MU2 PLT DESCRIBED CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH SKYDIVERS AT SDM ARPT.

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BEFORE TAXI TO RWY 26R; PLT CALLED TFC (JUMP ACFT WAS ONLY OTHER ACFT PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE CONFLICT); STATED INTENTIONS TO DEPART RWY 26R; R DOWNWIND TO THE N. THE JUMP ACFT RESPONDED BY ASKING THE MU2 TO 'MAKE AN EARLY R TURNOUT. JUMPERS WERE OVER THE ARPT.' AFTER THE JUMP ACFT CLRED RWY 26R; THE MU2 RESTATED INTENTIONS AND INITIATED THE TKOF ROLL. AFTER APPROX 2000 FT; THE MU2 ROTATED AND WHILE RETRACTING THE LNDG GEAR; THE PAX IN THE R SEAT POINTED AT THE 12 O'CLOCK POS. AT THAT POINT; THE PIC SAW A SKYDIVER AT 12 O'CLOCK POS; AND SLIGHTLY ABOVE MU2 ALT. THE PLT IMMEDIATELY STARTED A R TURN TO AVOID SKYDIVER; ONLY TO SPOT AN ADDITIONAL SKYDIVER 30 DEGS R OF CTRLINE AT THE MU2'S ALT. THE PLT THEN INCREASED THE RATE OF TURN TO AVOID THE SECOND SKYDIVER. AFTER CLRING THE SKYDIVERS AND CLBING INTO THE R DOWNWIND; THE PLT OF THE MU2 ASKED THE JUMP ACFT IF IT WAS NORMAL FOR SKYDIVERS TO JUMP OVER THE RWY IN USE AT NIGHT. THE JUMP ACFT PLT RESPONDED BY STATING 'YOU KNOW...THEY DON'T HAVE MOTORS.' MU2 PLT RESPONDED BY DESCRIBING HOW CLOSE HE HAD COME TO A COLLISION WITH SKYDIVERS. FLT CONTINUED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NOTE: 1) JUMPERS WERE APPARENTLY MIL; 2) JUMP ACFT WAS A TWIN OTTER; 3) ARPT WAS NOTAMED FOR JUMPERS OVER THE ARPT; BUT DID NOT CLOSE ARPT OR STATE THEY WOULD BE JUMPING ONTO THE RWYS 26R OR 26L.