Oldest Living Skydiver

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101-Year-Old Man Makes Parachute Jump
Updated: Wednesday, Jun. 16, 2004 - 10:03 AM

CAIRNS, Australia (AP) - A 101-year-old man is believed to be the world's oldest skydiver after he accepted a dare from his friends and jumped out of an airplane Wednesday.

Frank Moody, from Holloways Beach on Australia's northeastern coast, beat the record set by a 94-year-old Norwegian in 1999, said Amanda Pilkington, from Skydive Cairns, which organized the jump.

Moody jumped in tandem with an experienced skydiver Wednesday morning from more than 3,000 meters (9,900 feet), she said.

"He's an absolute legend. It was a bit of a drunken dare by some of his mates at the local Holloways Beach football club. He said: "'Sure, I'll go jump out of an airplane,"' Pilkington quoted him as saying, adding she nearly fell off her chair when she first heard Moody wanted to try the Guiness record attempt.

"We decided to attempt to beat the record as well as giving Frank an awesome experience and one that he'll remember for the rest of his life. He's very switched on and very witty and charming. It's an absolute pleasure to have done this for him," she said.

Pilkington said the club would send footage of the jump and other details to the Guinness Book of Records head office in London and expects confirmation back within weeks.

Moody went down to the football club with his son John after the jump to have a Guinness beer to celebrate and collect on the dare from his mates.

"He's been given his footage and photographs so he's got proof and evidence that he's done it," Pilkington said.

[Damion 0]

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"He's an absolute legend. It was a bit of a drunken dare by some of his mates at the local Holloways Beach football club. He said: "'Sure, I'll go jump out of an airplane,"' Pilkington quoted him as saying, adding she nearly fell off her chair when she first heard Moody wanted to try the Guiness record attempt.

at the age of 101 he still drinks. this guy is going to be an idol for some ppl on this board. hehe :)

[Dougiefresh 0]

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at the age of 101 he still drinks.

He certainly will fit in well with the skydiving crowd.

I think he should buy the beer. It is a WR, after all.

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams

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at the age of 101 he still drinks.

That's probably why he's made it to 101.

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We decided to attempt to beat the record as well as giving Frank an awesome experience and one that he'll remember for the rest of his life...

...which ends next Tuesday.

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[weegegirl 2]

That's soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo COOL!!!

I just forwarded that too my 83 year old day who has been debating making a jump for some time now.

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We decided to attempt to beat the record as well as giving Frank an awesome experience and one that he'll remember for the rest of his life...

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...which ends next Tuesday.

touche

Stay safe
Stefan Faber

[cocheese 0]

That's really awesome. I thought the previous record was 90. Had an old friend who just died last week. He was 90 and was going to wait til 91 to be the oldest living skydiver. Well I wouldn't have had the guts to tell him he'd have to wait 12 more years. I should have got him to the dz sooner.... at least just to watch. If you have an elderly friend who is interested in your skydiving,
Take em to the dz this weekend. We ALL are running out of "somedays".

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Hi Cocheese

Was at a DZ in Flordia a few years ago noticed a group of Tandems getting ready to go up Three generations of one family on the same load. The oldest guy was 90.

Then his "older sister" suited up for her tandem her age was 92. There's lots of old folks
in florida.

Baby brother (90yo) not to be outdone by big sis did his second tandem after she landed.

Got both of them to sign my logbook. Liscense #
They signed their age!
101 yr's old is going to be hard to beat. Maybe

R.I.P.

[cocheese 0]

Witnessing their smiles would have brought a tear to my eye. Think of how far aviation and skydiving has become since they were kids.

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101 yr's old is going to be hard to beat. Maybe

Hey I am up for the challenge... and I am working on it...there is plenty of life left after retiring as a test pilot at the broom factory.

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We have a guy on our DZ who just turned 89, he has nearly 900 jumps and he started at 79He go static because he is bent forward and cant arch

Old George is a friggin Legend

You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky)
My Life ROCKS!
How's yours doing?

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That's really awesome. I thought the previous record was 90. Had an old friend who just died last week. He was 90 and was going to wait til 91 to be the oldest living skydiver. Well I wouldn't have had the guts to tell him he'd have to wait 12 more years. I should have got him to the dz sooner.... at least just to watch. If you have an elderly friend who is interested in your skydiving,
Take em to the dz this weekend. We ALL are running out of "somedays".

I thought one of the coolest things about this guy in particular was his attitude. Does a skydive and then heads to the bar to celebrate and talk sh*t. Gotta love him just for that.