My first...

[Chief_Airborne]

...Blackhawk jump is next week. Can't wait!!

ATW,
Chief

[IEDmagnet]

Cherry getting prop blasted.

[blackflagg509]

Lucky dog my only Chopper Blasts were from Shithooks.

[CharliePC]

IIRC, the extra time it takes to deploy the chute during a helo jump can be disconcerting.

ONE THOUSAND!
TWO THOUSAND!
THREE THOUSAND!
FOUR THOUSAND!
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Five thousand?
-zoinks-
Six thousand??
Sev...

[Gun-Toting Diplomat]

Remember to get a good push away from the helicopter. The last thing you want to do is take a dive through your risers...I'm told it's not a pleasant experience and many people end up with fewer teeth than they started with.

[PIKE]

Have fun!

[Chief_Airborne]

Cherry getting prop blasted.

We all gotta start somewhere! ;)

[Chief_Airborne]

Remember to get a good push away from the helicopter. The last thing you want to do is take a dive through your risers...I'm told it's not a pleasant experience and many people end up with fewer teeth than they started with.

So, I hear. :)

[IEDmagnet]

You'll do fine... it's a great experience. Just always remember that should you experience a complete malfunction, you have the rest of your Airborne life to fix it.

[shadowcop92]

ahh i remember the days, have a blast Chief

[Cameroon]

Oh most important thing to remember. Have fun!

As was posted up earlier, its a he'll of a drop. You've got that 6 second count going basically straight down.

[mac117]

Don't fall out before you get to altitude......and enjoy the view!

[abnbull]

Yeah, get a good push off and you'll be fine. Completely different than a regular door exit but wicked fun and a nice view.

If they run it right youshould have a good interval between jumpers; a lot of air all to yourself.

If it's not an OPSEC violation, which DZ? St Mere?

[Gato Rojo]

Good Fun, enjoy it!

Made my cherry from an H-34 at Finthen Army Airfield, just outside Mainz, in Sept '63. Not like tailgating a Caribou, but still fun enough!

[Jeff82]

Reminds me of one of our cherries back in the day. At the time you had to go to a special class to certify jumping the MC1-1B which they were doing out of Blackhawks. This was our cherrie's Cherry Blast. Push off he did and down he went... without being hooked up!! Like a Trooper he counted, no chute, pulled his reserve and floated down to earth. Got back on the chopper and jumped again! This time without problem. That JM was gone from Division within a couple days.