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19 Cards in this Set
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Low velocity |
Personnel and sensitive equipment |
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High Velocity |
Semi-sensitive |
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Free Drop |
No Parachutte |
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Methods of Airdrop |
Personnel and Door Bundles
Gravity
Extraction |
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Personnel and Door bundles Exit how ? |
Self exit, pushed and skidded |
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Gravity Airdrop |
Nose high attitude load rolls out of aircraft |
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Extraction |
Parachute pulls load out of aircraft |
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Obstacles to personnel |
Pose a hazard to jumper or prevent the jumper from accomplishing his mission |
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Obstacles to equipment |
Any feature that may hinder the recovery of a load or cause damage to the load |
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Trees as obstacles |
35 ft or higher |
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Water as an obstacle |
4 feet deep AND 40 feet wide Within 1000 meters of any edge of the DZ |
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Power lines as obstacles |
Within 1000 meters of any boundary Power must be shut off 15 min prior to TOT |
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Adequate approach and departure routed |
No-fly areas Obstacles to Aircraft Terrain higher than the DZ Enemy situation and location |
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VIRS |
Verbally Initiated Release System |
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VIRS reference |
FM 3-21.38 |
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GRMS |
Ground Marked Release System |
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GMRS referance |
USASOC Reg. 350-2 |
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CARP |
Computed Air Release Point |
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CARP Reference |
AFI 13-217 |
