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USPA Category H QUIZ ACTUAL Questions and
Verified Solutions Latest Update This Year
USPA Category H
QUESTION: 1) What is the danger of a loose or worn main container closing loop?
a) Premature deployment.
b) AAD fire.
c) Line over malfunction. - ANSWER-a) Premature deployment.
QUESTION: 2) Why must three-ring release cables be cleaned periodically?
a) Oxidation will cause microscopic burrs on metal which could tear fabric.
b) To remove tar build up.
c) Corrosion deposits cause them to bind. - ANSWER-c) Corrosion deposits cause them to bind.
Q; 3) Why is it important to look ahead during a swoop toward other jumpers in freefall?
a) To maximize your speed.
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b) To maintain heading.
c) To see others and avoid a collision. - ANSWER-c) To see others and avoid a collision.
QUESTION: 4) What is the fastest way to slow down from a freefall swoop approach?
a) Aggressive arch.
b) Slow fall position with arms forward and knees down.
c) Arms back at waist and legs straight. - ANSWER-b) Slow fall position with arms forward and
knees down.
QUESTION: 5) If you see that you have begun to turn too low to the ground for a safe landing,
what should be your first response?
a) Quickly use toggle controls to turn in the opposite direction.
b) Neutralize the turn and get the canopy overhead.
c) Prepare to PLF. - ANSWER-b) Neutralize the turn and get the canopy overhead.
QUESTION: 6) What effect does pulling on the front risers have on the canopy?
a) Dramatic increase in rate of descent.
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b) Dramatic decrease in rate of descent.
c) Dramatic increase in forward speed. - ANSWER-a) Dramatic increase in rate of descent.
QUESTION: 7) When performing front riser maneuvers, what should you do with the toggles?
a) Stow them.
b) Keep them away from the front risers.
c) Keep them in your hands. - ANSWER-c) Keep them in your hands.
QUESTION: 8) What are the two biggest dangers of front-riser maneuvers near the ground?
a) Collisions with other jumpers, collision with the ground.
b) Broken lines, collision with the ground.
c) Canopy stalls, collision with the ground. - ANSWER-a) Collisions with other jumpers, collision
with the ground.
QUESTION: 9) What are some of the possible results of a turn made too low to the ground?
a) Horseshoe malfunction.
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b) Serious injury or death.
c) Increased chance of landing on target. - ANSWER-b) Serious injury or death.
QUESTION: 10) What is the procedure for landing in water?
a) Inflate flotation device, disconnect chest strap and RSL, prepare for PLF, face into wind, flare,
hold breath, cut away once feet are wet, remove leg straps, swim upwind; if under the canopy,
dive deep and swim away or follow one seam until out from underneath.
b) Inflate flotation device, disconnect chest strap and RSL, prepare for PLF, face into wind, flare,
hold breath, cut away five to ten feet above water, remove leg straps, swim upwind; if under
the canopy, dive deep and swim away or follow one seam until out from underneath.
c) Inflate flotation device, prepare for PLF, face into wind, flare, hold breath, remove leg straps,
swim upwind; if under the canopy, dive deep and swim away or follow one seam until out from
underneath. - ANSWER-a) Inflate flotation device, disconnect chest strap and RSL, prepare for
PLF, face into wind, flare, hold breath, cut away once feet are wet, remove leg straps, swim
upwind; if under the canopy, dive deep and swim away or follow one seam until out from
underneath.
QUESTION: 11) What is the maximum percentage of visible wear allowable on a main closing
loop?
a) fifty percent
b) twenty-five percent
USPA Category H QUIZ ACTUAL Questions and
Verified Solutions Latest Update This Year
USPA Category H
QUESTION: 1) What is the danger of a loose or worn main container closing loop?
a) Premature deployment.
b) AAD fire.
c) Line over malfunction. - ANSWER-a) Premature deployment.
QUESTION: 2) Why must three-ring release cables be cleaned periodically?
a) Oxidation will cause microscopic burrs on metal which could tear fabric.
b) To remove tar build up.
c) Corrosion deposits cause them to bind. - ANSWER-c) Corrosion deposits cause them to bind.
Q; 3) Why is it important to look ahead during a swoop toward other jumpers in freefall?
a) To maximize your speed.
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b) To maintain heading.
c) To see others and avoid a collision. - ANSWER-c) To see others and avoid a collision.
QUESTION: 4) What is the fastest way to slow down from a freefall swoop approach?
a) Aggressive arch.
b) Slow fall position with arms forward and knees down.
c) Arms back at waist and legs straight. - ANSWER-b) Slow fall position with arms forward and
knees down.
QUESTION: 5) If you see that you have begun to turn too low to the ground for a safe landing,
what should be your first response?
a) Quickly use toggle controls to turn in the opposite direction.
b) Neutralize the turn and get the canopy overhead.
c) Prepare to PLF. - ANSWER-b) Neutralize the turn and get the canopy overhead.
QUESTION: 6) What effect does pulling on the front risers have on the canopy?
a) Dramatic increase in rate of descent.
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b) Dramatic decrease in rate of descent.
c) Dramatic increase in forward speed. - ANSWER-a) Dramatic increase in rate of descent.
QUESTION: 7) When performing front riser maneuvers, what should you do with the toggles?
a) Stow them.
b) Keep them away from the front risers.
c) Keep them in your hands. - ANSWER-c) Keep them in your hands.
QUESTION: 8) What are the two biggest dangers of front-riser maneuvers near the ground?
a) Collisions with other jumpers, collision with the ground.
b) Broken lines, collision with the ground.
c) Canopy stalls, collision with the ground. - ANSWER-a) Collisions with other jumpers, collision
with the ground.
QUESTION: 9) What are some of the possible results of a turn made too low to the ground?
a) Horseshoe malfunction.
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b) Serious injury or death.
c) Increased chance of landing on target. - ANSWER-b) Serious injury or death.
QUESTION: 10) What is the procedure for landing in water?
a) Inflate flotation device, disconnect chest strap and RSL, prepare for PLF, face into wind, flare,
hold breath, cut away once feet are wet, remove leg straps, swim upwind; if under the canopy,
dive deep and swim away or follow one seam until out from underneath.
b) Inflate flotation device, disconnect chest strap and RSL, prepare for PLF, face into wind, flare,
hold breath, cut away five to ten feet above water, remove leg straps, swim upwind; if under
the canopy, dive deep and swim away or follow one seam until out from underneath.
c) Inflate flotation device, prepare for PLF, face into wind, flare, hold breath, remove leg straps,
swim upwind; if under the canopy, dive deep and swim away or follow one seam until out from
underneath. - ANSWER-a) Inflate flotation device, disconnect chest strap and RSL, prepare for
PLF, face into wind, flare, hold breath, cut away once feet are wet, remove leg straps, swim
upwind; if under the canopy, dive deep and swim away or follow one seam until out from
underneath.
QUESTION: 11) What is the maximum percentage of visible wear allowable on a main closing
loop?
a) fifty percent
b) twenty-five percent
