text: Appendix E
  Type Drop C-130 C-17 C-141 C-5
  Personnel 250 yards 250 yards 250 yards 250 yards
  (static line)/door bundle (229 meters) (229 meters) (229 meters) (229 meters)
  Personnel (MFF) 328 yards 328 yards 328 yards 328 yards
  (300 meters) (300 meters) (300 meters) (300 meters)
  Heavy equipment 500 yards 700 yards 730 yards 730 yards
  (458 meters) (640 meters) (668 meters) (668 meters)
  CDS/CRS/CRL 550 yards 725 yards 750 yards N/A
  (503 meters) (663 meters) (686 meters)
  SATB 160 yards N/A 160 yards N/A
  (147 meters) (147 meters)
  Table E-4. Ground marked release system forward throw distance.
  POINT OF IMPACT
  E-4. The point of impact is the location where the first piece of equipment or first personnel is planned
  to land on the DZ. These are used in computing the release point on CARP drop zones and for tactically
  assessed GMRS DZs for CDS or heavy equipment. For more information, see Table E-5 and AFI 13-217.
  Distance From
  Sides
  Type Drop (See Note 4) Distance from Approach End
  C-130/C-141/C-5 (See Notes 1 and 2) Day Night
  CDS C-130 (See Note 3) (See Note 4) 200 yards/183 meters 250 yards/229 meters
  CDS C-141 (See Note 3) (See Note 4) 225 yards/206 meters 275 yards/251 meters
  Personnel (See Note 4) 300 yards/274 meters 350 yards/320 meters
  Equipment (See Note 4) 500 yards/457 meters 550 yards/503 meters
  C-17 (See Notes 1 and 2) Day Night
  CDS (See Note 3) (See Note 4) 225 yards/206 meters 275 yards/251 meters
  Personnel Offset 300 yards/274 meters 350 yards/320 meters
  PI=250 yds left or
  right of calculated
  center PI
  (or see Note 4)
  Equipment (See Note 4) 500 yards/457 meters 550 yards/503 meters
  1
  PI location may be adjusted to meet specific mission requirements. Participants must be briefed.
  2
  PI location may be adjusted for aircrew PI acquisition training. The PI may be located anywhere within the surveyed
  DZ boundaries as long as the minimum required DZ size for that type airdrop and aircraft formation fits within the
  boundaries, and provided the distance from the leading edge listed above is complied with. For lateral placement, the
  PI must be located at least one-half the width of the minimum size DZ (based upon type airdrop and aircraft
  formation) from the closest side of the DZ. All participants must be briefed when using this option.
  3
  For high velocity (HV) CDS and HAARS, laterally position the PI in the center of the DZ.
  4
  PI distance from sides of DZ must be at least one-half the minimum width for that type airdrop.
  Table E-5. Standard point-of-impact placement.