The 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment under French canopies in Corsica during training with their partners of 2e Regiment Etranger de Parachutistes
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The 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment under French canopies in Corsica during training with their partners of 2e Regiment Etranger de Parachutistes
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The ground seems to come up real quick at the end! I take my hat off to anyone that can do that for a living.
I don't mind flying, as long as there's a landing at the other end!
Jump off a twelve foot high wall and keep your feet and knees together, that's what the landing can be like. Can't match the sickening drop from a balloon basket, takes the parachute a bit longer to deploy as there's no slipstream to catch and open it. Then...night drops...wind...rolling terrain...Quote:
Originally Posted by 30Three
.....................and eventually you need both hips and knees replaced, just ready for the next war :madsmile:
That canopy sure has changed when I jumped with the old T-10.
You got that right!Quote:
Originally Posted by Skip
BFD!
I've done that about 70 times in the US, Mexico and Viet Nam.
The fun jumps are done from about 800' with full combat gear.
Sarge
At night...and the anemometer looks like a pinwheel...but you go anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sarge
We had some fun jumps at Fort Bragg in the 80's when I was there. The C130 would land right on the DZ and pick up another load. Up and down we went all day. They had bleachers set up for family member who wanted to come watch the show! We did -1B training from CH46 Chinooks. Six second count seemed like ages walking off the tailgate. Lots of trees up at camp McCall too. We spent some time picking folks out of them but no serious injuries when I was there.
Yep, I've got a couple of them do it in the dark jumps.
You can usually see the ground just before you hit it - depending on how bright the stars are.
Sarge