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1. a KISS BSR proposal for Wingloading   1 2

   By kelpdiver, February 24, 2005
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   • Designer
   • March 2, 2005

2. Question on canopy size?   1 2

   By willd, May 22, 2011
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   • Plover
   • May 24, 2013

3. Does being a USPA GM DZ mean the DZ is safer than not being a GM member?   1 2

   By Hooknswoop, October 5, 2018
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   • billvon
   • October 9, 2018

4. "Oh, I'll never downsize beyond xxx sqft."  

   By Lindenwood, August 9, 2012
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   • airtwardo
   • August 11, 2012

5. Whats this mal. called?   1 2

   By scdiver89, January 10, 2010
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   • Jazzthieve
   • January 17, 2010

6. the attitude towards safety in this sport compared to in others   1 2

   By DARK, January 24, 2009
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   • mjosparky
   • February 11, 2009

7. Things to Keep In Mind Regarding a Cutaway   1 2

   By Bandanarama, September 20, 2005
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   • kallend
   • September 29, 2005

8. Dealing with the "Crossbrace at 300 jumps" crowd.   1 2 3

   By DocPop, May 23, 2013
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   • Ron
   • May 31, 2013

9. Intentional drogueless tandem   1 2

   By madhatter, March 6, 2008
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   • feuergnom
   • April 21, 2008

10. Practicing PLF   1 2 3

    By lawrocket, May 27, 2003
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    • JAGOZ
    • June 27, 2006

11. Mag Picture  

    By adamqbishop, April 12, 2012
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    • jumpwally
    • May 16, 2012

12. Drop Zone Emergency Preparedness   1 2

    By grimmie, October 26, 2018
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    • grimmie
    • November 1, 2018

13. What's a polite way of saying "no"?   1 2

    By Jiggs, July 30, 2002
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    • coconutmonkey
    • August 2, 2002

14. PD Low Bulk Reserve - upsize your reserve or downsize your container?   1 2 3 4

    By tdog, November 28, 2006
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    • grue
    • January 1, 2007

15. My slider is acting cold and distant   1 2

    By Vapor, December 12, 2004
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    • billvon
    • December 20, 2004

16. Jumpsuit Advice: AFF Student  

    By LifeIsTooShort, January 30, 2016
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    • LifeIsTooShort
    • March 3, 2016

17. Rear riser landing with brakes stowed - good idea or bad idea?   1 2

    By mik, September 7, 2009
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    • spootch
    • September 14, 2009

18. Full face or open face helmet?   1 2

    By Scoop, October 22, 2005
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    • azureriders
    • October 26, 2005

19. Re: [Deimian] Canopy Collision SDAZ 30 December 2016  

    By Pendragon, March 30, 2017
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    • skytribe
    • April 3, 2017

20. Instruction discussion split from 2021-01-08 Incident   1 2 3 4

    By tbrown, January 31, 2021
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • February 27, 2021

21. Re: [Zeppo] Injury - Ontario, June 1, 2008   1 2 3 4

    By Zeppo, September 15, 2008
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    • jumpwally
    • February 27, 2009

22. Local DGIT   1 2 3

    By bbrockwell, May 29, 2008
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    • DougH
    • June 3, 2008

23. Canopy Collapse Vid   1 2

    By kalaniwavo, January 25, 2012
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    • uberchris
    • January 30, 2012

24. A License and AFF  

    By lummy, March 8, 2001
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    • skreamer
    • March 13, 2001

25. Line-over  

    By mgoldade, June 9, 2006
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    • mjosparky
    • June 21, 2006

26. Freefly  

    By skreamer, March 13, 2001
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    • Freeflylizard
    • March 22, 2001

27. Oxygen usage (was: incident at Perris)   1 2

    By billvon, July 7, 2003
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    • mcrocker
    • July 12, 2003

28. Training on Ellipticals   1 2

    By velo90, January 8, 2004
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    • billvon
    • January 12, 2004

29. Whose fault was it?   1 2

    By Melliandra, June 6, 2007
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    • cpoxon
    • June 14, 2007

30. Anatomy of a Baglock   1 2

    By popsjumper, November 21, 2005
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    • dharma1976
    • November 29, 2005

31. Avoiding canopy collisions   1 2

    By skybytch, September 29, 2006
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    • skybytch
    • April 18, 2011

32. Bad tandem lurk   1 2 3

    By RossDagley, August 2, 2007
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    • cmnt
    • August 30, 2007

33. The new skydiving trend?   1 2

    By stratostar, March 18, 2007
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    • kelpdiver
    • March 20, 2007

34. Glasses/Contacts/Prescription Goggles/Bifocals Advice for Newbie  

    By AimeeCat, October 14, 2013
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    • TsunamiGilligan
    • October 15, 2013

35. Looking at alti to much ???   1 2 3 4

    By lisamariewillbe, January 29, 2006
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    • billvon
    • February 4, 2006

36. "Accident" vs "Incident" what's the difference  

    By chriswelker, June 29, 2004
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    • mjosparky
    • July 6, 2004

37. The 'Oh no its cool, I'm a really good skydiver' attiude   1 2 3

    By Floats18, November 10, 2006
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    • yardhippie
    • January 2, 2007

38. collapsing canopies   1 2

    By steve1, December 5, 2001
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    • rainman
    • January 7, 2002

39. Partial Canopy Collapse   1 2

    By JENNR8R, April 24, 2007
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    • pcrt
    • June 11, 2007

40. Cypres not worked ?   1 2 3 4 6

    By artistcalledian, January 10, 2006
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    • Ron
    • January 16, 2006

41. Why is it necessary to pull both handles  

    By Maddingo, September 11, 2018
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    • rehmwa
    • September 19, 2018

42. swoop + cypres fire  

    By tdog, January 22, 2008
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    • champu
    • December 29, 2010

43. When is enough enough?   1 2

    By DesertDevil, March 8, 2010
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    • mjosparky
    • March 14, 2010

44. A simple question: Helmets   1 2

    By Master_Yoda, July 30, 2010
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    • happythoughts
    • August 27, 2010

45. Helmet quality  

    By lilchief, August 14, 2009
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    • dorbie
    • September 24, 2009

46. Newbie - Safety of the Sport   1 2

    By kmcdrop, April 29, 2009
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    • kmcdrop
    • May 10, 2009

47. Predictability of 270 degree turns: (Was Fatality - Eloy)   1 2 3 4 5

    By Chris-Ottawa, January 2, 2007
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    • dharma1976
    • January 20, 2007

48. dont trust it...   1 2

    By apt3studiodiver, October 11, 2009
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    • mjosparky
    • November 23, 2009

49. Malfunction Scenarios  

    By 100jumpwonder, July 11, 2014
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    • JohnMitchell
    • July 15, 2014

50. AFF or SL   1 2 3 4

    By deltarush, February 25, 2005
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    • Orange1
    • June 3, 2005

51. Canopy collision? anyone seen this one?   1 2

    By AlexDias, December 5, 2011
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    • johnmatrix
    • December 11, 2011

52. 45 degree rule?   1 2

    By moth, October 29, 2006
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    • kallend
    • November 6, 2006

53. What happens if...   1 2

    By skybytch, April 6, 2010
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    • skybytch
    • September 16, 2010

54. MUST READ! For new and low-time jumpers  

    By popsjumper, January 30, 2012
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    • Spills
    • February 15, 2012

55. Deployment altitude   1 2

    By atsaubrey, July 17, 2004
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • August 1, 2004

56. King air Horizontal stabilizer injury  

    By Yourmother, July 19, 2007
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    • JohnMitchell
    • August 13, 2007

57. Dude's Pilot Chute Hanging Out (VIDEO)  

    By jesseweyher, February 5, 2013
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    • Scrumpot
    • March 1, 2013

58. wings container for a 170, now with a 190...any problem?   1 2

    By artistcalledian, November 30, 2005
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    • kelpdiver
    • June 1, 2009

59. Loose handle...   1 2

    By yeyo, March 15, 2006
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    • billvon
    • April 12, 2006

60. Conspiracy of Silence @ DZs   1 2 3

    By petetheladd, July 7, 2005
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • July 9, 2005

61. Landing patterns   1 2

    By prost, September 11, 2001
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    • Designer
    • October 10, 2001

62. the dumbest thing I have ever done   1 2

    By freefalle, June 17, 2005
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    • Rdutch
    • July 4, 2005

63. Do we need AFFIC improvement at this time?   1 2

    By popsjumper, August 10, 2013
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    • Deisel
    • August 23, 2013

64. Rebuilding a 182  

    By baronn, February 23, 2018
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    • baronn
    • May 7, 2018

65. The Deaf in AFF  

    By g3ninfinite, October 21, 2005
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    • Aiman Ai
    • February 25, 2019

66. AFF cost $2400....bueno o no?!   1 2

    By BuckWild1, April 3, 2007
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    • diablopilot
    • August 16, 2007

67. Statement concerning summer Vigil AAD usage   1 2 3

    By billvon, September 1, 2006
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    • Fast
    • September 11, 2006

68. Eyewear  

    By skyjules, October 25, 2004
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    • lucyraynott
    • April 1, 2017

69. Jump Pilot training/ratings. Read post below FIRST.   1 2

    By diverdriver, October 16, 2002
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    • tspillers
    • October 28, 2002

70. How to flare when landing downwind?`  

    By park1231, October 13, 2003
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    • mjosparky
    • November 20, 2003

71. So you think you're a TI? Are you sure?  

    By Remster, September 1, 2016
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    • PhreeZone
    • September 6, 2016

72. Catching freebags and mains (was: ASC fatality)   1 2 3 4

    By billvon, July 11, 2004
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    • mjosparky
    • July 18, 2004

73. pilot chute hesitation  

    By jamester28, September 25, 2010
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    • liftedtitan
    • September 30, 2010

74. I'd like to learn a thing or two about spotting   1 2

    By SoCalJumper, December 19, 2013
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    • wmw999
    • December 27, 2013

75. Exit Separation  

    By TJQ41190, June 13, 2018
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    • Cathbern
    • August 7, 2018

76. Pull altitudes (was: fatality in germany)   1 2

    By Mad47, April 21, 2004
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    • Tonto
    • May 3, 2004

77. Would the Skyhook RSL prevent a bag lock?  

    By Hawkins121, January 13, 2006
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    • MrBrant
    • January 15, 2006

78. Canopy control courses  

    By jigneshsoni, January 19, 2015
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    • topdocker
    • March 10, 2015

79. How long does it take for your reserve to open?  

    By docjohn, November 6, 2005
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    • riggerrob
    • November 9, 2005

80. Most part of injury in skydiving?   1 2

    By DroptheMan04, July 28, 2006
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    • Orange1
    • July 31, 2006

81. Disregard of warnings/groundings   1 2

    By chanti, May 14, 2007
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    • billvon
    • June 19, 2007

82. Stuck on PLFs: How to Retrain the Brain?  

    By jumpgump, July 20, 2017
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    • Baksteen
    • September 7, 2017

83. RSL   1 2 3 4

    By Megatron, December 24, 2008
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    • councilman24
    • January 15, 2009

84. PLF practice  

    By cgriff, August 11, 2014
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    • JohnMitchell
    • August 18, 2014

85. Can't afford AAD?   1 2

    By riddler, September 17, 2002
    • 30 replies
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    • PhreeZone
    • September 22, 2002

86. Hook turning tandems   1 2 3 4 5

    By stratostar, February 19, 2006
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    • Deuce
    • February 26, 2006

87. Any Skysurf instructors left?  

    By renedlog, September 9, 2016
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    • RockSkyGirl
    • May 31, 2017

88. Landing off the dropzone   1 2

    By e.a.hernandez, December 14, 2009
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    • icevideot
    • December 18, 2009

89. Something went wrong on my AFF 1 Jump???   1 2

    By Sharksblood, August 30, 2012
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    • rehmwa
    • September 4, 2012

90. Wingloading versus other canopy factors   1 2

    By peek, July 1, 2004
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    • teason
    • July 7, 2004

91. Turbulance? on landing - OUCH!   1 2

    By IsleOfAvalon, June 9, 2006
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    • bob.dino
    • June 13, 2006

92. The consequences of jumping in turbulence (pics)   1 2

    By mik, July 25, 2010
    • 31 replies
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    • humanflite
    • July 30, 2010

93. Steering a 2 out bi-plane   1 2

    By DiverMike, November 10, 2011
    • 44 replies
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    • Baksteen
    • November 17, 2011

94. (UN)Lucky Jump 13   1 2

    By ScottCargill, September 8, 2002
    • 48 replies
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    • Snowflake
    • September 24, 2002

95. Landings as an early AFF student- PLFs, stand-ups, injury? (long)   1 2

    By skyflower_bloom, May 18, 2010
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    • skyflower_bloom
    • June 23, 2010

96. Stuck Pilot Chute  

    By davevans, June 10, 2011
    • 24 replies
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    • popsjumper
    • June 15, 2011

97. Dislocated shoulder during freefall - EMERGENCY PROCEDURE!   1 2

    By tumbleroll, January 30, 2010
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    • erdnarob
    • February 12, 2010

98. Landing skills...  

    By AndyMan, March 6, 2001
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    • freaksister
    • March 9, 2001

99. Reserve deployment at terminal  

    By rendezvous, September 12, 2003
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    • mjosparky
    • September 17, 2003

100. Learning from Each Other   1 2

     By NWFlyer, January 26, 2005
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     • Scrumpot
     • April 11, 2014