Originally Posted by BroncoBird

Definitely a fun flying job. I flew jumpers from this past April to October outside of Lansing, MI on the weekends. Flew a few different 182's and a 206. Made $150/wk + $10/load. I always talked to LAN approach on the way up and down, giving them 5 min, 1 min, and jumpers away calls. Did the same calls on the CTAF as well. The owner of the DZ has 5 other dropzones in MI, FL, AZ, and CA. This gave me the opportunity to ferry the 206 from FL up to MI, and then out to AZ at the end of the season. Then took a 182 from Phoenix to San Diego then on to LA. Really some awesome flying. Absolutely loved the people I worked with, and was able to rack up about 220-240 hours over the summer. It was a great way for me to stay current while trying to cope with the horrible job market. Just interviewed at American Eagle and now I'm waiting for my background and drug tests to go through so I can get back to flying jets. I'll always have fond memories of flying jumpers, and would love to get to do it again sometime....what a great way to get experience.