[mojaveman]

When I went through jumpschool in '84 the 200 ft towers weren't working so we had to go from the 34 ft towers straight to a C-141 that was flying at about 1,000 ft. That was quite a difference. I frequently got dropped for push-ups after jumping from the towers because I had my eyes closed. After about 10 parachute jumps I started opening my eyes while exiting the aircraft and it was an awesome view.