"Seafuryfan,
If this thread is to end, perhaps your little incident in with the builders bag at G40 in about 2005 bears repetition... I'm pretty sure that the rigger who was unexpectedly lifted into the air atop the load - subsequently jettisoned - would think so! "
Hello Tiger 16, happy to correct. 'Pretty sure' is a good stab, 'little incident' is halfway right, but please don't imply the load was jettisoned while airborne.
The operating crewman (I was CStanO, watching) spotted the rigger/marshaller who returned to the load and quickly climbed up it (can't remember why, possibly having spotted a tangle) as the load left the ground. Yes, the rigger briefly got airborne. The crewman calmly voice marshalled the load back on to the ground, operated the emergency release (avoiding injury to the rigger), and subsequently received some sort of flight safety award for his swift actions. The incident was related to sqn members on our return and we liaised with the user unit for lesson learning. Perhaps you heard of it on the sqn, or through bar chat. Anyway, that's what happened. All's well that ends well - expect the unexpected!
Last edited by seafuryfan; 25th Jun 2012 at 18:38.
Reason: Faded memory returned during trampoline washing