There's an STC mod for some Cessnas with a top-hinged in-flight operanble door, which when released goes up by aerodynamics to under the wing, and can be pulled back afterwards by the pilot by a cable.. I've done a good number of jumps from C180 G-BOIA which was so equipped.

Yes, it's a common mod on both 180s and Skylanes used by jumpers.

I'm not aware of any equivalent upward-opening door for the 172 (it might well foul the wing strut), and photos of G-BNYA certainly show it has a conventional forward-hinged door of the type that jumpers (reportedly) don't like.

Should be some parachutists dropping over Wallington today, believe they are exiting a helicopter.

Correction: it was Headcorn Parachute Centre's Islander G-AXUB!

Shirley, I can't be the only one thinking that if I were in a Cessna 172 doing multiple loops I too would want to jump out of it before the wings fell off.........

A quick did around the web found a bit on Bryan Wolfe's background, which explains something ...


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Re: G-BNYA. TAke a looks at GINFO. I can't make head nor tail of it.

Typo for G-BYNA.

Yes, oops. :\