Emergency Procedures Test

Question 1

Spinning

Answer 1

• relax
• arch
• check hands and feet
• counter spin by turning in opposite direction
• maintain attitude awareness

Question 2

Tumbling

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Entering cloud or loss of visibility

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Lost or loose goggles

Answer 4

• 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

Question 5

Altimeter failure/lost altimeter

Answer 5

• tap altimeter wrist 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 unable to maintain alt awareness, wave off and pull

Question 6

What are pull priorities?

Answer 6

Pull

Never sacrifice alt for stability

Question 7

How many attempts should you make to clear a malfunction?

Answer 7

Two

Question 8

What are the two major types of malfunctions and describe each

Answer 8

• 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

Question 9

Pack closure

Answer 9

• After pull, raise right shoulder and count to two
• if nothing happens raise right shoulder again and count to two
• If parachute fails to open perform cutaway procedures

Question 10

Horseshoe malfunction

Answer 10

• make no attempt to clear

- perform cutaway procedures

Question 11

Bag lock

Answer 11

• make no attempt to clear

- perform cutaway procedures

Question 12

Pilot chute hesitation

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Hung slider or snivels

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Knotted and/or broken suspension lines

Answer 14

• perform canopy controllability check

- if canopy is uncontrollable preform cutaway

Question 15

Broken control lines

Answer 15

• unstow both brakes
• steer with good toggle and rear riser of broken side
• determine flare point at safe altitude with both read risers (above 1500ft)
• fly landing pattern and land using both rear risers

Question 16

Collision on exit

Answer 16

• arch
• gently push off with open hands (do not grab anything)
• maintain stability
• check handles and equipment
• continue the free fall as planned

Question 17

Pilot cute over the nose and/or thru suspensions lines?

Answer 17

• pull toggles for 100% brake position for 3-4 sec
• if pilot chute is still over the nose and/or thru suspension lines, perform canopy controllability check
• if canopy is uncontrollable preform cutaway

Question 18

Closed end cells

Answer 18

• pull toggles for 100% brake position for 3-4 sec and let up slowly
• if end cells do not inflate, repeat once
• if end cells do not inflate perform canopy controllability check

Question 19

Premature brake release

Answer 19

• unstow other brake

- perform canopy controllability check

Question 20

Line twist

Answer 20

• grasp both read risers with thumbs down
• pull risers apart and kick legs in bicycle motion
• do not unstow brakes until twists clear
• maintain alt awareness
• if twists are no cleared by 2500 ft agl make a cutaway decision

Question 21

Hole or tears

Answer 21

• if hole is in bottom skin perform canopy controllability check
• if hole is in top(blue sky) perform cutaway

Question 22

Line over

Answer 22

• make no attempts to clear

- perform cutaway

Question 23

Floating ripcord

Answer 23

• look and ID malfunction
• trace ripcord cable housing with index finger and thumb of right hand toward the ripcord cable and make and O around the ripcord pull cable
• trace ripcord cable to ripcord handle or pull ripcord cable
• if unsuccessful perform cutaway

Question 24

Hard pull

Answer 24

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

Question 25

What is the cutaway decision altitude

Answer 25

2500 ft AGL

Question 26

What is the lowest alt by which you should no longer attempt to cross over power lines?

Answer 26

1000 ft

Question 27

What type of landing is preferred to a wire landing?

Answer 27

Any, to include downwind landing

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Higher jumper may be fatally engulfed in canopy material if lower jumper performs cutaway first

Question 29

What should you do for a misjudged flare attempt

Answer 29

- maintain flare position | - prepare to perform PLF

Question 30

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

Answer 30

- do not unstow brakes. If already I stowed 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 the reserve deployment bag take control of main canopy and land safely - if reserve begins to deploy feed suspension lines out and perform dual canopy procdures

Question 31

Side by side

Answer 31

- 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 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

Question 32

Bi-plane

Answer 32

- ensure canopies are not entangled. If unsure, assume they are - if canopies are entangled, do not cutaway - keep canopies together by flying the dominate 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

Question 33

Down plane

Answer 33

- ensure canopies are not entangled. If unsure, assume they are - if the 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

Question 34

Dual canopies not entangled (100% sure)

Answer 34

- grasp left rear 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 separate pull red cutaway pillow and let go of rear riser - perform canopy controllability check

Question 35

Canopy controllability check

Answer 35

- Look left, clear airspace, turn left 90 degrees - look right, clear airspace, turn right 90 degrees - pull brakes to 100%

Question 36

PRCP

Answer 36

Counter,look,trace,pull,raise