Chapter 79: Good instructor, you must always pay attention to me!
When Xu Ge shouted that his umbrella bag had been folded, everyone in the umbrella folding room looked at him in surprise.
Although the veterans have learned how to do it, they still need to continue to practice the process on the one hand, and teach the new recruits in their class on the other hand, so no one is very fast.
Xu Ge was different. He had just mastered his parachuting skills and wanted to test them, so he gave it his all when folding the parachute.
This is the current situation: the veterans have only folded half of it, but he has already finished.
Facing Xu Can's praise, Xu Ge felt a little embarrassed: "I'm just fast at folding the parachute, but I'm not sure if I'll be fast when I actually skydive."
"The fact that you can fold it so quickly shows that you have a very good understanding of the structure of the parachute. Your skydiving results will definitely not be bad!" Xu Can said seriously.
Guo Yuanshuai walked over with a look of surprise, took Xu Ge's umbrella bag, opened it, and looked at it carefully for a while.
"Have you practiced before?"
"No, I just heard Instructor Xu explain it again."
"Can you fold it again for me to see?" Guo Yuanshuai said, not paying attention to this side just now.
"good!"
Xu Ge spread out the umbrella canopy and immediately began to fold it again.
This time everyone was watching the whole time.
Watching Xu Ge running back and forth quickly, every movement was well-organized, the crowd gradually exclaimed.
Ten minutes later, Xu Ge packed his parachute bag again, stood up and looked at Guo Yuanshuai: "Deputy squad leader, I've folded it!"
[100% execution of current military orders, parachute proficiency +5]
Guo Yuanshuai saw it clearly this time and laughed out loud: "Fuck! You really are a genius!"
Xu Can was also surprised and delighted. He praised Xu Ge again, then looked at Li Dongshui and said, "You should learn from Xu Ge!"
Li Dongshui was also shocked by Xu Ge's skill: "No, why is he so skilled at folding?"
Xu Can: "I have talent!"
"What talent is needed to fold an umbrella? Isn't it just like folding a quilt, where practice makes perfect?" Li Dongshui said unconvinced.
Kai Youmu spoke up: "If that's the case, then I remember when you first joined the army, you begged Xu Ge to teach you how to fold your quilt every day, right?"
Li Dongshui: "Eh???"
"Everyone, stop chatting and keep practicing folding your umbrellas!"
Xu Can clapped his hands, "Everyone must learn it before dinner. I'll check it. If it's not passed, we'll practice it extra tonight!"
Everyone stopped chatting and the recruits immediately started to fold their parachutes.
Xu Can confirmed that Xu Ge had completely learned how to fold an umbrella, and didn't want to leave him idle, so he came over to explain to him how to open the umbrella.
"The main parachute pack is on your back, and the reserve parachute pack is hung on your chest. If the main parachute pack fails to open after leaving the aircraft, then..."
"Instructor, can I ask a question?" Xu Ge raised his hand and interrupted Xu Can when he heard this.
Xu Can: "What's the problem?"
"Is it true that as long as I fold the parachute bag strictly according to the standard process, I won't have the problem of the parachute not opening when I skydive?"
"That's the case in the vast majority of cases."
Xu Ge's expression turned grim: "Does that mean there are special circumstances?"
Xu Can wanted to laugh at Xu Ge's expression: "Are you so worried that the umbrella won't open?"
“I’m really worried!”
"Before skydiving, the parachute bags on your back will be connected to the drawstrings on the aircraft. This drawstring, including the hook spring underneath, is very strong, and there will be a dedicated person to check it every time. Normally, there is no chance of an accident."
Xu Can explained, "If the parachute pack cannot be opened after leaving the aircraft, it is only possible that the drawstring has fallen off along with the parachute pack. This is an extremely rare situation that only happens a few times around the world!"
The memory in Xu Ge's mind included the principle of opening the parachute bag. The parachute bag he was folding now required a pull rope to pull open the guide parachute, thereby opening the main parachute.
"What if the drawstring really falls off?" Xu Ge asked again.
Xu Can: "When the pull cord falls off and the main parachute doesn't open, the skydiver needs to reach behind and grab the pull cord to pull the parachute bag open.
Of course, this operation assumes that you have a lot of skydiving experience. In fact, even if you do nothing, it’s okay, because your parachute will open in six seconds! "
Bang bang!
Xu Can patted the parachute bag on Xu Ge's chest and said, "As a precautionary tool, the situation where a reserve parachute can be used is extremely rare. I have only heard of it once since I joined the army. But even so, everyone must bring it, because it is the last guarantee of your life."
"Our current reserve parachutes all have ADD, which means automatic parachute opener. When it detects that your main parachute pack has not opened after leaving the aircraft, the automatic parachute opener will help you open the reserve parachute after a few seconds."
"But as an electronic device, there's definitely a possibility of malfunction. What I'm going to teach you next is how to manually deploy the reserve parachute if the automatic parachute opener fails."
In the following time, Xu Ge studied more seriously than ever before.
In order to fully understand the principle of opening the reserve parachute, he even disassembled the reserve parachute bag and reassembled it again, which made Xu Can laugh and cry.
It can be seen that this guy is really afraid of death.
"Instructor Xu, I have a question. If the main parachute is deployed during landing, but something goes wrong, like the lines getting tangled, will the reserve parachute also automatically deploy?"
"This situation is usually caused by air turbulence. Pilots will avoid this situation before you jump. If you really encounter it, ADD will not be able to recognize it, and you will need to cut the parachute, which means discarding the main parachute and opening the reserve parachute."
I have to say that Xu Can is indeed very professional.
Xu Ge asked again: "What if both the main parachute and the reserve parachute malfunction and can't be opened at the same time?"
Xu Can: ???
"Do you want to listen to what you're saying?"
"What's wrong, Instructor Xu?"
Xu Can said angrily, "The situation you described has never happened before. As long as you fold your parachute according to the regulations and keep a calm mind and operate correctly after leaving the aircraft, how could you not even be able to open the reserve parachute?"
"Just because it's never happened before doesn't mean it won't happen again. Instructor Xu, do you know what to do in this situation?"
"How to do it? The only option is free fall!"
Xu Ge's face turned pale: "Fuck!"
"No, there is no chance of survival at all?" Xu Ge was a little unwilling to give up.
Xu Can glared at Xu Ge. "You're asking for death by asking this! How are you going to survive if you can't even deploy your main parachute? Unless someone risks their life to save you."
Xu Ge's eyes lit up: "Who? How to save him?"
Xu Can thought for a moment and said, "In this situation, you need an experienced comrade to keep a close eye on you. If he detects danger, he should immediately remove his main parachute and jump down. After adjusting his position in the air and catching up with you, he will hold you with his left hand and open his reserve parachute with his right hand. The two of you will land together, risking your lives and injuries."
Xu Ge was stunned for a moment, then looked at Xu Can: "Instructor Xu, how is your parachuting ability?"
"I can be your instructor, what do you think?" Xu Can said proudly, "I've jumped at least 500 times, if not 800 times. I've jumped high, low, and with paragliders!"
Xu Ge slapped his thigh and said, "Great! My good instructor, you must always keep an eye on me when I parachute next time!"
Xu Can: ???
Guo Yuanshuai, who had been listening for a long time, couldn't stand it anymore and gave Xu Ge a slap on the head:
"I believed your lies! Can't you just wait a little longer?"
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The next week was spent training in various postures.
In general, skydiving requires focusing on training three postures: leaving the plane, in the air, and landing.
The posture when leaving the plane determines whether the parachutist can maintain the center of gravity balance after jumping out of the plane. This training method requires people to bend over and jump with their legs down.
The aerial posture mainly involves how to control the direction and speed after opening the parachute.
The landing posture is the most important one because it is directly related to safety issues.
During teaching, Xu Can patiently demonstrated each movement over and over again, and all of them were standardized and standard.
If the people in the Sixth Company were initially surprised by Xu Can's appearance, then after a few days of training everyone began to admire this female instructor from the bottom of their hearts.
Their skydiving skills are really high!
"Three swellings and three reductions, then you can ascend to the sky!"
On the training ground, Xu Can had just finished demonstrating landing postures and said to everyone, "Only by training your legs over and over again according to the standard movements can you ensure safety when you land!"
"The moment you hit the ground, the impact is enormous. If you don't perform the movements correctly, you could suffer fractures at best, serious injuries at worst, or even life-threatening! This is no joke!"
"All squad leaders, please start training diligently. I will review your training results before closing the drill today. Those who fail to meet the standards will be disqualified from next week's simulation training!"
"yes!"
The three swellings and three disappearances that Xu Can mentioned refer to the fact that after a parachutist's legs land countless times from high altitude, their muscles are shaken to become swollen, and then disappear. This process has to be repeated several times before they are considered qualified.
After a week of training, Xu Ge's parachuting skill has been upgraded to LV4, which can be said to be the fastest upgraded basic skill.
Parachuting: LV4 (45/9999).
At his current level, all basic training is naturally easy for him.
Therefore, Li Dongshui has become the main focus of attention for several veterans in Class 9.
Bang!
After jumping down from a platform nearly two meters high, Li Dongshui lost his balance and fell to the ground.
"Go up! Come again!"
Guo Yuanshuai said sternly, "How come you didn't remember any of the key points of the half-squat landing that Instructor Xu taught you? Did you keep your legs together and squeezed them together? Look at Xu Ge, he's already practicing swinging!"
Li Dongshui climbed up the platform again with a bitter face.
"Deputy, my legs hurt!"
"It hurts more if you break it! Don't waste time, jump!"
Bang!
Xu Ge swung over from the swing at the side and landed steadily in a standard posture. The veterans watching nodded repeatedly.
"Well, this posture is pretty good. I won't fall when I land!"
After seeing this, Xu Can also expressed his approval, "I looked around, Xu Ge, your moves have surpassed many veterans!"
Xu Ge was not complacent because he knew this was normal.
The veterans only have parachute training once a year, and most of them have not even reached level 4.
But no matter how skilled he was, Xu Ge didn't know whether he could get down until the moment he actually jumped.
The days passed one by one amid Li Dongshui's ghostly howling.
With the support of LV4 level parachuting skills, Xu Ge also performed very well in the subsequent simulation training.
However, as the actual jump date drew closer, Xu Ge began to feel increasingly nervous.
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