A friend of mine started sport jumping with me. He was in the 82nd. He washed out (static line method) at 5,000'! He said the adrenaline rush was too much to take! He had a bad habit of pumping his legs like he was on a bicycle during freefall. The "Wily Coyote" school of physics.
I was in the 8th Infantry though. We found a little German jump club that was happy to have us as members. They have different safety standards over there. We had a 30 minute class, practiced PLFs and boarded the plane. I nearly broke both legs when I landed.
extensive. They showed a video! I got to the jumpsite at 8:00 am, class started at 8:30. First person was under canopy at 11:00! They told me to go to lunch, come back and jump! Oy!
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