Perform a HAHO drop - High Altitude, High Opening - Skill - UNITAF Force Manual (FM)




Perform a HAHO drop - High Altitude, High Opening
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Skill
FM/BS-510.V1.01 - Perform a HAHO drop - High Altitude, High Opening
Skill

In HAHO, the chute is deployed at a much higher altitude in order to cover a large distance towards the LZ.The ram-air parachutes allow for substantial ground to be covered during flight, to the point that the plane initiating the drop can be 50+ kilometers from the drop zone when the paratroopers exit the aircraft. 

  • Open the parachute on exiting the aircraft
  • Join formation with the person designated as guiding element, and descent in formation
Published by Sgt Jochem on 26/05/2024 at 16:14

Previous Versions

Skill
FM/BS-510.V1.00 - HAHO drop - High Altitude, High Opening
Skill

Has the parachutists deploying their chutes at a much higher altitude in order to cover a large distance towards the LZ.The ram-air parachutes allow for substantial ground to be covered during flight, to the point that the plane initiating the drop can be 30+ miles from the drop zone when the paratroopers exit the aircraft. In a HAHO jump, troopers exit and then deploy their chutes shortly after beginning free-fall. One member of the stick becomes the guiding element, with the rest of the unit following them in a rising column formation. This leading member is responsible for navigation to the landing zone.

Published by 1Lt WhiteWolf on 25/03/2024 at 20:16
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