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There is a direct relationship between your knowledge, skill and attitude and skydiving safety. Safety should be your #1 priority and this is the place to grow in all three of those areas.

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By billvon, January 24, 2005
- 1 reply
- 51,187 views
- DoubleSigma
- December 30, 2019
Stupid things I have done 1 2 3 4 27

By Ron, June 25, 2004
- 672 replies
- 91,957 views
- maxhogg
- March 11, 2017
Maximum Wind Gust 1 2 3

By Megatron, February 26, 2009
- 54 replies
- 60,737 views
- PixieUK
- December 23, 2014
POV cameras and Jump number. 1 2 3 4 20

By JWest, October 13, 2014
- 483 replies
- 52,074 views
- billvon
- October 11, 2015
Hop n pop malfunction video 1 2

By Quagmirian, March 25, 2014
- 28 replies
- 51,571 views
- Hellis
- April 2, 2014
A license jumping camera.... 1 2 3 4 8

By Tigerfly, April 20, 2017
- 193 replies
- 49,912 views
- tikl68
- February 12, 2018
The "45 degree rule" for exit separation DOES NOT WORK 1 2 3 4 19

By kallend, December 11, 2005
- 458 replies
- 47,210 views
- jumpsalot-2
- March 6, 2017
Skyhook 1 2 3 4 6

By base698, May 27, 2014
- 140 replies
- 42,335 views
- Westerly
- December 13, 2018
Watching out for newbies [was - hard impact at Nats] 1 2 3 4 11

By virgin-burner, September 23, 2011
- 258 replies
- 37,400 views
- yoink
- August 21, 2018
Falling out of a Harness 1 2 3 4 6

By migliore, November 3, 2005
- 129 replies
- 36,710 views
- drdm
- May 25, 2018
Jumping with Piercings 1 2

By hcsvader, October 16, 2009
- 25 replies
- 33,809 views
- skyjumpenfool
- November 23, 2009
Eye problems?

By Brisco, October 25, 2002
- 24 replies
- 33,693 views
- jraf
- October 29, 2002
most common injuries?

By nansaidh, May 14, 2003
- 13 replies
- 33,313 views
- DJL
- May 16, 2003
Urgent question - Lasik Eye Surgery & skydiving

By hayinseattle, August 20, 2009
- 17 replies
- 32,988 views
- MikeJD
- September 9, 2009
Does wind speed and gusts affect descent rate? 1 2 3 4 6

By k_marr08, April 13, 2014
- 132 replies
- 32,531 views
- uhuru10
- May 16, 2014
Skydiving safe landing speed?

By PhantomNinja, May 12, 2008
- 11 replies
- 32,023 views
- chrismgtis
- June 6, 2008
stupidest student ever? 1 2 3 4 13

By tattoojeff, September 10, 2003
- 307 replies
- 31,835 views
- stayhigh
- April 13, 2012
Earplugs? Personal preference or a real reason? 1 2 3

By 3mpire, August 2, 2010
- 74 replies
- 30,148 views
- sfgroschwitz
- September 7, 2010
Learning to Swoop...A YouTube Saga 1 2 3 4 5

By SEREJumper, January 22, 2013
- 124 replies
- 29,255 views
- gearless_chris
- November 21, 2013
How many skydives is too much in 1 day?

By shibu, August 28, 2012
- 21 replies
- 29,182 views
- JohnMitchell
- September 27, 2012
Flare turns and flat turns 1 2

By billvon, March 10, 2006
- 34 replies
- 29,178 views
- thetreehugger
- October 10, 2017
Reckless TM 1 2 3 4 8

By theforkguy, May 5, 2014
- 178 replies
- 28,608 views
- Baksteen
- May 26, 2014
Why is static line a dying discipline? 1 2 3 4 6

By kmills0705, March 23, 2009
- 125 replies
- 27,607 views
- EOCS
- October 4, 2012
USPA B license practice quiz?

By Namowal, June 22, 2012
- 19 replies
- 27,365 views
- rjblake
- May 20, 2014
Earliest age to start skydiving in all states 1 2

By accel, May 20, 2009
- 45 replies
- 27,201 views
- shibu
- March 19, 2013
IS this safe/legal ?? 1 2 3 4 6

By weaverd, September 24, 2013
- 140 replies
- 26,144 views
- Liemberg
- March 30, 2014
Wingload BSR. 1 2 3 4 20

By Ron, May 28, 2003
- 491 replies
- 25,710 views
- Bolas
- August 5, 2010
Cheapest place to skydive in america. 1 2

By DZRman, November 25, 2011
- 30 replies
- 25,673 views
- theonlyski
- December 10, 2011
Three fatal accidents in a week 1 2 3 4 5

By kallend, March 8, 2011
- 124 replies
- 25,600 views
- fcajump
- April 22, 2015
Spinning in freefall 1 2

By Emmie, December 15, 2001
- 34 replies
- 25,597 views
- chuteless
- October 9, 2008
Have hooded sweatshirts ever caused a malfunction or incident? 1 2 3 4 6

By cocheese, October 6, 2012
- 125 replies
- 25,373 views
- sundevil777
- November 12, 2012
To RSL or not to RSL 1 2 3 4 6

By vanessalh, December 15, 2012
- 145 replies
- 25,359 views
- Phil1111
- July 1, 2016
student accident 1 2 3 4 9

By jdthomas, November 29, 2005
- 214 replies
- 25,074 views
- freeflyflunky
- January 13, 2006
Diploma in Commercial Skydiving, NZ 1 2

By cphelan, August 26, 2008
- 47 replies
- 24,253 views
- Shoebomb
- May 2, 2013
herniated discs in neck/lower back

By Spooky26x, December 21, 2011
- 20 replies
- 23,640 views
- riggerrob
- February 4, 2016
PRO Pack Vs Flat Pack 1 2

By rendezvous, August 28, 2001
- 30 replies
- 23,369 views
- pchapman
- August 17, 2011
Model's Propeller Accident 1 2 3 4 7

By Deisel, December 6, 2011
- 166 replies
- 22,564 views
- DrDom
- June 17, 2014
I almost died today. 1 2 3 4

By vanessalh, July 10, 2013
- 86 replies
- 22,433 views
- Di0
- September 3, 2013
wing loadings for jumpers with 50-100 jumps 1 2 3 4 7

By teason, June 3, 2004
- 160 replies
- 21,926 views
- fcajump
- September 7, 2010
Passed out under canopy: watch those leg straps! 1 2 3

By NWFlyer, August 14, 2005
- 72 replies
- 21,837 views
- MinnieLitty
- December 1, 2021
GI Bill

By silentscope12, September 28, 2011
- 14 replies
- 21,815 views
- mjosparky
- December 22, 2013
Hard Deck for C's and D's 1 2 3 4 5

By Douggarr, July 28, 2013
- 115 replies
- 21,533 views
- nigel99
- November 25, 2013
shoulder dislocation? 1 2

By andy2, May 1, 2003
- 46 replies
- 21,422 views
- nicoledc109
- August 11, 2010
Why the 45 degree method does not work (long) 1 2 3 4

By billvon, March 1, 2004
- 85 replies
- 21,111 views
- rehmwa
- March 2, 2015
PAC barrel rolls 1 2

By jclalor, November 14, 2014
- 44 replies
- 21,071 views
- 3mpire
- March 4, 2015
Skyhook Video 1 2

By Toolface180, June 19, 2014
- 40 replies
- 20,911 views
- Martin86
- October 2, 2014
Skydiving Through Clouds 1 2

By gale, June 24, 2002
- 31 replies
- 20,905 views
- indyz
- June 27, 2002
Student Jumpsuit Question 1 2

By AndreLB3, April 15, 2011
- 35 replies
- 20,726 views
- pyrotech
- May 2, 2011
Double malfunction 1 2 3

By oamador, January 25, 2005
- 51 replies
- 20,601 views
- justinb138
- February 21, 2005
My 3rd cutaway went not ideal, thoughts?

By unkulunkulu, April 14, 2017
- 20 replies
- 20,512 views
- unkulunkulu
- June 7, 2017
"Check out my GoPro footage of my first solo!" 1 2 3 4 7

By ntrprnr, January 16, 2012
- 173 replies
- 20,287 views
- gearless_chris
- June 4, 2013
AFF Student Wearing Full Face Helmet 1 2

By justinbaker27, November 19, 2013
- 31 replies
- 20,273 views
- JamMasterJay
- November 21, 2013
Hypoxia at 21000 ft. 1 2 3 4 6

By tvandijck, February 14, 2007
- 126 replies
- 20,266 views
- kallend
- October 12, 2009
Any SAFE full-face helmets out there? 1 2 3

By IamAdam, November 28, 2017
- 50 replies
- 20,048 views
- Anachronist
- June 27, 2018
USPA and the canopy issue 1 2 3 4 12

By chuckakers, October 3, 2010
- 283 replies
- 19,860 views
- dorbie
- November 1, 2010
uncontrollable spin

By dkf1979, January 18, 2004
- 9 replies
- 19,697 views
- peek
- January 20, 2004
Lodi Aff 1 2 3 4

By PolinaVin, March 9, 2013
- 98 replies
- 19,607 views
- LyraM45
- June 18, 2013
Brake fire on opening - what caused it and how to avoid ? 1 2

By lintern, June 27, 2006
- 30 replies
- 19,498 views
- tbrown
- July 9, 2006
The Z-hills Double Fatal Speculation Thread 1 2 3 4 7

By base283, March 27, 2013
- 156 replies
- 19,330 views
- Rstanley0312
- April 10, 2013
Skydiving and Traumatic Brain Injury 1 2 3 4 5

By lanceav8r, May 4, 2011
- 116 replies
- 19,251 views
- riggerrob
- May 21, 2011
Skydiver’s Near-Death Experience Points To Lax Industry Oversight 1 2 3 4 5

By airdvr, February 11, 2013
- 112 replies
- 19,222 views
- HomeyTheClown
- April 5, 2013
Wind Tunnel vs Freefall

By EOCS, May 11, 2011
- 18 replies
- 19,121 views
- davelepka
- December 11, 2011
Wind speed & safety question 1 2

By stillalive, October 6, 2005
- 25 replies
- 19,068 views
- Squeak
- October 10, 2005
Jumping with sprained ankle 1 2

By FreefallSnoopy, March 22, 2013
- 29 replies
- 19,042 views
- jumpwally
- April 18, 2013
GoPros right off of student status? 1 2 3 4 12

By Tetrahedron, May 29, 2013
- 295 replies
- 18,933 views
- DexterBase
- June 17, 2013
Seat belts on jump planes 1 2 3

By PixieUK, December 10, 2014
- 72 replies
- 18,903 views
- dorbie
- April 30, 2015
Can I get fully certified (USPA "A" license) in one week and how much will it cost? 1 2

By w-r-u, April 11, 2012
- 38 replies
- 18,885 views
- cderham
- April 23, 2012
Barrel roll during track? 1 2 3 4 9

By Andy9o8, February 15, 2007
- 201 replies
- 18,874 views
- Shyandinnocent
- March 6, 2007
WARNING, Maximum exit weight. Is it really? 1 2 3

By Reddog75, June 7, 2014
- 62 replies
- 18,849 views
- Di0
- June 23, 2014
Hard Deck Altitude

By Hooknswoop, August 22, 2003
- 13 replies
- 18,727 views
- jumpgod
- September 3, 2003
USPA and FAA reg violations 1 2 3 4 6

By exnavykds, October 10, 2005
- 139 replies
- 18,645 views
- CJosJumper
- April 29, 2014
Skydiving and Health 1 2

By borimex, March 10, 2010
- 32 replies
- 18,589 views
- gregpso
- March 18, 2010
How often do you have to jump for the A license to be worth it?

By skamunista, June 15, 2012
- 7 replies
- 18,412 views
- mjosparky
- June 17, 2012
Parachute simulation for PC

By sjc, June 6, 2008
- 22 replies
- 18,407 views
- ozzy13
- January 3, 2009
Go Pro- Is it a Camera or not? 1 2 3 4 12

By RickH, June 21, 2010
- 292 replies
- 18,343 views
- rehmwa
- July 16, 2010
AFF Vs IAD

By freefallfrank, November 3, 2004
- 23 replies
- 18,340 views
- 1naFLYhi
- November 19, 2004
Two canopy out.. to release or not release? 1 2 3 4

By CloudyHead, August 1, 2011
- 76 replies
- 18,339 views
- RMURRAY
- March 10, 2018
Gloves? 1 2

By pyrotech, May 2, 2011
- 37 replies
- 18,319 views
- EtherPilot
- November 8, 2012
Do AFF jumps count towards your A License?

By AStack75, December 16, 2009
- 19 replies
- 18,165 views
- crazycableguy
- January 7, 2010
Too old for Skydiving? 1 2

By davyvfr, May 14, 2013
- 29 replies
- 17,863 views
- chuteless
- May 17, 2013
After AFF ???

By BigDreams32, June 29, 2012
- 19 replies
- 17,797 views
- nigel99
- July 5, 2012
Pranks on jumps - what is acceptable nowadays? 1 2 3 4

By pchapman, November 21, 2013
- 99 replies
- 17,768 views
- Squeak
- December 16, 2013
Preventing Hard Openings 1 2 3

By skydivingmonk, October 7, 2018
- 70 replies
- 17,761 views
- 20kN
- April 19, 2019
motion sickness

By zelmo, June 24, 2001
- 8 replies
- 17,674 views
- Grogs
- June 26, 2001
Pac 750 stalls on jump run 1 2 3 4 5

By skyjumpenfool, June 15, 2009
- 108 replies
- 17,642 views
- skyjumpenfool
- August 10, 2009
Pilot Chute in Tow Procedure 1 2 3

By kkeenan, October 14, 2009
- 72 replies
- 17,608 views
- popsjumper
- December 12, 2011
B-License Canopy Control Proficency Card 1 2

By theonlyski, December 2, 2011
- 39 replies
- 17,366 views
- popsjumper
- January 27, 2012
Should I worry about this... 1 2 3

By spacetrance, August 14, 2016
- 60 replies
- 17,330 views
- ufk22
- October 6, 2016
Seat-belt hang-up? 1 2 3

By riggerrob, September 30, 2014
- 52 replies
- 17,330 views
- JohnMitchell
- November 5, 2014
Private Pilot Flying Jump Plane? 1 2 3

By Iamthebest_391, April 25, 2004
- 60 replies
- 17,125 views
- EDYDO
- May 8, 2004
Summary of 2013 US sport skydiving fatalities 1 2 3 4 6

By Divalent, January 7, 2014
- 140 replies
- 17,091 views
- PhreeZone
- January 27, 2014
Mr. Bill Dive 1 2

By raiderscott, July 15, 2001
- 32 replies
- 17,062 views
- Casch
- December 3, 2003
hard deck 1 2 3

By tred, November 26, 2014
- 54 replies
- 17,050 views
- skyjumpenfool
- December 21, 2014
Australian Parachute Federation - "Cutaway" 1 2

By Quagmirian, June 18, 2013
- 32 replies
- 17,039 views
- nigel99
- August 23, 2013
Re: USPA responsibility for suicides [was: tandem incident] 1 2 3 4

By Ron, October 4, 2018
- 89 replies
- 17,036 views
- 20kN
- February 14, 2019
Exit Separation Chart 1 2

By jumplongisland, January 17, 2015
- 37 replies
- 17,036 views
- Remster
- February 12, 2015
Wingload BSR 1 2 3 4 12

By Ron, June 10, 2003
- 287 replies
- 17,008 views
- Ducky
- June 27, 2003
Need advice quickly: sharp pain in ear and now it feels muffled 1 2

By Kirkk0herra, June 11, 2014
- 26 replies
- 16,742 views
- PiLFy
- June 21, 2014
Skydiving is inherently dangerous 1 2

By wmw999, June 7, 2013
- 49 replies
- 16,739 views
- wmw999
- August 5, 2013
Diploma in Commercial Skydiving, NZ, skydivingnz 1 2 3

By Bennef, October 9, 2009
- 52 replies
- 16,724 views
- Ron
- February 21, 2011

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