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Well up here we only have a 182 and 206 at the moment, but the DZO had a few turbines on lease last season, and is looking to get one back again asap. If you still skydive my advice is come up and jump for a day and meet everyone and talk to the DZO that your a pilot. The DZO here really only wants guys with exp. flying jumpers, because there are alot of early mistakes you can make that can be deadly, and it is a very different type of flying. My advice is come up and jump for a day, meet everyone, including the DZO, if your not weird, and tell him you fly and give him your info, you may find yourself allowing me to finally take a few days off work!

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Originally Posted by BushwickBill (Post 760608)

Thanks for all of the information. I have always wanted to fly jumpers, jump myself and eventually learn to use a wingsuit.

Currently I live in the Bay Area. Do you guys think there would be any opportunity to fly jumpers part time in the SAC area dzo's? I certainly don't want to take bread off the table of someone working for 25k a year. Please don't get me wrong. It would be nice to find a situation that worked out well for everyone.

I'd like to stay in turbine equipment but I am well aware that beggars can't be choosers in aviation. I'm not poo-pooing a 182 but I'd at least like to have the opportunity to move into turbine at some point. Mostly because I like the way they descend....

kilgore T where do u fly in southeast?

Hi jrutt,
Flew and wrenched out of Juneau from 97 through 08. Took a break to deploy with the AK Army Guard in 06-07. Spent last summer wrenching in Talkeetna. This year out in Yakutat wrenching and flying starting pretty soon. Looking forward to it, should be interesting and have heard really good things about the company. Plus I'm broke so it will be good to get back to work.

You flew around KTN I think, thought I read that somewhere here?

ya fly for misty fjord air out of ktn in the summers. if i get ur way or u down mine look me up.i dont ever get much higher than petersburg or wrangell but ya never know.

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Originally Posted by rickt86 (Post 760807)

Thanks. PM me the business' webpage and I will come out and visit. I may even jump out of an airplane....

fun formations back in the day when 100ways were not done every weekend.
javelin 100way 1996 sebastian flhttp://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/...425bd18b_b.jpg

Sweet photos jrutt, like the fireweed in the foreground of the Beaver and Otter shot. Beautiful. Where was that one taken?

What do you all use for climb settings? MP/RPM, same for descent? Esp in a 182 and 206, and make sure you say which plane your talking about!

been a long time since i flew a 182. But seem to member 2350rpms and just keep the man psi 20 to 23 inchs probly run out of throttle around 3 to 5k alti.on decent back the rpms down 100 tr 200 and now lower than the green arch on mp. like i said been a long time. run the engines hard on the way up and try not to shock cool on the way down. its a rough life being a jump engine. always look for a place to land on takeoff. u never know if they are going to crap out on ya. and always fly the airplane all the way threw the crash if it comes to it. the 7 P's are a jump pilots best preparation for a bad day. always have a hook knife on you. not in the airplane but on u. go jump a round just to see what its going to be like if ya have to use that emergency rig. thats fun.....NOT. but im a big fat ass. round suck for a reason. but i would do it again, funny huh