Dutton 0 #1 March 10, 2005 How much are we getting this year? Any takers? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyflyer1 0 #2 March 10, 2005 $30 for me. I get to jump my own canopy. I don't have to haul meat and I get to choose the pace at which we meet loads. Good deal for good pay. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #3 March 10, 2005 Quote$30 for me. I get to jump my own canopy. I don't have to haul meat and I get to choose the pace at which we meet loads. Good deal for good pay. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Funny, I take the opposite conclusion for doing PFF. I get to wear out my own canopy and I get to stress between manifest pushing me to get going and the student learning at his/her pace. I believe that PFF pays the same as tandem for more of my time and more wear on my gear. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 3 #4 March 10, 2005 Thirty bucks, either side. Just like I have since 2001 when pay went up from twenty five bucks either side. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aironscott 3 #5 March 11, 2005 I'm with Riggerrob on this one. I hate taking a pay cut for being multi-rated. But I love you guys out there that prefer to do AFFs. Aaron“God Damn Mountain Dew MotherFuckers!” Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chriswelker 0 #6 March 11, 2005 $35 for a double and $50 for a single. FYI $75 on Tandems. Chris Welker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dutton 0 #7 March 11, 2005 We have a winner! Good for you. I get from $20 to $30. I think we should all get at least $30 for either side and split responsibilities. Many times I have started out "secondary" and found myself taking care of business on the main side shortly after exit. If the student needs two highly trained skydivers with him in the air, he should pay for it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ron 7 #8 March 11, 2005 Quote$35 for a double and $50 for a single. FYI $75 on Tandems. I wanna work for you."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
Liemberg 0 #9 March 11, 2005 QuoteI wanna work for you. I wanna work for his DZO... "Whoever in discussion adduces authority uses not intellect but memory." - Leonardo da Vinci A thousand words... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aironscott 3 #10 March 11, 2005 Where is this magical place? Are they hiring? I've always wanted to get paid what I thought I was worth in the skydiving industry. And that sounds just about right.“God Damn Mountain Dew MotherFuckers!” Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #11 March 12, 2005 Quote$35 for a double and $50 for a single. FYI $75 on Tandems. Chris Welker Check out his profile, everyone. It's from West Tennessee Skydiving. I'll meet all of y'all there and we'll make some big bucks, too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tandemphil 0 #12 March 14, 2005 30$ plus pack job not too bad. I too love AFF. It's a nice break from tandems every once in a while. to do is to be to be is to do do be do be do Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superfletch 1 #13 March 15, 2005 Our DZ pays $45. I hope to get my rating in april. I'll let you all know how that goes. Wish me luck. I'm sure I won't need it, but it certainly won't hurt I'm sure. :) . Gary "Superfletch" Fletcher D-26145; USPA Coach, IAD/I, AFF/I Videographer/Photographer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pendejo 0 #14 March 15, 2005 $40.00 if you do the ground prep and $35.00 if the other jumpmaster does the ground prep, or $40.00 for single jumpmaster dives Pendejo He who swoops the ditch and does not get out buys the BEER!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #15 March 15, 2005 I have a choice between two DZ's. One pays $30 for main side or single JM and $25 for reserve side, the other pays $25 and only offers single JM jumps. Neither throws in a packjob. At the same time, I can get $25 to do tandems at one dz or $45 at the other. Hmmm.... Tandem................................AFF Easy rating to get..................Tougher rating to get Fairly easy jump.....................More challenging jump 0.5-1 hour of time..................1-1.5 hours of time Not my gear wear...................My gear wear No packing............................Packing $25-$45...............................$25-$30 I'll continue doing AFF, because I need/want more experience and I like making skydivers more than I like entertaining tourists, but I wish the fees were adjusted to a more appropriate level. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NSEMN8R 0 #16 March 16, 2005 I think tandems should pay more than AFF for 2 reasons. 1. Carrying that big ass rig around all day sucks. 2. Hazard pay. If my student (tourist) isn't behaving I can't just let him go at 2K. I do Tandems but not AFF so my opinion is obviously biased, but I've done alot of AFF video and most of the time it doesn't look that challenging. Don't get me worng, I have a lot of respect for the AFF guys at my DZ because of the "instructor skills" they have to have and because of what they went through to get the rating, but from what I've seen Tandems are alot harder work and therefore should pay more. Plus, at least you AFF guys get to jump your own canopies. Flying the SET 400 is alot less fun than my stiletto. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NSEMN8R 0 #17 March 16, 2005 By the way, where I jump it's: AFF....................$30 (either side) Tandems............$30 Video.................$20 If anybody deserves a raise over here I think it should be the video guys. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #18 March 16, 2005 I'll agree that in general, tandems beat up the body more, but I'm not sure how significant it is because I can do either for 10 hours a day. As for hazard pay, I'd say they're probably about equal. However, it's been awhile since I've had a tandem student do anything that I considered hazardous to my health. It was only last fall that I had an AFF student nearly knock me unconscious in freefall. The AFF rating was a lot tougher to get and cost a lot more. I can't fit nearly as many AFF jumps into a day as I can tandems. Although jumping my own rig is nice, it's also wear & tear that I have to bear the cost of instead of someone else. Also, I haven't even tried to do the math, but I'd wager that an average AFF student, over the life of his jumping career, generates more profit for the DZ than an average tandem student. Tandems as a whole are definitely more profitable for the DZ than AFF jumps, but not on a per jumper basis. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hooknswoop 19 #19 March 16, 2005 Quote2. Hazard pay. If my student (tourist) isn't behaving I can't just let him go at 2K. Either does a good AFFI. The difference is he has to catch them, a tandem passenger isn't going anywhere. Derek Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NSEMN8R 0 #20 March 16, 2005 QuoteQuote2. Hazard pay. If my student (tourist) isn't behaving I can't just let him go at 2K. Either does a good AFFI. The difference is he has to catch them, a tandem passenger isn't going anywhere. Derek The other difference is that, if an AFFI has a problem that he can't sort out someone might die and if as a TM I have a problem I can't sort out, that someone will probably be me. I'd like to try for an AFF rating this summer though. If I get it I'll probably change my tune... I think we should all get $50/jump. Maybe we should start a union Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tandemphil 0 #21 March 16, 2005 A UNION????? wouldn't that be nice? new thread??? to do is to be to be is to do do be do be do Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
