Loren73 0 #1 Posted August 30, 2024 Good morning, for our Cessna 182J, we have civil aviation authorization for our skydive activity. We have the air deflector and the step. If we manufacture our skydive door do we need the STC ? Thank you for your feedback Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #2 August 30, 2024 If you already have the air deflector, you can skydive all day in warm weather. Judging by your profile, you are somewhere in Africa? What are typical air temperatures on the days that you jump? An inflight door makes it quieter, warmer and faster-climbing. An inflight door also reduces an inflight problem - like a loose pilot-chute - to a nuisance. Just leave the door closed, land the plane and repack on the ground. As for the step ... look at the article in the January 2024 issue of CANPARA magazine. Some steps are good while others are snagalicious! Please post o photo of your step. Third: what type of seat-belts do you have? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Loren73 0 #3 August 30, 2024 we need a door for our plane. The question is if we are making a door, do we need an STC? We need concrete information on this subject. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCS422 27 #4 August 30, 2024 3 hours ago, Loren73 said: we need a door for our plane. The question is if we are making a door, do we need an STC? We need concrete information on this subject. YES! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,439 #5 August 31, 2024 If you're in the USA, you need an STC. If you're not in the USA, then you should consult the government where you are. This is a very clear either/or kind of issue, but the authoritative answer should be available from resources in the country where the airplane flies. I don't know about an airplane that's modified and then flown to another country temporarily; I'm sure there's yet another exceedingly complicated set of rules covering that. Wendy P. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,720 #6 August 31, 2024 21 hours ago, wmw999 said: If you're in the USA, you need an STC Not necessarily. If your FSDO are cooperative a Form 337 field approval based on previously approved data will do. Sealand Aviation in Canada has a Canadian STC for the J model. I believe I used that STC to get an 8130-3 approval for a US registered Q model. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
