Re: Who Has Parachuted?
[Re: trappingthomas]
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03/01/23 06:35 PM
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77th Special Forces Airborn 1952 to 1953 Fort Bragg NC. 13 Jumps Smoke Bomb Hill.
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Re: Who Has Parachuted?
[Re: trappingthomas]
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03/01/23 06:49 PM
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Oh Snap
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No jumping here….just a pilot you know pile it here pile it there….
I love the smell of burning spruce---I love the sound of a spring time goose---I love the feel of 40 below---from my trapline I will never go!
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Re: Who Has Parachuted?
[Re: trappingthomas]
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03/01/23 07:01 PM
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Huey, did my first 3 jumps from one. Totally different then jumping out of a plane. First jump was from a measly 2500 ft. Had one rough landing. That was in a pineapple field. Looked like Freddy Krueger got ahold of me. Packed back up and jumped out again. This time missing the pineapple field landing right on the dropzone. Never had to use my reserve. But, glad to have it if needed. Knees in the breeze. I miss it. Like to do it once more before i croak. Sarge
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I know a beaver or two, because I've seen a beaver or two
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Re: Who Has Parachuted?
[Re: Deerhunter51]
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03/01/23 09:17 PM
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24 years on jump status in the army. Sound like a bowl of Rice Krispies now in the morning but still moving. Thanks for all your guys service. This post made me laugh. Always truth in humor. I can’t imagine what repeated jumps does to your body
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Re: Who Has Parachuted?
[Re: Jumperzee]
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03/01/23 11:06 PM
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Nope! As the old joke goes, I see no reason to jump out of a perfectly good airplane! Have jumped a lot and also a pilot. Can tell you there's no such thing as a perfectly good plane! I've wished for a parachute during some X-country flights in the mountains. I am retired now so we need to jump some 5 cell squares. Sporty!
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Re: Who Has Parachuted?
[Re: trappingthomas]
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03/01/23 11:49 PM
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Is it at all possible for a guy to take a course and jump alone........I'd love to try it, but not strapped to some other guy! Oh, and I'm a whopper, do they make chutes large enough to safely land a fat guy?
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Re: Who Has Parachuted?
[Re: J.Morse]
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03/02/23 09:15 AM
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Is it at all possible for a guy to take a course and jump alone........I'd love to try it, but not strapped to some other guy! Oh, and I'm a whopper, do they make chutes large enough to safely land a fat guy? Yes, you can. You will have to find a jump school who does. Most of the time the weight limit is 250. There are some jump schools or places that will do 300. But, you may have to travel a ways. Not many will do over 250. I'm like you. Would never do piggyback. Always did solo and packed our own chutes. Parachuting is safer then driving. Anything above 10,000 feet is the best. Gives ya plenty of time to enjoy the freefall and freedom. Once under canopy. You just wished it wouldn't end. The best feeling in the world. Sarge
Getting old is a fatal mistake
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Re: Who Has Parachuted?
[Re: J.Morse]
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03/02/23 09:28 AM
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Is it at all possible for a guy to take a course and jump alone........I'd love to try it, but not strapped to some other guy! Oh, and I'm a whopper, do they make chutes large enough to safely land a fat guy? Yes. Some courses are a few days. Some are class 1 day, jump the next. You will still have to jump with someone. Not piggyback, but someone there to assist you if you get into trouble. Your best bet might be to find a place that does static line. At least for your first jump. Like Sgt said though.. There's nothing like the free fall and then once your canopy opens just floating down enjoying the scenery. I know you said you don't want to do a tandem jump, but that may be the best option for a bigger person. Even on my last jump I got the jitters just before exiting the plane.
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Re: Who Has Parachuted?
[Re: Sanford Otte]
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03/02/23 11:11 AM
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Yep I sure have. Went into the Marine Corps in 58 with a guaranteed aviation slot and choose a parachute rigger/flight equip. mos. only thing was in order to graduate you had to pack your own chute and jump with it free fall. My 1st jump I had a May West but as I wasn't real big I rode it in instead of using my reserve. Was staioned at MCAS El Toro, Calif. where I jumped out of a C-47 and a H -34 chopper, and some civilian A/C. Got out and came home and did some more skydiving until I had 49 jumps all free fall. Always said when I turned 50 I was going to make my 50th but 33 years later I still am thinking about it. You got real lucky on that one. I chopped one may west and a total malfunction . Those reserve rides were really hard landings lol. Once I started jumping ram air chutes it was like another world opened .
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