Yoshi 0 #1 November 26, 2003 well I have 497 now and plan to do jump 500 this weekend.. any fun suggestions? I am also planning on getting my tandem rating soon...I have all qualifications accept the jump numbers at this point.. here is a question for you professional tandem masters.. how much $$ on average do you make per year??? luckily I am married to a sugar momma that is keen on the idea of me being an instructor, but I want to have some kind of income to show for my work... I know it isnt the most lucritive position, just curious on average what you folks are making on average.. -yoshi_________________________________________ this space for rent. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 15 #2 November 26, 2003 Income? Not enough to cover my fun jumping expenses Full time TM's with the experience to work 7 days a week might make $10000-15000 a year if they know how to pack too. I made about $1500 this year doing tandems and spent over $5000 on Fun jumps With pay ranging from $20-35 per jump and the average TM doing about 7-10 jumps a day on the weekend and about 1 to 4 in the week you better like Ramen noodles if you have any bills at all that you have to pay.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yoshi 0 #3 November 26, 2003 I fugured as much that it would be close to that...especially in the first few years when people dont know how good I am... but like I said my wife is keen on it and she brings home the real bacon...so once I get a few things in line it may not be that bad... how could jumping for a living be bad anyways??? -yoshi_________________________________________ this space for rent. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumperconway 0 #4 November 26, 2003 3pt 40 way Texas stars are always fun formation loads if there are enough jumpers at Spaceland this weekend! I'll be @ Skydive San Marcos. Ask Tom Jenkins to organize it, if you want. Congrats on 500! Blues, Conway Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yoshi 0 #5 November 26, 2003 yeah that sounds kinda fun...but you know me I mainly freefly, so it would be a shame to be the one that goes low on a big way on my 500th! maybe we can put together a nice hybrid.. -yoshi_________________________________________ this space for rent. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumperconway 0 #6 November 26, 2003 maybe we can put together a nice hybrid.. A 10/10 hybrid like my avatar would be fun if you can get 10 good f/f's! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunnydee123 0 #7 November 26, 2003 Congrats Yoshiand have fun whatever you do for your 500th.......and aren't you just a lucky little monkey to have such a caring, supportive and LOADED wifie Dreams become reality, one choice at a time... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #8 November 26, 2003 Quote how much $$ on average do you make per year??? I know it isnt the most lucritive position, just curious on average what you folks are making on average.. *** Average income?Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Don't get a divorce!www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mfrese 0 #9 November 26, 2003 As far as the tandem income goes, I think Phreezone about nailed it...and trust me, it won't make any difference how good you are, they'll still pay the same . However, if you do it as a business, you can take a lot of write-offs and get some great tax breaks as a result; talk to an accountant to see how to set things up and what you need to track. Made about a $3K difference in my taxes last year, probably more this year. It's interesting to see how long people are willing to keep this stuff up...supposedly the average cut-off is at 400 tandems: you either decide it's great and keep going, or you've had one too many hungover frat boys hanging off you, and just decide to forget it and get a real job again, and use all that extra money for jumps! Good Luck!Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 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
mfrese 0 #9 November 26, 2003 As far as the tandem income goes, I think Phreezone about nailed it...and trust me, it won't make any difference how good you are, they'll still pay the same . However, if you do it as a business, you can take a lot of write-offs and get some great tax breaks as a result; talk to an accountant to see how to set things up and what you need to track. Made about a $3K difference in my taxes last year, probably more this year. It's interesting to see how long people are willing to keep this stuff up...supposedly the average cut-off is at 400 tandems: you either decide it's great and keep going, or you've had one too many hungover frat boys hanging off you, and just decide to forget it and get a real job again, and use all that extra money for jumps! Good Luck!Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
