What is your favorite aircraft to skydive from?

Only 2 drop zones in the States fly it, including Skydive Tecumseh. Shorts SC-7 - Skyvan. The Skyvan is a favorite of most skydivers because of its 6 ft tall rear exit ramp. It can haul 23 skydivers up to altitude in a fair amount of time. A rare jump plane, with only 4 drop zones in the U.S. read more

Other aircraft like helicopters are fun because jumping from them provides a different sensation than an airplane. In sport skydiving helicopters usually hover while jumpers exit so there is no forward speed therefor the sensation of falling is more prominent for the first three seconds or so. read more

With the P&W R-2800 (acknowledged to have been the most dependable aircraft engine of WWII) producing 2800 hp, this thing could really haul, and with the air cooled 18 cylinder radial engine, the pilot’s chances of survival was infinitely better than in an aircraft with a water cooled engine. read more

Probably the most versatile skydiving plane in the turbine world, the Twin Otter, a fixed gear aircraft that boasts predictable flying characteristics and engine redundancy (i.e., if an engine goes out, there’s another engine to keep the plane flying), is one of the safest options in the air. read more

In sport skydiving helicopters usually hover while jumpers exit so there is no forward speed therefor the sensation of falling is more prominent for the first three seconds or so. Balloons are similar, but quiet so that's interesting too. read more