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re: GoPro Video of Paratrooper getting dropped into BDS
Posted on 11/16/14 at 8:56 pm to Funky Tide 8
Posted on 11/16/14 at 8:56 pm to Funky Tide 8
That wasn't a paratrooper or a paracommando. It was a festival skydiver, a member of a show team, but he has skills.
It was practically a hop and pop with three seconds of fly time and the rest under silk. Little guy jumping a 7 cell. I always jumped 9 cells. He wanted to get under silk in a hurry to ham it up for the camera with all that slipping and toggling he was doing, forcing a cork screw and all.
Back when I I jumping our helmet cams were the size of a shoe box so you had to fight drag just to stay in arch ... the GoPro guys have it good.
I figure they bailed at about 7500 feet and I'd bet I'm +/- 250 feet.
It was practically a hop and pop with three seconds of fly time and the rest under silk. Little guy jumping a 7 cell. I always jumped 9 cells. He wanted to get under silk in a hurry to ham it up for the camera with all that slipping and toggling he was doing, forcing a cork screw and all.
Back when I I jumping our helmet cams were the size of a shoe box so you had to fight drag just to stay in arch ... the GoPro guys have it good.
I figure they bailed at about 7500 feet and I'd bet I'm +/- 250 feet.
This post was edited on 11/16/14 at 9:12 pm
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Posted on 11/16/14 at 9:10 pm to scrooster
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That wasn't a paratrooper or a paracommando
Actually it was a Joint-Service free fall demonstration team from Special Operations Command (SOCOM). There were 3 total jumpers. A DA civilian, a SEAL, and a Green Beret Officer.
ETA: They jumped at 5,000 and pulled at 4,200. The winds were from 150 degrees at about 1.4 mph.
This post was edited on 11/16/14 at 9:13 pm
Posted on 11/17/14 at 1:17 pm to scrooster
Incorrect. Special Ops, every one of them.
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