As an RAF Paracute Jumping Instructor (PJI) attached to the Parachute Regiment, Edward Cartner enjoyed an unusual career, mostly spent training others to leap out of aeroplanes and land in one piece.
His chosen career also allowed him considerable scope for making an exhibition of himself, and in his very funny books he takes great delight in cataloguing his less glorious moments (of which there were plenty!) for the entertainment of his readers.