USPA SKYDIVING A LICENSE COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Safety is accomplished by
Answer: reducing the risk factors
◉ BSR procedures apply to
Answer: ll jumps except those made under military orders and
those made because of in-flight emergencies
◉ A "skydive" is defined as
Answer: the descent of a person to the surface from an aircraft in
flight when he or she uses or intends to use a parachute during all
or part of that descent
◉ All persons participating in skydiving should be familiar with
Answer: the Skydiver's Information Manual and all federal, state,
and local regulationsand rules pertaining to skydiving
◉ No skydive may be made in
Answer: violation of FAA regulations
◉ FAA regulations include
,Answer: the use of restraint systems in the aircraftby all skydivers
during movement on the surface, takeoff, and landing
◉ All persons engaging in skydiving must
Answer: 1 Posses a current FAA Third-Class Medical Certificate
2 Carry a certificate of physical fitness for skydiving from a
registered physician
3 Have completed the USPA recommended medical statement
◉ Any skydiver acting as parachutist-in-command on a tandem
jump must posses
Answer: a current Third Class Medical Certificate or equivalent
acceptable to USPA
◉ For skydives made within the U.S. and its territories and
possessions, skydivers must be ____ years old
Answer: 18
◉ All skydivers who are 16 or older and licensed prior to ______
are exempt.
Answer: May 1, 2014
◉ For skydives made outside the U.S. and its territories and
possessions, the minimum age is
Answer: specified by the country's requirements
, ◉ No person may make a parachute jump, or attempt to make a
jump, if that person is or appears to be under the influence of
either
Answer: alcohol or any drug that affects that person's faculties in
any way contrary to safety
◉ Maximum ground winds For all solo students
Answer: 14 mph for ram-air canopies and 10 mph for round
reserves
◉ Maximum ground winds for licensed skydivers are
Answer: unlimited
◉ Minimum container opening Tandem jumps
Answer: 4,500 feet AGL
◉ Minimum container opening All students and A-license holders
Answer: 3,000 feet AGL
◉ Minimum container opening B-license holders
Answer: 2,500 feet AGL
◉ Minimum container opening C- and D-license holders
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Safety is accomplished by
Answer: reducing the risk factors
◉ BSR procedures apply to
Answer: ll jumps except those made under military orders and
those made because of in-flight emergencies
◉ A "skydive" is defined as
Answer: the descent of a person to the surface from an aircraft in
flight when he or she uses or intends to use a parachute during all
or part of that descent
◉ All persons participating in skydiving should be familiar with
Answer: the Skydiver's Information Manual and all federal, state,
and local regulationsand rules pertaining to skydiving
◉ No skydive may be made in
Answer: violation of FAA regulations
◉ FAA regulations include
,Answer: the use of restraint systems in the aircraftby all skydivers
during movement on the surface, takeoff, and landing
◉ All persons engaging in skydiving must
Answer: 1 Posses a current FAA Third-Class Medical Certificate
2 Carry a certificate of physical fitness for skydiving from a
registered physician
3 Have completed the USPA recommended medical statement
◉ Any skydiver acting as parachutist-in-command on a tandem
jump must posses
Answer: a current Third Class Medical Certificate or equivalent
acceptable to USPA
◉ For skydives made within the U.S. and its territories and
possessions, skydivers must be ____ years old
Answer: 18
◉ All skydivers who are 16 or older and licensed prior to ______
are exempt.
Answer: May 1, 2014
◉ For skydives made outside the U.S. and its territories and
possessions, the minimum age is
Answer: specified by the country's requirements
, ◉ No person may make a parachute jump, or attempt to make a
jump, if that person is or appears to be under the influence of
either
Answer: alcohol or any drug that affects that person's faculties in
any way contrary to safety
◉ Maximum ground winds For all solo students
Answer: 14 mph for ram-air canopies and 10 mph for round
reserves
◉ Maximum ground winds for licensed skydivers are
Answer: unlimited
◉ Minimum container opening Tandem jumps
Answer: 4,500 feet AGL
◉ Minimum container opening All students and A-license holders
Answer: 3,000 feet AGL
◉ Minimum container opening B-license holders
Answer: 2,500 feet AGL
◉ Minimum container opening C- and D-license holders
