Chapter 218: Umbrella Training

Hearing the words of the umbrella trainer, everyone couldn't help but gasp one by one, balance training is not terrible, high-altitude diving is not terrible, folding umbrellas is not terrible, it is terrible that there are more than 300 emergencies, to memorize them one by one, it is really more difficult for some people than to climb to the sky.

"Now we bring it back, and after breakfast, we start basic training." The umbrella training chief said and turned his head and left.

We don't know how to bring it back, even the meal feels tasteless, after eating and not resting for a while, the training begins, as the parachute trainer said, two hours of balance training, and then practice jumping on the spot and jumping thousands of times on a platform more than 2 meters high, in order to exercise leg strength, so that it can withstand the huge impact of parachute landing; There is also a ring, which is practiced to land in a high-altitude manner......

In this way, I trained for two weeks, because the special forces have a foundation, and soon entered the role, and the parachute training chief gradually had a smile on his face, he told everyone that the next step is to contact the parachute, originally came to learn to parachute, but after coming for so long, everyone has never seen what the parachute looks like, and I heard that I am going to contact the parachute, and they are all excited.

Early in the morning, the sky was clear and slightly windy, and dozens of umbrellas were neatly arranged all over the playground: silver-white, grass-green, flower-colored, and red...... The special forces of the intensive training formed a cooperative main hand and deputy in pairs, running around on the cushion cloth, carefully arranging the parachute ropes, folding the umbrella clothes, and the umbrella clothes that were shaken up one after another, forming a wave of umbrellas......

The commander of the umbrella training said: "In front of us is a new type of umbrella developed by our country in the mid-80s, which has reached the world's advanced level due to flexible maneuverability and low landing impact. He kept telling us that the silk texture of the umbrella and its nearly 80 square meters were enough for the three of us to land safely together. 30 strands of paracord, each thin brocade rope can withstand more weight than the heaviest of us, and there is no doubt about the opening rate of this umbrella......

To the deep regret of the special forces, the world's advanced level umbrellas must also be stacked, and it is so difficult to fold them! Just looking at the umbrella stacking tools is enough to give you a headache: 5 fixed cones, 1 packing hook, 2 packing needles, 1 packing rope, 4 sandbags, 1 packing board......

The rigor of the folding procedures goes far beyond the requirements of housekeeping standards. There are 12 checks before folding the umbrella alone, ranging from the resume of the umbrella to the stabilizing umbrella, the umbrella jacket, the umbrella bag, the parachute line, and the connecting rope......

As the parachute training commander said, when you become an airborne soldier, don't think about relaxing! Check the umbrella, fold the umbrella, arrange the parachute line, control the belt, put the folded canopy into the slender canopy cover, put the 10-meter-long 30-strand parachute rope into the rope cover, fold the stable umbrella, and complete the packaging...... Everything is done on the run. The rules of the Airborne Forces are that in the process of folding parachutes, all walks must be running. The Umbrella Trainer stared at the side, shouting and urging. "Pay attention to whether the paracord is twisted", "4 pieces of brocade buckle are glued firmly", "the lock needle is not in place", "the rope should be tucked smoothly"......

After everyone had tossed enough, while everyone was resting, the umbrella trainer asked everyone a question: What should I do if the umbrella doesn't open? This is what makes everyone wonder.

Everyone, look at me, I look at him, if you can't open the umbrella, isn't that equivalent to death? Doesn't it say that the opening rate of parachutes produced by our country is 100 percent?

"Pilot, you've been exposed to skydiving, you can answer." The parachute trainer asked the pilot.

"Report to the parachute trainer, our pilot's parachute is on the bouncing seat, so there is no need to worry about not opening it at all." The pilot replied.

"Skydiving is safer, and the parachutes designed by the state for your pilots are much safer than if you were walking on the streets of this city. There are 11 casualties in traffic accidents in this city every day, and our troops have been parachuting safely for more than 10 years, and there have been no accidents for 10 years, which is a remarkable number. But we have to take precautions against all kinds of accidents that endanger the lives of skydivers, for example, the main parachute does not open, the air is stuck with someone else's umbrella, and when it lands, it hangs on a tree...... Wait a minute. What should I do if the main umbrella is not open? We also have a backup umbrella, the chance of using it is very small, but it is this backup umbrella that greatly improves the safety factor of skydiving, once the main parachute cannot be opened, we can open the backup parachute! If you pass within 20 meters of someone else, there will be a terrifying situation where the two umbrellas will fail alternately and the two people will fall alternately; If you hang upstairs when you land, then when you fall again, you will jump off the building with your bare hands; If you encounter an updraft in the air, it will rise instead of falling; If the wind speed on the ground is high, the phenomenon of dragging will occur as soon as it lands; If ......"

"Umbrella training chief, there are so many special circumstances, what if you bump into one?" The engineer was a little nervous and hurriedly asked.

"If you don't remember how to deal with special situations, the result is broken bones."

"If two umbrellas are inserted at a low altitude of 100 meters, will there be time to open a backup umbrella?" Zhang Wei asked.

"This question is very good, as long as there is 1 meter, you have to open the backup umbrella, don't think about whether you have time!"

"What if the paracord gets tangled in my hands and feet?" Thor asked.

"The most common mistake that novices make is not decisively leaving the plane, slowing down their legs and not tightening their bodies, which is the main reason for delayed opening or rope entanglement. Generally, few people can do the first two skydives, but you must work hard, and if you can't keep up with it once, you will follow it again; Don't be too fast, from leaving the plane to opening the parachute in 3 seconds, some people can count to 10, so every year some people jump out and pull the backup umbrella open. Last year, there were three of them in our troops. Remember to count 001 seconds and 002 seconds, and count to 005 If you haven't felt the impact of opening the parachute, don't hesitate to open the backup umbrella decisively; Thirdly, the current parachute is something you can't pull over, no matter how much you pull it, despite the bold maneuvering. These two days strengthen the horizontal bar one exercise (i.e., pull-ups) to strengthen arm strength. When in the air, in addition to avoiding friendly neighbors, keep one direction and do not run around; Fourth, maintain a training landing posture and land with both legs in all conditions. One leg of a person can only withstand the impact of more than 200 catties, but two legs can withstand 1,000 catties, so both feet must be grounded at the same time. Forty years ago, U.S. Air Force Captain Kittinger jumped from a height of 30,000 meters and reached a point of 5,000 meters - the speed of free fall has exceeded the speed of sound - before opening the parachute, which is also a world record; I've skydive more than 1,000 times, and when I pull my hand open, sometimes I delay for more than 10 seconds until I smell the grass on the ground. Don't be afraid to skydive. The opening rate of our main umbrella can be said to be 10,000 per 10,000. Let you master the special way to deal with the situation, so that you are not afraid to jump - because you know all the ways to deal with accidents; Skydiving is a science, and as long as you master the rules, it's not scary. A paratrooper is the embodiment of bravery, and a person who cannot overcome the fear of leaving the plane is not worthy of being a paratrooper. Now you are still one step away from the standard of paratroopers, and when you have fully mastered the correct handling of special situations, the next step is to officially parachute, well, I have explained to you one by one the special situations, and now we will start training how to deal with special situations, and the ten-meter platform will start jumping. ”

Hearing the order of the parachute trainer, everyone began to line up and start jumping one after another, and when everyone was tired and out of breath, the parachute trainer began to speak: "Zhang Wei, what should you do when your parachute is twisted with your teammates?" ”

"I'll cut my cable with a knife and open the backup umbrella." Zhang Wei replied.

Zhang Shun was about to jump down, when the parachute trainer suddenly said: "Zhang Shun, which foot landed first when you landed?" ”

"Left foot, no, right foot." Zhang Shun thought about it, a little unsure of the answer.

"It's not right, it should be both feet on the ground, and the penalty frog jumps 500." Umbrella training chief said.

"Umbrella Trainer, isn't that the foot you are asking?" Zhang Shun defended himself, feeling very aggrieved.

"Anytime it's both feet, quibbling once, double the penalty."

Zhang Shun stopped talking when he heard this, and obediently went to frog jump.

"Thor, what if your parachute hangs from a tree?"

"I'll cut the rope and jump off on my own." Thor replied.

"No, you should first grab the branch and then cut the cable, first of all, you must ensure that you don't fall down, and you will be punished with 200 push-ups."

Thor obediently went to do push-ups

"Pilot, what if your parachute encounters an updraft while descending?"

"Don't rush or rush, stay in a landing position until the updraft passes." The pilot replied.

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The morning of early autumn is slightly cool, it is the autumn high air, the wind and the sunshine are beautiful, very suitable for parachuting, after two months of basic intensive training, the special forces have fully mastered the basic skills of parachuting, today began the first parachute jump, only to see the special forces standing motionless on the playground with parachutes on their backs, long-term balance training has allowed them to reach the realm of standing like a pine and sitting like a clock, and Huang Zhennan, the head of parachute training, is doing the ideological mobilization before parachuting. Due to the low temperature, coupled with a little nervousness, these special forces stood in the queue with their thighs trembling slightly, although they are all veterans of "a hundred battles", but parachuting is the first time, no one knows what it feels like to jump from a height of 10,000 meters, anyway, the training is all trained, and the special circumstances of the back will also be memorized, but I am still a little uneasy, can I have the courage to jump? What if the umbrella doesn't open? Can a parachute support its own weight? What to do if it's windy? All of this will have to wait for the moment when you jump down and land safely.