Anyone ever fly jumpers?

[Contract]

What ever you do dont let them overload you especially off a grass strip with trees at the end. It could get alittle dicey! Have Fun........Jumpers have unique characters. Definately worth the experience!

Just be careful....

 

[Bob_Sacamano]

No, I'm not oblivious. I was flying jumpers at that boogie. Actually, I kind of liked Paul. I've heard he can be "opinionated", but I never dealt with him business-wise, so none of that came up. I just saw a glaring case of pilot error, and think it's hysterical that so many people who don't have a clue are edifying this guy. And he may be the greatest jump pilot in history. But he sure didn't show it to me. And just because he's more experienced than you, don't assume he's better than everyone else. But please, since you're such an experienced guy, please tell me about your vast experience...

It's pretty obvious you are oblivious to the incident, or that you have no clear understanding of what happened. It is also apparent that you have some sort of personal grudge against the man. I don't worship PF, but I call it like I see it- the man can fly. No doubt, he is difficult (at best) to deal with, but it's a shame that you can't respect someone that has far more experience, doing a job far longer, than you. It is also pretty weak that you choose to rant on a message board with personal attacks without the integrity or manhood to advertise your criticism in person- he isn't exactly hard to track down in the community.

Oh, and while I'm on it, the jumpers just hung there on the aft end of the aircraft, in such a mass that the jumpers were holding on to jumpers. Not sure if you've noticed, or even dropped one yourself, but an Armoured Fighting Vehicle:

A.) Won't fit in the back of a Casa 212. (an ATV is about the biggest)

B.) From my experience dropping them, they usually keep moving and don't just park on the ramp.