Cookiemunster 0 #1 May 26, 2005 If one were to go to a Dropzone and hang out what are the chances of getting a FREE tadem jump? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 0 #2 May 26, 2005 About as good as your chances of winning the lottery.Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
funks 1 #3 May 26, 2005 zippy Though you may be able to get half off if you ask nicely and offer to go topless Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
koz2000 1 #4 May 26, 2005 Step 1 : be cute Step 2 : be single (or at least act like it for the time being) Step 3 : meet interested tandem master who owns tandem rig Step 4 : con TM to take you on tandem and allow him to pay the slots... Step 5 : Thank him graciously Or the topless offer sounds good too.______________________________________________ - Does this small canopy make my balls look big? - J. Hayes - Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstime 0 #5 May 26, 2005 hanging out @ the DZ...not a chance get a group of a least 10 tandems on the books, then you might get a free jump. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pseudonym 0 #6 May 26, 2005 My first (and so far only) Tandem was free. I am extraordinarily good looking though I actually won it at the pub (probably the only good thing I have ever taken home from the Royal Exchange ). My experience of people however tells me if you hang with them just to get something they may not be overly hospitable... not saying that's how it is though 6 months 2 weeks and $3,300 until my AFF is all done and I can play too. stay safe colinBecause it's there - Mallory Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WildBill 0 #7 May 26, 2005 I have always worked under the policy that if you are approved and go naked the jump is for free. The approved part I get the other guys on the load to cover extra expense. So they approve or not. I think fast Eddie is working on a naked tandem D lic.(I believe he is over 100)he would probably take you for free anytime. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nbblood 0 #8 May 26, 2005 QuoteIf one were to go to a Dropzone and hang out what are the chances of getting a FREE tadem jump? Send me a picture and a brief description of your sexual attitude and I'll let you know....lol Seriously, it will probably depend on what you're willing to provide....as bad as that sounds. Blues, NathanBlues, Nathan If you wait 'til the last minute, it'll only take a minute. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cookiemunster 0 #9 May 26, 2005 Hmmmm...there's got to be someone out here in Colorado who is half blind and would give me a free ride Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites heidihagen 0 #10 May 26, 2005 i won a free one from skyride. they were a bit too late about calling though. by the time they called, i had nine jumps and a chunk of tunnel time (this was jan.. maybe feb)-- i had completely forgotten about it. glad i didn't wait! i signed up for the drawing at the end of last fall ... didn't think i'd win?? weird stuff. anyway, i went to the dz/got hooked on my own. so, there's a chance of a freebie there. i learned later, skyride is kind of shady and might send you all over the state. edit: i thought of a way... be born into it! just think about it...i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites nael 0 #11 May 26, 2005 There's a DZ in australia that gives free tandem jumps if you go naked. Ring around, you might find somewhere like that - only if you want to go naked of course!www.TerminalSports.com.auAustralia's largest skydive gear store Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Frenchy68 0 #12 May 26, 2005 QuoteIf one were to go to a Dropzone and hang out what are the chances of getting a FREE tadem jump? Better yet! Tell them you know me. that should work.They may only charge you $600 for the jump! "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Adriandavies 0 #13 May 26, 2005 Go to a DZ, go through AFF, make 200 jumps, spend £6900 on jumps, AFF, equipment and £xxx on beer, get your C licence then hang around until a tandem evaluation course is being run, then get invited to help a TI train, then get your free jump! Trainee tandem instructors need balast ie experienced students ie C licence holders, to enable them to get their rating. The requirement to have a C licence applies in the UK but I don't know what requirements other countries have. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ccowden 0 #14 May 26, 2005 First, you need to post a couple good pictures of yourself so we can better judge exactly how good your chances are. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Ron 10 #15 May 26, 2005 QuoteIf one were to go to a Dropzone and hang out what are the chances of getting a FREE tadem jump? Well I'll give you all the free tadem jumps ya want. For taNdem jumps I need at least slot, gear rental and pack job paid for. Your chances are not good unless you offer other "Services", have been around a long time...ect. I am sure at some point if you are here long enough someone will offer it."No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NWPoul 1 #16 May 26, 2005 Quote... Trainee tandem instructors need balast ie experienced students ie C licence holders, to enable them to get their rating. The requirement to have a C licence applies in the UK but I don't know what requirements other countries have. 100 jumps req. here, (I just been invited as "balast" ), also if you one of friend of mine had tandem jump only payed for slot - and it was a headdown tandemWhy drink and drive, if you can smoke and fly? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SpeedyGonzales 0 #17 May 26, 2005 I've made 2 tandem jumps and both of them were free, and neither one of them was I naked. The first one was at a boogie and I packed for him all weekend and he took me up on a free tandem the last day of the boogie. (I was still a student then and couldn't jump at the boogie.) The second one was with a friend of mine who had just got his tandem rating and wanted to jump with someone that day before his first paying tandem. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites drdive 0 #18 May 26, 2005 They offered to take my girlfriend for only the cost ofa lift ticket for her and the TI if she jumped naked :-)"We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TALONSKY 0 #19 May 26, 2005 If you are truly interested in skydiving and do not have the money, get a second job and put that money into an account for skydiving. I have always had a second job to pay for my skydiving at first it was a true second job for almost three years now it is being a tandem instructor. I believe that where there is a will there is a way( just do not try getting a free ride there are way too many people in this world trying that now) Kirk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wilmshurst 0 #20 May 26, 2005 Who is at leat and why do you need their slot paid for? The only thing worse than a cold toilet seat is a warm toilet seat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Ron 10 #21 May 26, 2005 QuoteWho is at leat and why do you need their slot paid for? A 'leat' is Tandem master who does bono work....Sheesh OK, Ya got me"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AndyMan 7 #22 May 26, 2005 The only time I've seen a free first-jump tandem happen, the passenger was a stripper who wanted to jump naked with video. The video now gets played regularly at the bar. It borders on being obscene. It only happened because the DZO were away from the DZ that day, and the TM's took matters into their own hands. The DZO did not approve. _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites riggerrob 613 #23 May 27, 2005 Ass, gas or grass. Nobody rides for free. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dragon2 2 #24 May 27, 2005 I've got a couple free tandem jumps, because I'm hanging out a lot of the dropzone I get asked a lot. These are recurrency jumps (after the winter), new tandem master jumps (kinda scary sometimes LOL), new rig/chute jumps, and they all require a passenger with at least an A license. Then I did 3 tandem jumps when I only had to pay either one or two slots, also because I'm an experienced (ahem) jumper... And because they were special jumps (night jump and a jump-in at another DZ for a party and then back to our DZ). Just hanging out, no jumper? No free jumps... ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites blondegrl 0 #25 May 27, 2005 I got 3 tandems for free and I didn't go topless. It was the best!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
heidihagen 0 #10 May 26, 2005 i won a free one from skyride. they were a bit too late about calling though. by the time they called, i had nine jumps and a chunk of tunnel time (this was jan.. maybe feb)-- i had completely forgotten about it. glad i didn't wait! i signed up for the drawing at the end of last fall ... didn't think i'd win?? weird stuff. anyway, i went to the dz/got hooked on my own. so, there's a chance of a freebie there. i learned later, skyride is kind of shady and might send you all over the state. edit: i thought of a way... be born into it! just think about it...i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nael 0 #11 May 26, 2005 There's a DZ in australia that gives free tandem jumps if you go naked. Ring around, you might find somewhere like that - only if you want to go naked of course!www.TerminalSports.com.auAustralia's largest skydive gear store Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #12 May 26, 2005 QuoteIf one were to go to a Dropzone and hang out what are the chances of getting a FREE tadem jump? Better yet! Tell them you know me. that should work.They may only charge you $600 for the jump! "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adriandavies 0 #13 May 26, 2005 Go to a DZ, go through AFF, make 200 jumps, spend £6900 on jumps, AFF, equipment and £xxx on beer, get your C licence then hang around until a tandem evaluation course is being run, then get invited to help a TI train, then get your free jump! Trainee tandem instructors need balast ie experienced students ie C licence holders, to enable them to get their rating. The requirement to have a C licence applies in the UK but I don't know what requirements other countries have. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ccowden 0 #14 May 26, 2005 First, you need to post a couple good pictures of yourself so we can better judge exactly how good your chances are. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ron 10 #15 May 26, 2005 QuoteIf one were to go to a Dropzone and hang out what are the chances of getting a FREE tadem jump? Well I'll give you all the free tadem jumps ya want. For taNdem jumps I need at least slot, gear rental and pack job paid for. Your chances are not good unless you offer other "Services", have been around a long time...ect. I am sure at some point if you are here long enough someone will offer it."No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWPoul 1 #16 May 26, 2005 Quote... Trainee tandem instructors need balast ie experienced students ie C licence holders, to enable them to get their rating. The requirement to have a C licence applies in the UK but I don't know what requirements other countries have. 100 jumps req. here, (I just been invited as "balast" ), also if you one of friend of mine had tandem jump only payed for slot - and it was a headdown tandemWhy drink and drive, if you can smoke and fly? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedyGonzales 0 #17 May 26, 2005 I've made 2 tandem jumps and both of them were free, and neither one of them was I naked. The first one was at a boogie and I packed for him all weekend and he took me up on a free tandem the last day of the boogie. (I was still a student then and couldn't jump at the boogie.) The second one was with a friend of mine who had just got his tandem rating and wanted to jump with someone that day before his first paying tandem. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drdive 0 #18 May 26, 2005 They offered to take my girlfriend for only the cost ofa lift ticket for her and the TI if she jumped naked :-)"We saved your gear. Now you can sell it when you get out of the hospital and upsize!!" "K-Dub" " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TALONSKY 0 #19 May 26, 2005 If you are truly interested in skydiving and do not have the money, get a second job and put that money into an account for skydiving. I have always had a second job to pay for my skydiving at first it was a true second job for almost three years now it is being a tandem instructor. I believe that where there is a will there is a way( just do not try getting a free ride there are way too many people in this world trying that now) Kirk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wilmshurst 0 #20 May 26, 2005 Who is at leat and why do you need their slot paid for? The only thing worse than a cold toilet seat is a warm toilet seat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ron 10 #21 May 26, 2005 QuoteWho is at leat and why do you need their slot paid for? A 'leat' is Tandem master who does bono work....Sheesh OK, Ya got me"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #22 May 26, 2005 The only time I've seen a free first-jump tandem happen, the passenger was a stripper who wanted to jump naked with video. The video now gets played regularly at the bar. It borders on being obscene. It only happened because the DZO were away from the DZ that day, and the TM's took matters into their own hands. The DZO did not approve. _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 613 #23 May 27, 2005 Ass, gas or grass. Nobody rides for free. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon2 2 #24 May 27, 2005 I've got a couple free tandem jumps, because I'm hanging out a lot of the dropzone I get asked a lot. These are recurrency jumps (after the winter), new tandem master jumps (kinda scary sometimes LOL), new rig/chute jumps, and they all require a passenger with at least an A license. Then I did 3 tandem jumps when I only had to pay either one or two slots, also because I'm an experienced (ahem) jumper... And because they were special jumps (night jump and a jump-in at another DZ for a party and then back to our DZ). Just hanging out, no jumper? No free jumps... ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blondegrl 0 #25 May 27, 2005 I got 3 tandems for free and I didn't go topless. It was the best!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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