grue 1 #1 August 27, 2005 Accounting for inflation if you're an old timer (Calculator: http://www.westegg.com/inflation/!), how much did everything involved with getting your "A" cost you? FJC, jumps, rentals, USPA fees, licence fee. If you bought geat on student status, don't count that! For me: FJC - $165 4 more static lines to get to freefall, 1 for recurrency after winter - $40/each ($200) 19 freefalls, with gear rental: $25/each ($475) USPA membership fee: $52 Licence fee: $20 Total: $912cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattjw916 2 #2 August 27, 2005 Somewhere around $3000 2 tandems 7 AFF 2 high solos 1 low solos 12 coach jumps 1 fun jump Took me a few weeks to do, haven't stopped since.NSCR-2376, SCR-15080 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prepheckt 0 #3 August 27, 2005 $1630. I did the ASP Program at Eloy one summer."Dancing Argentine Tango is like doing calculus with your feet." -9 toes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cave_nate 0 #4 August 27, 2005 With the AFP progression: (if i got the numbers right?) 3 tandems @ 180 = 540 9 AFP jumps @ 180 =1620 5 coach jumps @ 80 = 400 high and low solo and A check out jump = 110 gear rental guesstimate @ 65 a day = 400 misc fun jumps to get to 25ish jumps=160 total $3200 ish Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swedishcelt 0 #5 August 27, 2005 Well... I started last summer and not counting tandems and tunnel time I paid about $735.00 then had to quit and this year about $600.00 so far before I broke my leg. Now then add the broken ankle and physical therapy on top of that and... it gets a bit up there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydivefive 0 #6 August 27, 2005 About $2500 in three or four weeks. Then I bought gear......It isn't what it could be, or it what it should be, it is what it is. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookie120 0 #7 August 27, 2005 I dont even want to think how much I spent on getting my A. If you think about how much stuff like this will cost you, it probably will make you want to quit.If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #8 August 27, 2005 1998 FJC for S/L- $99 Jumps 2-11 - $35 each - $350 1999 Currency jumps 12 and 13 2 @ $35 - $70 2000 off 2001 jumps 14-19 $32 each - $192 (Signed off student status here) (new DZ) jumps 20 and 21 - Student solo - $64 jumps 22-24 - mullins halloween boogie $18 ea (IIRC) borrowed rigs (also where I initially downsized waaay too fact) - $54 I ended up being a cheap bastard, I guess. Total from FJC to A, $829.00 + USPA $39 Member fee + $10 A fee (again, IIRC) should be around $878. For sure was under $900. It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflyimpaired 0 #9 August 27, 2005 FJC - $160 4 more Static lines - $200 1 Recurrency Training Somewhere in there - $25 8 student jumps @ 35 - $280 17 jumps @ 12 - $204 Membership - $40 Total - $909 with an average of $36 per jump. But, it took me over a year to get that done. "Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #10 August 27, 2005 I am afraid that alot of people will hate me for this but...... 1st jump course, gear and lift ticket,,, ( static line) 50 dollars 4 more static lines at 10 dollars each ... 40 dollars First freefall,,, (jump # 6 ) Six dollars.... so.. for 96 bucks.. I am freefalling.... The next 20 jumps or so..... 3- 5 dollars each..... ... that's 100 more.......give or take Of course none of them were from above 5,500 feet AGL... but I did qualify for and received USPA A license # 3914...... and it only cost me approx. 196 $$$ in lift tickets... ( fact is.. I was packing cheapos soon after I started, and "earned". most of the money I was spending on lifts...) I was lucky to be at a college which had a Skydiving Club... the Club had 5 or 6 used static line rigs 28 foot cheapos and T -10s ,, and 3 or 4 PC / Papillon rigs... which were available at NO charge......... I think I might have sent in 15 or 20 dollars to pay for the lic. and USPA membership so figure 226 dollars, cash...........give or take. Of course it was in '72 and the trade off was,,,, no long freefalls.... and NO RW.... I had over 50 jumps before I ever did a 30 second delay... (we had a good number of club members and sending the plane much higher than 5,500 feet took too much time) besides back then,, for me ,,, anyway.. it was mostly about the parachuting.... I really took to shooting accuracy, ( Of course , I quickly learned that alititude IS where it's at....and started building freefall time..) jmy A 3914 D12122 scr scs nscr 4 stack 930 team member world record night POPS RW formation... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jimmytavino 16 #11 August 27, 2005 OK I just did the inflation calculation and it said it would have been 1,026. dollars if adjusted for inflation.... soooooo I feel much better now that I won't be hated... jimmy ..........o[:-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites packing_jarrett 0 #12 August 27, 2005 24 jumps at 50 a piece= $1200 Haven't got a USPA mem yet so... Can't get an actual A licence until I get a membership and until I'm 16 which will be in 2 years. And in 2 years the price is probably gonna go up alot. So all I have is the dreaded yellow card.Na' Cho' Cheese Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites sharimcm 0 #13 August 27, 2005 All I'm going to say is... ALOT... I did a few of my AFF classes twice or three times after injuries or "just didn't feel like its." I had to do a refresher course a few times... Then I had to do Level 4 again because I was spinning out of control. I guess I should have not read this thread... "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AlexCrowley 0 #14 August 27, 2005 Started last year, have my checkdive and a pack job to complete: $1300 for AFF $540 for required coached jumps $660 for required jumps + gear rental. Add $90 for the check dive (tomorrow unless the weather is as forcasted). Urg, I didnt need to know that. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FrEaK_aCcIdEnT 0 #15 August 28, 2005 good luck. hope i can make it to my A on schedule ExPeCt ThE uNeXpEcTeD! DoNt MiNd ThE tYpOs, Im LaZy On CoRrEcTiOnS! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpjunkie2004 0 #16 August 28, 2005 Jump #1 $315.00 Tandem Jump #2 $150.00 Tandem Jump #3 $100.00 Tandem Jump #4 $255.00 AFF + Video Jump #5 $255.00 AFF + Video Jump #6 $170.00 Jump #7 $190.00 Jump #8 $215.00 AFF + Video Jump #9 $230.00 Recurrency Tunnel Time $415.00 Tunnel & Coach Jump #10 $170.00 Jump #11 $215.00 AFF + Video Jump #12 $70.00 Jump #13 $90.00 Jump #14 $130.00 Recurrency & Coach Tunnel Time $200.00 Jump #15 $41.00 Fun Jump @ Z-hills Jump #16 $41.00 Fun Jump @ Z-hills Canopy Course $150.00 Scott Miller's Course Jump #17 $37.50 Gear Rental Deland Jump #18 $37.50 Gear Rental Deland Jump #19 $37.50 Gear Rental Deland Jump #20 $37.50 Gear Rental Deland Jump #21 $80.00 Jump #22 $41.00 Fun Jump @ Z-hills Jump #23 $90.00 Coach Jump Jump #24 $0.00 Free Fun Jump Jump #25 $90.00 Coach Jump Total $3,853.00 Broken Ankle $594.83 Total With Ankle: $4,447.83Jump, Land, Pack, Repeat... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites peckerhead 0 #17 August 28, 2005 Nothing. I never got an "A" license. Or a "B" either. Waste of money. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites nessvegas 0 #18 August 28, 2005 Still working on it but pre-paid AFF around $1300.00 Bought 10 jump package to get one free. $200.00 or so.... Have not paid for gear rental in advance as I am searching for my first rig...... I figure another 5 or 6 hundred. But what is cost when you get to do this? _________________________________________ I married the right one......it just took me 2 times! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Cyanide41 0 #19 August 28, 2005 It's better if you don't think about it. Just do it! JAMES Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites headoverheels 333 #20 August 28, 2005 QuoteFor me: Total: $912 F'ing amazing. I estimated $200, in 1972, which give $912.11, same as you. Doesn't include the fact that I was jumping my own rig starting on jump 8, which would be another ~$980 bucks today. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites cocheese 0 #21 August 28, 2005 Close to $50,000 so far.It never ends. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites osuskydiver 0 #22 August 28, 2005 1,200 giver or take 50 bucks or so. By the time you read this you have already read it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kc10boom 0 #23 August 28, 2005 The cost was as advertised!! I did the FJC @ Elsinore and made a trip over to Perris for a tunnel session and paid a grand total of $2300...as soon as I got the licence I also attended Scoot Miller's Flight-1 Canopy course(Highly recommend this to every newby) It will give you the confidence you need to fly your canopy with more accuracy in any wind condition. It is 5 H&P w/video debrief and only cost $185...the course is money...Later all...Blue Skys...Boom out NKAWTG...N Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kbordson 8 #24 August 28, 2005 Irregardless of the cost.... it was worth EVERY PENNY. And I would gladly have paid more. (but then again, I'm also thinking of starting to save to buy a ticket on the space shuttle... any one wanna donate and then hide in my suitcase?) seriously though, I think that jumping has enriched my life more than medical school (maybe not the future earning potential, but the enjoyment)... and I paid a HELL of a lot more for med school! Karen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SpeedyGonzales 0 #25 August 28, 2005 FJC- $145 4 Static Line and first freefall- $90 6-10 - $20 each - $100 11-12- $26 each = $52 13-16- $30 each = $60 17-27- $15 each = $165 Didn't actually pay for my A so $612. 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jimmytavino 16 #11 August 27, 2005 OK I just did the inflation calculation and it said it would have been 1,026. dollars if adjusted for inflation.... soooooo I feel much better now that I won't be hated... jimmy ..........o[:-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
packing_jarrett 0 #12 August 27, 2005 24 jumps at 50 a piece= $1200 Haven't got a USPA mem yet so... Can't get an actual A licence until I get a membership and until I'm 16 which will be in 2 years. And in 2 years the price is probably gonna go up alot. So all I have is the dreaded yellow card.Na' Cho' Cheese Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharimcm 0 #13 August 27, 2005 All I'm going to say is... ALOT... I did a few of my AFF classes twice or three times after injuries or "just didn't feel like its." I had to do a refresher course a few times... Then I had to do Level 4 again because I was spinning out of control. I guess I should have not read this thread... "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexCrowley 0 #14 August 27, 2005 Started last year, have my checkdive and a pack job to complete: $1300 for AFF $540 for required coached jumps $660 for required jumps + gear rental. Add $90 for the check dive (tomorrow unless the weather is as forcasted). Urg, I didnt need to know that. TV's got them images, TV's got them all, nothing's shocking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrEaK_aCcIdEnT 0 #15 August 28, 2005 good luck. hope i can make it to my A on schedule ExPeCt ThE uNeXpEcTeD! DoNt MiNd ThE tYpOs, Im LaZy On CoRrEcTiOnS! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpjunkie2004 0 #16 August 28, 2005 Jump #1 $315.00 Tandem Jump #2 $150.00 Tandem Jump #3 $100.00 Tandem Jump #4 $255.00 AFF + Video Jump #5 $255.00 AFF + Video Jump #6 $170.00 Jump #7 $190.00 Jump #8 $215.00 AFF + Video Jump #9 $230.00 Recurrency Tunnel Time $415.00 Tunnel & Coach Jump #10 $170.00 Jump #11 $215.00 AFF + Video Jump #12 $70.00 Jump #13 $90.00 Jump #14 $130.00 Recurrency & Coach Tunnel Time $200.00 Jump #15 $41.00 Fun Jump @ Z-hills Jump #16 $41.00 Fun Jump @ Z-hills Canopy Course $150.00 Scott Miller's Course Jump #17 $37.50 Gear Rental Deland Jump #18 $37.50 Gear Rental Deland Jump #19 $37.50 Gear Rental Deland Jump #20 $37.50 Gear Rental Deland Jump #21 $80.00 Jump #22 $41.00 Fun Jump @ Z-hills Jump #23 $90.00 Coach Jump Jump #24 $0.00 Free Fun Jump Jump #25 $90.00 Coach Jump Total $3,853.00 Broken Ankle $594.83 Total With Ankle: $4,447.83Jump, Land, Pack, Repeat... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peckerhead 0 #17 August 28, 2005 Nothing. I never got an "A" license. Or a "B" either. Waste of money. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nessvegas 0 #18 August 28, 2005 Still working on it but pre-paid AFF around $1300.00 Bought 10 jump package to get one free. $200.00 or so.... Have not paid for gear rental in advance as I am searching for my first rig...... I figure another 5 or 6 hundred. But what is cost when you get to do this? _________________________________________ I married the right one......it just took me 2 times! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cyanide41 0 #19 August 28, 2005 It's better if you don't think about it. Just do it! JAMES Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 333 #20 August 28, 2005 QuoteFor me: Total: $912 F'ing amazing. I estimated $200, in 1972, which give $912.11, same as you. Doesn't include the fact that I was jumping my own rig starting on jump 8, which would be another ~$980 bucks today. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #21 August 28, 2005 Close to $50,000 so far.It never ends. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
osuskydiver 0 #22 August 28, 2005 1,200 giver or take 50 bucks or so. By the time you read this you have already read it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kc10boom 0 #23 August 28, 2005 The cost was as advertised!! I did the FJC @ Elsinore and made a trip over to Perris for a tunnel session and paid a grand total of $2300...as soon as I got the licence I also attended Scoot Miller's Flight-1 Canopy course(Highly recommend this to every newby) It will give you the confidence you need to fly your canopy with more accuracy in any wind condition. It is 5 H&P w/video debrief and only cost $185...the course is money...Later all...Blue Skys...Boom out NKAWTG...N Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbordson 8 #24 August 28, 2005 Irregardless of the cost.... it was worth EVERY PENNY. And I would gladly have paid more. (but then again, I'm also thinking of starting to save to buy a ticket on the space shuttle... any one wanna donate and then hide in my suitcase?) seriously though, I think that jumping has enriched my life more than medical school (maybe not the future earning potential, but the enjoyment)... and I paid a HELL of a lot more for med school! Karen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedyGonzales 0 #25 August 28, 2005 FJC- $145 4 Static Line and first freefall- $90 6-10 - $20 each - $100 11-12- $26 each = $52 13-16- $30 each = $60 17-27- $15 each = $165 Didn't actually pay for my A so $612. Edit to add: This doesn't take into account that I was a packer during my student progression and paid for some of it that way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
