AY Honor Parachuting Answer Key

Parachuting

Skill Level

Unknown

Year

Unknown

Version

08.04.2025

Approval authority

Ukrainian Union

1

Tell the history of the parachute (at least 3 minutes or 1 sheet of printed text with small pictures-illustrations). Types of modern parachutes, their application.

2

Discuss in a group the topics: “Justified and unjustified risk” and “Determination and courage” in relation to this topic. How do extreme sports affect your relationship with God and how can you avoid adrenaline addiction?

3

Tactical and technical specifications:

3a

D-6 (a non-maneuverable parachute with a round dome; am analogue of this parachute is T-10 parachute or T-11, but their dome is square).

3b

Z-5 (reserve parachute)

3c

D1-5U (maneuverable parachute with a round dome; an analogue of this parachute is MC1).

3d

Wing parachute (9-section planing parachute of your choice).

4

Perform the control installation of D-6 and Z-5 parachutes (or the parachute system used in your country: main and reserve parachutes) with an instructor! (It is desirable to perform it in 40 minutes, it is possible in pairs) Name the stages of the installation and also tell the instructor what to check in each stage. The instructor must check each stage of the installation!

5

Describe the actions of the parachutist from the moment of boarding the airplane to landing with the parachute (under normal conditions: day, wind not more than 5 m/s, normal visibility). It is desirable to practice the actions on simulators.

6

Actions in special cases:

6a

Parachute descent

6b

Landing on an obstacle (forest, wires, houses and walls)

6c

If you are caught in a rising tide

7

Perform at least one parachute jump (in countries where it is necessary to do it with an instructor - one jump with an instructor is enough).

8

Tell what spiritual lesson can be learned from skydiving. If you have a story with a spiritual lesson, tell it during the children's storytime.

References

• Ukrainian Pathfinder Wiki - Parachuting