michaelbolton2

troller?

I came across this thread because I recently got in a plane without a rig on. I'm fairly new at camera flying (about 75 total and 20 tandem video jumps). A tandem student was already geared up when they decided they wanted video and I was asked to do it. In my rush to get ready and do the ground interview I had everything ready except my rig. I don't know how long it would've taken me to notice (hopefully I would have) but the engine was running before someone came to the plane and told me. I know complacency can be dangerous but...talk about a wake up call.

It depends on the plane, and where you're sitting in the plane. In the US, most cesna 182's..... _Am FAR 91.307 c "Unless each occupant of the aircraft is wearing an approved parachute, no pilot of a civil aircraft carrying any person (other than a crewmember) may execute any intentional maneuver that exceeds-- 1) A bank of 60 degrees relative to the horizon 2) A nose-up or nose-down attitude of 30 degrees relative to the horizon." I thought this rule also applied to any aircraft whenever the door is opened in flight, but couldn't find that published anywhere.