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Skydive operations:
what the typical pilot should know

A bird strike by an aircraft can cause some damage to any aircraft, but what happens when that ‘bird’ weighs 170 or more pounds? The ‘birds I’m discussing in this article aren’t really birds at all, they are skydivers, or people jumping out of airplanes. The answer to the question is that the airplane will likely suffer damage sufficient enough to cause permanent loss of control of the aircraft, and thus, serious injury or death to all the aircraft’s occupants and the skydiver. In addition, a collision with a skydiver with an open parachute could be even worse, due to the intense drag created by the parachute entangled with the aircraft.

Now that we realize the dangers of mixing falling skydivers and flying aircraft one might wonder how to avoid such a conflict. During my initial flight training while studying sectional charts and the myriad of numbers, texts, and symbols, I remember seeing the icon that indicates parachute operations take place at an airport. That, however, was the extent of my knowledge of parachuting operations at airports (or drop zones as they are called in the sport.)

As a pilot for skydivers we constantly try to visually scan the intended jump area for aircraft in the area that may pose a threat, in addition we contact air traffic control (ATC) at least 5 minutes prior to the jump in order to get traffic advisories, though as a VFR operation, reports vary depending on how busy the controller may be. The jumpers exiting the aircraft also attempt to look for traffic prior to exiting. Additionally, the PIC of the jump aircraft typically reports the beginning of jump operations to ATC, and over the CTAF 1-2 minutes prior to the time when the first parachutist is to exit the aircraft. Radio calls made over CTAF usually include the airport where jump operations are taking place, the time until jumping will start, and the altitude the jumper(s) will exit. After the last parachutist exits the aircraft the jump pilot reports to ATC that jumping is completed.

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