I'm very familiar. I was there a few days ago.

Even at the largest drop zone in the world, flying military jumpers, it's true. Don't kid yourself.

Yeah, contract airlift is what it is.

Who skydives at night?

I used to. In the mil. Quite scenic over a big city.

Why would a pilot jump
 

When she says she’s home alone

A lot of jumpers do. Civil and military. I realize your comment is tongue in cheek, but night jumps are common.

According to a local television station, the pilot told authorities that the co-pilot jumped from the airplane before landing, aiming for a lake as they flew over

https://www.flyingmag.com/co-pilots-...s-authorities/

The news anchor stated: He jumped without a parachute or landing gear attached. 🤔

Sounds like he indeed jumped!

https://nypost.com/2022/08/03/911-ca...pasteboard_app

I'm not really taking the other pilot's statements at face value on this.

Tried to jump into a lake from 3,000'? Water isn't quite as hard as concrete at terminal velocity, but it ain't much softer either... not sure how a DZ pilot could think it would be OK do that. He would have known however that airplanes can safely land minus a wheel or a gear.