George H. W. Bush senior. He did it to celebrate his birthdays. In both cases, he "buddy jumped" (prudent, given his age).
There are many places where one can watch videos of charity parachute jumps. Examples of places where one can watch videos of charity parachute jumps at popular on the web sources such as YouTube and Vimeo.
Cheryl Sterns holds the record for being the woman with the most parachute jumps under her belt. She has made nearly 20,000 jumps as of June, 2014.
The first parachute was made from silk. André-Jacques Garnerin, who invented the parachute in 1797, used a silk parachute to make successful jumps.
Hana Abbas
173rd airborne
The Silver Star Medal was awarded for bravery and not for parachute jumps. However, the paratrooper wears special Wings badge on his uniform. After several jumps he could wear a Star above his paratrooper wings. Different star.
A paratrooper? Either that or SkyDiver
Most charity parachute jumps advertise that people who donate will receive a free skydiving lesson and fall. Usually, one needs to donate a sizable sum, worth at least $300.
attend parachute training for about 6 weeks. make 5 parachute jumps and become qualified as a parachutist................
A parachutist or parachute jumper voluntarily jumps from a plane. A non-voluntary jumper would be a victim of foul play.
When he or she wants the parachute to open
On Ballad of Gay Tony, you get a parachute after completing base jumps. This entails jumping off from a number of skyscrapers at Liberty City and on completion the parachute appears.