JUMPMASTER REVIEW TIPS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔When does electricity need to be shut off for power lines near the DZ? - ✔✔NLT 15
minutes prior to drop time.
✔✔When must vehicle movement on the DZ cease? - ✔✔From the time the first aircraft
is in flight until the last jumper has landed.
✔✔When must all lights on or near the DZ and not part of the DZ Marking System
turned off? - ✔✔5 minutes before drop time.
✔✔How far and NLT must all helicopters remain away from the drop zone? - ✔✔1
kilometer away from the DZ NLT 10 prior to TOT.
✔✔What determines the size of the Drop Zone Support Team Required? - ✔✔-Single or
Multiple Aircraft
-DZ more or less than 2100 meters
-More or less than 20 seconds of exit time
✔✔Drop Zone Support Team Required for Personnel Airdrops Consisting of a Single
Aircraft on a DZ less than 2100 meters in length or less than 20 seconds of exit time. -
✔✔-1 DZSO or DZSTL
-1 Medic with FLA
-1 Radio
-3 Wind Measuring Devices
-1 Compass
✔✔Drop Zone Support Team Required for Personnel Airdrops Consisting of Multiple
Aircraft on a DZ 2100 meters or more in length or more than 20 seconds of exit time. -
✔✔-1 DZSO or DZSTL and 1 Assistant DZSO or DZSTL
-2 Medics with FLAs
-2 Radios
, -3 Wind Measuring Devices
-2 Compasses
✔✔Additional Requirements for Drop Zone Support Team - ✔✔-Malfunctions Officer
with Camera
-Parachute Recovery Detail
-Parachute Turn In Detail
-2 Sets of Night Vision Goggles
-VS-17 Panels/Lights
-Binoculars
-Strobe Light
-Signal Mirror
-Smoke Grenades (As Required)
-Vehicles (As Required)
-Road Guards (As Required)
-Pi-ball Equipment (If Applicable)
-Military Police (If Applicable)
-Boat Detail (If Applicable)
✔✔What are the approved anemometers? - ✔✔-DIC-3
-Turbometer
-AN/PMQ-3A
✔✔Where must the Turbometer be held to ensure accurate readings? - ✔✔Within 20
degrees of the wind line with the wind entering the rear.
✔✔Types of Drop Zone Surveys - ✔✔-Tactical Assessment of Drop Zone
-AF IMT 3823
✔✔How long is a Tactical Assessment of Drop Zone valid for? - ✔✔24 hours or until the
last suspended item hits the ground for the mission that the assessment was surveyed
for.
✔✔How long is an AF IMT 3823 valid for? - ✔✔5 years from the date of MAJCOM
approval signature.
✔✔What is the name of the list of all Air Force approved drop zones? - ✔✔The Zone
Availability Report (ZAR)
✔✔What obstacles must be identified on the AF IMT 3823? - ✔✔All obstacles within
1,000 meters of the DZ.
✔✔Who signs the completed AF IMT 3823 before it is routed to MAJCOM? - ✔✔The
first O-6 in the supported unit.
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔When does electricity need to be shut off for power lines near the DZ? - ✔✔NLT 15
minutes prior to drop time.
✔✔When must vehicle movement on the DZ cease? - ✔✔From the time the first aircraft
is in flight until the last jumper has landed.
✔✔When must all lights on or near the DZ and not part of the DZ Marking System
turned off? - ✔✔5 minutes before drop time.
✔✔How far and NLT must all helicopters remain away from the drop zone? - ✔✔1
kilometer away from the DZ NLT 10 prior to TOT.
✔✔What determines the size of the Drop Zone Support Team Required? - ✔✔-Single or
Multiple Aircraft
-DZ more or less than 2100 meters
-More or less than 20 seconds of exit time
✔✔Drop Zone Support Team Required for Personnel Airdrops Consisting of a Single
Aircraft on a DZ less than 2100 meters in length or less than 20 seconds of exit time. -
✔✔-1 DZSO or DZSTL
-1 Medic with FLA
-1 Radio
-3 Wind Measuring Devices
-1 Compass
✔✔Drop Zone Support Team Required for Personnel Airdrops Consisting of Multiple
Aircraft on a DZ 2100 meters or more in length or more than 20 seconds of exit time. -
✔✔-1 DZSO or DZSTL and 1 Assistant DZSO or DZSTL
-2 Medics with FLAs
-2 Radios
, -3 Wind Measuring Devices
-2 Compasses
✔✔Additional Requirements for Drop Zone Support Team - ✔✔-Malfunctions Officer
with Camera
-Parachute Recovery Detail
-Parachute Turn In Detail
-2 Sets of Night Vision Goggles
-VS-17 Panels/Lights
-Binoculars
-Strobe Light
-Signal Mirror
-Smoke Grenades (As Required)
-Vehicles (As Required)
-Road Guards (As Required)
-Pi-ball Equipment (If Applicable)
-Military Police (If Applicable)
-Boat Detail (If Applicable)
✔✔What are the approved anemometers? - ✔✔-DIC-3
-Turbometer
-AN/PMQ-3A
✔✔Where must the Turbometer be held to ensure accurate readings? - ✔✔Within 20
degrees of the wind line with the wind entering the rear.
✔✔Types of Drop Zone Surveys - ✔✔-Tactical Assessment of Drop Zone
-AF IMT 3823
✔✔How long is a Tactical Assessment of Drop Zone valid for? - ✔✔24 hours or until the
last suspended item hits the ground for the mission that the assessment was surveyed
for.
✔✔How long is an AF IMT 3823 valid for? - ✔✔5 years from the date of MAJCOM
approval signature.
✔✔What is the name of the list of all Air Force approved drop zones? - ✔✔The Zone
Availability Report (ZAR)
✔✔What obstacles must be identified on the AF IMT 3823? - ✔✔All obstacles within
1,000 meters of the DZ.
✔✔Who signs the completed AF IMT 3823 before it is routed to MAJCOM? - ✔✔The
first O-6 in the supported unit.
