USPA SKYDIVING A LICENSE COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Safety is accomplished by. Answer: reducing the risk factors
◉ BSR procedures apply to. Answer: ll jumps except those made under
military orders and those made because of in-flight emergencies
◉ A "skydive" is defined as. Answer: the descent of a person to the
surface from an aircraft in flight when he or she uses or intends to use a
parachute during all or part of that descent
◉ All persons participating in skydiving should be familiar with.
Answer: the Skydiver's Information Manual and all federal, state, and
local regulationsand rules pertaining to skydiving
◉ No skydive may be made in. Answer: violation of FAA regulations
◉ FAA regulations include. Answer: the use of restraint systems in the
aircraftby all skydivers during movement on the surface, takeoff, and
landing
,◉ All persons engaging in skydiving must. Answer: 1 Posses a current
FAA Third-Class Medical Certificate
2 Carry a certificate of physical fitness for skydiving from a registered
physician
3 Have completed the USPA recommended medical statement
◉ Any skydiver acting as parachutist-in-command on a tandem jump
must posses. Answer: a current Third Class Medical Certificate or
equivalent acceptable to USPA
◉ For skydives made within the U.S. and its territories and possessions,
skydivers must be ____ years old. Answer: 18
◉ All skydivers who are 16 or older and licensed prior to ______ are
exempt. Answer: May 1, 2014
◉ For skydives made outside the U.S. and its territories and possessions,
the minimum age is. Answer: specified by the country's requirements
◉ No person may make a parachute jump, or attempt to make a jump, if
that person is or appears to be under the influence of either. Answer:
alcohol or any drug that affects that person's faculties in any way
contrary to safety
, ◉ Maximum ground winds For all solo students. Answer: 14 mph for
ram-air canopies and 10 mph for round reserves
◉ Maximum ground winds for licensed skydivers are. Answer:
unlimited
◉ Minimum container opening Tandem jumps. Answer: 4,500 feet AGL
◉ Minimum container opening All students and A-license holders.
Answer: 3,000 feet AGL
◉ Minimum container opening B-license holders. Answer: 2,500 feet
AGL
◉ Minimum container opening C- and D-license holders. Answer: 2,500
feet AGL waiverable to a minimum altitude of 2,000 feet AGL
◉ minimum radial distances to the nearest hazard solo students and A-
license holders. Answer: 100 meters
◉ minimum radial distances to the nearest hazard B- and C-license
holders and all tandem skydives. Answer: 50 meters
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Safety is accomplished by. Answer: reducing the risk factors
◉ BSR procedures apply to. Answer: ll jumps except those made under
military orders and those made because of in-flight emergencies
◉ A "skydive" is defined as. Answer: the descent of a person to the
surface from an aircraft in flight when he or she uses or intends to use a
parachute during all or part of that descent
◉ All persons participating in skydiving should be familiar with.
Answer: the Skydiver's Information Manual and all federal, state, and
local regulationsand rules pertaining to skydiving
◉ No skydive may be made in. Answer: violation of FAA regulations
◉ FAA regulations include. Answer: the use of restraint systems in the
aircraftby all skydivers during movement on the surface, takeoff, and
landing
,◉ All persons engaging in skydiving must. Answer: 1 Posses a current
FAA Third-Class Medical Certificate
2 Carry a certificate of physical fitness for skydiving from a registered
physician
3 Have completed the USPA recommended medical statement
◉ Any skydiver acting as parachutist-in-command on a tandem jump
must posses. Answer: a current Third Class Medical Certificate or
equivalent acceptable to USPA
◉ For skydives made within the U.S. and its territories and possessions,
skydivers must be ____ years old. Answer: 18
◉ All skydivers who are 16 or older and licensed prior to ______ are
exempt. Answer: May 1, 2014
◉ For skydives made outside the U.S. and its territories and possessions,
the minimum age is. Answer: specified by the country's requirements
◉ No person may make a parachute jump, or attempt to make a jump, if
that person is or appears to be under the influence of either. Answer:
alcohol or any drug that affects that person's faculties in any way
contrary to safety
, ◉ Maximum ground winds For all solo students. Answer: 14 mph for
ram-air canopies and 10 mph for round reserves
◉ Maximum ground winds for licensed skydivers are. Answer:
unlimited
◉ Minimum container opening Tandem jumps. Answer: 4,500 feet AGL
◉ Minimum container opening All students and A-license holders.
Answer: 3,000 feet AGL
◉ Minimum container opening B-license holders. Answer: 2,500 feet
AGL
◉ Minimum container opening C- and D-license holders. Answer: 2,500
feet AGL waiverable to a minimum altitude of 2,000 feet AGL
◉ minimum radial distances to the nearest hazard solo students and A-
license holders. Answer: 100 meters
◉ minimum radial distances to the nearest hazard B- and C-license
holders and all tandem skydives. Answer: 50 meters
