taln1rigr

Good point ... just uploaded a censored pic of the 2 other females flashing. The rest is good.

Thanks

Yep, you guessed it ... Hash House Harriers (hashers). Hashers & skydivers have so much in common ... beer, boobs, beer, more boobs, definitely more beer, an occasional nice ass-flash ....

OK, would've posted this sooner but as you may have noticed I'm pretty new. None-the-less, I'm ready to jump in with both feet ... as I so often do ... & share a few really great pics from a dropzone birthday party a few weeks ago. Enjoy!

Post them early and often.

Greetings ... newbie here ... the name's Dawn. :) Relatively new to skydiving & very new to dropzone.com ... but not to parachutes. From the little I've seen so far it feels like a tight knit community within the forums & I'm diggin it. As I've looked through some of the threads a few questions have come to mind: ~What is a troll? ~What is a post whore? ~Are half naked (bobbies mostly) skydive party pics allowed in any forum? ~And are there any skydivers who also Hash ... you know, the drinkers with the running problem (Hash House Harriers)? Have an excellent day, Dawn

Further clarification ... Air Force Special Tactics Units also utilize the MC-5 in addition to the MC-4 for HALO/HAHO operations. These units also jump the T-10B round using the newer universal static line snap hook. Info & pics on universal static line snap hook: http://www.bragg.army.mil/aas/docs/SPECIAL%20EDITION%20MJM%20UPDATE%20USL.doc

FYI ~ Air Force (AF) personnel who are referred to as "Riggers" are those who have successfully completed the Army's Fabrication of Aerial Delivery Loads Course (FADLC) in Ft Lee, VA. Upon doing so they are then authorized to wear the Rigger's Wings on their uniform & are therfore generally referred to as "Riggers". In saying that, the AF personnel who attend the FADLC are those who will either be rigging or inspecting cargo & its parachutes for airdrops. However, the AF personnel who handle personnel chutes, ejection seat chutes, etc are a completely different careerfield, Survival Equipment (SE), who are not authorized to wear the Rigger's Wings on their uniforms & are generally not referred to as "Riggers". But of course there is an exception ... there is a VERY small few in SE who have been authorized to attend the FADLC, earn their wings (making them dual-qualified), & can now be referred to as "Riggers". This can be the case when someone in SE has been directed to support a Special Tactics Unit (Combat Controllers & Pararescumen) or if that person has cross-trained. Best Wishes, Melissa, on your endevour. It's not an easy task to accomplish nor will it be a light load to bear. But your poll speaks volumes & has been very re-assuring since I too am looking to become certified & haven't yet felt the need to become a skydiver outside a tandem jump. Therfore I'll leave you with this ... because 9 aircrew lives & a multi-million dollar aircraft can depend on me the military set forth requirements for me to pass & maintain in order to become an AF Rigger. The FAA also sets forth requirements for those seeking to become Riggers for the same basic reason ... human lives depend on that person's knowledge & skills. So while it's understandable that some people may prefer a pack job by an experienced rigger who skydives it by no means guarantees a better quality pack job over a rigger who doesn't jump. Look at what the military entrusted to some Airman off the streets with 3 weeks of cargo rigging school behind them ... 9, not 1, but 9 lives & the airplane they flew in on. In the same respect, it does seem pretty far off to allow a mechanic to work on your brakes when he doesn't know how to drive ... but just because a licensed mechanic is also a licensed driver may not always guarantee you a worthy & reliable brake job. Bottom line? Know Your Rigger!