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| Heart-stopping moment Army soldier deploys his emergency chute at last minute just hundreds of feet above ground during parachute training jump |
| 2023-05-05 |
| [MAIL] This is the terrifying moment an Army recruit is forced to pull emergency back-up parachute after faulty gear refused to open hundreds of feet in the air during training in Alaska. The recruit identified only as Josh was in the midst of a parachute training exercise with fellow troops in the Airborne Division in Alaska in March when his parachute failed him. Footage shows dozens of soldiers gasping in horror from the sidelines as the recruit struggles to open his parachute while in mid-air. 'Oh s**t you see that guy right there,' said one soldier. Another panicked recruit placing his arms over his head said: 'OMG!' The heart stopping incident went on for seconds until loud cheers suddenly broke out as the young soldier is seen landing safely on the ground. * And there I was.... No moonlight, twisted risers in a wind gusting to 20 knots. Rucksuck won't release and headed for the trees. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 I remember reading recently 173rd Abn annual reunion is doing a jump. Soonish. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2023-05-05 14:11 |
| #2 When available, I liked to jump LOPO (low porosity) chutes in my later years. Softer landings, etc. Jumping weapon and equipment plus 91 kilos tends turn burn up that 18ft per second decent rather quickly. No malfunctions, walked or limped away from all. LOPO or not, do it again this morning if I could get on a manifest. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-05-05 03:28 |
| #1 Really. I was in Jump School January 70.. First jump went fine. Gathered up my chute and trotting off to the pick up area, I saw a private with his reserve bundled up in front of him. Obviously, his main had failed--this was his first jump--and he popped his reserve as prescribed. Rode it down--reserves were harder to control than mains--landed okay, gathered up his silk and was heading for the pick up area calm as could be. I really wanted that dude in my platoon. |
| Posted by: Richard Aubrey 2023-05-05 01:09 |