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Phase Two Back to Student Training Main Page Phase Two Categories E-3, F, G, and H A-License Check Dive INTRODUCTION 1. Welcome to our post-Phase One skydiving instructional program (Phase Two), which, with hard work and dedication, will take you through to your USPA A-license and 25 jumps or so. This portion of your training continues with the USPA Integrated Student Program (ISP) recommendations, plus a few additions and alterations that we feel are important to Pepperell Skydive students. During this phase of your training, USPA coaches as well as USPA instructors will supervise you. AFF and IAD method-specific instructors are no longer required. 2. Your A-license will be granted when you have completed all the requirements of this portion of your training, and all items are checked off on your Four-Page USPA A-License Proficiency Card and Application. Incomplete documents could result in a delay or repeating skydives and other training, so pay close attention to that aspect of your work. 3. Every aspect of our training and of our dropzone procedures emphasizes safety as the primary concern. Safety is our number one priority. A good, positive, conscientious attitude will go a long way towards making your skydiving career safe and enjoyable. Be sure to address any questions you may have, or that others may raise, to the dropzone management, or to your USPA instructors and coaches. 4. Calling ahead to make reservations with coaches and instructors is recommended. Remember you are still subject to student wind holds (over 14 mph) and to the availability of coaches or instructors and space on the aircraft. Reservations are not required for solo jumps that are not in the USPA category progression. For example, if you feel like making a fun solo jump, you are now free to do that any time you wish. But, until you have your A-license, the only other skydiver you are permitted to jump with is a USPA coach or USPA instructor and you must continue to rent student rigs until signed off for hand deploy. Do not borrow rigs from other skydivers during this phase of your training. Dropzone management usually reserves the right to ground students at any time. All students using rental gear must read and sign an agreement of liability. SELF-SUPERVISION REQUIREMENTS Your Pre-Jump Responsibilities 1. Your Jump Planner must be filled out completely and signed off by your coach or instructor before each and every jump on this level, including your fun solos. Some Continuing Requirements 1. A student AAD must be worn and activated on all skydives Equipment Recommendations A student AAD can be recognized by its yellow button and word "student" on the control unit. The preset activation altitude is split: if you are falling at freefall rates it will arm at 1000 feet and activate at approximately 750 feet. However, if your rate of descent is lower than freefall speeds but higher than 29 mph (as with a partially opened main canopy) then your student AAD will activate approximately at 1,000 above the ground. If a jump plane is descending and you have not jumped, switching off the student AAD can be an issue. Discuss this with your instructor before taking any action. Your student AAD turns off with the same sequence you use to turn it on. You should also be aware that it is possible to exceed a vertical speed of 29 mph under a fully inflated, aggressively flown, canopy. So take it easy under our student rigs. Here is the current CYPRES Manufacturer's Users Guide for your review. Gear Check ___ Reserve is in date |