Emergency Procedures Review "SOLO"

Address the five areas of the Skills Grid:

Preparation

• Weather
• Forgotten equipment (i.e. don't find yourself at the plane with no alti, develop a gear up routine)

Inflight

• Aircraft emergencies
• Emergency exit altitudes for main & reserve
• When to shut off AAD's on an unplanned descent in the aircraft
• Sickness
• Main/reserve deployments in aircraft or on climb out

Freefall

• Malfunctions
• Other equipment (altimeter, goggles)
• Stability around pull
• Traffic problems

Canopy Control

• Correctible situations
• Low speed malfunctions
• Two canopies out scenarios
• Traffic on opening, traffic on landing
• Obstacles
• Turbulence
• Landing in the wrong direction
• Who to talk to when you want to learn to ‘swoop'

Equipment

• Poorly fitting gear
• Damage on opening
• AAD misfire