Bandit Jumps

[frankiebrina 0]

Again... my bad.
that ...."When I was growing up, I wanted to be an astronaut. Later, reality set in and I had to settle for being a skydiver."... got me confused. I didn't notice it was your personal phrase

SORRY

[Couloirman 0]

so my friend flys a cessna 172 and I have large field on my property in the middle of nowhere I wanna jump onto. Is the 172 a good jump plane? What do I tell the pilot to do during jump run so I dont hit the tail? Should I just forget about it if hes never flown a jump run before and save me some trouble? Can he get in any trouble for doing it seeing as I own the field?

[CSpenceFLY 1]

The questions you asked should answer your third question.

[northcave 0]

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Next day my picture was on the sports column of that city. I have it framed!! hehe

Have you got a pic or scan of the column. I'm sure a few people here would be interested to see that.

[waltappel 1]

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so my friend flys a cessna 172 and I have large field on my property in the middle of nowhere I wanna jump onto. Is the 172 a good jump plane? What do I tell the pilot to do during jump run so I dont hit the tail? Should I just forget about it if hes never flown a jump run before and save me some trouble? Can he get in any trouble for doing it seeing as I own the field?

You can easily jump out of a 172--even one with a door that is hinged on the leading edge. The exit is a little awkward but not all that bad. You don't need to take the seats out. If you exit in level flight, you will not hit the door.

How many flight hours does your friend have? I'd be very concerned if he is unable to *easily* look up the regulations that apply to flying a jumper.

Whether you own the landing area has nothing to do with whether he gets in trouble, assuming it is in a remote, sparsely populated area. That just means *you* won't get in trouble for landing there.

Should you forget about it? Not necessarily. Look up the rules and follow them. If possible, have him talk with an experienced jump pilot.

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In general, if the authorities get involved *after the fact*, e.g., because of a fatality or complaints, or whatever, it's the pilot who gets screwed. Skydivers are not licensed by the FAA--they have few options for sanctioning jumpers. Even if a pilot is willing to fly you on an illegal demo, unless it is truly out in the middle of nowhere, insist that he look up the regulations and follow them. It's not that difficult to look them up. If following them would be too much effort, then don't do the jump. Don't selfishly put a pilot's license at risk to make a jump.

Walt

[lekstrom10k 0]

Even with all the seats in and a person in the right seat as forward as possible it can be done easily. When you are close to your exit point have the pilot slow down as much as possible. Push the door open facing slightly aft put your left foot out on the wheel strut to help hold the door. then spread the door wide enough to pass your shoulders through and dive down. the door shuts itself and no ones the wiser.Its like driving home drunk, it doesnt count until you get caught.The FAA will fry the pilot and you just for examples.Notams arent thar hard to get.

[waltappel 1]

Plus, spotting is pretty easy from a 172. The window is hinged along the top edge and latches at the bottom. You can open the window and look down. It's a bit awkward spotting that way but it least you *can* spot.

As you said, the door closes itself. One time after a demo I was talking with he pilot (a co-worker) and he was quite impressed that when I jumped I also closed and latched the door.

BTW, flying "slow as possible" obviously means "flying slow as possible while maintaining a reasonable margin of error so that the plane doesn't stall".

Walt