Namowal 0 #1 June 22, 2012 Is there a practice quiz available for the B-license quiz? I know the SIM tells you what parts the quiz covers, but it would be cool if I could test myself as to how well I've retained the info.My blog with the skydiving duck cartoons. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cjsgrlsx3 0 #2 June 22, 2012 There is no "practice" quiz.....you will do fine by looking over the sections the SIMs ask you to! Good luck and Blue Skies! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crotalus01 0 #3 June 23, 2012 Its pretty easy if you have read the SIM. Just make sure you know cloud clearance requirements and how far from the dropzone a jump plane can drop jumpers - every other question on there is pretty much common sense. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #4 June 23, 2012 QuoteIts pretty easy if you have read the SIM. Just make sure you know cloud clearance requirements and how far from the dropzone a jump plane can drop jumpers - every other question on there is pretty much common sense. Let's not be giving the test answers away, eh? We don't teach the test. We teach skydiving.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abedy 0 #5 June 23, 2012 Quote Let's not be giving the test answers away, eh? Huhu... students in Germany are given the questions (loads!) and their answers so they can prepare for the test. The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 3 #6 June 23, 2012 Quote Quote Let's not be giving the test answers away, eh? Huhu... students in Germany are given the questions (loads!) and their answers so they can prepare for the test. USPA Instructor tests are in the IRM, they're all OPEN BOOK. People STILL fail them! "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abedy 0 #7 June 23, 2012 Quote USPA Instructor tests are in the IRM, they're all OPEN BOOK. People STILL fail them! IRM? Indiana Railway Museum? Sorry for being ignorant, lacking cultural background, I suppose As for "failing tests even with resources at hand": I now and then allow my students to use their notes for a test - if they have them handy. -> First hurdle which sometimes about up to 1/3 won't overcome -> Second hurdle: Some of them hectically flip the pages and won't find anything because they were too lazy to either take notes or to file them away in a decent way. -> Next third of them stricken out by themselves. Another topic is dictionaries. "The fücking wörd isn't in the dictio-book!!!!!!!!eleven" In 99% of all cases it is but they aren't able to find it, quite often because their spelling abilities are so poor. Not to talk about them resorting to the first entry they find or just messing verb, adjective or noun... So yeah, it's strange folks fail the abovementioned tests but it doesn't really surprise me any more...The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 3 #8 June 23, 2012 Quote Quote USPA Instructor tests are in the IRM, they're all OPEN BOOK. People STILL fail them! IRM? Indiana Railway Museum? Sorry for being ignorant, lacking cultural background, I suppose Sorry, forgot you were over the ocean. IRM is the USPA's Instructional Rating Manual It's basically like a SIM (Skydivers Information Manual) but for instructor techniques, rules and requirements."I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crotalus01 0 #9 June 23, 2012 I didn't give her any answers As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cjsgrlsx3 0 #10 June 23, 2012 Most people fail the test simply because they are nervous.....if you just use what you were taught and have already used in your last 48 jumps all will be good! Reviews what the SIMs asked you to review and all will be good! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Namowal 0 #11 June 24, 2012 QuoteReview what the SIMs asked you to review and all will be good! Thanks to frisky winds I spent much of my DZ time on the ground today, studying the specific parts of the SIM.My blog with the skydiving duck cartoons. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #12 June 24, 2012 Quote...Reviews what the SIMs asked you to review and all will be good! Personally, as an instructor, I have a problem with this idea. I could tell you to study A, B and C to pass the test. And, these days, that just what students will all-too-often do....the minimum to pass a test or get a license. That leaves you still ignorant of D through Z. Not good. Learn the whole damned thing. Knowledge is power. The more you know, the more likely you are to to do the right thing at the right time. That translates directly to safety.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #13 June 24, 2012 Quote I didn't give her any answers Touche. I'll redo the post substituting the word "questions" for the word "answers". My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crotalus01 0 #14 June 24, 2012 Actually the only reason I mentioned the distance question is that it threw me for a loop - I knew the answer to every other damn question on the thing without even studying, and then after the test I had to get someone to show me WHERE in the SIM that particular answer was at as I couldn't find it! Really pissed me off. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #15 June 25, 2012 QuoteLearn the whole damned thing. Knowledge is power. The more you know, the more likely you are to to do the right thing at the right time. That translates directly to safety. When I was actively jumping I would read the SIM 2 or 3 times a year. It would keep me up to date on the information and any changes made. It would also assure that when a newer jumper asked a question I could answer it with facts instead of making it up. (Which is done way too often) SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LiborJanicek 0 #16 June 29, 2012 Is it possible to get your B & C license at the same time if you have the right amount of jumps? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #17 June 29, 2012 QuoteIs it possible to get your B & C license at the same time if you have the right amount of jumps? Yes. You have to complete (and document) all the requirements for both licenses (jump numbers, skills, training, written tests), but you'd only need to pay for the C license. That's what I did - it took me a while to get water training for the B, so I figured I was close enough to 200 jumps that I'd just wait for the C."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LiborJanicek 0 #18 June 29, 2012 Nice. I can do my water training at Perris. 68 more jumps to go, then I can get my C License, strap on a wing suit, and jump the new dropzone in Oceanside. Fired Up Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fasted3 0 #19 June 30, 2012 QuoteQuoteIs it possible to get your B & C license at the same time if you have the right amount of jumps? Yes. You have to complete (and document) all the requirements for both licenses (jump numbers, skills, training, written tests), but you'd only need to pay for the C license. That's what I did - it took me a while to get water training for the B, so I figured I was close enough to 200 jumps that I'd just wait for the C. In this case you don't actually get a B license; no number is issued. It is not necessary because as you correctly stated, the requirements still have to be met, other than paying for it. Some have gone straight from A to D in the same manner.But what do I know? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shibu 1 #20 July 17, 2012 QuoteThere is no "practice" quiz.....you will do fine by looking over the sections the SIMs ask you to! Good luck and Blue Skies! I just found this Jeopardy Game on USPA's site. It is not a B-lic practice quiz but it may help you review after you read the SIM. www.uspa.org/Portals/0/Downloads/JeaopardyGame-Safety.ppt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjblake 1 #21 May 20, 2014 shibuQuoteThere is no "practice" quiz.....you will do fine by looking over the sections the SIMs ask you to! Good luck and Blue Skies! I just found this Jeopardy Game on USPA's site. It is not a B-lic practice quiz but it may help you review after you read the SIM. www.uspa.org/Portals/0/Downloads/JeaopardyGame-Safety.ppt Since I was looking for this PPT file, I'll update the link - (typo in the above) http://www.uspa.org/Portals/0/Downloads/JeopardyGame-Safety.ppt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
