freaksister 0 #1 July 12, 2002 Historically, boogies weren't for the purpose of getting cheaper jumps. They were to get people together from far away to jump together and of course, PARTY! Sometimes it was also to jump new and different aircraft, try new flying styles - (i.e., Freakbrother's Boogies) and always to have fun! Most of the time, you paid more for the boogie than normal jump rates. The registration fee for these things covers stuff you take for granted, like catered dinners and kegs of beer - (In some cases, kegs of stuff like Shiner Bock, Fat Tire or Heineken.) Somebody has to pay the pilot of the specialty aircraft there and his fuel and blah blah blah. What about t-shirts? Those cost money too. Hell at the WFFC you don't even get a tshirt anymore! You have to buy it separately! But you still go, because its a BOOGIE. So quit your whining about money, you are skydivers for heaven's sake! You are SUPPOSED to spend all your money on skydiving. If that pisses your girlfriend off, she's a whuffo - fuck her! lol If you can't pay the electric bill this week, fuck it you will be skydiving anyway! Who needs the ac? LOL OK so I am getting a little extreme, here, but I had to say SOMETHING. Now its off to get my tire fixed AGAIN. Yesterday I went to get a tire replaced and then have them all rotated...and they left the bad tire (VERY BAD tire) on the car and replaced a different one. DOH!! Dumbasses. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #2 July 12, 2002 UUUmmmm....is someone in need of a midol? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freaksister 0 #3 July 12, 2002 no, not at all, just pointing out that not all boogies are the same. reality check, if you will Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrumpySmurf 0 #4 July 12, 2002 And I still want my cheap jumps! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #5 July 12, 2002 If I don't get $5 jumps I usually whine incessantly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nws01 0 #6 July 12, 2002 QuoteBoogies aren't for cheap jumps No but BOOBIES will get higher altitudes! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skybytch 273 #7 July 12, 2002 No shit. I'm co-organizing a small boogie back in my "home air" and damn, there's a lot of $$ involved! $600 for the location, $100 ferry fee for the airplane, ?$ for food, beer and sodas, ?$ for transportation to and from the airport... and so far everyone says "yeah I'll be there", half of them are whining about the plane being a 206 instead of an Otter, but they aren't kickin' down the $30 registration fee yet! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites flyhi 24 #8 July 12, 2002 Quote$600 for the location, $100 ferry fee for the airplane, ?$ for food, beer and sodas, ?$ for transportation to and from the airport... Not to mention lotion, condoms, tie-wraps, aspirin. That adds up my friends.Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TequilaGirl 0 #9 July 12, 2002 Hey April no one is complaining about the registration fee......what most are complaining about is the $20.00 lift tickets. Skydive Dallas is the only dropzone in Texas that charges $20.00 a lift.......I believe that is the main complaint....... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #10 July 12, 2002 $20???? Cheese and Rice!!!!!!!!!!!!! Aye Caramba!!!!! and several other sayings expressing shock..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AggieDave 6 #11 July 12, 2002 TG, you're forgetting about $200 for a tandem. But then again, they're an hour north of Dallas, so they *can* charge that much and people pay it with out blinking.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jceman 1 #12 July 12, 2002 Quote $100 ferry fee for the airplane, ?$ for food, beer and sodas, ?$ for transportation to and from the airport... Dear lady, you're getting off cheap (or the plane is damn close). Try booking a CASA or a Skyvan, then you get to throw in double the rooms, etc. Yeah, I've been there, done that, and burned the T-shirt. But if it makes me friends happy, I'd do it all again. Don't forget to enjoy yourself at the boogie, despite all the headaches. Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkymonkeyONE 4 #13 July 12, 2002 I love a good boogie. I have absolutely no problem paying an entrance fee, so long as there is entertainment and chow/beer. Lift prices, in my opinion, should not be any higher than the dropzone normally charges, though, if there is an entrance fee charged. I don't mind paying $20 a jump at a boogie if there are some interesting aircraft or other special draw. It's pretty damn cool that so many dropzones are offering cut-rate prices for turbines on a regular basis. For those of you interested in amassing numbers, that is your best bet for a skydiving vacation. For those of you in it for the pure spectacle, making new friends, and blatant nig-noggery, boogies are for what you want. Chuckie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PhreeZone 20 #14 July 12, 2002 $20.... if your DZ is'nt charging $20 yet then bee happy. Most DZ's I've been to are charging $20. Some are even charging more then $20. Only a few can charge less then that so.... if you are getting cheap jumps currently... don't complain... I want those cheapies too Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkymonkeyONE 4 #15 July 12, 2002 I can name at least five dropzones where you can skydive from 13,500 for $15, but that is not the point. The point is whether people should bitch or not about the amount they spend at a boogie. I never bitch about money unless something key (like the free beer or food) falls through. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #16 July 12, 2002 QuoteTry booking a CASA or a Skyvan and lets not even talk about ferry charges for a helicopter. A Cessna 172 rents for $70 per hour at the cheap end up to $80-90 thats with gas but you have to fly it. $100 ferry charge is really cheap for a 206. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wildblue 7 #17 July 12, 2002 QuoteI can name at least five dropzones where you can skydive from 13,500 for $15, Start naming! I shouldn't complain... my dz is $20, $16 on Wednesdays. That's for a really nice, really big plane too.it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkymonkeyONE 4 #18 July 12, 2002 Perris, The Ranch, Coolidge, Opelika, etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites glaucus73 0 #19 July 12, 2002 QuotePerris, The Ranch, Coolidge, Opelika, etc. Now that Mike Mullins is not at Coolidge the price is 17 or 18 the same as Eloy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites IMGR2 0 #20 July 13, 2002 On a regular basis, Skydive Houston is $18 but like once a month they do specials like last weekend "buy 5 jump tickets get one free- that's $15 a piece" I just moved here from San Marcos where I jumped for 6 years and Skydive San Marcos does the same at least once every four weeks. I believe they have a deal going this weekend, don't know what it is off the top of my head. Keep your ears open and be nice to your dzo's, like clean up after yourself after an all-nighter on the dz property. It really ticks off the dzo's wife when she has to pick up after our sorry asses. Maybe the inflated prices are for janitorial services. lol Take care of your dzo and they will take care of you, I have always had good experiences with my home dz's Blu skies and $18 jumps!! Woo Hoo. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jessica 0 #21 July 13, 2002 QuoteI believe they have a deal going this weekend, don't know what it is off the top of my head. $14 jumps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PhreeZone 20 #22 July 13, 2002 >Maybe the inflated prices are for janitorial services. lol Nah... the prices are so we can have a CASA all summer .... Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. 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skybytch 273 #7 July 12, 2002 No shit. I'm co-organizing a small boogie back in my "home air" and damn, there's a lot of $$ involved! $600 for the location, $100 ferry fee for the airplane, ?$ for food, beer and sodas, ?$ for transportation to and from the airport... and so far everyone says "yeah I'll be there", half of them are whining about the plane being a 206 instead of an Otter, but they aren't kickin' down the $30 registration fee yet! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyhi 24 #8 July 12, 2002 Quote$600 for the location, $100 ferry fee for the airplane, ?$ for food, beer and sodas, ?$ for transportation to and from the airport... Not to mention lotion, condoms, tie-wraps, aspirin. That adds up my friends.Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TequilaGirl 0 #9 July 12, 2002 Hey April no one is complaining about the registration fee......what most are complaining about is the $20.00 lift tickets. Skydive Dallas is the only dropzone in Texas that charges $20.00 a lift.......I believe that is the main complaint....... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #10 July 12, 2002 $20???? Cheese and Rice!!!!!!!!!!!!! Aye Caramba!!!!! and several other sayings expressing shock..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #11 July 12, 2002 TG, you're forgetting about $200 for a tandem. But then again, they're an hour north of Dallas, so they *can* charge that much and people pay it with out blinking.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jceman 1 #12 July 12, 2002 Quote $100 ferry fee for the airplane, ?$ for food, beer and sodas, ?$ for transportation to and from the airport... Dear lady, you're getting off cheap (or the plane is damn close). Try booking a CASA or a Skyvan, then you get to throw in double the rooms, etc. Yeah, I've been there, done that, and burned the T-shirt. But if it makes me friends happy, I'd do it all again. Don't forget to enjoy yourself at the boogie, despite all the headaches. Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #13 July 12, 2002 I love a good boogie. I have absolutely no problem paying an entrance fee, so long as there is entertainment and chow/beer. Lift prices, in my opinion, should not be any higher than the dropzone normally charges, though, if there is an entrance fee charged. I don't mind paying $20 a jump at a boogie if there are some interesting aircraft or other special draw. It's pretty damn cool that so many dropzones are offering cut-rate prices for turbines on a regular basis. For those of you interested in amassing numbers, that is your best bet for a skydiving vacation. For those of you in it for the pure spectacle, making new friends, and blatant nig-noggery, boogies are for what you want. Chuckie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #14 July 12, 2002 $20.... if your DZ is'nt charging $20 yet then bee happy. Most DZ's I've been to are charging $20. Some are even charging more then $20. Only a few can charge less then that so.... if you are getting cheap jumps currently... don't complain... I want those cheapies too Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #15 July 12, 2002 I can name at least five dropzones where you can skydive from 13,500 for $15, but that is not the point. The point is whether people should bitch or not about the amount they spend at a boogie. I never bitch about money unless something key (like the free beer or food) falls through. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #16 July 12, 2002 QuoteTry booking a CASA or a Skyvan and lets not even talk about ferry charges for a helicopter. A Cessna 172 rents for $70 per hour at the cheap end up to $80-90 thats with gas but you have to fly it. $100 ferry charge is really cheap for a 206. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 7 #17 July 12, 2002 QuoteI can name at least five dropzones where you can skydive from 13,500 for $15, Start naming! I shouldn't complain... my dz is $20, $16 on Wednesdays. That's for a really nice, really big plane too.it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #18 July 12, 2002 Perris, The Ranch, Coolidge, Opelika, etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glaucus73 0 #19 July 12, 2002 QuotePerris, The Ranch, Coolidge, Opelika, etc. Now that Mike Mullins is not at Coolidge the price is 17 or 18 the same as Eloy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IMGR2 0 #20 July 13, 2002 On a regular basis, Skydive Houston is $18 but like once a month they do specials like last weekend "buy 5 jump tickets get one free- that's $15 a piece" I just moved here from San Marcos where I jumped for 6 years and Skydive San Marcos does the same at least once every four weeks. I believe they have a deal going this weekend, don't know what it is off the top of my head. Keep your ears open and be nice to your dzo's, like clean up after yourself after an all-nighter on the dz property. It really ticks off the dzo's wife when she has to pick up after our sorry asses. Maybe the inflated prices are for janitorial services. lol Take care of your dzo and they will take care of you, I have always had good experiences with my home dz's Blu skies and $18 jumps!! Woo Hoo. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jessica 0 #21 July 13, 2002 QuoteI believe they have a deal going this weekend, don't know what it is off the top of my head. $14 jumps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #22 July 13, 2002 >Maybe the inflated prices are for janitorial services. lol Nah... the prices are so we can have a CASA all summer .... Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
