USPA Cat E exam with answers |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What happens to a jumper's fall rate when performing
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rolls, loops, or other free flying maneuvers? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Increases |\
What happens to a visual altimeter when it's in the
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jumper's burble? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Reads
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unreliably
What is the best way to recover from a stall to a full glide?
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Smoothly raise the controls
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Describe an aerodynamic stall as it applies to a ram-air
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canopy? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Stable state of
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decreased glide and increased rate of descent |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
When does a dynamic stall occur? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔At the end of a flare when the jumper begins to rock
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back under the canopy
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What happens after a dynamic stall if the tail is held lower
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than the nose? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Full stall
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, What is the best way to determine a canopy's optimum
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flare speed and depth for landing? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Practice different rates of flare entry at different |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
depths of flare |\ |\
Describe your procedure for landing in high winds. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Stay well downwind of any |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
obstacle, face into the wind early, disconnect the RSL,
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land with a PLF, pull one toggle down completely, and
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after landing, cut away if necessary.
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How many A-lines does a nine-cell canopy have? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔10 |\ |\
To what part of the canopy do the steering lines (brake
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lines) connect? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Tail or trailing
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edge
What lines go through the rear slider grommets? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C, D, and brakes |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Where does the main pilot chute bridle attach to the
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canopy? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Top center
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What happens to a jumper's fall rate when performing
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rolls, loops, or other free flying maneuvers? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Increases |\
What happens to a visual altimeter when it's in the
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jumper's burble? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Reads
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unreliably
What is the best way to recover from a stall to a full glide?
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Smoothly raise the controls
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Describe an aerodynamic stall as it applies to a ram-air
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canopy? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Stable state of
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decreased glide and increased rate of descent |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
When does a dynamic stall occur? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔At the end of a flare when the jumper begins to rock
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back under the canopy
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What happens after a dynamic stall if the tail is held lower
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than the nose? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Full stall
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, What is the best way to determine a canopy's optimum
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flare speed and depth for landing? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Practice different rates of flare entry at different |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
depths of flare |\ |\
Describe your procedure for landing in high winds. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Stay well downwind of any |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
obstacle, face into the wind early, disconnect the RSL,
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land with a PLF, pull one toggle down completely, and
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after landing, cut away if necessary.
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How many A-lines does a nine-cell canopy have? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔10 |\ |\
To what part of the canopy do the steering lines (brake
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lines) connect? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Tail or trailing
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edge
What lines go through the rear slider grommets? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C, D, and brakes |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Where does the main pilot chute bridle attach to the
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canopy? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Top center
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