Approach and departure angles, suspension variables and driving procedures discussed. Vehicle Inspection and Equipment. Students inspect their training vehicle to identify vital components underneath to protect. They become familiar with gear selection and equipment available for recovery. Vehicle Inspection and Equipment.
Students inspect their training vehicle to identify vital components underneath to protect.
They become familiar with gear selection and equipment available for recovery. Off-Road Driving I. Practical exercise where students drive the course and are challenged to smooth negotiation of rocks, stumps, ditches, logs, ruts, hills, and mud. Introduction to steep and extended descents and ascents. Level III rock climbs, stopping and starting on difficult slopes, momentum, and mud. Students work together as a team to plan and negotiate various rock obstacles and conduct hill climbs.