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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 - ✔️✔️If familiar with rear-riser
flares on that canopy, release both brakes and use the back risers to steer
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
What is the 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
What is 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 - ✔️✔️2,000 feet
How far horizontally must jumpers be from any cloud at 10,000 feet MSL and above - ✔️✔️one
mile
, What are the minimum visibility requirements below 10,000 feet MSL - ✔️✔️three miles
What are the minimum visibility requirements at 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
What is the technique for determining the point straight below the aircraft during jump run -
✔️✔️Determine two lines from the horizon, one ahead and one abreast, and find the
intersection of those two lines
What must the jumper look for below before exiting the aircraft - ✔️✔️Clouds and other aircraft
What happens to a visual altimeter when it's in the jumper's burble - ✔️✔️Reads unreliably
What is the best way to recover from a stall to full glide - ✔️✔️Smoothly raise the controls.
Describe an aerodynamic stall as it applies to a ram-air canopy - ✔️✔️Stable state of decreased
glide and increased rate of descent
When does a dynamic stall occur - ✔️✔️At the end of a flare when the jumper begins to rock
back under the canopy
What happens after a dynamic stall if the tail is held lower than the nose - ✔️✔️Full stall
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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 - ✔️✔️If familiar with rear-riser
flares on that canopy, release both brakes and use the back risers to steer
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
What is the 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
What is 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 - ✔️✔️2,000 feet
How far horizontally must jumpers be from any cloud at 10,000 feet MSL and above - ✔️✔️one
mile
, What are the minimum visibility requirements below 10,000 feet MSL - ✔️✔️three miles
What are the minimum visibility requirements at 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
What is the technique for determining the point straight below the aircraft during jump run -
✔️✔️Determine two lines from the horizon, one ahead and one abreast, and find the
intersection of those two lines
What must the jumper look for below before exiting the aircraft - ✔️✔️Clouds and other aircraft
What happens to a visual altimeter when it's in the jumper's burble - ✔️✔️Reads unreliably
What is the best way to recover from a stall to full glide - ✔️✔️Smoothly raise the controls.
Describe an aerodynamic stall as it applies to a ram-air canopy - ✔️✔️Stable state of decreased
glide and increased rate of descent
When does a dynamic stall occur - ✔️✔️At the end of a flare when the jumper begins to rock
back under the canopy
What happens after a dynamic stall if the tail is held lower than the nose - ✔️✔️Full stall
