Taking Skydivers to drop zones
Hi,
I have been looking at pilot jobs of all sorts, and to my horror, they all require horrendously high hours and qualifications (at least for me). We're talking minimum 1500 hours and class/type ratings minimum.
I'm studying my ATPLs and will eventually go through the whole shabang in a modular manner.
The deal is that I am in university and we happen to have a skydiving club. The airfield where the dropzone is apparently use this beautiful complex aircraft, so it got me thinking.
What are the minimum requirements to drop skydivers in the UK? I am currently the holder of a PPL and shy of 100h experience. A newbie, I know, but where else can I get experience? We have just enough to pay for all my courses so that I can fly professionally. There's no way I can afford to pay 1300h of hour building, even on a cub.
If I can drop skydivers with just a PPL I would then go ahead and talk to the pilot at the airfield. Apparently it's his plane and he is a volunteer, so there would be no legality problem about me being paid without CPL.
Opinions? Information. Help please!