Safety and Training

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1. I found out that its not safe to 'bury the toggle' and do more than one 360° spiral...   1 2

   By lintern, October 10, 2005
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   • phoenixlpr
   • October 19, 2005

2. pin check  

   By gofast_ER, February 22, 2006
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   • JohnDeere
   • October 17, 2009

3. Pilot-chute In Tow (its just the PITs)   1 2

   By fcajump, December 22, 2017
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   • billvon
   • December 28, 2017

4. Group Members and Doing Tandems   1 2

   By loudtom, May 2, 2009
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   • Andrewwhyte
   • May 7, 2009

5. AFF solo exits - how to make yourself let go?   1 2

   By kirrz, May 5, 2006
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   • kirrz
   • May 26, 2006

6. Considering downsizing?   1 2 3

   By aphid, January 29, 2009
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   • format
   • February 3, 2009

7. Has anyone ever had a malfunction which...   1 2

   By fluidynamic, April 5, 2010
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   • pchapman
   • October 28, 2011

8. My first chop   1 2 3

   By Neoslim22, September 20, 2010
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   • ridestrong
   • June 14, 2011

9. Fatality...  

   By RemiAndKaren, November 9, 2001
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   • rainman
   • November 13, 2001

10. Chewing gum during skydiving?  

    By DroptheMan04, August 3, 2006
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    • riggerrob
    • August 7, 2006

11. RSL - pros and cons   1 2

    By JoHawley, February 27, 2003
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    • mikeat10500
    • March 1, 2003

12. Landing a step-through/tangled parachute   1 2

    By jheadley, June 19, 2006
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    • tbrown
    • June 24, 2006

13. Snatch Force question (related to back injury)  

    By NorrinRadd, June 12, 2013
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    • NorrinRadd
    • August 5, 2013

14. looking for two pictures   1 2

    By IanHarrop, October 5, 2009
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    • spootch
    • October 26, 2009

15. Old jumper needs advise  

    By fj754, September 13, 2012
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    • chuteless
    • October 3, 2012

16. NEVER let the toggles up if you flare high!!!! (pics)   1 2 3

    By Viking, November 28, 2005
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    • Silverchic
    • December 15, 2005

17. Things to Consider When Visiting a New Drop Zone?  

    By punkgod94, October 2, 2012
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    • trinitycsi
    • October 16, 2012

18. How To Get Out Of Pain  

    By GixxxerKim, May 22, 2015
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    • DrDom
    • June 25, 2015

19. Exit separation calculator   1 2 3

    By jdfreefly, February 25, 2004
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    • Newbie
    • March 5, 2004

20. So embarrassing. Need to repeat aff2  

    By DjangoWorldWide, August 6, 2018
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    • AtrusBatleth
    • September 1, 2018

21. AFF Pull Signal   1 2 3

    By Hooknswoop, September 11, 2002
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    • SkySlut
    • September 23, 2002

22. SOS System, what to do with a collapse under a 1000ft.  

    By azureriders, December 24, 2005
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    • billvon
    • February 22, 2006

23. Watch What Your Grabbing! 12.5 Reserve Deployment   1 2

    By catfishhunter, December 13, 2004
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    • jumpwally
    • December 19, 2004

24. Lineover malfunction fixed during flight   1 2

    By petur, September 10, 2002
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    • themaninblack
    • September 30, 2002

25. Ted Nelson Accident Anniversary   1 2 3 4

    By kkeenan, July 24, 2007
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    • billvon
    • July 25, 2007

26. Who do most of you pull so low?   1 2

    By tooueay, June 26, 2002
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    • airdrew20012001
    • June 28, 2002

27. saftey seal jams reserve (non deployment)   1 2

    By i_like_to_fly, April 8, 2009
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • April 11, 2009

28. Teardrop SF RSL question.....  

    By Zoter, July 5, 2004
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    • skydiverek
    • May 4, 2009

29. crash landings, broken ankles & 3 trips to the hospital   1 2

    By Levin, November 18, 2004
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    • billvon
    • November 25, 2004

30. Considerations for jumping at Lodi   1 2

    By aeroflyer, October 27, 2011
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    • LyraM45
    • November 13, 2011

31. I packed myself a malfunction...  

    By Nataly, September 9, 2013
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    • tan
    • September 18, 2013

32. Tandem malfunction   1 2

    By SPY, January 13, 2003
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    • billvon
    • February 4, 2003

33. Ontario man survives harrowing skydiving mishap  

    By SaskatooNewb, May 5, 2010
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    • dorbie
    • May 22, 2010

34. At what point do you waste a perfectly good pack job   1 2

    By shmali, December 5, 2003
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    • hookitt
    • January 20, 2004

35. MY brake got stuck   1 2

    By mujie96, February 9, 2003
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    • jerm
    • February 13, 2003

36. 1 season, 69 jumps, few lessons learned  

    By sebinoslo, September 30, 2009
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    • skyjumpenfool
    • December 17, 2009

37. Toggle to unTwist?   1 2 3 4

    By format, August 19, 2008
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    • grimmie
    • September 3, 2008

38. Student Rig at 0.65:1 wingloading   1 2

    By mdrejhon, May 2, 2005
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    • mdrejhon
    • May 17, 2005

39. question about getting signed off to pack your own chute  

    By Rettrae, May 4, 2005
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    • Salsa_John
    • May 5, 2005

40. Camera helmet snag - youtube  

    By nigel99, January 6, 2013
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    • -ftp-
    • February 26, 2013

41. 18 jumps and regressing?!  

    By malooper, December 17, 2013
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    • JohnMitchell
    • December 26, 2013

42. Altimeter : Feet vs. Meter at European Dropzones .  

    By maLUCo, April 6, 2009
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    • piisfish
    • April 20, 2009

43. Do You Want A Predictable Landing Pattern ?   1 2 3

    By danornan, August 26, 2010
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    • grimmie
    • September 2, 2010

44. My AFF Spin Test gone horribly wrong (Video)  

    By ajctraveler, July 9, 2013
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    • nigel99
    • July 11, 2013

45. I'm new...mal procedure question...   1 2

    By drewcarp, December 15, 2008
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    • popsjumper
    • February 1, 2009

46. Coach Jumps??   1 2 3

    By Ducky, January 25, 2002
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    • Aviatrr
    • February 2, 2002

47. "Clustering" of cutaways  

    By Deimian, September 9, 2013
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    • Deimian
    • September 12, 2013

48. What equipment is "necessary"?   1 2 3

    By livendive, April 20, 2004
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    • Bowen
    • April 5, 2005

49. Front riser straight-ins and line tension  

    By mzr36, November 27, 2017
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    • evh
    • December 14, 2017

50. 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

51. Going the way of the dodo: PLF   1 2 3 4

    By mdrejhon, May 16, 2005
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    • skybytch
    • June 11, 2005

52. Making it back from a long spot  

    By narcimund, October 14, 2002
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    • garywainwright
    • November 16, 2002

53. Line Dump cause   1 2

    By mmittelman, September 25, 2007
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    • relyon
    • November 7, 2007

54. Gopro on extended mounts.  

    By nigel99, February 19, 2012
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    • freeflyJoe
    • February 21, 2012

55. T8 Compression Fracture  

    By tkulczyski, January 9, 2012
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    • tkulczyski
    • February 19, 2012

56. Does your DZ display average wind speed? I know they watch it, but where should a newbie skip the load?   1 2

    By 2wheeljunkie, April 28, 2004
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    • DanglesOZQld
    • May 3, 2004

57. Broken finger?  

    By somethinelse, September 8, 2004
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    • somethinelse
    • September 16, 2004

58. USPA Seeking Feedback on Canopy Safety Proposals   1 2 3

    By NWFlyer, March 17, 2011
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    • ianmdrennan
    • April 2, 2011

59. Are some people Just not meant to Skydive?  

    By dmcculloch, April 3, 2012
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    • airdvr
    • April 5, 2012

60. Insurance company  

    By mozhuakenyao, December 3, 2014
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    • mozhuakenyao
    • December 16, 2014

61. Two out questions   1 2

    By RossDagley, May 11, 2005
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    • dorbie
    • May 21, 2005

62. bleeding off altitude on final leg?   1 2

    By andy2, April 17, 2003
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    • skymama
    • April 19, 2003

63. A fine example of "Planning the dive"....  

    By JBR, September 12, 2014
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    • SmokeJumper
    • October 11, 2014

64. BOC or PUD  

    By flyingarab, October 18, 2004
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    • JohnMitchell
    • October 22, 2004

65. what injurys have u had?...what did u learn?   1 2

    By joebud321, September 5, 2005
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    • bert_man
    • September 8, 2005

66. Total Mal - Damaged Reserve  

    By tbrown, October 18, 2009
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    • erdnarob
    • October 29, 2009

67. Questions about AFF with no experience   1 2

    By boomerang, June 15, 2010
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    • Ron
    • June 22, 2010

68. Pilot flies under skydivers on final   1 2

    By bodypilot90, August 18, 2010
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    • theonlyski
    • August 23, 2010

69. Any STA ,BPA Adv Inst or Tandem Inst   1 2

    By freekflyguy, November 9, 2006
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    • The111
    • February 20, 2007

70. Are we ever gonna learn?   1 2 3

    By tkhayes, May 1, 2010
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    • virgin-burner
    • May 7, 2010

71. Landing approach estimator  

    By sjc, May 30, 2009
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    • jdfreefly
    • June 2, 2009

72. Some things that will make you a better skydiver   1 2 3

    By Ron, December 23, 2003
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    • skreamer
    • August 9, 2005

73. IADS vs Static line  

    By Trivial_Trekker, June 1, 2006
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    • billvon
    • July 21, 2006

74. Canopy Simulator?  

    By pccoder, January 4, 2005
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    • Anonthemouse
    • December 19, 2012

75. Packing faster  

    By SpeedRacer, May 21, 2001
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    • Kris
    • May 28, 2001

76. When do you take off the seat belt?   1 2

    By kflying, August 7, 2003
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    • lazyfrog
    • August 14, 2003

77. Skyhook and ADD?   1 2

    By Isfrael, October 28, 2008
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    • labrys
    • October 31, 2008

78. My First Reserve Ride.. (Birdman Jump)   1 2 3

    By kevin922, January 27, 2003
    • 66 replies
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    • Liemberg
    • January 30, 2003

79. Gear Check Memory Tricks?  

    By mattyblast, April 3, 2006
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    • KenKnight
    • April 6, 2006

80. Cleaning cables  

    By freebird, October 3, 2002
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    • FrogNog
    • March 10, 2004

81. Sabre 2 150   1 2

    By Brumby, January 11, 2007
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    • monkycndo
    • January 18, 2007

82. Student AADs  

    By Gary73, June 27, 2017
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    • Maddingo
    • June 30, 2017

83. FJC - Introducing Landing Priorities   1 2

    By jacketsdb23, July 21, 2008
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    • jacketsdb23
    • July 28, 2008

84. audibles  

    By mwreed60, June 9, 2004
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    • sundevil777
    • June 11, 2004

85. Jumping after back surgery?  

    By Eagleeye, January 28, 2014
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    • Eagleeye
    • February 11, 2014

86. Suggestion for swooping issue   1 2

    By Chiquita, March 22, 2007
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    • dharma1976
    • April 5, 2007

87. If unable to unstow a brake, you should...   1 2 3

    By smartalecc5, June 4, 2009
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    • abshhkc
    • June 15, 2009

88. going low   1 2 3

    By stefd, December 26, 2005
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    • bigdad510
    • February 26, 2007

89. How many jumps before you purchased your own rig?   1 2 3 4

    By Skylark, May 22, 2003
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    • bkdice
    • August 30, 2004

90. Do SL Jumps Count Towards A License?   1 2

    By Kramer, April 7, 2004
    • 31 replies
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    • Ron
    • April 9, 2004

91. Exercises to home EP skills  

    By love2drop, April 21, 2014
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    • councilman24
    • April 27, 2014

92. 260-170 in 30 jumps?   1 2

    By hsaddler, May 12, 2003
    • 33 replies
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    • metallica
    • June 12, 2003

93. Help needed - What went wrong?   1 2 3

    By LadiDadi, September 17, 2008
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    • peregrinerose
    • September 28, 2008

94. Decrease student wing loading when HOT?  

    By GLIDEANGLE, December 27, 2012
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    • GLIDEANGLE
    • January 14, 2013

95. Wave off vs 5 5 signal  

    By jlmiracle, July 10, 2001
    • 21 replies
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    • ClayFowler
    • July 19, 2001

96. Do think a jump pilot has a reason to be angry when this happens?   1 2 3 4

    By peek, July 7, 2008
    • 83 replies
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    • loudtom
    • July 24, 2008

97. Demo vs "off DZ jump" (was: Fatal/S Ga)   1 2 3

    By chuckakers, June 26, 2012
    • 57 replies
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    • tonyhathaway
    • July 4, 2012

98. Live water training...   1 2

    By mountainman, August 23, 2001
    • 34 replies
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    • mountainman
    • September 11, 2001

99. Low? Straight for the reserve?   1 2 3

    By Liemberg, September 23, 2004
    • 60 replies
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    • nicolesheridan
    • June 14, 2008

100. Pilot Chute Entangled with Bridle   1 2

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