Military Parachuting Question
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VX, Dai had a picture of me giving the dummy the kiss of life after a 360 malfunction during a trial. (no the mal had not been induced) That was the first time I noticed I had become folicly challenged!
Certainly recall the SLES. I understood the rationale to be to protect the anchor cable attachment at the bulkhead not the cable itself. SLES was a pain in the bum to the squippers and the EA. we were often on the end of F760s when the device had operated or partially operated. the thing was that was how it was supposed to work. The device was not faulty at all. It worked as advertised. I don't know how many times I turned down proposals to increase the strength of the primary tie.
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Certainly recall the SLES. I understood the rationale to be to protect the anchor cable attachment at the bulkhead not the cable itself. SLES was a pain in the bum to the squippers and the EA. we were often on the end of F760s when the device had operated or partially operated. the thing was that was how it was supposed to work. The device was not faulty at all. It worked as advertised. I don't know how many times I turned down proposals to increase the strength of the primary tie.
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Nope, without the word 'pig' in it, nothing else does it justice
In BEA , 'twas the Shorts Skyliner , replacing the Heron , replacing the Rapide . All replaced by Loganair with a Trislander , now all 'Twotterised with new -400s .
rgds condor .
rgds condor .
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The LLP was ‘new’ in 1995. Basic Para Course was done out the back of PIGY on PX4s then out the side of a C130 for the rest. Conversion onto LLP was last jump.
Out the back of PIGY was like going down a waterslide at a theme park.
Out the back of PIGY was like going down a waterslide at a theme park.
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In 1999 we were using LLP from the Skyvan. Along with the GQ 360 Low Level Static Line Square.
I say almost because some were retained for the Dakota for a good number of years. They were modified with different length static lines specifically for the Dakota. Good job VX275 had retained an “illegal” copy of the Dak parachuting AP. Some time later, probably 2010. Trials were completed with LLP from the Dak.
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PX4 had disappeared (almost) by 2001.
In 1999 we were using LLP from the Skyvan. Along with the GQ 360 Low Level Static Line Square.
I say almost because some were retained for the Dakota for a good number of years. They were modified with different length static lines specifically for the Dakota. Good job VX275 had retained an “illegal” copy of the Dak parachuting AP. Some time later, probably 2010. Trials were completed with LLP from the Dak.
In 1999 we were using LLP from the Skyvan. Along with the GQ 360 Low Level Static Line Square.
I say almost because some were retained for the Dakota for a good number of years. They were modified with different length static lines specifically for the Dakota. Good job VX275 had retained an “illegal” copy of the Dak parachuting AP. Some time later, probably 2010. Trials were completed with LLP from the Dak.
...on arrival at WAD the allocated parachutes were mysteriously announced as ‘missing’ and it it was canned.
A total mystery...ATFD on a weekend. ‘Don’t work Saturdays and Sundays’
It was a disgrace and several PJIs/movers will probably never know how close they came to have there noses broken or front teeth impacted. The vets are probably no longer with us.
My view of the PJI elite has remained set as ‘dim’ ever since.
