Bad Exit
Someone posted this video at the Moatengators Facebook page. It’s a compliation of a bunch of weak aircraft exits;
I guess my worse exit was when my team leader stopped in the door right in front of me and I went out on his back. As his static line whipped by my face, I pushed him away. After we got on the ground, I asked him WTF that was all about. He said that he’d never stopped to take in the view from the door before.
Then there was the time on a Huey jump, I didn’t push off hard enough and my backpack hit the aircraft’s skid, sending me head over heels and twisting my suspension lines. By the time I’d bicycled out of the twists, I hit the ground like a ton of shit.
I just remembered a story told by someone who saw it happen when one of the troops did his little hop out the door, and just as he did, the aircraft did a little fish tail thing and he landed right back on the little step thing. He looked around with a puzzled expression on his face and successfully hopped out the door on the second try. I wonder if that counts as two jumps?
But, hey, that extra tax-free $55/month made it all worthwhile.
Category: Military issues
As the old saying goes; birdshit and fools……..
I’m not sayin, I’m just sayin
Guy I work with (he’s a former Ranger and RI in Florida Phase) and I watched it this morning…we laughed our asses off.
My worst…probably after what seemed to be 2 solid hours of NOE in a C130 in which multiple jumpers were sick and puking…me included…either into the little bags or all over ourselves. I was so weak I could barely stand up (equipment jump, doncha know), and I basically just fell out the door.
Yeah…I was bicycling all the way down to get the twists out…and like Lilyea, hit like a falling gun safe.
An old joke:
An old paratrooper is sitting in a bar, describing his first-ever jump to the man seated next to him.
“I got to the door of the plane, and I froze. I looked down and I couldn’t bring myself to jump, no matter what. My platoon sergeant grabbed me and screamed in my ear, ‘You’ve got ten seconds to jump your ass out of this plane, or I’m going to jam the barrel of my rifle all the way up it!'”
The paratrooper pauses and takes a long swig of his beer.
“Well,” says the man, “Did you jump?”
The paratrooper responds “Yeah, a little at first.”
Damn…I thought I had seen some bad exits in my time, but some of those were downright criminal. Should make the offenders go through BAR.
I can relate Jonn,I counted a few rivets while in flight,but one time was enough.Made me promise to never jump with a hangover again…
guy in front of me, Tommy W., made a bad exit and wrapped the line around his throat. He banged off the bottom of the plane a couple of times before it unwrapped and he made is down ok but looked liked he’d been hanged by the scare on his neck for quite some time.
oops, scar. but bet he shit bricks cause he was scared.
I was at A co 193 moatengators in 1972, I worked in supply room with my friend ronald reagan no relation to the president, just same name anyone alive out there remember me i jumped the d.z at ft kobbe, I was in panama for 3 1/2 years, really did not want to leave.