#flycessna

Cessna 208 Caravan Skydive Australia

Registration: VH-DZZ Type: C208 Engines: 1 × TPE-331-12JR Serial Number: 208-00197 First flight: 2001

Skydive Australia is an Australian based adventure tourism leisure company. From its origins in Wollongong in 1999, grown to become the largest tandem skydive operation in the Southern Hemisphere. Skydive Australia now provides skydiving experiences in 14 locations in Australia and in 3 locations in New Zealand. Having started with a single Cessna 206 single-engine aircraft, Skydive Australia now operates one of the largest fleets of Cessna 208 Caravan aircraft, with a total of more than 17 aircraft, granting employment to over 50 pilots throughout Australia and New Zealand. Many Cessna 208 Caravan aircraft have been converted to Honeywell (Garrett) TPE331 engines.

Cessna 208 Caravan Skydive Ramblers

Registration: VH-DKV Type: C208 Engines: 1 × PWC PT6A-114A Serial Number: 20800280 First flight: 1998

Founded in 1972, Skydive Ramblers is the oldest and most experienced skydiving institution in Queensland, Australia. The Ramblers drop zone regarded as one of the Top 10 drop zones in the World, for the facilities, the training courses, the weather, the aircraft, the people and the fun. In June 2010, Ramblers purchased their first brand new Cessna 208 Caravan aeroplane. Cessna Caravans were the official competition aircraft for the Australian National Skydiving Championships from 2000-2003, and the POPS World Championships in 2008, all held at the Ramblers drop zone.