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Damals verfügten Anfänger noch nicht über die moderne Fallschirmausrüstung mit ihren relativ leichten Packs, matratzenförmigen Fallschirmkappen und präziser Steuerung, die einem fast immer eine aufrechte Landeposition erlaubt. Roger und ich bekamen gezeigt, wie man Landerollen macht; ohne die ging es nicht bei den alten Irvin-Fallschirmen, deren X-Type-Gurtwerk zentnerschwer an uns hing (und uns mit der Grazie eines Kartoffelsacks zu Boden brachte).
This was long before novice sports parachutists had access to modern rigs with their relatively light packs, mattress-shaped canopies, and sensitive controls that allow you to make a “stand-up” landing almost every time. Roger and I were taught how to make the landing-rolls that were necessary with the old World War II–vintage Irvin chutes with the X-type harness, which seemed to weigh as much as (and brought you to earth with all the cat-like grace of) a sack of potatoes.
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