voodew1 0 #1 September 8, 2004 I would just like to know how much other instructors(both tandem, AFF, and SL) get compensated per jump and what kind of benefit your DZ provides such as discounted jumps etc. The pimp hand is powdered up ... say something stupid Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DShiznit 0 #2 September 9, 2004 Post this in the "Instructors" forum for a better response. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #3 September 9, 2004 I get $10 for a coach jump, so it pays for a packjob and a couple cokes from manifest basically. From the amount of time that a good coach spends with their student on the ground training, $10 is nothing, but you don't do coach jumps for money, you do it because you want to give back to the sport. I get $30 for a tandem, which aint too shabby. Especially when you do 5-10 in a day.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #4 September 10, 2004 QuoteI get $10 for a coach jump, so it pays for a packjob and a couple cokes from manifest basically. From the amount of time that a good coach spends with their student on the ground training, $10 is nothing, but you don't do coach jumps for money, you do it because you want to give back to the sport. I get $30 for a tandem, which aint too shabby. Especially when you do 5-10 in a day. Having never been an instructor, that seems like a hard way to make money. It seems like you would have to want to and enjoy doing it. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #5 September 10, 2004 QuoteIt seems like you would have to want to and enjoy doing it. Exactly. Basically I love working with students and I especially love getting to take people on their first skydive. It really drives me and keeps me fired up.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #6 September 10, 2004 I only ask for my slot for a coach jump. I don't do it for the money - in fact, flying with newer students really helps me improve my skydiving, so I enjoy doing it. At the point that I feel I won't learn anything or have fun doing a coach jump, I'll charge $10 or whatever the going rate is.Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #7 September 10, 2004 QuoteI get $10 for a coach jump, so it pays for a packjob and a couple cokes from manifest basically. Your paying WAY TOO MUCH for your cokes dude! -www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #8 September 10, 2004 Ok, by "cokes" I guess I meant "RedBulls." Still though, if a Coach is doing his/her job correctly, $10 is basically nothing. Teaching a student about RW takes time and effort on the ground, going over body positions, learning start, coast, stop, judging position and fall rate control during forward movement to dock, etc. Teaching a new skill such as swooping to a formation could take a clean 30 minutes on the ground if the student picks it up quickly. There's a LOT of stuff to teach in those few catagories, the student is paying good money for the jump, so its the Coach's duty to make sure that they are taught and taught very well. Anything less is an injustice to the student, in my opinion. EDIT: Sorry, I'm being a dumbass...you know exactly what I'm talking about, you've got the experience (and a hell of a lot more experience then I do). I posted my reply before looking at who I was replying too, although I'm leaving my reply intact for anyone else reading.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #9 September 10, 2004 QuoteI get $10 for a coach jump, so it pays for a packjob and a couple cokes from manifest basically. From the amount of time that a good coach spends with their student on the ground training, $10 is nothing, but you don't do coach jumps for money, you do it because you want to give back to the sport. How much is the DZ taking in on the deal? I've seen coach rates all over the map, from nothing - you pay the slot and $15 - to considerably more. ($41 between the coach and the DZ - might be 30 for the coach who is usually an AFF-I) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #10 September 10, 2004 The DZ is getting both slots, $5 for a packer for the student rig and less then the normal rate for the "gear rental" to help maintain the quality of student gear we have. So basically the DZ isn't making much money at all, they're "making" whatever they make on a normal slot, so that would depend on fuel prices, which isn't much of a profit anyways.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chriswelker 0 #11 September 10, 2004 Don't charge for my time on Coach jumps because this is my way of giving something back to the skydiving community. AFF ground school: $60 per student AFF 1-3: $35 each side AFF 4-7: $50 Tandems $75 if you use your own tandem rig $50 of you rent. Chris Welker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ron 10 #12 September 10, 2004 I don't normally charge for one on one coach jumps. Just slot. If you want to pay for my packer thats cool, but not needed. Tandems I get 32.00 For a day of 4 way or 8 way coaching I get 150.00. Tunnel time I get 100.00 for the first hour, 50 for the next or 200.00 for all day."No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #13 September 10, 2004 I get $30 per tandem on the school's rig and and additional $10 if I choose to pack it. I get $60 to jump and pack my own tandem rig I get $30, either side, for AFF jumps I get $5 to pack a student or rental rig. I get $10 for an ISP coach jump I get $35 per person to teach the FJC I usually get $40 for a BirdMan FFC and flight and an additional $10 if the student is using one of my suits. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NSEMN8R 0 #14 September 10, 2004 I get $30 for a Tandem. Plus they buy lunch. Quote that seems like a hard way to make money. It seems like you would have to want to and enjoy doing it. Sparky You're right. After less than 400 tandems, it's starting to suck for me. All I do is tandems anymore. I don't even feel like an instructor anymore. Or even a skydiver. I feel more like a mule. Or one of those guys in China that pulls those rickshaws around. Don't get me wrong. I don't act like I feel like that in front of the students. I'm all smiles and I treat every one of them like it's their birthday. Sometimes it's still fun and the money's nice, but I'd rather just go skydiving like I used to. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tspillers 0 #15 September 12, 2004 Quote Your paying WAY TOO MUCH for your cokes dude! Either that, or he is paying way to little for his coke..... I am not totally useless, I can be used as a bad example. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #16 September 13, 2004 Tandems $25 for a regular tandem $30 for a tandem progression jump $10 to pack a tandem AFF $50 for first student in FJC, $25 for each additional student $25 per jump on reserve side $35 per jump on main side S/L & IAD $10 per student in FJC $5 per student I put out Coach jumps Varies between nothing and slot plus $15 Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverton 0 #17 September 14, 2004 30euro a tandem including the packjob. Packing a tandem about 8euro ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Using your droque to gain stability is a bad habit, Especially when you are jumping a sport rig Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meatbomb 0 #18 September 14, 2004 Slightly different cos we're a club, but: Static Line Course Expenses: £65 Tandem Expenses: £35 Videoman Expenses: £15 Packing Expenses: Student Kit: £4 Tandem Kit £8 Free Jumps for Club Instructors: Static Line Basic Instructors: Followouts free. Static Line Approved Instructors: All jumps free. Tandem Instructors: 2 free a w/e.--- Swoopert, CS-Aiiiiiii! Piccies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chriswelker 0 #19 September 14, 2004 Tandems $25 for a regular tandem $30 for a tandem progression jump $10 to pack a tandem AFF $50 for first student in FJC, $25 for each additional student $25 per jump on reserve side $35 per jump on main side S/L & IAD $10 per student in FJC $5 per student I put out Coach jumps Varies between nothing and slot plus $15 Quote The law of supply and demand tells me that you should demand more money. Chris Welker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites DShiznit 0 #20 September 14, 2004 Quotewhat kind of benefit your DZ provides such as discounted jumps etc. everyone has hit the payment part, but what about the "extras" that can be thrown in, such as discounted rigging, jumps, etc? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PhreeZone 20 #21 September 14, 2004 I was offered about $4 off fun jumps, but that was it in terms of discounts. $25 or $30 per video $25 per tandem/AFF $10 per pack job $5 per sport pack jobYesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites tandemphil 0 #22 September 24, 2004 30$ for a regular tandem 35$ for a tandem progression free jumps for full time (5 days a week, firt load to last load) instructors. to do is to be to be is to do do be do be do Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites weavermc 0 #23 September 26, 2004 Voodew - what's up brother ... no-one's paying for jumps in Baghdad yet, but... At my home DZ $20/TANDEM (I dont pack it) $20/AFF 1-3 $25/AFF 4-7 $25/student in AFF Course While visiting other DZs, i've made as much as $40/AFF Currently dont get discounts, but i hear its in the works! Weaves SGCOT#9 PS:SCCOT#4 says what's up Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
DShiznit 0 #20 September 14, 2004 Quotewhat kind of benefit your DZ provides such as discounted jumps etc. everyone has hit the payment part, but what about the "extras" that can be thrown in, such as discounted rigging, jumps, etc? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #21 September 14, 2004 I was offered about $4 off fun jumps, but that was it in terms of discounts. $25 or $30 per video $25 per tandem/AFF $10 per pack job $5 per sport pack jobYesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tandemphil 0 #22 September 24, 2004 30$ for a regular tandem 35$ for a tandem progression free jumps for full time (5 days a week, firt load to last load) instructors. to do is to be to be is to do do be do be do Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weavermc 0 #23 September 26, 2004 Voodew - what's up brother ... no-one's paying for jumps in Baghdad yet, but... At my home DZ $20/TANDEM (I dont pack it) $20/AFF 1-3 $25/AFF 4-7 $25/student in AFF Course While visiting other DZs, i've made as much as $40/AFF Currently dont get discounts, but i hear its in the works! Weaves SGCOT#9 PS:SCCOT#4 says what's up Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
