Michael Bratcher in the middle of a skydive. (Credit: Michael Bratcher) ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. - Michael Bratcher knows no limit— not when it comes to age or how many times a person can consecutively skydive in 24 hours.The 59-year-old Air Force veteran from Elizabethtown, Kentucky, recently skydived 100 times in one day on September 26 at Skydive Kentucky.
The first jump took place at 6:35 a.m. local time, and he ended his run at 9:05 p.m. local time. He took off and jumped out of a single Cessna 182 about every seven minutes.
There was a bit of a lull about halfway through his event due to the weather. RELATED: 103-year-old woman becomes oldest to parachute out of a planeBratcher said he initially planned to jump 60 times for his 60th birthday, which is in December.
He googled skydiving records in Kentucky and formulated a plan. Michael Bratcher preparing to skydive. (Credit: Michael Bratcher) "I wanted to celebrate in a not so typical fashion of someone turning 60," he told FOX Television StationsHe then set up a GoFundMe page to raise money for the cost, using any excess donations for different charitable organizations including Radcliffe DAV, an advocacy group for disabled veterans.