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Ifearheights

I want to jump but cant..

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I arrived in Australia 2 weeks ago and skydiving was on top of my to do list.

Today is my birthday and I wanted to jump yesterday in Perth. I called them and they said I had to call back one day in advance to figure out if I could jump or not.

Turns out there weren't enough candidates. I wonder why that is if you only charge $450 for tandem jump on video on your cheapest location at a low height...
So my birthday plans were down the drain

In Perth there are barely any jobs for backpackers and a local friend advised me to head to Kununurra which is 2000 miles up north and costs me $300 to get there.

Can I jump near Kununurra? With outside view?

I have been emailing dozens of skydiving zones and it seems that the only ones that offer outside view are on the East coast which is barely unreachable for me at this point. Australia is big but it seems that there are only few good zones to go skydiving. Coming to the east coast would cost me loads of money

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you checked out these guys
http://www.skydive.com.au/html/tandem.html

Their prices seem to be better than
http://www.waskydiving.com.au/bookings-prices.html

In grand scheme of things I know nothing about either of these DZs... I have never been to Australia.
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you checked out these guys
http://www.skydive.com.au/html/tandem.html

Their prices seem to be better than
http://www.waskydiving.com.au/bookings-prices.html

In grand scheme of things I know nothing about either of these DZs... I have never been to Australia.



As far as I know these 2 links refer to the exact same skydiving company which is one of the very few on western Australia. I have called them and they canceled my jump.

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you checked out these guys
http://www.skydive.com.au/html/tandem.html

Their prices seem to be better than
http://www.waskydiving.com.au/bookings-prices.html

In grand scheme of things I know nothing about either of these DZs... I have never been to Australia.



As far as I know these 2 links refer to the exact same skydiving company which is one of the very few on western Australia. I have called them and they canceled my jump.



They are 2 different companies. Skydive Express certainly offers outside video, can't say about WA Skydiving.

Remember that Skydiving depends on the weather and today has been poor.

Another option near Perth is http://www.skydivejurienbay.com/. They also offer outside video.

I will be out at WA Skydiving on Sunday morning.

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you checked out these guys
http://www.skydive.com.au/html/tandem.html

Their prices seem to be better than
http://www.waskydiving.com.au/bookings-prices.html

In grand scheme of things I know nothing about either of these DZs... I have never been to Australia.



As far as I know these 2 links refer to the exact same skydiving company which is one of the very few on western Australia. I have called them and they canceled my jump.


Definately 2 completely different companies.
The 1st is 120km ENE of Perth the other is south of Perth.
As Nigel said there is also Jurien Bay which is North of Perth
This weekend Hillman Farm is also operating, they are ESE of Perth.
Ill be at Hillman Farm tomorrow.
The York DZ (my home DZ)
http://www.skydive.com.au/html/tandem.html is open today and all weekend.most companies would like a day or 2 notice if you are planning to do a jump so that they can organise staff (our DZs are not 7/365 operations).
But if you are there on the weekend you will have to wait however they should be able to get you up.
You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky)
My Life ROCKS!
How's yours doing?

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I'm comparing but all jumps are ridiculously expensive. As if they are making appointments together to keep the prices so high. Any jump from an acceptable height with outside view costs over $500

Yesterday I met an English girl who jumped in New Zealand. Outside view, 60s freefall for 350 ish

I'll make sure I get a job and then see what happens

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