USPA D LICENSE EXAMINATION SCRIPT
2026 COMPLETE ADVANCED SKYDIVING
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Why is it important to track away at break-off?
Answer: To create horizontal separation and reduce collision risk
during deployment.
◉ What should you do if you lose altitude awareness?
Answer: Immediately wave off and deploy.
◉ What altitude should you deploy your main parachute at for a B-
license jump?
Answer: Typically 2,500 feet AGL.
◉ What is the recommended separation time between groups
exiting the aircraft?
Answer: 5-10 seconds, depending on exit altitude, aircraft speed,
and winds aloft.
◉ What is the minimum hard deck for experienced jumpers?
Answer: 2,000 feet AGL.
, ◉ What are signs of an unstable deployment?
Answer: Tumbling, line twists, pilot chute hesitation.
◉ How do you safely approach a formation in freefall?
Answer: From above, with controlled speed and matching fall rate.
◉ Why should you avoid crossing under a formation?
Answer: To reduce the risk of collision with people breaking off.
◉ How many landings within 33 feet of a target are required for the
B-license?
Answer: 10 landings.
◉ What is a good landing pattern under canopy?
Answer: Downwind leg → Base leg → Final approach.
◉ What is turbulence and why is it dangerous under canopy?
Answer: Unstable air that can collapse part of the canopy.
◉ When should you flare for landing?
2026 COMPLETE ADVANCED SKYDIVING
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Why is it important to track away at break-off?
Answer: To create horizontal separation and reduce collision risk
during deployment.
◉ What should you do if you lose altitude awareness?
Answer: Immediately wave off and deploy.
◉ What altitude should you deploy your main parachute at for a B-
license jump?
Answer: Typically 2,500 feet AGL.
◉ What is the recommended separation time between groups
exiting the aircraft?
Answer: 5-10 seconds, depending on exit altitude, aircraft speed,
and winds aloft.
◉ What is the minimum hard deck for experienced jumpers?
Answer: 2,000 feet AGL.
, ◉ What are signs of an unstable deployment?
Answer: Tumbling, line twists, pilot chute hesitation.
◉ How do you safely approach a formation in freefall?
Answer: From above, with controlled speed and matching fall rate.
◉ Why should you avoid crossing under a formation?
Answer: To reduce the risk of collision with people breaking off.
◉ How many landings within 33 feet of a target are required for the
B-license?
Answer: 10 landings.
◉ What is a good landing pattern under canopy?
Answer: Downwind leg → Base leg → Final approach.
◉ What is turbulence and why is it dangerous under canopy?
Answer: Unstable air that can collapse part of the canopy.
◉ When should you flare for landing?
