USPA SKYDIVING FINAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE SOLVED QUESTION
COLLECTION
◉ ll skydivers wearing a round main or reserve canopy and all solo
students must wear flotation gear when the intended exit, opening,
or landing point is within.
Answer: one mile of an open body of water (an open body of water is
defined as one in which a skydiver could drown)
◉ Supplementary oxygen available on the aircraft is mandatory on
skydives made from higher than.
Answer: 15,000 feet
◉ You will want to demonstrate relatively effortless control of ______
before moving on to aerobatics.
Answer: 90, 180, and 360 degree freefall turns
◉ Initiate a turn by.
Answer: changing the level of your upper arms to deflect air to one
side
,◉ Assist the turn's effectiveness by.
Answer: extending both legs slightly to counter the effects of tension
in the upper body.
◉ Any deviation from the neutral position (as when initiating a turn)
demands.
Answer: more effort to maintain the rest of the body in neutral
◉ To regain lost control:.
Answer: altitude, arch, legs, relax (neutral position), then pick a new
heading to maintain
◉ Stop all maneuvers at 5,000 feet and maintain a stable arch on
heading with positive leg pressure.
Answer: through wave-off and deployment
◉ Calculating freefall time.
Answer: ten seconds for the first 1,000 feet 5.5 seconds for each
additional thousand feet
◉ Steer using the rear risers with the brakes still set to.
Answer: change heading quickly after opening.
, ◉ With the brakes set, the canopy has.
Answer: less forward momentum to overcome for a turn
◉ The rear risers operate more than the.
Answer: entire back quarter of canopy
◉ malfunctioned toggle.
Answer: Release both brakes
◉ You need to conserve enough strength to.
Answer: complete all turns with rear risers until landing and still be
able to flare.
◉ Especially on a smaller canopy, you should practice riser flares
many times above.
Answer: 1000 feet
◉ One locked brake with the other released may necessitate.
Answer: a cutaway; decide and act by 2,500 feet.
◉ minimal assistance, land within ____ with rear risers.
Answer: 50 meters
COMPLETE SOLVED QUESTION
COLLECTION
◉ ll skydivers wearing a round main or reserve canopy and all solo
students must wear flotation gear when the intended exit, opening,
or landing point is within.
Answer: one mile of an open body of water (an open body of water is
defined as one in which a skydiver could drown)
◉ Supplementary oxygen available on the aircraft is mandatory on
skydives made from higher than.
Answer: 15,000 feet
◉ You will want to demonstrate relatively effortless control of ______
before moving on to aerobatics.
Answer: 90, 180, and 360 degree freefall turns
◉ Initiate a turn by.
Answer: changing the level of your upper arms to deflect air to one
side
,◉ Assist the turn's effectiveness by.
Answer: extending both legs slightly to counter the effects of tension
in the upper body.
◉ Any deviation from the neutral position (as when initiating a turn)
demands.
Answer: more effort to maintain the rest of the body in neutral
◉ To regain lost control:.
Answer: altitude, arch, legs, relax (neutral position), then pick a new
heading to maintain
◉ Stop all maneuvers at 5,000 feet and maintain a stable arch on
heading with positive leg pressure.
Answer: through wave-off and deployment
◉ Calculating freefall time.
Answer: ten seconds for the first 1,000 feet 5.5 seconds for each
additional thousand feet
◉ Steer using the rear risers with the brakes still set to.
Answer: change heading quickly after opening.
, ◉ With the brakes set, the canopy has.
Answer: less forward momentum to overcome for a turn
◉ The rear risers operate more than the.
Answer: entire back quarter of canopy
◉ malfunctioned toggle.
Answer: Release both brakes
◉ You need to conserve enough strength to.
Answer: complete all turns with rear risers until landing and still be
able to flare.
◉ Especially on a smaller canopy, you should practice riser flares
many times above.
Answer: 1000 feet
◉ One locked brake with the other released may necessitate.
Answer: a cutaway; decide and act by 2,500 feet.
◉ minimal assistance, land within ____ with rear risers.
Answer: 50 meters
