Parachute instructor at Williamtown said to our course, "anyone who would jump out of a serviceable aircraft is mad.
The aircraft only becomes unserviceable after it has crashed". Same WO picked me up after a night jump out of a $hithook into Port Stevens and said I had confirmed his theory.
Gilgandra.... well I would have taken the most obvious and least dangerous course of action. As such I will give the benefit of the doubt to the pilot.