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JoeyH

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dzkid39

I did my first jump and some tunnel time when I was 12. I went through Aff and got my A license at 16. Over the years I've meet a few that started at the same age as me, but no one that started as young as you.



Thats awesome man, FYI, I made a new account... I was "Joeyh" but I got tired of using my actual name. :P But yeah, 12 is still freaking awesome.
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How many jumpers who started WAY young are on DZ.com? Like me, I started at 6, Jarrett Martin at 9, I know of the Mullins kids and Missy Nelson, Is there anybody else?



Not sure that the term "Started" is how I would reference your first skydive.
Started implies a journey, not an event that was added to many years later.
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I agree. I referenced my first jump because that's when I became a packer as well. It was mostly for my mom and dad at first, but I started packing for the dz soon after that. I think of my first jump as the transition from an observer to a participant.


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I agree. I referenced my first jump because that's when I became a packer as well. It was mostly for my mom and dad at first, but I started packing for the dz soon after that. I think of my first jump as the transition from an observer to a participant.



I could agree with that. I learned to pack at 8 (my dad taught me on his velo 98 :S)and was working for my home (at the time) dz by 10. I was a dummy though and accepted a 4 pack of red bull for every 10 packs I did as payment. :D I loved my red bull though.
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accepted a 4 pack of red bull for every 10 packs I did as payment. I loved my red bull though.



And I bet it only took about 15 minutes for you to pack 10 canopies. :o You gotta love that Red Bull jolt.

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accepted a 4 pack of red bull for every 10 packs I did as payment. I loved my red bull though.



And I bet it only took about 15 minutes for you to pack 10 canopies. :o You gotta love that Red Bull jolt.

Sparky


Yeah, I wish I could pack that fast, safely.
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Hey DZKid - Don't forget that getting licensed at 16 had some perks..

Such as you making a skydive and landing At Your Senior Prom!!!

Yep, landed, had the Tux on under his jumpsuitB|


Once the plane takes off, you're gonna have to land - Might as well jump out!!

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Hey DZKid - Don't forget that getting licensed at 16 had some perks..

Such as you making a skydive and landing At Your Senior Prom!!!

Yep, landed, had the Tux on under his jumpsuitB|



Pics or it didnt happen :P:P:P
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We've got a few dropzone kids at my DZ, most of them did a tandem or two but YvonneWiggers is jumping hard B| (and recently, officially not a kid anymore LOL)

Although she was in no way the youngest to do a tandem here in the Netherlands, I think she still might hold the 'record' for the youngest tandem night jump :P


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The video is buried somewhere in my collection but here is some something. ;)



That's awesome!!!
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