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  • Опубліковано 24 чер 2013
  • Stick Commander footage of 3 PPCLI paratroopers being "Off-dropped" during Ex Maple Flag. Nothing says pucker factor than the fear of a pine tree up the tail! FYI, drills worked, amazingly one one minor injury.

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  • @SuperParkour3
    @SuperParkour3 9 років тому +180

    I laughed so hard when he landed safely and startet to laugh cause he was so relieved XD

  • @leemedic1974
    @leemedic1974 9 років тому +132

    When I was with the 82nd Airborne, the exact same thing happen to me, except my jump was at night. I prepared for a hard landing in the trees, and my feet barely touched the ground. Softest landing ever. LOL

    • @croftperkins
      @croftperkins 8 років тому +2

      +Darnell Jordan Who were you with? 2 Panther here...

    • @leemedic1974
      @leemedic1974 8 років тому

      +aaron perkins 2/505th

    • @leonardedwards6660
      @leonardedwards6660 2 роки тому +1

      Strange same thing happened to me in 85. Canadian Airborne we worked with 82 a lot it was at night jump I went straight up almost 1000 feet this is impossible I got really scared when is it gonna end I landed way a way from the drop zone peaceful dropped my kit and it set me down so gently.

    • @Shakey730
      @Shakey730 7 місяців тому

      With the 18th Air Corps, 50th Sig down the street from ya. Way to go Airborne 🪂. All the way with the tree landing! 🏆

  • @dethfukk3449
    @dethfukk3449 9 років тому +46

    1:41 his buddies notice

    • @idonotwastenames
      @idonotwastenames 9 років тому +18

      plot twist: That was actually another paratrooper falling into the forest xD

    • @cody-2536
      @cody-2536 9 років тому +3

      ***** I'm not sure it had anything to do with the pilot.. He threw the streamer out, ignored it, got the greenlight and just jumped. If he did his homework right, with the wind and possibly the plane being a bit off zone, he shouldnt have sent them.. Which he can do..It's one thing if only 1 or 2 land in the trees, it's completly different when 8+ land in the trees

    • @trashyt3040
      @trashyt3040 3 роки тому

      His buddy didn’t notice if you look to the left of the the screen his other buddie said of fuck shit bc if you look to the left he was going down in the trees aswell

  • @culixstar
    @culixstar 10 років тому +45

    Cleavland voice: NO NO NO NO NO NO NOOOOOOO......o, alright then.

    • @ex0st0rm50
      @ex0st0rm50 9 років тому +4

      *Read in Cleavland's Voice*

  • @timothys5145
    @timothys5145 10 років тому +42

    Been there...not the best feeling goin into trees but the lucky standup landing was nice

  • @78logistics
    @78logistics 9 років тому +30

    Million dollar smile. Been there

  • @ortopilot
    @ortopilot 11 років тому +26

    not too sure what went wrong, but that was amazing! i thought they were kidding you too..

    • @Invalid06
      @Invalid06 3 роки тому +3

      That plane was over a forest they shoulf have landed in the open area

    • @merrick3627
      @merrick3627 3 роки тому

      @@Invalid06 Thanks, Ken.

  • @ThePegasus315
    @ThePegasus315  11 років тому +22

    Pretty sure it's the pilot's job to not miss the km wide dropzone, not the guy in the back with a 3 foot door to look out of.

  • @PrimeRibb69
    @PrimeRibb69 10 років тому +77

    Should have held LT, RT and stick back to coast over the trees.

    • @AnubisDark
      @AnubisDark 9 років тому +1

      LOL

    • @AirborneMOC031
      @AirborneMOC031 Рік тому

      WTF... "coast over the trees"????
      Give us your best guess at how much horizontal distance a CT-10 parachute can cover when the jumper is dispatched at 800 - 1200' AGL.

  • @Marcus-pt1je
    @Marcus-pt1je 3 роки тому +3

    "I might actually die" to "Better than I could have hoped for"

  • @wholbrook1991
    @wholbrook1991 11 років тому +4

    Nice! I was fully expecting him to land in a tree 30 foot up and get a tree up the butt. Pleasantly surprised, he mannaged to fall in the prefect spot

  • @jackalbert9213
    @jackalbert9213 9 років тому +3

    You got to love that he knows that he's going to hit the tree line and when he does, he lands on his his feet like ''WOW I DIDN'T HIT ONE TREE."

  • @tylercross2169
    @tylercross2169 11 років тому +4

    His reaction when he landed. Gold

  • @manman612
    @manman612 2 роки тому +2

    “Gotta be fucking kidding me”
    Seconds later lands on feet completely fine

  • @ThePegasus315
    @ThePegasus315  11 років тому +4

    The safe and efficient dispatch of paratroops and their equipment. Being lined up to the Dropzone is the air crew's job.

  • @TacticalLeo
    @TacticalLeo 10 років тому +10

    I admit: I closed my eyes at 5 seconds before landfall lol. That looks like a bad time if it went wrong

  • @zxzzen
    @zxzzen 3 роки тому +3

    Soldier: I'm dead!
    when landing, hah i'm still alive!

  • @williammarose7237
    @williammarose7237 11 років тому +1

    Ram air parachutes are almost certain to collapse if they ran into each other, combine that with a pretty quick forward thrust that they generate and about 100-1000 troopers in a square mile. You'd have soldiers free falling to their deaths with nothing but a streamer above their heads. The parabolic chutes used in the video and by all low level static line jumpers will stay inflated in most collisions and provide easier simpler descents but at the cost of maneuverability.

  • @jamszalay
    @jamszalay 10 років тому +10

    YOU'VE GOTTA BE FUCKIN KIDDING ME!! Bro your the JM...

    • @Dhari1
      @Dhari1 10 років тому

      He's dependent on the pilot (green light)?

    • @jamszalay
      @jamszalay 10 років тому +1

      He can choose not to send them if the landing area is not clear or if the plane is off zone.

    • @AirborneMOC031
      @AirborneMOC031 Рік тому

      @@jamszalay "Bro", if you're actually a jumper (and a JM) you should know it's the job of the crew on the Herc to communicate with the DZ controller and ensure the path of the aircraft will ensure that when the green light goes on, the stick will be dispatched with any wind drift resulting in the stick landing somewhere close to the center of the DZ.
      Not the JM.
      You should also know that when the JM is last in the stick and follows the last jumper he dispatches out the door, he doesn't stop, pause, and look out the door before exiting.
      Thanks for coming out, eh!

  • @TheJonesChannel11
    @TheJonesChannel11 10 років тому +14

    Best laugh ever.

  • @thatguysky123
    @thatguysky123 11 років тому +1

    damn you know you facts. Nice to see some mature and smart people on UA-cam that actually know something. Keep up the good work :)

  • @LoCoM4
    @LoCoM4 11 років тому

    Probably has to be the best video I've ever seen in my life

  • @PhantomPiney
    @PhantomPiney 8 років тому +9

    I just got to laugh with you, if that was me I would have done the same. Good job and glad your alright. :)

  • @christophercleary6734
    @christophercleary6734 8 років тому

    Rosie, that was awesome Brother. Stay solid!

  • @79dogface
    @79dogface 11 років тому +3

    FUNKER530. I noticed a lot of your videos are are taken around the third infantry division. My brother is currently serving with them, he's an MP with a bomb detection dog. Right now your videos are hitting close to home. Thank you.

  • @scottgalt1042
    @scottgalt1042 11 років тому

    That is one hell of a video!!! From 3RCR, glad you're ok!!

  • @prestodigitator
    @prestodigitator 11 років тому

    FTW AWESOME.....good work fella! Hat firmly in my hand. as soon as you jumped we could se you tugging just to try and get away from the trees.. whoever was your spotter should have been buying the beers that night for sure.

  • @GBoldry
    @GBoldry 11 років тому +3

    I just graduated Airborne in June, and we only jumped the T-10D once (the one you saw in the video). The other four drops we jumped the T-11, which is not much different, just a square version that falls a bit slower. The whole point of both of them though is to drop a paratrooper fast enough so that he is in the air the least amount of time (as to not take enemy fire from the ground, or air for that matter) but still land safely with a full combat load. All about quick insertion.

    • @Shakey730
      @Shakey730 7 місяців тому

      I like the T-10. I feel more harnessed. T-11 I feel like I'm holding on to nothing.
      I don't like the toggles. Who-Wa Airborne All The Way Bad-Asses 🪂🤘😜🇺🇸

    • @Rick5150
      @Rick5150 4 місяці тому

      Lol quick insertion.

  • @sleepwalking247
    @sleepwalking247 10 років тому +2

    Dude I was just doing some jumps in Twin Falls, Idaho and cats here were talking about this video. Your famous!!

  • @ShowlightMedia
    @ShowlightMedia 11 років тому

    RESPECT! I'm glad that the guy is ok. Amazing video.

  • @mobiltec
    @mobiltec 11 років тому

    What a great video! The look on your face when you couldn't believe you stood it up was priceless. Hope you get into sport jumping too. You would fit perfect.

  • @randallshughart
    @randallshughart 11 років тому

    Cause the aim of the drop is to have everybody gathered right after landing. That's why parachutes are not steerable. If so, everybody would be so spreaded around. There is tons of other reasons, but this one is the main.
    The plane drops soldiers at 65m/s with 1 to 1.5 seconds interval. So on the ground, theoricaly, distance between 2 soldiers should be routhly 65-80 meters

  • @stressedsalmon
    @stressedsalmon 10 років тому +3

    Thats awesome, landed right on a grassy knoll.

  • @Coulterr
    @Coulterr 11 років тому

    Did that same thing at Ft Richardson once. High pucker factor.

  • @DavidForce
    @DavidForce 10 років тому +18

    blame the air force

    • @bobmauel2367
      @bobmauel2367 4 роки тому +1

      And the blind jump master it was broad daylight did even look

  • @PeculiarTendencies
    @PeculiarTendencies 6 років тому

    I am unbelievably happy for this guy XD

  • @wallydug2256
    @wallydug2256 11 років тому

    An extreme way to clear piles, the sharp end of a pine tree up the khyber pass would bring a tear to a glass eye

  • @sleepwalking247
    @sleepwalking247 11 років тому

    Fu*& yeah.. ROSI thats awesome! Glad you did get hurt brother...Hope everyone else is safe too.

  • @cupidsoldier1776
    @cupidsoldier1776 3 роки тому

    That UCP actually looked green for a moment i kinda liked it tbh

  • @wolfdog144
    @wolfdog144 2 роки тому +1

    1:40 you can hear another paratooper across the way yelling "bro what the fuck"

  • @williamcolerosentreter1109
    @williamcolerosentreter1109 11 років тому

    We'll see you soon enough Mike, has a good one out there!

  • @12345farris
    @12345farris 11 років тому

    All things considered dude, you lucked out on that one

  • @anthonycornejo7132
    @anthonycornejo7132 11 років тому

    Awesome!

  • @ColdOsburn
    @ColdOsburn Рік тому +2

    Surprised that you made it to the bottom without getting hurt too badly I wonder how many people got stuck in the trees

    • @Shakey730
      @Shakey730 7 місяців тому

      Fucken miracle! 18th Air Corps Ft.Bragg

  • @watao912
    @watao912 11 років тому

    He did not cast any curses, he merely uttered words that reflected exasperation and his realization that he was about to land in a forest of pointy trees instead of the cleared landing zone. Fortunately he managed to land unscathed and in a perfect standing position, instead of being impaled on a tree, or hitting heavy branches on the way down.

  • @cbinet123
    @cbinet123 11 років тому

    For your info Stacey, in the Canadian Forces, it's not the responsibility of the jumpmaster to spot the drop when jumping from a fast moving aircraft, it's the navigator's in the front of the plane.

  • @cpt.squiggly8004
    @cpt.squiggly8004 4 роки тому

    To this day I still love the distant "Oh what the fuck?!"

  • @The1337CSS
    @The1337CSS 11 років тому

    Their goal is to get to the ground as quick as possible without getting too injured. These chutes allow for just that. An extremely fast descent while minimizing injury from the landing. A steerable chute would have them be airborne for much longer unless they went through extensive training which the military doesn't want to do. They just want to throw these guys out of a plane and have them be on the ground and fighting ASAP. Hope this helps!

  • @cbinet123
    @cbinet123 11 років тому +1

    To elaborate on my last post, the navigator calculates the release point using a ballistic table, weight of jumpers, air speed, air temperature, altitude, type of parachutes used and programs the result of the calculations in the GPS. You may or may not know that the navigator is an officer and that officers are never wrong. So the only logic explanation to the off DZ drop is that the Drop Zone moved due to global warming...

    • @AirborneMOC031
      @AirborneMOC031 Рік тому

      Just so you know... nine years later, you just won the Internet for today with that response.

  • @Hawaiian80882
    @Hawaiian80882 3 роки тому +1

    Cracked me up!

  • @TheFool_0
    @TheFool_0 2 роки тому +1

    1:41 "OH WHAT THE FUCK!" lmao

  • @TheAverageSushi
    @TheAverageSushi 9 років тому

    my brother in the 82nd landed in a tree and stuck there for 2hrs he said he climb down head first..his last parachute jump too...

  • @abrahambautista3812
    @abrahambautista3812 11 років тому

    Amazing, love the expression lol

  • @david-stephenmyles9539
    @david-stephenmyles9539 3 роки тому

    Funniest bit is at 1:50 when you can see that they're ALL going into the trees haha!

  • @slaapes9510
    @slaapes9510 11 років тому +1

    1:42 "Oh. What the fuck!"
    WTF indeed.

  • @phant0
    @phant0 7 років тому

    Something similar happened to me. You're lucky you didn't land in that logging trail. Funny how everyone seems to be heading in the trees too. You can hear the closest guy yelling "WTF?"

  • @nathanwest2304
    @nathanwest2304 5 років тому

    that's one heck of a lucky bastard :D

  • @Pauliebuck
    @Pauliebuck 10 років тому +12

    what was that thing he threw out the door in the beginning?

    • @BlackDogEddie
      @BlackDogEddie 9 років тому

      Probably a barf-bag. I used to exit with mine and drop it when under canopy. (I got sick alot)

    • @Pauliebuck
      @Pauliebuck 9 років тому

      oh jeez that must have been awful

  • @digginz8603
    @digginz8603 11 років тому +1

    I landed in a tree once! It was AWESOME! I had to climb down my reserve.

  • @Chalk578
    @Chalk578 11 років тому

    Perfect.

  • @nothing45700
    @nothing45700 11 років тому

    C-17 Hollywood! Sometimes you can't slip away I guess, glad it wasn't too bad

  • @zeMasterRuseman
    @zeMasterRuseman 11 років тому

    Almost famous last words.

  • @Atzebander
    @Atzebander 11 років тому

    well done

  • @xenophon86
    @xenophon86 11 років тому

    Training for that also takes longer too. We have square chutes, that is just the next stage of training.

  • @xenophon86
    @xenophon86 11 років тому

    It's actually smaller than what other armies use for chutes.

  • @AtomicCorvid
    @AtomicCorvid 11 років тому

    What a boss.

  • @flowlineproductions
    @flowlineproductions 11 років тому

    I always wondered why paratroopers don't use modern steerable chutes? Can they not be deployed instantly and used for low altitude drops like these "old school" chutes in the video? (sorry for lack of proper terminolgy)

  • @nathanmitchell5495
    @nathanmitchell5495 11 років тому

    Perfect

  • @disnardi
    @disnardi 10 років тому

    Rough terrain jumps are the worst, we used to jump them purposely on Bragg...Grenada DZ...

  • @cnknguyen
    @cnknguyen 10 років тому +1

    Like a Boss.

  • @dexikid
    @dexikid 11 років тому

    So dope

  • @RanHam
    @RanHam 11 років тому +4

    Softest round landing I've ever seen

  • @Sanus180
    @Sanus180 11 років тому

    Gold!!!!

  • @jasonfrye1698
    @jasonfrye1698 3 місяці тому

    I would like to use this footage in a documentary. What is the best way to reach you? Cheers and thanks

  • @PrinsZify
    @PrinsZify 10 років тому +1

    Now you see why trees are very important on earth he'

  • @MagicMalky
    @MagicMalky 11 років тому

    check the spot, especially jumping a roundy. you got no penetration after opening. i've never jumped a roundy. how much airspeed can you get on one like that? i've jumped the perinea on one once but didn't get a very long flight

  • @Dhari1
    @Dhari1 11 років тому +1

    When you jump out of a plane in a fashion like this you rely on the pilot to tell you when it's safe to jump. They can not steer their parachutes so they have to jump when they're safely able to reach their designated spot. They're supposed to land in the treeless area but due to pilot error they didn't. He did NOT almost die but landing in a tree can result in serious injury.

  • @Scaleo3
    @Scaleo3 11 років тому

    I have no idea as I have no training what-so-ever in parachuting. I would however believe it to be both cheaper aswell as easier to learn, not to mention the fact an injured trooper would most certainly die if he was rendered unable to control his glide chute.

  • @genegene002
    @genegene002 11 років тому

    LMAO! That was epic! He was just able to touch the ground like a string puppet! Im glad everything worked out! That could have been REALLY bad plus he would have a long wait for help because the rest of his group was WAY AHEAD of him!

  • @Twerkulies
    @Twerkulies 4 місяці тому +1

    My first tree landing I took a small flexible branch near the top into the nuts.

  • @randallshughart
    @randallshughart 11 років тому

    The words you are looking for are : Static line and Jumpmaster
    And we airborne soldiers jump from 150m to 400m. Not 1000.

  • @Bruh-il7ju
    @Bruh-il7ju 11 років тому

    That have me an adrenaline rush just watching it

  • @Tar21TVpresspass
    @Tar21TVpresspass 11 років тому

    I guess some really was kidding him.

  • @almcken
    @almcken 11 років тому

    nice landing

  • @GBoldry
    @GBoldry 11 років тому

    This was a hollywood jump, if it would have been a combat load drop, he would have had a weapon strapped to his left leg (in a nice big, flat, wind catching weapons case), and an assault pack in between his legs. That doesn't exactly make it very easy to sky dive without tumbling, or control a steerable parachute. Trust me the prop-blast alone on that weapons case as you exit makes you tumble enough, especially from a C-17 lol

  • @w3rkan
    @w3rkan 11 років тому

    is the speed he is "landing" at normal or is the trees compromising his parachute on final descent?

  • @MartinWastlund
    @MartinWastlund 11 років тому

    Is it just me, or was that a surprisingly soft landing ? I know i'd expect to break some bones there.

  • @DANTHEGAMER1001
    @DANTHEGAMER1001 11 років тому

    What a boss

  • @BlindsideDork
    @BlindsideDork 11 років тому

    What did they throw out the window in the beginning?

  • @mateuszacz
    @mateuszacz 11 років тому

    The main reason is because they are a lot cheaper. This jumps looked exactly like the training ones i've done in normal parachuting course. 1000 meters, instant opening (rope attached to a plane), and all this with a modern chute, so i dont think there is any difference.

  • @marcofavasoli
    @marcofavasoli 11 років тому

    I'd be flinchin' just a bit.

  • @aresgil
    @aresgil 9 років тому +1

    the pilot and trees apologized afterwards

  • @ussnimitz41
    @ussnimitz41 11 років тому

    What kind of camera was was used recording this

  • @CountingtoPotato
    @CountingtoPotato 11 років тому

    because less control of the chute means that you have soldiers dropped in a straight line and not all over the battlefield so it's not a disorganised mess when everyone lands

  • @gat0rbball
    @gat0rbball 9 років тому

    Why did the guy throw something out at the very start? Make sure he has his bearings?

  • @Spankulata
    @Spankulata 11 років тому

    I bet he said sorry to the trees

  • @SolpPrice
    @SolpPrice 11 років тому

    Nice

  • @22ldsrm
    @22ldsrm 11 років тому

    One lucky SOB!

  • @JTheMoneyable
    @JTheMoneyable 11 років тому

    Man, THAT was an interesting video haha.

  • @MrTwiddlez
    @MrTwiddlez 11 років тому

    Looks like a lot of the other guys might've landed in the trees as well