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1. Suggestion to AFF instructors   1 2

   By genoyamamoto, November 21, 2003
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   • Hooknswoop
   • December 15, 2003

2. dumb things I heard at the DZ   1 2

   By gregpso, May 10, 2014
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   • vladcelmare
   • May 18, 2014

3. Solo jump - do you ask for a pin check??   1 2

   By Jeth, April 13, 2005
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   • justaflygirl
   • April 21, 2005

4. Collapsed Slider Opening   1 2

   By SpringVark, July 17, 2010
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   • NovaTTT
   • July 23, 2010

5. multichecking   1 2

   By Iezyka, December 26, 2002
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   • Dumpster
   • December 31, 2002

6. Why do we keep colliding?   1 2

   By airdvr, July 19, 2010
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   • grimmie
   • July 23, 2010

7. Anyone who likes both freeflying and RW   1 2

   By rendezvous, May 6, 2003
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   • jerm
   • May 9, 2003

8. pilot chute in tow question   1 2

   By airricks, August 20, 2005
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   • airricks
   • August 23, 2005

9. Is there any point in me downsizing further?   1 2

   By Westerly, April 30, 2018
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   • MikeJD
   • August 16, 2018

10. Survey - Canopy Control (Please Everyone Fillout)   1 2

    By samp76, April 6, 2005
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    • samp76
    • April 14, 2005

11. Emergency Contact   1 2

    By srock, September 9, 2008
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    • skyflower_bloom
    • July 5, 2010

12. New SIM revision   1 2

    By Ron, August 12, 2005
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    • jumpjunkie2004
    • August 20, 2005

13. AFF2 - Cut Away   1 2

    By Cayce, October 31, 2004
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    • Cayce
    • November 9, 2004

14. Correct landing direction???   1 2

    By steve1, August 20, 2003
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    • webracer
    • August 22, 2003

15. Stand up landings   1 2

    By Baksteen, June 16, 2009
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    • NWFlyer
    • July 2, 2009

16. FAA assumes jumpers know risks   1 2

    By ltdiver, January 9, 2006
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    • MooChooser
    • January 17, 2006

17. Helicopter Jumps   1 2

    By Evelyn, October 18, 2004
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    • Evelyn
    • October 26, 2004

18. PC over the nose?   1 2

    By hackish, June 19, 2008
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    • potatoman
    • July 11, 2008

19. Skydiving Through Clouds   1 2

    By gale, June 24, 2002
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    • indyz
    • June 27, 2002

20. An Alternative to Commercial Skydiving Helmets   1 2

    By DFF, December 11, 2012
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    • floormonkey
    • December 14, 2012

21. Observations from an ultra newbie   1 2

    By Texas-Girl, April 21, 2009
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    • kmcdrop
    • May 10, 2009

22. No Cutaways in 24 years   1 2

    By skypagan, January 2, 2014
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    • PixieUK
    • January 17, 2014

23. Concise definition of exit separation   1 2

    By billvon, February 24, 2004
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    • ffejdraga
    • March 4, 2004

24. whos mal?   1 2

    By froggie, March 23, 2001
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    • cameramonkey
    • May 22, 2001

25. When should you try rear riser landings??   1 2

    By jkwon, April 13, 2004
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    • Justincblount
    • January 19, 2019

26. Injuries and Health Consequences of Skydiving   1 2

    By chj, April 2, 2003
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    • Tonto
    • April 14, 2003

27. getting scared.   1 2

    By MNM604, February 15, 2005
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    • Orange1
    • March 10, 2005

28. AFF Student Wearing Full Face Helmet   1 2

    By justinbaker27, November 19, 2013
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    • JamMasterJay
    • November 21, 2013

29. Anatomy of a Baglock   1 2

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

30. safety in the UK /US   1 2

    By moth, May 16, 2006
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    • sabrelover
    • May 29, 2006

31. Front risers - how much do they need to move?   1 2

    By PixieUK, September 30, 2013
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    • PixieUK
    • November 12, 2013

32. What if you cannot see your canopy? Loose harness restricts moving head   1 2

    By AtrusBatleth, September 23, 2015
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    • JohnMitchell
    • November 13, 2015

33. Training conversion from standard to SOS system?   1 2

    By nigel99, November 13, 2011
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    • popsjumper
    • November 18, 2011

34. Dislocated shoulder on AFF level 6   1 2

    By rvmnw, December 17, 2010
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    • mountaingoat
    • January 25, 2011

35. Disregard of warnings/groundings   1 2

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

36. Who chopped my main?   1 2

    By Kimbo, August 15, 2012
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    • richardw38
    • September 10, 2012

37. Unhook or not to unhook RSL with two canopies out?   1 2

    By Safelandings, September 15, 2013
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    • chuckakers
    • September 17, 2013

38. Lineover malfunction fixed during flight   1 2

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

39. What makes someone a good canopy pilot?   1 2

    By CanuckInUSA, April 26, 2004
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    • lawrocket
    • April 30, 2004

40. Skydiving with kids   1 2

    By flashpipe, February 21, 2008
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    • jimmytavino
    • November 18, 2010

41. Tandem Docking   1 2

    By fishejas, February 21, 2008
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    • millertime24
    • February 26, 2008

42. Fatalities of skydiving (right section?)   1 2

    By jumpslo, March 21, 2007
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    • LuvToFly
    • April 13, 2007

43. Ideas on making sure nobody goes missing at major DZs?   1 2

    By BillyVance, October 2, 2010
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    • nigel99
    • October 11, 2010

44. 1st off Airport landing   1 2

    By drdive, December 22, 2004
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    • Fab
    • January 24, 2005

45. Student Rig at 0.65:1 wingloading   1 2

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

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

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

47. How would you react?   1 2

    By LawnDart21, June 17, 2002
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    • kurt
    • August 27, 2002

48. wakeup call   1 2

    By larry, August 13, 2001
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    • bbbilly14
    • August 19, 2001

49. Off landing, Slid In, What Happened?   1 2

    By Xitesmai, July 9, 2014
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    • wasatchrider
    • July 11, 2014

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

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

51. footwear question   1 2

    By katzurki, December 4, 2004
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    • kingbunky
    • December 15, 2004

52. In the door and exit separation   1 2

    By squarecanopy, February 23, 2007
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    • billvon
    • February 24, 2007

53. Full Stalls for USPA B license - how stalled?   1 2

    By pchapman, May 13, 2013
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    • Eddles
    • May 21, 2013

54. Big-way, hard pull, reserve, biplane, tree landing   1 2

    By dgrabowski, July 13, 2004
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    • Scrumpot
    • July 19, 2004

55. AFF Failures ?   1 2

    By QuickDraw, February 25, 2002
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    • skymedic
    • February 27, 2002

56. Do not rush packing!!!!!   1 2

    By bseriesboosted, August 24, 2005
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    • linc_harris
    • August 30, 2005

57. About Security Equipment in Skydiving... Pease help me...   1 2

    By sdy, August 18, 2008
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    • LuckyMcSwervy
    • August 25, 2008

58. jumping on pain meds   1 2

    By skybytch, March 16, 2004
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    • towerrat
    • March 20, 2004

59. Cutaway EP and "grabbing the handles"   1 2

    By denete, July 29, 2008
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    • azureriders
    • August 13, 2008

60. Canopy deployment procedures   1 2

    By mrkeske, April 2, 2014
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    • DocPop
    • April 11, 2014

61. Disadvantages to the 'alternate' bridle routing method?   1 2

    By 20_kN, February 17, 2018
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    • timski
    • June 22, 2018

62. Brake fire on opening - what caused it and how to avoid ?   1 2

    By lintern, June 27, 2006
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    • tbrown
    • July 9, 2006

63. jonesing for clouds   1 2

    By emmiwy, May 24, 2010
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    • motomike
    • June 10, 2010

64. Should I of cutaway?   1 2

    By aidanjames1, March 8, 2014
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    • Andy9o8
    • March 11, 2014

65. Question about Perris, grass area, etc.   1 2

    By Beachbum, April 5, 2011
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    • virgin-burner
    • April 15, 2011

66. Time between packed and jumped?   1 2

    By skreamer, November 26, 2002
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    • darkwing
    • November 30, 2002

67. 1.61 wing loading on 150 sq ft, at 230 total jumps?   1 2

    By skydiverek, January 25, 2012
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    • popsjumper
    • February 1, 2012

68. turbulance   1 2

    By cdhezel, June 16, 2006
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    • cdhezel
    • June 20, 2006

69. How tiredness affects you   1 2

    By andym148, January 30, 2014
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    • ChrisD
    • February 6, 2014

70. What to focus on after AFF?   1 2

    By FallingRGR, December 17, 2012
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    • Divalent
    • December 25, 2012

71. SL Unsafe??   1 2

    By GeekStreak, May 21, 2001
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    • mikefarmer
    • June 12, 2001

72. Audible altimeter freefall warning altitudes ...   1 2

    By JohnnyBoulder, January 20, 2014
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    • diablopilot
    • January 28, 2014

73. Group Members and Doing Tandems   1 2

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

74. Get a gear check, dangit!   1 2

    By chuckakers, November 24, 2012
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    • fcajump
    • December 3, 2012

75. Thread for "Checking in after jumps" (from Incidents)   1 2

    By DBCOOPER, November 2, 2018
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    • billvon
    • January 2, 2019

76. Drop Zone Emergency Preparedness   1 2

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

77. Freak occurance?   1 2

    By Ms.sofaking, June 10, 2007
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    • CrazyL
    • August 8, 2007

78. Risk it or not....   1 2

    By adventurechick, June 8, 2006
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    • fcajump
    • June 9, 2006

79. I learned a valuable lesson this weekend..   1 2

    By shoeless_wonder, December 1, 2013
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    • chuckakers
    • December 11, 2013

80. Mentors???   1 2

    By clouddancerss, July 11, 2003
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    • Designer
    • July 26, 2003

81. Shayna Richardson strikes again   1 2

    By stitch, May 1, 2008
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    • squarecanopy
    • June 13, 2008

82. Should you wait between cut-away and reserve ?   1 2

    By lintern, September 30, 2004
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    • JohnMitchell
    • October 4, 2004

83. um?   1 2

    By caspar, November 4, 2006
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    • caspar
    • November 8, 2006

84. Cheapest place to skydive in america.   1 2

    By DZRman, November 25, 2011
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    • theonlyski
    • December 10, 2011

85. pulling in a track   1 2

    By andy2, July 17, 2003
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    • flyboy6554
    • July 20, 2003

86. Warning signs of complacency   1 2

    By billvon, March 19, 2009
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    • beowulf
    • March 30, 2009

87. New Exit Order Category?   1 2

    By CanuckInUSA, July 14, 2003
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    • kallend
    • July 18, 2003

88. A plea for help - landing   1 2

    By scaredy_kat, August 24, 2015
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    • MichelleC
    • November 21, 2015

89. cost of skydiving   1 2

    By blueskys25, July 4, 2007
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    • moto89
    • July 11, 2007

90. 7 cell v 9 cell   1 2

    By WooHoo, October 2, 2006
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    • phoenixlpr
    • October 17, 2006

91. Nasty Malfunction   1 2

    By Airwolf, May 20, 2002
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    • rgoper
    • May 22, 2002

92. Deployment altitude regulations   1 2

    By fasted3, April 17, 2008
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    • labrys
    • May 1, 2008

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

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

94. you mean to say if i leave a 17+ second gap for separation no one will throw me out the plane?!   1 2

    By Newbie, March 7, 2003
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    • nightjumps
    • March 13, 2003

95. Illegal to overload a reserve?   1 2

    By Mark4, October 24, 2005
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    • grue
    • November 9, 2005

96. Step Through Cutaway   1 2

    By EOCS, August 3, 2015
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    • JohnMitchell
    • August 5, 2015

97. After AFF?   1 2

    By coolin, June 29, 2015
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    • Nicknero1405
    • July 3, 2015

98. Shoulder   1 2

    By SmoothAl, April 9, 2007
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    • SmoothAl
    • May 27, 2007

99. 1 Instructor AFF vs 2 instructor AFF program (Was: Fatality - Texas (Spaceland) - 12 March 2008)   1 2

    By Dminor1954, March 19, 2008
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    • billvon
    • April 5, 2008

100. Beginning AFF Tandem question   1 2

     By Cajundude, April 23, 2004
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     • Cajundude
     • May 3, 2004