SWATcop 0 #1 June 26, 2007 I came across this and thought it was pretty cool. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhmfwDNBsog&mode=related&search=Kevin Muff Brother #4041 Team Dirty Sanchez #467 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lekstrom10k 0 #2 June 26, 2007 I have many jumps from both Para-commanders. I am guessing its about 1965 as the red white and blue came out in 1964 .The few piggy-backs were also 1964 The Brits were still using aircraft altimeters My first PC had a Midwest Parachute "Shorty" sleeve not the long one shown for static deployment. Ah yes I remember those landings well, thank god for "Frenchies". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,053 #3 June 26, 2007 Now THAT's a PLF. Loved the "early wind tunnel" - hanging from a tree. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BCA 1 #4 June 26, 2007 I'm not sure, but one of the Knights looks like it may be Billy Lockward. BCA Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidlayne 5 #5 June 26, 2007 My guess is filmed around 1966. Thought I saw Sherm Hawkins.I don't care how many skydives you've got, until you stepped into complete darkness at 800' wearing 95 lbs of equipment and 42 lbs of parachute, son you are still a leg! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aeromobile 0 #6 June 27, 2007 Damn did you see those PLF's. My bones hurt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WGore 0 #7 June 27, 2007 QuoteDamn did you see those PLF's. My bones hurt. Didn't look like they were even down wind. My knees remind me of those days every morning. A couple of those smoke landings looked like true crash & burn landings.GUNFIRE, The sound of Freedom! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #8 June 29, 2007 What a great old video! It brought back a lot of memories. The Golden Knights were really hard to beat back then. I always looked up to them. Isn't that an H-34 Choctah helicopter? Correct me if I'm wrong. I had several static line Army jumps out of them, in about 72. Hueys were more fun....Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidlayne 5 #9 June 29, 2007 Isn't that an H-34 Choctah helicopter? It a Wessex. Similar to a CH34 but with a turbine engine.I don't care how many skydives you've got, until you stepped into complete darkness at 800' wearing 95 lbs of equipment and 42 lbs of parachute, son you are still a leg! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zoobrothertom 5 #10 July 1, 2007 Here's a link to skydivingmovies.com that has a whole slew of historical parachuting movies. You'll find the Golden Knights video there as well. Join and download'em.Clicky http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=category&id=34 ____________________________________ I'm back in the USA!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cloudseeker2001 0 #11 July 1, 2007 I'm not sure the skydive is worth the landing! "Some call it heavenly in it's brilliance, others mean and rueful of the western dream" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WGore 0 #12 July 2, 2007 Quote I'm not sure the skydive is worth the landing! You didn't have much choice. Of course most of us were still bullet proof back then. That is also the reason that many folks didn't stay with the sport. Square parachutes sure made it a lot easier and significantly dropped the injury rate.GUNFIRE, The sound of Freedom! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krip 2 #13 July 2, 2007 Quote I'm not sure the skydive is worth the landing! Think one size canopy fits all. Little people no problem landingBig people landing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydivedad 0 #14 July 8, 2007 You should try it under a T10 with a B4 Harness, a Mortar Plate or M60 Machine Gun and about 80lbs of additional crap hanging from your leg!Blue Skies but Remember "Gravity Sucks" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winsor 186 #15 July 9, 2007 QuoteYou should try it under a T10 with a B4 Harness, a Mortar Plate or M60 Machine Gun and about 80lbs of additional crap hanging from your leg! It certainly kept things from getting boring. I must admit that jumping into Italy with an M-60 and a ruck was the first time I exited an aircraft without trepidation. After hours of hobbling around with all that junk attached or trying to find a comfortable position to sit with it on, the prospect of having the parachute support it all seemed blissful indeed. As an aside, it turned out that the Lieutenant who secured the ruck had run out of 80# tape and used 550# parachute cord instead. I luckily tried to break it manually - people who relied on the weight of the bag to break the tape after releasing the ruck wound up with the ruck suspended from their leg, and a broken leg upon landing. Ah, the good old days.... Blue skies, Winsor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zoobrothertom 5 #16 July 10, 2007 Quote You should try it under a T10 with a B4 Harness, a Mortar Plate or M60 Machine Gun and about 80lbs of additional crap hanging from your leg! ---------------------------- .... on a moonless night over an unfamiliar DZ Airborne!____________________________________ I'm back in the USA!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davidlayne 5 #17 July 10, 2007 "All The Way"I don't care how many skydives you've got, until you stepped into complete darkness at 800' wearing 95 lbs of equipment and 42 lbs of parachute, son you are still a leg! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ridgerunrbunny 0 #18 July 30, 2007 Bill Lockward (William H. Jr. D-322 ) was my first jumpmaster on 12-26-65. Too bad I can't get youtube on this dialup. Bunny Speakman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BCA 1 #19 July 30, 2007 Unfortunately, Billy Lockward was killed in a car accident in Arizona back in the the late eighties or early ninties. BCA Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steephen 0 #20 January 2, 2008 primitive equipment the mark 1. but the mark 2 para-commander with the Switlick reserve now I was hot. Might have been a good think though that i never had to use my fancy shot and a halves. Stephen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
