Skydiving Places

[CX880]

Do those places hire pilots or do they usually just have one guy who's a lifer? Anybody have any experience with these places, they usually fly Twin Otters.

 

[PilotSkydiver]

If you don't have any prior skydiving (pilot) experience, you will probably have a hard time getting on at a twin otter type place... Most people have to have 300-500Hrs Flying skydivers in a 182-206 before you get into the large/turbine equipment... It's a great gig if you can get into it but like all things it's not for everybody.

 

[CX880]

You're joking, they just go up and drop the pax and go back down why do you need experience for that? Plus VFR daytime is not exactly a great gig for experience.

 

[avbug]

You're joking, they just go up and drop the pax and go back down why do you need experience for that? Plus VFR daytime is not exactly a great gig for experience.

Ah, no. But your attitude, which smacks of ignorace, is a perfect example of why someone without any jump or jump pilot experience may not be the first choice. Or the best one.

Why did you post this in the Part 135 forum?

 

[Hand Commander]

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You're joking, they just go up and drop the pax and go back down why do you need experience for that? Plus VFR daytime is not exactly a great gig for experience.
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Yep, that's all we do. Max performance takeoffs at or near gross weight out of short runways on hot days, manuevering around class B airspace and remaining VFR if clouds are in the area, looking for and avoiding traffic while in a constant climb and 3000+ fpm descent, making no less than 3 radio calls on three different frequencies within 2 minutes of a drop, flying a perfectly straight and precise jumprun so that 23 people of various skill levels and different canopy sizes can all safely exit the airplane free of clouds and traffic and land where they are suppose to taking into account the constantly changing winds as efficiently as possible so as to not waste time, fuel or daylight. 20 to 25 times a day (28 is my personal record). All the pilots before me are now with various airlines and corporate operators all over the world, but apparently its not a great gig for experience. I know of a Caravan position opening up in Socal. Anyone interested, PM me, except CX880, you wouldn't like it.

 

[CX880]

Ah, no. But your attitude, which smacks of ignorace, is a perfect example of why someone without any jump or jump pilot experience may not be the first choice. Or the best one.

Why did you post this in the Part 135 forum?

Wow you mean there are pilots who gain experience at a skydiving place to move on to another skydiving place!? Must be some gig

 

[avbug]

Actually, yes there are. But you're here as a troll...trying to get a rise out of folks, aren't you? Most folks intelligent enough to get a pilot certificate aren't as dense as you appear to be.

You don't really have a question, do you?

Again, why did you post this in the 135 forum??

 

[Waldom]

You're right CX880. Those of us that haul skydivers are a bumbling, inexperienced bunch of going nowhere amatures. If I were you, I'd stay far away from this gig and use your superior ability where it will be appreciated.

 

[Otter]

Turbine jump ship operations can be as much fun as it is a challenge. Not to disagree with an obviously informed individual like CX880, but jump runs in a 727 were a sight to see (I wasnt piloting, but the view coming out of the airstair exit at FL180 and doing 180 knots......priceless Paris, CA now has a DC-9 (baby 9 I think) doing regular jump operations.

Granted the 727 and DC-9 arent fun as a Porter off a short grass strip, but I suppose they are unskilled hacks with no clue about "real" flying either.

 

[CX880]

Actually, yes there are. But you're here as a troll...trying to get a rise out of folks, aren't you?

You don't really have a question, do you?

NO I'm serious, just trying to get some info. I don't think I ever put anybody down, look at my posts, don't get why everybody's worked up.