It's not only illegal, it's really stupid. There may be planes you can't see under those clouds. And your jump pilot might not make all his calls because he doesn't want to incriminate himself.True, but some DZs look the other way. I have done it (skydive) thru clouds many times. I can say I've skydived IFR
I had a college professor who was Former Army Airborne. He said they use to walk two at a time to back of the C-130 every minute or so. When everyone was in the back, they would all run to the front at the same. He said after he got out of the service and got his pilot’s license he realized how effing stupid it was, but it was great fun as an 18 year old.
I think this happened in South Africa. They may have different rules there. Don't know for sure.True, but some DZs look the other way. I have done it (skydive) thru clouds many times. I can say I've skydived IFR
Comments about lions on board the airplane would be culturally insensitive I suppose...
Based on what was written in the setup for a jump it was intentional. That’s just full retarded. I flew sky divers in a c-90 king air and all that crap is not necessary.
Whoa, now that you mention it, that makes sense.
Frankly it sounds like a relatively inexperienced pilot is being taken advantage of by an ignorant manager. To have the airplane stable at a constant airspeed it requires a certain amount of thrust. Pulling props back doesn’t change much of anything other than a number on the rpm and torque gauge. The actual amount of thrust will be the same. Doing a VMC demo while the meat sacks are running around in the back is just stupid.
Really? This exact scenario happened to me. On a day with a cloud layer similar to that in the video, I was flying into a small municipal field with a skydiving op on the field. Started listening to CTAF and making calls 10 miles out (in a Cub, so figure 10 minutes). Zero calls from a jump plane. Since there's a relatively low ceiling, I figured they're not jumping. When I call short final, the jump pilot suddenly blurts out, "Jumpers away at 4000'," which was a lie, since 15 seconds later there were jumpers under canopy swooping across the runway as I was about to touch down, and the jump plane was nowhere to be seen (read above the clouds).
Because they didn't do what they're legally required to do when they're jumping, and this DZ is rarely active on weekends.
Did you read what you responded to? I called ahead on the medium designated for them to be monitoring and talking on.
I didn't fly through the area they jump, I landed at a public airport, same as them.
It has nothing to do with going through a cloud. They have the same cloud-clearance requirements we do: 2,000 horizontally. Do you believe it was possible for any of the jumpers in the video to maintain that (or that they even tried)?
Because they didn't do what they're legally required to do when they're jumping, and this DZ is rarely active on weekends.
Did you read what you responded to? I called ahead on the medium designated for them to be monitoring and talking on.
I didn't fly through the area they jump, I landed at a public airport, same as them.
It has nothing to do with going through a cloud. They have the same cloud-clearance requirements we do: 2,000 horizontally. Do you believe it was possible for any of the jumpers in the video to maintain that (or that they even tried)?
Cool story bro. The sand pit between the skydive hanger and the runway is the area they aim for. How do you think they approach when the wind is from the west?
