MeanderingFool 0 #1 December 5, 2005 Well hmmm where do i even begin? how bout alittle about my self... My names Kyle, 19, and im attending a junior college for god knows what major... I've been attracted to adrenaline related activities, motocross, wrestling (not the kind on tv...) and last year for christmas i got a free tandem jump from my parentals, ive always wanted to go sky diving, and as many people on this site have already stated, it was meant to be a one time deal... YEAH RIGHT... Needless to say i went back again, for another tandem (since my funding only allowed me to use a lame coupon for another tandem...) The exact moment i left freefall and the canopy opened, i knew i wanted to live in freefall as often as possible, nothing comes close to the insane feeling of being attached to nothing... THEN the unthinkable happened, after nearly 5 months of rehab from a shoulder dislocation during my senior year of wrestling i re-dislocated it again, but with far worse results, so my funding stopped, and i was forced to stay at home for nearly 3 months following the most painful surgery i have ever endured... Now that i am finally working and healthy again, im looking into not only sky-diving as a sorce of recreation but as an actual career, ive been surfing the net and looking at different schools for skydiving, found one in new zealand, a couple in europe... BUT for all those Career Sky-divers (which includes any career related to... not just actual instructors), HOW would you suggest going about entering such a field? Anywho, HELLO to everyone else, and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!________________________________________ Where shall wisdom be found and where is the place of understanding...? If i knew I'd walk over and stand there... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GravityGirl 0 #2 December 6, 2005 Welcome to the sport! Start learning to pack right away. That will teach you a lot about gear and you can start earning money right away. Also check this: http://www.gravitygear.com/OurStory.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peace and Blue Skies! Bonnie ==>Gravity Gear! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest 1010 #3 December 6, 2005 Welcome to the blue skies You can do a search for threads (like in the Gear & Rigging forum) about making a living in skydiving. But do give Bonnie (GravityGirl) a call once in a while, she'll cheer you up when the skies are (literally) gray, and steer you in the right direction about gear. (Thanks for the chat last week Bonnie. You can have it good, fast, or cheap: pick two. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike111 0 #4 December 6, 2005 Welcome mate and glad you had good tandem jumps.Are you referrng to the diploma advert of a skydiving carer in New Zealand? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MeanderingFool 0 #5 December 6, 2005 Well im not sure what that meant... but this is the school i was talking about http://www.skydiving.co.nz/ offers a commercial skydiving lisence, but ive never read any reviews ANYWHERE regarding this school so i have no idea how effective it is... or worth while for that matter...________________________________________ Where shall wisdom be found and where is the place of understanding...? If i knew I'd walk over and stand there... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike111 0 #6 December 7, 2005 my mistake - i was referring tothe ad in the BPA mag - its the one your referring to ( i think). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mdrejhon 8 #7 December 9, 2005 QuoteWell im not sure what that meant... but this is the school i was talking about http://www.skydiving.co.nz/Isn't that's located one of the world's busiest tandem dropzones? Three skydiving companies (including this one) located at the same airport? I heard from somebody that a freeflyer tourist somewhere at that dropzone got asked something to the tune of "Need a job?" by the staff because he had a camera helmet! If this is the one, that might just be the easiest location in the world to get a skydiving career at. I think. Lucky you if you live near the world's busiest tandem dropzone (more daily tandem jumps than Perris and Eloy I heard!). Three separate skydiving companies running off the same airport. I leave it to others and your instructors for further information... However, I have heard from more than one source so that New Zealand apparently seems to be one of the easiest places in the world to get a full time paying skydiving career at. It's not easy in many parts of the world... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
