The question crosses my mind what is the Parachute Regiment using for boots for parachuting now that the quick lace boot are standard issue? It seems to me the quick lace hooks might be a snag hazard.
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Can't see it, when we had a guy with his feet tangled in his lines...it had nothing to do with his boots specifically. His feet, yes...mostly because his exit was upside down.
'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA
Interesting you mention Matterhorns, I just threw out my old set from 2001. Seems years of ground pounding has changed the shape of my feet enough that what once was a velvet slipper in my 20's is torture like Japanese foot bondage in my mid-30's.
- Darren 1 PL West Nova Scotia Regiment 2000-2003
1 BN Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry 2003-2013
Here you go boys some of the lads jumping out of the SKYVAN wearing HAIX which have a great cushioning effect on landing
'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA
Agreed, it beats the balloon anyway with the same amount of lads jumping.
Peter and others will remember the dulcet words " Up 800 five men jumping".
Not my favourite pastime, as it left you no time to recitfy any issues that "could" occur like badly packed chutes at that height
I preferred the Fort Bragg approach of parachute towers, but hey ho who am I???
'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA
Would that be the old barrage balloon at Hullavington Gil, just down the road from me.
I wonder, is there a psychological difference between doing your first jump from a tower or a balloon do you think, for some reason I think I would prefer the balloon..