bobotie 0 #1 June 19, 2006 By what altitude does an A liscence have to pull? And B liscence? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
namgrunt 0 #4 June 19, 2006 how high is the grass cut...thats a joke ..59 YEARS,OVERWEIGHT,BALDIND,X-GRUNT LAST MIL. JUMP VIET-NAM(QUAN-TRI) www.dzmemories.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #5 June 19, 2006 Minimum for A and B license is 3000ft. C is 2500ft and D is 2000ft (unless it changed with the license changes...I honestly can't remember it changed off the top of my head). Eitherway, A is still 3000ft. That's if you really *want* to pull that low. The more jumps I get the more I tend to try to deploy around 3.5k. Kinda nice to have a little extra room for a malfunction, especially when jumping highly loaded high performance canopies.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #6 June 19, 2006 QuoteMinimum for A and B license is 3000ft. C is 2500ft and D is 2000ft (unless it changed with the license changes...I honestly can't remember it changed off the top of my head). Eitherway, A is still 3000ft. That's if you really *want* to pull that low. The more jumps I get the more I tend to try to deploy around 3.5k. Kinda nice to have a little extra room for a malfunction, especially when jumping highly loaded high performance canopies. the recommended hard deck of 2500 for an A effectively requires that 3.5 anyway. With the 15k exit I usually get, silly to push on the lower end. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
micro 0 #7 June 19, 2006 QuoteMinimum for A and B license is 3000ft. C is 2500ft and D is 2000ft (unless it changed with the license changes...I honestly can't remember it changed off the top of my head). Eitherway, A is still 3000ft. That's if you really *want* to pull that low. The more jumps I get the more I tend to try to deploy around 3.5k. Kinda nice to have a little extra room for a malfunction, especially when jumping highly loaded high performance canopies. Amen brotha! Minimum doesn't mean you *shouldn't* pull higher. It's nice to see folks where I now jump regularly breaking off at 5k and pulling at 4 and 3.5. Of course, this is a dz w/o a fatality in it's 40 year existance. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reginald 0 #8 June 19, 2006 Student and A license 3,000 B 2,500 C and D 2,000 SIM 2.1G"We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AFFI 0 #9 June 19, 2006 You can go to USPA.org and download the Skydivers Information Manual in PDF format for free. It will tell you everything you need to know.Mykel AFF-I10 Skydiving Priorities: 1) Open Canopy. 2) Land Safely. 3) Don’t hurt anyone. 4) Repeat… Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TMPattersonJr 0 #10 June 20, 2006 USPA SIM Section 2-1 G Blue SkiesBlack DeathFacebook www.PLabsInc.com www.SkydiveDeLand.com www.FlyteSkool.ws Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KindredSpirit 0 #11 June 20, 2006 In Canada: Tandems- 4000 ft Students- 2800 ft Solo and 'A'- 2500 ft All other- 2200 ft "Kicking gravity's ass since 2003!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #12 June 20, 2006 QuoteBy what altitude does an A liscence have to pull? And B liscence? G. MINIMUM OPENING ALTITUDES [E] Minimum container opening altitudes above the ground for skydivers are: 1. Tandem jumps–4,500 feet AGL 2. All students and A-license holders–3,000 feet AGL 3. B-license holders–2,500 feet AGL 4. C- and D-license holders–2,000 feet AGL Its not when you pull, but when your container opens.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tombuch 0 #13 June 20, 2006 3,000 feet, as has already been correctly listed in several posts. Now, lets take that 'up' a bit in the process, and discuss break-off altitudes. According to USPA, break-offs should be at least 1,500 feet above the highest intended opening altitude for groups of five or fewer, and 2,000 feet above the highest intended opening for groups of six or more. In addition to those specifics, break off altitudes should be lifted when groups need additional separation time, or time to slow down from greater than 'flat' freefall speeds. Some jumpers may want to lift their opening altitudes to compensate for the possibility of a spinning or surging opening, or because they simply want additional time to deal with a potential malfunction. Selecting a break-off altitude is actually much more complicated than selecting the opening altitude. I've got the topic covered in an S&TA article on The Ranch web site. It's article 18 "Selecting a Break-Off Altitude" available at http://theblueskyranch.com/STA.php. .Tom Buchanan Instructor Emeritus Comm Pilot MSEL,G Author: JUMP! Skydiving Made Fun and Easy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites