Jumpers and the DHC6

[Flyin Tony]

Im going to start flying jumpers on the weekends in a Twin Otter. Can anyone give me some info on flying jumpers, And also in the otter? The plane is a 200 with -27 engines.

 

[avbug]

Always have a ready supply of fresh air. You'll find out why, soon enough.

Never sit next to a naked skydiver. Hopefully you won't have to find out why.

Nothing you will do around that airplane is more critical than ensuring everybody covers their reserve handles.

Know how to use yours.

If you aren't a jumper, become one. What you learn may very well save your life.

It is NOT necessary to beat jumpers to the ground, no matter what anyone tells you.

Five right is a gentle rudder movement, not a roll.

Slow is a good thing when the door is open.

Jump run can never be made with too much altitude.

Jumpers will try to get you to do anything...and will keep asking as long as you keep saying yes. Know when to say no.

Zero P doesn't mean you can't use the bathroom.

Red Bull is the fifth food group.

A horny gorilla does not involve sex. Necessarily.

Heads down doesn't either. Necessarily.

Neither does relative work, except in Kentucky or Arkansas.

Boogie means money, not dance.

Cut means cut, but do it on both engines...not one side for the jumpers with power on the other for climb...one day it will bite you.

No matter how much fun you find yourself having, remain professional. Fly traffic patterns, make radio calls...don't relax too much.

Regulations still apply to jumpers.

That pesky regulation that reserves must be in date...the one the DZO takes care of when people check in...it applies to you too. You're just as responsible as the DZ, more even, for ensuring that reserves are in date. Someone bounces on your load and isn't in date...guess who's liable?

When you get wierd requests for jumps...new wing suits, new ideas, you have the final say. Some jumpers will try anything, and can hurt you or the airplane. Stay heads up.

 

[FrozenPilot]

www.diverdriver.com

 

[hdpilot50]

yeah you aren't kindy about the fresh air comment!
They are different breed of people, and sometimes I can never understand them often. GOOD LUCK!

 

[hawk16e]

Read what avbug said again. I've never flown a twotter-only jumped from them. I did fly C-182s and BE-18s. Jumpers are generally pretty cool people when alone or insmall groups. Sometimes you have to do the thinking for them. Don't let them talk you into something you'll regret ten years from now. Do things right and smooth. I got one job flying a King Air part time and one flying a Lear full time.
Blue Skies

 

[Say Again Over]

Handle it as professional pilot as mentioned by Avbug and you will be fine. Be familiar with part 105.