1. Duties of the Jumpmaster Team 1. You must safety twice and assist once every 180 days to achieve baseline currency 2. Novice rated Jumpmasters must perform the duties as a Primary Jumpmaster or Assistant Jumpmaster on a high performance aircraft once every 180 days to remain current 3. Advance rated Jumpmasters must perform the duties as a Primary Jumpmaster, Assistant Jumpmaster, or safety on a high performance aircraft once every 180 days to remain current 4. Where are the Jumpmaster Team Duties Performed? a. Unit area b. Departure airfield c. In flight 5. Duties of the Jumpmaster team begin immediately upon notification 6. The primary jumpmaster can delegate authority but not responsibility 7. Sustained airborne training must be conducted within 24 hours of take-off. Can be conducted up to 48 hours prior with approval from an O-6 or higher 8. Parachute landing fall platforms must be a minimum of 24 inches in height 9. What does SERJT/E stand for? a. Static line control b. Exiting procedures c. Red light procedures d. Jump refusals e. Towed jumper procedures f. Emergency procedures 10. Upon arrival to the departure airfield, the Primary Jumpmaster will report to the DACO. What does DACO stand for? a. Departure airfield control officer 11. Sustained airborne training at a minimum must consist of: a. Pre-jump b. Parachute landing falls c. Mock door training 12. A minimum of two mock door rehearsals must be conducted with last one being conducted as planned for the airborne operation 13. Jumpmaster team qualifications: a. Must be a graduate from an authorized jumpmaster course b. Must be SGT or above to perform duties as the primary jumpmaster, assistant jumpmaster, or safety c. Must safety twice before performing the duties as the assistant jumpmaster d. Must safety twice and assist twice before performing the duties as the primary jumpmaster, regardless of rank or rating 14. Station time is the time that is agreed upon by the airborne commander and the airlift commander for when all the jumpers and equipment must be loaded and seated with seatbelts on inside the aircraft 15. The safeties will draw one extra aviator kit bag for every 15 jumpers or one extra universal parachutist recovery bag for every 30 jumpers for securing the retrieved deployment bags after the jumpers have exited 16. At least 2 additional reserve parachutes must be drawn along with additional sets of T-11 reserve parachute tuck tab inserts 17. Any Jumpmaster that is not current may act as a correction station to correct deficiencies but cannot JMPI. 18. Left paratroop door, left leg free 19. Right paratroop door, right leg free 20. Always around the modular airborne weapons case 21. Safeties take control of jump refusals 2. Nomenclature, packing procedures, and deployment stages of the T-11 Advanced Tactical Parachute System 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. T-11 Main parachute rate of descent: 18.5 feet per second T-11 main parachute maximum suspended weight: 400 pounds T-11 main parachute average deployment time: 6.5 seconds T-11 main parachute minimum safe drop speed: 50 knots T-11 main parachute maximum safe drop speed: 150 knots T-11 main parachute weights approximately: 38 pounds 10 major components of the T-11 main parachute? (you don’t drive down Butner cause SGM rides his pack tray) a. Universal static line modified b. Deployment bag c. Drogue parachute d. Deployment sleeve e. Bridle assembly f. Canopy assembly g. Slider h. Riser assembly i. Harness assembly j. Pack tray 8. T-11 reserve parachute rate of descent: 26 feet per second 9. T-11 reserve parachute maximum suspended weight: 400 pounds 10. T-11 reserve parachute deployment time: .9 seconds 11. T-11 reserve parachute weight: 14.8 pounds 12. 8 Major components of the T-11 reserve parachute? (Protect-Eject-Ripcord-Reserve PRE-CC) a. Protection cap b. Ejector spring assembly c. Reserve closing loop d. Reserve extractor e. Reserve canopy assembly f. Reserve riser assembly g. Reserve pack tray h. Ripcord assembly 3. Fitting and wearing of the T-11 main parachute, the T-11 reserve parachute, rigging of individual items of combat equipment, and the buddy system 1. What does ALICE stand for? a. All purpose lightweight individual carrying equipment 2. What does MOLLE stand for? a. Modular lightweight load carrying equipment 3. What does MAWC stand for? a. Modular airborne weapons case 4. Maximum internal weight of the MAWC: 65 pounds 5. Maximum internal weight of the large MAWC: 85 pounds 6. When properly worn, both the MAWC and large MAWC will have the base of the nose cone no less than 6 inches off the ground, and the top of the case will fall between the top of the D-ring and the bottom of the canopy release assembly 7. Mandatory safety features are the nose cone securing straps tightened and tabbed thong secured 4. Introduction to Army Aircraft 1. Deployment time for the T-11 Advanced Parachute system is extended to an 8 second count for Army Aircraft 2. Duties on UH-60 Blackhawk do not count towards currency. 3. Duties on a CH-47 Chinook may count for currency for a 180 day period if the following duty is performed from a fixed wing, high performance aircraft 4. Never load an Army aircraft until instructed to do so by a Jumpmaster or flight crew 5. A UH-60 Blackhawk can deliver 6 combat equipped jumpers or 8 Hollywood jumpers 6. A Jumpmaster on a UH-60 Blackhawk is a static (non-jumping) Jumpmaster 7. Jumpers 1-4 are on the starboard side (right) and Jumpers 5-8 are on the port side (left) 8. The modified anchor system consists of: a. D-rings b. A-7A cargo straps c. 8 cotton buffers d. 4 connector snaps e. 4 safety wires 9. The jumpmaster will hook up each jumpers universal static line snap hook to the D ring with the spring opening gate facing towards the pilots compartment 10. Jumpers will exit with a 1 second interval between jumpers Optimum drop speed Minimum drop speed Maximum drop speed Drop altitude UH-60 Blackhawk 70 knots 65 knots 75 knots 1500 feet above ground level Max jumpers 8 Hollywood, 6 combat CH-47 Chinook 90 knots 80 knots 110 knots - 90 knots or greater = 1250 feet above ground level - Less than 90 knots = 1500 feet above ground level 28 jumpers 11. On a CH-47 odd numbered jumpers are on the starboard side 12. On a CH-47 even numbered jumpers are on the port side 13. Jumpers will secure their universal static line modified utilizing a reverse bight 14. Prior to exiting, the ramp must be lowered to three degrees below horizontal 15. Jumpers will exit by walking from the starboard side of the ramp to the port side at a 45 degree angle 16. One jumper is allowed on the ramp at a time 5. A-Series Containers 1. A shipper’s declaration for dangerous goods (SDDG) must be attached to the personnel load manifests if hazardous materials are present 2. Max weight for an A-series container is 500 pounds or 350 pounds for training 3. Max dimensions for an A-series container: 30 inches wide, 66 inches high, 48 inches deep 4. Five major components of an A-21 cargo bag (Can’t Say Two Three Fast STS) a. Canvas cover b. Sling assembly with scuff pad c. Two O-ring straps d. Three quick release straps e. Fixed quick release strap and assembly i. Safety fork and lanyard ii. Turn to unlock iii. Strike/press to release 5. A-21 Cargo bag weighs: 18 pounds 6. A-7A Cargo sling weighs: 8 pounds 7. Two major components of the A-7A Cargo Sling a. 4x A-7A cargo sling straps b. 4x D-ring 8. A-series container is rigged with two A-7A cargo straps, it can hold max weight: 300 pounds 9. A-series container is rigged with three A-7A cargo straps, it can hold max weight: 400 pounds 10. A-series container is rigged with four A-7A cargo straps, it can hold max weight: 500 pounds 11. T-10 modified cargo parachute weighs: 21 pounds 12. T-10 modified parachute dimensions: 18 inches long, 12 inches wide, 6 inches deep 13. T-10 modified cargo parachute can be used for a container with the max weight of 500 pounds or minimum weight of 90 pounds 14. The safety and number one jumper position the A-series container on the jump platform 15. The A-series container gets connected to the outboard anchor line cable 16. At the 20 minute time warning the safety will: a. Move the load in the vicinity of the door b. Connect the universal static line snap hook to the outboard anchor line cable c. Inspect the load 6. Standard drop zones for computed air release point (CARP) 1. The CARP is the imaginary point in the air where the first parachute suspended object must exit the aircraft in order to strike the Personnel Point of Impact (PPI) or Heavy Equipment Point of Impact (HEPI) 2. CARP: Computer air release point. a. CARP is plotted by the navigator 3. PPI: Personnel Point of Impact 4. HEPI: Heavy Equipment Point of Impact 5. Planning drop altitude for personnel: 1000 feet above ground level 6. Planning airdrop speed for personnel: 130 knots 7. Planning drop altitude for CDS and heavy Equipment: 1100 feet above ground level 8. Planning airdrop speed for CDS and heavy equipment: 140 knots 9. Minimum drop zone size for personnel: 600 yards wide by 600 yards long 10. Minimum drop zone size for heavy equipment: 600 yards wide by 1000 yards long 11. What does CDS stand for?: Container Delivery System 12. What do you refer to, to find the minimum drop zone size for CDS? AFI 13-217 13. How to find additional size needed- 1NANAS a. 1: refers to minimum size needed for the type of airborne operation b. N: night time operations c. A: altitude d. N: not in trail e. A: Additional Jumpers f. S: Station keeping equipment (SKE) 1 Refers to minimum size needed for any type of airborne operation Personnel: 600 yards wide by 600 yards long N Night time operations A Altitude N -Not in Trail -Added one time and one time only -C-17 cannot fly in trail formation when dropping personnel Add 100 yards to length and width of drop zone for night time operations For every 100 feet above planning altitude, add 30 yards. Planning altitude personnel = 1000 feet above ground level. Planning altitude CDS/Heavy equipment = 1100 feet above ground level Aircraft Drop type Width Added Heavy Equipment: 600 yards wide by 1000 yards long C-130 Hercules Personnel & HE 100 yards C-17 Globemaster III HE 100 yards - Cannot have more than 6 C-17 aircraft in formation A Additional Jumpers S Station Keeping Equipment (SKE) 2x C-17 Personnel 640 yards Globemaster III 3x C-17 Personnel 1200 yards Globemaster III Add 75 Yards to length for each additional jumper Add 400 yards to length for each additional HE for C-130 Add 500 yards to length for each additional HE for C-17 Add 400 Yards to the width one time and one time only when utilizing SKE 14. ADEPT stands for: Alternate Door Exit Procedures for Training 15. ADEPT Option 1: a. When there is only one active paratroop door per pass b. To determine additional jumpers: divide the total # of jumpers number and subtract 1 16. ADEPT Option 2: a. When both doors are active, but jumpers are exiting from one door at a time b. To determine additional jumpers: subtract 1 from the total # of jumpers 17. Mass Exit a. When jumpers are exiting both paratroop doors at the same time b. To determine additional jumpers: divide total # of jumpers in half, if odd divide in half and use lower number 18. Point of Impact Placement (minimum distance from the lead edge of the drop zone) Heavy equipment Personnel CDS from C-130 Hercules CDS from C-17 Globemaster III Day 500 yards 300 yards 200 yards 225 yards Night 550 yards 350 yards 250 yards 275 yards 19. Control Center Placement. The DZSO and DZSTIL will co-locate at the control point no later than 15 minutes prior to drop time. a. Personnel: at the code letter or PPI b. CDS: 200 yards from the code letter or PI c. Heavy Equipment: 300 yards from the code letter or HEPI d. Adverse Aerial Delivery System (AWADS): off the drop zone at the best vantage point 20. 1 minute reference point: 4000 meters from lead edge of the drop zone 21. 30 second reference point: 2000 meters from the lead edge of the drop zone 7. Duties and Responsibilities of the drop zone support team leader (DZSTL) and drop zone safety officer (DZSO) 1. DZSTL: Drop Zone Support Team Leader 2. DZSO: Drop Zone Safety Officer 3. The DZSTL is primarily responsible for: a. Setting up a drop zone to ensure the safe delivery of personnel, heavy equipment, and container delivery system to the drop zone, under visual meteorological conditions (VMC) without the use of Air Force Special Tactics Squadron (STS) 4. The duties of the DZSTL and DZSO are combined when the STS is not present on the drop zone and the individual meets the minimum qualifications for both the DZSO and DZSTL 5. DZSTL Qualifications: a. Rank of SGT or Above b. Must have received training on conducting airdrop operations without the support of STS c. Must be a current and qualified jumpmaster d. For Army Aircraft, must be Pathfinder qualified 6. The DZSO is the Airborne Commanders representative on the drop zone 7. The DZSO is exclusively and totally responsible for the safe and efficient operations of the drop zone 8. DZSO Qualifications: a. Rank of SGT or above b. Must be a current and qualified Jumpmaster 9. To become and remain a current DZSO: a. Must assist a current and qualified DZSO on a successful airborne operation b. Must shadow a current and qualified DZSO on a successful airborne operation c. Must perform the duties of the DZSO once every 180 days on a successful airborne operation to remain current 10. Assistant DZSO Qualifications: a. Rank of SGT or above b. Current and Qualified Jumpmaster c. Received hands on training with a wind speed indicator 11. What does the DZSO party consist of? a. 2x FLAs with 2x Medics b. Malfunctions officer with camera c. Ladder detail with saw and tree climbing equipment (if needed) i. Needed when trees are 35 feet tall or taller within 1000 meters of the surveyed drop zone d. Parachute turn in detail with vehicles e. Boat detail (if needed) i. Needed when water is 4ft deep or deeper, 40 feet wide or wider, and within 1000 meters of the drop zone f. Road guards (as needed) 12. What equipment is required to DZSO? a. 9x VS-17 panels to establish code letter (day) b. 11x white omni-directional or infrared lights to establish code letter (night) c. Red smoke d. Amber rotating beacon (night) e. Air traffic control gun, SE11 light gun, or a 4 cell maglite f. Signal mirror g. Binoculars h. 2x sets of night vision goggles (night) i. Signal flares j. Pilot balloon systems with a helium tank k. 2x radios – one for DZSO one for ADZSO at a minimum l. 2x compasses m. 3x anemometers i. DIC-3, Turbometer, AN/PMQ-3A 13. Check the anemometer in a no wind condition such as the cab of a vehicle. If any reading other than zero registers, that anemometer is not fit for use. 14. Use a three anemometer check by comparing the reading on threes anemometers in identical conditions. If one anemometer takes different readings, it will not be used 15. Regardless of the method or devise used to measure DZ winds, the airborne commander is responsible for ensuring winds on the DZ do not exceed 13 knots during static line personnel airdrops 16. Procure necessary publications 17. Time hacks: a. DZSO opens drop zone one hour prior to drop time b. Establishes communication with DACO no later than one hour prior to drop time c. Co-locates with STS, if utilized, one hour prior to drop time to take initial wind readings d. Powerlines near the drop zone are shut off 15 minutes prior to drop time e. DZSO/DZSTL position at Control Center 15 minutes prior to drop time f. Wind readings must be taken 12 minutes prior to drop time. A 10 minute window will be established. If winds exceed the max, declare a “no drop”. The final decision will be made 2 minutes prior to drop time and a “clear to drop” or “no drop” will be relayed to the aircraft 18. RAM, raised angle marker, is the primary means for marking the drop zone 19. Code letters for CARP drops are JCARS 20. Code letters for circular drop zones are OH 21. For day time operations, the code letter is constructed of 9 VS-17 panels 22. Code letters must be 35 feet long by 35 feet wide 23. Code letters are located at Point of Impact 24. Code letters should be centered with the top of the code letter at the base of the RAM 25. For night time operations, the code letter is constructed of 9 omni-directional white lights 26. Flanker lights will be placed 250 meters to the right and left of the code letter 27. An amber rotating beacon must be placed 1000 meters from the code letter in the direction of flight, or at the trail edge of the drop zone, whichever comes first 28. Surface winds: a. 13 knots for personnel operations b. 17 knots for heavy equipment 29. The DZSO or DZSTL may be required to halt the operation. They will use: a. Primary Day: red smoke b. Primary night: red star cluster or flare c. Secondary Day: removal of the code letter d. Secondary night: shut off omni-directional lights 30. The universal temporary closing of the drop zone is signaled by two parallel rows of four VS-17 Panels each. (Equal Sign =) 31. The universal mission cancelation signal is to form an “X” out of 8 VS-17 Panels 32. Drop Zone Survey Report: AF IMT 3823 33. ZAR- Zone Availability Report. The Air Force listing of all available drop zones that were approved 34. All obstacles must be identified within 1000 meters of the drop zone 35. If a discrepancy in ceiling height exists between the DZSO and STS, the STS calculations will be utilized 36. Pilot Balloon (Pi-Ball) a. 10 Gram Pi-Ball i. Day- 57 inches ii. Night- 74 inches b. 30 Gram Pi-Ball i. Day- 75 inches ii. Night- 94 inches 37. PI Strike = first parachute suspended object lands within 25 meters of the PI 38. 3 Methods for scoring a strike report a. Measured b. Paced c. Estimated 39. Strike Report Form: AF IMT 4304 40. Successful drop = 90% of personnel land on surveyed drop zone 8. Air Force Aircraft and introduction to jump commands Jumpers Primary Jumpmaster Assistant Jumpmaster Safeties Loadmaster Additional Jumpmasters C-130 Hercules Training In-Flight Rigging 62 52 1 1 C-130J-30 Super Hercules Training In-Flight Rigging 76 74 1 1 C-17 Globemaster III Training In-Flight Rigging 100 100 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 --- 2 2 4 2 2 --- 2 2 6 2 1 --- 2 1 6 C-130 Hercules Drop Speed Wind Deflector Jumpers Per Anchor Line Cable Jump Caution Lights Towed Parachutist Retrieval Systems Slow down time Jump Commands Time warnings Fire Extinguishers First Aid Kids C-130J-30 Super Hercules 125 knots to 135 knots C-17 Globemaster III 130 knots plus or minus 3 knots 15 and ½ inches from skin of the aircraft 35 degrees plus or minus 5 degrees 20 31 27 outboard 24 inboard 7 sets 12 sets 2 towed parachutist retrieval systems. One per active paratroop door 3 minute slow down 6 minute slow down 9 20 minute, 10 minute, 1 minute, 30 seconds 3 fire extinguishers 4 first aid kids 1. 2 Paratroop doors: 72 inches in height, 36 inches in width. a. Max width of any item that may be exited is 30 inches 2. 4 anchor line cables made up of 7 strands with 7 wires each 3. The anchor line cables can have no more than: a. 3 broken wires per inch per stand b. If 3 broken wires are present in one inch, can have no broken wires in the inch before and the inch after c. No more than 6 broken wires per inch of anchor line cable d. If 6 broken wires are present in one inch, can have no broken wires in inch before or inch after 4. In-flight rigging should be considered for all flights longer than 4 hours a. Begin rigging at 2 hours 20 minutes and end by 20 minute time warning 5. Static line retrieval system must be positioned 4 inches above anchor line cable 6. ***Troop Transport capabilities may be reduced depending on the equipment that is utilized inside the aircraft and the equipment that is being jumped by personnel*** Dimensions Nomenclature Weight of item max. carrying weight T-11 Main Parachute T-11 Reserve Parachute 38 pounds 14.8 pounds 400 pounds 400 pounds min. carrying weight Max Safe Drop Speed Min. Safe Drop Speed 6.5 seconds 18.5 feet per second .9 seconds 26 feet per second 150 knots 50 knots Max Drop Altitude Min. Drop Altitude # of time warnings 1500 feet above ground level 2@4 minutes and 30 seconds 1250 ft AGL when 90 knots or greater 1500 ft AGL when less than 90 knots 2@6 minutes and 1 minute Max # Supervisory Paratroop # Jumpers Jumpers In# Anchor line Personnel In- Door # / per Anchor flight Cables flight rigging Dimensions Line Cable Rigging # of Caution Lights # Towed Parachutist Retrival Systems Drop Speed Wind Deflector 500 pounds (350 11lbs door / Pounds training) 28lbs ramp A-Series Containers width heighth deep 30 in 66 in 48 in 12 in 18 in 6 in Deployment Time Rate of Descent A-21 Cargo Bag A-7A Cargo Sling T-10 Modified Cargo Parachute 18 pounds 8 pounds 21 pounds 500 pounds 90 pounds Nomenclature # of Jumpers Total Jumpers Starboard Jumpers Port Side UH-60 Blackhawk 8 hollywood / 6 combat equip. Jumpers 1-4 Jumpers 5-8 70 knots 75 knots 65 knots CH-47 Chinook 28 Odd #s Even #s 90 knots 110 knots 100 knots Nomenclature Max # Jumpers Training Supervisory Personnel Training C-130 Hercules 62 6 52 10 2. 72 in x 36 in 4 20 7 2 125 to 135 knots 15 1/2 in from skin of aircraft C-130J-30 Super Hercules 76 6 74 12 2. 72 in x 36 in 4 31 7 2 125 to 135 knots 15 1/2 in from skin of aircraft C-17 Globemaster III 100 5 100 11 2. 72 in x 36 in 4 27 outboard 24 inboard 12 2 A-7A Cargo Sling Modified anchor system on UH-60 Army Aircraft Drop Speed Drop Speed Drop Speed Optimal Max. Min. Air Force Aircraft Components T-11 Main Parachute (U Don’t drive down butner cause sgm rides his packtray) T-11 Reserve Parachute A-21 Cargo Bag protect--eject-cant say two ripcord-three fast STS reserve PRE-CC 10 8 5 universal static line modified protection cap canvas cover deployment bag drogue parachute deployment sleeve bridle assembly canopy assembly slider riser assembly harness assembly pack tray reserve closing sling assembly loop with scruff pad reserve two O-ring extractor straps reserve canopy three quick assembly release straps resrve riser assembly reserve pack tray ripcord assembly fixed quick release strap and assembly** **safety fork and lanyard **turn to unlock **strike/press to release 2 (4 of each) A-7A cargo sling strap D-ring 5 D-rings A-7A cargo straps 8 cotton buffers 4 connector snaps 4 safety wires 130 knots 35 degrees plus or minus plus or minus 3 knots 5 degrees