I was never injured in a jump, but I did burn in a Barrett once. Luckly, it didn't belong to the Regiment. We were testing them for the Army in Maryland and were jumping from Ch-47s. it was pretty embarrassing for me, but more so for the E-7 SF guy that JMPI'd me. In the end, it did prove valuable for testing purposes. That particular Barrett model didn't withstand the fall.
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8'Duece
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What altitude ????.........................somehow I doubt any weapon system would survive such a fall.
We lost two two 102's in our battery and both of the bore's where bent from about 2500 AGL.
I was a couple hundred feet AGL. I didn't expect the rifle to survive, I was being sarcastic. Sorry.
My worst jump involved jumping max weight for the guys out at Yuma proving ground so that they could test the drop rate on a new chute material they were fielding. Let's just say I was so heavy that I needed help to get on to the bird, help to stand up and pretty much just fell out. Upon falling out I was isolating so bad that I thought I was going to break every bone in my body. In the end I only ended up with a couple of bumps and bruises.
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8'Duece
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Your talking MFF right ??.............................what's up with the SEC's anyway ???? (Stabilized Equipment Containers)
Do you even use them ? Do they work as intended ? and what's with having them attached to the lead jumpers chest ??? :uhh:
Just curious.
Have you ever posted an Intro? I couldn't find one....
No this one was static round chutes, I can't remember what the designation was on them but it was basically just a thicker material they were testing out.
I've never jumped with the SEC's but from what I've heard they work pretty well. They put them on the lead jumper to expidite the jump, and to avoid slaping any other jumpers upon your initial exit. If you attached it to the last jumper, depending on what your jumping out of and how many jumpers he's going to have a little trouble pushing that bitch to and out the door fast enough to keep up with his team. :doh:
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rangerpsych
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Fort Pickett, Virginia.
My platoon was ADVON for that Bn deployment, and as such was DZSO and associated buffonery.
I was DZSO RTO. There was a communications breakdown between the aircraft and us on the ground. We could talk to the lead bird, but could not talk to the other aircraft. So, lead bird says no biggie we can talk to you so you talk to us we'll talk to the air force... lol
well, it wasn't LOL for long. Drop 1 goes off fine.. 2nd bird comes around... CARP jump mind you... well when we call lead bird saying they're good to drop they hit the fucking green light button and started dumping people out the door...
over the closed ASP
over the active freeway
over the 75' trees in the treeline
over everything but fucking dropzone...
Needless to say when we saw the first canopy open over 1.5 miles from the DZ we shut them down and conducted an airland.
Being an EMT and not being required as an RTO at that point, I was tasked with our Plt medic to go start checking out folks and triage as necessary... ended up grabbing the Bn surg and some other doc's who were on the first chalk on the way there...
There was one severe injury on that jump, individual landed in trees and was hung up.. over 30' up in the air.. He did a hangup check by bouncing and promptly fell to the ground.. broken back at that point, noticible stepoff and deviation... So... we load em up in the back of the van.
I talk to the Ft Pickett Emergency coordinator since I just got tasked with the Plt medic to take this cat to the hospital. I told him that I need to move out with a casualty and if I can get it I would like to have a trooper escort or something since I have no emergency lights and we're an hour away from the hospital...
"Ya sure no prob *calls on radio to trooper dispatch, gets reply of X highway and Y highway linkup* there you go not an issue"
Ok, cool... so I'm doing 10 over the speed limit in a white military van with a guy strapped to a backboard and affixed to the floor of the van. I have the lights in the back on so the medic can keep checking on him, and we're both in BDU's and both cammied up...
I blow past a vehicle..... right side of the road.. facing me.... HRM think it's a cop, aint at the linkup point yet.
Hey doc, that IV you have been wanting to do, you're gonna get a chance... "why" because we got a trooper on our tail.. I saw tail lights headlights blue lights... pull over.... lardo the trooper comes wandering up... meanwhile doc's in the back playing human pincushion and the trooper comes up to me and I already have license and ID.. "Sir I'm Spc X, I'm coming from Ft. Pickett where we just conducted an airborne operation and this is a casualty in the back that needs to get to BLA hospital. I've been informed by the Ft. Pickett Emergency coordinator that I'm supposed to be met by a trooper escort at x/y highways"
uhh, aint heard nothin like that... but i don't think ya'll are lyin... take'er easy and i'll let em know up ahead boutcha...
Great, cool, thanks *grab id's and hit throttle skidding gravel*
Get to the hospital.. no ticket no issues, casualty being taken care of.. and doc's gotta open his fuckin mouth when the surgeon shows up at the hospital bout getting pulled over... Doc K looks over at me with a stare and I just shrugged "Sir, I was informed I was good, I drove the same speed an ambulance would have, and I was SUPPOSED to have been met by troopers.. I'd recommend speaking with the Pickett Emergency coordinator who failed to do his job :) "
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Caspersen
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Some interesting stories/replies here. I have 18 jumps on my log, but I believe my actual count was 22 as of ETSing. Never once had a "bad jump." A few feet-ass-heads and a painful landing at Mackall but nothing I would chalk up as bad. I walked away from them all, albeit a few times like I was a member of G-Unit but nothing to warrant even a sick call visit. Luck I suppose.
186 jumps - no major injuries - a few ugly plfs (pfls?)
Yeah, I posted one, but it has been awhile. Do I need to do another one?
Please post another one
Thanks
Thanks
No problem.
Racked up 202 during my career.
Only 2 mishaps
-Tree landing in FL resulting in being impaled with an oak spear right thigh (just missed my femoral artery according to the AF surgeon)
-JRTC 96 landed cockeyed on the side of the airfield. Screwed my acl and dealt with it for several months until the pain got unbearable before an MRI dictated surgery
Worst experience was not as a jumper, but as an observer in 82 at Ft. Irwin during Gallant Eagle. My CO and XO were both the DZSO and ADZSO for the jump. I was co located with my CO assisting him.
If my memory serves me correct, 6 died and more injured (primarily winds on the DZ) One was a towed jumper.
As a result, both the CO and XO were cleared of any wrong doing after a congressional was conducted and closed. They did everything by the book. As a result, the book (ASOP) changed
Those changes were implemented as a result and I'm sure are still in effect:
-It was the last operation that a parachustists helmet (steel pot) was used and the kevlar helmet was accelerated for issue and wear
-The ASOP was changed so the DZSO and the ADZSO would locate differently-one would remain co located with CCT at or near the code letter and the other at the highest point vicinity of the DZ
-A wind parameter established as a block time where readings to include gusts prior to drop time could not exceed the specified limits resulting in a no go and racetracks became the order of the day until planes went bingo on fuel or the abn cdr called it.
-The dial a death harness was canned because of the canopy release assemblies and the difficulty activating them. The bravo harness became standard for T-10's as well as dash 1's with cable loop type canopy release system which was more user friendly and a hell of a lot easier to activate-even with one hand. If you've never experienced the dial a death, be glad.
-Finally, the only device allowed for wind readings from then on was the ANPQ-3A anemometer. Geez, I can't believe I still remember some of this stuff.
Only 2 mishaps
-Tree landing in FL resulting in being impaled with an oak spear right thigh (just missed my femoral artery according to the AF surgeon)
-JRTC 96 landed cockeyed on the side of the airfield. Screwed my acl and dealt with it for several months until the pain got unbearable before an MRI dictated surgery
Worst experience was not as a jumper, but as an observer in 82 at Ft. Irwin during Gallant Eagle. My CO and XO were both the DZSO and ADZSO for the jump. I was co located with my CO assisting him.
If my memory serves me correct, 6 died and more injured (primarily winds on the DZ) One was a towed jumper.
As a result, both the CO and XO were cleared of any wrong doing after a congressional was conducted and closed. They did everything by the book. As a result, the book (ASOP) changed
Those changes were implemented as a result and I'm sure are still in effect:
-It was the last operation that a parachustists helmet (steel pot) was used and the kevlar helmet was accelerated for issue and wear
-The ASOP was changed so the DZSO and the ADZSO would locate differently-one would remain co located with CCT at or near the code letter and the other at the highest point vicinity of the DZ
-A wind parameter established as a block time where readings to include gusts prior to drop time could not exceed the specified limits resulting in a no go and racetracks became the order of the day until planes went bingo on fuel or the abn cdr called it.
-The dial a death harness was canned because of the canopy release assemblies and the difficulty activating them. The bravo harness became standard for T-10's as well as dash 1's with cable loop type canopy release system which was more user friendly and a hell of a lot easier to activate-even with one hand. If you've never experienced the dial a death, be glad.
-Finally, the only device allowed for wind readings from then on was the ANPQ-3A anemometer. Geez, I can't believe I still remember some of this stuff.
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8'Duece
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Ever been underneath a heavy drop at night ????:doh:
Early in my stay with the 82nd I was volunteered for DZ duty. I think we where holding off the tree line of Holland DZ and finally got the word that the birds where about 10 mintues out. I was with the DZSO and he said "let's get out of the woodline a bit and observe this heavy drop"....................:uhh:
If you ever seen the birds come in at night, it's kinda cool to see the lights shining down on the DZ and they actually go from right to left/scanning the DZ. We're standing their watching as heavy equipment starts sliding out of the tail of the birds. Some how we got to walking towards where he thought the first gun was going to land and then suddenly I look up...................DAMN, WHAT'S THAT BIG SQUARE OF A DARK CLOUD THAT IS GETTING BIGGER ???????:eek:
I remember running like a scared cat for the tree line. It was pretty damn spooky.
Early in my stay with the 82nd I was volunteered for DZ duty. I think we where holding off the tree line of Holland DZ and finally got the word that the birds where about 10 mintues out. I was with the DZSO and he said "let's get out of the woodline a bit and observe this heavy drop"....................:uhh:
If you ever seen the birds come in at night, it's kinda cool to see the lights shining down on the DZ and they actually go from right to left/scanning the DZ. We're standing their watching as heavy equipment starts sliding out of the tail of the birds. Some how we got to walking towards where he thought the first gun was going to land and then suddenly I look up...................DAMN, WHAT'S THAT BIG SQUARE OF A DARK CLOUD THAT IS GETTING BIGGER ???????:eek:
I remember running like a scared cat for the tree line. It was pretty damn spooky.
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Ragnar Nads
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My worse jump I messed up and undid the legstraps so to go to the pisser. I put them back on right but got something caught between the legstrap and my leg aand it hurt like hell. It turned out big and black and blue and purple and thats why they call me Nads.
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Boondocksaint375
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It really is hard to top that lol
Bet you never forgot to "Check Equipment!" after that... OUCH.
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Lycurgus
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Worst jump (so far)...out of the back of the C130 static line. Everything is good till I look up and check my chute. It's always been good so I did a lazy, nonchalant check and had to do a double take. My chute was less than 1/2 inflated....so I started shaking the shit out of my risers. Took me a few seconds, but it fully inflated....scaried the crap out of me though. I was falling FAST.
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