WeakMindedFool 0 #1 February 27, 2004 On Discovery channel right nowFaith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for lost faith in ourselves. -Eric Hoffer - Check out these Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cvfd1399 0 #2 February 27, 2004 Blue skies to the instructor that went in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumperconway 0 #3 February 27, 2004 Watched it last night! Good program. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pccoder 0 #4 February 27, 2004 i missed it, was it worth $29 for the 2 DVD box set? PcCoder.net Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kris12 0 #5 February 27, 2004 Just catch the repeat of it tomorrow at noon. And it was really good (I stayed up until 1 AM to watch all of it). Skydiving and the training was shown very truthfully. There was also some great video of Adam's (referred to as "The Natural") first jump. kristen swooo #3 MB #3587 P.M.S. #66 "so let go, jump in...what're you waiting for? it's all right 'cause there's beauty in the breakdown" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydvrz 0 #6 February 27, 2004 I don't know if its worth 29 bucks, but it is definitely worth some TIVO disk time or a VCR tape. It was an excellent documentary following (in great detail) the training of a large group of special forces guys in the fine art of military/HALO jumping. I got a kick out of watching the newbies flail out the back of a C-130. That Adam kid really was a "natural" if that was his actual first jump they highlighted in the film. ---------------------- I'll think of a really cool and witty signature later. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WeakMindedFool 0 #7 February 27, 2004 I'll put it up in a binary if you are usenet savy. Let me know. It'll be up as Rar filz with Par 1's as a recover set.(pm for explanation if you don't play in the news groups)Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for lost faith in ourselves. -Eric Hoffer - Check out these Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bertusgeert 1 #8 February 27, 2004 I thought this was an excellent production. That tunnel looks wicked! I want one! I think those guys indeed have courage, it'd be pretty scary jumping out into pitchdarkness with 150lb of gear from 30, 000! They get a lot of sweet training there, but man, they earn it! Does their courses include anything else than falling and turning? Or do they consider it unecesary? How much would the gear impact your stability? And what size and kind of rigs are they using? --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SlyFox 0 #9 February 27, 2004 The rucks that they use during the course are small compared to the ones that they will jump on a team. Rucks on a team will run anywhere from 55 to over a 100 pounds. Talking to one of my old team mates that was on a Halo jump, his ruck shifted and he had both arms on one side to stay stable. Which then when it came time to pull it sucked. The dropzone is pitch black where they land. They still do the PLF as a norm at night. They don't practice relative work. They are not suppose to link up, or touch other jumpers. *****Why would anyone jump from a perfectly good airplane? Because it isn't much fun if it's broke.**** Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slug 1 #10 February 28, 2004 Quote I think those guys indeed have courage, it'd be pretty scary jumping out into pitchdarkness with 150lb of gear from 30, 000! They get a lot of sweet training there, but man, they earn it! IMO The jumping part is just the "ride to get to work" once they land than the real work begins R.I.P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SlyFox 0 #11 February 28, 2004 QuoteIMO The jumping part is just the "ride to get to work" once they land than the real work begins You've got that right. The real work begins when you hit the ground. *****Why would anyone jump from a perfectly good airplane? Because it isn't much fun if it's broke.**** Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TimDave 0 #12 February 28, 2004 The mains are 370s. I am not sure of the rigs. They look like a cross between the racer and a vector. Maybe something from TPS. I know a guy who was in the the airborne. He said they were doing a jump at night and he thought that nobody would see him do a back loop. He did and who do you think was right there when he finished? An instructor. Needles to say, he got an earfull and so did the whole group. They don't concentrate on RW or FS. They are there to mess up somebody's world and I guess turning points does not fit into that equation. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #13 February 28, 2004 The entire rig is manufactured by Para-flight.It is known as the MC-4 and the AAD they spoke of is the called the FF2 Real good show. They did edit out most of the mundane shit that goes on, like prejump first thing every morning and the hurry up and wait game. I am glad they showed combat equipment jumps and how that ruck sack can kick your ass. Why anyone in the civilian world would want to jump a ruck when they don't have to boggles my mind."It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
angrypeppers 1 #14 December 20, 2007 This show was on the Military channel tonite. Well worth watching...Burn the land and boil the sea, You can't take the sky from me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
namgrunt 0 #15 December 20, 2007 WE HAVE A CURRENT INSTRUCTOR at HALO school who is on this web-sight all the time possibly he will comment ..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
ryan_d_sucks 0 #16 December 20, 2007 I dont know if this is worth of a new thread or not, but on the weather channel-HD (channel 362 for DirecTV) a program called Epic Conditions is comming on on 12/24 at 6pm eastern. "Near-perfect conditions for skydiving in Eloy, AZ" is all the info I could read. Might be worth checking out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krip 2 #17 December 20, 2007 QuoteThis show was on the Military channel tonite. Well worth watching... Does have a catchy tittle. Reminds me of a parartooper with a permanet forever tattoo. AIRBORN, below that is mean looking guy with a big knife in his teeth. Maybe under canopy Below that DEATH FROM ABOVE. I think this was 40-50's ink.One Jump Wonder Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Floats18 0 #18 December 20, 2007 I know a bigger jumper (BIGFALL) that jumps this gear, except his was grey instead of OD Green. Its a preety solid setup except there is lots of velcro and snaps all over the place. The deployment, cutaway and reserve ripcords are located very high up on the harness to allow for large payloads in the front... which makes the cutaway position awkward like you're doing the chicken dance. My buddy Jerry got the thing set up BOC and its a pretty sweet deal for a dude his size. I wake up at 5:30 am every day and I stayed up till 1 when I saw it was on... well worth it! THAT SHOW MADE ME FEEL LIKE A COMPLETE BADASS!--- and give them wings so they may fly free forever DiverDriver in Training Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sraja 0 #19 December 20, 2007 Quotei missed it, was it worth $29 for the 2 DVD box set? You can download it for free from skydivingmovies.com - go check the section called TV & Movies and its there - 2 parts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,400 #20 December 20, 2007 > WE HAVE A CURRENT INSTRUCTOR at HALO school who is on this > web-sight all the time . . . More than one, actually. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HALO1 0 #21 December 20, 2007 Yeah... Good show. As L-Diamond mentioned, it is edited a bit. Don't be sexist… Broads hate that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elias123 0 #22 December 22, 2007 I have those files somewhere on my PC. Awesome documentary. blue skies to the instuctor."In a mad world, only the mad are sane" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
