CAT E

Question 1

What happens to a jumper’s fall rate when performing rolls, loops, or other freeflying maneuvers?

Answer 1

Increases

Question 2

What happens to a visual altimeter when it’s in the jumper’s burble?

Answer 2

Reads unreliably

Question 3

What is the best way to recover from a stall to full glide?

Answer 3

Smoothly raise the controls.

Question 4

Describe an aerodynamic stall as it applies to a ram-air canopy.

Answer 4

Stable state of decreased glide and increased rate of descent

Question 5

When does a dynamic stall occur?

Answer 5

At the end of a flare when the jumper begins to rock back under the canopy

Question 6

What happens after a dynamic stall if the tail is held lower than the nose?

Answer 6

Full stall

Question 7

What is the best way to determine a canopy’s optimum flare speed and depth for landing?

Answer 7

Practice different rates of flare entry at different depths of flare.

Question 8

Describe your procedure for landing in high winds.

Answer 8

Stay well downwind of any obstacle, face into the wind early, disconnect the RSL, land with a PLF, pull one toggle down completely, and after landing, cut away if necessary.

Question 9

How many A-lines does a nine-cell canopy have?

Answer 9

Ten

Question 10

To what part of the canopy do the steering lines (brake lines) connect?

Answer 10

Tail or trailing edge

Question 11

What lines go through the rear slider grommets?

Answer 11

C, D, and brakes

Question 12

Where does the main pilot chute bridle attach to the canopy?

Answer 12

Top center

Question 13

Who may pack a main parachute?

Answer 13

FAA rigger, person jumping the parachute, person under rigger’s supervision

Question 14

How often do the main and reserve parachute need to be packed?

Answer 14

Every 180 days

Question 15

Who is in command of the aircraft?

Answer 15

Pilot

Question 16

Name two purposes for wearing seat belts in an aircraft.

Answer 16

To maintain the correct balance; protection in a crash

Question 17

Who is responsible that the aircraft is in condition for safe flight?

Answer 17

Pilot

Question 18

Above what altitude MSL is the pilot of an unpressurized aircraft required to breathe supplemental oxygen?

Answer 18

14,000 feet

Question 19

Above what altitude MSL are all occupants of an unpressurized aircraft required to be provided with supplemental oxygen?

Answer 19

15,000 feet

Question 20

In an aircraft with the exit door near the back, what must jumpers do to maintain the balance during exit procedures?

Answer 20

Remain forward until it is time for their group to exit.

Question 21

What is the biggest danger to a jumper when flying the canopy pattern?

Answer 21

Other canopies

Question 22

What is the best way to avoid a canopy collision?

Answer 22

See and remain clear of other jumpers.

Question 23

How does the RSL work?

Answer 23

Forms a separable link between the main riser and reserve ripcord so that cutting away the main activates the reserve, if the RSL is hooked up

Question 24

What would happen if the main riser attached to the RSL breaks?

Answer 24

The reserve deploys with the main still attached by the other riser.

Question 25

What is the best way to prevent risers from breaking?

Answer 25

Inspection and maintenance; correct packing, tight line stowage, and stable deployment, all to prevent hard openings

Question 26

Name one way to prevent a dual deployment.

Answer 26

a. Deploy the main parachute at the correct altitude to avoid AAD activation
b. Initiate malfunction procedures high enough to cut away safely and avoid AAD activation
c. Maintain and correctly operate hand-deployed pilot chutes, especially collapsibles.
d. Protect equipment before exit to prevent pins or handles from being knocked loose.
e. Maneuver gently below the AAD’s firing range

Question 27

What is generally the best action to take in the following two-canopy-out scenarios ?

a. Biplane
b. Side by side
c. Downplane

Answer 27

a. Biplane: Release the brakes on the front canopy only and steer that canopy gently; PLF.
b. Side by side: Release the brakes on the dominant canopy only and steer that canopy gently; or release the RSL (if time) and cut away; PLF.
c. Downplane: Release the RSL (if time) and cut away.