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1. An Intermediate rated paragliding pilot
a. Has the knowledge and skills to fly any but the most technically demanding sites in mild to
moderate soaring conditions
b. Is required by the rating system to demonstrate full stalls and spins
c. Should be able to judge when a site and conditions are within his skills
d. all of the above
e. a and c above
2. A reserve parachute is recommended
a. On any flight where successful deployment is possible
b. On all flights
c. On all flights above 50 feet AGL
d. On all thermal flights
e. On all soaring flights
3. An Intermediate rated paragliding pilot should limit turns to
a. No more than three consecutive 360’s
b. bank angles recommended by manufacturer
c. no more than 90 degrees of bank
d. All of the above
e. b and c above
4. If not current due to lack of recent flight experience, an Intermediate rated paragliding pilot should
a. reduce operating limitations
b. seek an instructor’s assistance
c. voluntarily give up his rating
d. take an advanced maneuvers clinic
e. a or b above or both
5. An Intermediate rated paragliding pilot
a. Should not fly in thermals where peak climb rates exceed 500 feet per minute
b. Should not fly in thermals where significant vertical cloud development exists
c. Should practice spins prior to flying in strong thermals
d. a and b above
6. When flying cross country
a. You should stay away from altitudes which are odd multiples of 1000′ because of airplane traffic
flying operating on instrument flight rules
b. You should stay away from altitudes which are even multiples of 1000′ because of airplane traffic
operating under radar traffic advisories.
c. You should check your possible routes on a sectional so as to be able to remain legal with
respect to airspace
d. All of the above
7. Checking your route on a sectional, you see a series of broad magenta lines outlining an area around
an airport. These lines mark the boundary of:
a. Class C airspace and you must stay out of it unless you have permission from Air Traffic Control
b. A military operations area, and you may legally enter it but should use caution
c. Class B airspace, and is illegal to fly in without permission from Air Traffic Control
d. Class D Airspace, and you may enter it though with caution
8. Checking your route on a sectional, you see a thin magenta line, with thin magenta hash marks inside
it.
a. This marks the border of a military operations area and you may legally enter it
b. This marks the border of a restricted area and you may not legally enter it without permission
from Air Traffic Control
c. This marks the border of a prohibited area
d. This marks the border of controlled airspace
9. The numbers shown below, written in blue inside of an area bordered by a broad blue line on a
sectional aeronautical chart indicate
125
40
a. That the altitudes in that area between 4000 feet agl and 12500 feet agl are reserved for
commercial airliners
b. That the altitudes in that area between 4000 feet MSL and 12500 feet MSL are reserved for IFR
traffic
c. That the altitudes in that area between 4000 feet MSL and 12500 feet MSL are within Class B
airspace
d. That the control zone defined by the broad blue line is active between the hours of 400 and 1250
zulu (coordinated universal time).
10. Special symbols on sectional aeronautical charts indicate the locations of
a. airports, special use airspace, navigational routes and prominent landmarks
b. areas of sailplane operations
c. areas of operations of unlicensed powered ultralights
d. areas of operations of unlicensed hang gliders
e. all of the above
11. Clouds which appear smooth surfaced, well defined and oval or lens shaped indicate
a. strong winds at the altitude of the clouds
b. very unstable and therefore turbulent air
c. the boundary between air masses of different temperatures
d. the boundary between air masses of different temperatures and moisture levels
12. Puffy or billowy shaped clouds with a significant degree of vertical development indicate
a. probable strong local lift and turbulence
b. unsoarable conditions due to reduced solar heating
c. stable air
d. wind shear
13. When flying out from a mountain launch in moderate winds in the middle of the day
a. avoid flying above ridges and fingers which align with your flight path, because wind over the
fingers will cause turbulence
b. fly down the middle of canyons or valleys between fingers for the smoothest air and greatest
terrain clearance
c. follow along the crests of ridges and fingers which align with your flight path to get lift and provide
a safer landing option
d. a and b above
14. You are flying out towards the landing area from a mountain launch site at sunset. The day was quite
warm with good thermal lift. The winds are now light, and the temperature is dropping rapidly. You
might expect
a. to find lift only in small thermal cores over the highest terrain
b. to find lift in broad areas over the valleys and canyons
c. to find “downwind” conditions in the landing area
d. b or c above or both
15. Recovery to normal flight from a spin may require
a. raising your hands to trim speed
b. full application of both brakes to cause a full stall
c. more than 500 feet of altitude
d. any of the above
16. Recover to normal flight from a spin always requires
a. opposite brake to stop the rotation
b. full application of both brakes to cause a full stall
c. unstalling the wing
d. more than 500 feet of altitude
e. all of the above
17. Recovery from a parachutal stall (deep stall; parachutage)
a. may be very difficult on certain paragliders
b. will be automatic on release of controls on any canopy which has been certified
c. requires lowering the canopy’s angle of attack
d. all of the above
e. a and c above
18. Deployment of an emergency reserve parachute
a. is strongly advised at the first indication of canopy malfunction
b. will likely cause the pilot to lose control over his direction of flight and point of landing
c. should normally be followed by at least a partial collapse of the paraglider to prevent downplaning
d. should be executed according to a deliberate and specific sequence of actions
e. a, and c above
f. b, c, and d above
19. You are thermalling above and in front of a mountain launch site. Winds on launch were 12 – 15
mph. Your canopy has a maximum brakes off flying speed of 25 mph. You are climbing in a thermal
and drifting downwind.
a. It is no problem if you drift behind the mountain top, since you can always turn downwind to land
behind the mountain.
b. If you drift behind the mountain top more than twice your altitude above the top, you may be in
serious danger of descending below and behind the mountain and into sink and / or rotor
turbulence
c. As long as you stay above the level of the top of the mountain you will not encounter rotor
turbulence
20. You are thermalling out in front of launch on a light wind, marginal lift day, using a lot of brakes and
very shallow turns to get the best possible sink rate. Suddenly your variometer indicates extreme
sink. What has most likely happened?
a. You have flown into strongly descending air
b. You have entered constant stall or deep stall
c. you have drifted into a rotor
d. you have encountered a wind gradient due to horizontal wind shear
21. You are thermalling deep in the brakes in gusty conditions, when suddenly you feel yourself swung
out onto your back and you go weightless and start falling. Which of the following would be the worst
thing to do at this time?
a. raise the brakes to full off position
b. pull the brakes to full on position
c. hold the brakes in constant position where they were
d. bring the brakes to minimum sink position
22. Significant and possibly dangerous changes to a canopy’s handling characteristics and response
during collapses can occur as a result of changes to the overall line lengths of as little as
a. 5 inches
b. 2 inch
c. 1/2 inch
23. When launching and flying from a high altitude site
a. expect launching and landing speeds to be higher as a result of lower air density
b. your true airspeed for all brake positions will be higher than normal
c. your stall speed will be lower
d. a and b above
e. a, b and c above
24. You have measured the wind on launch at 15 mph, with occasional gusts to 18 mph. Your canopy has
a maximum flying speed of 25 mph.
a. You can be assured of achieving forward penetration once airborne
b. You will be able to make a minimum of 7 mph forward speed over the ground
c. Your normal speed over the ground into the wind will be 10 mph
d. All of the above
e. There is more than a slight chance you will not be able to penetrate once airborne
25. You are thermalling, the canopy starts to go back behind you and you begin to swing forward in front
of it
a. You should apply brakes immediately
b. You should let up on the brakes immediately
c. You should prepare to apply brakes if the canopy surges forward
d. You should hold brakes constant and wait for the canopy to dampen out
e. b and c above
