davebug 0 #1 June 1, 2003 I want to start skydiving how much should i count on spending for training and middle of the line equipment i am one of those people where if i am going to do some thing i buy my own stuff any help would be great one place near my house offers aff classes consisting of 25 levels one place offers static line classes and says after 5 jumps i can go solo what are your thoughts on that? thanks david Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #2 June 1, 2003 Money for skydiving: SKY IS THE LIMIT my friend, is up to you.__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katiebear21 0 #3 June 1, 2003 The place that says you can jump solo after 5 jumps scares me. I would steer clear. Never sacrifice training and safety for money. Believe me, the money is well spent in the end. I would check the uspa web site www.uspa.org for uspa registered dz's and compare prices and programs. AFF will be the most expensive so a lot of people choose Instructor Assisted Deployment or Static Line Progression. Either way make sure you choose a dropzone that teaches the Integrated Student Program www.uspa.org/publications/SIM/SIMtext/Section4.htm. You chose a good forum to ask the question! Katie Get your PMS glass necklace here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #4 June 1, 2003 Very ballpark figures depending on how you go about things. All of these numbers are probably within about 10% of what you'll actually end up spending. Figure about $2000 for the training and jumps to get your A Licence as long as you're not too inept and don't have to repeat too many levels. Figure about $4000 for good used gear and about $6000 for good new gear.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bch7773 0 #5 June 1, 2003 QuoteI want to start skydiving how much should i count on spending for training and middle of the line equipment i am one of those people where if i am going to do some thing i buy my own stuff any help would be great this may sound too obvious, but add up the costs of the jumps you will be doing, along with a couple hundred dollars for redoing jumps you mess up on. Its usually about $2000 for a midline used rig, less if you get an older setup, or more if you get a newer setup. however, you don't have to worry about buying gear until at least you're off student status. Quote one place offers static line classes and says after 5 jumps i can go solo I don't see a problem with that. I learned with static line and I did my first hop and pop (a solo jump) at jump 6. Also, don't forget price all depends on what type of training you do... static line is usually much cheaper, but aff lets you have more fun on your first few jumps. if you want to see more pros/cons of static line vs aff, just do a forum search. don't forget, I'm still a relative newbie, so take this all with a grain of salt. MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
