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Originally Posted by MattCFII  Here I am derailing my own thread   Another person who knows what it's like to be crammed in there. What airport did you fly out of? Really it would take a lot to fall out or even for the door to pop open unless the latch was broken. Airplanes stuff looks small, cheap, and weak but really the are usually pretty strong, lightweight, and damn expensive.
I flew skydivers for 5 years north of Fort Wayne. The door was open often. I once flew a load up to 10,000 feet and turned into a pretty steep bank turn to look down at their jump, so basically the big gaping door frame was about the only thing between me and the earth 2 miles down. No big deal because I did it all the time, until I got on the ground went to take off my seat belt and realized I forgot to put it on. Really it would have taken a lot for me to fall out but I made damn sure I had it on before I started the engine.  |
I was flying out of Tri State Aero down here in Evansville. The pilot was a super nice kid (maybe 18 or 19?). He said he was going to college to become a commercial pilot.
It really freaked me out because I couldn't fit in the seatbelt, so I had no back up restraint. It was also really hard to turn sideways in the plane in order to get the shots I needed. Space is definitely at a premium!