Available Merits
In-Air Canopy Skills: Formation Flying
Recipient has demonstrated the knowledge and skills to safely and effectively fly in close proximity to another canopy pilot.
How this Merit is Earned
Achieved prerequisite merits: USPA B-License Canopy Proficiency.
In addition, recipient has demonstrated the following to the satisfaction of an AXIS Coach™: a) Understanding of canopy collision avoidance and emergency proceedures, b) Exit and flying strategies to effectively join and fly in close proximity to another canopy pilot, c) Bumping end cells, d) Ability to effectively chase and catch up to another canopy pilot using all canopy inputs and control ranges e) Safely and effectively navigate through another canopy pilot's wake, f) Ability to plan and execute a flight pattern that allows participants to return to the DZ safely.
In-Air Canopy Skills: Dynamic Formations
Recipient has demonstrated the knowledge and skills to fly in close proximity to another canopy pilot while engaging in dynamic formations.
How this Merit is Earned
Achieved prerequisite merits: In-air Canopy Skills - Formation Flying.
In addition, recipient has demonstrated the following to the satisfaction of an AXIS Coach™: a) Pitch-out & Re-join maneuver, b) Maintaining position within a formation while following the flight leader through a heading change, c) effectively transitioning from one preplanned formation type to another, including on and off-level.
In-Air Canopy Skills: Team Landings
Recipient has demonstrated the knowledge and skills to safely and effectively land in close proximity with another canopy pilot.
How this Merit is Earned
Achieved prerequisite merits: Advanced Accuracy and In-air Canopy Skills - Dynamic Formations.
In addition, recipient has demonstrated the following to the satisfaction of an AXIS Coach™: a) Lead a canopy formation through a predicatble landing pattern, touching down on target, b) Ability to effectivly follow a flight leader less than 60 feet away in flight to a predeclared target c) Touching down no more than three seconds after the flight leader.
In-Air Canopy Skills: 1–on–1 CRW
Recipient has demonstrated the knowledge and skill to perform canopy relative work (CRW) at an entry level.
How this Merit is Earned
Achieved prerequisite merits: In-air Canopy Skills - Formation Flying and In-air Canopy Skills: Dynamic Formations.
In addition, recipient has demonstrated the following to the satisfaction of an AXIS Coach™: a) understanding of canopy-collision avoidance and emergency proceedures, b) equipment choices specific to CRW, c) building and piloting a two-stack formation, d) building a 2-way compressed stack.
In-Air Canopy Skills: XRW Canopy Pilot
Recipient has demonstrated the knowledge and skills of a proficient extreme relative work (XRW) Canopy Pilot.
How this Merit is Earned
Achieved prerequisite merit: In-air Canopy Skills - Dynamic Formations, In-air Canopy Skills - 1-on1 CRW, Canopy Piloting Tier 1, and RDS Endorsement.
In addition, recipient has demonstrated the following to the satisfaction of an AXIS Coach™: a) ability to safely fly a parachute at a wing loading of 2.8 or greater, b) ability to detach and stow an RDS in 20 seconds or less, c) ability to plan and execute a flight pattern that allows participants to return to the DZ safely, d) has taken at least two stationary docks on a single XRW jump in a controlled manner.