The Pop Up
The Pop-Up is learning to use the throttle fast enough to get the pilot lifted to mid taxi at start-up. This should be a quick gentle pull immediately after starting the vessel. This should have the pilot in the mid-taxi position within 6 (hose fill for 3 seconds and 3 seconds to mid taxi) seconds of start up without flinging the pilot out of the water!.
Line of Sight – LOS
This is height the pilot sees, not the height we use to calculate falls or turns!
Hose Twist – Kink
This occurs two ways, the hose loops on its self as described in a loop turn or the swivel becomes jammed and is unable to correct itself resulting in the hose being twisted eventually damaging the hose and or cutting off water supply for thrust.
Turtle Position
The Pilot rolls onto their back from the side allowing the flotation to keep the face and chest above water
Start Up Position
This is the command for the pilot to get into a forward leaning position.
Hover
Pilot is in a straight vertical position with the hose directly below him and no forward motion. BEGINNER: POSSIBLY DANGEROUS POSITION WHEN FEET ARE ABOVE 5 FEET OUT OF WATER!
Dive Turn [ :( ]
Pilot turning so sharply and leaning into the turn so hard that the angle of the jets overcomes the force of the roll (NO RECOVERY POSSIBLE FOR NEW PILOT!)
Loop [ :( ]
Pilot turning 180 degrees in a circle not on yaw causing the hose to “loop” onto itself like a garden hose.
Yaw Turn [Advanced]
A spinning turn about the pilot's vertical axis when one control arm is positioned higher than the other while in a hover or slow forward motion. Yaw movement are cancelled out or greatly reduced when there is tension or water drag on the hose. Yaw turns are very sensitive! A beginning pilot may lose control during a yaw turn and be unable to recover directional control. Collision with the jet ski or other obstacles is possible.
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