PARACHUTING AND HEAVY DROP 1960

[Peter Laidler]

I think that he was drifting towards us, facing forwards and should have just made a final swing to face left for a right side roll or vice verca but didn't follow his drills in short. I always assessed the drift roughly on the way down by loooking at the others and through the V in my boots/ankles. Then made any minor correction once I could actually see the grass clearly. when close. Let the container (or CESP - remember them Gil) hit and land right side, roll in, over, across back, legs over and wait a second. All OK, up, collapse canopy and......... Could do it tomorrow. The irony was that it was never fun, just another day out. Some would go up again for a second loop around is time and PJI's were OK about it