I've PJE piloted jump aircraft for around 15 years in OZ (C182, C206, C208, P750).
*There are certainly some weird & wonderful skydivers. None of them I'd be worried about letting on the aircraft.
*All of the CI's & DZSO's monitored for drug or alcohol affected jumpers (not tolerated)
*Not one skydiver I've spoken to understands C of G or weight shift issues.
*I've
NEVER seen a skydiver use the provided restraints.
*Out of all the types I've flown the P750 is the biggest pain in the arse, fully loaded I've never had a C of G issue. The C208 is easily the best type by a country mile, a litlle underpowered perhaps but I hear there's a conversion with a bigger dash?
remoak (and others) you really should make an effort to understand cloud jumping manuals and whether the operator has them before criticising.
Skydivers are
petrified of aircraft, if they tried to
'scare' me they'd get a '
demonstration' in what an aircraft is capable of next jumprun
