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I heard a rumor about a tethered balloon at the Work Stinks Boogie. Looking for clarification. Anyone got any info?

Yes, $90 a jump.

OUCH!

$90?! Jumping Jesus Christ in a side car with a lobster bib!

Thats expensive.

Seriously? If that's true, I hope nobody actually does it.

a few years ago, mine was $50, untethered with a BASE rig.

I got out of a balloon a few months ago, unteathered, with a base rig for $55, i believe.

2003 World Freefall Convention, Rantoul, IL
with SKY gear from 4,000 for a cost of $80.

Yeah, $90 from low seems a bit steep.

1997 World Freefall Convention
500' tethered balloon with BASE rigs and FAA waiver.
Balloon caught fire and jumps canceled.
At least I got to jump the Boeing 727 and meet Team Bodybag!

A few years ago I got a balloon jump for free, and a yellow card from the dzo for being open at 1000' with a skydiving rig...

what's a yellow card?

I got a real stearn look for opening at 800ft with a sky rig! No "yellow card" though.

everyone looked the other direction when i opened at 700ft with my skyrig

yellow card

I think he is using a soccer term.
Bad but not as bad as a red card.

It's like a promise you will get more than a stern look the next time you pull something similar...

Upon googling one dropzone describes a yellow and red card as follows:

Yellow card/beer offense: breaking rules or flying in a manner that endangers yourself or others.

Red card/grounding: breaking rules after yellow card, severely endangering yourself or others (for example: pulling below 1500’, AAD fire, landing in spectators’ area

but then other's use the term of a yellow card as being used in A-License training a yellow card?

Speedphreak, Clair or Jimmy, drop zone owners, any explanations?

$89 bucks and it must be pre-manifested and purchase online.

So far my research is ONLY this thread. I should get on the phone like a normal human being an call down there and just get the straight info. I know a balloon Sky Jump is $89. Are we sure it is the same $ for a tethered jump or just assuming? Im not gonna pay that much but.... I will film the shit out some newbs trying thier hand at BASE!

 
97 I remember that. I was watching. I saw that poor guy setting up and ran to get Wag and Dennis Told them they had to come and see this. We laughed our asses off.
Keep in mind that if this is a hot air balloon you have to be almost dead calm all the way up for this to work. Odds of this comeing off are low.

Lee

Our balloon jumps cost $50 with jumps altitudes between 4,000-6,000k feet depending on the winds. used to be $40 but we can do them whenever we want and always use BASE rigs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt1mv_xcejc
Balloon jump w/ base rigs... I think it was $50/jump...(I can't remember, it was over a year ago). But it was really fun and worth the $50.... $90 is pushing it though!!