Seniors jump in Australian skydiving first

A 74-YEAR-OLD Queensland man has leapt out of a plane with 12 other seniors in an Australian skydiving first.

The group, aged 60 to 74, accomplished the first sequential formation skydive by people over 60, succeeding 14,000 feet above the town of Toogoolawah, northwest of Brisbane, just after noon (AEST) on Thursday.

Even with 29 years of skydiving experience Gordon Turner, 74, says it's not so easy when you get older.

"But it went very smoothly. There's a lot of very happy old people here," he told AAP.

"It was excellent."

The Ramblers skydiving centre has been buzzing all week with people attending the biennial Post Equinox Skydiving and Music Festival.

Mr Turner said the group, some members of which only met on Thursday morning, could make a second attempt.

"There's some debate on whether we should all have a nap this afternoon, but we could easily be back up there," he said.

"We think it's a good advertisement for old people not to sit on the lounge chair, get out there."

It was the first time a group of people aged over 60 had performed the feat in Australian skies.

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