hjortur

Hi We are located in Hella which is on the way from Reykjavik (95 km from downtown) to Thorsmork. There are buses from Thorsmork to Reykjavik which goes through Hella. http://trex.is/thorsmork/ Google maps We are open on weekends only from early August and September. This is based on weather and bookings. If there is a big group we will open by request on weekdays. Best regards, Skydive Iceland. --------------------------------------------------------- Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway !

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Congratulations with your jumps and welcome to the family. --------------------------------------------------------- Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway !

Here you can see some of the activity which is going on here on Top of the Rock... http://www.pressan.is/Frettir/Lesafrett/nordurljos-dansa-yfir-bardarbungu-otrulegt-myndskeid-slaer-i-gegn-erlendis --------------------------------------------------------- Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway !

The Cookie Monster suite is privatly owned but has been availible on the dropzone. We have set minimum 250 jumps to fly that suite because of increased drag on the head and because it is very fluffy which can disturb emergency procedures. --------------------------------------------------------- Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway !

hehe, We managed to skydive most of the days during the Eyjafjallajokull eruption ;) If you join us anytime I will personally drive you to the glacier to kick it's ass in revenge that is if we are not able to skydive on the top of it. --------------------------------------------------------- Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway !

I just posted the annual video from our Icelandic skydiving sisters (DDD - Drop Down Divas). https://vimeo.com/87657973DDD - Annual 2013 video. --------------------------------------------------------- Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway !

You are welcome any day. We start jumping in April through October. --------------------------------------------------------- Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway !

Greetings to everyone. Just wanted to post our annual video from Skydive Iceland in 2013. If you want to make a skydive between the glaciers and volcanos in Iceland please contact us atSkydive.is. Annual video link Greetings from the Top of Rock HB Skydive Iceland --------------------------------------------------------- Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway !

I'm not a mechanic or even a pilot. I just pay the bills and use the plane to skydive from. I'll get the needed info later this week when our mechanic and chief pilot have checked out the figures and weighted the Cessna. --------------------------------------------------------- Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway !

Hi VPJR Thank you for this point. When we had it modified last year it was weighted with and without the skydiving modifications and new weight/balance charts done. --------------------------------------------------------- Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway !

Hi VPJR Thank you very much for this info. I will have my specialists research our loadsheet and determine the max load for our airplane. At least this totally changes our situation from the other regulation which our broker and mechanic have been pointing on as a barrier to be able to fly with 6 skydivers. Blue skies and thanks for all your inputs. HB Skydive Iceland. --------------------------------------------------------- Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway !

Our dropzone is about 20-50 Meters (60-150 feet) asl. We do turn 5 skydivers load to 10K in 0,5 TAC hours from start to shutdown of the motor. We take AFF to 12K and the extra 2K with 2-3 persons is average about 0,1 TAC hours. Of course we don't have the temperature problem up here in the north since ground temperature is usually not above 20-25° C. Foreign skydivers do talk about the speedy climb of our airplane but I don't have comparison since I havn't jumped from 206 abroad. --------------------------------------------------------- Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway !

Hi everyone Thanks for all your inputs. VPJR: I'm waiting to get info about where this limitation is specified but I do believe that it is in the FAA approved Flight manual of the Cessna 206-U. We have had everything unrelated to skydiving ripped out, Horton Stol kit installed, Vortex generators installed, skydiving steps installed and Lexan rollup door installed. The motor is IO-550 so we do have the power to climb but last year a 5 skydiver load was in average 0,5 TAC hours from start to shutdown on the motor. The load balance sheets after the changes are way over the weight of 6 skydivers according to our mechanic after those changes. We always just carry 2 loads + reserve of fuel to minimize the take off weight of each load. According to FAA regulation - AC No: 105-2C Sport Parachute Jumping 14. Pilot responsibilities F. Seatbelts and Approved Loading. FAR Section 91.14 permits persons aboard an aircraft for the purpose of participating in sport parachuting activities to use the floor of the aircraft for a seat. Seatbelts must be provided for each person and their installation must be approved. The approved number of persons which can be carried is found on the aircraft's type certificate data sheet, supplemental type certificate data sheet, Form 337 (field approval), or in the FAA-approved flight manual. Does anyone have or know about someone that has got a Field approval for 6 skydiver configuration? Best regards, HB Skydive Iceland. --------------------------------------------------------- Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway !

Hi everyone Here in Iceland w have US registerd Cessna 206-U which we got last year after installing all neccesary skydiving modifycations in US before flown to Iceland. One of the mods was to install 6 skydiver seat-belts with STC, but for some reason the docs for the plane still states that max number of passengers are 5 persons. My airplane broker in US tells me that it needs a FAA Field approval to have it registred for 6 skydivers. Since we are operating in Iceland it would be a big hazzle to get Field Approval up here in the north. Does anyone have some docs or info about this approval or what I can do to have the docs changed and send up 6 skydivers in each load? Best regards, HB Skydive Iceland. --------------------------------------------------------- Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway !

Hi Thanks for the info. I have sent a e-mail to USPA with request of this solution for us. We have to do something to be able to supply skydive operation without freesing all our passangers in our cold temperature here in the north. Blue Skies Hjortur. --------------------------------------------------------- Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway !

Hi Thanks for your postings. This is a Cessna P206D with a forward door (no cargo door in the back). Picture can be seen at http://www2.airliners.net/photo/Cessna-P206-Super/1683092/&sid=8c8c8ac844b5c17243b7b1bd091e6c33 I have been trying to send Van Pray JR e-mail which I found on the home site that his profile points to but havn't got any response yet. Will try to send him a dropzone message. What I would like to do is to get someone that has done those kind of solution before and knows the trial and errors to do it. If that's not possible I am looking for some drawings or detail pictures of how to create as safe solution as possible for my rigger to work with. Best regards for all your responses. Blue skies. Hjortur --------------------------------------------------------- Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway !

Has anyone pictures of canvas (soft door) on Cessna or anyone that is able to take some pictures for me? I'm trying to get some pictures of canvas doors so I can have my Rigger create one for me since I'm not able to find any person which has done this kind of doors before. Please post some or send me a mail with pictures on hjortur[at]jump.is --------------------------------------------------------- Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway !

Thank you for your advices. I will try to get those documents and apply according to them. --------------------------------------------------------- Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway !

Hi My problem is that I need a bigger airplane to handle 2-4 weeks of high season. We usually run on Cessna 206 but just need a little bit bigger plane for this period. Since I'm located in Iceland (a long ferry flight from USA or Europe) it will become a very expensive to fly in a Porter or simular for this period. That's why I can pay a little bit more per hour in lease on airplane already in Iceland. There is one 402 Cessna which I can lease up here but we are strugling with flight regulations regarding flying with skydivers. That's why I'm looking for some dropzone in Europe with this airplane in operation. I know about some in the States, one in South Africa and have heard of one in New Zeland but non in Europe. If someone knows about some Porter for lease in north of Norway or dosn't charge a arm and a leg to fly up here to the Rock in the North I would also be very greatful ;o) Best regards, Hjortur. --------------------------------------------------------- Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway !

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Hi Does anyone know about dropzone in Europe using Cessna 402 airplane for skydiving operation. If you do please send me some info about that dropzone. Best regards, Hjortur. --------------------------------------------------------- Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway !

It's not currupted and the camera is not broken. The thing is that maximum picture left counter does show max 999 pictures left. If you have 4 Gig memory card you will have more that 999 pictures to shoot (depending on picture resulution and size). When you will come to the point that you have 998 pictures left it will start counting down. --------------------------------------------------------- Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway ! --------------------------------------------------------- Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway !

Thx. Still working on the technique but it's slowly getting better. --------------------------------------------------------- Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway !

Hi everybody. I have been doing some videos and stills for the last year. This is my best one from this summer on my opinion. --------------------------------------------------------- Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway !