The following questions were submitted by visitors to our Web site and answered by the editor of Skydiving magazine. . To ask a question of your own, click here . Q. I have just turned 18 and made my first two tandem jumps and plan on going as far as I can. The only thing that's holding me back is the cost.
Skydiving is an extreme sport and also extreme in the price range.
Still being in high school while playing sports and working weekends makes it difficult to pay for my car and my new hobby. It's not hard to spread skydiving expenses over time. You can opt to buy lessons, jumps and gear only when you have the money to pay for them, stretching expenditures over months and allowing income to catch up with expenses. A few dealers have offered installment plans for gear purchases, but the practice has never been widespread. A better option might be to borrow the money from your family or a bank and use the loan to buy equipment.