First of all. No one should be swooping a tandem unless they are an accredited wingsuit instructor on a factory roster. Only someone such as a factory instructor has put in the time and effort to build their piloting skills to perform this safely but also professionally and with measurable precision.
We don't swoop tandems as "target of opportunity" unplanned at the end of a dive. We only do this as a special request from the Tandem master. We ask that they specify proximity, approach vector, glide angle and speed.
For all of this we charge the tandem master one jump ticket per swooper. It's worth it to the TM because it spices up the TM's deary existence of hauling meat 20 times a day while we have all of the fun. We do have discounts if they want a 6-way diamond flyby ( or more). We charge because we are "professional" and our time is worth it. Not just the 7 seconds of flyby glory time but the entire dive. All of the planning, the setup at the initial approach fix, calculating the tandems heading at the Fly by ETA. Yes, video is extra.
We also Charge beer. Why because wingsuits are expensive and they suffer extreme wear diving down to approach fix. If they don't "pay beer" we just go into their fridge and take it because we are professionals.
Please don't swoop tandems unless you are qualified and an instructor.
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We don't swoop tandems as "target of opportunity" unplanned at the end of a dive. We only do this as a special request from the Tandem master. We ask that they specify proximity, approach vector, glide angle and speed.
For all of this we charge the tandem master one jump ticket per swooper. It's worth it to the TM because it spices up the TM's deary existence of hauling meat 20 times a day while we have all of the fun. We do have discounts if they want a 6-way diamond flyby ( or more). We charge because we are "professional" and our time is worth it. Not just the 7 seconds of flyby glory time but the entire dive. All of the planning, the setup at the initial approach fix, calculating the tandems heading at the Fly by ETA. Yes, video is extra.
We also Charge beer. Why because wingsuits are expensive and they suffer extreme wear diving down to approach fix. If they don't "pay beer" we just go into their fridge and take it because we are professionals.
Please don't swoop tandems unless you are qualified and an instructor.
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