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1. Nerdish review of canopy flight   1 2

   By dthames, March 18, 2013
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   • dthames
   • April 22, 2013

2. 110lb girl using a 230 canopy... wtf????   1 2

   By Grape, January 28, 2007
   • 32 replies
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   • SpeedPhreak
   • February 16, 2007

3. Statistics on malfunctions  

   By FatTangerine, May 30, 2015
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   • Remster
   • July 26, 2015

4. malfunctions list   1 2

   By thrillstalker, January 15, 2011
   • 28 replies
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   • riggerrob
   • January 18, 2011

5. Hard Deck vs Decision alti?  

   By Superman32, May 6, 2005
   • 22 replies
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   • azureriders
   • February 1, 2006

6. Dive blocks vs. Dive loops  

   By DJL, April 27, 2003
   • 16 replies
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   • rigging65
   • April 30, 2003

7. Let's talk about exit seperation   1 2 3 4

   By airdvr, September 26, 2010
   • 77 replies
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   • erdnarob
   • October 2, 2010

8. Back and front loops  

   By surf4life11, July 1, 2003
   • 10 replies
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   • TEB6363
   • July 8, 2003

9. Am I going to bounce?   1 2

   By FastRodriguez, July 7, 2012
   • 32 replies
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   • Linas120
   • July 19, 2012

10. Fear of jumping again  

    By gabriele, January 7, 2002
    • 21 replies
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    • freebird
    • January 22, 2002

11. Dytter flatline   1 2

    By Jessica, June 1, 2002
    • 35 replies
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    • kmcguffee
    • June 9, 2002

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

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

13. Canopy in the Bag.....   1 2

    By adventurechick, July 11, 2006
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    • Cloudi
    • July 21, 2006

14. Question about bail  

    By GooniesKid, June 14, 2013
    • 23 replies
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    • potatoman
    • June 18, 2013

15. what kind of stuff can you do on AFF solo jumps?   1 2

    By chemist, August 7, 2013
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    • nigel99
    • August 10, 2013

16. Potato chipping  

    By SpeedRacer, March 7, 2001
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    • riddler
    • September 3, 2002

17. Mals   1 2 3

    By matttrudeau, December 5, 2001
    • 57 replies
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    • Strynx
    • December 12, 2001

18. What book would you recommend for a newcomer to this sport?   1 2

    By shah269, April 14, 2009
    • 38 replies
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    • P-dro
    • April 26, 2009

19. Guess this mal...  

    By sebinoslo, April 29, 2013
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    • MikeJD
    • May 13, 2013

20. Written warnings...  

    By DSE, March 7, 2013
    • 16 replies
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    • obelixtim
    • March 16, 2013

21. Same old story   1 2

    By faulknerwn, August 18, 2009
    • 36 replies
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    • LloydDobbler
    • August 25, 2009

22. Wind shear (was: Fatality in Deland)   1 2

    By dragon2, November 27, 2003
    • 49 replies
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    • sducoach
    • December 2, 2003

23. Frequency of Canopy Malfunctions   1 2

    By Singe, August 27, 2006
    • 35 replies
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    • chrismgtis
    • September 13, 2006

24. Line twists under a Velocity really suck!   1 2

    By ccowden, May 23, 2004
    • 33 replies
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    • ccowden
    • June 13, 2004

25. First jumps on my own rig  

    By Sally81, December 3, 2016
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    • erdnarob
    • December 25, 2016

26. fear of clouds   1 2

    By jojo69, September 19, 2006
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    • speedy
    • October 26, 2006

27. Statistics   1 2

    By annna, October 9, 2003
    • 33 replies
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    • RippedCord
    • October 17, 2003

28. Front mounted containers!?  

    By neoocm, November 11, 2008
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    • shropshire
    • April 5, 2009

29. Increase # of returning students   1 2 3

    By burd0352, March 26, 2012
    • 62 replies
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    • Baksteen
    • April 13, 2012

30. What's a reserve look like?   1 2

    By Pele2048, November 30, 2009
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    • tbrown
    • December 18, 2009

31. stupid mistake   1 2

    By firstime, October 7, 2004
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    • marks
    • October 13, 2004

32. NEWBIE AFP NEEDS LANDING IN-PUT   1 2

    By Airhead, September 15, 2002
    • 41 replies
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    • borimex
    • March 10, 2010

33. RSL Hooked Up Wrong   1 2

    By tbrown, February 27, 2006
    • 30 replies
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    • CrazyL
    • March 20, 2006

34. Slider solutions?  

    By ryan_d_sucks, May 26, 2010
    • 24 replies
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    • theonlyski
    • May 31, 2010

35. DZ culture and accident rate   1 2

    By Hawkins121, February 25, 2006
    • 38 replies
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    • sd-slider
    • March 1, 2006

36. Video: Poor seperation after break off.   1 2 3 4

    By SuperKat, April 28, 2005
    • 90 replies
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    • Salsa_John
    • May 3, 2005

37. Helicopter Jumps   1 2

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

38. Do we need a Hook Turn -- Bounce Book?   1 2

    By ZigZagMarquis, November 1, 2006
    • 32 replies
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    • billvon
    • November 29, 2006

39. Dropped toggle - recovery procedure?  

    By pchapman, March 16, 2012
    • 14 replies
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    • Joellercoaster
    • March 21, 2012

40. To risk Sports?  

    By melushell, September 25, 2004
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    • sweep
    • September 28, 2004

41. Body poition for landing  

    By FreeflyIndian, July 18, 2009
    • 20 replies
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    • hchunter614
    • July 29, 2009

42. Spotting Training - do you see it happening?   1 2 3

    By chuckakers, September 21, 2010
    • 64 replies
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    • rhaig
    • September 29, 2010

43. Flat Packing  

    By liloz, January 16, 2015
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    • liloz
    • January 23, 2015

44. Landing small reserves - unfamiliarity with F-111 nowadays?  

    By pchapman, May 10, 2017
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    • Trafficdiver
    • May 11, 2017

45. Opposite of downsizing too fast?  

    By mereanarchy, November 25, 2013
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    • wmw999
    • November 28, 2013

46. Learn from my mistake  

    By EFS4LIFE, October 17, 2012
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    • JohnMitchell
    • October 23, 2012

47. The Search...  

    By Skylark, December 4, 2002
    • 24 replies
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    • SkySlut
    • January 27, 2003

48. What would you do?   1 2

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

49. LOOK OUT from below   1 2

    By stratostar, June 7, 2004
    • 35 replies
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    • billvon
    • June 22, 2004

50. Altitude Awareness   1 2

    By Andy_Copland, October 7, 2005
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    • Andy_Copland
    • October 17, 2005

51. Remain Calm   1 2

    By BrianSGermain, November 2, 2004
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    • airtwardo
    • November 11, 2004

52. Forced to put dream on hold   1 2 3 4

    By SkyHigh04, August 21, 2008
    • 81 replies
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    • danielcroft
    • September 3, 2008

53. Wind Tunnel before AFF training  

    By corpkid, April 25, 2011
    • 18 replies
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    • hchunter614
    • May 4, 2011

54. planes & safety  

    By Flavius, August 9, 2016
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    • Phil1111
    • August 16, 2016

55. Audible Altitude Settings?  

    By glgflyer, July 2, 2009
    • 11 replies
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    • glgflyer
    • July 8, 2009

56. Solving the Canopy Thing   1 2

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

57. The cost of becoming a pro  

    By sombra2, July 9, 2016
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    • kaiser
    • July 12, 2016

58. Near incident low opening AAD fire   1 2

    By Fullonmother, May 27, 2007
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    • popsjumper
    • June 20, 2007

59. Canopy size   1 2

    By edd, November 30, 2002
    • 32 replies
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    • drenaline
    • December 2, 2002

60. Coaches taking harness grips   1 2

    By theonlyski, August 15, 2011
    • 36 replies
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    • captain_stan
    • September 19, 2011

61. 40 foot downsize.   1 2

    By mrmanta, November 12, 2007
    • 31 replies
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    • kaerodyne
    • November 16, 2007

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

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

63. Femuring???  

    By Witelli, October 31, 2005
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    • Zenister
    • November 21, 2005

64. Horse Shoe Malfunction   1 2

    By Brumby, May 22, 2005
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    • bojana
    • June 3, 2005

65. Are Tandem Rigs a lot more likely to malfunction?   1 2

    By steve1, March 7, 2006
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    • riggerrob
    • April 2, 2006

66. I'm stupid, but YOU can learn from it.  

    By Maxx, August 6, 2012
    • 16 replies
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    • Nightingale
    • August 8, 2012

67. Rain and Clouds   1 2

    By kevinsa, March 24, 2008
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    • GreenLight
    • April 23, 2008

68. Reserve bridle through main riser  

    By DSE, June 23, 2013
    • 17 replies
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    • -ftp-
    • July 1, 2013

69. Setting landing direction (was: Perris double fatality)   1 2 3 4 5

    By Deisel, April 2, 2011
    • 104 replies
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    • danielcroft
    • April 19, 2011

70. Will a bag lock slow you down or increase your speed?   1 2 3

    By hackish, November 15, 2007
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    • hackish
    • April 7, 2008

71. Is it "funny" to push somebody out of the door?   1 2 3 4 5

    By The111, March 20, 2006
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    • WeakMindedFool
    • April 12, 2006

72. self-induced line twists at low wing loadings?   1 2

    By pchapman, July 16, 2009
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    • Pulse
    • July 24, 2009

73. What to do if two parachutes malfunction come out?  

    By ShcShc11, February 23, 2012
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    • skydiverek
    • March 4, 2012

74. Attempted exit of aircraft with seatbelt still attached   1 2

    By peek, March 26, 2007
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    • grue
    • April 15, 2007

75. Low Pull!!!!   1 2

    By freeflir29, January 14, 2002
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    • billvon
    • January 25, 2002

76. my afp1= bad experience  

    By Mark24688m, July 28, 2006
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    • AFFI
    • July 30, 2006

77. whos mal?   1 2

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

78. chest strap- not tight enough  

    By tosca, March 19, 2003
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    • USPA
    • April 3, 2003

79. RSLs   1 2 3

    By GeekStreak, June 11, 2001
    • 59 replies
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    • billvon
    • November 7, 2001

80. near miss? your thoughts?  

    By phoenixlpr, August 14, 2013
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    • MikeJD
    • August 28, 2013

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

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

82. Swoop Schools  

    By Tink1717, December 30, 2002
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    • DutchSkyCam
    • January 6, 2003

83. What happened during this landing?   1 2

    By elfanie, February 9, 2004
    • 35 replies
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    • pccoder
    • February 19, 2004

84. AFF2 - Cut Away   1 2

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

85. Closing Loop Wear  

    By howardwhite, October 26, 2002
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    • quade
    • October 29, 2002

86. Side drift   1 2

    By fonz, October 4, 2001
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    • Kelly
    • October 14, 2001

87. canopy trim  

    By bodypilot90, January 19, 2003
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    • diablopilot
    • January 20, 2003

88. Yikes...backflip?  

    By Lazarus_762, September 16, 2012
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    • Mach1dmb
    • September 24, 2012

89. landing out   1 2

    By GentleTiger, May 10, 2005
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    • brits17
    • May 12, 2005

90. Soft reserve ripcord banned in Finland !!   1 2 3

    By BMFin, June 12, 2003
    • 55 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • July 15, 2003

91. Snivel, snivel, snivel (Spectre question)   1 2

    By skyyhi, March 8, 2004
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    • andybr6
    • March 13, 2004

92. Flotation gear for tandem?  

    By erdnarob, April 30, 2009
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    • erdnarob
    • May 5, 2009

93. Exit order   1 2 3

    By RichM, May 14, 2002
    • 62 replies
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    • quade
    • May 19, 2002

94. Do you barrel roll before deployment?   1 2

    By PhillyKev, July 17, 2003
    • 48 replies
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    • Mad47
    • July 23, 2003

95. Vigil late fire or Reserve PC stuck? 22.07.07, Russia  

    By fariz2000, July 27, 2007
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    • JSS817
    • October 31, 2007

96. Canopy collapse due to turbulence   1 2

    By Skylark, April 22, 2003
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    • wildWilly
    • April 25, 2003

97. flaring and tracking help  

    By MarkTL, November 21, 2008
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    • jumpwally
    • November 28, 2008

98. RE: Rapid Downsizing - Why do it?   1 2 3 4

    By Chris-Ottawa, November 5, 2007
    • 78 replies
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    • Baksteen
    • April 3, 2008

99. "Death stick" flying  

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100. Re: [cheneyneel] Cypres Investigations???   1 2 3

     By cheneyneel, September 20, 2005
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     • dorbie
     • October 5, 2005