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Originally Posted by The_Mentalist
How do the T-11 and MC-6 compare to the T10B and MC1-1? Tose were the chutes in use when I was in. I didn't jump these, but spent tons of time on the DZ and green ramp issuing them and picking them back up. Of course, I also got to watch the jumps and hear all the complaints about them. I jumped ram airs with the GBSPC until I got injured and grounded (in jump school).
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Both the T-11 and MC-6 are vast improvements over the previous systems. There is an increase in performance and or All up weight capacity of the newer systems. I have heard grumbling from some riggers/jumpers but in most cases it can be attributed to having to do something different than they previously accustomed to doing(packing step/technique/method). In fact, most of the issues are self inflicted by Ft Lee. A good example is the T-11 packing manual. The mfgr manual has very specific instructions about certain steps (and the hazard graphic symbol associated with failing to follow it) but Ft Lee in the writing of the Army manual made some changes despite what the mfgr manual states and omitted the importance of a few critical steps. The results were the accidents we saw not long ago and the subsequent Safety stand down and review of the TM and changing it to reflect what the mfgr recommended in the first place.
The MC-6/SF 10 is a very agile canopy compared to the -1, it was originally designed as a smoke jumper canopy. Jumper training and error are two big parts with this canopy. It requires a timed flare much like a square canopy does to slow it down to an acceptable speed and impact forces and isn't something for use with large groups of people, that's what the T-11 is for. It's a good canopy for dropping troops at higher MSL altitudes into tight/small areas.
Both systems, despite any of the issues they may have encountered to date, are improvements over the legacy systems and improve jumper safety and performance. There are plenty of YouTube videos made by PEO soldier on the improvements of both systems over the previous model that can give you specifics.
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