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I spent the last three days at Fort Benning, Georgia, hauling paratroopers. My plane alone dropped 888 troops in 48 separate airdrops. Did you know you can feel the plane vibrating as they jump out? It's an unusual feeling for the Herkypig to get shaken by its own cargo.
Anybody here ever jumped out of a perfectly good airplane? Or a bad one?
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Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight. Psalm 144:1
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Had the pleasure of flying in a Herc once, actually it was an American bird to. The US Army was doing some runway securing exercises up here in the North. My Reserve unit caught a ride with them. But we got off the plane the sane way...out the back cargo door, well after it landed.
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I recently made several trips in Hercs... how could you tell the _troops_ were making them vibrate?! I felt like someone was using my skull for a Yatzee cup...
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Tank, as a flight engineer with over 400 hours in Herkypigs, I've developed finely-tuned senses for shakes, vibrations, rattles, quivers, shudders, and buffeting. Believe me, there is no doubt when troops are running and jumping out the back end.
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Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight. Psalm 144:1
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Yup, I spent three weeks getting shoved out of a perfectly good airplane. Never did it again after that and it doesn't hurt my feelings a bit.
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It's bad enough throwing ones self out of a perfectly operable aircraft but running and jumping is right out . . .Originally posted by Sarge
Tank, as a flight engineer with over 400 hours in Herkypigs, I've developed finely-tuned senses for shakes, vibrations, rattles, quivers, shudders, and buffeting. Believe me, there is no doubt when troops are running and jumping out the back end.
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