USPA SKYDIVING B LICENSE ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● 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
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● 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
