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Old 5th Mar 2005, 12:23
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stillin1
 
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In answer to the origional Q - bang out every time if you can't AFL it onto an airfield. You may well walk away from the ejection (or at least get carried away ALIVE). There is only a slim chance of getting away with AFLing onto a "flat bit of ground" in a jet (even a little trainer).
Ref pretty para roll on landing - double figures in training parachute jumps + zero on pretty landings. Arrived like a sack of s##t every time!!!::
ref high wind speeds - if the donk has stopped I don't care, I'll hit the deck slower in the chute than in the jet and the chute will not break up and kill me! Bones mend, mince don't!
RAF stops peace-time flying if wind exceeds 40kts :: :
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