Military Freefall Training Course, HAHO

Designed Purpose

  • Training course for specialists who graduated HALO 1/2 programs designed to gain skills of landing to remote unequipped landing zone, with long-term and long-distant canopy flight.
  • Preparation to parachute jumps upon HAHO program carrying large-size portable containers, weapon, oxygen and navigation gear.

Training Program:

  • Theoretical ground school (selecting drop point, navigation, meteorology)
  • Navigation gear
  • Practice all parts of the jump
  • Training jumps upon HAHO program with navigation gear
  • Training jumps upon HAHO program carrying navigation gear, large-size portable container (up to maximum permissible weight), long containers, weapon, oxygen and navigation gear.

Students will graduate with approximately 30-40 jumps

Course Duration:

14 days:

  • 7 days of jumping with navigation gear in normal conditions led by an instructor
  • 7 days of individual jumps with navigation gear in bad weather conditions, with full combat gear.

Class Size: 6-10 students

Instructor Ratio Per Student: 1:6

HAHO Course Pre-Requisites:

  • Accomplished HALO 1/2 course or foreign equivalent
  • Background experience at least 50 freefall jumps
  • Candidate must pass examination in health to get permission for parachute jumps
  • Candidate’s weight must not exceed 120 kg

Gained Skills:

The graduate will be able to prepare and perform a parachute jump, select and follow the landing pattern in normal and bad weather conditions, at daytime and dusk, within a group, to the limited/unequipped landing zone 5*5 meters in size, up to 25 km from touchdown, carrying large-sized portable cargo containers, weapon, oxygen and navigation gear.