6-1: Group Freefall (relative work)
- What is relative work?
- Training and procedures
- Breakoff
- Other references
6-2: Freeflying, freestyle, and skysurfing
- The scope of freeflying
- Qualifications
- Equipment
- Training
- Hazards associated with group freeflying
6-3: Freefall rate of descent and time table
- A logging aid
- Computation
6-4: Night jumps
- Why jump at night?
- Qualifications
- Challenges
- Special equipment
- Procedures
- General
- Group jumps: freefall and canopy
6-5: Water landings
- Why jump in the water?
- Training for unintentional water landings
- Intentional water landings
- High performance landings in water
- Water jump safety checks and briefings
6-6: Canopy formations
- What is canopy relative work?
- General
- Qualifications and initial training
- Equipment
- Rules of engagement
- Emergency procedures
- Night canopy formations
6-7: High altitude and oxygen use
- Preparation and planning critical
- Scope
- Altitude classifications
- Experience recommended
- Training recommendations
- Recommended equipment
- Recommended preparations
- Oxygen use procedures
- Spotting procedures
- Hazards of openings at higher altitudes
6-8: Camera flying recommendations
- Introduction
- Background
- Purpose
- Equipment
- Procedures
- Considerations for filming students
6-9: Wing suit recommendations
- Purpose
- Background
- Qualifications and preparation
- Equipment
- Exit techniques
- Deployment
- Emergency procedures
- Initial wing-suit flights
- Deployment altitude
- Fly-bys
6-10: Advanced Canopy Flight
- Introduction and purpose
- Scope of performance
- Performance progression
- Downsizing progression
- Design progression
- Practice area
6-11: Advanced Canopy Piloting Topics
Overview
- Introduction
- Background
- Scope
- Instructor qualifications
- Evaluation
- Risk assumption
Section 1: Equipment
- Equipment choice considerations
- Wing loading
- Performance enhancing designs
- Drag reduction
- Controls: toggles and beyond
- Accessories
- Speed
- Glide
Section 2: Maintenance
- Environment
- Collapsible pilot chute and slider
- Suspension lines
- Brake lines
- Packing for an on-heading opening
- Equipment inspection
Section 3: Breakoff, opening, separation, and canopy traffic
- Breakoff
- Traffic
Advanced Exercises
- General procedures
- Jump 1—Evaluation jump
- Jump 2—Basic aerodynamics and effective flaring
- Jump 3—Flat turns and braked canopy flight
- Jump 4—Stalls
- Jump 5—Long spot