Sgt. 1st Class Eric Fair is the Operations NCOIC and the top jump master of the Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate. Fair, with 22 years in the Army, has 114 static line jumps and 60 ...

A static line jump involves a line connected to the chute. When a jumper exits the aircraft, the static line still hooked inside of the aircraft catches and pulls the chute free. A double-bag ...