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| a Dutch Aviation Media 2007 publication | ||
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| Skydive Rotterdam, changes from Pilatus PC-6 to Cessna Caravan | ||
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| Enjoy our small photo impression... | ||
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| ... when we were guest at SkyDive Rotterdam Airport ! | ||
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| Ed Groenen, pilot for Skydive gets the Porter out of the hangar on an early sundaymorning | ||
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| Lots of things have to happen before flight, such as checking the Weather radar at Rotterdam AP | ||
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| Also feeding the Grey-Redtail parrot Charlie. He sits next to the scanner and talks in frequencies ! | ||
| Also instructing the autor Kees, what to expect when para's hang outside the plane ! | ||
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| When the parachutists arrive they do the last checks on their gear and on eachother | ||
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| Finally it's time to get in the Porter, it's very narrow but it's also lot's of fun ! | ||
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| More or less like sardines in a tin-can, Ed Groenen taxies the PC-6 to the runway | ||
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| But these are some last dives, since the Porter is replaced by the Cessna Caravan | ||
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| We also follow the Cessna PH-BSU one sunny sunday with the Husky PH-KIS as photo-plane | ||
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| Skydive logo on the tail of the Cessna Caravan, and the 'Pilots office'. | ||
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| One chair is mounted as extra seat for another extra skydiver | ||
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| Ed explains about the special noise reducing propellor. 'We didn't have any complaints ever since' It's time to board now, and get up into the sky over Rotterdam | ||
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| Final checks again, and lets get moving, up and away ! | ||
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| It's a large fuselage, Ed has no problem sometimes sleeping in it while abroad. | ||
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| It's a nice plane, very suitable for the job. Rotterdam Airport, summer 2007 | ||
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| The PH-BSU comes in for the first load of this day... | ||
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| Ed flies the 'photo' PH-KIS today, and wears a cap so I have something to read in between... | ||
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| The Caravan gets nearer, the door is opened now... | ||
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| It's a funny sight, so near to this 'Para-bus' | ||
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| Flying over Rotterdam and the harbours, we finally reach the drop-zone marked with a 'T' | ||
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| We get very close now, the SkyDivers are ready... | ||
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| ... and they jump ! After all flights Ed has to do his registration of that day. | ||
| Thank you Ed for your kind help, patience, and safe flights. many happy landings ! | ||
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