How To Avoid Having A Skydiver For A Hood Ornament

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Key Takeaways:

  • Pilots' common nervousness about flying near airports with skydiving operations is unnecessary.
  • When transitioning past a dropzone airport, pilots should avoid it by three to four miles on the downwind side.
  • If landing at an airport with a skydiving dropzone, pilots should not overfly the dropzone itself.
  • Maintain a normal (not too tight) pattern when landing at such airports.
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Pilots are often nervous about flying into or around airports with skydiving operations. There’s really no need to be, as Paul Bertorelli explains in this AVweb video. Just avoid the airport by three or four miles on the downwind side when transitioning and don’t overfly a dropzone airport if you’re landing there. Just fly a normal (not too tight) pattern.

Thanks to Ed Scott at Jumpers Away for assistance in producing this video.

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