Nice one!
Melbourne Model Expo (2010)
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Benevolens Magister
Nicely done.
Lucky13
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Good ones!
Good one!
vikingBerserker
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Well done!
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nice, i think Dogsbody's first jump was from that very aircraft ! 
i'm going to hide right now, seeya
i'm going to hide right now, seeya
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Oh sh!t....time to duck...
Catch22
Major
Are you sure his first jump was from a plane that new Karl?
Nice one!
well he'll probably be on and say his first was from a balloon, but i was thinking of his first jump from an aircraft
my apologies Terry, dont hurt me too much
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Benevolens Magister
Smart Rs bunch of Bar Stewards! Nice one - and actually, yes! I got a flight in an Anson 19 in the early 1960s !!!
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What type of balloon?
What type of balloon?
tried to find a pic but dont have one, but imagine a WW2 barage balloon with a box underneath so 4-5 blokes can fit in it then open a door and jump out
good fun actually, i enjoyed it anyway, some don't though !!!
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Benevolens Magister
It's cold and clinical, with a vertical drop of around 300 feet before the canopy is fully deployed, with a jump height of 800 feet. Many hate it, and there are often 'refusals' during training. But I loved it ..... I know, I'm strange!!
The balloon is not used now, with the first jumps on the Para Course being done from the tail gate of a Chinnook helicopter, before moving on to the Hercules for 'proper' drops, in sticks.
The balloon is not used now, with the first jumps on the Para Course being done from the tail gate of a Chinnook helicopter, before moving on to the Hercules for 'proper' drops, in sticks.
a guy on the same cadre as me refused on the day, strange going all that way to drop out then i thought
Wildcat
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I was para qualified was I was in the Army, 7 jumps from a Herc - and I hated every one of them! Especially the night jump..
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Benevolens Magister
I was always glad to get out of the Herc - noisy, smelly, cramped thing! I did my course on Argosies, which were luxurious compared to the C130, although you had to 'launch' out of the door to clear the boundary layer, or you'd do a 'rivet inspection' down the fuselage!!
