Should there be underage skydiving?

[Thomas... 0]

then i would have to say no.. I started when I was 16 but back then I was pretty responsible for my age. I wasnt when I was 14 or so, so i think the limit of 16 years is fine

[daniel_owen_uk 0]

In a perfect world there wouldn't be age restrictions.

There would be limits by responsibility. People that were responsible enough to drink would be allowed to drink despite age, people who could drive with due care and attention would be allowed to drive etc etc.

Unfortunately we don't live in a perfect world so we have to make laws that assume the we become more mature with age, generally its true, but not with everyone.

I voted no, I don't think we live in a perfect world and thus need to put a limit on it that people can prove with a piece of paper.

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[pacncathyjr 0]

I see what your saying and agree no mater how I look at it right now I can't find away that makes sense and is fair.Thank you for giving me that perspective.
That is exactly why I put this post I wanted to get another side to it that I wasn't seeing.

[skypuppy 1]

What life experience prepares a person to make their first skydive?

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I did not say to make their first skydive, but to understand the consequences of what could happen.

I really dont see how a 14 year old (I know I couldnt at that age) can decide whether or not their life is worth putting at risk. And skydiving is going to put your life at risk, no qualms.
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Frankly I know a lot of 30-year olds who don't seem to 'understand the consequences of what they do', or even older. We could keep them in their rooms until they're forty....

Personally I think kids learn much better then adults, and as far as I'm concerned they should be allowed to start as young as 12 or 13 if they can demonstrate the ability and attitudes. It is certainly no more dangerous than moto-cross, or even some other sports such as mountain=biking, etc.

As far as ability to learn and physical ability, I believe it's much easier at 15 than 50, and there are a lot of eastern bloc countries where you'll meet 17-18 year olds with thousands of jumps.

Any fifteen year-old that's been around a dropzone knows all about death, everyone feels invincible until they grow old. You can keep them in a bubble or let them free.

If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead.
Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone