C-17 Copilot Airdrop (CPAD) Practice Test

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• Which publication explains the actuator arm?
• Night En Route Altitude is defined as?
• RAM stands for which device, used to mark the DZ PI and enhance DZ acquisition?
• What is the wind limit for AF CDS G-12?
• The IFR Drop Corridor Egress Point is co-located with which point?
• What defines the IFR Drop Corridor?
• If a heavy platform exceeds 55,000 pounds, the center of gravity must be aft of which station?
• Main restriction with how DRAS is flown?
• What is the HVY Minimum Drop Altitude for G-11D?
• Day VMC Drop Altitude is defined as?
• What is the SKE LTRK capture criteria?
• What is the maximum FDP duration for Training and JA/ATT missions?
• What is the Aircraft Gross Weight Limit for using both troop doors for static line airdrops?
• Which item is required to be on a low level chart?
• What ANP value is required to fly tactical corridors less than 3 NM?
• What is the wind limit for Non-AF Equipment?
• At what altitude is a high altitude airdrop defined?
• CDS Minimum Drop Altitude for a 26' Ring Slot for 700 lbs is?
• For LTRK/XTRK with PERS, which sets of leg values are required for legs 2 and 3?
• Which option lists a valid CDS airspeed value?
• When do you call out airspeed changes during VIS?
• For 15,000 to 20,000 MSL, what are the standard formation climb speed and rate?
• In Standard Holding Pattern: Low Altitude, what is the direction of turns and the bank angle?
• What is the Earliest Descent Point (EDP) used to define?
• Which airspeed value is shared by CDS Drop and HVY Drop?
• Which of the following is not one of the listed NVG minimum options?
• MEW is defined as which of the following?
• What is AFMAN 11-231?
• When do you start the Release Point checklist for PERS, DS drops?
• What is the DRAS Drop Airspeeds value?
• What happens immediately after the heavy platform exits the aircraft in the sequence?
• Which two surface wind limit categories share the same numeric value?
• NVG Drop Altitude is described as:
• What is the acceptable tolerance for drop altitude?
• When is the BSA required?
• CARP stands for which system?
• LV velocity is defined as which of the following?
• What is the standard deck angle for HVY operations?
• IMC Drop Altitude is defined as?
• Which NVG minimum corresponds to approval by OG/CC?
• How many LMs required for DRAS?
• For BSBS Lights for VIS Lead, what is the SED value?
• In Standard Holding Pattern: Single-Ship High Altitude, what is the leg length?
• Which term denotes the earliest descent point in the IFR Drop Corridor?
• What does EDP stand for in this context?
• Which air drop method involves a period of free fall before parachute deployment?
• In Standard Holding Pattern: Low Altitude (<10,000 MSL), what is the indicated airspeed?
• In the A/R Echelon, what is R2's position relative to R1?
• What defines a nonstandard formation?
• Trailing edge required for each additional heavy equipment platform during sequential heavy equipment extractions?
• How many LMs are required for DRAS?
• What is the defined A/R Echelon position?
• What is the proximity tone value assigned to SKE?
• Why do we have LOAs?
• In Standard Holding Pattern: Low Altitude, what are the leg durations?
• What is a GRM?
• In the A/R echelon, how far behind R2 is R3 placed?
• What is the wind limit for Hi-Velocity CDS?
• Which category's deck angle standard includes 4.0 degrees?
• What is the maximum single platform weight that can be used with the EFTC system?
• In mountainous terrain, the IMC En Route Altitude is how many feet above the highest obstruction within 5 NM of route centerline?
• For LTRK/XTRK with SKE, which sets of leg values are required for legs 2 and 3?
• Takeoff wind minimum for form/airdrop is which option?
• In IWP without SKE, how are altitudes stacked for multiple elements?
• When should depressurization and cabin altitude checklists be run during the drop?
• Wx Minimums (form/airdrop) for Drop are listed as which value?
• What is the proximity tone value assigned to PERS?
• In an inadvertent weather penetration with SKE (IWP with SKE), what is the initial action directed by the lead?
• For Vis 4k references (#3), which description best matches the reference cue?
• Which HVY malfunction involves the extraction link failing to release from the TRM automatically or with manual backup?
• Which HVY malfunction involves a drogues jettison scenario where the drogues have deployed but not inflated and may allow continuation if an alternate drogues is preflighted?
• Which term describes a well-defined starting point for the run-in to the drop zone?
• Which category uses a DRAS deck angle of 3.5 to 4.5 degrees?
• What is the HALO/HAHO airspeed range?
• Which value represents the surface wind limit for MFF Land?
• When marking equipment, what information must be marked?
• If you encounter weather on a VR Route, what is the immediate action?
• What is the surface wind limit for AF Static Line Trees?
• What is the desired landing interval altitude for SKE recoveries?
• Minimum DZ size for a 2-ship drop on center PI?
• Fly no closer than how much to sensitive areas?
• Which wind limit category is described as 'User defined'?
• MEW stands for which wind concept?
• For R2/R3 awaiting A/R position, what is the correct distance and altitude relative to the tanker base?
• What is the standard deck angle for DRAS operations?
• Which minimum drop altitude is 550 ft AGL?
• What minimum distance should be maintained from nuclear power plants and prohibited airspace?
• Prebreathing is required when dropping at or above which altitude?
• What is the requirement for completing all mission-related events within the first 12+00 hours?
• Up to 15,000 MSL, what are the standard formation climb speed and rate?
• What is the SKE XTRK capture criteria?
• In-flight, how many jumpers can pre-breathe?
• Which point marks the latest moment the formation lead may begin descent to IMC drop altitude while ensuring terrain clearance for the entire formation?
• What is the surface wind limit for MFF Water?
• Turn on green light for JM directed drops: When?
• What is the minimum spacing between personnel elements?
• How do you accept the drift in the given procedure?
• As EPR approaches 0.05 below the MCT limit, how does the lead adjust the climb rate?
• Total trailing edge required when two additional heavy equipment platforms are dropped sequentially?
• What is the wind limit for AF Equipment (HVY/DRA)?
• What is the maximum heavy platform weight without restrictions?
• What is the maximum number of paratroopers that can exit in 10 seconds?
• What is the Minimum Takeoff Interval?
• Which term denotes the initial entry point in the IFR Drop Corridor?
• What is the purpose of the DZ Exit Point?
• During the Heavy Extraction Sequence, which action releases the TRM extraction link and pulls the extraction parachute and SELB from the aircraft?
• Which statement describes the relationship between IMC En Route Altitude and higher altitude requirements from FLIP AP/1B or SPINS?
• What is the minimum DZ size for a 2-ship offset with a 125 banner?
• What is the planned interval between parachutists' exits?
• If there are multiple elements, how long must you wait before turning to base heading after divergence?
• At the DZ, if ceiling is less than 600 ft AGL, what is the required timing for clearing personnel relative to TOT?
• Static line airdrops using a single troop door have a maximum gross weight limit of?
• IP stands for which term?
• What is the CDS Drop Airspeeds value?
• For LTRK/XTRK with VIS, which sets of leg values are required for legs 2 and 3?
• ESA/ERAA altitude above the highest obstruction to flight within 22 NM of planned route centerline is what?
• Which rails do HVY drops use?
• HALO stands for?
• Static line chute must be entered manually?
• How do you calculate AGL drop altitude after determining minimum MSL drop altitude?
• What is the wind limit for HV CDS, HSLLADS, or LCADS-HV?
• During Mountainous IWP, element #3 climbs to base altitude plus 1000 ft on the base heading with base airspeed reduced by how many knots for 30 seconds?
• Which air drop method results in parachutes deploying immediately upon exit from the aircraft?
• What term is used to describe the items that must be briefed for a low level flight?
• Which altitude category includes the requirement 'No lower than 500 ft above highest obstruction to flight within 3 NM of run-in centerline from slowdown through escape'?
• How is the safety zone determined for peacetime personnel airdrops?
• At or above 10,000 MSL, the standard formation cruise speed is 310 knots and Mach 0.74. What is the Mach value?
• What is the tolerance distance from magenta towns on the Tactical Planning Chart (TPC)?
• In Standard Holding Pattern: Formation High Altitude, what is the turn direction and bank angle?
• Which value corresponds to PERS or Door Bundle Drop Airspeeds?
• Define awaiting A/R for R2/R3.
• Stabilization Point is defined as?
• What is the maximum heavy platform weight with restrictions?
• Which option describes the R1 A/R Echelon formation? 1 NM, 60 degree right echelon nose-to-nose from the tanker, 500ft above tanker base altitude
• What is the maximum number of CDS containers that can be carried?
• What is the DRAS Minimum Drop Altitude on the G-12E?
• Which category has a wind limit of 13 knots and is related to CDS operations?
• During IWP with SKE, what parameter is set to 1000 on the appropriate side after the 'now' call?
• What is the standard cruise speed below 10,000 MSL?
• What is the wind limit for AF CDS G-13?
• For Vis 2k references (#2), which description best matches the reference cue?
• What is AFI 11-409?
• What is the IFR DZ Entry Point?
• ECVR stands for?
• What event triggers R2 and R3 to begin climbing to the awaiting A/R position?
• In BSBS Lights for VIS Lead, what is the squawk code?
• NVG En Route Altitude is defined as?
• What is the velocity range for high velocity parachutes?
• Wx Minimums (form/airdrop) for Takeoff are listed as which value?
• What is the Standard PI distance for Equipment (HVY) during Day/Night/IMC?
• For BSBS Lights for VIS Wing, what is the squawk code?
• What function does the Extraction Force Transfer Coupling (EFTC) perform?
• When will the IMC En Route Altitude be the MSA?
• Which drift directions are allowed for PERS?
• Night Drop Altitude requires minimum altitude of?
• When do you start the Release Point checklist for CDS, DRAS, HVY drops?
• Which Standard PI distance is used for Personnel?
• Minimum Safe Altitude (MSA) is defined as?
• What is the PERS or Door Bundle Drop Airspeeds value?
• CDS is used to airdrop numerous containers initiated primarily by gravity release. This system is
• If the ceiling is less than 600 ft AGL at the DZ, when should all personnel be cleared from the DZ?
• What does LDP stand for?
• What ANP value is required to fly lower than the MSA at night?
• What is the velocity for low velocity (LV) parachutes?
• Which statement about LOAs in IMC conditions is correct?
• Minimum Taxi Interval is defined as 1 aircraft length equal to how many degrees down line in the HUD?
• Which Standard PI distance is used for CDS/DRAS?
• In Standard Holding Pattern: Low Altitude, how long are the holds?
• What is the Standard PI distance for CDS/DRAS during Day/Night/IMC?
• Which element is a required part of a low level chart?
• During a Load Extraction Malfunction, if the platform fails to move aft after the extraction chutes have exited, what action is taken first?
• Which statement correctly distinguishes ballistic winds from deployed winds during airdrop operations?
• What is the surface wind limit for AF Static Line Land?
• When must occupants wear a restraint harness?
• Static line airdrops using both troop doors have a maximum gross weight limit of?
• What is the HVY Minimum Drop Altitude on the G-12E?
• What banner length is used for a 2-ship drop?
• When can you drop in IMC?
• SATB stands for which of the following?
• IMC En Route Altitude above the highest obstruction to flight within 5 NM of route centerline is what?
• What does HARP stand for in high-altitude airdrop planning?
• Which Standard PI distance is used for Equipment (HVY)?
• Which condition is a DRA Malfunction?
• CDS stands for which system?
• When the lead is at cruise altitude, what is the manual EPR setting relative to MCT?
• Which rails do DRAS drops use?
• What is the HVY Drop Airspeeds value?
• How many jumpers can pre breathe during ground operations?
• What is the minimum DZ size for a 3-ship center PI?
• In ballistics tables for airdrop planning, which description correctly characterizes the listed altitudes?
• Where is the manual backup TRM release switch located?
• Landing Intervals for Visual Recoveries specify a Desired and Minimum interval. What are they?
• What is the minimum DZ size for a 3-ship offset with a 250 banner?
• Which deck angle category is less than 5 degrees?
• In Standard Holding Pattern: Formation High Altitude, what is the roll rate?
• What is the standard deck angle for High Altitude operations?
• What actuator arm pressure is used to stabilize the platform during exit?
• Which items must be marked by the pilot for training missions?
• Which wind limit has the highest value among listed?
• What is Post A/R for R1 in 3/2 on 1?
• What is the Standard PI distance for Personnel during Day/Night/IMC?
• What is the Aircraft Gross Weight Limit for single troop door static line airdrops?
• Which of the following is listed as a CDS malfunction condition?
• Which altitude corresponds to 634 ft AGL?
• BSBS Lead SKE Lead configuration specifies which bank, squawk, box, SED, and lights?
• The IFR Drop Corridor allows aircraft to operate at what altitude relative to IFR En Route Altitude?
• What are the maximum dimensions for heavy airdrop loads (height and width)?
• NVG Drop Altitude is governed by which reference?
• In A/R echelon, what is the required initial turn and speed cap after establishing echelon?
• HAHO stands for?
• What is the surface wind limit for AF Static Line Water operations?
• When must occupants wear a parachute or restraint harness?
• Plan segmented corridor altitudes must be at least how many feet above the highest obstruction within 3 NM of centerline?
• No drop drift criteria: Echelon directions valid until drift shifts by how many degrees opposite direction?
• Which item is included on the low level chart?
• Which rails do CDS drops use?
• Which NVG minimum corresponds to non-current and/or unqualified status?
• What is the extraction limit for multiple heavy platforms when using the EFTC?
• What is the surface wind limit for MFF Tree?
• In A/R Echelon for 3/2 on 1, which statement describes the initial action?
• In DZ marking, which device is described as a tented panel used to mark the intended PI and enhance DZ acquisition?
• In IWP without SKE, how is the initial turning accomplished after the 'now' call?
• What is the Entered as code for A/R Echelon?
• The IFR Drop Corridor Ingress Point is within what maximum distance from the Egress Point?
• Above 20,000 MSL, what are the standard formation climb speed, Mach, and climb rate?
• What banner length is used for a 3-ship drop?
• For BSBS Lights for SKE Element Lead, what is the bank setting?
• What does EFTC stand for?
• What is the proximity tone value assigned to VIS?
• Which category has the widest standard deck angle range?
• What is the standard deck angle for CDS operations?
• What is the Entered as code for Post A/R for R1 in 3/2 on 1?
• NVG Drop Altitude is determined by which standard reference?
• What is the permissible vertical stacking offset for R3 behind R2?
• On a DRAS drop, which action is part of the technique to turn off AP & ATS?
• Which option describes a high-altitude, rapid-opening air drop method?
• CARP indicates the release point for the first item to land on a specified impact point. What does CARP stand for?
• BSBS Wing Lights configuration specifies which bank, squawk, box, prox, SED, and lights?
• DZ Exit Point is best described as?
• Which statement best describes the event that allows the platform to exit the aircraft in the Heavy Extraction Sequence?