skydive50 0 #1 February 7, 2013 Never done Skydiving before...Must me mad but its all for a great cause - Alzheimer's Society in the UK Respect http://www.justgiving.com/Richard-Ord-Skydive"Sometimes, you have to be really high to see how small you really are. I'm going home now" ~ Felix Baumgartner Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #2 February 7, 2013 Good on you Richard, enjoy the sky! Oh...and 50 is young! Stick with it, you have 40 good years of skydiving left in ya!! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydive50 0 #3 February 8, 2013 Cheers Jim need all the encouragement I can get, i'm sure i'll be flying through the air with the greatest of ease ; ) "Forty is the old age of youth; fifty the youth of old age." "Sometimes, you have to be really high to see how small you really are. I'm going home now" ~ Felix Baumgartner Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ouch 0 #4 February 8, 2013 Fifty? Only 50? Most of the people I jump with are in that zone.. and I'm not far off, myself. ENJOY!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fencebuster 7 #5 February 8, 2013 I made my first tandem at 50. The second jump is the one that hooks you.Charlie Gittins, 540-327-2208 AFF-I, Sigma TI, IAD-I MEI, CFI-I, Senior Rigger Former DZO, Blue Ridge Skydiving Adventures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChaoP 0 #6 February 8, 2013 A month or so ago I was jumping in deland one saturday. There was a 98 year old guy doing his first ever tandem, it was to raise money for alzheimer's research. Have fun! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
promise5 17 #7 February 8, 2013 woohoo!!!!! My mom has said she'll take a tandem with my twin and I and she's around that age.I'm excited for her to come, and would laugh if she got hooked on the sport No matter how slowly you say oranges it never sounds like gullible. Believe me I tried. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydive50 0 #8 February 8, 2013 My Skydive takes place 17th May, weather permitting. Location is North East England, UK. Looking forward to it. Great to hear from all you guys "Sometimes, you have to be really high to see how small you really are. I'm going home now" ~ Felix Baumgartner Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydive50 0 #9 February 8, 2013 Link to the airfield where it takes place http://www.dropzone.com/dropzone/Detailed/202.shtml"Sometimes, you have to be really high to see how small you really are. I'm going home now" ~ Felix Baumgartner Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimjumper 25 #10 February 9, 2013 I did a tandem on my 50th too! But I was the Instructor... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydive50 0 #11 February 9, 2013 Still a long way to go though to reach Felix's achievement then. "Sometimes, you have to be really high to see how small you really are. I'm going home now" ~ Felix Baumgartner Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gregpso 1 #12 February 10, 2013 50 years old I have got underwear that old. You will love a tandemI tend to be a bit different. enjoyed my time in the sport or is it an industry these days ?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Para5-0 0 #13 February 10, 2013 Quote I did a tandem on my 50th too! But I was the Instructor... +1 funny Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #14 February 10, 2013 Quote Quote I did a tandem on my 50th too! But I was the Instructor... +1 funny It is incredibly likely I'll be doing the same thing on my 50th birthday (September 14th) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydive50 0 #15 February 11, 2013 Ain't funny jumping at 128,000ft then ehh! lol"Sometimes, you have to be really high to see how small you really are. I'm going home now" ~ Felix Baumgartner Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydive50 0 #16 June 10, 2013 Completed jump on Sunday 26th May 2013. 147mph, 11,750ft."Sometimes, you have to be really high to see how small you really are. I'm going home now" ~ Felix Baumgartner Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
