lol I took off in a C130 many times and landed in one a few times. Wind kicks up on the DZ sometimes and they don't want to have go find you in the next state over so they land with you still aboard instead.
Same goes for me. The winds (hawk) would always blow in February and March. Also, back in the mid 60's the pilots were all Air National Guard. They only had a few weekends to show off their stuff. So we got a double dose. 82nd All the Way
I thank you so much for this video! I was showing my 3.5 y/o Grandson what us Army Paratroopers do! He started doing PLF's off the coffee table! Cco 50th signal battalion abn 35th signal brigade abn 18th Airborne Corp 83-86 GRENADA 🇬🇩 W.I.
I only had one tailgate jump from a C130, smooth. I had 4 jumps from a Huey , that was the way to go. Went through jump school in 1966, all jumps from a C119. Ouch, my ears are still ringing. Eighty Duce is on the loose!!
With my father a Marine and father-in-law Navy during WWII, Me Army and my brother-in -law Navy during Vietnam and the Cold War and my son Army during Desert Storm we will always be proud of our military!
Nice reminiscence! Broke left leg on malmsheim airstrip in 1977 by static line tailgate jump ramp exit c130. It was an ugly windy and rainy afternoon in 1977. German airborne 3./251!
i was with 2nd 509th 8th division 68-70. i jumped c-130-141's and a couple chopper jumps. did 2 night jumps out of a 141 that scared the shit out of me. scared me so much i forgot i even did those night jumps till last year. lol. AIRBORNE ALL THE WAY
One ramp jump C130 in Aerial Delivery school in 1959. Chute cigar rolled and had to pull reserve. The main chute opened after that. I was at the mercy of them both. almost hit the jeep we had previously dropped on the first pass. I jumped C119,C123 and C130 This was in the 101st.
I always got bad twists when tailgaiting a C-130. On one occasion, they got so tight I thought my neck would snap. The most enjoyable for me were the UH-1 'Huey' Hollywood jumps. Yea, I'm that old! ALL THE WAY!
It is, because you are jumping into the tail wind of the aircraft, which is maybe 100 mph. Jumping out the door is into 150 mph wind, much rougher exit.
I was in B co 1/325 75-81 we more than likely on some of the same training exercises. We almost lived in field and always began an exercise with a jump in and a jump back to Bragg if deployed else where. Airborne All The Way!!!
I think the T 10 was the best static line parachute. It had a quick descent but other than that it was reliable and to me much safer than the new parachutes. Unlike today we rarely had streamers or mae west partial openings.
Machte auch 3 Sprünge aus der c130 und ch47 mit der 10.th special force groupe airborne (Böblingen)über Nagold und erwarb das us springerabzeichen…. Unvergessen „airbooooorne“
Obligements for the MC-6 ride Major... Few were the jumps where i never had to bycycle the twists out of the risers. ''FOR NONE ARE CLOSER TO THE AUTHOR OF SACRIFICE... THAN THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO PERFORM IT FOR THE SAKE OF OTHERS!'' -gilpin 92418 -former recondo sgt. ''rock'' gilpin 82nd abn. 11b4p 1/504 inf. '71-'74 Just one of then; 2nd Lt. John P. Abazaid & Capt. Richard Malvesti's Co. C kids.
May of had GoPro cam on chest mounted rig, so we couldn’t actually see him checking canopy. I rigged mine like this in Normandy jumping from C 47s for 70th Anniversary.
The508ranger I hear you. I wasn’t making fun of a fellow trooper, and a Go Pro chest mount wouldn’t show check canopy. Kinda jealous about the C47 jump for the 70th Anny of Normandy. AATW
To stop a wrap around injury. If the line goes under the armpit when you jump it won’t pull. And breaks your arm/ cuts off circulation and can lead to amputation from necrosis. Holding the slack out of the line. Throwing it behind you as you jump removes the possibility. The only alternative is to have really short cables. But then guys forget to clip in on and jump without. The reserve chute normally breaks your nose on deployment so it’s not optimal.
So somebody help a leg out here... Wouldn't it be easier to go out the back every time? That just looks a lot easier than going out the sides of the plane to me.
These are a lot of fun, but impractical unless you’re pushing a pallet out and following it. Takes longer to get a stick out and the JM never gets a good view of the DZ.
Wrong. Over the ramp is very practical. We used it for LRS team insertions. Less chance of malfunctions. Faster exit. Team members land closer together. Less time over target for the A/C in hostile airspace.
@@monroekelly9064 disagree...slower exits, JM doesn't get to see the DZ, same amount of time over target. Also, if you are involved in a Mass Tac you won't be using this method.
