crazydiver 0 #1 December 2, 2005 I think Rook Nelson got his rating at 16. I just talked to a guy who has his rating that is 18. I'm 19 and i've got mine, but obviously that's not the youngest. Cheers, Travis Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflygirlz 0 #2 December 2, 2005 I'm a bit surprised, that you can get a Tandem Rating at such young age at all! In Austria where I'm living, you have to be 21 to get any instructor rating. Personally I think its good to have a minimum age, als usually personality and professional attitude are rather weak at younger age. Of course its difficult to make common statement, of course there are young skydivers, who are very professional at young age, and other, who will never be professional at any age. I guess some students would be very surprised, if they are to jump with a young guy, who could be their son or even grandson... Whats your opinion? blue skies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon2 2 #3 December 2, 2005 Here you can't get a TM rating younger than 19, because you can start jumping at 16 and then have to have 3 yrs in the sport besides the rest of the requirements to become a TM. Unless they count doing a couple tandemjumps and packing a lot of chutes etc as "active in the sport", which I doubt ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #4 December 2, 2005 I'm pretty sure that Rook and the Mullins boys got theirs at 18 since James Layne had forced the rules to be changed in the early 90's when he got his rating. James died in the Perris Otter crash, but had his tandem rating at that time and had it since his 16th birthday I think. I might be wrong though.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tdog 0 #5 December 2, 2005 QuoteI'm a bit surprised, that you can get a Tandem Rating at such young age at all! In Austria where I'm living, you have to be 21 to get any instructor rating. Personally I think its good to have a minimum age, als usually personality and professional attitude are rather weak at younger age. Of course its difficult to make common statement, of course there are young skydivers, who are very professional at young age, and other, who will never be professional at any age. I guess some students would be very surprised, if they are to jump with a young guy, who could be their son or even grandson... Whats your opinion? blue skies Crazydiver (who has the same real name as I) is a great guy... Proves that age has nothing to do with responsibility. When I hand picked the people who would tandem jump with my mother for her 60th Bday, I chose him and another person. The only reason Travis got the video slot was because the other friend did not fly video, but I would have trusted him in either slot. I have learned age has nothing to do with responsibility. Sure, it does have to do with years in the sport and general knowledge, but a hard working open minded "teen" beats a closed minded older person, in my opinion. Oh, Travis, I hope I did not boost your ego too bad. ;-) Travis. P.S. I also thought having a video guy named Travis was cool, because if my mom hated the jump and yelled, "I hate you Travis, look what you made me do" - I would not take it personally and assume she was talking to the video guy and not me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #6 December 3, 2005 Huh. At 21 I was willing to take responsibility for a platoon of Marines. The US military, with some experience, generally does not empower life and death decisions regarding other peoples lives to their 18 year-olds. A tandem skydive is a death sentence committed (stayed) by the tandem master. Some 18-year-olds are ready for that. Most are not. It's one of those frustrating realities. Like most pilots need 20-20 vision, but there are exceptions. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxx 1 #7 December 3, 2005 In Germany you can get your license with 14 and therefore your TM rating with 17. Max Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #8 December 3, 2005 QuoteI'm pretty sure that Rook and the Mullins boys got theirs at 18 since James Layne had forced the rules to be changed in the early 90's when he got his rating. James died in the Perris Otter crash, but had his tandem rating at that time and had it since his 16th birthday I think. I might be wrong though. I remember watching Charlie Mullins swoop one of his tandems to a perfect tippy-toe landing, then proceed to get chewed out by the DZO where his dad had brought the King Air out for a $99 boogie. I think he was only 16 or 17 at the time, but I could be wrong."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
agent_lead 0 #9 December 3, 2005 my aff instrucer sam was the youngest female aff instructer in teh world...-------------------------------------------- www.facebook.com/agentlead Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
agent_lead 0 #10 December 5, 2005 Quotemy aff instrucer sam was the youngest female aff instructer in teh world... Lol ok I misunderstood...actually I mostly never know wtf I'm talking about in the first place... Oh welll...life goes on...-------------------------------------------- www.facebook.com/agentlead Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crazydiver 0 #11 December 5, 2005 I screwed up in my first post and its too late to edit it now, I'm almost 21, but I got my rating when I was 19. And for those from outside the country responding, I started when I was 16, which is the legal age with USPA, 18 is the USPA and manufacturer age for becoming an instructor. If its a non USPA dropzone, a person can skydive at any age they want using a single harness dual parachute system. Cheers, Travis Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
