whoo hoo! finally got the much coveted silver wing last night, after a total of 4 jumps! yup..3 day and 1 night. and yes, 184th bac is the first one to officially graduate successfully after 4 courses before us failed to do so due to insufficient jumps. nt only did we make the required 2 day and 1 night..we actually did one extra day one at sembawang airbase the previous week..heh.

well, it was really a proud moment for us all last night when we lined up in stick level and the commanding officer himself came up to shake our hands and pin the silver wings on our chests. the feeling was really awesome.

as for the jumps themselves.. i can only say tt jumping fr the c130 is really much more scarier than the chinook jumps last week..for one..the sound of the wind rushing in when the jump doors slide open was damn loud, nt to mention tt all of our nerves were ald damn jittery prior to emplaning..to me..the opening of the jump doors were akin to the gates of hell themselves opening..haha..abit exaggerated mayb..but nvm la.

and the moment when i jumped out...the force of the aircraft's slipstream was so strong, tt i just got lost in it, din even count to the canopy opening...only looked up when i felt the slight jerk. after tt, all was smooth as i've been through it twice before ald. altho this time rd i was in the air for a slightly longer time due to the canopy opening faster.

the day jump itself went very smoothly, coz the grass patch at plab was waterlogged, making for an extremely soft landing. but for the night jump, the moment i jumped out, i was smack on top of the runway. well, i tried to steer clear of it and onto the grass patch..but to no avail..thus i juz made ready and braced myself for a hard landing..all the while thinking ttz it for me. thankfully, due to the strong winds, i landed with a slight forward drift, which lessened the impact alot. altho it was still a hard landing, i managed to get up and slowly recover to the rv, limping abit fr the impact. but alright la, nth to it..at least im still walking. haha.

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