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1
Q

collisions on exit

A 
. Arch
. gently push off with open hands, do not grab anything 
. maintain stability 
. Maintain altitude awareness 
. check handles and equipment
. continue free fall as planned
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2
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spinning

A 
. relax
. arch
. check hands and feet 
. counter spin by turning in the opposite direction 
. maintain altitude awareness
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3
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tumbling

A

. relax
. arch
. check hands and feet
. maintain altitude awareness

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4
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entering a cloud or loss of visibility

A

. stop all movement
. maintain heading
. maintain altitude awareness
. pull at prescribed altitude even if still in the cloud

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5
Q

lost or loose goggles

A

. Make one attempt to replace them
. if unsuccessful squint eyes and continue free fall as planned
. if unable to maintain altitude awareness wave off and pull

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6
Q

altimeter failure or lost

A

. tap altimeter to signal problem to instructor
. instructor will show you his altimeter and instruct you when to pull
. if you are alone in free fall and are unable to maintain altitude awareness wave off and pull

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7
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what are the pull priorities

A

. pull

. never sacrifice altitude for stability

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8
Q

how many attempts should you make to clear a malfunction

A

. 2

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9
Q

what are the 2 major types of malfunctions and describe each by definition

A

. TOTAL: Pull the main ripcord and nothing comes off your back
. PARTIAL: Pull the main ripcord and something comes off your back, but canopy does not fully or properly deploy

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10
Q

pack closure

A

. after pull, raise right shoulder and count to 2
. if nothing happens raise right shoulder again and count to 2
. if parachute fails to open perform cutaway procedures

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11
Q

horseshoe malfunction

A

. make no attempt to clear

. perform cutaway procedures

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12
Q

bag lock

A

. make no attempt to clear

. perform cutaway procedures

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13
Q

pilot chute hesitation

A

. after pull, raise right shoulder and count to 2
. if nothing happens raise right shoulder again and count to 2
. if parachute fails to open perform cutaway procedures

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14
Q

hung sliders and snivels

A

. pull toggles to 100% brake position for 3-4 seconds
. release to 50% brake position
. if slider is still hung, repeat again
. if slider is above cascade point after two attempts to clear, perform cutaway procedures
. if slider is below cascade point, perform canopy controlability check
. if canopy is uncontrollable perform cutaway procedures

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15
Q

knotted and/or broken suspension lines

A

. perform controllability check

. if canopy is uncontrollable perform cutaway procedures

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16
Q

broken control lines

A

. unstow both brakes
. steer with good toggle and rear riser on side of broken control line
. Determine flare point at safe altitude with both rear risers (above 1500ft agl)
. fly landing pattern and land using both rear risers.

17
Q

pilot chute over the nose and/or through suspension lines

A

.pull toggles to 100% brake position for 3-4 seconds
. if pilot chute is still over the nose and or through suspension lines, perform canopy controlability check
. if canopy is uncontrollable perform cutaway procedures

18
Q

closed end cells

A

. pull toggles to 100% brake position for 3-4 seconds and let up slowly
. if end cells do not inflate, repeat again
. if end cells do not inflate perform canopy controlability check

19
Q

premature brake release

A

. unstow other brake

. perform canopy controlability check

20
Q

line twists

A

. grasp both rear risers with thumbs down
. pull risers apart and kick legs in bicycle motion
. do not unstow brakes until twists are clear
. maintain altitude awareness
. if twists are not cleared by 2500ft agl make a cutaway decesion

21
Q

holes or tears

A

. if hole is in the bottom skin perform canopy controlability check
. if hole is in top skin (blue sky) perform cutaway procedures

22
Q

line over

A

. make no attempt to clear

. perform cutaway procedures

23
Q

floating rip cord

A

. look to identify malfunction
. trace ripcord cable housing with index finger and thumb of right hand toward ripcord cable and make an “O” around ripcord cable
.trace ripcord cable to ripcord handle or pull cable
. if unsuccessful perform cutaway procedures

24
Q

hard pull

A

. reach across with left hand in a punching motion to assist right hand pulling the ripcord
. if unsuccessful perform cutaway procedures

25
Q

what is the cutaway decision altitude

A

. 2500ft agl

26
Q

what should you do if your main is completely deployed and your reserve is partially deployed

A

. do not unstow brakes. if already unstow ed go to full flight and let go
. carefully attempt to pull in reserve deployment bag and contain it
. keep suspension lines neat in case reserve begins to inflate
. while controlling reserve deployment bag take control of main canopy and land safely
. if reserve begins to deploy feed suspension lines out and perform dual canopy procedures

27
Q

side by side

A

. ensure canopies are not entangled. if unsure, assume they are
. if canopies are entangled , do not perform cutaway procedures
. keep canopies together by pulling the inside rear risers on each canopy
. apply minimal input to land safely
. do not release brakes. if brakes are released on one canopy, release on the other

28
Q

bi plane (both canopies deployed with one canopy behind the other)

A

. ensure canopies are not entangled. if unsure, assume they are
. if canopies are entangled, do not perform cutaway procedures
. keep canopies together by flying dominant canopy with rear risers
. apply minimal input to land safely
. do not release brakes. if brakes are released on one canopy, release on the other

29
Q

down plane (both canopies deploy on opposite sides of jumper)

A

. ensure canopies are not entangled. if unsure, assume they are
. if canopies are entangled, do not perform cutaway procedures
. force canopies into side-by-side configuration and keep together by pulling the inside rear risers of each canopy
. apply minimal input to land safely
. do not release brakes. if brakes are released on one canopy, release on the other

30
Q

if 100% sure canopies ARE NOT entangled, seperate the canopies and cut-away the main parachute using the following procedure

A

. grasp rear left riser on the left canopy with your left hand
. look and grab red cutaway pillow with your right hand
. look at canopies and pull left rear riser
. once the canopies begin to seperate pull red cutaway pillow and let go of rear riser
. perform canopy controlability check

31
Q

what is the lowest altitude by wich you should no longer cross over power lines

A

1000ft agl

32
Q

what type of landing is preferred to a wire landing

A

. any landing, to include a down wind landing

33
Q

who had cutaway priority in an entanglement if neither jumper has a good canopy and why?

A

. higher jumper

. higher jumper may become fatally engulfed in canopy material if lower jumper performs cutaway procedures first

34
Q

canopy entanglements and higher jumper has a good canopy

above 2000ft agl

A

. higher jumper attempts to clear himself of the lower jumpers canopy
. if higher jumper cannot clear himself lower jumper will perform cutaway procedures

35
Q

canopy entanglements and higher jumper has a good canopy

between 2000 and 1000ft agl

A

. higher jumper makes every effort to control the lower jumpers canopy
. lower jumper has 2 options: jettison combat equipment and land with higher jumper flying at 50% brake and plf, or perform cutaway procedures

36
Q

canopy entanglements and higher jumper has a good canopy

below 1000ft agl

A

. higher jumper makes every effort to control the lower jumpers canopy
. lower jumper will jettison combat equipment and land with higher jumper flying at 50% brake and plf

37
Q

below 1000ft agl and neither jumper have a good canopy

A

. if all else fails and impact with the ground is immenent both jumpers deploy reserve canopies in an attempt to slow decent
. if only one canopy deploys, jumper with control of canopy brings the other jumper to the ground
. if both canopies deploy, both jumpers perform cutaway procedures to clear from the entangment

38
Q

what should you do for a misjudged flare attempt

A

. maintain flared position

. prepare to perform plf

39
Q

what are the cut away procedures

A 
. throw away main rip cord
. counter with left hand
. look and identify the red cutaway handle on right main lift web
. grab the red cut away handle
. pull the red cutaway pillow 
. counter with right hand 
. look to identify reserve rip cord handle on left main lift Web
. grab the reserve rip cord handle 
. pull the reserve ripcord handle
. throw away reserve ripcord
. raise right shoulder

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