Posted on 03/09/2019 1:29:21 PM PST by ameribbean expat
This video appeared on social media early this week from the Flintlock 2019 military exercise in the Sahel region of Africa. Whoever the unit is in the video- and no one is giving them credit (or blame…), they demonstrate about every aircraft exit mistake a static line parachutist can make short of actually forgetting to hook up their static line.
The video has disappeared from social media, but we managed to make a video of the video before it disappeared.
***** Jumper nine defies description. He apparently deduces that using his butt as a kind of braking device upon exit may make his jump somehow safer or easier. Whatever the reason he smacked against the exit ramp on exit, that had to hurt. He also kind of flaps his arms in a bird-like motion. Maybe he doesn’t trust his ‘chute.
(Excerpt) Read more at theaviationist.com ...
direct link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqBLGJCW8z8
something about a monkey and a football comes to mind...
They have nothing on the Egyptians that trained at Ft Bragg in the 70s; those guys were so immature and untrainable it was unsafe just to open the doors on a C130 or C141.
Thanks for that insight. I agree 100%.
Yeah, that’s as good as it gets.
Stand up. Hook up. Shuffle to the door.
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I loved the little guys victory dance at the end.
Yeah, he was proud and happy.
I guess “no” is used there because when the monkey grabbed the gun one of the guys said “no, no, no”. Lol
omg that was hilarious..!!
Chinese advisors and training, no doubt. /s
“Stand up. Hook up. Shuffle to the door.”
Jump right out and count to four!
YARK !!!!
Help us PING !!!
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Every Jump Ramp Error in One Jump, FrogMom wrote:
Stand up Hook up. (Here’s what they didn’t do; “Sound Off with equipment check”) Shuffle to the door.”
At least they all made it to the ground.
Every “since” of the word? Doesn’t make sense.
Not surprised. African countries are in the kindergarten stage of modern warfare, which has little in common with the kind of violence there still plaguing some African nations.
My sister’s an RN, says that the Kenyan and Nigerian nurses she works with are outstanding compared to the typical young American nurses....and one heck of a lot more courteous as coworkers. But these are nurses educated in English-style schools in their home countries, so their schooling is simply better than our public schools.
They’re jump master was gay ..... told em there was only one way they were getting out of they’re first jump. When asked if they jumped , most said ...... a little at first !
it’s getting them to make the second jump that’s hard
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