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1. What would you do?   1 2

   By paulca, August 12, 2011
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   • carofreefalls
   • August 22, 2011

2. landing two parachutes at once  

   By Roderick, August 9, 2011
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   • CloudyHead
   • August 16, 2011

3. Canopy Class, Sunday the 14th, Skydance, Davis, CA  

   By JerseyShawn, August 8, 2011
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   • NWFlyer
   • August 11, 2011

4. Newbie - Mastering a 270 before moving on.  

   By Avikus, August 8, 2011
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   • daremrc
   • August 10, 2011

5. Issues with my arch  

   By keith82687, August 4, 2011
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   • leandercool
   • November 19, 2011

6. Stop the preachin', start the teaching...  

   By JerseyShawn, August 3, 2011
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   • mjosparky
   • August 6, 2011

7. How not to be the "problem student?" in AFF   1 2

   By Namowal, August 2, 2011
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   • Namowal
   • September 27, 2011

8. Logbook Signature for skill Requirements  

   By DiverMike, August 2, 2011
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   • nigel99
   • August 3, 2011

9. Two canopy out.. to release or not release?   1 2 3 4

   By CloudyHead, August 1, 2011
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   • RMURRAY
   • March 10, 2018

10. AFF Level 5 Cutaway   1 2

    By RonRandomguy, July 31, 2011
    • 28 replies
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    • RonRandomguy
    • August 3, 2011

11. Go straight for reserve or deploy main first when your cutaway handle's been pulled accidentally?  

    By rhopstr, July 31, 2011
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    • jurgencamps
    • August 1, 2011

12. Open door on takeoff   1 2 3 4

    By CMiller, July 31, 2011
    • 76 replies
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    • ShcShc11
    • November 18, 2011

13. Getting bored with skydiving leading to safety issues  

    By Skyper, July 28, 2011
    • 21 replies
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    • champu
    • August 2, 2011

14. 100% flaring before landing   1 2

    By shah269, July 26, 2011
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    • mdrejhon
    • August 15, 2011

15. Any recommendations for AFF courses in Adelaide area?  

    By AdamB, July 23, 2011
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    • AdamB
    • July 23, 2011

16. Building muscle to protect joints  

    By kilranian, July 22, 2011
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    • rehmwa
    • August 1, 2011

17. A word for the pilots...  

    By flymissionary, July 21, 2011
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    • AndyMan
    • August 4, 2011

18. Switch DZ during AFF  

    By brnnncrzy77, July 21, 2011
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    • ghostlybadge
    • July 21, 2011

19. Wind tunnel before AFF course  

    By Olmed, July 21, 2011
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    • Olmed
    • July 21, 2011

20. Getting stable in RAPS  

    By Marcus93, July 19, 2011
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    • Olmed
    • July 21, 2011

21. Safety articles is importent  

    By MariusTer, July 19, 2011
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    • PiLFy
    • July 19, 2011

22. Pilot chute entangled with bridle  

    By VOT, July 18, 2011
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    • JohnRich
    • July 18, 2011

23. Hang on to your cell phone  

    By captain1976, July 18, 2011
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    • antibac
    • August 1, 2011

24. Canopy GPS / Tracking  

    By kyleh762, July 17, 2011
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    • 377
    • October 28, 2015

25. tandems with no rating?  

    By Easterpig13, July 16, 2011
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    • Easterpig13
    • July 16, 2011

26. Tension knots  

    By Olmed, July 14, 2011
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    • Abedy
    • July 21, 2011

27. Keeping yourself safe.  

    By nigel99, July 14, 2011
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    • billvon
    • July 18, 2011

28. Linetwist  

    By ssotnich, July 13, 2011
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    • jumpsalot-2
    • July 14, 2011

29. Arching for Klutzes (noob question)  

    By Namowal, July 13, 2011
    • 5 replies
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    • Namowal
    • July 14, 2011

30. My AFF levels 1 & 3 vid as promised  

    By alp27, July 8, 2011
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    • davelepka
    • July 9, 2011

31. Mindset for newbie jumper  

    By paulca, July 8, 2011
    • 19 replies
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    • shibu
    • July 26, 2011

32. Pilot Chute Entangled with Bridle   1 2

    By shibu, July 6, 2011
    • 30 replies
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    • jumpsalot-2
    • August 1, 2011

33. learning to skydieve  

    By tombin, July 4, 2011
    • 14 replies
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    • dreaming13000
    • July 7, 2011

34. AFF Course in the States BUT finish A License in Canada...Questions  

    By chrisward3, July 4, 2011
    • 1 reply
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    • TitaniumLegs
    • July 6, 2011

35. Slider, pull down and stow.   1 2

    By shah269, July 3, 2011
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    • shah269
    • July 8, 2011

36. getting current  

    By browncow, July 2, 2011
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    • browncow
    • July 3, 2011

37. Finally the UK weather gods are on my side  

    By alp27, July 1, 2011
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    • alp27
    • July 1, 2011

38. 180 turn to swoop bad?   1 2 3

    By TitaniumLegs, July 1, 2011
    • 56 replies
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    • rehmwa
    • August 8, 2011

39. ear question  

    By FAH, July 1, 2011
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    • freefallfrom10k
    • August 2, 2011

40. Jumping with a ruptured ear drum.   1 2

    By freefallfrom10k, June 30, 2011
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    • freefallfrom10k
    • August 15, 2011

41. Tight Closing Loop = Bag Lock??   1 2

    By camgon, June 29, 2011
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    • camgon
    • July 2, 2011

42. Retain more of what you learn jumping.....  

    By JerseyShawn, June 28, 2011
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    • Scrumpot
    • June 29, 2011

43. Short Dust Devil Video  

    By GreenLight, June 28, 2011
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    • airtwardo
    • August 18, 2012

44. Too close for comfort.   1 2

    By jclalor, June 27, 2011
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    • mjosparky
    • July 27, 2011

45. Pacticing reserve pull during terminal freefall  

    By wayneflorida, June 27, 2011
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    • lintern
    • July 14, 2011

46. The student or the gear?   1 2

    By ChrisL, June 27, 2011
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    • jlmiracle
    • June 29, 2011

47. Is this normal?   1 2

    By liftedtitan, June 25, 2011
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    • hcsvader
    • July 5, 2011

48. Ground Hog Day - All over again!  

    By danornan, June 24, 2011
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    • Trae
    • June 25, 2011

49. Practice landing out and PLFs?  

    By JerseyShawn, June 23, 2011
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    • JohnMitchell
    • June 24, 2011

50. why disconnect the RSL prior to main cutaway in a side-by-side?   1 2

    By mixedup, June 22, 2011
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    • Deyan
    • February 5, 2015

51. UPT Issues Reminder to Tandem Instructors  

    By airdvr, June 21, 2011
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    • airdvr
    • June 21, 2011

52. Hard openings are a function of....   1 2

    By shah269, June 16, 2011
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    • wayneflorida
    • June 21, 2011

53. Do you get hard openings before a thunderstorm?   1 2 3

    By soulbabel, June 14, 2011
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    • popsjumper
    • June 24, 2011

54. Got a cold? Thinking of doing a skydive anyway?   1 2

    By EFS4LIFE, June 14, 2011
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    • bobsled92
    • July 1, 2011

55. Bye Bye Shoe   1 2

    By nebug, June 13, 2011
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    • MikeJD
    • July 27, 2011

56. AFF and prior wind tunnel experience  

    By Skyper, June 13, 2011
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    • Skyper
    • June 16, 2011

57. Stuck Pilot Chute  

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

58. anyone know what a 'TW4' is?  

    By SivaGanesha, June 6, 2011
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    • SivaGanesha
    • June 8, 2011

59. Two canapies out in a downplane   1 2 3

    By mikeLooney, June 6, 2011
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    • chuckakers
    • June 12, 2011

60. Packing errors!?   1 2

    By frontloop33, June 5, 2011
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    • aeroflyer
    • June 12, 2011

61. Wind gusts limits....  

    By JerseyShawn, June 3, 2011
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    • JerseyShawn
    • June 3, 2011

62. DZ selection: Does apparently unimportant complacency matter?  

    By PennQuaker, June 2, 2011
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    • rowet
    • June 10, 2011

63. know where I could buy these videos online, i.e. download straight away?  

    By mixedup, June 1, 2011
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    • wicodefly
    • November 3, 2013

64. How TO Know When Skydiving Is NOT The Sport For You.   1 2 3

    By shibu, June 1, 2011
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    • Ron
    • June 16, 2011

65. What to do when self regulation isnt enough?   1 2

    By JerseyShawn, May 30, 2011
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    • lanceav8r
    • June 3, 2011

66. a license in a week?  

    By bunkerup, May 30, 2011
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    • AggieDave
    • May 31, 2011

67. The more things change, the more they stay the same  

    By faulknerwn, May 28, 2011
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    • jimmytavino
    • May 31, 2011

68. This is what the sport has come to   1 2 3 4

    By chuckakers, May 28, 2011
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    • shropshire
    • June 1, 2011

69. One Toggle not functional. Land on both rears or one rear and one toggle?   1 2 3

    By LongWayToFall, May 25, 2011
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    • Remster
    • July 18, 2011

70. Do you need a "big name" for a basic skills canopy course?  

    By NWFlyer, May 24, 2011
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    • AggieDave
    • May 24, 2011

71. Safety + Training - Canopy Incidents  

    By Pattybeeny, May 24, 2011
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    • bnunyabiz
    • May 24, 2011

72. Line twist on my first AFF jump  

    By extreme78, May 24, 2011
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    • popsjumper
    • May 26, 2013

73. Hearing loss: Con to audibles?  

    By kilranian, May 24, 2011
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    • Plover
    • May 24, 2013

74. AFF Training DVDS  

    By spud, May 23, 2011
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    • spud
    • May 23, 2011

75. Question on canopy size?   1 2

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

76. Canopy Collapse   1 2 3

    By jjudd, May 22, 2011
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    • billvon
    • June 13, 2011

77. Landing patterns with two nearby LZs?  

    By fly67, May 20, 2011
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    • -Joey-
    • May 25, 2013

78. To get an A license is it a total of 25 jumps,or 25 plus the 8 aff jumps?  

    By willd, May 19, 2011
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    • DaVinciflies
    • June 15, 2011

79. AFF completed...towards A lic.  

    By OglalaDiver, May 18, 2011
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    • jrmrangers
    • May 18, 2011

80. Brian Germains Canopy Flight Course...   1 2

    By JerseyShawn, May 15, 2011
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    • Marisan
    • May 21, 2011

81. Aborting low turn  

    By format, May 15, 2011
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    • format
    • May 28, 2011

82. Windtunnel training for beginner  

    By Jonathan-rasch, May 14, 2011
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    • Jonathan-rasch
    • May 15, 2011

83. AFI completed, a great day of jumping!  

    By jrmrangers, May 13, 2011
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    • danielcroft
    • May 16, 2011

84. Brian Germain WL Chart  

    By drewcarp, May 11, 2011
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    • BETO74
    • May 12, 2011

85. Wind Tunnel vs Freefall  

    By EOCS, May 11, 2011
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    • davelepka
    • December 11, 2011

86. Full Face Helmet Vs. Swooping  

    By dldproductions, May 11, 2011
    • 13 replies
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    • bofh
    • May 12, 2011

87. Novice question on line of flight  

    By VOT, May 10, 2011
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    • holie
    • May 11, 2011

88. Got "talked to" this weekend   1 2 3 4 6

    By millertime24, May 8, 2011
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    • david3
    • May 28, 2011

89. S/L in SF Bay area?  

    By Maksimsf, May 6, 2011
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    • Maksimsf
    • May 13, 2011

90. Would you be interested in medical training and certification for dropzone staff?  

    By FireFlyer2009, May 4, 2011
    • 13 replies
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    • PennQuaker
    • June 18, 2011

91. Skydiving and Traumatic Brain Injury   1 2 3 4 5

    By lanceav8r, May 4, 2011
    • 116 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • May 21, 2011

92. "John Bonnan" sp? tandem traning video  

    By peek, May 3, 2011
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    • peek
    • May 3, 2011

93. Gloves?   1 2

    By pyrotech, May 2, 2011
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    • EtherPilot
    • November 8, 2012

94. Wrapped up AFF Saturday!  

    By hokierower, May 2, 2011
    • 1 reply
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    • jrmrangers
    • May 5, 2011

95. Solving the Canopy Thing   1 2

    By chuckakers, May 1, 2011
    • 47 replies
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    • fly67
    • June 4, 2011

96. Safety - handycam vs outside vid  

    By cowsuit, May 1, 2011
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    • riggerrob
    • May 11, 2011

97. body armor sale till May 15  

    By Zephyr, April 30, 2011
    • 1 reply
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    • shah269
    • May 3, 2011

98. Canopy Control during AFF/A License  

    By ArizonaStone, April 28, 2011
    • 6 replies
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    • in2jumping
    • April 29, 2011

99. Too big to learn to skydive?  

    By webracer, April 28, 2011
    • 16 replies
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    • mchamp
    • May 3, 2011

100. 1.1:1 wing loading for a novice   1 2 3

     By waveoff5500, April 26, 2011
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     • virgin-burner
     • April 29, 2011