Diverdriver
This Blog is about my travels around the world as a Contract Jump Pilot. I fly skydivers up to altitude and throw them out, and they pay me! Life is good!
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This Blog is about my travels around the world as a Contract Jump Pilot. I fly skydivers up to altitude and throw them out, and they pay me! Life is good!
LATEST ARTICLES ( 189 )
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Laugh at the Calf..... on the Taxiway!
So here I am on a peaceful Spring Day in Northern California taxiing in my Cessna 182 with a load of skydivers on what we thought would be an uneventful hop 'n... Read more
Posted on 31 March 2015 CAREER, TRAVEL -
Across the Atlantic in a Caravan!
To some, 5 days and 51 hours of flying across half of the globe in a single engine aircraft seemed like a silly idea. But it was an exciting journey flying... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2015 TRAVEL -
Feel Free to Join Our Jump Pilot Community!
Quite a few of our readers are Skydive Pilots aka Diver Drivers. I am as well and have created a Jump Pilot Community on Google+. Feel free to join! Read more
Posted on 19 March 2015 TRAVEL -
How a Wingsuiter Should NOT Be Exiting Your Skydive Aircraft
This is how a Wingsuiter should NOT be exiting your Skydive Aircraft. This guy is very lucky that he did not strike the horizontal stabilizer, severely... Read more
Posted on 15 March 2015 CAREER, TRAVEL -
The USPA Safety Day is March 14th. What Will You Speak About as Their Pilot?
The United States Parachute Association (USPA) designates the second Saturday in March of every year to be its Safety Day and this year that happens to be on... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2015 CAREER, TRAVEL -
Flying the EAA 1929 Ford Tri-Motor!
Recently I was honored to be able to fly EAAs 1929 Ford Tri-Motor! I flew it out of Shreveport Louisiana (DTN) on a beautiful sunny weekend. The Ford Tri-Motor... Read more
Posted on 04 March 2015 CAREER, TRAVEL -
New Jump Pilots, Let's Have a SAFE and Fun 2015!
Most of the Jump Pilot hiring is done between now and the end of April and I have been reminded of that this past week. A lot of emails from newly hired Jump... Read more
Posted on 03 March 2015 TRAVEL -
New Jump Pilots, Let's Have a SAFE and Fun 2015!
Most of the Jump Pilot hiring is done between now and the end of April and I have been reminded of that this past week. A lot of emails from newly hired Jump... Read more
Posted on 03 March 2015 CAREER, TRAVEL -
Featured Pilot of the Month - Shaun from Skydive Santa Barbara
Meet Shaun, a fellow Jump Pilot that I met a few years ago when I was hired to ferry a Caravan from Georgia to Illinois and then to Colorado. I am honored to... Read more
Posted on 29 December 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL -
Featured Pilot of the Month - Shaun from Skydive Santa Barbara
Meet Shaun, a fellow Jump Pilot that I met a few years ago when I was hired to ferry a Caravan from Georgia to Illinois and then to Colorado. I am honored to... Read more
Posted on 21 December 2014 TRAVEL -
Get Your Cessna SET at IAS in Their D-FUNK Caravan Approved by the LBA of Germany
Class Rating:Cessna Caravan D-FUNK is available as a training aircraft with an approved training program according to EASA.FCL for pilots who would like to get... Read more
Posted on 19 December 2014 TRAVEL -
Air Tindi Caravan Forced to Land on Frozen Lake After Flying into Icing...
Recently I was contacted by CJCD Moose FM in Yellowknife Canada and was informed that "they had an incident in the area involving a Caravan making a forced... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2014 TRAVEL -
Flying Skydivers in the C208B Grand Caravan
A good friend of mine has a website DiverDriver.com Our sites are similar in the fact that they are both intended to help our fellow pilots that are in the... Read more
Posted on 16 October 2014 TRAVEL -
Flying Skydivers in the C208B Grand Caravan
A good friend of mine has a website DiverDriver.com Our sites are similar in the fact that they are both intended to help our fellow pilots that are in the... Read more
Posted on 13 October 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL -
Featured Pilot of the Month - Lewis from Army Parachute Association
Meet Lewis, a pilot that I met in our Caravan Pilot group on Facebook. He is a British Caravan pilot flying skydivers in Germany for Army Parachute Association. Read more
Posted on 07 October 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL -
Caravan Pilots - Featured Pilot of the Month - Lewis from Army Parachute...
Meet Lewis, a pilot that I met in our Caravan Pilot group on Facebook. He is a British Caravan pilot flying skydivers in Germany for Army Parachute Association. Read more
Posted on 07 October 2014 TRAVEL -
New Shirts Available from CaravanPilot.com!
We have new shirts available from our site CaravanPilot.com! The logo is on the back and on the front upper left chest. These shirts are 100% cotton and come... Read more
Posted on 19 September 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL -
New T-Shirts Available from CaravanPilot.com!
We have new t-shirts available from our site, CaravanPilot.com! The logo is on the back and on the front upper left chest. These shirts are 100% cotton and... Read more
Posted on 19 September 2014 TRAVEL -
Shark Spotted at Skydive the Beach!
Skydive the Beach in Wollongong Australia and their C208 Caravan with the cool nose art paint job takes skydivers to the highest altitudes in all of Australia.... Read more
Posted on 04 September 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL -
SeaPort Airlines Starting Burbank - San Diego Service on October 1st
Portland Oregon based SeaPort Airlines has announced that it will begin a new California route between Burbank (BUR) and San Diego (SAN) starting October 1st... Read more
Posted on 27 August 2014 TRAVEL