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Ill definitely check it out, thanks!

I'd be interested to know how that suit works for you as well, Im placing my order in a few weeks and i'd like to hear what you think of it

I guess thats what made me make the call that I did - I had no idea what the ground conditions were doing. On the ride up it seemed a little bumpy, but nothing too crazy but by the time we got to 12k, everyone in the plane was being thrown around pretty bad, nothing like any turbulence i'd ever seen before. My thought was that I didnt want to jump and realize that it was now this turbulent at 3k. Im happy with my decision, turns out it was ok, pretty bumpy, but not like it was at altitude, but the point was that I wasnt sure, so we opted not to jump.

We're actually paying $35 for 10,5 and $38 for 12,5. I have my own gear, that doesnt include anything but the ride to altitude. If you want to include rental gear, your looking at 50$ and the students usually pack it themselves

Sounds like this is pretty common everywhere and my dzo has been nice about not charging up till now. Guess this is standard and Ill have to get used to it :)

Good to know! Apparently being charged regardless is pretty common and i should get used to it haha and i agree, I hate landing with the plane.. so unnatural lol

Gottcha :) Thanks for the advise any how.. Still pretty new to the sport, and im not sure what the rules are at other dz's. Even if youve jumped else where, you dont always get a good idea for what the protocol is with some situations :)

Well as i said, i obviously wont jump if i dont think its safe, regardless of the money. I was just unsure if this was common everywhere. Apparently it is, and i guess my dz is just enforcing this rule a little late. Thanks for the feedback!

Haha, you do, but I see your point!

This is very true. I definitely see the DZO's point, and yours, its not his call whether we jump or not. I just feel like this is almost discouraging people from making smart decisions. Regardless, I will make safety calls based on what I feel is right for me, it just sucks getting charged almost 40$ for it. Another concern of mine is that other people might not make a smart decision because of the money factor, and look at the same situation and go 'holy crap its really turbulent.. oh well' and jump anyways, and thats when accidents can happen, but i guess thats their own fault lol

There has been some recent discussion at my dz regarding jumpers being charged for a jump if you, for whatever reason, decide not to jump. Our DZO has decided to enforce this policy starting in the next week or so. I can see the DZO's point, it still costs him to send you up, and i agree that that is unfair if you forgot something and dont jump, or if the conditions were the same on the ground. However, if you make a decision at altitude because of changing conditions, should you be charged for the jump? In my case specifically, Ive only got about 110 jumps, and I am fairly reserved under canopy, and I went up for a jump yesterday, and from the ground everything looked fine, and when i got to altitude, the plane was being thrown around by more turbulence than i've ever experienced before. I didnt know if the lower winds had changed and were doing the same, and I didnt feel ok jumping in such conditions Because of this, me and another jumper decided not to jump. When i get down, i find the DZO is trying to charge us for the jump for making that call. As i said, I can see him charging for it if the conditions were already very turbulent on the ground and I decided to try to jump anyways, or if i forgot my goggles and alti or something, but that was not the case. In fact, when we got to the ground, a few very experienced skydivers congratulated us on making a smart call. Any input on this? Just looking for some opinions on the matter, and whether I should be penalized for making a safety call for myself and the less experienced person I was jumping with.