youngpathy19 0 #1 January 3, 2007 if i have all my own gear and do my own packs how much could i make doing camera if anybody knows about aff and tm jumps that would help going to try to make a living doing what i love have a long way to go but should be worth it Do what you love and fuck the rest Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratostar 5 #2 January 3, 2007 Enough to keep you from spending all your trust fund, as long you eat right.you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steveorino 7 #3 January 3, 2007 Small Cessna DZ probably $6000 - $8000 My personal experience. Turbine DZ, maybe $20,000??? I have no clue really. Either way you'll spend 70% of what you make in new and better video/camera gear. In three years videoing, I've gone through 6-7 video cameras two helmets and three digital stills steveOrino Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #4 January 3, 2007 Tom Dillon, who passed on New Years Eve, made a modest living as a full time videographer. If you want to be able to participate in the world outside of skydiving too, you'll need to get as many ratings as you have the skill for. The key is to be able to provide whatever service the skydiving customer wants. Every tandem student needs a tandem master, but not always a video. Same for AFF students. Every rig needs to have the reserve repacked regularly. If you had all those skills, you could make about $60,000 full time at a medium sized good weather DZ. No buying new stuff all the time either. Use the gear till it breaks and buy new stuff off of E-bay. You'll have to wait a while to get your tandem and AFF ratings, but the first thing that you can qualify yourself to do for money in skydiving is camera flying. Good luck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratostar 5 #5 January 3, 2007 Quote the first thing that you can qualify yourself to do for money in skydiving is camera flying. Close but no cigar.....packing #1 And Steve you need to duck more....I mean quit being a fashion queen QuoteIn three years videoing, I've gone through 6-7 video cameras two helmets and three digital stills you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peregrinerose 0 #6 January 3, 2007 Start as a packer. My husband and I have been doing it for 2 years, this coming year will be our last year as packers. Packing has paid for all of our jumps, all of our gear, and plenty of leftover for beer and to help us take a couple of skydiving trips. Plus being there all day puts you in a great place to listen and learn from all the instructors/jumpers about the other areas of jumping. Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #7 January 3, 2007 Got me! The best pay in skydiving is definitely in packing. A hardworking packer makes more than the pilot! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratostar 5 #8 January 4, 2007 Well I ment it is the first thing one can do and your right they do make good money, we have all the fun.you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
