Jump Pilot Requirements

[DivaSkyChick 0]

Can anyone tell me what the requirements are for jump pilots? Do they differ per DZ? If so, can anyone tell me specifically about Eloy's policies?

Thanks,
Mandy

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[quatorze 1]

me thinks that they must at least have a commercial pilot ticket

I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle

[masher 1]

This is the deal in Oz.

Check out http://www.apf.asn.au/apf_admin/downloads/jump_pilot2002.pdf

Brief:
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If you have your D licence you need 120 hours, 70 hours in command and 10 hours on type.

If you don't have you D licence, you need 200 hours, 100 hours in command and 10 hours on type.



Details:
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1.1 An APF member must not make a parachute descent unless the descent is conducted from
an aircraft in which the pilot in command:
(a) is the holder of at least a private pilot licence, valid for that type of aircraft, which is
not endorsed with any condition limiting him or her to flying within a specified
distance from an aerodrome; and
(b) if the pilot in command is the holder of a parachutist certificate “D” or higher — he or
she has not less than 120 hours total aeronautical experience, of which not less than 70
hours must be as pilot in command; and
(c) if the pilot in command is not the holder of a parachutist certificate “D” or higher —
he or she has not less than 200 hours total aeronautical experience, of which not less
than 100 hours must be as pilot in command or is the holder of at least a commercial
pilot licence valid for that type of aircraft; and
(d) has not less than 10 hours aeronautical experience as pilot in command of the aircraft
type from which the descent is made. For high-wing Cessna aeroplanes, time accrued
on the more complex types may be credited for the less complex types in accordance
with Schedule 6; and
(e) if the descent is made from a balloon — is the holder of at least a commercial pilot
(balloon) licence or a Private Pilot (Balloon) Certificate issued by the Australian
Ballooning Federation, and has not less than 75 hours aeronautical experience as pilot
in command of balloons.

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[pilotdave 0]

As long as you have all the necessary ratings (commercial, multiengine if necessary, etc), its up to the DZO. I know where I jump they require 500 hours minimum for a 182 pilot (not that they have one) and 1500 hours (i think of multi time) to fly a twin otter. I still have absolutely no clue how anyone gets those kinds of multi hours.

Dave

[quatorze 1]

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I still have absolutely no clue how anyone gets those kinds of multi hours.

You go to a Multi Turbine DZ and ask to pay whuffo price for left seat time

I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle

[freeflir29 0]

Obviously you need to be properly rated. IE commercial, multi, Type rated in the case of a CASA, etc. The biggest factor is the numbers of hours required. This is almost ALWAYS dictated by the company that carries the insurance on the plane. To fly the Otter here it's 1000 hours minimum with 20 or 25 in type. Most of the time for 182's you can get away with 250 hrs or so.

[Dutchboy 0]

Speaking of ratings.....
Are you ever going to finish yours?

BTW, someone crashed Mike's 172 last Friday at Cartersville. So we're without a plane at the moment.

[freeflir29 0]

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Are you ever going to finish yours?

Sometime next year most likely. I'll be done with school in April and should have a VERY flexible schedule by then. I just have to see how things work out.

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someone crashed Mike's 172 last Friday at Cartersville

Anything related to the "issues" with that airplane or just stupidity?

[Dutchboy 0]

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someone crashed Mike's 172 last Friday at Cartersville

Anything related to the "issues" with that airplane or just stupidity?

The FAA inspector has the cause as "inconclusive". The nose gear sheared off cleanly which may have been mechanical, but maybe not.