Skydiving pilots

[califlyer78 0]

So I'm likely moving to Hawaii and want a job dropping skydivers. I've only jumped once myself though have full intentions of many more...if you're on my plane, hope I don't decide to go while you'e up with me ha ha ha!! Anyway, I'm new to the site and hoping someone knows of a school that may be looking for a pilot that's a lot of fun, a hard worker, and loves to fly/jump! I'm not a mechanic, though


Nicki

[Tailwheel 0]

Best advice I can give you is to check out the local DZ's and see what they are looking for. Are you familiar with WWW.DiverDriver.com it's a great site for those of us who fly the loads. Don't forget to check the classifieds right here. If that does'nt work you can always resort to bribery and blackmail.He He. Good luck with the search and enjoy Hawaii.

[califlyer78 0]

Hey, thanks for the info... I'm going to call all three of the DZ's I've found so far. Who are you?

[skymama 35]

Welcome to the forums!

She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man,
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

[Tailwheel 0]

I'm batman.

[califlyer78 0]

Hi skymama

And would you believe it batman....I'm Robin!! Where have you been? And what'd you do to the batmobile???

[Tailwheel 0]

hey Robin go check your messages bar. It should be red and have a message from me. Can't let all the skydivers know the secrets of the secret society.

[Aviatrr 0]

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Anyway, I'm new to the site and hoping someone knows of a school that may be looking for a pilot that's a lot of fun, a hard worker, and loves to fly/jump! I'm not a mechanic, though


Nicki

Hey. Well, first of all, speaking as a skydiver and a pilot.....I prefer pilots that skydive as well. Not pilots that PLAN to skydive, but pilots that are experienced skydivers. I also prefer pilots with a fair amount of experience(at least 1000TT - preferably some time as a CFI - for the smaller aircraft). I don't want to be in the airplane with a fresh commercial pilot with the ink still wet on their ticket. I've been there - he damn near killed me. Experience means a lot - regardless of how good of a pilot somebody is.

With that said, the best thing to do is go in person to the DZ's around your area. If you can't do that(which I'm guessing you can't since you said you are moving, not that you have moved) - then call and see who to talk to(usually DZO at smaller DZ's) regarding a position. Talk to that person, let them know your experience level and when you will be arriving in the area, and then send a resume via mail or fax. Follow up in a week or two. If you don't hear anything significant by the time you arrive, go visit them in person.

The first part of this was not to discourage you if you are a low timer....just letting you know what I expect - as a pilot and a skydiver. I fly for a living, so I don't fly when I go to the DZ - I just want to jump. I have flown jumpers in the past, but I don't anymore.

Good luck!

Mike

[califlyer78 0]

Thanks for the pointers!! I've already contacted some people. I'm not a totally new pilot... I'm still new but the ink has definately dried... I have 560 Multi, 365 turbine, and 245 turbojet (almost entirely 135 but some 91 corporate as well and air ambulance) but my low total time is proving problematic for insurance companies. Anyway, I do appreciate the pointers and I'll keep at it!

Nicki

[MikeTJumps 4]

Nevada Airlift in Henderson, NV has a C-206 jump pilot training program!

Mike Turoff
Instructor Examiner, USPA
Co-author of Parachuting, The Skydiver's Handbook