They all know you'd rather not jump out of a perfectly good airplane. But here's how to avoid an encounter between skydivers and your perfectly good airplane.If you fly much, you've certainly heard this radio call: "One minute to skydivers away over Zephyrhills ... use caution, 13,500 feet and below ... one minute to skydivers away." The very same call is made thousands of times a day across the U.S. at hundreds of commercial drop zones (DZs).It's not just a courtesy, either. Pilots of skydiving aircraft are required by FAR 105 to warn nearby pilots and to advise ATC of pending skydiving operations. Of all the FARs, this aspect of 105 may be the one that's most strictly adhered to, for both skydiving operations and the skydivers themselves have much at stake.Regulations aside, pilots of all ilks have to co-exist with other users of the airspace and skydivers are just another group, albeit a small one. The last thing you want is a skydiver coming through your windshield and believe me, as a skydiver, I'm just as motivated to not become a hood ornament on your Cessna.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/features/sharing-the-air-with-skydivers