If you are seeing those things where you are jumping and are concerned.
Perhaps you have a right to be concerned.

Aircraft operations have to adhere to Part 91 for cloud clearances,
aerobatic maneuvers, altitude restrictions, Oxygen etc. Once everyone is
out, the pilot has a parachute, he can do what ever within the POH
limitations.

Define "altitude violations"

Parachute operations are under Part 105. Part 105.17 says no jumping in or
through clouds. Special permission required for all "controlled" airspace
such as Class B, C, and D.

I would not want to be the pilot or parachutists that knowingly "busts a
reg" and then have it displayed on YouTube.

BT


"Ricky" wrote in message
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I just got through watching several skydiving videos trying to
motivate myself to plunk down the money to continue my AFF jumps.

As a pilot/mechanic, I have continually been alarmed at the seeming
disregard for federal regulations in the sport, or are they?

Do jump planes operate under a waiver that permits such things as
aerobatic maneuvers, cloud clearance violations, altitude violations,
oxygen violations, and others?

How about jumpers? Do they get a waiver to bust through clouds and
otherwise bust FAA regs as they see fit?

Is skydiving just something where the regs are "swept under the rug"
and not really paid too much attention to and that's just an "accepted
part of the sport?"

I am a somewhat law-abiding and FAA reg-concious person (I'm an a/c
mechanic, too) so perhaps I am being overly-alarmed at the violations
I have witnessed. It's amazing the amount of busts that are freely
videoed, as well.

Any input ya'll may have on this would be appreciated.

Ricky