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The -1 required you to actually think while you were in the air and get yourself positioned correctly relative to the wind direction. If you didn't touch the toggles and you were in marginal winds you were in for a real surprise when you landed. |
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The MC-6 is the current steerable SL chute. Much more maneuverable than the -1 series, but also requires the jumper to make decisions all the way to the ground. I've seen a couple of jumpers run with the wind all the way in on windy days. The result is a literal feet-shoulder-head generally, and separated shoulders are not uncommon.
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I was in Pfdr course at Benning around 92. Was jumping -1's. I hadn't jumped them that often. A guy in the class told me if you pulled your toggles all the way down then pop them loose just before landing you would land easy. Soooo, I jumped landed about 20 meters from the smoke. DZSO & everyone was near. I tried the toggles I landed so easy, I done a stand up landing.
I then noticed the DZSO and senior Cadre near, so I put on the fakest plf you ever saw. I was immediately called over for counseling. Last edited by 1RiserSlip; 8 January 2017 at 09:58. Reason: Typo |
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AFSOC had us jumping the MC-6 exclusively, I much preferred it to nonsteerable chutes.
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You can flare pretty well with the MC-6, and standing landings are not hard to do. Broken control lines are also pretty common with aggressive turns and flares, and breaking one or both control lines at altitude leads to consequences at the intersection of gravity, wind, and momentum, with ground obstacles making guest appearances.
I had occasion to observe a Robin Sage student lower his ruck at altitude, and proceed to fly it into the suspension lines of another jumper, with dramatic results for both...
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I flared a MT1-XX too early one night with 0 illumination. That hurts. Fun part of it we landed in a perimeter of Bradley's on an artep. The were freaking out. Tony Nunley & Ken Turner put us out about 2 miles off course.
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You might already know this, but Turner works for Range Control now at Stewart.
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Good job for him. I had to use a Bradley radio to call RC to have someone pick us up.
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