mjosparky 4 #26 June 10, 2008 Quote gutter gear, of course. Of course gutter gear. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #27 June 10, 2008 That pic is AWESOME!Jump tix when i started in late 2003 through 2004 was $18. _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrickyDicky 0 #28 June 10, 2008 2001: at the 2xcessna 206 DZ I started at FJC: £150, that included some discount for a group Student S/L jumps £35 (I think thats still the going rate) 10k = something like £18 At a bigger turbine DZ, singles were £18, 10 tickets for £160 Now, single = £20/21 generally. UK Skydiver for all your UK skydiving needs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EDYDO 0 #29 June 10, 2008 In 1965/66, there were very few skydivers in the area, so anyone with a few jumps was the only instructor available. They didn't charge anything for services, just to get more people involved. My first jump was $2.00 and gear was provided. At that time 7200 was considered full altitude (from a Cherokee 6) and that was $2.00. Often we would rent a plane and share the pilot duties and costs. I remember one day the jumps worked out at 57 cents each from 2500 flying a tri-pacer. Ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #30 June 10, 2008 Sweet! My lowest cost jumps ever were on a cloudy day, at a buck a grand, making a couple of $1.20 jumps. That's as high as we could get.I like how the guy with a couple of jumps became the instructor. Could you imagine that today? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #31 June 10, 2008 My FJC in 1974 cost me $35 (large group discount). 7500 ft in a Cessna was $5. 10,500, when you could get it was about $7. At the Z-Hills Easter Boogie in '77, 12,500 was $8. And if you could get the whole plane (DC-3) to agree to go along, they'd give us 15,000 for $10. Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #32 June 10, 2008 1995, S/L FJC was $115 on a "discount weekend" (normal was $165 if I remember correctly). Subsequent S/L jumps were $58. After that, jumps were $3 plus a buck a thousand, so our normal 10,500' was $13.50. Now we're at $13 plus a buck a thousand, so our normal 12,000' is $25. I didn't do a tandem till I needed one to get the rating, but I think they were $165 when I started. Now I charge $195. I'm guessing the 18% growth in price in 13 years is less than inflation. What amazes me is the increase in the cost of gear. I didn't buy my first rig till 1997. It was brand new and cost $3400 with a Cypres. My second sport rig, in 1999, was custom made/colored and cost $2900 sans Cypres. Looking at Square One's web page, today a tie-dyed G3 with stainless plus the normal stuff, containing a Cypres 2, a PD Optimum, and a PD Velocity has an MSRP of $8,605! Yeah, them are some spendy options, and yes, those are some top notch canopies, but my god that's a chunk of change for a sport rig! Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #33 June 10, 2008 QuoteWhat amazes me is the increase in the cost of gear. I didn't buy my first rig till 1997. It was brand new and cost $3400 with a Cypres. Blues, Dave Yep, that was what I spent total on my current rig, which I ordered in December 1997, including the Cypres that went into it the following summer. I don't know why gear is that much more expensive. Kinda ridiculous, but to each their own."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CazmoDee 3 #34 June 10, 2008 Can't remember the cost back then. I was too young.........I'm behind the bar at Sloppy Joe's....See ya in the Keys! Muff 4313 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #35 June 10, 2008 The time around.... FJC, 5 jumps from 900m, 2 from 1500m and 2 from 2500m, including 3 nights in the bunkhouse and equipment rental.... $150 (1993) This time around.... Let's just say a HELL of a lot more!!! Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #36 June 10, 2008 Quote That pic is AWESOME!Jump tix when i started in late 2003 through 2004 was $18. Here are a couple that go back to when the earth was flat.SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lekstrom10k 0 #37 June 10, 2008 In 1967 it was $3.00 to 3500 then $0.50 per 1000 after that. We had C-172 and C-182. They still had the back seat still in. There wasnt much RW but it suited Style and Accuracy nuts just fine, A twin Beech was a luxury and a DC-3 Priceless. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deadbug 0 #38 June 11, 2008 $9 to 10,000ft early 90's small club. DA Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ksjumper 0 #39 June 11, 2008 $10 to 8k in a C-182 in 1987. S/L FJC $85 JM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #40 June 11, 2008 2004: First jump course (Static line): $165. Additional static line jumps: $40, with gear rental. Student freefalls, with gear rental: $25 Coach's fee: $0 Up jumper lift ticket: $14 to 10,000' My licence, including USPA fees, cost me $875.cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gavi_omen 0 #41 June 11, 2008 That is an incredibly awesome picture. It would have been pretty kickass to start that young.There's no such thing as free will; everything is dictated by the Uncertainty Principle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CazmoDee 3 #42 June 11, 2008 It was my Dad's gear and plane. I was just hanging out. I think the first jump course he taught back then was about $45. West Point Virginia.I'm behind the bar at Sloppy Joe's....See ya in the Keys! Muff 4313 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
