Kinds aircraft have you jumped..

[colmurph]

C-47
C-119
C-123
C-130
C-141
Beaver
Otter
Carabou
UH-IH
CH-47
SA-16
Baloon (Korea)
Norseman
Cessna 17
Cessna 182
Twin Beech
Folkker Friendship
Short Skyvan

[Hendo]

I just read something about a poser so in light of that and the fact that the stolen valor act is unconstitutional I have jumped the following aircraft:

The Enterprise:



Pegasus:



Horse and Unicorn model

A coked up Grizzly Bear:



Now I'm done .

[AirborneCA]

UH-60
CH-47
C-23
C-160 (German wings)
C-130
C-17

Im sure Im missing a few but its all pretty standard stuff

[SGT G]

C-7
C-123
C-130
C-141
UH-1
CH-47
CH-52 Cargo Pod.

[MI~intheSky]

Check this video from the Leapfest.
Oh, sweet feeling of shrinking balls!..
(What kind of feeling Ladies get?).

well if the straps stay where there supposed to than not to bad really, on the other hand if they dont stay where there supposed to it can be very uncomfortable to say the least.

[Guymullins]

The axiom is - You cant fasten leg straps too tightly.

[gabe]

I was gonna post till I realized I already did.

[CharliePC]

The axiom is - You cant fasten leg straps too tightly.

I leaned that one the hard way.

[AlaskaDad]

The axiom is - You cant fasten leg straps too tightly.

I leaned that one the hard way.

I thought that way too. But once it almost cost me my life by having the leg straps tight.

The Russian /Soviet chutes do not have quick resease fasteners. There are like the way old T-7's before the dile a death center point release.
It's fasteners are a snap-hook and ring style. (see example photo below)
That makes unhooking it when the strap is tight a very hard chore.

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I was advised by the jump master to leave both the leg staps and chest strap very loose on the D-5 chute prior to the lake jump. That's right a 'WATER JUMP"
But beliving that you can't have the leg straps to tight I tightend them back up DOH
Exit was form a AN-2 Colt at 400 meters. good exit spotted into the lake got ot work preparing for slipping out the harness at the recomended 2 to 3 meters above the lake surface.
Well I finally got my arrse into the seat and the leg straps unhooked,but couldn't get the chest one unhooked due to the strain. Damn I'm running with the wind by no attention to details DOH.
UH OH here comes that water SPLASH.
The wind comes up and feel like I'm a frigging fish lure. Cause I'm being towed face first underwater by a part of the chute caught by the wind.
Poped the life vest, wind died down. I finally got that damn chest strap unhooked and out of the harness. Was so tuckered out I could not even pull my self into the RIB & was hauled out almost like a lump of mud into the pick up RIB

[Guymullins]

Yea, I think those water drills are crazy. I did my last military water jump almost a year ago, and the new drills make much more sense. Instead of getting into your seat strap and unhitching reserve, belly band , chest strap and leg straps (Splash) and hop out of harness just above the water, now we relax , watch the scenery and just pop a single Capewell when your toes touch the water. Thre is plenty of boyancy just from a micky mouse life vest and an air-filled reserve container.
The trick with the snap hook harnesses is to loosen the straps by pulling on the square metal strap-friction device before unclipping. With practice it takes a couple of seconds.

[Sgt.Raven]

I thought that way too. But once it almost cost me my life by having the leg straps tight.
The Russian /Soviet chutes do not have quick resease fasteners. There are like the way old T-7's before the dile a death center point release.
It's fasteners are a snap-hook and ring style. That makes unhooking it when the strap is tight a very hard chore.
...
I was advised by the jump master to leave both the leg staps and chest strap very loose on the D-5 chute prior to the lake jump. That's right a 'WATER JUMP"

Soviet military went with "direct contact" doctrine quite some time ago, all due to few unfortunate accidents, because of misjudged altitude.
Troopers are spending hours, hanging on mock-ups and simulating water landing.
D-5 and other Airborne harnesses are very similar in appearance (see picture below).
Source:


Simply put, once it's determined that water landing is unavoidable, trooper should slide the main seat-strap toward the knees (one leg at a time to reduce the tension on fasteners), assumming deep sitting position (think of tire swing set). Detach front-mounted reserve 'chute from its left-side harness mounting pin and tie-down D-ring, and swing it to the right. Loosen up chest strap. Detach the leg straps. Detach chest strap. Grap right risers group above your right shoulder.
Pull your left arm from under and out of the shoulder loop, and grab it from behind.
Upon contact with water, spring out of harness, spinning to your right, with right wrist becoming the pivot point.
Release the grip, dive and swim into direction, opposite to downwind (any, if no wind) to clear the lines and canopy.

Speaking of altitude estimation, one of my follow up water landing was during the demo at the city park and its lake. At that time I've had over 500 jumps already, and could only reference the altitude because of the rescue boats floating near.

Thinking that trooper with 2-5 jumps worth of experience can differentiate 3 meters from 50 over the still surface of the water is unrealistic.
BTW, Brother, where did you make that jump from An-2?
Sounds like Russia or Eastern Europe (x-Soviet Block).
Was it at the x-DOSAAF (para-military) clubs?
Hope you liked the "Colt": fun plane for small-group skydiving (see interior shot here):
An-2_2..jpg

[AlaskaDad]

Water jump was made in Lativa
This is my jump before water jump I am in DCU


This photo is before my first An-2 jump In Belarus only days before the Lativan jumps
again I'm in the DCU

[Sgt.Raven]

Hey, Brother.
Allright then.
That gear looks familiar ;)
I spent 2 service years in Lithuania, which is bordering both Latvia and Belarus, and travel across extensively.
No deficit of lakes there, that's for sure.
Looks like an awesome time you've had there!

[Dutch325]

.....................and

OV-10 Bronco
Porter PC6 (STOL)

[mac117]

CH-47
UH-1H
CASA 212
C130, US & BRIT
C141
C5
FOLKKER (USAPT)
BRIT BALLOON
and like everyone else...numerous deuces, cattle cars, and gamma-goats