Kid_Icarus 0 #1 January 28, 2005 I was wondering what the average price one gets for doing a demo? $100. $300. $500? A NFL game? Just seeing. Don't worry, I don't have the experience to do one... I was just trying to get a feel for the market.... Thanks ________________________________________ "What What..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyRamone 0 #2 January 28, 2005 NFL Game, I would do that for free... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #3 January 28, 2005 Please don't, there is no reason to undercut a professional.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 334 #4 January 29, 2005 QuotePlease don't, there is no reason to undercut a professional. Yeah, the hookers tell that to girlfriends all the time... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #5 January 29, 2005 QuoteI was wondering what the average price one gets for doing a demo? $100. $300. $500? A NFL game? Just seeing. Don't worry, I don't have the experience to do one... I was just trying to get a feel for the market.... Thanks It depends on how bad they want you to do the jump. Some high profile demos pay as much as $1000 if they want the best and most experienced demo jumpers/teams. I have been asked to do demos that paid as much as $250 per person, and I've done demos that I really wanted to do but got nothing for them. Blue Skies Billy"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #6 January 29, 2005 PM airtwardo. He's been doing the demo thing for years and years. Billy, do you jump with Jim on demos?May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #7 January 29, 2005 The price for a demo depends on several things. What is the venue, how many jumpers are needed, day time or night time, what type if any special equipment,(smoke, flags, banners, costumes) and what the customer requires of you. Some jobs are an all day event where you work the crowd before and after the jump, some may require 2 or more jumps in a day, and some may be a hit and run affair. Remember that if you do a demo for nothing, that is what you are telling the customer your services are worth. Every time you exit the plane on a demo you have around $4,000.00 + - on your back. If you lose any part of it, tough shit. Cost of doing business. And thats how the jump should be approached, as a business. It is not a skydive, it is a performance, a show for the crowd, not for the jumpers. When you figure in Insurance, A/C, paperwork, preparation time, other jumpers and little incidentals, if you charge $1000.00 it had better be for a one person demo with a short plane ride. If not you will loose money. As Airtwardo says, "Make a jump, get a check". SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #8 January 29, 2005 QuoteQuotePlease don't, there is no reason to undercut a professional. Yeah, the hookers tell that to girlfriends all the time... Could that be because the hookers are better at it then the girlfriends are?My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YahooLV 0 #9 February 2, 2005 As our friend "Wally "says, get a check, make a jump, get the other check!http://www.curtisglennphotography.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scrumpot 1 #10 February 2, 2005 QuoteCould that be because the hookers are better at it then the girlfriends are? I dunno. ...You tell us! Sorry, just couldn't resiste that. Blue Skies, -Grantcoitus non circum - Moab Stone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #11 February 3, 2005 QuoteAs our friend "Wally "says, get a check, make a jump, get the other check! Very good advise. Get 50%. Sparky Grant, I don't know, my gf won't let me compare. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #12 February 3, 2005 QuotePM airtwardo. He's been doing the demo thing for years and years. Billy, do you jump with Jim on demos? No, but he has been kind enough to share advice and wisdom with me on demo jumping. One thing though, if you get a demo jump set up and you ultimately have to spend money to set up your part of the deal (travel expenses or demo equipment, for example), be sure you get a check for some amount if the jump is cancelled because of bad weather. When I set up the Michigan School for the Deaf demo, my contract stipulated that if my team showed up ready to jump and couldn't, they would pay us $$ that would cover our travel expenses, since everyone on my team had to fly in from out of state. We would have gotten double the amount agreed upon had the jump happened. As it was, we barely broke even with the cancelled jump paycheck. Blue Skies Billy"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
