robbyesc 0 #1 August 5, 2010 Hey guys, I recently joined this forum in search of a Drop zone that will let me do a tandem at 16. I found one and Now I can't wait until October. So I'm basically making this thread because I'm wondering what age other skydivers started jumping at. Also, thanks a ton Mike Mullins for referring me to your DZ, and I look forward to making my 11 hour journey to Memphis Tennessee.I want to be a skydiver, I'm here for the inspiration! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 35 #2 August 5, 2010 Welcome to the forums! Come to think of it, you should get her to go along too! She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingFrank 0 #3 August 5, 2010 Welcome and good luck. I jumped my first tandem a few weeks ago and I can't wait to start AFF. You will get hooked, so watch out. Better find a job so you can start doing it more often.Some people spend their whole lives afraid to die that they never truly live. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robbyesc 0 #4 August 5, 2010 Quote Welcome to the forums! Come to think of it, you should get her to go along too! Actually my mom is turning 48 this month. Haha, and yes she is going to do a Tandem jump with me aswell.I want to be a skydiver, I'm here for the inspiration! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluetwo 0 #5 August 5, 2010 I started at 33 but damn, I wish I had started as a teenager. I'd probably be at least a little farther along by now! Welcome and have a blast!!_______________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slingerapie 0 #6 August 5, 2010 Have fun on your jump, as well as your mom!! Very brave she is going with you!! When I did my tandem I didn't tell my mom till AFTER the jump because I knew she'd freak out. She still doesn't like it when I go jumping, but she's getting used to the fact that she has a daughter that likes to jump out of planes for fun. Also wish that i'd started jumping younger. Got a tandem for my b-day 3 years ago at 28.... Got me hooked forever!! (so also suggest to get a job and start saving up :-) Have fun!! Come and tell us how it went :-)Don't try to live forever, you will not succeed! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robbyesc 0 #7 August 5, 2010 Thank you, I'll be sure to post how it went. It might be grave-digging the post because I'll be going in late October though.I want to be a skydiver, I'm here for the inspiration! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingFrank 0 #8 August 5, 2010 Start working somewhere now so that way when you are eligible you can take AFF and jump solo. I did a tandem out of the blue a few weeks ago at 23 years old and thank God I did, cuz it was the best feeling ever. Seriously, If I had money to pay for this I'd be doing AFF the day after my first jump if I could.Some people spend their whole lives afraid to die that they never truly live. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnmatrix 21 #9 August 5, 2010 I did my first jump at 16! Dude, it will BLOW YOUR MIND. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thrillstalker 0 #10 August 5, 2010 I did a tandem jump last year when i was 21. It took me 2 months to save up for the a liscense package, which was unbearable. I wouldn't trade jumping for anything. I feel like I wasted the 3 years that I was eligible to jump and didn't. I know in Georgia you can start aff at 16 with notarized parental consent if you decide to do that. Good luck and have fun"Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 35 #11 August 6, 2010 Quote Haha, and yes she is going to do a Tandem jump with me aswell. cool! Good for her! She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robbyesc 0 #12 August 6, 2010 QuoteI know in Georgia you can start aff at 16 with notarized parental consent if you decide to do that. I live in SC, and the closest place I found to jump at 16 was in Memphis, Tennessee. What dropzone in Georgia will allow you to jump at 16? All the ones I've contacted say you have to be 18.I want to be a skydiver, I'm here for the inspiration! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
burtonjm 0 #13 August 6, 2010 I started jumping when I was 21, but I wish I had been jumping since 16This shit, right here, is OK Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
osmrwangs 0 #14 August 6, 2010 Best of luck! I started doing SL when I was 17 and then wasted more than 17 years before getting back to the sport. Start now and don't stop! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thrillstalker 0 #15 August 6, 2010 QuoteQuoteI know in Georgia you can start aff at 16 with notarized parental consent if you decide to do that. I live in SC, and the closest place I found to jump at 16 was in Memphis, Tennessee. What dropzone in Georgia will allow you to jump at 16? All the ones I've contacted say you have to be 18. aff (accelerated freefall), is where you learn to jump on your own. you have instructors that hold onto you during freefall but you have you're own rig and are in control of yourself. something in the way georgia's laws are written will let a 16 year waiver their rights for solo jumps but not tandem. my suggestion would be to do the tandem in memphis, then when you are able to support your skydiving habit check into aff in georgia."Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
k-dubjumps 0 #16 August 10, 2010 I started the day I turned 15. It wasn't legal, but we did it anyway. p.s. The DZ I started at no longer exists. Adrenaline is my crack DPH #3 D.S. #16 FAG #12 Muff Brother #4406 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
