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From: al@infoswx.UUCP
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Subject: Re: "Cheap Thrills"
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Date: Thu, 31-Oct-85 21:57:00 EST
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Posted: Thu Oct 31 21:57:00 1985
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Nf-From: infoswx.UUCP!al    Oct 31 20:57:00 1985


I guess the only story I can relate is one of jumping with a group of
Pathfinders at Ft Rucker, AL.  Since I was Airborne & they allowed me
to jump with them.

I was jumping my sport rig (SST Racer, Pegasus, and Featherlite R2).  They
took the UH-1H up to 2000' to allow me to jump.  (They thought it would be fun
for their people to have a long parachute ride).

Well I followed out the last jumper, and openned right away (I would not
want to break the BSR's :-).

I zig-zagged around the MC1-1B's (the finest parachute made according to
my Black Hat :-).  Those jokers were so worried about hitting the DZ (It
was SMALL for Airborne) that no matter how much I yelled, screamed and 
an whistled, they would not look up from the ground.

I can't understand why more Airbore folks don't run into one another under
canopy!

Al Gettier
D 5850

PS  I was reassigned to an Airborne unit with the USAR.  (Headquarters,
First SOCOM, Fort Bragg).  Are there any other sport jumpers that now jump
with military units, and what precautions do you take?  One of the folks
I work with who is active, and an ex-Golden Knight, says he "Front Risers"
until he is clear of everybody.  I guess a bad landing is worth avoiding a
collision.