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Yes, a very solid hit.

Afraid to say it looks like that to me too.

Yes but if you put 4 pilots together you'll get 5 strongly held views!

This is a constant concern when I'm flying the Jab.

I agree. I've never done it and don't particularly want to, it looks v risky.

That's what I was worried you'd say. I'd hate to be a pilot of one of these, knowing all 16 jumpers are hanging on by their fingernails. And if one comes loose they might dislodge the rest. This is what I thought happened in 2010, but I thought, surely this sport can't be that haphazard.

Hi Bob, Thanks, all good to know. You're right about the media. Years ago I attended the Swiss national 'diving championships and was impressed at how they could put one foot precisely on the target. However I have no desire to leap out of a perfectly good aircraft. I would like to know how everyone is restrained during takeoff. Cheers

Maybe that's what caused this crash? We don't know it to be an engine failure do we? The TPE331 is said to be very reliable. Is this what caused the 2010 Fox Glacier crash? The more I hear about skydiving the more it scares me. There seems to be a different mindset in skydiving, too much left to chance.

It was reported elsewhere that they were at 500 ft. If at 12.500 they would probably dump the cargo, and would have plenty of time to set up a nice landing on the strip, as happened at Cairns in 2009.

Skydiving operations scare me. Do they wear seatbelts? The passenger seats would have been removed to fit 17, which seems a lot for a 208. Well done to the pilot.

OK thanks. Enstone looks good.

I'm visiting the UK later this year (assuming it's still U) and will be at Oxford. I like to take a flight, check out where I am from the air. Can anyone recommend a flight school where I could hire a plane (something like a C152 would be fine) + instructor? Thanks

Well, if he didn't pull the lever and the landing ended badly, say with serious injuries, he'd never forgive himself. I think the only person who can make the decision is him. He certainly didn't pull the lever as his first response: he tried to get to landing fields.

Just when I thought people couldn't get any lower: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-31/qld-sea-world-chopper-pilot-ashley-jenkinson-traffic-fine-fraud/102169718

A father of two young kids, a terrible tragedy. Condolences to the family and friends.