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• 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

• Caravan Pilots - Featured Pilot of the Month - Kathleen from SkyLink Express

  

  This is the first in a series titled "Caravan Pilots - Featured Pilot of the Month". It will start out here on the Caravan Pilots blog and will eventually move... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 TRAVEL

• Former Penta Airlines Caravans at Santarem Brazil

  

  I was upset to see these ex- Penta Airlines Grand Caravans: PT-MPB, PT-MPD and PT-MPG piled up in a field in Santarem Brazil, seen in the photo below. They... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2014 TRAVEL

• Skydive Perris and Its Skyvan Featured in a Dodge Ram Trucks Commercial

  A recently released Dodge Ram truck commercial features Skydive Perris' Shorts SC-7 Skyvan. It was filmed over the desert in Southern California a few months... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Airframe Icing and 600 Lbs of Excess Weight Led to C208B Caravan Crash

  

  Canada's Transportation Safety Board recently released its final report on a Cessna C208B Grand Caravan crash that happened on November 12, 2012 at Snow Lake,... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2014 TRAVEL

• In Honor of D-Day 93 Year Old Vet Skydives Tandem with Jay Stokes

  

  Tom Rice, 93, a U.S. Army veteran and a paratrooper during World War II went skydiving Friday in remembrance of D-Day. He was a member of the 101st Airborne... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Employee of Start Skydiving Has Died After Accident Involving Aircraft

  

  Sadly an employee of Start Skydiving in Middletown, OH that was in critical condition after walking into a spinning propeller Sunday around 1pm, passed away on... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Employee of Start Skydiving in Critical Condition After Accident Involving...

  

  An employee of Start Skydiving in Middletown, OH is in critical condition after walking into a spinning propeller Sunday around 1pm. She was airlifted to Miami... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Skydive Empuria Brava and Their Beech 99 with Its New Paint Scheme

  

  A nice shot of Skydive Empuria Brava, located in Girona Spain, and it's Beech 99 featuring it's fairly new paint scheme that matches it's parent company... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Meet Mickey Nuttall the Ultimate Body Pilot!

  

  One of the perks of being a Jump Pilot is that I get to meet some unique and super cool people. On a recent trip to Dallas I was honored to meet Mickey... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL

• New Grand Caravans and Routes for Mokulele Airlines

  

  Last month Mokulele Airlines began its expansion plans for 2014 by offering nonstop flights between Kahului, Maui and Honolulu, O'ahu. Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2014 TRAVEL

• Cessna Aircraft Sells Its 100th Grand Caravan EX!

  

  Cessna Aircraft Company recently announced that it has sold its 100th Grand Caravan EX. The latest model received FAA certification in January 2013 and is... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2014 TRAVEL

• 8 Skydivers Die After Plane Crash in Finland

  

  One of the deadliest air disasters in Finland's history occurred this past Easter Sunday. A Comp Air 8 kit-built airplane, that was a few minutes away from... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Fast and Furious Star Michelle Rodriguez Goes Skydiving in Dubai

  

  photo: Skydive DubaiThe actress Michelle Rodriguez definitely lived up to the title of one of her films and lived Fast and Furious by jumping out of an... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Sun 'n Fun International Fly-In and Expo 2014 - Celebrating 40 Years This Week!

  

  The annual Sun 'n Fun International Fly In and Expo is celebrating its 40th birthday this week April 1 - 6! Held every year at Florida's Lakeland Linder Regiona... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL

• Sun 'n Fun International Fly-In and Expo 2014 - Celebrating 40 Years This Week!

  

  The annual Sun 'n Fun International Fly In and Expo is celebrating its 40th birthday this week April 1 - 6! Held every year at Florida's Lakeland Linder Regiona... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2014 TRAVEL

• Has Skydive Las Vegas Purchased Sin City Skydiving?

  

  In business since 1993, Skydive Las Vegas operates a PAC 750 out of Boulder City Airport (BVU), about 20 miles southeast of "The Strip". Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL

• The ATSB Has Concluded Its On-site Investigation of the Skydiving Airplane...

  

  The Australian Transport Safety Board has concluded its on-site investigation concerning a Cessna 206 that crashed at Caboolture Airfield with a pilot and 4... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL

• 5 Dead in Skydiving Airplane Crash Near Brisbane Australia

  

  At approximately 11:30 am (AEST) a Cessna 206 with skydivers onboard crashed soon after take off from Caboolture Field near Brisbane Australia. Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2014 CAREER, TRAVEL