Posted on 08/24/2019 10:22:49 AM PDT by simpson96
SEATTLE, Washington (KETK) – A 103-year-old Seattle woman set a world record after becoming the oldest to successfully skydive.
On Thursday she suited up, boarded a plane, and went for the ride of her life above Snohomish County, Washington.
To celebrate her 103rd birthday, her son Warren, a frequent jumper, decided to take his mom with him.
“It’s fun so why not have some fun, hallelujah,” Kitty Hodges, Warren’s mom said.
Kitty was not nervous at all, even though people half her age are scared of skydiving.
She screamed, “I’m all set, Wee!!!!”
Her neighbors from Bayview, a retirement community gathered along the flight line to see kitty off on her adventure.
“She is one of the most tenacious amazing positive people I’ve ever known,” one of her friends said.
After a quick flight to 10,000 feet, Kitty and her instructor jumped out of the airplane and landed safely 30 seconds later.
How was her experience?
“Great! But don’t believe it,” she laughed.
After 103 years, she’s seen and done it all.
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Dying peacefully in one’s sleep is so not worth it.
She won’t have to worry about me breaking her record. Why jump out of a perfectly good plane?
I love the bulky knit sweater - don’t wanna get chilly up there!
I did this exact thing at the exact same place. I’d been a licensed pilot for atleast 5 years and been around aircraft all my life because of my father. I was totally at ease in the airplane (Cessna Caravan) the whole way up to 12,000’.
When I saw the people in front of me disappear out the side of the plane I had a crazy shock of fear-panic. A voice in my head was screaming “WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING”!. I figured if I was going to die here then this is it. Instead of ‘arching’ and holding my arms out I went completely limp...then got my senses after the third time my jump master screamed ARCH, ARCH!. I ended fine....with me in the pilots lounge after a couple tripple rum’s and coke back.
“Wait... at 103 she has a SON that took her skydiving?
I hope they meant great grandson...”
My mom passed away a few months ago at 102 but I could have done the same with her until she broke her hip in March (but I wouldn’t have because of the risk of her breaking bones in even a “soft” landing).
so how old are you?
64
Well, God bless her.
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