USPA Skydiving A license CAT A – H
Questions and Answers 100% Solved
How would you address the following routine opening problem: Slider stops halfway down?
Correct Answ_Pump rear risers or steering controls at the bottom of the stroke while
watching altitude to 2,500 feet.
How would you address the following routine opening problem: Closed end cells? Correct
Answ_Pull toggles to flare position and hold (or pull down rear risers and hold) and watch
altitude. If stubborn, determine controllability with turn and flare by 2,500 feet.
How would you address the following routine opening problem: Broken lines or other damage?
Correct Answ_Determine controllability and ability to flare by 2,500 feet.
How would you address the following routine opening problem: Good canopy that is turning?
Correct Answ_Be sure both brakes are released.
What is the appropriate action if below 1,000 feet without a landable parachute? Correct
Answ_Immediately deploy the reserve parachute, but not below 1,000 feet with an SOS system.
,If the pilot chute goes over the front of the canopy after it has opened, how can you tell if it's a
malfunction? Correct Answ_If the canopy flares and turns correctly, it is probably safe to
land.
What is the correct response to an open container in freefall using a hand-deployed system?
Correct Answ_No more than two tries or two seconds to locate and deploy the main pilot
chute; if no success, cut away and deploy the reserve.
If the pilot chute extracts the deployment bag from the parachute container (backpack) but the
deployment bag fails to release the parachute canopy for inflation, what is the correct response?
Correct Answ_Cut away and deploy the reserve.
If part of the deployed parachute is caught on the jumper or the equipment (horseshoe),what is
the correct response? Correct Answ_No more than two tries to clear the horseshoe; if no
success, cutaway and deploy the reserve.
What are the three legs of the canopy landing pattern with relation to the wind direction?
Correct Answ_Downwind (with the wind), base (across the wind but downwind of the
target), and final (into the wind).
, Why is it undesirable to land off the end of a runway? Correct Answ_Approaching and
departing aircraft.
In flat and stable freefall at terminal velocity, how long does it take an average jumper to fall
1,000 feet? Correct Answ_5.5 seconds
What is the correct procedure for recovering from instability to the belly-to-earth position?
Correct Answ_Altitude, arch, legs, relax.
Which is better, to pull at the planned altitude or to fall lower to get stable before pulling?
Correct Answ_Pull at the planned altitude, regardless of stability.
What is the purpose of the wave-off before deployment? Correct Answ_To signal other
jumpers.
What is the purpose of the parachute landing fall (PLF), and why is it important for skydivers?
Correct Answ_It protects against hard landings, and all skydivers have hard landings.
Questions and Answers 100% Solved
How would you address the following routine opening problem: Slider stops halfway down?
Correct Answ_Pump rear risers or steering controls at the bottom of the stroke while
watching altitude to 2,500 feet.
How would you address the following routine opening problem: Closed end cells? Correct
Answ_Pull toggles to flare position and hold (or pull down rear risers and hold) and watch
altitude. If stubborn, determine controllability with turn and flare by 2,500 feet.
How would you address the following routine opening problem: Broken lines or other damage?
Correct Answ_Determine controllability and ability to flare by 2,500 feet.
How would you address the following routine opening problem: Good canopy that is turning?
Correct Answ_Be sure both brakes are released.
What is the appropriate action if below 1,000 feet without a landable parachute? Correct
Answ_Immediately deploy the reserve parachute, but not below 1,000 feet with an SOS system.
,If the pilot chute goes over the front of the canopy after it has opened, how can you tell if it's a
malfunction? Correct Answ_If the canopy flares and turns correctly, it is probably safe to
land.
What is the correct response to an open container in freefall using a hand-deployed system?
Correct Answ_No more than two tries or two seconds to locate and deploy the main pilot
chute; if no success, cut away and deploy the reserve.
If the pilot chute extracts the deployment bag from the parachute container (backpack) but the
deployment bag fails to release the parachute canopy for inflation, what is the correct response?
Correct Answ_Cut away and deploy the reserve.
If part of the deployed parachute is caught on the jumper or the equipment (horseshoe),what is
the correct response? Correct Answ_No more than two tries to clear the horseshoe; if no
success, cutaway and deploy the reserve.
What are the three legs of the canopy landing pattern with relation to the wind direction?
Correct Answ_Downwind (with the wind), base (across the wind but downwind of the
target), and final (into the wind).
, Why is it undesirable to land off the end of a runway? Correct Answ_Approaching and
departing aircraft.
In flat and stable freefall at terminal velocity, how long does it take an average jumper to fall
1,000 feet? Correct Answ_5.5 seconds
What is the correct procedure for recovering from instability to the belly-to-earth position?
Correct Answ_Altitude, arch, legs, relax.
Which is better, to pull at the planned altitude or to fall lower to get stable before pulling?
Correct Answ_Pull at the planned altitude, regardless of stability.
What is the purpose of the wave-off before deployment? Correct Answ_To signal other
jumpers.
What is the purpose of the parachute landing fall (PLF), and why is it important for skydivers?
Correct Answ_It protects against hard landings, and all skydivers have hard landings.
