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airtwardo

I started in the mid 70's...B|



In my 6th decade too then...:o


Great - now I REALLY feel old! [:/]:ph34r:



Hi Mr T

I started in 68 but haven't made any in the present decade:)
Thats 2011 on.

I was trying to remember if I jumped at LP in 2010, but it really wouldnt have
made any difference :P

So I'm good for a solid handfull, 5 decades and 2 centuries.

Twardo if you feel old now I'm guessing you'll be good for another 2 decades if you want to.

Thats only 26 years from now btw:ph34r::o:)

Forget about getting another century unless you count a ash dive.:D
One Jump Wonder

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Spread out my measly 500 jumps over 5 decades.
28 footers and t-10's, Thunderbow (imagine that),
borrowed pc's, Strato Star, couple of Clouds,
PD260, Silhouette 230, Pulse 260. What can I say?
I liked to play with the gear as much as jumping it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Lord, let me be the person my dog thinks I am.

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vanair

Nothing like the smell of Ripstop.




How about the smell of Ben-Gay...ointment ?? after a full weekend of " feet & knees together " "eyes on the horizon "..;)
I'm into my 5th decade now. B| Never missed making jumps in each of the included years...1972 to the present...
42 years of jumping. over 61 years on this planet...Better than 66 % of my lifetime...:)

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Started in the 72
Jumped a few times in the 80's
Sat out the 90's... doing other expensive stupid stuff
Started again in spring 2003
Knocked out of the sky by injury 2008
Knocked out of sky for good with failing heart 2013.

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First jump 1968. Still jumping. So six decades?

Skydinosaur, but a very grateful one. So thankful for gentle landing ram air canopies. I don't miss those cheapo landings. I'd be 6'3" instead of 6'2" had I not done over a hundred C9 spine compression jumps.

377
2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

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377

First jump 1968. Still jumping. So six decades?

Skydinosaur, but a very grateful one. So thankful for gentle landing ram air canopies. I don't miss those cheapo landings. I'd be 6'3" instead of 6'2" had I not done over a hundred C9 spine compression jumps.

377



We started the same time, 68 but haven't hit the current century, and dont plan on it.[:/] So we're claiming a "soft" 5 decades. 1968 isnt as solid as 1961 and we missed 2011 series;)

Interesting to see a cluster in the 5-6 decade range, ( war thing?) and a solid two century's. I sure wasn't planning on it, it sure wasnt on my bucket list:S but it sure was fun. Watching the evolution of the the sport. For better or worse.

I've heard the "if it wasn't for the squares mellow landings" sentiment before;)

To bad we've only heard from AJ aka Amazon so far from the womens side of the sport.:( Might be a gender bias because so many women never want to acknowledge their getting older;)

Be well
One Jump Wonder

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