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This former USPA Executive Director recently retired following 13 years in the position.
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This woman is credited as the first woman to manually activate a parachute after exiting an airplane in flight.
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In this year, Joe Kittinger Exited a balloon gondola at 102,800 feet.
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This country hosted the first-ever World Parachuting Championships in 1951.
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This jumper filed for a patent for the Sentinel Automatic Activation Device in 1960.
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This USPA Rating requires a current FAA Class 3 Medical Exam, or the equivalent.
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Following several years of development, USPA approved the Integrated Student Program in this year.
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This USPA member is credited as being the father of the Acelerated Freefall program.
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This time guideline is used by instructors to help keep students attentive and focused during classroom training.
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This USPA program was replaced and renamed as the Safety & Training Advisor program in 1985.
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This discipline is frequently compared to ballet, but it takes two to tango.
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This discipline was recently dropped from the USPA Nationals competition.
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This site has hosted the U.S. Nationals more times than any other venue.
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4-way relative work became a part of USPA National competition in this year.
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This early 80's 8-way formation skydiving team would often leave their competitors “reflecting” on finding a way to beat them.
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This airplane is considered to be the most commonly used aircraft for skydiving operations in the U.S.
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This twin turboprop airplane gained popularity as a skydiving aircraft beginning in the mid-90's, although the retractable landing gear has led to many gear-up landings.
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This large twin engine airplane saw use as an airliner and in military operations during WW-2 before flying skydivers at boogies across the U.S. starting in the 60's.
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This twin engine airplane was used for jumping in the 70's and early 80's. It was known to occasionally stall on jump run, resulting in one fatal crash in 1984.
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This high-wing, single engine turboprop utility aircraft can be ordered from the factory with the necessary options for skydiving operations already installed.
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This simple device, if installed, pulls the reserve ripcord after the main canopy is released.
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This redundant gear check will help ensure that your gear is ready for the skydive.
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According to FAA regulations, main canopies may only be packed by these people.
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This is a pilot chute fit for a Rigging Innovations Talon or Dirty Harry.
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This was the first cross-braced canopy ever manufactured.
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USPA requires that these jumpers must be landed by sunset.
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Jumping through clouds could get you into hot water with the FAA and the USPA. To remain legal, you have to be horizontally this far away from a cloud when at or above 10,000 Feet.
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This section of the USPA Governance Manual outlines the procedures for disciplinary actions.
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According to USPA, the drop zone landing area requires this radial distance of unobstructed landing area to meet the requirements for student skydivers.
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Early model wingsuits (batwings) were prohibited by the USPA Basic Safety Requirements until this year.
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A: Who is Chris Needels
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A. Who is Tiny Broadwick (1914 while demonstrating parachute jumps for the Army in San Diego)
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A. What was 1960.
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A. Where is Yugoslavia
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A. Who was Steve Snyder.
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A. What is the USPA Tandem Instructor rating.
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A. What is 2000.
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A. Who was Ken Coleman.
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A. What is the 90-20-8 rule.
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A. What is the Area Safety Officer.
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A. What is freestyle.
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A. What is Sky Surfing.
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A. Where is Muskogee, Oklahoma
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A. When was 1970.
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A. Who was Mirror Image.
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A. What is the Cessna 182.
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A. What is the Beechcraft King Air.
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A. What is the Douglas DC-3.
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A. What is the Lockheed Loadstar.
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A. What is the Quest Kodiak
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A. What is a reserve static line.
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A. What is the "Check of 3s". (Check your 3 straps and 3 handles 3 times.)
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A. Who is an FAA Rigger, a person under direct supervision of an FAA Rigger, or the person intending to use the parachute on the next jump.
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A. What is the Magnum 44.
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A. What is the Performance Designs Excalibur.
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A. Who are all student jumpers.
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A. What is 1 statute mile.
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A. What is Section 1-6
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A. What is 100 meters
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A. What is 1987.
