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HSY ACF
JUMPING OUTOFA PERFECTLY SERVICEABLE
AIRCRAFT!
By Captain Neil Bizzell
Cadets and adults from D Company (and a couple of guests from C), visited Netheravon, the Home of the Army Parachute Association, to jump out of a plane from 4000 feet.
Before being allowed anywhere near an aircraft there was a day of ground training, learning all of the drills to exit the plane and safely fly the parachute back down to the ground. There was also training on what to do if something went wrong, from handling nuisance factors such as twists to dealing with malfunctions by cutting away and deploying the reserve parachute. Training was delivered by veteran jumpers Russ Mellish and John Bagwall to two groups of cadets and adults.
The training was a mix of classroom and practical sessions, with repeated confirmation and practice. Every time we thought we had moved on we would hear “in the door, go” and have to respond with the correct drills “one thousand, two thousand, three thousand, four thousand, check canopy”, all whilst performing the actions.
After the training it was time to board the aircraft and put it all into practice. A solo static line jump
Before being allowed anywhere near an aircraft there was a day of ground training, learning all
of the drills to exit the plane and safely fly the parachute
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