GROVE CITY — A grandfather, father and son will strap on their chutes Sunday and plummet to the Earth, aiming for a field bordering Grove City Airport.

Three generations of the Scott family: patriarch Harold Scott Sr., 75, son William Scott, 51, and his son Michael Scott, 18, will step out of an airplane together in what will be an ultimate showing of family solidarity.

"I'm going for it man, it's one last thing I'll have to accomplish," Harold Scott, of Clay Township, said.

The elder Scott said he has wanted to skydive since he could walk and talk.

Working all the time to raise his seven children, four boys and three girls, Scott Sr. said he never had the opportunity to jump before.

He still works in the shipping and receiving department for the Slippery Rock School District.

His son and grandson had made plans to jump this past Sunday for Michael's birthday, but they were unable to do it because of poor weather.

But that turned out to be a blessing in disguise because now Harold Sr. will be able to join in the leap of faith.

All three are first-time jumpers, and the youngest Scott has only been permitted by law to skydive since April 12, the date of his 18th birthday.

"Who doesn't have a fascination with flying?" William Scott, of Chicora, said rhetorically.

While many people may be intrigued by flying, fewer are as interested in falling.

The Scotts are certainly in the minority, but according to William, "if you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space."

Because they are beginners, the Scott's will pay $235 each to tandem jump with an experienced skydiving instructor.

According to Skydive Pennsylvania's website, a first-time jumper can be airborne with an instructor after only an hour of training.

Cecil Smith, a 'tandem master" for Skydive Pennsylvania, has more than 5,000 jumps under his belt, and has been a face in the sky-diving community for 35 years, according to the company's drop zone manager Ron Reid.

He will likely be jumping with one of the Scott men Sunday, Reid said.

The planes climb to an altitude of 14,000 to 15,000 feet to perform jumps. Jumpers free fall for about a minute and then the parachute opens for a relatively relaxing 10 minute ride to solid ground, according to William.

Skydive Pennsylvania has alternate landing locations in all directions from the primary landing zone, just in case a parachute gets blown off course, according to Reid.

Harold and William said they have no fear of heights, but that doesn't mean that they aren't a little unnerved with the idea.

Harold Sr. said he had a dream recently in which he was skydiving and when it came time to pull the parachute cord, his instructor was nowhere to be found. Needless to say, that's when he woke up.

"I'm not scared, but I think about it, don't get me wrong," Harold said.

Harold said if George H.W. Bush Sr. can skydive at his age ¿¿ 85 ¿¿ he can, too. The former president often skydives on his birthday.

Michael, unlike his elders, admitted that he is somewhat afraid of heights but wants to jump for the experience.

"I want to do a bunch of stuff before I die, and this is one of them," Michael said.

"I think the free fall will be the coolest part, but I may be reluctant to jump out once I get up there."

The youngest Scott will attend Butler County Community College this fall for criminology. He plans to transfer to Slippery Rock University and wants to join a reserves unit for a branch of the military.

Michael said he was surprised when he heard his grandfather wanted to join in the thrill-seeking.

When William was asked if he was worried about his dad's age and issues with diabetes, William was confident.

"My dad's in pretty good shape, so I'm not too worried about it," William said.

William said he was more worried about something going wrong with the jump, but said, "I just figure I have led a good life, so if something happens, it happens."

William, a 23-year AK Steel employee and a mail carrier for the post office on Saturdays, will fund the three men's short adventure.

For him, skydiving is one of two things he will knock off his "bucket list" this year, the other being a 189 mile, seven-day rafting trip on the Colorado River he plans to take Michael on in June. He also hopes to run a marathon.

"Could you imagine stepping out of a plane at 15,000 feet?" he said.

"Wouldn't it be neat to jump from cloud to cloud?"

Skydive Pennsylvania has been in business for 16 years, according to Reid. The company has eight jumpers on staff, depending on the time of year, and has four pilots with 20 to 30 years of experience. For information visit www.SkydivePA.com or call 1-800-909-JUMP.