text: Index
  hookup and release, 5-22 control center, 4-10, 6-29 mean effective wind, 6-14,
  control records, B-2 6-22, 6-55
  hookup men, 5-26
  density altitude, 4-9, 4-31, measuring, 6-14
  horizontal clearance, 4-7, 4-34
  medical evacuation
  6-36 (illus), 6-37 (illus) ground slope, 4-5,
  (MEDEVAC), 3-1, 3-10,
  4-6 (illus)
  6-28
  initial leader, 4-14
  assembly points, 4-14 lighting, 4-25, 4-26 (illus) metal air items, 5-4, 5-11
  contact, 3-14, 4-11 marking, 2-3, 4-10, 4-13, methods of delivery, 6-4
  preparation, 2-1 4-14, (illus), 4-28
  methods of entry, 3-6
  patterns, 6-32
  insertion, 2-5, 4-2, E-3
  safety, 6-7 minimum separation
  intercept heading, 4-13, “V” formation, requirements, 3-11 (illus)
  4-22 (illus) 4-8 (illus),
  mirror, signaling, 6-22
  4-18 (illus)
  Internal Net Record. See forms
  multiple, 4-30 mountains, 2-10, 3-8, 4-33
  internal net recorder (INR),
  operations, 4-13
  movement overland, 2-5
  4-11, 4-12 (illus), 4-24
  landing (continued)
  multiple
  inverted “Y,” 4-14, 4-25 (illus)
  party, 4-12
  helicopter operations, 4-34
  prevailing wind, 4-7
  landing sites, 4-30
  jungle terrain, 4-31 security personnel, 4-24
  selection of, 4-3
  NATO landing “T,” 4-14,
  landing, 3-6 symbols, 4-21 (illus)
  4-25 (illus)
  clearance for, 3-2 (illus),
  landing zone operations, 4-22
  3-10 navigation, 4-31
  See also landing site
  formation(s), 2-4, 2-7, aids, 1-2, 4-24
  leg (approach), 3-6, 3-8 (illus)
  4-3,
  night, 2-5, 4-8, 4-9, 4-23,
  4-4 (illus), 4-13, 4-23, liaison, 2-2, 2-7, 3-12, 5-29, 4-24, 6-22, 6-42
  4-29 (illus) D-1 airdrop altitudes, 6-3
  instructions, 3-10, 3-15,
  approaches, 4-8 (illus),
  light
  4-13
  4-30
  AN/PRC-77, 6-21
  landing point (debarkation baton (M-2), 6-22 assault, 2-6
  point), 2-5, 3-12, 3-14, emergency, 4-21 (illus) cargo landing site, 4-18
  4-1, 4-2 (illus), 4-3 (illus), gun, 4-23 (illus)
  4-7 (illus), 4-8 (illus), signals, 3-1, 3-13 (illus) communications, 2-7
  4-9 (illus), 4-13, Whelen, 6-21 control center, 4-11
  4-19 (illus), 4-25, drop zone support team,
  limitations
  4-26 (illus), 4-28, 4-35, 6-18
  aircraft, 5-1, 5-16
  5-1 emergency lighting, 4-26
  pathfinder, 1-2
  desert operations, 4-32 (illus)
  separation requirements, linkup, 2-4, D-3 external loads, 4-27, 5-1,
  3-11 (illus) 5-18 (illus)
  loads, 5-1
  flight leader, 3-15
  landing site(s), 4-1. See also external, 3-15, 4-1, 4-9,
  formations, 4-20 (illus),
  obstacles, landing zone, 4-27, 5-1, 5-19 (illus)
  6-9 (illus), E-3 (illus)
  slingloads limitations, aircraft
  helicopter landing zones,
  alternate, 4-10 (ACL),
  4-1
  approach and departure 5-1, 5-16
  infrared navigation aids,
  directions, 4-7 safe, 5-9 (illus)
  1-3
  attached personnel, duties sling. See slingload
  insertion by parachute, 2-5
  of, 4-12
  landing lights, 4-25 (illus)
  communications, 4-13 M-2 light baton, 6-22
  landing sites, 4-19 thru
  checkpoint, 2-4, 2-7,
  mask clearance, 6-37 (illus) 4-20 (illus)
  3-12, 3-17, 4-22, 4-31