Section 6.6 covers parachute operations at Basic Air Shows. The shortversion: jump operations are in scope, circle-the-jumper is not.

Walk me through why circle-the-jumper is excluded at the Basic level. Itseems like a relatively common act.

It introduces a second aircraft actively maneuvering in the flying displayarea while jumpers are under canopy. That’s a multi-element airspacemanagement task that requires Standard Air Boss competencies. At theBasic level, you’re managing one act airborne at a time — a circling jumpaircraft and descending jumpers violates that constraint. It’s an SAB-leveloperation.

So for a permitted jump operation, what does the coordination look likebefore the main brief?

Jump operations require a separate, specialized briefing with the jumpmaster after the main performers briefing. You confirm the jump aircraft’sintegration with the one-act-at-a-time rule — while the jump aircraft isactive, nothing else is airborne. The landing zone is physically separatedfrom spectators, and the FDA clearance procedure during canopy descentis briefed explicitly.

Wind drift planning — how far in advance is that worked?

The jump master owns the exit point calculation, accounting for wind atjump altitude and surface winds. Your role is to confirm the planned exitpoint keeps canopy descent within the briefed bounds and away from thecrowd. Schedule-wise, build time after landing for jumpers to fully clearthe landing zone before the next act enters the flying display area. Thatbuffer is part of your show schedule, not an afterthought.