Drop Zones Flashcards
What is the Air drop Airspeed for a UH A/C?
70 Knots
What is the Airdrop Airspeed for a CH A/C?
90 Knots
What is the Airdrop Airspeed for a STOL A/C?
105 Knots
What is the Airdrop Airspeed for AF PAX/DB?
130 Knots
What is the Airdrop Airspeed for AF everything else but?
140 Knots
What is the Airdrop Airspeed for a C-17 HE?
150 Knots
What is the night CARP PI Location for HE?
550 Yards from the Lead Edge
What is the CARP PI Location for HE?
500 Yards from the Lead Edge
What is the night CARP PI Location for PAX/DB?
350 Yards from the Lead Edge
What is the CARP PI Location for PAX/DB?
300 Yards from the Lead Edge
What is the night CARP PI Location for CDS & DRAS dropped from a C-17?
275 Yards from the Lead Edge
What is the night CARP PI Location for CDS & DRAS dropped from a C-130?
250 Yards from the Lead Edge
What is the CARP PI Location for CDS & DRAS dropped from a C-17?
225 Yards from the Lead Edge
What is the CARP PI Location for CDS & DRAS dropped from a C-130?
200 Yards from the Lead Edge
What is the Forward Throw for a C-130 PAX/DB?
229 Meters
What is the Forward Throw for a C-130 HE?
458 Meters
What is the Forward Throw for a C-130 CDS?
503 Meters
What is the Forward Throw for a C-130 TTB?
147 Meters
What is the Forward Throw for a C-17 PAX/ DB?
229 Meters
What is the Forward Throw for a C-17 HE?
640 Meters
What is the Forward Throw for a C-17 CDS?
663 Meters
What is the Forward Throw for a C-17 TTB?
147 Meters
What is the Max Surface Winds for:
PAX Land
EQ no PRS
CDS w/ G-12
13 Knots
What is the Max Surface Winds for:
PAX Water
EQ w/ PRS
17 Knots
What is the Max Surface Winds for:
CDS or DB with w/ G-13 or G-14
20 Knots
What is the Max Surface Winds for:
SATB
25 Knots
What is the Max Surface Winds for:
HV-CDS
LCLA
Free Drops
None
What is the Forward Throw for Rotary A/C
Airdrop Airspeed ÷ 2
(Round Up)
What is the CARP PI Location for JPADS?
Center of DZ or DZ Radius
When marking a CARP Drop Zone at night how many and what type lights are needed to mark the DZ when using optional lights?
11 White Omni-Directional lights and 1 Amber Rotating Beacon
How many medics are required to support a multi-ship, CDS drop on a 2200 meter DZ with 20 seconds of green light?
0
(Medics only required for personnel)
How long prior to TOT do boats have to be in place for three C-17s dropping Door Bundles on a 1500 meter DZ with 15 seconds of green light?
None
(Boats only required for personnel drops)
What are the maximum surface winds allowable when dropping HE using G-12 parachutes and the 5,000 parachute release system?
17 Knots
(EQ w/ PRS)
The Boat detail must, at a minimum, have communication with whom?
DZSTL
Ground Marked Release System (GMRS) Regulation
USASOC REG 350-2
Verbally Initiated Release System (VIRS) Reference
FM 3-21.38
Computed Air Realease Point (CARP) Reference
DAFMAN13-217
What is the GMRS/VIRS PI Location, from lead edge for PAX?
100 Meters
What is the GMRS/VIRS PI Location, from lead edge for DB?
0 Meters
What is the GMRS/VIRS PI Location, from lead edge for CDS, DRAS, HE, etc. . .
Determined using CARP Tree, converted to meters
What is the minimum size of a GMRS/VIRS DZ?
275 x 275 meters
What is the minimum size GMRS DZ to fit all markings?
300 x 275 Meters
Where is the Amber Rotationg Beacon placed on a CARP DZ?
1000 meters from the PI on Drop Heading or at the Trail Edge. (Whichever is closer)
