As a past sky diver driver, I used to dump them at 7200 out of a Cessna 182,
and touch down the same time they did. The process I used was to first
close the cowl flaps, close the throttle to 15" of mp.and roll into a steep
bank. I didn't spin but I did have a tight spiral and typically saw the VSI
go to numbers like 8,000fpm.
I agree it does sound like the plane ran into the jumper. We used to have a
BT-13 pilot that loved to split S after the jumpers left the back seat and
then when the guys got their chutes open, he would buzz just over the top of
your canopy. It gave me a good dose of adrenalin the first time he did it
to me.
S. Fields
"Nick Funk" wrote in message
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I have seen jump planes beat the sky diver down. Many times I have seen
the pilot put a plane (Cessna) into a spin from 10,000 to 12,000 feet
and pull at about 1500 feet, usually near the downwind leg of the
pattern. Many times the plane is on the runway before the sky diver
touches down.



jerry wass wrote:
How did the jumper jump outa that plane, travel upward & forward & break
his legs on the L.E. of the wing outboard the engine nacele ???
'twas on the OK news last nite, but didn't catch where it happened..