DiverMike 5 #26 July 22, 2009 I'm 51 and on my D1 AFF Jump, but then again I am senile. For the same reason I jump off a perfectly good diving board. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
koppel 4 #27 July 22, 2009 I did my first solo at 33 (12th july 2003). done nearly 4000 jumps since got my ratings (S/L, AFF, TM, Rigger) and quit being a Mortgage Broker and am now Broke and can't afford a Mortgage wouldn't have it any other way. get out there and live life mate, hvae fun. let us know when you hvae done your FJC I like my canopy... ...it lets me down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GLIDEANGLE 1 #28 July 22, 2009 My first jump was a 50th birthday gift to myself. Never looked back. Have fun.The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brucet7 0 #29 July 22, 2009 Quote I wish I had started when I was 32. (I was 39) 39?!?!? If I had started when I was that age I would be a skygod by now. 55 wasn't a bad starting age.POPS #10623; SOS #1672 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #30 July 22, 2009 Quote As long as you're in good health, I'd say you have a good 30 years of skydiving ahead of you. Call your local dz, time's a wastin'! GRRRRRR! I'd like to think not only do I have 30+ good years of skydiving BEHIND ME...but another 30 or so AHEAD! Like Sparky says...my plan is to live forever, so far so good! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
countzero 7 #31 July 22, 2009 hell no! my first jump was on my 35th birthday.diamonds are a dawgs best friend Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pirana 0 #32 July 22, 2009 Started at 39. Had a few years with few jumps (one year with none), but am now averaging about 120 per year. 53 now, and still picking up steam (in some reagrds)! " . . . the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience." -- Aldous Huxley Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steveorino 7 #33 July 22, 2009 Started at age 46 , now I'm 54 -- I have 1800+ jumps. I'm an AFF Instructor, Tandem Instructor ... age is nothing but a number. steveOrino Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,304 #34 July 22, 2009 Hi freefall, Consider this: Ted Strong, who owns Strong Entr, is D-16, is ~71 yrs old. When he was interviewed some time ago the interviewer asked him how much longer he was planning jumping. He said, 'Probably only about another 30 years or so.' JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zen_mtn_climber 0 #35 July 22, 2009 I'm 41 . . just got my A license a month ago . . First jump was on my 40th birthday . . took awhile to get my A due to life, job, money, DZ far away etc . . keep with it . . 33 too old? Bah! Please . . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grimmie 179 #36 July 22, 2009 I think the average age of the "World Team" 500 way will come in at about 54! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnDeere 0 #37 July 22, 2009 Quote I think the average age of the "World Team" 500 way will come in at about 54! Good thing you guys had some youger jumpers to bring your avg. age downNothing opens like a Deere! You ignorant fool! Checks are for workers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FFMedic 0 #38 July 24, 2009 Got my "A" finally, last Nov a day before my 57 birthday. Only wish I had started at 33. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladydyver 0 #39 July 24, 2009 Quote Ok, ok, I should have said "at least". Please feel free to terrorize him as much as you want -I started at 32 - DPH # 2 "I am not sure what you are suppose to do with that, but I don't think it is suppose to flop around like that." ~Skootz~ I have a strong regard for the rules.......doc! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 1 #40 July 24, 2009 QuoteI am now 33. Does anyone think that is to old My god, that's almost dead. I hope you're not still driving. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KermieCorleone 0 #41 July 24, 2009 QuoteBeen skydiving 4 times 8 years ago and loved it. The job I had at the time messed me up for money and time. I am now 33. Does anyone think that is to old to get out there and get my A license and get jumping ? thats it, I am quiting ... all these old ppl are killing the coolness factor ...- Neil Never make assumptions! That harmless rectangle could be two triangles having sex ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyjumpenfool 2 #42 July 24, 2009 Quote thats it, I am quiting ... all these old ppl are killing the coolness factor ... Hey cupcake! These "Old ppl" ARE the cool factor!!!! You just haven't realized it yet.Birdshit & Fools Productions "Son, only two things fall from the sky." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
k-dubjumps 0 #43 July 24, 2009 Last time I checked only gymnasts retired as youngsters. I'm 33 and just started jumping again after 15 years. If you wanna be an old fart at 33, that's your choice. 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
jackwallace 3 #44 July 25, 2009 are those ages or IQ'sU only make 2 jumps: the first one for some weird reason and the last one that you lived through. The rest are just filler. scr 316 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheCapt 7 #45 July 26, 2009 You need to get a new name. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KermieCorleone 0 #46 July 26, 2009 Quote Quote thats it, I am quiting ... all these old ppl are killing the coolness factor ... Hey cupcake! These "Old ppl" ARE the cool factor!!!! You just haven't realized it yet. thats Shuffleboard not Skydiving ... - Neil Never make assumptions! That harmless rectangle could be two triangles having sex ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elltee56 0 #47 July 26, 2009 Just a little older. I started at 53 and have almost 3000 skydives. You are at a great age to start your jumping career.You are only as good as you think you are. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites