11 AFI 11-2C-17V3 CL-6 1 DECEMBER 1999
CDS AIRDROP CHECKLIST (page 2 of 2)
RELEASE POINT CHECKLIST
1. Amber Light - On
2. "FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE, GREEN LIGHT" (MC/PNF)
a. ADS BACKUP CDS Switch - REL (As Required)
3. Pilot Notified - "LOAD CLEAR" or "MALFUNCTION" (LM)
4. "RED LIGHT" (MC/PNF) - On
POST DROP CHECKLIST
1. Static Line Retrieval - As Required
2. Ramp and Door - Closed
3. HOT MIC - OFF
4. CDS GATE SELECT Switch - SAFE
5. Forward Loadmaster Station Oxygen System Panel, Center Seat and Lavatory Emergency Regulators - As Required.
6. HALO/THER Regulator Levers - As Required
7. Cargo Compartment Lights - As Required
8. Loadmaster's Report - “CHECK COMPLETED” (LM)
CDS MALFUNCTION CHECKLIST
1. "RED LIGHT ON" (PNF)
2. Static Line Retrieval - As Required
3. Ramp and Door - Closed
4. Containers - Secured
5. Pilot Notified - "MALFUNCTION CHECKLIST COMPLETE" (LM)
MARVIN R. ESMOND, Lt General, USAF
DCS, Air and Space Operations
