Actually this is not exactly a last minute thing. I found a pilot a year ago and cleared it with the tower and landing location, which is a golf course by the way, with a landing area as big as our drop zone! He is essentially just doing a hop n pop and a basic pattern and landing. We don't swoop. We do have 170 jumps and a B license. And two days ago when we practiced hop n pops at the dz he was landing within 10 feet of his target. When our first pilot flaked out a month ago, we contacted the DZ in Jackson and they were up for doing the jump. Then 3 weeks ago the owner warned us that he might not have his plane available. That is why we are scrambling last minute to find a replacement pilot and plane. And why my post requests a pilot WITH a jump plane, since we know the door is an issue.
Luckily it sounds like our pilot (who runs the DZ in Jackson) is going to be able to come through. Thanks for the warnings, but we got this!