didi_br 0 #1 December 14, 2017 Hi everybody. Does anyone have pictures of a Piper Navajo jump plane? I am looking for some ideas for handles, benches, seatbelt. etc thank you Didi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kuai43 7 #2 December 14, 2017 Search for Fencebuster here on Dizzycom.Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
didi_br 0 #3 December 15, 2017 thanks. I will do it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brwonder 0 #4 December 15, 2017 At Skydive Big Sky we had a Navajo and now there is a Chieftain Navajo. Vancouver Skydive runs a Navajo. Depending on what kind of pictures you are looking for I might be able to help you. PM me if interested. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpwally 0 #5 December 15, 2017 Terrible jump plane.... smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keithbar 1 #6 December 18, 2017 Low wing correct? I think the jump team from ft. Campbell flew in one from Pier South Dakota to Bismarck North Dakota in the early 80s iirci have on occasion been accused of pulling low . My response. Naw I wasn't low I'm just such a big guy I look closer than I really am . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barefut 0 #7 December 18, 2017 http://www.dropzone.com/classifieds/Detailed/Aircraft/PIPER_NAVAJO_JUMPLANE_FOR_LEASE_._FOR_SALE__201282.html N420whiskeywhiskeyQuoteWhale oil beef hooked Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites riggerrob 643 #8 December 19, 2017 Sadly, I was Vancouver Skydive's Navajo for its last load on 2017 September 23. An overly-ambitious airport manager and under-ambitious air traffic controllers collaborated to ground the Navajo too often. As for seats, start with hard foam blocks 12" wide and 10" to 14" those dimensions work well in King Airs but the lower ceiling in Navajo will probably need to install only 10" of hard foam with a thin layer of plywood topped with closed cell camping matresses. Wrap the whole thing in vinyl or Cordura or carpet. Make the co-pilot's side bench the full distance from the co-pilot's instrument panel to the front door frame. Cut off the pilot's side benches couple of feet short of the door. As for seatbelts: call Hooker Harness. Leave the cargo rings in because they are handy for anchoring tandem students' side hooks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites fencebuster 7 #9 December 19, 2017 PMs sent with photos.Charlie Gittins, 540-327-2208 AFF-I, Sigma TI, IAD-I MEI, CFI-I, Senior Rigger Former DZO, Blue Ridge Skydiving Adventures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites fencebuster 7 #10 December 19, 2017 The wing spar does not allow you to run the bench all the way to the instrument panel. Much easier to sit on the floor and slide to the door. We have been running a Navajo for 3.5 years.Charlie Gittins, 540-327-2208 AFF-I, Sigma TI, IAD-I MEI, CFI-I, Senior Rigger Former DZO, Blue Ridge Skydiving Adventures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites riggerrob 643 #11 December 20, 2017 If you cut a spar-sized notch in the bottom of the bench, it will fit over the spar and can extend all the way forward to the co-pilot's instrument panel. Alternately, you could make the starboard bench in two pieces and remove the front part (forward of the spar) when the pilot's seat is occupied. Rob Warner Private Pilot Retired Air Force technician FAA Master Rigger Rigger Instructor and Examiner IAD, S/L, PFF Instructor Strong TIE TI for Racer, Sigma, Strong and Vector Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites didi_br 0 #12 January 5, 2018 thanks for your help. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
riggerrob 643 #8 December 19, 2017 Sadly, I was Vancouver Skydive's Navajo for its last load on 2017 September 23. An overly-ambitious airport manager and under-ambitious air traffic controllers collaborated to ground the Navajo too often. As for seats, start with hard foam blocks 12" wide and 10" to 14" those dimensions work well in King Airs but the lower ceiling in Navajo will probably need to install only 10" of hard foam with a thin layer of plywood topped with closed cell camping matresses. Wrap the whole thing in vinyl or Cordura or carpet. Make the co-pilot's side bench the full distance from the co-pilot's instrument panel to the front door frame. Cut off the pilot's side benches couple of feet short of the door. As for seatbelts: call Hooker Harness. Leave the cargo rings in because they are handy for anchoring tandem students' side hooks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fencebuster 7 #9 December 19, 2017 PMs sent with photos.Charlie Gittins, 540-327-2208 AFF-I, Sigma TI, IAD-I MEI, CFI-I, Senior Rigger Former DZO, Blue Ridge Skydiving Adventures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fencebuster 7 #10 December 19, 2017 The wing spar does not allow you to run the bench all the way to the instrument panel. Much easier to sit on the floor and slide to the door. We have been running a Navajo for 3.5 years.Charlie Gittins, 540-327-2208 AFF-I, Sigma TI, IAD-I MEI, CFI-I, Senior Rigger Former DZO, Blue Ridge Skydiving Adventures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #11 December 20, 2017 If you cut a spar-sized notch in the bottom of the bench, it will fit over the spar and can extend all the way forward to the co-pilot's instrument panel. Alternately, you could make the starboard bench in two pieces and remove the front part (forward of the spar) when the pilot's seat is occupied. Rob Warner Private Pilot Retired Air Force technician FAA Master Rigger Rigger Instructor and Examiner IAD, S/L, PFF Instructor Strong TIE TI for Racer, Sigma, Strong and Vector Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
didi_br 0 #12 January 5, 2018 thanks for your help. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
