Wow, I'd not heard of the plane rides before. Our dz seems to make the call early on students, perhaps to avoid that risk because the Caravan is very small - I wouldn't want to land in the back sitting on those little wooden benches with the door open, lol. Do your instructors stay in the plane too?
BPA Manual Section 3, part 1.4:
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If for any reason a Student Parachutist does not jump, an instructor (who is not the pilot) must remain in the aircraft with the Student Parachutist(s).
Not able to jump my AFF1 but still a great weekend at the dz
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BPA Manual Section 3, part 1.4: