Originally Posted by
WHBM
Regarding light aircraft over London, there was a Cessna 172 operating out of Blackbushe doing multiple loops between LCY and Central London at about 1900 today (Sat 28/5), above the Heathrow inbounds, climbing slowly under full power (so it sounded from the ground) at about 9,000 feet. Was there a skydiving drop somewhere around Hyde Park ?
I can't find any report of a Central London skydive yesterday, and the flight profile of the aircraft involved (G-BNYA) doesn't really fit that mission - it was airborne for around two and a half hours, including about 35 minutes at FL90 then another hour at low level meandering back to Blackbushe or perhaps to its base at Popham.
Nor can I find any photos of the aircraft in question with its door removed for skydiving (it's very tricky, though not impossible, to jump from a C172 with the door in place for obvious reasons).