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Yes, for several reasons. One is that I don't believe the DZ wishes those numbers known and associated with them. If they choose to advertise it, that's on them. Another is that while they have low time pilots, the skillset that comes with that level of experience is abundantly clear there, and it's a small miracle that they haven't had numerous incidents to date, owing to stupid pilot tricks. Bearing in mind that airplanes like a twotter are little more than light fixed gear twins, the amount of brakes and tires they go through is truly astounding.
There are numerous DZ's around the country, some full time, some part, some seasonal. There are various services that provide aircraft and crews to drop zones on a wet lease or dry lease basis, as well as supplying aircraft and pilots to the meets (boogies). Fayards, for example.
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Just go to drop zone.com there are 3 postings right now with no minimums. Including my drop zone. PM me if you are interested. We fly a 210 and 206 for our tandems and also a 182 on weekends to pick up the slack and for students. We require a commercial and instrument with good stick and rudder skills and able to take criticism. We have high winds and our instructors require a lot from the pilot as far as good spotting and maintaining heading. We have had 3 part 141 guys come here and couldn't cut it so if you can fly we need one more pilot. Our last 2 pilots left for the airlines.
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