a63jmt300 0 #1 June 30, 2008 Do you think the rise is gas prices in the U.S. will directly effect the skydiving community and sport? will it drive people away if a lift ticket costs $40.00 per jump? what are your thoughts??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnDeere 0 #2 June 30, 2008 http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3239877;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread Check that out. If it worksNothing opens like a Deere! You ignorant fool! Checks are for workers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigway 4 #3 June 30, 2008 Gas prices affect everything. It is already over $40 a jump in many countries. .Karnage Krew Gear Store . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,075 #4 June 30, 2008 Skydiving will get smaller and more exclusive than it is now, at least until aircraft designs adapt (and that takes a while.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Scatter- 0 #5 June 30, 2008 Skydiving survived the last major oil bubble in the 70s. Oil's a boom and bust industry. Always has been, always will be. By the time the aircraft designs adapt it'll be back to $20/barrel (inflation adjusted)... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,075 #6 June 30, 2008 >By the time the aircraft designs adapt it'll be back to $20/barrel . . . I don't think that's the case this time. I think the next generation of economical aircraft will use something other than Jet-A or gasoline. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #7 June 30, 2008 Quote Skydiving will get smaller and more exclusive than it is now, at least until aircraft designs adapt (and that takes a while.) Agreed...except I don't think there's going to be any "at least until..." regardless of aircraft designs.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefli 2 #8 June 30, 2008 I think the DZO's should be inflating prices on the tandems by at least $10 per instead of fucking the fun jumpers in the ass the the increases. Like the tandems care about $10.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
likestojump 3 #9 June 30, 2008 Quote I think the DZO's should be inflating prices on the tandems by at least $10 per instead of fucking the fun jumpers in the ass the the increases. Like the tandems care about $10.... Ever wonder why Tandem factories make the most profit ? Cuz fun jumpers btich and whine and alot of times end up costing the DZ money. most areas have competing DZs, so it's highly unlikley to get all teh DZs in the area to raise their tandem prices. And yes, Tandems do care about the $10, they are already spending close or over $200 (unless you are in Lodi :). I have picked up plenty of calls of people shopping around. just a thought. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,075 #10 June 30, 2008 >Like the tandems care about $10.... Around here, $10 extra means they go to the other dropzone where it's cheaper. Besides, like experienced jumpers care about $5 . . . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #11 June 30, 2008 Quote >By the time the aircraft designs adapt it'll be back to $20/barrel . . . I don't think that's the case this time. I think the next generation of economical aircraft will use something other than Jet-A or gasoline. Rolls Royce once claimed to have developed a turbine engine for battle tanks that would run on peanut butter (creamy, I expect).... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #12 June 30, 2008 But what would that do to the price of a jar of peanut butter? Easy Does It Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lippy 918 #13 June 30, 2008 Quote But what would that do to the price of a jar of peanut butter?The last time I bought peanut butter in Venezuela it cost me $15 for a little jar. But then gas is only $.04/litre there, go figureI got nuthin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dunderhead1 0 #14 June 30, 2008 im so glad i don`t need airplane to jump from... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnDeere 0 #15 June 30, 2008 Quote I think the DZO's should be inflating prices on the tandems by at least $10 per instead of fucking the fun jumpers in the ass the the increases. Like the tandems care about $10.... My DZ just did that so they did not have to raise the prices on us yet..Nothing opens like a Deere! You ignorant fool! Checks are for workers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnDeere 0 #16 June 30, 2008 Quote But what would that do to the price of a jar of peanut butter? The same thing that happend to the price of corn, stupid corn ethinal.Nothing opens like a Deere! You ignorant fool! Checks are for workers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #17 June 30, 2008 As long as I can still get chunky-style, I gues it's OK...... Easy Does It Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #18 June 30, 2008 Quote Skydiving will get smaller and more exclusive than it is now, at least until aircraft designs adapt (and that takes a while.) We'll start using the slingshot launchers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
a63jmt300 0 #19 June 30, 2008 well...the auto industry is dragging its feet when developing alternative vehicles. everyone loves the Prius, but it still uses gasoline?....this is sad when GM produced an all-electric car back in the late 90's (i believe it was called the EV1?)...there wasn't any demand because gas was still cheap. I would love to charge my car every night even if it meant I would only get a range of 200 miles.....lets hope the aviation industry starts thinking.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MichaelMoore 0 #20 July 1, 2008 Quote this is sad when GM produced an all-electric car back in the late 90's (i believe it was called the EV1?)...there wasn't any demand because gas was still cheap. You are dead wrong about demand. The GM electric car was only available through lease. When the lease term expired, they did not allow people to buy the vehicle. Instead, all the cars were destroyed. We can thank Big Oil for that! Reference:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_EV1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gato 0 #21 July 1, 2008 Check this out. I know it's small, but hey - it's a start. http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/prototype-engine/electric-motor-for-sonex-sports-aircraft-cleared-for-take+off-282815.php Maybe we'll see a C-182 retrofit sometime in the near future. T.I.N.S. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #22 July 1, 2008 Quote I would love to charge my car every night even if it meant I would only get a range of 200 miles.....lets hope the aviation industry starts thinking.. It's quite a challenge to switch airplanes to a battery based engine - the weight is a problem and the consequences for running out are worse. In the worst case, we may just start jumping off really tall spans. Basejump lite - where it is 1500ft up and away from walls. Maybe a balloon on a tether. Or use a hang glider / paraglider to get to altitude (pilot) and then jump off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefli 2 #23 July 1, 2008 I'm glad to hear that there is a DZ that has passed the increase onto the tandems and not the fun jumpers......I commend your DZO Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jsaxton 0 #24 July 1, 2008 More teams will start going to Lodi. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CarloC 0 #25 July 4, 2008 I´ve heard trough a friend that works occasionally as a T.I at Lodi that even there had to increase their ticket prices. It`s now in the US$ 18,00 range. Still is the cheapest place to jump in the U.S. A Caravan ticket here was US$ 40,00 10 months ago, now costs US$ 65,00 and people keep jumping. By the end of the year it will probably get to US$ 75.00 a lift to 12 grand. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
