Skydiving and FAA regs

On May 23, 8:12*am, tp wrote:
On May 22, 12:38*pm, "Robert M. Gary" wrote:

What type of altitude violation could a jumper violate? They are
always transitioning through altitude. I have seen that cloud
clearance does seem to get ignoried and probably shouldn't. We lost a
Piper near here about 5 years ago when a sky diver fell through the
plane, killing all on board.

-Robert

This one happened in 1993......no clouds involved.

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief2.asp?...3&ntsbno=BFO94....

Has there been a similar accident since then?

TonyP

There have been but I can't recall specifics.

FWIW, I've been under canopy at drop zones with regular operating
hours, NOTAMs filed, radio comms to ATC (Houston) and been amazed to
see GA pilots blithely flying through a formation of jumpers under
canopy. I was close enough to see the faces in the front seats.

It works both ways...pilots should also be aware of jump operations
and when they hear 'jumpers in the air' should really be paying
attention.