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Mark James Boyd wrote:
I'll tell ya, I've considered just taking a
riggers course to avoid $150/year. Theres places in AZ and
here in CA where the courses are under $1000, I think.
It'd pay for itself in 7 years, just packing your own chute!

You are getting ripped off at $150. The going rate here is $50. At that
rate it would take 20 years to break even - forever if you factor any
reasonable interest rate.

Tom

Tom, do the math, if you are packing it every 120 days.. at $50 a pop..
(that's what I pay too), then let's see.. 365 days per year divided by 120
days is 3 repacks a year
3 times $50 a repack is... aaahhh... ahhh... $150 per year.. plus drive time
and cost of fuel..

which is what he said.. re read the post.. I do hope you are doing more
than one repack a year.. unless you only repack in spring, because your
soaring season is only 3 months and you don't need it again until next
year..

we fly all year.. 3 repacks a year..

BT