tneale@aeras.uucp (Tom Neale) (05/15/91)
In article <1991May9.194510.3844@crl.dec.com> geer@crl.dec.com (Dan Geer) asks questions about the chance to jump from a friend's aircraft. In article <896@lhdsy1.chevron.com> yzarn@lhdsy1.chevron.com (Philip Yzarn de Louraille) responds (in part): >the door of the airplane will have to be removed. >Can the airplane be flown without it? This may or may not be a consideration. I have made several jumps out of Cessna's (including my own Cardinal RG) with the door still attached securely to the airframe. I have also flown as jump pilot for several such jumps. It is NOT a requirement to remove the door if only one person is exiting or multiple people are exiting individually. This is also, of course, aircraft dependant. A King Air is a very different story from a Cessna 172. If the door does have to come off there are many requirements (including placards and a Form 337) to operate the plane in that configuration. As far as the jump itself goes FAR Parts 91 and 105 are required reading. The legal requirements for intentional parachute jumps are enumerated in those FARs. As I mentioned there may be other legal requirements pertinent to the aircraft to be used, FAR Part 43 comes to mind. Some of the basics include: - Filing of a NOTAM (NOTice to AirMen) - Waiver to FARs (if required, ie. jump into a congested area) - Permission from the owner of the landing area - Contact with and approval by local ATC at the time of the jump - Paperwork for the airplane to be used (as required) - Parachute for the pilot - Education of the pilot - the regulations are all written so that the pilot is ultimately responsible for anything and everything If the jump is not to be performed at a regular drop zone then it *must* be treated like a demo jump. If at a regular drop zone check with the DZ management first. Use your best judgement and check those FARs! -- Blue skies, | ...sun!aeras!tneale | | in flight: N2103Q | Entropy isn't what it used Tom Neale | in freefall: D8049 | to be. | via the ether: WA1YUB |