Study Guide Drop Zone Operations

Question 1

Drop Zone and landing Zone operations

Answer 1

DAFMAN 13-217

Question 2

DAFMAN 13-217

Answer 2

Drop zone and landing zone operations

Question 3

FM 3-21.38

Answer 3

Pathfinder Operations

Question 4

Pathfinder Operations

Answer 4

FM 3-21.38

Question 5

USASOC REG 350-2

Answer 5

Training airborne operations

Question 6

Training airborne operations

Answer 6

USASOC 350-2

Question 7

Eight drop zone selection factors

Answer 7

• Method of airdrop
• Airdrop speed
• Drop altitude
• routes (approach and departure)
• Obstacles
• Access
• size of dz
• type of airdrop
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Question 8

Definition of a Drop Zone

Answer 8

Designated area where personnel and/or equipment are delivered by means of a parachute or, in the case of certain items, by free drop
pg 179

Question 9

Types of airdrop

Answer 9

• Low velocity
• High Velocity
• Free Drop
  pg 183

Question 10

Methods of airdrop

Answer 10

• Personnel and door bundles
• Gravity
• Extraction
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Question 11

Obstacles to personnel

Answer 11

Any feature either natural or man-made that would pose a hazard to the jumper
pg184

Question 12

obstacles to equipment

Answer 12

any feature, either natural or man-made that may hinder the recovery of the load or cause damage to a load
pg 184

Question 13

Three Primary Obstacles

Answer 13

• Trees: 35 feet or higher
• Water: 4 ft deep or deeper, 40ft wide, within 1000 meters of DZ. DZSTL can declare any body of water an obstacle
• Power lines: 50 volts or greater within 1000 meters of DZ
  pg 185

Question 14

what does VIRS stand for

Answer 14

Verbaly
Initiated
Release
System
pg186

Question 15

What does GMRS stand for

Answer 15

Ground
Marker
Release
System
PG 186

Question 16

What does CARP stand for

Answer 16

Computed
Air
Release
Point
pg 186

Question 17

Define control center location on a CARP DZ

Answer 17

The control center is the location where the DZSTL will control and observe the airborne operation
pg 189

Question 18

if the first parachute lands withing 25 yards of the point of impact, then that is considered what

Answer 18

PI strike
pg 193

Question 19

if not a PI strike and it was impossible to maintain visual contact with the first parachute and 90% of the parachutes land on the drop zone you would write what on the strike report?

Answer 19

S for satisfactory
pg 193

Question 20

if not a PI strike and it was impossible to maintain visual contact with the first parachute and less than 90% of the parachutes land on the drop zone you would write what on the strike report?

Answer 20

U for unsatisfactory
pg 193

Question 21

What form is a strike report

Answer 21

AF 4304
pg 192

Question 22

what is a AF 4304

Answer 22

Strike report
pg 192

Question 23

what does the 1 stand for in 1NANAS

Answer 23

1ST item
accounts for the first airdropped item
minimum basic width and length from the CARP Chart
pg 194

Question 24

What does the first N stand for in 1NANAS

Answer 24

Night
add 100 yards to W & L for night
N/A for c130J/C17 with GPS
pg 194

Question 25

What does the first A stand for in 1NANAS

Answer 25

Altitude
If the aircraft is dropping above the planning altitude, enter the altitude adjustments for width and length
pg 194

Question 26

What does the second N stand for in 1NANAS

Answer 26

Not-In-Trail (NIT)
Are the aircraft flying in formation other than trail? if YES then the width increases by 100 yards
pg 194

Question 27

What does the second A stand for in 1NANAS

Answer 27

Additionals
how many additional items are there in the aircraft after the first one? Do not forget to subtract the first free item
pg 194

Question 28

What does the S stand for in 1NANAS

Answer 28

SKE
Station Keeping Equipment
is SKE being used if YES then the width increases 400 yards
compare SKE and NIT, always pick the largest and ignore the other (Highlander rule)
C17s with personnel flying SKE, the rule 3 c. accounts for SKE
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