A C-130 low-cost, low altitude combat airdrop is accomplished by dropping bundles weighing 80 to 500 pounds, with pre-packed expendable parachutes, in groups of up to four per pass. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nathan Byrnes)

Low-cost, low-altitude drop training

Air Force Reserve pilots assigned to the 327th Airlift Squadron, Maj. Jason FURCRON and Maj. Paul Campbell, prepare for take-off for a low-cost, low-altitude drop certification training flight March 3, 2019, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. A C-130 low-cost, low altitude combat airdrop is accomplished by dropping bundles weighing 80 to 500 pounds, with pre-packed expendable parachutes, in groups of up to four per pass. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nathan Byrnes)
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Low-cost, Low-Altitude Drop Training

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  • By Senior Airman Nathan Byrnes
  • 913th Airlift Group
LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. --  
A C-130 low-cost, low altitude combat airdrop is accomplished by dropping bundles weighing 80 to 500 pounds, with pre-packed expendable parachutes, in groups of up to four per pass. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nathan Byrnes)

Low-cost, low-altitude drop training

Air Force Reserve pilots assigned to the 327th Airlift Squadron, Maj. Jason FURCRON and Maj. Paul Campbell, prepare for take-off for a low-cost, low-altitude drop certification training flight March 3, 2019, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. A C-130 low-cost, low altitude combat airdrop is accomplished by dropping bundles weighing 80 to 500 pounds, with pre-packed expendable parachutes, in groups of up to four per pass. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nathan Byrnes)
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Air Force Reserve pilots assigned to the 327th Airlift Squadron, Maj. Jason FURCRON and Maj. Paul Campbell, prepare for take-off for a low-cost, low-altitude drop certification training flight March 3, 2019, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. A C-130 low-cost, low altitude combat airdrop is accomplished by dropping bundles weighing 80 to 500 pounds, with pre-packed expendable parachutes, in groups of up to four per pass. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nathan Byrnes)