Background

There is currently no national training or proficiency standard for Commercial Jump Pilots. The intention of this page is to share the curriculum DZONE® operators use when training their pilots, to help create a standard across our industry. If you have a suggestion for this page, please Contact Us!

Our Jump Pilot Proficiency Standards

• General
  • Knowledge of company pre-flight and post flight nuances for jump operations
  • Aircraft protocols, specific standards, and a standard check list (pre flight, briefing, starting, run up, min fuel standards – things iike that)
  • Aircraft operations safety and briefings
  • Every employee has knowledge and is a safety officer and can shut operations down for unsafe conditions.
  • Weight & Balance
  • Fuel Requirements
  • Company Profiles for Climb, Jump-run, decent.
• Loading Jumpers / Ground
  • Prop danger zone
  • No one allowed in front of aircraft after engine start
  • Staying alert while idling and taxi
  • Safety restraint use and requirements. Jump master responsible for student training before loading. (including protecting pilot chute/reserve handle in aircraft)
• Jump Door Operations
  • Knowledge of Jump Door limitations (speeds)
  • Proficiency in opening and close jump door safely while in flight, adhering to limitations
• Jump Run Operations
  • Knowledge of adverse effect with Jumpers outside on airframe step or other (drag, blocking elevator, etc)
  • Show Proficiency maintaining stable flight with multiple jumpers out on step/airframe
• Skydiving related emergency operations
  • Engine failure with skydivers aboard (low and high altitude regimes)
  • Jumper entangled to aircraft
  • Fire scenarios
  • Structural failure
  • Deployment inside aircraft
• Alcohol/drug use:
  • FAA regulations for pilot AND SKYDIVERS
  • Company policy
• Emergency parachute training
  • Egress command for skydivers
  • Egress procedure for pilot (clearing the aircraft)
  • Emergency parachute deployment
  • Emergency parachute landing
• Engine operation (Company specified)
  • Maximum Temperatures
  • Maximum Cooling Rates (Shock cooling discussion) (Piston Aircraft)
  • Relationship of EGT, rich/lean to power production and cylinder temperature/pressure
• Multiple Jump Plane Operations (Non-Formation)
• Multiple Aircraft Formation Jump Operations

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