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(upbeat music)

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- Dr. Love here.

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I'm gonna fly a mission.

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I can still get the job done.

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But before we fly, we
had to do some planning,

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agreeing on where we were going,

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what we were doing, and the
hazards we might encounter.

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This was a jump mission
for special officer airmen.

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Our jumpers also did some planning,

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checking their gear and
coordinating how they would depart

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the aircraft and recover
in the landing zone.

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A safety concern was
broken clouds below us

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obscuring the landing zone.

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Before takeoff, air crew
and jumpers understood

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the cloud cover parameters
that would allow

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for a safe jump.

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We made five passes but could
only drop jumpers on two.

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Still, the mission was a success
because we had a safe plan

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communicated to everyone
and we stuck to that plan.

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Once you establish and
communicate your safety plan,

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stick with it.

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Though tempting to press the limits

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and push beyond what was
planned, don't do it.

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Stay safe.

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Two-hour mission?

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I still got it.