When did you guys first jump?

[LisaM 0]

18

~ Lisa
~ Do you Rigminder?

[virgin-burner 1]

tuesday!

“Some may never live, but the crazy never die.”
-Hunter S. Thompson
"No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try."
-Yoda

[shropshire 0]

1978 Dunkerswell : Round S/L - B.A.W (Broke at Waiste)

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[rebecceth 0]

My first jump was August 2nd, 2004 when I was 19, at the Ranch.
=)

[baseknut 0]

I started AFF on my 18th bday. i received my A license 3 weeks later

Step into my (sub)terminal Playground

[harding-D44 0]

Hey John, glad to see you're still jumping after all these years!!
Dan Harding was my dad, hence my handle... I remember you, but you probably don't remember me as I was just a kid at the time...made my first jump at 13...Dad's long past now, but it's nice to see some of the old timers that he jumped with and trained, still active... best of luck to you
Danny

[tmarine253 0]

I'm 22 Started and Finished AFF in September and I can't get enough of this.

[Sangi 0]

I did my first tandem when I was 17 (April, 2007) and a week later started AFF.

Now I'm 21 and 146, which sucks ass. Money / seasonal jumping is the main reason for such low numbers.

"Dream as you'll live forever, live as you'll die today." James Dean

[Krip 2]

1968 Almost back in the day

jumps were inxpensive. fjc was inexpensive, gear was inexpensive. packing classses were free etc. The experience level was low,, no packers & no sky gods.

The airplanes were mostly cessna's with a 400'/min rate of climb. There were no facilities except a plane, & a sod runway,

Our learning curve was steep and slow. 100 jumps /yr.

This was whwn jumping aka skydiving was a sport, Uspa was a jumper org rather than a industry trade group.

In spite of the lack of facilities jumping was not a seasonal sport. Don't understand the rush to pump up the jump numbers. Suggest a minimum of 100 jumps/yr to stay current, but under the present conditions your talking big $$$

The origional R.I.P.

Just the way it was, and it was fun!

The origional R.I.P.

[DocPop 1]

I was 17.

1990 - JSPC Netheravon in the UK.

"The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls."

~ CanuckInUSA

[lekstrom10k 0]

25 on Sept 15 1967, could have jumped Airborne in 1962.I was wearing green then and couldnt jump for fun on $113 a month

[mjosparky 4]

July 1976, I was 30 years old.

Sparky

My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

[skybill 22]

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So I wondering how old were you guys when you got your first jump in. I gonna be doing my first on my 18th birthday, I cant wait to go. I want to get my lisence also so I can jump by myself.

Hi Chops,
"A long, long time ago in a galaxie far, far away," but as the crow flyz it was only 08MAY1964 and I was 18 yrs. old a month shy of 19. 40-sumtin' yrs of draggin' nylon thru the sky!! Seemz' like yesterday and my bones tell me it was yesteryear!!

Have fun buddy and enjoy!! Also, pay great heed to Sparkys' words of wisdom!!

SCR-2034, SCS-680

III%,
Deli-out

[nigel99 474]

16 on a T-10 static line (1990)

Also first freefall was 18 and with no AAD.

Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

[Decodiver 0]

19 in the army.....24 years ago..............

[KermieCorleone 0]

26 ... never did a tandem, paid for the entire AFF package in cash upfront ...

- Neil

Never make assumptions! That harmless rectangle could be two triangles having sex ...

[TSISK 0]

July 2nd 2010 did a tandem at age 46. Started my aff the next week

[SRI85 0]

did my first tandem in 2004 at Fun Skydiving in CT, that scared the shit out of me and i didnt jump for another 6 years.

may 25th 2010 i did my first AFF jump, and since then i havent gone more then 6 days without jumping.

[mchamp 1]

1st Tandem in July 2009 for my 21st B-day. Began AFF in Sept and got my license that same month.

230 jumps since March 2010 when I picked up my new rig and 30 prior to that during AFF and renting gear.

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[airtwardo 7]

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July 1976, I was 30 years old.

Sparky

July 1976, I was 18 years old...you creaky old bastard!

~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~

[Swoopper 0]

1997 Age:18 US ARMY 43E Rigger Ft. Benning Military Static Line .. I still remember my exact thought as I was shuffling to the door .. "FuC IT !!!"

1992 Age:22 Ft Lewis Parachute club, we shuttled down to Ralphs and did are first jumps on Staticline progression. Frank Stonko was my instructor.

[TampaPete 48]

18 - August 1976. 5 SOLO freefalls.

[MountainRigger 0]

Made my 1st jump in 1978 at Strathallen Scotland with the Scottish Para Club...I was a young U.S. Marine stationed at Holy Loch Scotland....Instructor was Tony Smith.....what a great time I had jumping with the gang at Strathallen.....good beer too! But lotsa rain!!

[mjosparky 4]

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July 1976, I was 30 years old.

Sparky

July 1976, I was 18 years old...you creaky old bastard!

And I'm damn good at it.

Sparky

My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

[skyrider 0]

When the jump master said, "Ready?..."ARCH"...

(static line)