Dive Plan: Dive to Dock

• Exit from the door one second after the coach.
• Present belly to wind in the slow fall position and maintain it for two seconds.
• Coach establishes fall rate and holds heading.
• Turn toward coach.
• Dive and stop level ten to 20 feet out.
• Altitude check every five seconds.
• Approach and take grips.
• Altitude permitting, coach dives to a point 50 to 100 feet laterally and 20 to 40 feet below.
• Follow and repeat docking procedure.
• Break off at 5,000 feet.
• Coach remains in place and evaluates track.
• Wave off and deploy by 3,000 feet.

USPA A-License Check Dive Flow

• Spot.
• Choose a comfortable exit.
• Perform a 360-degree turn to the right and left, and backloop.
• The evaluator moves 20 feet from the candidate and level.
• Dock on the evaluator.
• Initiate breakoff and track a minimum of 100 feet.
• Wave off and pull by 3,000 feet.
• Follow your pre-selected landing pattern.

• Disassemble, clean, and reassemble a three-ring riser release system.
• Replace or adjust a main closing loop.

• Check altitude, position, and traffic.
• Perform an on-heading front riser dive (keep toggles in hand).
• Check altitude, position, and traffic.
• Perform a 90-degree front riser turn (keep toggles in hand).
• Check altitude, position, and traffic.
• Perform a 180-degree front riser turn (keep toggles in hand).
• Check position and altitude.
• Enter a front riser turn, let up halfway and begin the turn again (keep toggles in hand).
• Complete all front riser maneuvers by 2,000 feet.
• Coach measures your landing distance from a planned target.