Small Aircraft; Low Wing; 1 Eng; Fixed Gear
Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Glider; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Sea; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 18; Flight Crew Total 2747; Flight Crew Type 2703
Confusion; Situational Awareness; Time Pressure; Workload
Conflict NMAC; Deviation - Track / Heading All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter Bird / Animal
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Procedure; Human Factors; Airport
S43 is a privately-owned public-access airport; with a flight school with fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft; and a sky diving operation. Advanced and tandem sky divers land in a designated LZ on the airport; near the north end of the airport; just east of the runway. Sky divers stay east of the runway. (Less experienced sky divers land about a mile east of the airport.)The sky was clear; visibility greater than 10 miles; with a light wind from the north. While doing my preflight and preparing for takeoff; I intermittently saw sky divers landing in the LZ. They were all approaching the LZ form the east; over a taxiway; assuring that there would be no conflicts with aircraft using the runway. I also noticed a helicopter working the traffic pattern. I recognized the helicopter.Runway 33 is clearly marked with a large sign advising pilots to turn to a heading of 290 degrees as soon as practical for noise abatement. As I started my takeoff roll on runway 33; I saw several sky divers descending; all east of the runway. As I climbed through about 200-300 feet AGL; I saw a skydiver swing wide to the west side of the drop zone; right over the right edge of the runway; right in front of me. I estimated the sky diver to be about 100 feet above me; descending quickly. Although the sky diver turned back to my right; away from the runway; I immediately started my left turn to 290 degrees; to assure that I missed the sky diver. My attention was focused on the sky diver; to be sure that they kept moving away from me. About 20 degrees into the turn I took a quick look to my left; in the direction of my turn. I was surprised to see the training helicopter about 70-80 feet away; at my altitude; converging. The helicopter appeared to be in level flight; flying parallel to the runway; in my same direction; at my altitude. I can't think of any logical reason for it to have been there. Had I continued the turn to 290; a midair would have been likely. I immediately turned back to my right; toward the runway. Fortunately; the sky diver was now clear of my flight path. I continued on my flight without further incident.
A pilot departed S43 Runway 33. At 200 feet the pilot turned left to avoid a parachutist which resulted in a NMAC with a helicopter in the landing pattern.