skyjump11 0 #1 November 23, 2005 A 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ccowden 0 #2 November 23, 2005 You don't have to be old. I have 17 T-10 jumps and I am 32. Unless of course you consider 32 to be old. I would check with a Army surplus store. I am sure I can get one here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sid 1 #3 November 23, 2005 Quote Unless of course you consider 32 to be old. Dude - 32 is ancient!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
ccowden 0 #4 November 23, 2005 What the heck does that make you then? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sid 1 #5 November 23, 2005 QuoteWhat the heck does that make you then? I'm so old, I'm on the downward slope now.......... - beyond ancientPete 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
ccowden 0 #6 November 23, 2005 Got any T-10 jumps? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sid 1 #7 November 23, 2005 QuoteGot any T-10 jumps? nope! I'm smarter than thatPete 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
RhondaLea 3 #8 November 23, 2005 QuoteGot any T-10 jumps? I'm almost as old as Peter. And I have two. 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
skyjump11 0 #9 November 23, 2005 over 100...along with a water mellon reserve Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ccowden 0 #10 November 23, 2005 And you can still walk? All of mine were with a belly mounted reserve. The highest one was from 1100 feet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #11 November 23, 2005 type; DRMO and the local military instalation into google. Click one of the links and You should be able to get a worn out T-10 for real cheap. Ifyour near Ft Bragg just go out to the DZ during AWADS training. You can get a lot free that way.An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ccowden 0 #12 November 23, 2005 QuoteQuoteGot any T-10 jumps? nope! I'm smarter than that Yeah, I was much younger and not quite as smart. But if you are gonna be stupid, you have to be tough. I sure as heck wouldn't jump one for fun now! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyjump11 0 #13 November 23, 2005 all of mine were from 2800'....the first 4 were static line and the rest were not Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #14 November 23, 2005 It would have to be a very large room, but . . . Bad idea, think fire hazard . . . and little boys are good at starting their rooms ablaze, I know I did with my first chemistry set . . . NickD BASE 194 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyjump11 0 #15 November 23, 2005 thank you for the concern....I will pass it along to my friend Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kenneth21441 0 #16 November 23, 2005 In the Army we called them crash 10's. Where you basically crashed into the ground. In fact Ive got over 200 jumps on these crash 10's and a about a 100 or so on the MC1 series. I guess that is why my knees are shot. The T-10 is a well tested and engineered canopy with very few malfunction ratios. In fact when the anti-inversion net was added in the mid 70's this further reduced the maluction rates. You should be able to find some cheap demilled canopies on ebay and/ or near a major airborne base off base pawn rip off. Best of luck, thanks,Kenneth Potter FAA Senior Parachute Rigger Tactical Delivery Instructor (Jeddah, KSA) FFL Gunsmith Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #17 November 23, 2005 Quotenope! I'm smarter than that You laugh but those of us who cut our teeth on the T-10B learned the importance of being able to steer with your risers to get to the ground safely. Made using the risers on squares seem like a walk in the park. My lowest T-10 jump was 500 ft AGL with full combat load during the Panama Invasion. Having that much shit strapped to me and people shooting at me from the ground, from that point on, made BASE jumping seem boring."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
FrogNog 1 #18 November 23, 2005 I understand rounds are nice and quiet. Did you find your round was quiet enough you could hear the bullets crack by? Or were you still hearing the plane? -=-=-=-=- Pull. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #19 November 23, 2005 QuoteDid you find your round was quiet enough you could hear the bullets crack by? Or were you still hearing the plane? Have you ever jumped out of a C-130, let alone into combat? At 500 ft, all I had time to do was look up and check my canopy, then lower my ruck before I landed. You know that sensation you get when you can hear your own breathing and everything else is semi muted around you but you still realize it's there? Thats what I remember about it after I exited. I was more worried about getting shot waiting to get out of the plane then in the air. Once I exited, I was only concerned with landing and putting my weapon into operation as fast as possible. I remember a lot of noise, from many different things all at once."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
Eule 0 #20 November 23, 2005 QuoteHaving that much shit strapped to me and people shooting at me from the ground, from that point on, made BASE jumping seem boring. If you want to be excited again, let me know where your next BASE jump is going to be and I can organize beer and rifles for the spectators. :) EulePLF does not stand for Please Land on Face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #21 November 23, 2005 Hell I hit the Run way on El Torrios with twists so bad I didn't even try to get them out. I remember exiting looking up and then down, shit wrong end of the run way! After realizing it was gonna suck humping the hostile way to the aasembly area I looked up again, damn twists! Oh! Cool lights!, shit tracers, oh well I am low enough it wont oooommph... ouch, crawl! get of the run way and out of the open! Then I can breath. It happened that fast almost as long as it takes to read the paragraph. I hit hard enough that my M-16 charged itself from my 20 round jump mag! Oh, good times,,,, good times. I joke with the other Instructors here that they may have 200 or 300 SL jumps to my 150 SL jumps but they have only practice, I did one for real.An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nicknitro71 0 #22 November 23, 2005 QuoteMy lowest T-10 jump was 500 ft AG Same here, about 500' with no reserve over Mogadishu in 1994. I did not know any better then. Now I do the same thing, just with a different canopy. I guess I still do not know any better I got enough T-10 jumps than my back wants to remember Memento Audere Semper 903 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #23 November 23, 2005 T-10 (ask an old person what this is) Hey old person!?! Who yu calling an ..... what? Wow! Cool commercial about some SUV. Aye, what where we talking about? Oh, cookies! cool. Hey why are y'all in my living room? Why ya looken at me funny? Did you forget some thin'? An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #24 November 23, 2005 I got you way beat. I got 13 S/L jumps. The best part is I don't feel oldMay 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
RhondaLea 3 #25 November 23, 2005 QuoteI 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. :)If 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
