PRICE LIST

On this page you’ll find the Robertson Skydive School price list. Included are prices for First Jump courses, plus the prices for Static Line, Freefall Progression and Accelerated Freefall jumps.

THE COST LOW DOWN

Robertson Skydive School asks that you do a FTJ course and at least one static line jump before making a decision on whether you want to do Student Progression or Accelerated Freefall.  Based on you attending a FTJ course, doing one static line jump, then continuing with the Student Progression or AFF and passing every level or test first time, Student Progression results in you having done 24 jumps at a cost of R17,415 whereas Accelerated Freefall results in you having done 10 jumps at a cost of R20,000, but would result in quicker finish.  The choice is yours…

For Student Progression you’ll need to complete 3 static line jumps and 5 dummy ripcord jumps, of which one or three will be included as part your FTJ.  When you do a dummy ripcord jump you need to keep hold of the dummy ripcord, if you drop it you’ll have to buy another for R60.

THINK ABOUT IT THIS WAY…

Looking at the straight costs of the different approaches and levels doesn’t really show the value.  Doing your training is not your final goal, your final goal is to become a competent and safe skydiver who continues to skydive regularly; each of those fun jumps has a cost.  A jump ticket for an experienced jumper is R390 to 11,000 feet; if you need to rent gear that’s R145 per jump which includes a re-packing fee of R50.  That means in total each jump will cost R585 until you have your own gear and you know how to pack.

So yes, there is a straight price for both the Student Progression and Accelerated Freefall, but when you subtract the cost of a fun jump from each level you then see the fee for the training part of each jump.  For example, if you take the R730 cost of the final ten progression jumps and subtract R585, you’re left with R145 which is the cost for your briefing, dispatch and debrief.

The training component of your jumps just adds a bit extra to the cost of fuelling your growing addiction…

HOW DO I PROGRESS?

Whenever the dropzone is open we have an instructor and jumpmaster on duty, all you need to do is turn up with your logbook. When you get to the dropzone hunt down the duty jumpmaster and tell them what you want to do next.  Then you’ll be briefed and asked to manifest yourself when you are ready. Depending on which level or test you are doing you’ll also need to make sure the jumpmaster is also manifested.  Once you’re done, and you successfully did what you needed to do on the jump, the jumpmaster will sign you off in your logbook and you can get ready for your next jump.  Student skydivers are only permitted to jump three times in one day, as a new jumper the adrenaline highs and inevitable drop in adrenaline levels become tiring so you’ll be limited to three jumps a day.  You can help yourself by eating regularly to keep your blood sugar levels up.

When you leave, visit manifest and they’ll tell you how much you owe. You can either pay by cash or EFT.  The benefit of doing Student Progression is that each jump is generally cheaper than AFF so it’s much easier to budget, and not so bad if you fail a level and have to retake.

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