Page 1 of 117
USPA AFF Instructor Rating Exam ACTUAL Exam ALL 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR
USPA AFF Instructor Rating Exam
Full Exam Coverage Areas
This comprehensive practice exam covers all major knowledge domains required for the USPA
AFF Instructor Rating, including:
• AFF program structure and category objectives (A–H)
• Instructor duties and evaluation standards
• Pre-jump briefings and ground training requirements
• Freefall teaching techniques and in-air problem solving
• Emergency procedures (student and instructor)
• Altitude awareness and deployment priorities
• Student grips, releases, and recovery techniques
• Communication methods (hand signals, physical input)
• Risk management and safety decision-making
• USPA SIM and IRM policy knowledge
1
, Page 2 of 117
• Equipment systems (student rigs, AADs, RSLs, MARDs)
• Aircraft procedures and exit organization
• Canopy control coaching and landing priorities
• AFF evaluation standards and failure criteria
• Weather minimums and operational limitations
• Human factors and instructional methodology
• Post-jump debriefing techniques
• Instructor professionalism and ethics
BATCH 1
Questions 1–50 (Complete With Answers and Rationales)
QUESTION 1
What is the primary objective of Category A in the AFF program?
A. Introduce solo freefall maneuvers
B. Establish stable freefall and altitude awareness
2
, Page 3 of 117
C. Teach advanced tracking skills
D. Conduct hop-and-pop exits
CORRECT ANSWER: B
RATIONALE: Category A focuses on basic stability, instructor-assisted deployment, and
establishing reliable altitude awareness. Advanced maneuvers occur later in the program.
QUESTION 2
An AFF Instructor must initiate deployment for a student if:
A. The student is unstable below the planned deployment altitude
B. The instructor is uncomfortable
C. The student signals OK
D. The exit was unstable
CORRECT ANSWER: A
RATIONALE: Instructor intervention is required if instability or inaction threatens safe
deployment altitude. Safety overrides all other concerns.
QUESTION 3
During freefall, the most critical task is:
A. Docking technique
3
, Page 4 of 117
B. Student hand signals
C. Altitude awareness
D. Body symmetry
CORRECT ANSWER: C
RATIONALE: Altitude awareness is life-critical. All other instructional goals are secondary to
ensuring safe deployment altitude.
QUESTION 4
If one AFF Instructor loses grip immediately after exit on Category A, the priority is to:
A. Re-dock instantly regardless of stability
B. Stay level and assist as needed
C. Deploy immediately
D. Wave off the jump
CORRECT ANSWER: B
RATIONALE: The instructor must remain level and assist in maintaining student stability rather
than creating additional instability.
QUESTION 5
4
USPA AFF Instructor Rating Exam ACTUAL Exam ALL 200
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR
USPA AFF Instructor Rating Exam
Full Exam Coverage Areas
This comprehensive practice exam covers all major knowledge domains required for the USPA
AFF Instructor Rating, including:
• AFF program structure and category objectives (A–H)
• Instructor duties and evaluation standards
• Pre-jump briefings and ground training requirements
• Freefall teaching techniques and in-air problem solving
• Emergency procedures (student and instructor)
• Altitude awareness and deployment priorities
• Student grips, releases, and recovery techniques
• Communication methods (hand signals, physical input)
• Risk management and safety decision-making
• USPA SIM and IRM policy knowledge
1
, Page 2 of 117
• Equipment systems (student rigs, AADs, RSLs, MARDs)
• Aircraft procedures and exit organization
• Canopy control coaching and landing priorities
• AFF evaluation standards and failure criteria
• Weather minimums and operational limitations
• Human factors and instructional methodology
• Post-jump debriefing techniques
• Instructor professionalism and ethics
BATCH 1
Questions 1–50 (Complete With Answers and Rationales)
QUESTION 1
What is the primary objective of Category A in the AFF program?
A. Introduce solo freefall maneuvers
B. Establish stable freefall and altitude awareness
2
, Page 3 of 117
C. Teach advanced tracking skills
D. Conduct hop-and-pop exits
CORRECT ANSWER: B
RATIONALE: Category A focuses on basic stability, instructor-assisted deployment, and
establishing reliable altitude awareness. Advanced maneuvers occur later in the program.
QUESTION 2
An AFF Instructor must initiate deployment for a student if:
A. The student is unstable below the planned deployment altitude
B. The instructor is uncomfortable
C. The student signals OK
D. The exit was unstable
CORRECT ANSWER: A
RATIONALE: Instructor intervention is required if instability or inaction threatens safe
deployment altitude. Safety overrides all other concerns.
QUESTION 3
During freefall, the most critical task is:
A. Docking technique
3
, Page 4 of 117
B. Student hand signals
C. Altitude awareness
D. Body symmetry
CORRECT ANSWER: C
RATIONALE: Altitude awareness is life-critical. All other instructional goals are secondary to
ensuring safe deployment altitude.
QUESTION 4
If one AFF Instructor loses grip immediately after exit on Category A, the priority is to:
A. Re-dock instantly regardless of stability
B. Stay level and assist as needed
C. Deploy immediately
D. Wave off the jump
CORRECT ANSWER: B
RATIONALE: The instructor must remain level and assist in maintaining student stability rather
than creating additional instability.
QUESTION 5
4
