USPA SKYDIVING A LICENSE FINAL PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ The appropriate altitude and surface winds
Answer: are to be determined prior to conducting any skydive.
◉ Night, water, and demonstration jumps are to be performed
only with
Answer: the advice of the local USPA S&TA, Instructor Examiner,
or Regional Director.
◉ pre-planned breakaway jumps are to be made by only
Answer: class C- and D-licenseholders using FAA TSO'ed
equipment
◉ Demonstration jumps into Level 2 areas require
Answer: a D license with a USPA PRO Rating for all jumpers,
including both tandem jump participants
◉ Contact canopy formation activity is
Answer: prohibited on tandem jumps
◉ Tandem jumps into stadiums
Answer: are prohibited
,◉ Any person performing a wingsuit jump must have
Answer: at least 200 skydives, and hold a current USPA license
◉ when performing night jumps, each skydiver must display a
light that is visible for at least
Answer: three statute miles from the time the jumper is under an
open parachute until landing
◉ ll skydivers wearing a round main or reserve canopy and all
solo students must wear flotation gear when the intended exit,
opening, or landing point is within
Answer: one mile of an open body of water (an open body of
water is defined as one in which a skydiver could drown)
◉ Supplementary oxygen available on the aircraft is mandatory
on skydives made from higher than
Answer: 15,000 feet
◉ You will want to demonstrate relatively effortless control of
______ before moving on to aerobatics
Answer: 90, 180, and 360 degree freefall turns
◉ Initiate a turn by
, Answer: changing the level of your upper arms to deflect air to
one side
◉ Assist the turn's effectiveness by
Answer: extending both legs slightly to counter the effects of
tension in the upper body.
◉ Any deviation from the neutral position (as when initiating a
turn) demands
Answer: more effort to maintain the rest of the body in neutral
◉ To regain lost control:
Answer: altitude, arch, legs, relax (neutral position), then pick a
new heading to maintain
◉ Stop all maneuvers at 5,000 feet and maintain a stable arch on
heading with positive leg pressure
Answer: through wave-off and deployment
◉ Calculating freefall time
Answer: ten seconds for the first 1,000 feet 5.5 seconds for each
additional thousand feet
◉ Steer using the rear risers with the brakes still set to
Answer: change heading quickly after opening.
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ The appropriate altitude and surface winds
Answer: are to be determined prior to conducting any skydive.
◉ Night, water, and demonstration jumps are to be performed
only with
Answer: the advice of the local USPA S&TA, Instructor Examiner,
or Regional Director.
◉ pre-planned breakaway jumps are to be made by only
Answer: class C- and D-licenseholders using FAA TSO'ed
equipment
◉ Demonstration jumps into Level 2 areas require
Answer: a D license with a USPA PRO Rating for all jumpers,
including both tandem jump participants
◉ Contact canopy formation activity is
Answer: prohibited on tandem jumps
◉ Tandem jumps into stadiums
Answer: are prohibited
,◉ Any person performing a wingsuit jump must have
Answer: at least 200 skydives, and hold a current USPA license
◉ when performing night jumps, each skydiver must display a
light that is visible for at least
Answer: three statute miles from the time the jumper is under an
open parachute until landing
◉ ll skydivers wearing a round main or reserve canopy and all
solo students must wear flotation gear when the intended exit,
opening, or landing point is within
Answer: one mile of an open body of water (an open body of
water is defined as one in which a skydiver could drown)
◉ Supplementary oxygen available on the aircraft is mandatory
on skydives made from higher than
Answer: 15,000 feet
◉ You will want to demonstrate relatively effortless control of
______ before moving on to aerobatics
Answer: 90, 180, and 360 degree freefall turns
◉ Initiate a turn by
, Answer: changing the level of your upper arms to deflect air to
one side
◉ Assist the turn's effectiveness by
Answer: extending both legs slightly to counter the effects of
tension in the upper body.
◉ Any deviation from the neutral position (as when initiating a
turn) demands
Answer: more effort to maintain the rest of the body in neutral
◉ To regain lost control:
Answer: altitude, arch, legs, relax (neutral position), then pick a
new heading to maintain
◉ Stop all maneuvers at 5,000 feet and maintain a stable arch on
heading with positive leg pressure
Answer: through wave-off and deployment
◉ Calculating freefall time
Answer: ten seconds for the first 1,000 feet 5.5 seconds for each
additional thousand feet
◉ Steer using the rear risers with the brakes still set to
Answer: change heading quickly after opening.
