Training: GPADS Courses
(Guided Precision Aerial Delivery System)

5-10+ Days - 1 Instructor for every 5 students

The Guided Precision Aerial Delivery Systems (GPADS) Course qualifies students to assemble, inspect, pack, rig, program, and maintain any of the GPADS platforms manufactured by Airborne Systems.

Airborne Systems - FlyClops Army Cargo delivery parachute: one-time use GPADS / JPADS. Carries payloads from 750-2200 lbs. Max deployment altitude 17,500 ft. Military cargo and canopy, blue sky.
Airborne Systems - FlyClops Army Cargo delivery parachute: one-time use GPADS / JPADS. Carries payloads from 750-2200 lbs. Max deployment altitude 17,500 ft. Military cargo and canopy, blue sky.
Airborne Systems - FlyClops Army Cargo delivery parachute: one-time use GPADS / JPADS. Carries payloads from 750-2200 lbs. Max deployment altitude 17,500 ft. Military cargo and canopy from below, blue sky.
Airborne Systems - FireFly Army Cargo Delivery Parachute System. JPADS 2K System of Choice. Carries unmanned loads up to 2,200 lbs. Max deployment altitude 24,500 ft. Military cargo and inflated canopy, blue sky.
GPADS and JPADS Courses Overview

GPADS and JPADS Courses

The Guided Precision Aerial Delivery Systems (GPADS) Course qualifies students to assemble, inspect, pack, rig, program, and maintain any of the GPADS platforms manufactured by Airborne Systems. As part of the GPADS Operator Course, students are taught how to plan missions and conduct GPADS drops (live drops are typically conducted as part of this course.

We offer courses on systems such as the FireFly 2K®, MicroFly II®, DragonFly®, and the GPADS 4K®. Each course varies between 5 and 10 days, with 1 instructor for every 5 students. After any of our GPADS courses, students learn inspection, assembly and packing of the parachute, AGU (Airborne Guidance Unit) programming, and load rigging for the GPADS system. If live drops are required, the course time is extended.