But he finally got to jump out of an airplane.
Louden recently turned 90 and celebrated his birthday by skydiving.
He made a tandem jump with an instructor from Skydive South Padre of Texas.
They landed in the warm sand of Padre Island.
A local newspaper reports about 20 friends cheered on the senior skydiver before take-off.
Louden says the parachute jump was amazing and everyone should do it at least once.
