Comments on: HALO Skydive From 30,000 ft Into Extreme Desert

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:16:00 +0000

There is sooooo much misinformation stated here even by Mr. Grylls. The civilian population has bastardized the term HALO and HAHO and I guess you can make up definitions all you want from the movies. However, it is and always was a military term and the following is the correct definition.

HALO are jumps made with an exit altitude of UP TO 35,000 feet MSL and a parachute deployment altitude at or BELOW 6,000 feet AGL. HAHO are jumps made with an exit altitude of up to 35,000 feet MSL and a parachute deployment altitude at or ABOVE 6,000 feet AGL.
Field Manual FM 3-05.211 (FM 31-19) Special Forces MFF Operations April 2005

Above 35K needs very special permission as military aircraft are not authorized to drop jumpers above that. Opening below 3500 ft is also not authorized and is more than dangerous, its stupid and would compromise missions. Are there exceptions? Sure but they are rare exceptions.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:02:00 +0000

Thanks for the article Francis. I did know his real name is Edward, but “that doesn’t have quite the same Boy’s Own Adventures ring to it.” Lol. I had no idea Beardward was such a scam. What’s the world coming to… is Chuck Norris going to start using a stunt double in action movies/informercials?

By: Francis Gastellu

Francis Gastellu — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:34:00 +0000

> With a name like “Bear,” he was born to kick ass

You realize that Bear isn’t really his real name right ? He’s Edward, and has a lot of controversy concerning much of his stuff. Food for thoughts: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-470460/Bear-faced-cheek-adventurer-sneaked-hotels.html