US Army Airborne Veteran Rates 9 Parachute Jumps In Movies And TV | How Real Is It? | Insider

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  • @Mcgrawiam
    @Mcgrawiam 2 роки тому +450

    Had the privilege of jumping with this man in 2017. Very very knowledgeable and professional. Very happy to see they did us airborne folks proud

  • @venturout
    @venturout 2 роки тому +304

    As a former instructor myself, I can say for sure this man is true to his word. Great video!

    • @HariSeldon913
      @HariSeldon913 2 роки тому +2

      How about the one I wish he'd done - Heartbreak Ridge and Eastwood's "Jumping out of a perfectly good aircraft is not a natural act." pep talk to Swede?

    • @1ice3690
      @1ice3690 2 роки тому +1

      Do you have to be SF to get free fall school ? I'm going in as 11x option 40 but I've been told I can only get free fall if I go RRC, CAG, SMU, CIF not 75th

    • @joejoe2658
      @joejoe2658 2 роки тому

      as a former english speaker, this guy has no idea how to pronounce debris.

    • @PsychoKillerSquirrel
      @PsychoKillerSquirrel 2 роки тому +5

      @@1ice3690 Yeah brother, Freefall is for special operations units missions only. By special operations I don't mean only "Group", there are some units like LRS, LRSD, and Some Ranger that have needs of squares. The best suggestion I can give is get Airborne school in your contract and that will start you on the path and then your choices begin after that. Some people are able to get RIP (Ranger Indoctrination Program) in their contracts I am told but cant confirm personally.
      Good Luck - ATW

    • @1ice3690
      @1ice3690 2 роки тому +1

      @@PsychoKillerSquirrel thanks for the information. I'll be getting an 11x option 40 which gets me into rasp 1 so at least I'll get into regiment. I know a few who are in RRC, CAG, CIF ( or whatever CIF is now), and SMUs that all got free fall and even scuba qualified.

  • @marciobaroukel5866
    @marciobaroukel5866 2 роки тому +403

    I loved this guest expert. Aside from obviously being outstandingly knowledgeable and educational about his area, he really made the effort the explain his rating for each scene as well as he could (you could see, in several moments, that the video would be cut before he finished explaining the scene and his rating). Please bring more guests lime this guy, this is what makes this series soooo good!

    • @earthling_parth
      @earthling_parth 2 роки тому

      He didn't explain anything on why he cut the marks for themission impossible jump though

    • @andycopland3179
      @andycopland3179 2 роки тому +5

      I used to film the golden knights sometimes (the new guys doing CRW) and they were always the most professional and nicest guys.

    • @tjtheo3584
      @tjtheo3584 2 роки тому +5

      Earthling he took points for the storm. This is called how real is it. And he didn't jump in a storm so points off for not being real. Clear sky gets a 10/10

    • @andrewrippel6164
      @andrewrippel6164 2 роки тому

      Funny cause I feel completely opposite. Dude doesn't know the difference between HALO and HAHO. Not to mention he gives Point Break a 5, despite the footage literally being Patrick Swayze and a guerilla camera crew going skydiving on a day off from production.

    • @andycopland3179
      @andycopland3179 2 роки тому +1

      @@andrewrippel6164 Point Break is amazing and we'd always parody the lines on the way to altitude and quite realistic in the sense of they were actually skydiving. It was the talking in the air that always made me facepalm

  • @jamesstevens2362
    @jamesstevens2362 2 роки тому +41

    Great info about the WWII paratroopers!
    My GF’s (late) father was in the Australian army during WWII and he ended up as a jump instructor in the pioneering 1st Australian Parachute Battalion, and wearing Australia’s first red beret.
    He’d say that during his training jumps, when the jumpmaster told you to go, you had to show no fear or hesitation. If you hesitated even a second, you were out for good!
    My GF’s father said he was young and stupid back then and had no troubles going ‘full send’, a term in today’s language that describes their actions perfectly.
    Balls of steel!

  • @rwcowell
    @rwcowell 2 роки тому +87

    I'm a veteran that served in the 82nd Airborne. Mike Elliott is spot on with his assessments and very sharp dude. AATW Brother!

    • @JulezWinnfield
      @JulezWinnfield 2 роки тому +2

      82nd MP Co back in the 80's. 44 jumps at Ft. Bragg and few other drop zones. AATW!!

    • @amazingronaldo9656
      @amazingronaldo9656 2 роки тому

      Ha god love you guys. I stayed on the ground thank you very much lol. But met a number of special forces guys at my school as it was worth a lot of promotion points. Fun guys! Thanks for your service all!! :)

    • @ralphalvarez5465
      @ralphalvarez5465 2 роки тому +1

      @Aditya Chavarkar AATW means Airborne All The Way. At Fort Bragg, when saluting a Airborne officer, the greeting would be "Airborne" and the response would be "All The Way" or "All The Way and Then Some."

  • @drxym
    @drxym 2 роки тому +243

    Concerning A Bridge Too Far, my dad was one of those jumping out the plane and yes they used actual British Army paratroopers for those shots. So aside for some camera trickery to make it look like more planes & paratroopers than there actually were, yes it was completely 100% done for real.

    • @faeembrugh
      @faeembrugh 2 роки тому +29

      I knew a TA Para guy who was on this shoot. He said there were only one or possibly two Dakotas used and most of the troops jumped from Hercules aircraft which were kept out of shot. The best thing he said was that, apart from being given WW2 Denisons to wear, they just used their normal 1970s equipment as it hadn't advanced much since 1944!

    • @schizoidboy
      @schizoidboy 2 роки тому +1

      I was wondering about that myself. For that kind of shoot they would need teams that are expertly trained and who better to do them than real paratroopers themselves.

    • @nickmitsialis
      @nickmitsialis 2 роки тому +7

      Yes; a REAL company of paratroopers jumping out of real 'period' C47s/Dakotas. I figure you can't get more real than that.

    • @steveforster9764
      @steveforster9764 2 роки тому +7

      I enlisted in Para Reg in 1980 A Bridge to Far was compulsory viewing a lot of my instructors had jumped in the movie. Technical fault in the movie the Brits are jumping with reverse chutes WW2 they didn't.

    • @schizoidboy
      @schizoidboy 2 роки тому +2

      @@steveforster9764 Interesting point, the problem with war movies and equipment is sometimes what was used is no longer available. Case in point the German tanks used in that movie were Leopard tanks because the panzers were no longer around. They even had to use fiberglass mock ups of Sherman tanks because they only had four or so real ones. (Patton was even worse because they used American M47s and M48s tanks - ironically Patton tanks). As for parachutes, someone like me who was never in the service let alone jump trained wouldn't know it just by looking at it. Nevertheless, it is a good point to remember. I would ask if there is any difference between the two parachutes and if it would make a difference to the people using them. Considering the fact the ones jumping were paratroopers would they prefer the modern chutes to the older ones and would that make a difference? Would they need different training to use the older style chutes?

  • @twosevenleft7439
    @twosevenleft7439 2 роки тому +246

    🇩🇰 Did you know, that the test jumps for the stuntmen in the Mission Impossible 6 scene were done at Dropzone Denmark ? 👍🏻
    They jumped from 20.000ft testing the actual O² helmets that are used in the movie.
    I was part of the ground safety team for the stuntmen. 🤙🏼😎

    • @Anonim-vc5lp
      @Anonim-vc5lp 2 роки тому +6

      So cool men!!

    • @amansingh2652
      @amansingh2652 2 роки тому +3

      Is it true the jump was performed more than a month?

    • @davidbright8978
      @davidbright8978 2 роки тому

      But they still alot of CGI and stuff.

    • @secretenergy2858
      @secretenergy2858 2 роки тому

      Amazing man. It must have been amazing to be part of it...

    • @phillipallen8560
      @phillipallen8560 2 роки тому

      I had several friends in the aircraft for the jumps made for the movie, one of them actually doubled Henry Cavill

  • @gmf121266
    @gmf121266 2 роки тому +37

    Thanks for sharing some of your expertise and experience with us. My Dad was in the British Parachute Regt. 4 years after the war so the kit and jumping was virtually unchanged. He said they had no backup chute... Jumped from Dakotas all static line drops. He did one glider exercise too but they shortly stopped glider ops because there were too many dangers and potential of losing a whole platoon in one bad accident. He joked that they must of disliked him because a month after he left they brought in backup chutes and introduced new aircraft with rear exit ramps which were a whole lot safer. RIP Dad. Always in my heart.

  • @amazingronaldo9656
    @amazingronaldo9656 2 роки тому +65

    I was really hoping to see scenes from Band of Brothers. Not only static line jumps but them preparing and getting into the planes with all their gear. Would have loved to see his reaction to that. Loved this reaction though! Thank you Michael for your time doing this and for your service!!

    • @indyfastal
      @indyfastal 2 роки тому +2

      They showed one military jump, all the others were Hollywood fancies...

    • @andrewrobinson1634
      @andrewrobinson1634 2 роки тому +1

      I don't think he knows that much about WWII jumping, he really didn't have much to say about A Bridge Too Far, whereas all the other jumps he was sharing several technical details.

  • @Charles.Martin
    @Charles.Martin 2 роки тому +51

    I have to say the person who was trusted to parachute in tandem with the former president of the USA is absolutely a expert on this!!

    • @Angel9932
      @Angel9932 2 роки тому +1

      I do not see the Secret Service trusting any other group than the Golden Knights to jump with a former US President.

    • @philgiglio7922
      @philgiglio7922 2 роки тому +1

      It's not like HW hadn't parachuted before... mostly a concession to age, rank, & brittle bones

  • @samsignorelli
    @samsignorelli 2 роки тому +6

    Love the nod to John Steele at Sainte-Mère-Église at the end there.

  • @jthavorn
    @jthavorn 2 роки тому +46

    I was an army paratrooper and parachute rigger for about 4 years. I can tell you that from day one, they preach packing the parachute correctly over anything else. It’s cause each chute is packed and logged and if anything ever happens, they know who prepared it.

    • @colbeausabre8842
      @colbeausabre8842 2 роки тому +5

      When I was in, if you suspected the chute wasn't rigged properly, you could hand it back to the rigger and he had to jump with it (Yes - he, no she - I went through Basic Airborne before the 82 went coed)

    • @garyhall2770
      @garyhall2770 Рік тому +1

      Packing a chute was the one job that I flat out did not want to do while in the Army.

  • @barrywilson2174
    @barrywilson2174 2 роки тому +66

    I have had the very unpleasant experience about 40 years ago of watching of a friend unable to pull their reserve rip cord. He was using a rig made by Pioneer Parachutes. It was a "convertible" rig that could convert from the reserve on your back or on the front for doing "style jumping". It came with 3 rip cords, one for the main, the reserve on the back, and the reserve on the front. The rip cord for the back was much longer then the one for front mount. The problem was many people lost the short reserve rip cord. If they decided to do some style work and moved the reserve to the front they used the longer reserve rip cord. This meant they had to loop the rip cord and rip cord housing under the bungy cords. Unfortunately because of the increased friction caused by the extra loops he could not pull the rip cord. This was the first parachuting accident the Canadian Dept. of Transport ever investigated as an air accident.. After testing the reserve in their lab they stated the way the reserve rip cord was routed there is not a man alive that could of pulled that rip cord in the air. Pioneer Parachutes in all their documentation stated only the short reserve rip cord should be used for the reserve when mount on the front.

    • @innigaadu
      @innigaadu 2 роки тому +15

      I am really sorry about this. I know it sounds absurd and probably insensitive. But by any Gods Miracle, did he survive ?

    • @blacktimhoward4322
      @blacktimhoward4322 2 роки тому +5

      @@innigaadu Come on now

  • @Bobsofax64
    @Bobsofax64 2 роки тому +80

    16000 jumps? Now there's what you call an expert all right. Good job using this man.

    • @tun-tunninc.6492
      @tun-tunninc.6492 2 роки тому +2

      Yeah, that probable if u run the analytics.

    • @michaelchallis4129
      @michaelchallis4129 2 роки тому +4

      16000 more than I’ve done.

    • @ironcito1101
      @ironcito1101 2 роки тому +8

      That's an average of one jump a day for almost 44 years. Amazing. At some point he must've done many jumps a day.

    • @megoblks
      @megoblks 2 роки тому +7

      @@ironcito1101 if you jump for a living, you can easily hammer 5-8 jumps a day, depending on weather

    • @Bobsofax64
      @Bobsofax64 2 роки тому +5

      @@ironcito1101 That's what I estimated as well. Even If you jump 10 times a day (Which seems a little far fetched, given the time to pack a parachute, check it and get airborne to a sufficient altitude while being alert enough) it's an incredible amount of time spent in the air.

  • @politenessman3901
    @politenessman3901 2 роки тому +15

    It isn't a surprise that the "A Bridge Too Far" footage is 10/10, it was the Parachute Regt doing the jump for the film.

  • @ssneg
    @ssneg 2 роки тому +10

    Wow, one of my favourite guests on this series! Chrarisma + professionalism + ability to explain... 10/10

  • @exJacktar
    @exJacktar 2 роки тому +9

    A friend was in the Parachute Regiment when A Bridge Too Far was filmed. They performed the drop that is shown in this scene. That is why it's correct and a 10/10, as they were proper Airborne troops.

  • @mohdkhairul9701
    @mohdkhairul9701 2 роки тому +10

    I love that Godzilla HALO jump with that haunting A Space Odyssey soundtrack.

  • @michaeldikeocha5042
    @michaeldikeocha5042 2 роки тому +232

    No surprise Tom Cruise did it right…dudes a legend

    • @Ganiscol
      @Ganiscol 2 роки тому +5

      Well, at worst he hired the right people to choreograph the scenes. But probably did his googling. 😉

    • @TAG.YoureIt
      @TAG.YoureIt 2 роки тому +33

      Tom Cruise is actually a licensed skydiver - that entire scene was shot in Perris, CA, if I recall they had to do about 120 or something skydives to get the entire thing as it is.
      Correction: shot in UAE but he has a skydive with James Cordon in Perris, CA

    • @VeryDeathlyShiny
      @VeryDeathlyShiny 2 роки тому +22

      @@ILubBLOfficial Correct. Whatever personal feelings I have for and/or against Tom - one thing is undeniable - that man does 99% of his own stunts and will put his own body on the line to learn how to do it correctly. Dude is commitment made manifest.

    • @josephhautzenroeder7512
      @josephhautzenroeder7512 2 роки тому +7

      I remember a line where Simon Pegg was nervous that Tom was going to be his own stunt driver to which the director replied “I don’t have anyone better.”

    • @VincentGeraldoYT
      @VincentGeraldoYT 2 роки тому +2

      Fun fact: Tom Cruise is an actor of Top Gun

  • @luciusoglesby2469
    @luciusoglesby2469 2 роки тому +15

    “Yep that’s actually me doing the jump in this movie, I’ll give it an 8”

  • @mikeymike1792
    @mikeymike1792 2 роки тому +20

    I love that the main criticism for Die Another Day is that he wouldn't get approval to land that close to people. Incredible level of critique.

  • @reggiefurlow1
    @reggiefurlow1 2 роки тому +23

    So glad he pointed out the difference between being Airborne and being a operator that's Airborne. It's a whole different level

  • @tylerstinson1807
    @tylerstinson1807 2 роки тому +71

    I love these breakdowns. They are very informative. I learn a lot.

  • @gert-janbonnema
    @gert-janbonnema 2 роки тому +8

    Nitro Circus had stuntman Travis Pastrana jumping out of an aircraft without parachute once. Another jumper helped him into a harnass in freefall and he landed safe.

  • @russellmoore8187
    @russellmoore8187 2 роки тому +8

    SO happy to see Drop Zone represented! It's an under-watched but completely wonderful 90's action thriller. Wesley Snipes vs Gary Busey - c'mon!!

    • @AntonAdelson
      @AntonAdelson 2 роки тому

      I didn't like it tbh... ❤️

  • @notcrazy6288
    @notcrazy6288 2 роки тому +91

    This man's reverence for WWII paratroopers is touching.

    • @brianbrown23
      @brianbrown23 2 роки тому +2

      He tandem jumped GEN Patton's granddaughter into a D-day anniversary event. He is a super nice guy and very good at what he does.

    • @notcrazy6288
      @notcrazy6288 2 роки тому +1

      @@brianbrown23 That's just awesome. AND he tandem jumped a retired President? I wish I had this man's career.

    • @saintroddy
      @saintroddy Рік тому

      Would've been nice to see his opinion on how Band of Brothers portrayed the Normandy and Eindhoven jumps.

  • @KTo288
    @KTo288 2 роки тому +29

    something would be very wrong if a Bridge too far didn't get a 10. Those paratroopers are actual British Army Parachute Regiment soldiers, and they justified their being in the film as extras because filming doubled as a training exercise.

  • @storywala88
    @storywala88 2 роки тому +6

    Loved his commentary, informative and detailed...What an experience he has!!!

  • @chessthecat
    @chessthecat 2 роки тому +3

    What a gentleman this man is. Love his commentary. Learned a lot.

  • @opusmaximum
    @opusmaximum 2 роки тому +1159

    So, no one wanted to tell him that the Mission Impossible jump was real? Really? They only added the storm as CGI.

    • @Rifyy
      @Rifyy 2 роки тому +37

      That’s amazing

    • @Ganiscol
      @Ganiscol 2 роки тому +118

      So? Nothing special. The 10/10 scene he rated was done at a time where there was no CG.
      What he did was judge the choreography.

    • @opusmaximum
      @opusmaximum 2 роки тому +174

      ​@@Ganiscol The main actor doing an actual HALO jump is nothing special? Tom Cruise is there on 25.000 feet for real.

    • @fkyfky0208
      @fkyfky0208 2 роки тому +56

      Not everything you love have to be a 10/10

    • @Not_a_Lizard_
      @Not_a_Lizard_ 2 роки тому +99

      @@Ganiscol "The 10/10 scene was done at a time where the was no CG" So? The MI scene was done at a time where there was, but it still wasn't CG. He's rating for accuracy, you can't get more accurate than the real thing.

  • @tomaszskowronski1406
    @tomaszskowronski1406 Рік тому +3

    0:16 man, he's got to have titanium knees and spine

  • @mrx1333
    @mrx1333 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you for ratinging these movies with your honesty! And thank you for your service!
    There was one movie I was hoping to see, Eraser with Schwarzenegger. The stunt guy free falls out of a plane, goes after the parachute and puts it on, releases the chute just in time before landing.

  • @JasonYergin
    @JasonYergin Рік тому +1

    That's my friend!! Outstanding, stellar job, as always Mike. Super cool seeing you on here

  • @MrSoundSeeker
    @MrSoundSeeker 2 роки тому +121

    As Insider stated itself: "If you have seen any movie in the "Mission: Impossible" franchise, this next fact won't surprise you: Cruise did the entire HALO sequence without a stuntman. But pulling off the sequence - which included 106 total jumps to get three scenes and was all done after Cruise broke his ankle earlier in production - was as epic as what is on the screen". Sooooo....11/10 would be more appropriate.

    • @OriginalPiMan
      @OriginalPiMan 2 роки тому +17

      Nah, 8-9. The jump itself was real, but there were parts of it falsified for the sake of movie magic.

    • @davidbouchard8963
      @davidbouchard8963 2 роки тому +8

      missed the part about jumping into a storm, did you? maaaaaybe you don't know nearly as much as an expert?

    • @karateman302
      @karateman302 2 роки тому +16

      I'm pretty sure the 7 factored in the fact that they actually performed a HALO jump. He pretty clearly stated that what made it unrealistic was the storm and he's there to rate the realism of a scene from the perspective of a parachutist, not how awesome the stunt was.

    • @blacktimhoward4322
      @blacktimhoward4322 2 роки тому +2

      Lol you don't get extra points for being stubborn. Use the damn professionals next time, Tommy boy!

    • @karateman302
      @karateman302 2 роки тому +4

      @@blacktimhoward4322 Nah...just don't set your big set piece in unrealistic conditions. If professionals did it and they added in a storm with CGI, he'd still have docked the points. As the guy said, he executed a proper HALO jump but doing a HALO through storm clouds is unrealistic.

  • @greglittle2477
    @greglittle2477 2 роки тому +2

    Fine work sir, fine work. It is a privilege to hear your wisdom. Your knowledge of the ruthless physics of gravity is not only enlightening, it is also very educational. Thank you sir.

  • @JohnHausser
    @JohnHausser 2 роки тому +7

    Shoutout to this man for his service
    Cheers from San Diego California

  • @gamestrider
    @gamestrider 2 роки тому +65

    This is great. We need an expert for every category of movie lol.

    • @rustyshackleford8595
      @rustyshackleford8595 2 роки тому +5

      “Ed Kemper rates serial killer scenes from movies and tv”

    • @luciusoglesby2469
      @luciusoglesby2469 2 роки тому +2

      There is about a million of these kinds of videos

  • @philipmorse-fortier5499
    @philipmorse-fortier5499 2 роки тому +5

    Thank you for your service, and your interesting and informative breakdown!

  • @Luke_______
    @Luke_______ 2 роки тому +4

    Travis pastrana did a stunt where he put on a parachute mid air. It was on an episode of Nitro Circus

  • @skogkatt3392
    @skogkatt3392 2 роки тому +2

    very knowledgeable expert, I learned a lot from this video!

  • @boondocksaint76
    @boondocksaint76 Рік тому

    As a current sky diving student, this was tremendously helpful to further my understanding of skydiving. Thank you for your service, sir!

  • @daijudo
    @daijudo 2 роки тому +16

    This guy wins the gold medal for the harshest scoring in the history of reaction videos!

    • @luciusoglesby2469
      @luciusoglesby2469 2 роки тому +3

      Wrong. No kung fu or military history guy has given above a 4 lolol you gotta watch more lol

  • @formerparatrooper
    @formerparatrooper 2 роки тому +6

    I only have 193 exits, in 7 countries 4 continents, some sport free fall and some military static line operations. I enjoy someone like Mr. Elliott speaking on this subject, and with my limited experience I can only watch in amusement at some of the parachute operations the pretenders in Hollywood try to make realistic. Market Garden footage is absolutely marvelous.

  • @pitbulcrazy
    @pitbulcrazy 2 роки тому +5

    I love your videos and the knowledge it gives people

  • @johnmartin5520
    @johnmartin5520 2 роки тому +4

    Man that Godzilla scene gives me goosebumps everytime

  • @flavvsdasilver6442
    @flavvsdasilver6442 2 роки тому +2

    4:00 Travis Pastrana has put a parachute on in mid-air. The video is on UA-cam, btw :)

  • @raydearie9805
    @raydearie9805 2 роки тому +4

    Really good presenter could watch him talk about parachutes all day

  • @mksonmor
    @mksonmor 2 роки тому +1

    82nd Abn. God I miss it. Did static line for 10 years as a rigger. Wish I could of done a reenactment in Europe back in the 90s.

  • @therealslimshady14
    @therealslimshady14 2 роки тому

    So glad you added a bridge too far one of my favourite movies

  • @bradpalmer8473
    @bradpalmer8473 2 роки тому +13

    Travis Pastrana has "Put on a parachute in midair", so it is definitely 100% possible

    • @UltiMac223
      @UltiMac223 2 роки тому

      yup. except i think the guy held on to Travis, didn't put a pack on him. so it's actually speaking to the Kingsman scene, that you can land with two ppl not attached and hold on

  • @ronaldbell7429
    @ronaldbell7429 2 роки тому +2

    Awesome to know people like this are walking around.

  • @kparsa1
    @kparsa1 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you for explaining thing so clearly to a novice.

  • @luxuryhub1323
    @luxuryhub1323 2 роки тому +47

    I hear skydiving is one of those life changing experiences. I could never do it because of my nerves and fear of falling. But if I was ever given the chance I might try the static line jumping like this. No time to hesitate when the line is rushing out the door, so no time to think of how crazy this is. And if you do hesitate you can count on being pushed out. Plus you don’t have to worry about deploying your chute, because it should deploy the second you jump. Then all you have to worry about is not hitting anything or anyone or being hit by anything as you float to the ground. Of course this chance will probably never be made available to me, unless I join the armed forces. And the only way that is happened is if I am drafted.

    • @lemonshuh6340
      @lemonshuh6340 2 роки тому +9

      If it makes you feel any better, as long as you jump from a plane thats moving you never get that dropping feeling in your stomach. It mostly just feels very windy with a good view.

    • @RedRoseSeptember22
      @RedRoseSeptember22 2 роки тому +5

      You'd probably be better off being attached to someone :) at least for the first time.

    • @User-54631
      @User-54631 2 роки тому +2

      @@reecemcallen same here 👍

    • @TAG.YoureIt
      @TAG.YoureIt 2 роки тому +6

      honestly, it feels like you are floating not falling - I personally feel, much like scuba diving, etc, this is one thing everyone needs to experience, if yo u hate it, at least you know you hate it, odds are you will come out feeling like you can accomplish anything after that.

    • @tun-tunninc.6492
      @tun-tunninc.6492 2 роки тому +4

      It's going around on circles till u reach the jump altitude is what messes with u. Other than that. Once u jump, it's just pressure. So. Take a deep breath. 😁😁

  • @TheeHurricane555
    @TheeHurricane555 2 роки тому

    This guy seems like such a pro and very knowledgeable.
    Great guy and a true professional

  • @User-54631
    @User-54631 2 роки тому +5

    As a kid, The skydiving scene in point break 100% made me skydive as a adult.

    • @tun-tunninc.6492
      @tun-tunninc.6492 2 роки тому

      Yeah. I even tried talking and going whoa!!! During the free fall.

  • @SuperhumanUnchained
    @SuperhumanUnchained 2 роки тому +2

    Great video 📹 👍 thanks for the upload

  • @yesssirr987
    @yesssirr987 2 роки тому

    So much knowledge and great ratings. Nice vid

  • @kareemlane7126
    @kareemlane7126 2 роки тому

    The way he says "debris" though! I love this guy and this video! Thanks INSIDER!......Inside her??? ......NM!

  • @michaelshoemaker9591
    @michaelshoemaker9591 2 роки тому

    Good insight! Thank you for your service! God bless!

  • @karmakazi219
    @karmakazi219 2 роки тому +2

    I fell through a cloud once. I was told "If anyone asks, tell them you fell *around* the cloud." 😂

  • @SoCloseToToast
    @SoCloseToToast 2 роки тому +2

    Sad to not see the parachute scene in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers!

  • @dmactexas589
    @dmactexas589 2 роки тому +23

    This guy is super knowledgeable.... i enjoyed hearing him speak

  • @WitteReus
    @WitteReus 2 роки тому +22

    So realistic, just like we do it. 6/10

    • @wowspartan11
      @wowspartan11 2 роки тому +9

      "Best game we've ever played. " 3/10 -IGN

  • @Nakciunas
    @Nakciunas 2 роки тому +24

    "I don't know of anyone that has put a parachute on in mid air" . Dude should meet Travis Pastrana

    • @benrich8559
      @benrich8559 2 роки тому

      Came here to say this

    • @joey_cola
      @joey_cola 2 роки тому

      He'd also be surprised to know there's been at least a couple adrenaline junkies who jumped without a parachute and landed just fine. One in a net and one in a fairly large pile of boxes.

    • @peterkadar1046
      @peterkadar1046 2 роки тому

      Correct, and a grip and hold trick from Kingsman is also possible.

    • @boatrat
      @boatrat 2 роки тому

      @@joey_cola lol To be technically pedantic, ol' dude here was only talking about the difficulty of putting ON the parachute. In mid air. The bit about landing with no parachute at all, is sort of a different question.
      But I'm glad you reminded me of those two other maniacs anyway. I had forgotten about them.

  • @ramchunduri7562
    @ramchunduri7562 2 роки тому +2

    Hats offf to you insider

  • @robertbrode6282
    @robertbrode6282 Рік тому

    The narrator showed great expertise! Loved It!

  • @mushyPeas602
    @mushyPeas602 Рік тому +1

    This dude has done so many jumps his hair is permanently blown backwards.

  • @failsafe123123
    @failsafe123123 2 роки тому +3

    This was interesting. Though, I don't fully understand rating - sometimes he made a point that film is not realistic, but gave a high note. Everything else is really cool, I've enjoyed hearing this guy.

  • @collinsaunderson9225
    @collinsaunderson9225 2 роки тому

    Well done you are a true professional 👏🏻

  • @thomasfransen6818
    @thomasfransen6818 2 роки тому +2

    Over here in Belgium, we had the 'parachute murder' about a decade ago. Basically, a skydiver plunged to her death with a parachute that was tamperd with. Later, her co-skydiver was sent to jail, because she was convicted and believed to be the one who had messed up her parachute, because they both had an affair with the same guy (dude was their parachute instructer, no less)

  • @himynamelscolin
    @himynamelscolin 2 роки тому +4

    Regardless of what ya think of the movie, that Godzilla scene is always 😩🤌🏼

  • @A27crommwell
    @A27crommwell 2 роки тому +1

    Yayy a bridge too far gets recognition
    It is one of the best films

  • @Eindimensionaler_Lachsack
    @Eindimensionaler_Lachsack 2 роки тому +1

    "When humans get unconscious, their natural falling position is on their back"
    Cats: "Hold my hooman"

  • @jivetalk1045
    @jivetalk1045 2 роки тому +2

    That Jump Master knew his stuff. HOOAH!!!!!

  • @cgh7337
    @cgh7337 2 роки тому +1

    Fun fact: Patrick Swayze actually did skydive during that scene in Pointe Break (1991). No stunt man.

  • @shaidorsai4834
    @shaidorsai4834 2 роки тому +2

    Second the Motion of 10:10 for A Bridge Too Far. I saw it just before I went to Fort Benning and Jump School. Godzilla I would have given a higher mark: There really wasn't any Bad Guys around to shoot them.

  • @Does_it_come_in_black
    @Does_it_come_in_black 2 роки тому

    Thank you for your service god bless

  • @terybaumann7792
    @terybaumann7792 2 роки тому

    I know you don't remember me but we served in B CO 2/504 together, I was in 3RD and 2nd platoon from Dec '93-Feb 97. I remember when you left to become a ABN instructor.

  • @13thravenpurple94
    @13thravenpurple94 2 роки тому

    Great work 🥳 Thank you 💜

  • @scubaad64
    @scubaad64 Рік тому

    You, sir, are a legend!

  • @vini64
    @vini64 2 роки тому +14

    So out of all the Bond movies with amazing parachute stunts to choose from, like the iconic ski chase from The Spy Who Loved Me or the fight with Jaws in Moonraker, you're telling me they went with Die Another Day? Now that's some extreme missed opportunity right there, good lord.

    • @89426
      @89426 2 роки тому

      Moonraker opening is nice.

    • @michaelchallis4129
      @michaelchallis4129 2 роки тому

      Should have done Licence to Kill. Ridiculous but awesome.

    • @eva44940
      @eva44940 2 роки тому

      or even the HALO jump in Tomorrow never dies, long before mission impossible

    • @wrightmf
      @wrightmf 2 роки тому

      I think the skydiving part of Moonraker is probably the most amazing. Obviously unrealistic freefall time but shows actual freefall movements of stabilizing from unpoised aircraft exit, tracking, docking, etc. all this done WITHOUT CGI or any other special effects exception film editing from several jumps and studio closeups. What I think is remarkable is consider when this was done in 1979 was unthinkable ten years earlier. The movie "The Gypsy Moths" in 1969 showed state of art skydiving with aerial filming by the legendary Carl Boenish. While 10 years after that looked primitive but someone had to start somewhere and the experience and techniques developed during 1970s provided truely amazing skydiving for Moonraker. And 20 years before that 1959 is the first documented baton pass.

  • @MrSimonvk
    @MrSimonvk 2 роки тому

    What a wonderful guy, enjoyed his expertise a lot.

  • @tun-tunninc.6492
    @tun-tunninc.6492 2 роки тому +2

    I remember when I jumped from my first plane. Or leaned out. Lol. Such a rush. I had bruises between my legs for almost 2 wks.

  • @bikechill6683
    @bikechill6683 2 роки тому +1

    Mike is a legend!

  • @tinklvsme
    @tinklvsme 2 роки тому

    @1:11 the way he unconsciously wiggled made me laugh 🪂🪂🪂🪂🪂

  • @robvegas9354
    @robvegas9354 2 роки тому

    Great Video from an excellent host! Well done!!!

  • @ogvader7412
    @ogvader7412 2 роки тому

    GREAT EPISODE!

  • @Azztech865
    @Azztech865 2 роки тому

    This man called goosebumps chill bumps

  • @nach2821
    @nach2821 2 роки тому

    HOOYAH. US Navy graduate of Basic Airborne, 1971. If you aren't "Airborne" you are just a "leg." Still jump and the Golden Knights are the BEST. Yeah, the Leap Frogs are awesome, but the Golden Knights are world champions in many facets of freefall parachuting. Thanks for the vid brother. Doc

  • @ZIN74FF
    @ZIN74FF 2 роки тому +3

    Tbh that hair style just suits his profession so well which got some other skydivers jealous the hack out of them.

    • @ZIN74FF
      @ZIN74FF Рік тому +1

      @Insider256 Congratulations you have won a good old slap on face scammer 🤣

  • @davidbelisle8014
    @davidbelisle8014 2 роки тому

    Great job. Airborne! All The Way, Sir or Sargent. Thanks, David

  • @Mirpurmad
    @Mirpurmad 2 роки тому

    very great detailed commentary.

  • @Fouremyleofceres
    @Fouremyleofceres 2 роки тому

    excellent commentary

  • @Jamie_D
    @Jamie_D 2 роки тому

    at 13:58 he did actually grip them tightly just before having to pull them hard.

  • @drummer42050
    @drummer42050 2 роки тому

    Thank you for your service...BSBD

  • @konohahurricane07
    @konohahurricane07 5 місяців тому +1

    He didn't take into consideration that some of these jumps were emergency, jump or die, jumps; so obviously they're not gonna have time to go through all the proper procedures and safety checks.

  • @1337flite
    @1337flite 2 роки тому

    That first clip was very tactical with the white-green highlighting in the face mask - gotta give those ZU-23 gunners something to aim at.

  • @Los150
    @Los150 2 роки тому +8

    The amount of jumps he’s done as stated in the beginning of the video has to be spot on. All that wind resistance in free fall pushed his hairline wayyyy back.

    • @Los150
      @Los150 2 роки тому +3

      Also, thank you for your service. 🇺🇸

    • @DIGBEE101
      @DIGBEE101 2 роки тому +2

      🤣😂😄😁 that's funny!

  • @spartan078ben
    @spartan078ben 2 роки тому +2

    I'd love to see his reaction to Iron Man 3 when they rescue the crew of Air force one by having them hold on to each other in midair...I'd also like his perspective as an Army officer of the ODST drop pods from Halo.

    • @skogkatt3392
      @skogkatt3392 2 роки тому

      yeah I wonder if that water landing in IM3 would have broken all the civilians' legs IRL, rip

  • @satwakibhattacharya2075
    @satwakibhattacharya2075 Рік тому

    Mins 15:55, I completely 100k% agree