I did my first Parachute Jump on 4th july at Netheravon Army base Wiltshire. I had always wanted to do one, but it was a little disconcerting when one skydiver misjudged his landing, crashed into the carpark and hit a building while I was awaiting my turn.

Upon reaching 13,000 feet I stuck my legs out the open door of a perfectly good airworthy aircraft and jumped. The freefall was best part, reaching 130mph for 55 seconds, then about 4 minutes drifting down with the parachute open, even being allowed to steer it on the way down…

Well at least the parachute opened, I had visions of the backpack being filled with pots and pans like in a cartoon.

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