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USPA Skydiving B License Study Guide
Questions and Correct Answers
The USPA Basic Safety Requirements state that container openings
for B licensed skydivers must occur by Ans: — 2,500 ft AGL
A USPA B-license holder who has not jumped for more than 90
days should.... Ans: — Make at least one jump under the direct
supervision of a USPA instructional rating holder
Below 10,000 feet AGL, each jumper must maintain at least how
much horizontal separation from any cloud? Ans: — 500 feet
With regard to borrowing parachute equipment Ans: — All
jumpers receive adequate transition training for unfamiliar
equipment
If a water landing cannot be avoided, a jumper should Ans: — 1)
Land facing into the wind
2)Disconnect the chest strap while under canopy to facilitate
getting out of the harness
3)Prepare to execute a PLF (Parachute Landing Fall)
What may result if a jumper is recovering altitude (floating up)
under a free fall formation? Ans: — Collision with the formation
According to the Basic Safety Requirements, the minimum radial
distance allowed from the center of the target to the nearest
hazard for a B licensed skydiver is Ans: — 50 meters
An additional hazard(s) under canopy during night jumps may be
Ans: — 1)Moon shadow
2)Reduced Vision
3)Impaired depth perception
Night vision can begin to deteriorate starting at what altitude?
Ans: — 5,000 ft AGL
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USPA Skydiving B License Study Guide
Questions and Correct Answers
The USPA Basic Safety Requirements state that container openings
for B licensed skydivers must occur by Ans: — 2,500 ft AGL
A USPA B-license holder who has not jumped for more than 90
days should.... Ans: — Make at least one jump under the direct
supervision of a USPA instructional rating holder
Below 10,000 feet AGL, each jumper must maintain at least how
much horizontal separation from any cloud? Ans: — 500 feet
With regard to borrowing parachute equipment Ans: — All
jumpers receive adequate transition training for unfamiliar
equipment
If a water landing cannot be avoided, a jumper should Ans: — 1)
Land facing into the wind
2)Disconnect the chest strap while under canopy to facilitate
getting out of the harness
3)Prepare to execute a PLF (Parachute Landing Fall)
What may result if a jumper is recovering altitude (floating up)
under a free fall formation? Ans: — Collision with the formation
According to the Basic Safety Requirements, the minimum radial
distance allowed from the center of the target to the nearest
hazard for a B licensed skydiver is Ans: — 50 meters
An additional hazard(s) under canopy during night jumps may be
Ans: — 1)Moon shadow
2)Reduced Vision
3)Impaired depth perception
Night vision can begin to deteriorate starting at what altitude?
Ans: — 5,000 ft AGL
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