Trudy Martin of Langley has taken another big leap of faith, this one from 10,000 feet up.

“The rest of the people were going to 14,000,” she said. “I told them to let me out at ten.”

Martin, 83, celebrated her upcoming birthday with another tandem parachute jump. It was her third in the past 13 years. She first jumped when she turned 70, then again when she hit 79.

“It’s just always been something I wanted to do,” Martin. “I was going to do it every 10 years, but I thought this time I better do five. I don’t know how long I’ll be around.”

Martin made her latest jump on Oct. 10 on a mild, sunny Saturday above Harvey Field in Snohomish. She was linked to a set of chutes with instructor Kelly Craig.

After jumping from the aircraft, the pair free-fell at 130 miles per hour for 4,000 feet. When the parachute opened with a slight bump, they glided the rest of the way at about 25 miles per hours, Martin said.

“It was nicer this time than before, but a little higher and a little colder,” she said. “The equipment is better, and the landing was great. You come in at an angle, and you can turn and talk, then you kind of land on your bottom.”

Martin has lived on South Whidbey for 20 years and has been involved in a number of community activities. She is the founder and president of Friendship Force of Whidbey Island, a traveling group dedicated to world peace.

She said this will likely be her last parachute jump.

“My sons would probably lock me up if I did it again,” she said.