lvflyfast 0 #1 May 21, 2010 how much do tm's make on adv? I see adds from $35 to $90 a jump. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #2 May 22, 2010 $90 has a lot more going on then just making the skydive. To get the upper end of the pay you are looking at doing the HandCam video and packing each jump also. The average pay is closer to $35-40 for just a skydive and then you add additional income if you add more things such as like $12-15 for the pack job and then other 30-40 for Handcam video and editing it. Doing the handcam or the packing sometimes means you are not doing 10-15 jumps a day but instead only 6-10 since you are now needing to edit and pack also so that involves ground time.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #3 May 22, 2010 6-10 a day @ 90.00?? If I can make 900.00 a day, I'm going back to slinging meat! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SStewart 13 #4 May 22, 2010 WTF is ADV?Onward and Upward! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #5 May 22, 2010 Quote WTF is ADV? any day vertical? ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SStewart 13 #6 May 22, 2010 Quote 6-10 a day @ 90.00?? If I can make 900.00 a day, I'm going back to slinging meat! We don't call it "slinging meat" anymore. The correct term is "Protein delivery specialist" Get with the times grandpa! Onward and Upward! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timmyfitz 0 #7 May 22, 2010 Quote Quote 6-10 a day @ 90.00?? If I can make 900.00 a day, I'm going back to slinging meat! We don't call it "slinging meat" anymore. The correct term is "Protein delivery specialist" Get with the times grandpa! Are you sure you are not talking about a male porn star? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davelepka 4 #8 May 22, 2010 Quotehow much do tm's make on adv? I see adds from $35 to $90 a jump. You can make $90 a jump, provided that you do every step of the process. Train, gear up, jump, shoot the video (with your expensive camera you paid for), pack the tandem and edit the video. All in you're looking at between 60 and 90 minutes of work if you handle the whole show. For $35 a jump, you typically meet your trained, dressed tandem somewhere near the plane, make the jump, and drop the rig in the packing room. Anywhere from 30 to 40 minutes in total. No expensive camera required. Every tandem will be somewhere in between those two extremes, and pay will vary depending on how much or how little the TI wants to do. The one exception, and this is rare, is if the TI owns the tandem rig themselves. Some DZs don't have their own tandem rigs, or they don't have enough, so they farm the work out to TIs who own their own rigs. They get paid significantly more because the DZ is essentailly 'renting' the rig from them. They could take home $100+ for a tandem jump, but a portion of that goes to rig upkeep. Certain parts on a tamdem rig wear out quickly, and are not cheap to replace. On the other hand, if it's raining the TI gets $0. If the wind is too strong, the TI gets $0. If there are no tandems scheduled on a certain day, the TI gets $0. If the TI gets injured, even a sprained wrist or ankle, the TI gets $0. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #9 May 23, 2010 Quote On the other hand, if it's raining the TI gets $0. If the wind is too strong, the TI gets $0. If there are no tandems scheduled on a certain day, the TI gets $0. If the TI gets injured, even a sprained wrist or ankle, the TI gets $0. I sure enjoy having a weekday job with sick leave and all. Don't forget medical insurance in all that. Sooner or later every jumper seems to need a little (or lot) of that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
