I now have 1,712 tandems and like others have said if the wind is clean, from the right direction, and you have shaggers who are willing to run, then jumping in 20ish is dobale but definitely draining.
My most tandems in one day: 17 from a Super King Air
Most jumps in a day: 21 BASE jumps from the KL Tower
Yes, definitely had a lift, and it was over 24 hours for a Guinness Record attempt that 3 hours of rain unfortunately made basically impossible.
Back to SKY jumping, I agree with you guys that 10 out of a Cessna 182 is brutal due to the extra effort getting them out of the plane. Although a lightly loaded 206 with the roll door is awesome.
Plus here in Florida, the heat is a factor and the longer the day the more you are tapping into your reserves... damn I sound like an old F$%^ approaching 40 don't I ??
I am so far comfortable with 6-8 tandems a day incl. packing as long as packing is in the hangar 6 students with 90kg (~200 lbs) especially with BMI 28+ will exhaust me as much as 8 tandems with let's say students around 80 kg, though
Steady, clean wind at ~20 knots is doable but I prefer to stay on the ground if it's > 16/18 knots.
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I now have 1,712 tandems and like others have said if the wind is clean, from the right direction, and you have shaggers who are willing to run, then jumping in 20ish is dobale but definitely draining.
I never found my "limit" to # of tandems. I have done 12-15 a day many times out of a Cessna DZ. The limit is imposed by daylight, not my stamina. But heck, I'm only 57 years old. Maybe when I get old, I'll cut back.
6 students with 90kg (~200 lbs) especially with BMI 28+ will exhaust me as much as 8 tandems with let's say students around 80 kg, though 
