Finally my son gets to jump out of a helicopter!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Danny Maxwell on January 17, 2012 at 3:35pm

Hi All, well after almost two years of hard work and training my son Tom just passed his last NATOPS gradable flight today for FRAC at NS Mayport and passed with flying colors.  Later this week he and his class will head over to the St. John's River and do their SAR jumps, I think they get four apiece.  A long time coming but he finally got there, I'll post pictures if they can remember to take them.

Thanks,

Danny

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  • David Wells April 5, 2012 at 7:49pm

    I did some jumping back in the day, but here is a short film where I signals some others to jump, then pushed the recovery collar and raft out.  I was crew chief in this helicopter for the Gemini 10 recovery.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPAYLg7TPrs

    Now all these years later, my son is a Rescue Swimmer, finished with a tour of Helicopter combat ambulance service, a tour with the Stennis Task Force, and a tour with Pacific Partnership 2010.  Now teaching new helicopter pilots at Whiting Field in Milton, Fl. 

  • Thomas Baum January 19, 2012 at 8:12am

    YAY !!!! Congrats Danny. That is awesome news! thanks for sharing........

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