Fukk that...

[Don the Mod]

...for an emplaning method.

[trubrit2411]

NO.... fook off. Put me on a charge.

Whats that for ? Through trees or wrecked buildings ? ....because I was thinking he could just land it and they could walk in.... but what do I know. I was just a busted broke down Tom

[billS]

NO.... fook off. Put me on a charge.

Whats that for ? Through trees or wrecked buildings ? ....because I was thinking he could just land it and they could walk in.... but what do I know. I was just a busted broke down Tom

A very good and large club indeed

[billy meikle]

...for an emplaning method.

usmc raiders

[Don the Mod]

NO.... fook off. Put me on a charge.

Whats that for ? Through trees or wrecked buildings ? ....because I was thinking he could just land it and they could walk in.... but what do I know. I was just a busted broke down Tom

It's sceptics at Ft Bragg, guy that posted it said it was a pointless exercise. He said the chopper came down 50ft when they started to climb and they ended up crawling along the grass. I wonder if it was a drill for a rescue from a swamp or something?

[Pat Harley]

Ha!That's f.ck all!3 Para would've snatched a dangling rope from a passing Herc,and pulled themselves in wearing main,reserve,and container weighing at least 3 times their own body weight!

[taff]

[arwelsh]

We did that in 1980's at Fort Campbell with the 101 Airborne when we did some work with the Yank's, it was quite easy, and it is a good form of extraction.

[bob9739]

I hope if they ever have to use it in reality that they have some bloody good protective cover while their emplaning Because a hovering chopper sticks out like a Bulldogs bollocks, and so do the poor buggers emplaning !

[trubrit2411]

We did that in 1980's at Fort Campbell with the 101 Airborne when we did some work with the Yank's, it was quite easy, and it is a good form of extraction.

It did'nt want to twist ? Whats it made of ? Rope or steel cable ? Must be rope. Steel cable would be too heavy. Thats blind faith in the Chopper Pilot and the mechanics that service it right there.... but then ain't it all blind faith. How high was you off the deck when you climbed in ?

[trubrit2411]

I hope if they ever have to use it in reality that they have some bloody good protective cover while their emplaning Because a hovering chopper sticks out like a Bulldogs bollocks, and so do the poor buggers emplaning !

Thats what I was thinking Bob. They could not do that with enemy in the area. Thats what that roped hot extraction is for eh ? Even that would be dodgy but at least you are moving

[trubrit2411]

A very good and large club indeed

There was quite a few in it Bill

[standinthedoor]

Bollox, not a military exercise at all, its the window cleaners convention held in Wigan every 2 years, to highlight new window cleaning methods.

[Pat Harley]

You mean they've got windows in Wigan?(On the pier maybe!)

[standinthedoor]

You mean they've got windows in Wigan?(On the pier maybe!)

Not many windows left in Wigan Pat, I went through one or two when i was a Cop on a few Saturday nights

[stephenfrank]

Ha!That's f.ck all!3 Para would've snatched a dangling rope from a passing Herc,and pulled themselves in wearing main,reserve,and container weighing at least 3 times their own body weight!

They gave you a reserve? lucky barsted. we were happy if we got a main.

[Pat Harley]

We only carried it for extra weight to exercise the arms when we shinned up the rope,then we'd ditch it,and sometimes the main if it was in the way of carrying extra bacon and eggs,and then get the plane to fly low over wheat fields to give a softer landing when we hurled ourselves out,head first to avoid any damage to containers!

[Dave Burgess]

Not many windows left in Wigan Pat, I went through one or two when i was a Cop on a few Saturday nights

None at the owd Wigan Casino Ron, but who needs windas when thaz showin off thee flips n back drops on the dance floor! "I,m getting my kicks out on the floor, Hey, Hey, Hey!"

[RAB]

Dave was you one of Wigan's chosen few ?

[Dave Burgess]

I wuz chosen a few times ta get lobbed out Rab! Tha kunt gerrany alcohol inside burrit dunt elp ta get pissed wi thee mates on the coach theer!

[standinthedoor]

Was a cop in Wigan when the Casino was in full flow. Never any trouble from the kids inside, they just danced themselves to a standstill. Not sure why the f**k they shut it down, claims about drugs but the cops never came across many stoned dancers, and if they were they were no trouble. People came from all over the UK to Wigan casino every Saturday night

[trubrit2411]

I had mates used to go up there. Quite a few Lancashire lasses living in my town...having bin "recruited" at the Casino. Manchester birds as well. Just found out on FB that one of me mates who met a stunning looking Geordie bird from Newcastle up there.... hung himself after she went back to the Wilds of The North. Fookin' idiot. He should have had a word with Dave...

[Dave Burgess]

Used ta bi some brill venues fer the owd Norvern Soulers, as well as Wigan Casino, the Torch in Stoke n the Mecca at Blackpool n still plenty o reunions guin on these days, Cleethorpes a favourite. Dancers av changed a bit since the gud owd days tho, most in their 60s n even owder kunts like me so new moves usin wheelchairs, zimmer frames n wheelchairs n tha wants ta see them fukkers gu wi the owd talcum powder lobbed on the dance floor!