THEY say age is just a number — and that is certainly the case for a daring pensioner who spent her 91st birthday jumping out of a plane.

    Margaret Walton, who lives at an over-50s community on NSW’s Tweed Heads, has been wanting to cross skydiving off her bucket list for years, and this week she finally took the plunge.

    The former hotel receptionist parachuted 360 meters above Kirra beach on Queensland’s Gold Coast, and images of Walton sitting on the edge of the plane show her looking anything but scared as she took the leap of faith.

    “I’m still on a high,” Walton said. “It was a magical feeling. One minute you’re waiting on the edge, the next you can see everything. I’m so thankful I did it.”

    The experience didn’t come without its hurdles though; Walton, who has had knee reconstruction, had a sandy landing on Kirra beach.

    Walton said her fellow divers on the tour were impressed and asked to take pictures with her because of her age.

    “Everyone was pretty excited because of my age. Now I can finally say I had the guts to do it!” she said.

    Skydiving instructor Wayne Bishop said he was impressed with the fearlessness of his eldest female client.

    “She surprised me. She was really switched on and embraced the whole experience,” Bishop said.

    “Even in the 45 seconds of free fall she was relaxed enough to enjoy it and not freaked out.”

    (SD-Agencies)