Originally Posted by
PiperCameron
Since the last thing the pilot wants (in unfortunate cases sadly it's his/her last thing ever) is for the load to shift on takeoff, rest assured the meat bombs certainly ARE all strapped in firmly,
.. but you don't need seats to do that.
Used to jump. Used to drop jumpers. I've never seen anyone "strapped in" on a jump load. There are reasons for that.
I and any other pilots I've caught the ride up with do call for everyone to sardine forward for takeoff.