You do a ton more than that, checkout diverdriver.com for some good info, I have only seen one place with a 172, so most likely it is 182's. The huge part is having 4 people hanging off your plane, and safely exiting it. It is not as simple as drive to 10k, let them out and descent, there are a ton of things that can go wrong. You have a constantly changing CG, your RIGHT AT mgw most of the time, and your landing a nose heavy plane with no aft weight (esp a 206). Checkout diverdriver for great info on how to fly jumpers, and if you get the gig congrats, its some amazingly awesome flying, its very hard to get bored. You might even get to see some boobs!
Originally Posted by
crabinow16
There is a jumpre operator in Newport RI. Good set up and it think he has some older 182 and maybe a few 172s. Airport is tiny but i went in there a couple times this summer with the 402 and Cherokee 6. For anyone really involved in the jumping industry what can you tell me aobut the actual flying? IS it mainly jsut climb to altitude and then mback down or do you do a little more than that.
And for whoever went out to snohomish i would suggest going to Shelton. THey seem to have their crap together,.