UPT Week 1 (Sept 8-11)

Tuesday September 8, 2009 (Day 1) - Welcome briefings all day =0

Wednesday September 9, 2009 (Day 2) - More briefings, publication distribution

Thursday September 10, 2009 (Day 3) - Aerospace Physiology - Survival & Signal Flares

Friday September 11, 2009 (Day 4) - Aerospace Physiology - Flare signaling, vision, T-6 Egress Demo

Hanging out - Don't look into the flare!!

Mark 13 - Night Time Flare


Mark 13 - Day Time Locator


Practicing my parachute landing fall (PLF)
Look at those pointed toes!!!!
Knees together!!!!


Top score.



Parachute Drag test.
Simulates what would happen if the parachute would drag you along the ground!
You need to be able to get outta there! FAST!


Then we progressed to the swing line trainer, a 20 ft platform to give us
a more realistic approach to a parachute landing
in the case of us EJECTING out of the aircraft.