What age did you start skydiving?

[globalskyjunkie 0]

Did my Tandem at 36 and back to the same DZ 1 year later to do my AFF. Confused everyone at CCSPC in Cyprus because I may have been the only American to go overseas specifically to do my AFF when most of my friends at the club flew to the states to do their AFF.

Why, do you ask? Because it would have been at least a 2 beer foul if they showed up at the pub without me while I was jumping there last sumer!! (least I hope so)

BTW, slight prob with getting there this month, will be there for the Boogie!!!

"Always look on the bright side of life".........

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I always say the wrong thing, usually because I'm bored

[AdrenalineBluez 0]

I did my first static line 18 years ago at the ripe old age of 18. I didn't stick with it so I don't consider that my start...

I did my first AFF jump at 35... I stuck with it so far so I consider that my start in skydiving...

"Uh oh! This is gonna hurt!"

[NWFlyer 2]

Static Line FJC on August 14, 2004 at 33.

Just passed my sky birthday... 34 now for a few more months, anyway.

"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

[TAndrews 0]

I started skydiving at 39 I am currently 43. Money and time coordination issues have kept my jump numbers low. But I just sold my motorcycle, instant jump money on a monthly basis!


My son just hit me up to let him make a jump, He's 15.

[DownWind 0]

32

[snafuhere 0]

static line at 36, now 37
being realistic - I did not have $$$ to finance the sport when I was young

https://www.facebook.com/1skydive/

[Mockingbird 0]

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Started at age 30, in 1976. You do the math.

Sparky, was the equipment pretty hard on ya' back in the 70s and 80s? I started at age 50 and am always bemoaning the fact that I didn't start when I was a young chick... but I've been told that is was a lot harder and unsophisticated as a sport back then. Tell us about that.

Blue skies & happy jitters ~Mockingbird
"Why is there something rather than nothing?"

[unfeomateo 1]

Right after I turned 19

[linc_harris 0]

19yrs old: Static Line (military)
32yrs old: Freefall (civilian)

[grue 1]

22. Not early enough.

cavete terrae.

[mjosparky 4]

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Started at age 30, in 1976. You do the math.

Sparky, was the equipment pretty hard on ya' back in the 70s and 80s? I started at age 50 and am always bemoaning the fact that I didn't start when I was a young chick... but I've been told that is was a lot harder and unsophisticated as a sport back then. Tell us about that.

I started on military surplus gear, first jump on a T-10 packed in a B-4 container and a 24' flat in a QAC. It was heavy, didn't fit very well, had a forward speed of about 4/5 mph and landed like shit. But I knew before I hit the end of the static line it was something I was going to do. By my third jump I had my own rig. 28' 7-TU, they wouldn't let me jump it because it was to high performance.

But I had nothing to compare it to so it did not seem that bad.

Sparky

My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

[jimp 1]

Age: 19

Date: 1 October 1966

D.Z.: RNZAF Wigram, Christchurch, N.Z.

[skyyd1ve 0]

i started when i was 19, and i'm now 20 =)

[grannyinthesky 0]

i'm a little bored this morning so I was searching and found this. I was nice to see that there was someone older than me (57) when they started.

"safety first... and What the hell.....
safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy

POPS #10490

[Andy9o8 2]

I had just turned 18. I'm a bit older now.

[grannyinthesky 0]

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I had just turned 18. I'm a bit older now.

Just a little, but who's counting??

"safety first... and What the hell.....
safety second, Too!!! " ~~jmy

POPS #10490

[NewGuy2005 53]

46

[JOHNBSKI 0]

39
ON 9/11/04

[markovwgti 0]

19 yrs old

[ryan_d_sucks 0]

2 Tandems at the end of the season when I was 19. Spent all winter waiting for the DZ to open again and turned 20. As soon as the DZ was open again I enrolled in the static line program at 20 years of age.

[skydance1954 0]

It'd be good to see you in the air again, Roger. Come on out when you're ready.

I think you'll find it's even more fun now. Safer, for the most part, too.

Mike Ashley
D-18460
Canadian A-666

[skydance1954 0]

Age 19 in Nov 1973. Still going strong with no breaks.
And I've been blessed with the joy of jumping with both my kids, who each started at age 18. ('cause mom insisted they wait, and I wasn't about to override that)

Mike Ashley
D-18460
Canadian A-666

[NewGuy2005 53]

What an awesome picture!!

[adventurechick 0]

I started my AFF a week and a half before I turned 21.

PMS #449 TPM #80 Muff Brother #3860
SCR #14705 Dirty Sanchez #233

[skydance1954 0]

Thanks, it's one of my favorites, natch. It gets better, though. On that particular dive, after opening, we were all west of the airport, and so everyone had to head back in the same direction. I had one on my left and one on my right all the way back to the DZ. One of those Kodak moments that's going to stick in my head for a long time. It was great.

It may be a long time before we get to do that again......

Mike Ashley
D-18460
Canadian A-666