Bit of narrow minded point of view guys.
"With drop sircraft that often see 'uncared for' not surprising that flying out and back to altitue is not a preferred practice"
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Trying to decipher this one. So here goes.
Are you trying to say parachute aircraft are uncared for? If so, if you look into it you,ll find they are subject to the same standards as any other aircraft with some additions. They may seem to be held together with bodge tape but that is to stop snagging and damage to parachute equipment.
As for flying out and back to altutude to drop. This is the preferred practice and one I encourage to reduce niose to a minimum in the local area. However when the jump altitude is a low one then this is not always possible.
BTW I have no connection with the operation at Fife. But is the person that is complaining the manager of the chicken farm who lives next to the runway.
If so its a silly place to live if you dont like aircraft noise.
Floppy
PS Getting a bit off topic now