SKY DIVING PLT WAS RPTED BY ANOTHER ACFT PLT OF DROPPING PARACHUTISTS THROUGH CLOUDS.

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AS THE PLT OF THE JUMP OPS FOR THE DAY APR/XX/96; I WAS MADE AWARE THAT ANOTHER PLT FLYING IN THE AREA OF THE TRENT LOTT INTL ARPT IN A C182 HAD TAKEN IT UPON HIMSELF TO RPT UNSAFE OPS WITH THE PARACHUTE JUMPING OPS TO THE FAA. HE STATES THAT I WAS ALLOWING THE SKYDIVERS TO EXIT THE ACFT IN SOLID IFR CONDITIONS; AND THAT WE WERE UNSAFE TO OTHER ACFT. AFTER I HAD LANDED THE AIRPLANE I HEARD A CALL MADE OVER THE RADIO TO MOBILE APCH CTL STATING THIS. FROM HIS PERCEPTION FLYING UNDER THE CLOUDS; IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO LOOK UP AND SEE IF THERE ARE ANY HOLES OR BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS IN A SMALL AREA THAT HE WAS ABLE TO SEE. FROM AN ALT OF 14000 FT AGL AND THE VISIBILITY BEING UNRESTR YOU CAN SEE FOR MI; AND LOOKING DOWN YOU CAN SEE HOLES OR BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS. IN ABSOLUTELY NO WAY WOULD I ALLOW SKYDIVERS TO EXIT THE ACFT IN IFR CONDITIONS OR THROUGH CLOUDS. IT IS NOT ONLY UNSAFE; BUT THEY (THE SKYDIVERS) WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THE GND AND IT WOULD MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM TO LAND BACK AT THE LNDG AREA WHICH IS LOCATED AT THE ARPT. I NOT ONLY FOLLOW FARS; BUT WE HAVE OUR OWN SAFETY REQUIREMENTS THAT I FOLLOW. THE ONLY REASON WHY THIS FORM IS BEING FILLED OUT IS BECAUSE ANOTHER PLT WITH NO KNOWLEDGE OF SKYDIVING OPS IS PERCEIVING SOMETHING HE COULD NOT SEE FROM THE ALT AND POS HE WAS AT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THE COMPLAINING PLT WAS ONE THAT HAD REGISTERED COMPLAINTS WITH THE LCL FAA FSDO OFFICE IN THE PAST REGARDING THE PARACHUTING OF SKYDIVERS THROUGH THE CLOUDS. EVEN THOUGH THE FAA HAS INVESTIGATED IN THE PAST; THERE HAS BEEN NO ACTION TAKEN SINCE IT IS DIFFICULT TO PROVE. RPTR FURTHER STATED THAT SAFETY IS ALWAYS THE FIRST CONSIDERATION BEFORE A JUMP IS MADE; AND THAT IT WOULD BE UNSAFE IF THE PARACHUTIST COULD NOT SEE THEIR LNDG SITE BECAUSE OF ANY OBSTRUCTION SUCH AS CLOUDS. THE ACFT OPERATED ON THIS OCCASION WAS A BEECHCRAFT E90 TURBOPROP. RPTR'S ALT WAS 14000 FT AND NOT 1400 FT. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THE RPTR FURNISH SKYDIVER WITNESSES FOR THE FAA INVESTIGATORS TO INTERVIEW IN ORDER TO ASSURE THAT THEY WERE NOT DROPPED THROUGH CLOUDS.