Orange1 0 #1 May 26, 2005 I've noticed a few of the intro posts recently have been from "older" people... so i was just wondering what the kind of distribution of first jump ages was. I've started it at 16 as (tandems aside) that seems to be absolute minimum age most places... I'm starting the poll off with a relatively old 30-40 Skydiving: wasting fossil fuels just for fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 37 #2 May 26, 2005 I was 20 and on May 29th, 2005 it will be the 29th anniversary of my first jump."Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nael 0 #3 May 26, 2005 24 (last year)www.TerminalSports.com.auAustralia's largest skydive gear store Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #4 May 26, 2005 I was 63 when I did my AFF level1. Waited 8 years to do level 2. Nothing to regret so far. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #5 May 26, 2005 I was 22. Been a while since I was 22... tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peej 0 #6 May 26, 2005 QuoteI was 22. Been a while since I was 22... t Yeah but you'd still give most 22 year olds a run for their money I was also 22. Advertisio Rodriguez / Sky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #7 May 26, 2005 30 YRS and 18 days.. was on May 15 2002 I just turned 3 yrs old now....scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
schuey87 0 #8 May 26, 2005 18... a couple of weeks ago. I'm the youngest starter so far Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,146 #9 May 26, 2005 I was also 20. Next month, some day (dunno which one) will be the 30th anniversary of my first jump. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dumpster 0 #10 May 26, 2005 I was at the oh-so-young-and-vulnerable age of 38. At least they were gentle ---- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robr 0 #11 May 26, 2005 I was 18 when I did my first tandem and 20 when I started AFF. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanglesOZQld 0 #12 May 26, 2005 Found the real freedom at 23 yrs old........was flying the aluminium boxes around for fun until then!! (And I copped a lot more flack from my old flying instructor than my own parents when I told him I was going to jump out of a plane lol!) BSBD! -Mark. "A Scar is just a Tattoo with a story!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tumbler 0 #13 May 26, 2005 37 years old last year. My wife swears it is some mid life crisis thing... but she says that every time I spend any money!! The cool thing is there are guys that are in their 60's at the DZ... so me being almost 40 is no big deal! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #14 May 26, 2005 ... it was 9 / 16 / 1972 It was both my first parachute jump And the first time I was ever in an airplane. I had over 200 takeoffs,,,, before I ever Landed in a plane......jmy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites j3zz 0 #15 May 26, 2005 I started at 16 and a month or so, actually my parents gave me the Money I used for my birthday. After an operation as a result of a skydiving mishap doing SL pregression, my Dad still sponsored me 50% for the AFF course and Jumps until I started earning money. So sweet Now I have to pay it all myself :( "Now I know why the birds fly" Hinton Skydivers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Orange1 0 #16 May 26, 2005 Quote37 years old last year. My wife swears it is some mid life crisis thing... but she says that evertime I spend any money!! The cool thing is there are guys that are in their 60's at the DZ... so me being almost 40 is no big deal! yeah, i was 36 (still am) and got the "mid-life crisis" things from a coupla guys too there's a guy at my DZ who's been jumping since the year I was born Skydiving: wasting fossil fuels just for fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skybytch 259 #17 May 26, 2005 I was 24. I'm not 24 anymore. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jeth 0 #18 May 26, 2005 Dude, your poll is messed up. You included the end of the ranges twice, so I didn't know which one to pick! Mine was on my 30th birthday. I started AFP about a month later (and just finished it last weekend). In 11 days it will have been a year."At 13,000 feet nothing else matters." PFRX!!!!! Team Funnel #174, Sunshine kisspass #109 My Jump Site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BillyVance 34 #19 May 26, 2005 I started when I was 25... Sure wish I'd started at 16 though... I wasted 9 years of my life before I got into skydiving... "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 outlawphx 1 #20 May 26, 2005 I was actually 15 when I did my first tandem, but I voted for 16, which was when I started my FJC. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Peej 0 #21 May 26, 2005 QuoteI started when I was 25... Sure wish I'd started at 16 though... I wasted 9 years of my life before I got into skydiving... I couldn't agree with you more dude! Advertisio Rodriguez / Sky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites outlawphx 1 #22 May 26, 2005 Quote I had over 200 takeoffs,,,, before I ever Landed in a plane......jmy That's awesome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites FargoCurt 0 #23 May 26, 2005 QuoteQuote37 years old last year. My wife swears it is some mid life crisis thing... but she says that evertime I spend any money!! The cool thing is there are guys that are in their 60's at the DZ... so me being almost 40 is no big deal! yeah, i was 36 (still am) and got the "mid-life crisis" things from a coupla guys too there's a guy at my DZ who's been jumping since the year I was born At 43 I bought a Convertable. At 44 I lost 75 lbs and took up marathon running. At 45 (last monday) I made my first skydive. Mid life crisis, naw I don't think so. It is one thing to be in the proximity of death, to know more or less what she is, and it is quite another thing to seek her. — Ernest Hemingway Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RogerRamjet 0 #24 May 26, 2005 I was 20. 1st jump was July 1, 1973 at Z-Hills. It also happened to be the day the legal age in Florida dropped from 21 to 18.... I had been waiting 6 months to make my first! ----------------------- Roger "Ramjet" Clark FB# 271, SCR 3245, SCS 1519 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Icon134 0 #25 May 26, 2005 29Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 4 Next Page 1 of 4 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
j3zz 0 #15 May 26, 2005 I started at 16 and a month or so, actually my parents gave me the Money I used for my birthday. After an operation as a result of a skydiving mishap doing SL pregression, my Dad still sponsored me 50% for the AFF course and Jumps until I started earning money. So sweet Now I have to pay it all myself :( "Now I know why the birds fly" Hinton Skydivers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Orange1 0 #16 May 26, 2005 Quote37 years old last year. My wife swears it is some mid life crisis thing... but she says that evertime I spend any money!! The cool thing is there are guys that are in their 60's at the DZ... so me being almost 40 is no big deal! yeah, i was 36 (still am) and got the "mid-life crisis" things from a coupla guys too there's a guy at my DZ who's been jumping since the year I was born Skydiving: wasting fossil fuels just for fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 259 #17 May 26, 2005 I was 24. I'm not 24 anymore. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeth 0 #18 May 26, 2005 Dude, your poll is messed up. You included the end of the ranges twice, so I didn't know which one to pick! Mine was on my 30th birthday. I started AFP about a month later (and just finished it last weekend). In 11 days it will have been a year."At 13,000 feet nothing else matters." PFRX!!!!! Team Funnel #174, Sunshine kisspass #109 My Jump Site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #19 May 26, 2005 I started when I was 25... Sure wish I'd started at 16 though... I wasted 9 years of my life before I got into skydiving... "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
outlawphx 1 #20 May 26, 2005 I was actually 15 when I did my first tandem, but I voted for 16, which was when I started my FJC. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peej 0 #21 May 26, 2005 QuoteI started when I was 25... Sure wish I'd started at 16 though... I wasted 9 years of my life before I got into skydiving... I couldn't agree with you more dude! Advertisio Rodriguez / Sky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
outlawphx 1 #22 May 26, 2005 Quote I had over 200 takeoffs,,,, before I ever Landed in a plane......jmy That's awesome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FargoCurt 0 #23 May 26, 2005 QuoteQuote37 years old last year. My wife swears it is some mid life crisis thing... but she says that evertime I spend any money!! The cool thing is there are guys that are in their 60's at the DZ... so me being almost 40 is no big deal! yeah, i was 36 (still am) and got the "mid-life crisis" things from a coupla guys too there's a guy at my DZ who's been jumping since the year I was born At 43 I bought a Convertable. At 44 I lost 75 lbs and took up marathon running. At 45 (last monday) I made my first skydive. Mid life crisis, naw I don't think so. It is one thing to be in the proximity of death, to know more or less what she is, and it is quite another thing to seek her. — Ernest Hemingway Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RogerRamjet 0 #24 May 26, 2005 I was 20. 1st jump was July 1, 1973 at Z-Hills. It also happened to be the day the legal age in Florida dropped from 21 to 18.... I had been waiting 6 months to make my first! ----------------------- Roger "Ramjet" Clark FB# 271, SCR 3245, SCS 1519 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #25 May 26, 2005 29Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
