EXAM 1 (F)

Question 1

What are the exiting options on a C-27?

Answer 1

ADEPT option 1

ADEPT option 2

Over the Ramp (SL not yet approved)

Maximum of 13 parachutists per anchor line cable.

Question 2

What are the maximum surface winds allowed, including gusts, for Personnel Drops, WDZ, and MFF

Answer 2

13 Knots
17 Knots
18 Knots

Question 3

When is the DZSO/DZSTL required to take two surface wind readings?

Answer 3

When there is more than 20s/2100m of drop zone and/or multiple A/C

Question 4

CARP Operation Types

Answer 4

Personnel Drops
CDS Drops
Heavy Equipment Drops

Question 5

What is CDS

Answer 5

Container Delivery System

Question 6

What is DZSO/DZSTL Responsibility for CARP

Answer 6

The DZSO/DZSTL is responsible for marking the DZ and ensuring that it is the proper size to support the mission.

Question 7

What are:
PA
1
N
A
N
A
S

Answer 7

Planning Altitude
1 = First suspended item exited out of A/C
N = Night
A = Drop Altitude
N =. NO TRAIL
A = Additionals
S = Station Keeping Equipment (SKE)

Question 8

Planning Altitude

Answer 8

Planning altitude is the elevation that is used as a base line for determining changes to the altitude factor depending on what your suspended items being dropped are.
PE: 1000 ft AGL
HE: 1100 ft AGL

Question 9

First suspended item exited out of the aircraft

Answer 9

PE: W=600 yds x L=600 yds
HE:W=600 yds x L=1000 yds

Question 10

Night

Answer 10

Night
Add 100 yds to width and length
According to TC 3-21.220, the hours of darkness for a night jump are from 1800 hours to 0600 hours, for planning purposes.
**Except when you are in 1 x C-130J with GPS “ON” or any number of C-17s with GPS “ON”. In either scenario you will always add 100 yds to the length. **

Question 11

Altitude

Answer 11

Refer to planning altitude

For every full 100 ft increment above the planning altitude, add 30 yds to the width and length of the DZ

Question 12

Not In Trail

Answer 12

Refers to formations made up of multiple aircraft not flying in trail
Only affects the width of the DZ
C-130 (PE or HE): add 100 yds (one time only)
C-17 (HE): add 100 yds (one time only)
C-17 (PE):
2 ships: add 640 yds
3 ships: add 1200 yds
There cannot be more than three C-17s in a formation.
This is only applicable to using center PI.
C-17s CANNOT fly in trail while dropping personnel because of the wake turbulence from the trail aircraft that would invert or collapse the jumpers canopy.

Question 13

Additional

Answer 13

Refers to all suspended items (except the first) that will exit on one pass

Only affects the length of the DZ

PE: Add 75 yds to length for each additional jumper

HE (C-130): add 400 yds to length for each additional platform

HE (C-17): add 500 yds to length for each additional platform

For PE exiting from the paratroop door, you must identify which door exiting procedures is used to determine the number of additional jumpers.

Question 14

Station Keeping Equipment (SKE)

Answer 14

SKE is a function of the Instrumental Navigation System (INS) which keeps the aircrafts properly separated from one another.
SKE can be “switched” on or off by the pilots.
When used, add 400 yards to the width one time and one time only.

Do not account for SKE with C-17 personnel formations; It is already included in the basic formation width as per Rule 2D.

When using SKE you will compare it with what is written in the Not In Trail factor. Whichever is larger will stay in the equation; the smaller one will be deleted. This is because the smaller one can be included into the calculation of the larger.

Question 15

Interval Between Jumpers and Heavy Equipment

Answer 15

3 second interval between jumpers and heavy equipment or CDS.