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#1 Post by **Chuck** » Thu May 03, 2012 4:55 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLFB7q8t ... ata_player

#2 Post by **ovenpaa** » Thu May 03, 2012 7:55 am

This is the one I like

#3 Post by **Polchraine** » Thu May 03, 2012 6:48 pm

I have been on an unladen, minimum fuel load B747 out of Heathrow and they actually managed a very short take off and 45 degree climb. Pushed hard back into the seat and then a nice near un-powered glide into Gatwick!

M99 · #4 Post by **M99** » Thu May 03, 2012 7:52 pm

Herc = only good for jumping out of!

I have flown an awful lot of miles in C130s (Before the J arrived) and never really enjoyed any of it, get on ear defenders on - Hammock up/sleep - but I did enjoy jumping out of them. Spent a memorable spring/early summer with the Polish para's practicing for the D day celebrations - now that really was a good time!!

I have some very good friends that I see quite a lot who still fly them and or are Loadies etc - Good old Lyneham.

Mike

#5 Post by **bnz41** » Thu May 03, 2012 8:36 pm

Herc = Pickfords van with wings, one hell of a ride till you jump ooooooooouuuuuuuutttttttttt 1001 1002 1003 on my nutssss.

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#6 Post by **ovenpaa** » Thu May 03, 2012 8:39 pm

I only jumped out of Islanders. Always fun but not as much fun as paragliding :?

#7 Post by **toffe wrapper** » Thu May 03, 2012 8:59 pm

The RAF just like ryan air will drop you near the destination may have a bit of a trek to the city centre. Never late getting you there not so worried about getting you home air bridge my arrse.

TW

#8 Post by **ovenpaa** » Thu May 03, 2012 9:07 pm

I jumped with a RAF display team back in the late 70's. First day I turned up to start one of the instructors walked over to me and told me run round the DZ whilst he had another cuppa. It was bloody good training and I used some of it a few years later when I took up paragliding.

#9 Post by **Chuck** » Fri May 04, 2012 10:34 am

jumpig out of perfectly good aircraft....... sign01 Nearest I ever got was paragliding from about 6000 feet..and I hate heights...

Weird feeling though, normally up a ladder gives me the wobblies but strangely relaxing on the way down...Funny how my "pilot" had bottled out of a try dive at 10 meters.

#10 Post by **ovenpaa** » Fri May 04, 2012 12:42 pm

My paragliding was all in Derbyshire off the edges and invariably ended with me picking bracken out of the control lines when I packed the rig away. I did manage the occasional 40-50 minute flight :goodjob:

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