Originally Posted by
Blackbird
The DZ that I went to wanted me to put in a application to fly there plane part time, all I could do is laugh because I did that a few times before I got in the 121 world and I asked if I could get free jump training up until I get my 25 jumps and license. The lady just put on a bitter beer face and said no.
It's a business and only when pilots become seriously hard to find are they going to do that. As it is they have plenty especially with the furloughs although the latter won't work for $150 a day which is what they pay me. It is really just a hobby, I tell them when I am ready to do circles all day in a 182 which is two or three days a month. Jumping in broad daylight is silly anyway, it's the military kind that would be seriously fun... until your eye gets put out, of course.