I feel ya man, being a jump pilot means getting to 11-14K in VFR mins sometimes (or at least a small chunk of the clumb, we never break VFR mins but I have found holes that where not far above the mins), any jump pilot they have climbed through a hole at the VFR bare mins, and dropped through it (never breaking a law, but had a large hole to the ground, well over legal mins and never breaking it), and they mean it, but we go up/down all day, we have seen it all, but we never would break the law, and we know it well........you guys 10 fold us up in the bush, but when it comes to low time, a true jump pilot is a hell of a trooper, if he can truly do it, esp low time, I logged 11 hours/day hobbs, over 3 days, flying 33 hours that fri/sat/sun,and had a 135 hour month. I was then 535 hours total time at that point, all my CPL time is jumpers its what I know, but I will tell you later in my career I sure learned alot! But if there is anyone I REALLY respect its the bush guys!