Post by jonesy on Apr 5, 2012 22:23:59 GMT 12
So its a quiet night here at work 
and I'm scrolling thru the great pics from last weekend's airshow. One of them was of some Army guys rappelling out of the Iroquois and it made me wonder: what sort of rope gear do they use to descend, and how to they keep from spinning whilst doing so? 
We've just finished rope rescue training at work and the descenders we use are great, but slow to get out of (not what you want when helo waiting to bugger off!)
So anyone here done this or crewed for a descending job that can enlighten me?
Cheers!
and I'm scrolling thru the great pics from last weekend's airshow. One of them was of some Army guys rappelling out of the Iroquois and it made me wonder: what sort of rope gear do they use to descend, and how to they keep from spinning whilst doing so? 
We've just finished rope rescue training at work and the descenders we use are great, but slow to get out of (not what you want when helo waiting to bugger off!)
So anyone here done this or crewed for a descending job that can enlighten me?
Cheers!
