Then step off. It might appear easy in the field manual, but tough in practice when you consider you're now standing 60 feet above ground wearing a seat harness and holding a rope. It's time to ...

ATTACK! OpGear introduced the Type 5 and Type 6 Fast Ropes with ECG Termination Eyelets. The Type 5 & 6 Fast Ropes can be connected to any aircraft and offer greater strength, versatility and a ...

You'll also need a safety belt, a high-end harness and tether, and descent-control L4 Nylon Type 4 rope. Because helicopter rappelling is conducted in a noisy environment, you have to know the ...

practiced their rappelling skills off the back edge of the flight deck of USS Peleliu, March 5. The main training objective was keeping the 14 BLT Helicopter Rope Suspension Technique masters ...