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snowbirds flying and jumping between florida and new jersey and jumping in some of the best dropzones in the vicinity of the two states. This dream can be possible through communication between us jumpers who I feel are perhaps on the highest plane when it comes to comradeship and brotherhood. Between transportation costs and living expenses which are on an uproar and escalating by the very minute every day in our lives, the dream of jumping nonchalantly with respect to financial worries becomes virtually non existent unless one not only plans events well beforehand and saves every cent or penny sacrificing so many requisites in our daily lives including family and friends and health. Somehow we must find a way to beat the odds. Through good faith and trust and strong determination we can make this a win - win situation. I wish to create a thread or column someplace where one can easily plunge in and network our way around to find a reasonable and safe solution to achieve this dream of travellling to different places and and to be able to experience skydiving at different dropzones. I would like to focuss on the travel aspect totally with respect to air fares or bus fares or helping one other through sharing rides in personal cars or trucks or vans or any other way possible to achieve this not so impossible dream. Please write or call if any of you have any ideas. Or if any one of you is interested in forming a partnership or franchise. BORN FREE LIVING FREE FOREVER FREE FALLING FREE

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Can anyone of you who have been around the block advise me of where the options would be to get regular work as full time packer this coming season? BORN FREE LIVING FREE FOREVER FREE FALLING FREE

What about you as the jumper or owner of the rig who accepts a non-rigger to pack your chute and then you agree to jump it? What about the legality of the situation in case of a malfunction and you happen to live through it? Are you not equally responsible as owner/jumper of that rig which you have chosen to use for yourself but have accepted a non-rigger to pack for you? As a licensed jumper , where do you stand? BORN FREE LIVING FREE FOREVER FREE FALLING FREE

Can anyone(those who have personally travelled across several DZs) please share experiences or advice or suggestions about various DZs along the length and breadth of this country (USA) when it comes to finding suitable gainfull employment whether it be as : 1. packer 2. rigger 3. coach 4. tandem Instructor 5. AFF instructor 6. Jump Pilot Any information as to Boarding and Lodging arrangements, living costs, facilities, etc...would be well appreciated... Rates of Payment or Compensation as to the Services offered/rendered....timely or untimely payments....hours of flight time actually flown to that advertised...number of jumps actually done as instructor to that promised...etc...etc Any particular issues that one has encountered as a professional would serve well for those of us who have to travel from season to season from DZ to DZ. This is just to research the actual personal experience that one gets when one actually travels to work in a DZ as compared to what most DZs advertize on thier web pages. Thanking you. BORN FREE LIVING FREE FOREVER FREE FALLING FREE

Congratulations! I need some help with what to expect during the interview and selection process. Please advise. BORN FREE LIVING FREE FOREVER FREE FALLING FREE

Please narrate your experience at the interview when applying for a job as flight instructor at the Wind tunnel. What are the requirements to work at the wind tunnel as flight instructor ? BORN FREE LIVING FREE FOREVER FREE FALLING FREE

What is the solution for such a situation when one does freelancing instruction as skydiving instructor from state to state. Is skydiving instruction business a personal service corporation or a professional service corporation? BORN FREE LIVING FREE FOREVER FREE FALLING FREE

Yes I do plan on having people work for me . Examples of such people would be : 1. a rigger 2. a packer 3. a videographer 4. a AFF instructor 5. a tandem master BORN FREE LIVING FREE FOREVER FREE FALLING FREE

thanks for your prompt reply and a wealth of information that you submitted. According to www.legalzoom.com any practice that requires a professional license must be started as a Professional corporation or " P.C" Can a Tandem Master or a Jump Pilot qualifiy as a licensed professional in order to start a Professional Corporation? BORN FREE LIVING FREE FOREVER FREE FALLING FREE

Your comment does make sense. But what then are the options available if one wishes to pursue Skydiving Instruction full time and one is forced to travel due to change of season? BORN FREE LIVING FREE FOREVER FREE FALLING FREE

Thanks for your prompt reply and clarification about the safety procedures used in your assembly process. BORN FREE LIVING FREE FOREVER FREE FALLING FREE

With your experience in this industry has the thought ever occured to you as to the possibility of having a STEP THROUGH...whilst packing your main tandem parachute canopy? or... the slim chance of connecting the left main riser to the right side of your harness/container assembly and the right main riser to the left side of the harness/container assembly whilst assembling a rig in a hurry? Any Riggers care to comment on the chances of connecting the skyhook facing in the wrong direction? BORN FREE LIVING FREE FOREVER FREE FALLING FREE

Wish to obtain information as to how to form your own LLC or S-corporation as Independent Contractor when working as Tandem or AFF Instructor or Jump Pilot in a DZ. Any preferences as to which state is has certain advantages over others when registering your corporation in that particular state? Also the residency requirements when selecting a Registered Agent for your own corporation in your home state or primary place of residence? Those of us who frequently roam the various DZs in the country depending on seasonal requirements -any advice or suggestions would be well appreciated. BORN FREE LIVING FREE FOREVER FREE FALLING FREE

Which is the busiest DZ on the East Coast for Xmas? BORN FREE LIVING FREE FOREVER FREE FALLING FREE