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I'm watching CNN News right now and they are showing some video of the some Airborne Infantry jumping out of a perfectly good airplane. Looked to me like they were in a damn rush to get the hell off it at that.

Why in the hell would anyone want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane is beyond me. :lol:
 
I tried and tried to argue that with my brother for six years. He claims those C-130's land hard, you're better off jumping. :shrug:
 
PostCode said:
Why in the hell would anyone want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane is beyond me.
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No kidding, AirBorne are all nuts though :D
 
Standard issue on those things is a doggie bag. *puke*

Took one from Ft. Riley to Ft. Irwin for NTC. Were knee to knee front and sides and this plane is not pressurized. You feel everything. I hated that thing.

That dosen't mean I would jump out of it though. :lol:
 
I've flown cross country in them 6 times and to PR and back. Least number of full bounces on landing was 3. Once, I was sure the wing was gonna hit. We tilted that far on the first bounce.
I also watched one cartwheel down the runway at El Toro for that very reason.
 
I've never had a problem flying in 130's. And, contrary to popular belief, they are pressurized. :p
 
I can't remember that thing they packed us in like sardines, but it was not pressurized. No sir e bob. I distinctively remember the puke. Yep...that part I do remember.
 
I'm acustomed to 747s. The first (and only) time I took a Dash8 freaked me out. I'm used to a Caddy -like ride. This thing was bouncing and rattling like an old chevette on a dirt road.
 
I prefer KC-10's, myself. Talk about a smooth ride...And one thing you don't get on a military chartered 747. Legroom. :D
 
This thing didn't have seats. It has long benches the length of the aircraft. No waitresses, cocktails, peanuts and any of that shit. Oh, and no bathroom either.
 
No bathroom. No stewardess? Bugger that. How the hell are you supposed to get into the mile high club like that?
 
For sale, one parachute. Never opened. Small stain.
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Y'know, I did that once for recreation. Once. A friend suggested it would be an excellent way to conquer my fear of heights. Wrong, oh SO wrong. I never need to be that frightened of anything again in my life. I agree, why would anyone jump out of a perfectly good working airplane.:confuse3:
 
My Dad was Airborne, he has some awesome pictures he took on the way down. He brought his camera with him everywhere.

I've always wanted to go skydiving and there are places not so far away from here that do it too... Just never took that step to do it. But I'm not afraid of heights and the first jump has to be tandem so I think I would be fine.
 
I gave my brother my camera when he went to Airborne School, he said he'd take some pics on the way down the first time he could. Well, the day finally came, on his 7th or 8th jump, so he pulls out the camera, and drops it. Fell about 500 feet to the ground. He said there weren't any pieces big enough to send back. :( He did buy me a new camera though, and sent me pics with that one.
 
:lol2: Did he ever say what he was thinking as he helplessly watched the camera falling away from him? Just curious.
 
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