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NEW USPA SKYDIVING A LICENSE
PRACTICE EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
The USPA Basic Safety requirements state that container opening for Clicensed
skydivers must occur by _____________ unless waivered to a minimum
altitude of _____________: A) 2,000 feet AGL, 1,500 feet AGL
B) 2,500 feet AGL, 2,000 feet AGL
C) 3,000 feet AGL, 2,500 feet AGL
D) 4,000 feet AGL, 3,500 feet AGL -- ANSWER--B) 2,500 feet AGL, 2,000
feet AGL
A USPA C-license holder who has not made a freefall within the preceding six
months should:
A) attend a complete first-jump course
B) make at least one jump under the direct supervision of a USPA
instructional rating holder
C) perform a clear-and-pull from 3,000 feet AGL
D) perform a static-line jump -- ANSWER--B) Make at least one jump under
the direct supervision of a USPA instructional rating holder
Below 10,000 feet AGL, each jumper must maintain at least how much
horizontal separation from any cloud?
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A) 500 feet
B) 1,000 feet
C) 2,000 feet
D) one mile -- ANSWER--A) 500 feet
According to the Basic Safety Requirements, the minimum radial distance
allowed from the center of the target to the nearest hazard for a C licensed
skydiver is -- ANSWER--50 meters
Before attempting any advanced landing maneuvers under canopy, each jumper
should:
A) practice the maneuver above 2,500 feet AGL
B) use another canopy in the air as a visual reference point to judge the
altitude loss with each turn C) both a and b
D) neither a nor b -- ANSWER--A) practice the maneuver above 2,500 feet
AGL
For high-altitude skydives (above 25,000 feet MSL), each jumper should
breathe 100 percent pure oxygen:
A) beginning 10 minutes prior to takeoff
B) beginning at exit from the aircraft
C) mixed with 10 percent nitrogen
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D) beginning 30 minutes prior to takeoff -- ANSWER--D) beginning 30
minutes prior to takeoff
A demonstration jump into a stadium would require which of the following as
the minimum qualification?
A) USPA C license
B) USPA D license
C) USPA I/E rating
D) USPA PRO rating -- ANSWER--D) USPA PRO rating
Before jumping with video cameras, USPA recommends:
A) a USPA C license or higher
B) at least 50 recent jumps using the same parachute equipment
C) flying skills well above average and applicable to the planned jump
D) All of the above -- ANSWER--D) All of the above
For a landing in water, If you decide to cut away the main parachute, it should
be released:
A) at 30 feet above the water
B) at 15 feet above the water
C) at 10 feet above the water
D) once your feet have contacted the water -- ANSWER--D) once your feet
have contacted the water
NEW USPA SKYDIVING A LICENSE
PRACTICE EXAM STUDY QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
The USPA Basic Safety requirements state that container opening for Clicensed
skydivers must occur by _____________ unless waivered to a minimum
altitude of _____________: A) 2,000 feet AGL, 1,500 feet AGL
B) 2,500 feet AGL, 2,000 feet AGL
C) 3,000 feet AGL, 2,500 feet AGL
D) 4,000 feet AGL, 3,500 feet AGL -- ANSWER--B) 2,500 feet AGL, 2,000
feet AGL
A USPA C-license holder who has not made a freefall within the preceding six
months should:
A) attend a complete first-jump course
B) make at least one jump under the direct supervision of a USPA
instructional rating holder
C) perform a clear-and-pull from 3,000 feet AGL
D) perform a static-line jump -- ANSWER--B) Make at least one jump under
the direct supervision of a USPA instructional rating holder
Below 10,000 feet AGL, each jumper must maintain at least how much
horizontal separation from any cloud?
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A) 500 feet
B) 1,000 feet
C) 2,000 feet
D) one mile -- ANSWER--A) 500 feet
According to the Basic Safety Requirements, the minimum radial distance
allowed from the center of the target to the nearest hazard for a C licensed
skydiver is -- ANSWER--50 meters
Before attempting any advanced landing maneuvers under canopy, each jumper
should:
A) practice the maneuver above 2,500 feet AGL
B) use another canopy in the air as a visual reference point to judge the
altitude loss with each turn C) both a and b
D) neither a nor b -- ANSWER--A) practice the maneuver above 2,500 feet
AGL
For high-altitude skydives (above 25,000 feet MSL), each jumper should
breathe 100 percent pure oxygen:
A) beginning 10 minutes prior to takeoff
B) beginning at exit from the aircraft
C) mixed with 10 percent nitrogen
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D) beginning 30 minutes prior to takeoff -- ANSWER--D) beginning 30
minutes prior to takeoff
A demonstration jump into a stadium would require which of the following as
the minimum qualification?
A) USPA C license
B) USPA D license
C) USPA I/E rating
D) USPA PRO rating -- ANSWER--D) USPA PRO rating
Before jumping with video cameras, USPA recommends:
A) a USPA C license or higher
B) at least 50 recent jumps using the same parachute equipment
C) flying skills well above average and applicable to the planned jump
D) All of the above -- ANSWER--D) All of the above
For a landing in water, If you decide to cut away the main parachute, it should
be released:
A) at 30 feet above the water
B) at 15 feet above the water
C) at 10 feet above the water
D) once your feet have contacted the water -- ANSWER--D) once your feet
have contacted the water
