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CAT F dive flows

FREEFALL

play video Dive Plan #1: Tracking

  • Spot with minimal assistance.
  • Choice of exit position.
  • Track for five seconds, turn 180 degrees, return.
  • Altitude check.
  • Repeat until 6,000 feet.
  • Wave off and pull by 4,000 feet.

Dive Plan #2: Clear and Pull from 5,500 feet (former AFF students only)

  • Spot with minimal assistance.
  • Poised exit.
  • Initiate deployment within five seconds.

Dive Plan #3: Clear and Pull from 3,500 feet (former AFF students only)

  • Spot with minimal assistance.
  • Poised exit.
  • Initiate deployment within five seconds.

 

EQUIPMENT
  • Pack with assistance
CANOPY

play video Discovery of stall point.

Dive Plan #1: Braked Turns

  • Check altitude, position, and traffic.
  • Pull toggles smoothly and evenly to deep brakes.
  • Perform a 180-degree-braked turn then return to full flight.
  • Check altitude, position and traffic.
  • Pull toggles smoothly and evenly to deep brakes.
  • Perform a 180-degree-braked turn in the other direction then return to full flight.
  • Check altitude, position and traffic.
  • Repeat to no lower than 2,000 feet.
  • The coach measures the student’s landing distance from the planned targe

Dive Plan #2: Braked Maneuvers and Landing (From 5,000 feet)

  • Check altitude, position, and traffic.
  • Pull toggles smoothly and evenly to half-brakes hold for 3 seconds and finish the flare at a normal speed.
  • Return to full flight for 10 seconds.
  • check altitude, position, and traffic.
  • Pull toggles smoothly and evenly to a half-brake position hold for 3 seconds and finish the flare at a quicker than normal speed.
  • Return to full flight for 10 seconds.
  • check altitude, position, and traffic.
  • Pull toggles smoothly and evenly to a half-brake position while facing into the wind and observe glide path change.
  • Return to full flight.
  • check altitude, position, and traffic.
  • Turn 180 degrees.
  • Pull toggles smoothly and evenly to a half-brake position while going with the wind and observe glide path change.
  • Return to full flight.
  • check altitude, position, and traffic.
  • Fly landing pattern in half-brake position, if winds permit.
  • Flare from the braked position, if winds and canopy permit.
  • The coach measures the student's landing distance from the planned target.
  • Discovery of flattest glide; lowest descent.
  • Practice flaring from deep brakes.
  • Identify all the power lines in the area during descent.
  • Fly the pattern in brakes.
  • Landing flare from brakes (with suitable canopy).