly deployed because something is snagged on the system), bag lock, streamer,
lineover, line pressure knots, major (unlandable) canopy damage, and other open-
canopy malfunctions
✔✔cloud clearance at or above 10,000 feet - ✔✔minimum distance from
clouds is 1,000 feet under, 1,000 feet over, and 1 mile horizontally from clouds. Flight
visibility must be at least 5 miles
✔✔cloud clearance at or below 10,000 feet - ✔✔minimum distance from clouds is 500
feet under, 1,000 feet over, and
2,000 feet horizontally from clouds. Flight visibility must be at least 3 miles
✔✔For planned deployment initiation at 3,000 feet, approximately how long should an
average-sized jumper fall after exiting at 5,000 feet? - ✔✔15 seconds
✔✔What is the most appropriate response to loss of heading control in freefall? -
✔✔Altitude, Arch, Legs, Relax
✔✔What is the best way to avoid a canopy collision when turning? - ✔✔Look first in the
direction of the turn
, ✔✔What is the quickest and safest way to change heading immediately after opening? -
✔✔Rear riser turn with the brakes still set
✔✔How would you steer a parachute that has a broken brake line? - ✔✔Use the rear
risers
✔✔How would you prepare to land a canopy using the rear risers to flare - ✔✔Practice
with rear-riser flares at altitude with that canopy during a routine jump
✔✔Describe your procedure for landing on a building - ✔✔Disconnect the RSL (if time),
contact the building feet first, PLF, cut away after landing on top of a building, wait for
competent help
✔✔What is the purpose of the automatic activation device - ✔✔To back up the jumper's
emergency procedures
✔✔Describe the "check of threes - ✔✔Check three-ring release system for correct
assembly and RSL; three points of harness attachment for snap assembly or correct
routing and adjustment; three operation handles—main activation, cutaway, reserve
✔✔What must the spotter do to determine what is directly underneath the aircraft while
on jump run? - ✔✔Place head completely outside the aircraft and look straight down
✔✔How far horizontally must jumpers be from any cloud? below 10,000 feet MSL? -
✔✔below 10,000 feet MSL? 2,000 feet;
✔✔How far horizontally must jumpers be from any cloud? 10,000 feet MSL and above?
- ✔✔b. 10,000 feet MSL and above? one mile
✔✔What are the minimum visibility requirements below 10,000 feet MSL - ✔✔below
10,000 feet MSL? three miles
✔✔What are the minimum visibility requirements 10,000 feet MSL and above -
✔✔10,000 feet MSL and above? five miles
✔✔Who is responsible for a jumper observing cloud clearance requirements -
✔✔Jumper and pilot
✔✔According to the BSRs, what is the latest a student may jump - ✔✔All student jumps
must be completed by sunset
