Today we caught up with members of the RAF Regiment who were about to undertake the famous "Five Miler of Death" as part of selection to join the #RAFLuton Special Army Soldiers. It involves jumping from an A400m at 26400ft and finding out if you have a parachute or not #AvGeekpic.twitter.com/vcr2C0tgaw
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Actually the 400 in A400 is due to a surface ceiling of 400,000 ft so its very easy for it to get that high. The super army soldiers are issued with extra thick soles on their boots so as long as they land upright any shock is absorbed on landing.
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After work we go to the cinema... (especially when The Battle of Britain is on).
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I learn something every day. I thought the phrase "Five Miler of Death" was a description of the self-service buffet inside that Beverly.
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You don’t need a parachute to go skydiving, you need a parachute to go skydiving twice.
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If at first you dont succeed then sky diving is not for you!
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And not forgetting, no oxygen either. Big no no for the hard nuts and a mental wake up call for those that pass out on the way down then wake up at minimal altitude, those that land successfully pass, those that don't? They pass on.
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