DZSO Flashcards
Dimensions for 10g Pi ball
Day: 57 inches
Night: 74 inches
Dimensions for 30g pinball
Day: 75 inches
Night: 94 inches
Wind surface speeds for personnel and heavy equipment can not exceed
- 13 Knots
- 17 Knots
VMC
Visual Meterological Conditions
Primary mission for DZSO in peace time
Provide personnel, equipment, and container delivery system airdrop coverage for one to four aircraft under visual meteorological conditions
Secondary mission for DZSO in peace time
Provide airdrop coverage for more than four aircraft under visual meteorological conditions
Tertiary mission for DZSO in peace time
Provide Adverse Weather Ariel Delivery System airdrop coverage under instrumental meteorological conditions for one to there’s aircraft
Primary mission for DZSO in war time
Provide container delivery system air drop coverage for battalion size or smaller
Secondary mission for DZSO in war time
Provide force projection and sustainment of personnel, equipment, and CDS
3 types of anemometer
DIC-3
AN/PMQ 3A
Turbometer
CARP drop zone code letters
J, C, A , R, S
Code letters for circular drop zone
O, H
Code letter construction for day/night
Day: x 9 VS-17 (Plus RAM)
Night: x 11 Omni-directional white lights (9 for code letter, 2 for flanker flight)
All information needed concerning the drop zone is in AF _________
AF IMT 3823 (FM 3-21.38)