flyangel2 2 #26 November 23, 2005 QuoteQuoteI got you way beat. I got 13 S/L jumps. The best part is I don't feel old Tell me that when you hit 47. :) Been there, done that I guess my avatar picture isn't big enough to show my age. That's a good thingMay your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #27 November 24, 2005 I got 12 T-10s and 2 Paracommanders. The T-10 taught me how to PLF...forwards, backwards AND sideways. The PC was heaven-on-earth in comparison.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #28 November 24, 2005 QuoteI got 12 T-10s and 2 Paracommanders. Still got you beat. I got close to 100 PC jumps. But I'm sure there are tons of others that post that will make me look like a baby in the sport when it comes to S/L and PC jumps.May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #29 November 24, 2005 I'm really enjoying reading these posts. Sid sounded like a great guy. Too bad about his passing. During the 60's and 70's very few combat jumps were made, so it's also interesting to hear from soldiers who have actually made combat jumps. Very few were made during the Vietnam era. There's been a few different versions of the t-10. I'm no expert, but I thought I'd add a little about what I know. Most para-troops were jumping unmodified t-10's during the early 70's. During this time Special Forces started jumping t-10's that had risers which actually slipped through the upper part of each capewell. They weren't sewn together at the bottom like standard risers. There was a safety fork on a lanyard (above each capewell) that you pulled out of each riser, after getting canopy. This made it a little easier to turn and slip into the wind. If I recall right they had a round modification in the back of the canopy. Actually they were really doggy and not much better than the other t-10's. In about 72 or so S.F. started jumping T-U modified t-10's, with toggles, and standard risers. They may have been called mc-1's. My memory is about shot. Again, these weren't too hot, but at least you had some forward drive into the wind. I remember making a lot of standups on these. Anti-inversion netting must have come about in the later 70's. I quit military jumping in about 75 and never saw the stuff until seeing it in a picture a few years ago. May West malfunctions weren't too uncommon back then. A friend of mine rode one into the ground because his reserve didn't inflate in time. He was banged up, but he was still able to drink beer that night. Most bigger skydivers started out jumping a t-10 rather than a 28' round canopy in our club (during the early 70's). They let you down a lot easier if you were big. We had a guy in our Guard Unit that must have been 6' 5" and close to 300 lbs. He had one heck of a time fitting into a standard military harness. One size fit all back in those days. The para-commander was a huge step up back then. This was considered the hot canopy to own for many years until everyone started going to squares. It was in a class of it's own, and not just another round canopy.....Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sid 1 #30 November 24, 2005 QuoteI'm really enjoying reading these posts. Sid sounded like a great guy. Too bad about his passing. Whoa! Back that truck up! I passed? What the fuck did I miss? I only napped for a while Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peckerhead 0 #31 November 24, 2005 QuoteA friend is looking for an old T-10 to hang up in his little boys room. (Yes, I know that all T-10's are old....I want a cheap, worn out, useless one that I can get for a few dollars.) any suggestions? thanks. Call Ralph, he's got em. 503-630-jump Oh yeah, I got 10 t-10 jumps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RhondaLea 4 #32 November 24, 2005 QuoteQuoteQuoteI got you way beat. I got 13 S/L jumps. The best part is I don't feel old Tell me that when you hit 47. :) Been there, done that I'm impressed. rlIf you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #33 November 24, 2005 QuoteGot any T-10 jumps? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- nope! I'm smarter than that Sid, Wussie.. Go look on skydivemovies.com and search for Amazon.. I just jumped one a couple years ago and we put the video up there on the site... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Andy9o8 2 #34 November 24, 2005 Hey, I had some really soft landings under T-10's back in the day on S/L progression. And my first standup was under a 28' cheapo. 'Course, I was only 120 lbs. back then, too... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites namgrunt 0 #35 November 24, 2005 WONDER BEACH..1968 SF doing FUN jumps aircraft was 2 prop with 2 jets looked like small ver. of C-130 went out the door at 900 ft. south china sea to the right barbed wire and mine fields to the left landed with 2 bullet holes but did not hear any gun fire HOOAH..FUN JUMP??? 20 years old how did it go yourng ..dumb..and full of XXX ..59 YEARS,OVERWEIGHT,BALDIND,X-GRUNT LAST MIL. JUMP VIET-NAM(QUAN-TRI) www.dzmemories.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Tonto 1 #36 November 24, 2005 Yup! About 50. Before I went square to a Viking Super Lite! 5 cells of 240 sq ft atmosphere ripping performance, with wooden toggles - not the cloth crap they use these days! tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites steve1 5 #37 November 24, 2005 Sid, Please excuse my ignorance. Somehow I got your picture mixed up with the fellow that just died. Gees I'm stupid. I figured someone was just showing some of his old posts....I'm glad you're still with us....Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sid 1 #38 November 24, 2005 QuoteSid, Please excuse my ignorance. Somehow I got your picture mixed up with the fellow that just died. Gees I'm stupid. I figured someone was just showing some of his old posts....I'm glad you're still with us....Steve1 Whew! Sometimes I wake up and I'm not sure ...... Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites alw 0 #39 November 24, 2005 I'd prefer "mature" person. On a quiet night you can hear people talking on the ground from 500 ft. --------------------------------------------- Every day is a bonus - every night is an adventure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ripcord4 0 #40 November 25, 2005 QuoteQuoteI got 12 T-10s and 2 Paracommanders. Still got you beat. I got close to 100 PC jumps. But I'm sure there are tons of others that post that will make me look like a baby in the sport when it comes to S/L and PC jumps. Yeah, you guys are rookies on T-10's and PC's. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites velvetjo 0 #41 November 28, 2005 Peter, are you looking that pasty lately? You'd better get some sun down there in Florida! Three T-10 jumps for me, and I'm only mid-thirties. Great motif for a kid's room, though. Complete the "Young Ranger" collection with a Ka-bar wall display and red-light readable wallpaper and he'll be all set... Lance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites matthewcline 0 #42 November 28, 2005 Sid, How about a night, C-130, T-10? Tomorrow 2100 (9 PM local/civilian time) No? Ok, day, C-130, T-10, 1200 (1200 noon Local/civilian time). No? ok just trying to help. Ok 1 more shot Thursday 1200 hollywood MC-1D from a C-17?An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites winsor 236 #43 November 28, 2005 QuoteSid, How about a night, C-130, T-10? Tomorrow 2100 (9 PM local/civilian time) No? Ok, day, C-130, T-10, 1200 (1200 noon Local/civilian time). No? ok just trying to help. Ok 1 more shot Thursday 1200 hollywood MC-1D from a C-17? I'll go for the oh-dark-thirty blast from the Herc. M-60 and ruck - though I want to rig my own red-ball release for the ruck. I landed one in Italy after a butterbar substituted 550 line for 80# tape. 1,250 feet is high by combat standards, I admit, but I'd like a little more time to get that 24 footer deployed if everything doesn't work as planned with the main. All the way! Winsor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites steve1 5 #44 November 28, 2005 QuoteQuoteSid, How about a night, C-130, T-10? Tomorrow 2100 (9 PM local/civilian time) No? Ok, day, C-130, T-10, 1200 (1200 noon Local/civilian time). No? ok just trying to help. Ok 1 more shot Thursday 1200 hollywood MC-1D from a C-17? I'll go for the oh-dark-thirty blast from the Herc. M-60 and ruck - though I want to rig my own red-ball release for the ruck. I landed one in Italy after a butterbar substituted 550 line for 80# tape. 1,250 feet is high by combat standards, I admit, but I'd like a little more time to get that 24 footer deployed if everything doesn't work as planned with the main. All the way! Winsor Can I come too?....It's only been 30 years since my last equipment (night) jump. I've only used a red ball a couple times. On those jumps I had a wooden ammo crate filled with gravel (in jump master school). Never jumped a C-17, but lot's of C-130's...Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites matthewcline 0 #45 November 28, 2005 800' AGL to 1000' AGL max. We haven't used a "Red Ball" in a few years for rucks, but the Harness single point is an easy piece of equipment to learn, it is based on a 3 ring any way. Oh the M-60 is a bit our of date too. Although I did like mine over the M-240b for a while.An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 2 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. 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Andy9o8 2 #34 November 24, 2005 Hey, I had some really soft landings under T-10's back in the day on S/L progression. And my first standup was under a 28' cheapo. 'Course, I was only 120 lbs. back then, too... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
namgrunt 0 #35 November 24, 2005 WONDER BEACH..1968 SF doing FUN jumps aircraft was 2 prop with 2 jets looked like small ver. of C-130 went out the door at 900 ft. south china sea to the right barbed wire and mine fields to the left landed with 2 bullet holes but did not hear any gun fire HOOAH..FUN JUMP??? 20 years old how did it go yourng ..dumb..and full of XXX ..59 YEARS,OVERWEIGHT,BALDIND,X-GRUNT LAST MIL. JUMP VIET-NAM(QUAN-TRI) www.dzmemories.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #36 November 24, 2005 Yup! About 50. Before I went square to a Viking Super Lite! 5 cells of 240 sq ft atmosphere ripping performance, with wooden toggles - not the cloth crap they use these days! tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #37 November 24, 2005 Sid, Please excuse my ignorance. Somehow I got your picture mixed up with the fellow that just died. Gees I'm stupid. I figured someone was just showing some of his old posts....I'm glad you're still with us....Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sid 1 #38 November 24, 2005 QuoteSid, Please excuse my ignorance. Somehow I got your picture mixed up with the fellow that just died. Gees I'm stupid. I figured someone was just showing some of his old posts....I'm glad you're still with us....Steve1 Whew! Sometimes I wake up and I'm not sure ...... Pete Draper, Just because my life plan is written on the back of a Hooter's Napkin, it's still a life plan.... right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alw 0 #39 November 24, 2005 I'd prefer "mature" person. On a quiet night you can hear people talking on the ground from 500 ft. --------------------------------------------- Every day is a bonus - every night is an adventure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ripcord4 0 #40 November 25, 2005 QuoteQuoteI got 12 T-10s and 2 Paracommanders. Still got you beat. I got close to 100 PC jumps. But I'm sure there are tons of others that post that will make me look like a baby in the sport when it comes to S/L and PC jumps. Yeah, you guys are rookies on T-10's and PC's. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
velvetjo 0 #41 November 28, 2005 Peter, are you looking that pasty lately? You'd better get some sun down there in Florida! Three T-10 jumps for me, and I'm only mid-thirties. Great motif for a kid's room, though. Complete the "Young Ranger" collection with a Ka-bar wall display and red-light readable wallpaper and he'll be all set... Lance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #42 November 28, 2005 Sid, How about a night, C-130, T-10? Tomorrow 2100 (9 PM local/civilian time) No? Ok, day, C-130, T-10, 1200 (1200 noon Local/civilian time). No? ok just trying to help. Ok 1 more shot Thursday 1200 hollywood MC-1D from a C-17?An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 236 #43 November 28, 2005 QuoteSid, How about a night, C-130, T-10? Tomorrow 2100 (9 PM local/civilian time) No? Ok, day, C-130, T-10, 1200 (1200 noon Local/civilian time). No? ok just trying to help. Ok 1 more shot Thursday 1200 hollywood MC-1D from a C-17? I'll go for the oh-dark-thirty blast from the Herc. M-60 and ruck - though I want to rig my own red-ball release for the ruck. I landed one in Italy after a butterbar substituted 550 line for 80# tape. 1,250 feet is high by combat standards, I admit, but I'd like a little more time to get that 24 footer deployed if everything doesn't work as planned with the main. All the way! Winsor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #44 November 28, 2005 QuoteQuoteSid, How about a night, C-130, T-10? Tomorrow 2100 (9 PM local/civilian time) No? Ok, day, C-130, T-10, 1200 (1200 noon Local/civilian time). No? ok just trying to help. Ok 1 more shot Thursday 1200 hollywood MC-1D from a C-17? I'll go for the oh-dark-thirty blast from the Herc. M-60 and ruck - though I want to rig my own red-ball release for the ruck. I landed one in Italy after a butterbar substituted 550 line for 80# tape. 1,250 feet is high by combat standards, I admit, but I'd like a little more time to get that 24 footer deployed if everything doesn't work as planned with the main. All the way! Winsor Can I come too?....It's only been 30 years since my last equipment (night) jump. I've only used a red ball a couple times. On those jumps I had a wooden ammo crate filled with gravel (in jump master school). Never jumped a C-17, but lot's of C-130's...Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #45 November 28, 2005 800' AGL to 1000' AGL max. We haven't used a "Red Ball" in a few years for rucks, but the Harness single point is an easy piece of equipment to learn, it is based on a 3 ring any way. Oh the M-60 is a bit our of date too. Although I did like mine over the M-240b for a while.An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
