Weather? What weather?

Argghhh.

I did some more ground training with Doc Larry. More is better! This would have been my first time in a Caravan, so we used the mock-up down by the picnic tables to work on that. Seems more difficult that the Porter we used in May, but still easier than a Cessna.

If was a mostly beautiful morning. Hot, but mostly clear. The clouds starting rolling in when I was getting geared up. It got worse over the next 15 minutes.

We got on load 5. Grant (Shipley? Shurtleff?) was going to be the outside, reserve side guy. Harold (White? Stone?) was going to be the inside, main side guy. A group of 3 went first to do some formation stuff. 3 tandems went next. That left us. Being an AFF student, I need a bigger hole to jump through. Matt flew us around and around. Seems like 4 or 5 passes. The clouds kept closing everything up. Eventually, we landed with the plane.

I saw my first cut-away today. A guy who apparently doesn't usually pack his own rig packed his own malfunction. One of the control lines wouldn't come down.

Mental note - if I ever have to land with the plane again, turn around and face the front of the plane.