Your Parachute Landing Pattern: FREE Practice Guide

For many students, landing is where most of their mental energy goes. That makes sense — it's the part of the jump that has the most variables and the least margin for guesswork.

The good news is that landing patterns follow a clear, learnable system. Understanding why we fly them and how to construct one gives you a solid foundation before you're under canopy.

This guide walks you through the basics and gives you a way to practice the concepts between jump days.

What's inside

  • How to read a windsock for wind direction and speed
  • The purpose of each leg of the landing pattern and why we fly them in order
  • Three practice scenarios to draw your own patterns, with an answer key

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Created by Christina and Juan Arango, USPA Examiners and AFF Instructors; jumping since 2001.