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I sent this to my brother -- he's an ex-Air Force pilot, current Air Force pilot simulator trainer for C17s. He said this:

Big planes capable of carrying big weights but then not carrying big weights become a sports car. It looked like summer so the air density may have been 7,000 or 8,000 feet standard day. On rotation he kicks up a lot of dirt so he definitely used all the pavement.

C-17's do this for a living.

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It's always awesome when a Sift expert in the video subject is able to clarify things. Thanks :]

>> ^smooman:

paratroopers do jump out the back, and no, there arent any entanglements or anything like that from doin a tailgate jump and you use the same cable to hook your static line to on a door jump as you do a tailgate jump. You still go one at a time, your static line is just 2 seconds longer. But typically door jumps are made, especially in the 82nd and especially with c17/130
oh this brings back memories =)


>> ^Gamble:

We do jump out of the tailgate at times, but usually not C17/130. The static line (the yellow cable attached to the cable in the plane that deploys the parachute) has a greater chance of getting wrapped around things it doesn't need to be. Like the jumpers.

We do jump out of the tailgate at times, but usually not C17/130. The static line (the yellow cable attached to the cable in the plane that deploys the parachute) has a greater chance of getting wrapped around things it doesn't need to be. Like the jumpers.>> ^Seric:

>> ^visionep:
Why don't the paratroopers jump off the back?

I'd imagine it'd be harder to mount the chute cable at the back. Also, if they all jumped at once they might fuck up each other during the decent. May as well use the side door with the cable and the one-at-a-time method.


Oh man. About 6 months ago one of the other units in my brigade had one catch a crazy thermal/gust before something went wrong and it came in too hot. Almost smashed into the road. Was pretty sweet.
>> ^NordlichReiter:

So how do I get them to drop one of those in my drive way?

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>> ^ajkido:

I'd like to see the landing of those vehicles...


they land just fine. If one burns in, like i've seen on two occasions, it fucks shit up big time

paratroopers do jump out the back, and no, there arent any entanglements or anything like that from doin a tailgate jump and you use the same cable to hook your static line to on a door jump as you do a tailgate jump. You still go one at a time, your static line is just 2 seconds longer. But typically door jumps are made, especially in the 82nd and especially with c17/130

oh this brings back memories =)

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>> ^visionep:

Why don't the paratroopers jump off the back?


I'd imagine it'd be harder to mount the chute cable at the back. Also, if they all jumped at once they might fuck up each other during the decent. May as well use the side door with the cable and the one-at-a-time method.

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"Oh, but I do like the idea of deleting the high ranking account and keeping the puppet..."

Ooooh. That's a great idea. You've got the glacial blood of a C17 courtesan.

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