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Old 6th Jul 2014, 08:17
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This pic (my copy of a JATE original I think) is to complement the last pic I posted which showed the MSP well into the rotation phase of the drop. This is an outside view of that inside view. Here you can see the anti swing parachute partially deployed and about to perform as intended. Once had a Maldrop when the anti swing chute failed to perform. Initially the finger of suspicion was pointed at myself and the army checker. However it soon became apparent that the mouth closure ties on the anti swing had been doubled up and it would never have opened in a month of mondays ! Turned out the lady parachute packer was having boy friend troubles and her mind was not exactly focused on the packing. They had to inspect every chute she had been near. Not a popular lass.
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