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