USPA CATEGORY G QUIZ 2026/2027: THE
COMPLETE 300-QUESTION PRACTICE
GUIDE FOR SKYDIVING CERTIFICATION
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+ (NEWEST!!)
1. What is the primary directional control when moving forward to dock in
freefall?
a) Arms
b) Legs
c) Shoulders
d) Head movement
Correct answer: b) Legs
2. What is the minimum break-off altitude for groups of five or fewer?
a) 1,000 feet above planned deployment altitude
b) 1,500 feet above planned deployment altitude
c) 2,000 feet above planned deployment altitude
d) 2,500 feet above planned deployment altitude
Correct answer: b) 1,500 feet above planned deployment altitude
3. What may result from recovering altitude (floating up) under a freefall
formation?
a) Formation will re-form quicker
b) Collision with formation, funnel
c) Premature AAD fire
d) Slower descent for all
Correct answer: b) Collision with formation, funnel
,4. What is the danger of entering a toggle turn too quickly?
a) Stall
b) Line twist
c) Lineover
d) Canopy collapse
Correct answer: b) Line twist
5. What does a canopy do after completing a maximum input toggle turn?
a) It stalls
b) It planes out
c) It dives
d) It collapses
Correct answer: c) It dives
6. What are the three biggest dangers of a hard toggle turn near the ground?
a) Line twist; collision with jumpers; collision with the ground
b) Stall; collision with jumpers; collision with the ground
c) Loss of control; collision with jumpers; stall
d) Line twist; stall; canopy collapse
Correct answer: a) Line twist; collision with jumpers; collision with the ground
7. What are the first things to do in the event of a collision and entanglement
with another jumper?
a) Cut away immediately
b) Clear entanglement, check condition of other jumper
c) Check altitude, establish communication
d) Deploy reserve immediately
Correct answer: c) Check altitude, establish communication
8. What is the correct response to a canopy entanglement with another jumper
below 1,000 feet if it appears the two canopies cannot be separated in time for
a safe landing?
,a) Cut away and prepare to PLF
b) Cut away and deploy the reserve
c) Deploy the reserve (may not be safe with an SOS system)
d) Ride it down and PLF
Correct answer: c) Deploy the reserve (may not be safe with an SOS system)
9. Describe your procedure for landing in trees.
a) Face into the wind, flare to half brakes, protect face and underarms, wait for help
b) Cut away 5–10 feet above tree tops, PLF
c) Use any maneuver to avoid trees
d) Deploy reserve just before impact
Correct answer: a) Face into the wind, flare to half brakes, protect face and
underarms, wait for help
10. What is the most critical aspect of closing the main container equipped with
a hand-deployed pilot chute?
a) Closing pin loop position
b) Bridle routing and placement
c) Orientation of closing pin
d) Tension on the closing flap
Correct answer: b) Bridle routing and placement
11. Why is it a bad idea to drag the harness and container system when stowing
the lines?
a) Foreign objects could get caught in the lines
b) It causes unnecessary wear on the three-ring release webbing and loops
c) Harness fabric colors will fade
d) It damages the pilot chute
Correct answer: b) It causes unnecessary wear on the three-ring release
webbing and loops
, 12. Who may maintain a main parachute system?
a) The owner of the system
b) The main parachute manufacturer
c) An FAA rigger
d) Any licensed skydiver
Correct answer: c) An FAA rigger
13. Why is it bad to leave a parachute in the sun?
a) Ultraviolet rays degrade nylon
b) Nylon overheats easily
c) The colors fade prematurely
d) It attracts moisture
Correct answer: a) Ultraviolet rays degrade nylon
14. What damage could occur from storing a parachute for prolonged periods
in a car during the summer?
a) Car exhaust fumes degrade materials
b) Nylon retains folds and will not open properly
c) Shorter life for AAD batteries, stow band degradation
d) Harness webbing stretches
Correct answer: c) Shorter life for AAD batteries, stow band degradation
15. What happens to Velcro touch fastener when it is used frequently?
a) It loses tackiness
b) Its durability increases
c) Nothing
d) It becomes stronger
Correct answer: a) It loses tackiness
16. What does a tall cumulus cloud indicate?
a) Calm weather
b) Thunderstorms in the area
COMPLETE 300-QUESTION PRACTICE
GUIDE FOR SKYDIVING CERTIFICATION
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+ (NEWEST!!)
1. What is the primary directional control when moving forward to dock in
freefall?
a) Arms
b) Legs
c) Shoulders
d) Head movement
Correct answer: b) Legs
2. What is the minimum break-off altitude for groups of five or fewer?
a) 1,000 feet above planned deployment altitude
b) 1,500 feet above planned deployment altitude
c) 2,000 feet above planned deployment altitude
d) 2,500 feet above planned deployment altitude
Correct answer: b) 1,500 feet above planned deployment altitude
3. What may result from recovering altitude (floating up) under a freefall
formation?
a) Formation will re-form quicker
b) Collision with formation, funnel
c) Premature AAD fire
d) Slower descent for all
Correct answer: b) Collision with formation, funnel
,4. What is the danger of entering a toggle turn too quickly?
a) Stall
b) Line twist
c) Lineover
d) Canopy collapse
Correct answer: b) Line twist
5. What does a canopy do after completing a maximum input toggle turn?
a) It stalls
b) It planes out
c) It dives
d) It collapses
Correct answer: c) It dives
6. What are the three biggest dangers of a hard toggle turn near the ground?
a) Line twist; collision with jumpers; collision with the ground
b) Stall; collision with jumpers; collision with the ground
c) Loss of control; collision with jumpers; stall
d) Line twist; stall; canopy collapse
Correct answer: a) Line twist; collision with jumpers; collision with the ground
7. What are the first things to do in the event of a collision and entanglement
with another jumper?
a) Cut away immediately
b) Clear entanglement, check condition of other jumper
c) Check altitude, establish communication
d) Deploy reserve immediately
Correct answer: c) Check altitude, establish communication
8. What is the correct response to a canopy entanglement with another jumper
below 1,000 feet if it appears the two canopies cannot be separated in time for
a safe landing?
,a) Cut away and prepare to PLF
b) Cut away and deploy the reserve
c) Deploy the reserve (may not be safe with an SOS system)
d) Ride it down and PLF
Correct answer: c) Deploy the reserve (may not be safe with an SOS system)
9. Describe your procedure for landing in trees.
a) Face into the wind, flare to half brakes, protect face and underarms, wait for help
b) Cut away 5–10 feet above tree tops, PLF
c) Use any maneuver to avoid trees
d) Deploy reserve just before impact
Correct answer: a) Face into the wind, flare to half brakes, protect face and
underarms, wait for help
10. What is the most critical aspect of closing the main container equipped with
a hand-deployed pilot chute?
a) Closing pin loop position
b) Bridle routing and placement
c) Orientation of closing pin
d) Tension on the closing flap
Correct answer: b) Bridle routing and placement
11. Why is it a bad idea to drag the harness and container system when stowing
the lines?
a) Foreign objects could get caught in the lines
b) It causes unnecessary wear on the three-ring release webbing and loops
c) Harness fabric colors will fade
d) It damages the pilot chute
Correct answer: b) It causes unnecessary wear on the three-ring release
webbing and loops
, 12. Who may maintain a main parachute system?
a) The owner of the system
b) The main parachute manufacturer
c) An FAA rigger
d) Any licensed skydiver
Correct answer: c) An FAA rigger
13. Why is it bad to leave a parachute in the sun?
a) Ultraviolet rays degrade nylon
b) Nylon overheats easily
c) The colors fade prematurely
d) It attracts moisture
Correct answer: a) Ultraviolet rays degrade nylon
14. What damage could occur from storing a parachute for prolonged periods
in a car during the summer?
a) Car exhaust fumes degrade materials
b) Nylon retains folds and will not open properly
c) Shorter life for AAD batteries, stow band degradation
d) Harness webbing stretches
Correct answer: c) Shorter life for AAD batteries, stow band degradation
15. What happens to Velcro touch fastener when it is used frequently?
a) It loses tackiness
b) Its durability increases
c) Nothing
d) It becomes stronger
Correct answer: a) It loses tackiness
16. What does a tall cumulus cloud indicate?
a) Calm weather
b) Thunderstorms in the area
