shaneken

This price is probably just for your first seven jumps and does not include any cost per jump should one or two of them need repeating, nor does it get you your "A" License which is usually in the neighborhood of 3K with coaching, gear rental, etc. Once off student status (having achieved the "A" License), THEN you're looking at buying gear in the range of 3-5K. Right the 1k is the cost for AFF 1-7. So in order to get my A license I'll need coaching and have to rent for the first 25 jumps at least?

I'm actually looking for a job right now too. Do I just go find the person at the Drop Zone who teaches it - get a few lessons and apply?

Are you saying I can get a job doing that? Or just that it saves a lot of money?

It's just general savings I've got over the years. I already have college paid for and I have another savings account with plenty of money once I graduate that my parents help ed me with. I'm set for the most part - This is money I planned on spending on a motorcycle but I'm going to have to wait on that one

So I just finished my first tandem jump a few days ago and it was amazing. I'm seriously considering taking the AFF course and getting my license. The only problem is I'm 18 years old and this is a HUGE money sink for me. I'll be dedicating all the money I've saved up for the past few years and whatever I earn this summer for skydiving. I figure it's worth it but I need to know how much i should expect to spend in the end on gear and everything. the AFF course is around 1k at my center - So after that i may have anywhere from two to three grand left over. Is this enough for new gear?