My boyfriend and I are avid skydivers and he throws two major events each year for skydivers. It would be awesome if we could find a Pitts 2 seater (with a pilot : ) that is equipped for dropping jumpers. The events are in Florida. Thanks for any assitance!

6 months later

My boyfriend and I are avid skydivers and he throws two major events each year for skydivers. It would be awesome if we could find a Pitts 2 seater (with a pilot : ) that is equipped for dropping jumpers. The events are in Florida. Thanks for any assitance!

This may sound strange, but I have never seen a 2 seat Pitts without the glass top. I am assuming that you jump over the side?

Have you jumped from one before?

2 months later

It is unlikely that you have ever jumped from a Pitts, much less a 2 seat Pitts. You leave a Pitts under one circumstance only, and that is if the plane is damaged or incapacitated. Find an individual with a Cessna 172 class aircraft, with a removable door, and you will find that you will survive the first 1.2 seconds of the jump.

a year later

There does appear to be a version of the S-2A without a canopy

ZS-MZN on Airliners.net (must learn how to add quotes and URL's sometime!)

or maybe the canopy was temporarily removed.

Long, long way from Florida though!

Malcolm.

a year later

While it's not common, it is done fairly regularly. This particular one is a Pitts S-2C.

While it's not common, it is done fairly regularly. This particular one is a Pitts S-2C.

Wow... First time I have every seen that done!!! : : :

Yep happens all the time...

http://youtu.be/bbk37_Mm9fc

24 days later