HALO jumping in the movie?

[Sector 7]

It never occurred to me that others would not recognize a HALO jump. It was part of my combat training.
I am surprised no one else mentioned this, but Olsen suffered from oxygen deprivation. This is what caused his inability to think and act properly. I saw it happen once during training (needless to say the poor guy washed out). There is not much oxygen at those altitudes and loss of it can affect judgment and reaction times. Yeah, he was a gung-ho jerk, but my money says hypoxia(?) is what killed him.

 

[M'Sharak]

It never occurred to me that others would not recognize a HALO jump. It was part of my combat training.
I am surprised no one else mentioned this, but Olsen suffered from oxygen deprivation. This is what caused his inability to think and act properly. I saw it happen once during training (needless to say the poor guy washed out). There is not much oxygen at those altitudes and loss of it can affect judgment and reaction times. Yeah, he was a gung-ho jerk, but my money says hypoxia(?) is what killed him.

Wouldn't those helmets have included a limited air supply, though?

I mean, yeah, altitude sickness will mess you up, no question, but I'm not convinced that it was a factor in Olsen's case. Remember, at the beginning of the jump, it wasn't merely thin air, but no air at all, and if I remember correctly, you don't begin to hear the rushing sound of air until they've been in free fall for half a minute or so and you do hear the sound of them breathing throughout. It seems to me that jumping from orbit with no oxygen supply would be a bit rash, even considering the fact that you're jumping out of something at high altitude has a few inherent risks.

Does anyone recall seeing any stills where you get a good look at that helmet apparatus?

 

[Sector 7]

It never occurred to me that others would not recognize a HALO jump. It was part of my combat training.
I am surprised no one else mentioned this, but Olsen suffered from oxygen deprivation. This is what caused his inability to think and act properly. I saw it happen once during training (needless to say the poor guy washed out). There is not much oxygen at those altitudes and loss of it can affect judgment and reaction times. Yeah, he was a gung-ho jerk, but my money says hypoxia(?) is what killed him.

Wouldn't those helmets have included a limited air supply, though?

I mean, yeah, altitude sickness will mess you up, no question, but I'm not convinced that it was a factor in Olsen's case. Remember, at the beginning of the jump, it wasn't merely thin air, but no air at all, and if I remember correctly, you don't begin to hear the rushing sound of air until they've been in free fall for half a minute or so and you do hear the sound of them breathing throughout. It seems to me that jumping from orbit with no oxygen supply would be a bit rash, even considering the fact that you're jumping out of something at high altitude has a few inherent risks.

Does anyone recall seeing any stills where you get a good look at that helmet apparatus?

Don't confuse me with facts!

 

[M'Sharak]

Sorry!

Edit:

Found a couple of shots showing the helmet:

Pre-jump
Chute deployed and about to land

Hard to tell, one way or the other.