JUMP MASTER TESTBANK QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
Who is primarily responsible for setting up a drop zone to ensure safe delivery of
personnel, heavy equipment, and CDS to the drop zone, under visual meteorological
conditions without the use of a special tactics squadron (STS) - Answer- DZSTL (drop
zone support team leader)
When is the DZSTL and the DZSO duties combined? - Answer- When the STS is not
present on the drop zone and meets both minimum qualifications of DZSTL and DZSO
What is the primary mission of the DZSTL during peacetime? - Answer- To provide
personnel, equipment, and CDS airdrop coverage for one to four aircraft under VMC
What is the secondary mission of the DZSTL during peacetime? - Answer- To provide
airdrop coverage for more than four aircraft under VMC
What is the Tertiary mission of the DZSTL during peacetime? - Answer- To provide
AWADS (adverse weather aerial delivery system) under IMC for one to three aircraft
What is the primary duty of the DZSTL during combat operations? - Answer- To provide
CDS airdrop coverage for a battalion size or smaller
What is the secondary duty of the DZSTL during combat operations? - Answer- To
provide force projection and sustainment of personnel, equipment, and CDS.
What two messages can be relayed to the aircraft after wind readings were passed? -
Answer- Clear to drop
No drop
The surface wind speed cannot exceed _____ knots for personnel operations - Answer-
13 knots
The surface wind speed cannot exceed _____ knots for heavy equipment operations -
Answer- 17 knots
No Drop Signals day time - Answer- Red smoke - day time primary
Removal of code letter - day time secondary
No drop signals night time - Answer- Red star clusters - night time primary
Turn off white omnidirectional lights - night time secondary
, The universal temporary closing of the drop zone is signaled by - Answer- Two parallel
rows of four VS-17 panels each (8 total)
The universal mission cancellation signal is to form an - Answer- "X" out of 8 VS-17
panels
Drop zone surveys are valid for how many years after the date of MAJCOM approval? -
Answer- 5 years
What is the form for drop zone surveys? - Answer- AF IMT 3823
What is the strike report form? - Answer- AF IMT 4304
What type of pilot balloons are there? - Answer- 10 gram and 30 gram Pi-balls
30 gram pi-ball - Answer- Day - 75 inches
Night - 94 inches
10 gram pi-ball - Answer- Day - 57 inches
Night - 74 inches
C-130 Hercules maximum troop transport capabilities during training - Answer- 62
jumpers
6 supervisory personnel
1 primary
1 assistant
2 safeties
2 loadmasters
C-130 Hercules maximum troop transport capabilities in flight rigging - Answer- 52
jumpers
10 supervisory personnel
1 primary
1 assistant
4 additional current and qualified JM
2 safeties
2 loadmasters
C-130 paratroop door dimensions - Answer- 2 paratroop doors
72 inches in height
36 inches in width
Max width of any item that may be exited is 30 inches
Jump master team qualifications - Answer- - graduate from authorized JM course
- Must be SGT or above to perform PJM/AJM/Safety (marine -CPL Airforce -sRA
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
Who is primarily responsible for setting up a drop zone to ensure safe delivery of
personnel, heavy equipment, and CDS to the drop zone, under visual meteorological
conditions without the use of a special tactics squadron (STS) - Answer- DZSTL (drop
zone support team leader)
When is the DZSTL and the DZSO duties combined? - Answer- When the STS is not
present on the drop zone and meets both minimum qualifications of DZSTL and DZSO
What is the primary mission of the DZSTL during peacetime? - Answer- To provide
personnel, equipment, and CDS airdrop coverage for one to four aircraft under VMC
What is the secondary mission of the DZSTL during peacetime? - Answer- To provide
airdrop coverage for more than four aircraft under VMC
What is the Tertiary mission of the DZSTL during peacetime? - Answer- To provide
AWADS (adverse weather aerial delivery system) under IMC for one to three aircraft
What is the primary duty of the DZSTL during combat operations? - Answer- To provide
CDS airdrop coverage for a battalion size or smaller
What is the secondary duty of the DZSTL during combat operations? - Answer- To
provide force projection and sustainment of personnel, equipment, and CDS.
What two messages can be relayed to the aircraft after wind readings were passed? -
Answer- Clear to drop
No drop
The surface wind speed cannot exceed _____ knots for personnel operations - Answer-
13 knots
The surface wind speed cannot exceed _____ knots for heavy equipment operations -
Answer- 17 knots
No Drop Signals day time - Answer- Red smoke - day time primary
Removal of code letter - day time secondary
No drop signals night time - Answer- Red star clusters - night time primary
Turn off white omnidirectional lights - night time secondary
, The universal temporary closing of the drop zone is signaled by - Answer- Two parallel
rows of four VS-17 panels each (8 total)
The universal mission cancellation signal is to form an - Answer- "X" out of 8 VS-17
panels
Drop zone surveys are valid for how many years after the date of MAJCOM approval? -
Answer- 5 years
What is the form for drop zone surveys? - Answer- AF IMT 3823
What is the strike report form? - Answer- AF IMT 4304
What type of pilot balloons are there? - Answer- 10 gram and 30 gram Pi-balls
30 gram pi-ball - Answer- Day - 75 inches
Night - 94 inches
10 gram pi-ball - Answer- Day - 57 inches
Night - 74 inches
C-130 Hercules maximum troop transport capabilities during training - Answer- 62
jumpers
6 supervisory personnel
1 primary
1 assistant
2 safeties
2 loadmasters
C-130 Hercules maximum troop transport capabilities in flight rigging - Answer- 52
jumpers
10 supervisory personnel
1 primary
1 assistant
4 additional current and qualified JM
2 safeties
2 loadmasters
C-130 paratroop door dimensions - Answer- 2 paratroop doors
72 inches in height
36 inches in width
Max width of any item that may be exited is 30 inches
Jump master team qualifications - Answer- - graduate from authorized JM course
- Must be SGT or above to perform PJM/AJM/Safety (marine -CPL Airforce -sRA
