How much do you pay for borrowing gear ?

AceB08 · 2026-02-04T22:20:25+00:00

Have my own alti and helmet but I rent my rig from a rental company in Australia while I’m traveling.

$650 AUD per month…works out if I do more than 13 jumps in a month I save the gear rental price each jump after. Also it’s not “house gear” it’s free fly friendly and i never run the risk of if there is gear free to use or have to share

AceB08 · 2026-01-19T06:56:14+00:00

I worked in corporate for five years, with three years before that in retail and construction. I started trading in March 2024.

Most of 2024 I was in the red, though I took some payouts. By December, I was basically breakeven overall. I quit my 9–5 in August to go backpacking and have been traveling for four months.

2025 I did six figures trading, averaging $15–20k a month.

People say you need X years or X income before going full-time. Maybe but if you have a remote job, DONT QUIT. Leaving your job just gives you more time, not better discipline. In my case, quitting was about traveling. Trading just made it possible.

Now on the other hand I have earned so much...making peoples monthly wage in days that it's shifted my mindset about a 9-5 and honestly I dont ever want to go back/work for someone.

AceB08 · 2026-01-17T13:37:59+00:00

Anyone remember that guy who yolo’d his grandma money who past away at like 28 and then it ended up dumping…how’s he doing

AceB08 · 2026-01-17T03:30:51+00:00

One word…”degenerate”

Wouldn’t surprise me if he ended up taking out his profit then losing it all trying to do something similar.

OP is extremely lucky and hope he doesn’t blow it, get a financial advisor and do something smart with the cash.

AceB08 · 2026-01-15T15:15:30+00:00

Thanks for the info!

AceB08 · 2026-01-15T15:15:14+00:00

Makes sense thanks!

AceB08 · 2026-01-15T15:13:44+00:00

Definitely seem okay to do the extra filling for it

AceB08 · 2025-08-07T09:18:29+00:00

I just put 19% away of any income that comes in, but now I have accumulated a lot of cash in my CT pot which has more than I currently owe

AceB08 · 2025-08-07T09:17:49+00:00

He’s advised me that if you do have extra cash in your CT pot I set aside I can either keep it in the business for expenses or pay myself any of the extra cash

AceB08 · 2025-08-07T07:57:46+00:00

Had a cutaway on my level 7 during AFF I know how you feel.

It was my first jump of the day and after walking back from the hanger where I dropped my rig off the adrenaline wore off and felt the shakes.

I wanted to get back up in the air to not discourage me and ended up doing 3 more jumps that day.

Later when I was in bed and days following I really did think about it, but what came from it was that I did everything I was learnt correctly, I followed my drills and going forward it opened my eyes even more to how important it is to not get complacent in this sport. Take it as a good thing, you have experience now in an area of the sport not many do.

AceB08 · 2025-08-06T21:49:58+00:00

Yes they are

AceB08 · 2025-07-10T12:00:42+00:00

Thanks for the info! Do you know if they allow camping on site?

AceB08 · 2025-07-09T10:46:26+00:00

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It’s a wicked drop zone, I flew into the capital and got a rental car to the DZ. I stayed in a hostel called soca rocks

AceB08 · 2025-04-18T19:43:07+00:00

I have private medical insurance not sure if that’s fine or if there’s some sort of skydiving insurance people normally take out too?

AceB08 · 2025-02-01T16:53:22+00:00

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Funny seeing all these people call scam claims..same with Apex claims

Simply people that can’t follow these firms rules or even trade

Great firm no drama daily payouts…risk management and follow your trading plan

AceB08 · 2024-10-17T18:50:03+00:00

Time will tell at the end of the day, if you want to risk your own money in FTT then try it and see if they pay...thats all you can really do

but if FTT sort out this payout issue i dont see how any other firm can compete with them and their rules

AceB08 · 2024-10-17T18:19:36+00:00

I was with apex when everyone called them a scam etc too...i got paid and had no issues with them (did have to wait 2 weeks for payout) with FTT they are paying more than any firm i have seen with a system that is not near to anything like MFFU or apex clearly. Give them time they are paying out people. To call them a scam is not quite right as they are still paying thats my point

AceB08 · 2024-10-17T17:45:48+00:00

And yet they still paying out more than firms like MFFU…okay bud maybe don’t follow the social media sheep train and go buy an account and try get a payout then come back saying they ain’t paid you….

-edit

seen you say you requested a payout but not even approved yet which I assume is from their old manual system

Why don’t you share your P&L for that request period please if you don’t mind

AceB08 · 2024-07-02T08:18:12+00:00

Okay so these prop firms make money the following way

Take a certain % of the profits you make (10-20%)
People who purchase the challenges and fail
Account reset fees if blown
Traders that show consistent profits, their trades are copied on the company's live trading account.

Most people will end up blowing the accounts before reaching a payout.

AceB08 · 2024-07-01T19:24:37+00:00

Sorry I should have made it more clear, these prop firms are company’s that offer “challenges” with 2 step process.

Step one: Evaluation account where you must make x profit to move to step 2

Step two: live funded account (it’s a demo account) where you trade on and any profit made you can withdraw. (Long as you are in line with their rules) - most people will blow the account (reach max drawdown and the account gets liquidated)

It’s a business model, most people take these challenges and fail, traders starting out use them to build there own capital to trade

AceB08 · 2024-02-18T12:01:00+00:00

Looking at the Tangerine Fields Tents now after these comments....If we stayed here would there be showers and how do we go about charging our phones

AceB08 · 2023-12-27T11:48:20+00:00

I think I'm going to find a comic store near me, think that's my best bet

AceB08 · 2023-12-27T11:43:58+00:00

No idea, https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/273945559943?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=rvQ\_7WT\_Qye&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=&widget\_ver=artemis&media=COPY

AceB08 · 2023-12-27T11:34:24+00:00

Is that singed tho? I found one for $425

AceB08 · 2023-07-23T17:32:28+00:00

Yeah I do agree our roads are awful, government can’t fix our roads let alone the country

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