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Originally Posted by flyguy
Actually weekend traffic can run a LOT higher- look at the jets in this weekend photo!
This is the crux of the problem. No one I know of has any objections to skydiving per se- it's relatively safe. It's that the operators insist that they must drift down into the middle of this air traffic and land directly on the airport- between the active runaway and an active taxiway. In fact, when the wind is out of the southwest, they actually propose drifting across the active runway!
Beats me why they can't jump into a nearby field and ferry their clients back.
Here's a view that may help clear things up:
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So what happens when a plane wants to either takeoff or land when the jump plane is in the air ? And on a summer weekend, which is when their business would be the busiest, what kind of hourly rate of takeoffs / landings does Laconia typically have ? Lastly what kind of space is required for the jump landing area and what, if anything suitable, is available nearby ?
BTW -sounds like fun. I may have to go visit that simulated sky dive place in Nashua (
SkyVenture) and get "tuned up".
