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Low velocity

Personnel and sensitive equipment

High Velocity

Simi-sensitive

Free Drop

No Parachutte

Methods of Airdrop

Personnel and Door Bundles


Gravity


Extraction

Personnel and Door bundles


Exit how ?

Self exit, pushed and skidded

Gravity Airdrop

Nose high attitude load rolls out of aircraft

Extraction

Parachute pulls load out of aircraft

Obstacles to personnel

Pose a hazard to jumper or prevent the jumper from accomplishing his mission

Obstacles to equipment

Any feature that may hinder the recovery of a load or cause damage to the load

Trees as obstacles

35 ft or higher

Water as an obstacle

4 feet deep AND 40 feet wide


Within 1000 meters of any edge of the DZ

Power lines as obstacles

Within 1000 meters of any boundary


Power must be shut off 15 min prior to TOT

Adequate approach and departure routed

No-fly areas


Obstacles to Aircraft


Terrain higher than the DZ


Enemy situation and location

VIRS

Verbally Initiated Release System

VIRS refferance

FM 3-21.38

GMRS

Ground Marked Release System

GMRS referance

USASOC Reg. 350-2

CARP

Computed Air Release Point

CARP Reference

AFI 13-217

Who locates the point of impact

DZSTL

Who computes the release point

Air crew or Aircraft Navigator

Who locates the point of impact

DZSTL

Who computes the release point

Air crew or Aircraft Navigator

HAARS position of point of impact

Center of DZ

Who locates the point of impact

DZSTL

Who computes the release point

Air crew or Aircraft Navigator

HAARS position of point of impact

Center of DZ

Heavy CDS where is the Point of Impact

Center of DZ for first item released

Random Points of Impact Option 1

Mission commander notifies DZSTL at least 24 hours prior to RPI placement

Option 2

Commander request specific PI 24 hours in advance

Option 2

Commander request specific PI 24 hours in advance

VMC

Don't need comms

Code letters for CARP drop zones

J,C,A,R,S. And H,O for circular

Minimum daytime Markings

Raised Angle Marking (RAM) a minimum 9 panels block letters


35 x 35

Minimum Night time makings

9 white omni directional lights

Pax/door bundles Control Center location

At the PI

CDS control center ?

200 YARDS to the 6 o'clock of the PI

Heavy Equipment drop Control Center ?

300 yards to the 6 o'clock of the PI

Strike report

AF 4304 (drop zone score card)

Drop zone survey

AF 3823

Existing surveys

Good for 5 years from MAJCOM approval

ZAR

Zone Availability Report

Tactical Survey

1 time use or 24 hours

Mission cancelation marking

Code letter X

DZ temporary closing

8 panels in an equal sign