DeeDee13 0 #1 March 28, 2009 I recently started working toward my license and was hoping for some gratuity advice. What is standard once you start with a jump master? If you are doing several jumps in a day or weekend, should you wait until the end? How much would you tip for 4 jumps in a day? Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyBastard 0 #2 March 28, 2009 i would tip my hat.Dude #320 "Superstitious" is just a polite way of saying "incredibly fucking stupid". DONK! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydude89 0 #3 March 28, 2009 I usually just bought a case of green ones at the end of the day. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iluvtofly 0 #4 March 28, 2009 Beer is the best thing you can provide for the DZ. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #5 March 29, 2009 If they want a tip they should work at a restaurant. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeregrineFalcon 0 #6 March 29, 2009 QuoteIf they want a tip they should work at a restaurant. Really? LOL. A friend of mine did a tandem and I tipped the instructor and videographer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
awagnon 0 #7 March 29, 2009 I was told by an instructor, if you tip after each AFF jump, then it looks like you're trying to buy your way to passing. I tipped at the end of the day and gave a tip to each instructor based on how many jumps they did with me. For me, I REALLY appreciated the help they gave me and I wanted to them to know it besides just saying "thanks".Alton "Luck favors the prepared." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,381 #8 March 29, 2009 >I was told by an instructor, if you tip after each AFF jump, then it looks >like you're trying to buy your way to passing. One of the biggest tips I ever got ($40) was by a guy I failed on his last AFF jump, ironically enough. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sdctlc 0 #9 March 29, 2009 It is completely up to you but as a TI I always appreciate a tip.. I try and give an excellent experience for any Tandem I take, for that matter I do the same for any student I am working with from coaching to Wingsuit instruction, and will absolutely take a heartfelt thanks. At the same time, I will not turn down some $. The last tip I got last weekend I used to pay for gas to take my daughter for a flight at the end of the day in a 182.. She is almost 9 yo and had a blast, it was her and me alone in the plane (she was in a booster seat to see better) and we were having a blast! I would have been happy with some beer as well but the chance to cover the time in the air with my Daughter was Awesome! Long story short, if you feel the instructor did an excellent job and you wan to tip, do it Scott C."He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krip 2 #10 March 29, 2009 Buy beer and party hardy after jumping is over. Also Tip the parking lot and pool attendent at the end of the day. One Jump Wonder Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 259 #11 March 29, 2009 If you insist, I'll take a cash tip, but really, the best tip you can give me is to come back next weekend. And the weekend after that. Etc. Beer for the dz fridge is nice too, but not required. You're gonna be spending a lot of money learning to skydive. I don't see a need to make it more expensive than it already is by tipping me - I'm already getting paid to jump with you. But it's your money; if it makes you feel good to tip, then by all means do so. I'm sure I can figure out some way to spend it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkwing 4 #12 March 29, 2009 Don't tip. Skydive. Become part of the gang. Jeff -- Jeff My Skydiving History Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
d123 1 #13 March 29, 2009 Don't tip and hang around, basically just be there. The opposite might happen. I've done most of my coach jumps free in the sun-set, thanks to nice people and being there!Lock, Dock and Two Smoking Barrelrolls! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #14 March 30, 2009 by definition, gratuities are voluntary - so figure it out for yourself and don't worry about any imaginary 'social expectations' ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
awagnon 0 #15 March 31, 2009 QuoteOne of the biggest tips I ever got ($40) was by a guy I failed on his last AFF jump, ironically enough. Just think what your tip would have been if you'd passed him. I tipped my instructor on my first non-tandem AFF jump even though he didn't pass me. On the other hand, the reason he didn't pass me was I didn't pull and he did for me. I think keeping me alive is worth a tip, even if I didn't pass.Alton "Luck favors the prepared." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pirana 0 #16 April 1, 2009 QuoteDon't tip. Skydive. Become part of the gang. Jeff Word. I never thought about tipping as an AFF student. The idea seems a bit wierd if the plan is to continue jumping. Tandems, that is different. Beer is always good." . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hausse 0 #17 April 1, 2009 I get tipped for doing coach jumps every now and then and I'm always happy about it and generally reinvest the money in Beer for the DZ. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 0 #18 April 1, 2009 Younger adults who don't have much income/assets yet really shouldn't be expected to tip - being a student jumper is already plenty expensive. As for people who take up skydiving at a stage of their life when it's more affordable to them, and they've got some disposable cash to toss around, tipping is a decent gesture. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 0 #19 April 1, 2009 QuoteI recently started working toward my license and was hoping for some gratuity advice. What is standard once you start with a jump master? If you are doing several jumps in a day or weekend, should you wait until the end? How much would you tip for 4 jumps in a day? Thanks! I'm an instructor. I love getting tips and all but honestly, I'd rather a student who is continuing to skydive to just keep skydiving. You bring me a beer, I'll do the same for you another time. Remember this and pass it on sometime. The difference between me as an instructor and you as a student is time. Good luck!My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 0 #20 April 1, 2009 Quote If they want a tip they should work at a restaurant. Lame post. The letters F and O come to mind. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #21 April 1, 2009 Quote I usually just bought a case of green ones at the end of the day. :) BULLSHIT! You almost destroyed my liver you bought so much beer. As I recall I didn't buy my own dinner plenty of times while you were a student either. Much obliged. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #22 April 1, 2009 Quote Quote If they want a tip they should work at a restaurant. Lame post. The letters F and O come to mind. Yes, the letters F & O do come to mind when I think of the people that continue to milk students at every turn. I think the cheesiest thing there is are those tip signs you see at some places. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cuse313 0 #23 April 2, 2009 I hadn't planned on tipping at all, but when it was all said and done I did. I had such a good time and attributed that and the turn around from my rocky start(different instructor) to my instructor. It wasn't based on x number of jumps in a day or any other standard, it was simply that I went from doing so-so and sort of liking it to doing great and loving it with a particular instructor that I felt it was appropriate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydude89 0 #24 April 2, 2009 Ahh the good old days andrew,I hope our paths cross again in the future. I hope the liver is prepared for that meeting. Hey are you coming to May meet in kamloops??? BTW thanx for all the patience and awesome instructions you gave me. Cheers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #25 April 2, 2009 Quote Hey are you coming to May meet in kamloops??? Efforting Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
