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roostnureye

Autopilot on jump planes?

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phoenixlpr

***A G1000 Caravan jump plane?

I'd love to fly that!


Quite boring. Flying only take-off, jump-run and landing.

I saw the pilot trim for climb and play only with setting heading on auto...

I didn't say I'd use the autopilot. Just looks like a sweet plane to fly.
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Most jump-planes had auto-pilots installed when they were manufactured. However, by the time they have deteriorated enough that DZs can afford them, the de-icing boots have worn out (more patches than a CReW canopy), the cabin has too many cracks to pressurize, the heater does not heat anymore, the weather radar is mono-chromatic (meaning that it does not tell you anything), half the instruments on the co-pilot's side are no longer accurate, the windows are crazed, the upholstery was ripped out a long time ago (to make room for cargo),the radios are older than the pilot, the auto-pilot can barely hold heading on a calm day,...

In short, when you buy a 1960s vintage King Air, you are buying the instrument panel and the time remaining on the engines ... they throw in the airframe for free!
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JoeWeber

Rob,

You know me and you know that is not a universal truth. We need to quit accepting that is the way things are and that things will never change.

J.



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Now I vote with my dollars.
I never jumped from a Cessna 190.
I never jumped from a Lodestar.
I will never jump from another King Air (re. 2008 August 3).
I will never jump from another Beech 18 (re. 2002 Labour Day).
Slowly, the oldest and most decrepit airplanes are being retired from the skydiving fleet.

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JoeWeber

Rob,

You know me and you know that is not a universal truth. We need to quit accepting that is the way things are and that things will never change.

J.



For the win! :-)
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