Marcous_Van_BC

Can you guys please take a look at the prices around seattle. this link has the cost breakdown and im wondering what others think. http://www.skydivesnohomish.com/skystaticcc.htm Thank you!!! To me this seems like a really good deal!

the dropzone that im talking about is the one here in vancouver the website is : http://www.vancouver-skydiving.bc.ca/index.html I Must say that their service, and how they run things is amazing. They have their own airstrip, landing zone, and their own planes - of which 10 people can fit in the back. I was amazed by their service, however i suppose from what everyone is telling me, its rather pricy.

Yes thats correct, its sounded very expensive to me as well... but i love the sport, so i had to certainly shop around before I put in a lot of money. I suppose a little background about me might be in order here. i just turned 23, and my gf took my gf took us both tandem jumping for my birthday. I loved it! Deopending on if you prebook or not, tandem costs 243$CAD if you prebok taxes included, or 280~ish, if you 'drop in'. I loved it, so i began to look around to see what a class a licence would cost. at their site you do your aff 1-4 for around 1800$ plus taxes, (4 jumps and groundschool) before you do that you needed 2 tandem though. i though thtis might be a little pricy, so i wanted to look around. I'm sure glad that i did though because it sounds like for less money some places offer up to eight jumps for the same price , not including the 2 required tandem. so essentially i've discovered at other locations its half as much. I still very much appreciate your comments. Please keep them coming! My dad is a pilot for air canada actually, so for me to travel its not really too expensive, its all about finding the time. Did i mention im from vancouver canada? (thats in bc) Thanks again everyone!

I Made a mistake remembering the prices from memory. I just referenced my pricing chart, and the actual prices are as follows. tandem - 259 aff 1 - 449 aff 2 - 449 aff 3 - 409 aff 4 - 409 student free fall - 109 Thank you!

Is that a fairly resonable price?? I suppose I'd have to pay with the canadian dollar... which would increase the cost...

My dropzone also does not offer static. I suppose that would be a good way to gain jump experiance necessary for your class A. What are the usual requirements to earn your class A licence? do you need to take AFF courses? (eg. level 1-4) or what? Is there mandatory classroom usually? (Eg. groundschool) ??? I just want to be properly certified before paying large amounts of money. thanky ou again.

where are you located, and what is the name of the drop zone which you have used with those prices? What my intent is, is to get certified within one or two weeks. If i have to travel to save a few hundred dollars, then i think its worth it. Thank you for your time and information! Anyone with any other comments, please contribute to this conversation. I am new to the sport, and very much would like to not get gouged when it comes to training. Thank you again.

**Initial prices were wrong. I have fixed them in this posting and lower down as well** Im from vancouver, and to get a class A licence at my local drop zone requires the following, and im just wondering if this cost is high, low or average. Thank you for your input! 2x tandem jumps before you can begin your "aff (advance free fall) level one training" = $ 259.00 x 2 = $518. 1 x AFF level one course - one day instruction + one drop (with 2 instructors) = $449 1 x AFF level two course - half day course + one drop (with 2 instructors) = $449 1x AFF level 3 course - half day course with one instructor + one jump = $409 1 x AFF level 4 course - half day with one instructor + one jump = ~$409 25 x drops total (at this point the student already has 6 jumps) requires an additional 21 jumps. $169 per jump for novice with coach and equipment $109 for student solo free fall $55 for gear rental $45 CAPS member I dont know if theres a licencing fee on top of this. **Initial prices were wrong. I have fixed them in this posting and lower down as well**