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1. Confessions of a canopy coach - Parachutist magazine  

   By nigel99, October 12, 2011
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   • hokierower
   • October 17, 2011

2. Conflicts of interest in skydiving instruction   1 2

   By GLIDEANGLE, November 11, 2013
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   • propblast
   • February 15, 2014

3. Congrats to Skydive Kansas City Instructor Course Candidates  

   By sducoach, March 28, 2005
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   • sducoach
   • April 1, 2005

4. Consensus on relaxing students/TDM passengers?  

   By cameramonkey, May 4, 2001
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   • froggie
   • May 7, 2001

5. Considerations for jumping at Lodi   1 2

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

6. Considerations when landing off   1 2 3

   By redtwiga, August 19, 2003
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   • freakydiver
   • August 25, 2003

7. Considering downsizing?   1 2 3

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

8. Consistancy of aircraft seatbelt usage   1 2

   By peek, November 2, 2011
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   • riggerrob
   • November 8, 2011

9. Conspiracy of Silence @ DZs   1 2 3

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

10. Constructive criticism from advanced skydivers.  

    By Brian425, June 14, 2004
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    • mgerra28
    • June 16, 2004

11. Contact lenzes?  

    By poohbeer, April 20, 2003
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    • TheBile
    • April 28, 2003

12. Contact with jump plane after exit  

    By packaho, September 14, 2005
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    • BillyVance
    • September 20, 2005

13. Contacting USPA about canopy training/wingloading issues   1 2

    By Jessica, May 30, 2003
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    • jlmiracle
    • June 6, 2003

14. Contacts  

    By SkyFrog, April 9, 2002
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    • sunshine
    • April 9, 2002

15. container cutting lines  

    By chopchop, September 23, 2002
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    • ernokaikkonen
    • September 24, 2002

16. Container flapping on back in free fall  

    By Dmullen85, November 24, 2018
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    • ChrisD2.0
    • December 3, 2018

17. container lock due to pin  

    By base698, May 27, 2002
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    • billvon
    • May 29, 2002

18. Container sizing for noob  

    By LukeSkyBoarder, July 17, 2014
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    • JeffCa
    • July 18, 2014

19. Container/Mal question  

    By dontbounce, February 20, 2006
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    • raw
    • February 28, 2006

20. Continuity  

    By billvon, June 10, 2005
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    • Deuce
    • June 21, 2005

21. contradicting rules in SIM  

    By JayhawkJumper, April 28, 2003
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    • fundgh
    • April 29, 2003

22. control checks after opening  

    By mr2mk1g, July 2, 2008
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    • itllclear
    • July 14, 2008

23. Control lost after stability , why ?  

    By Freefallin66, July 15, 2016
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    • nikaru
    • September 4, 2016

24. Control system malfunctions - safety information  

    By PDZone, November 21, 2003
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    • PDZone
    • November 21, 2003

25. Controlability/Crash Landing  

    By dropdeded, June 23, 2003
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    • davelepka
    • June 23, 2003

26. convenience of having heart defillibrators at dz?   1 2

    By windcatcher, November 3, 2004
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    • Zoter
    • November 4, 2004

27. Converging canopy traffic  

    By theplummeter, October 6, 2012
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    • erdnarob
    • October 13, 2012

28. convert to USPA license  

    By suuz83, October 12, 2012
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    • suuz83
    • October 12, 2012

29. Convincing the Family   1 2

    By fallonflyer, May 23, 2001
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    • Rhonda66
    • June 25, 2001

30. Conway, AR Plane Trouble  

    By bmcd308, April 18, 2002
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    • Lindsey
    • April 29, 2002

31. Cool Mal Video  

    By WeakMindedFool, October 10, 2005
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    • bob.dino
    • October 11, 2005

32. coolest mal I have ever seen  

    By Ron, April 10, 2005
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    • Ron
    • April 20, 2005

33. Cornfield, close to a street or opposed to the other jumpers  

    By jduebi, July 14, 2006
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    • docjohn
    • July 19, 2006

34. Correct landing direction???   1 2

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

35. Corrective measures if premature deployment at door...  

    By Chivo, October 29, 2002
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    • Craig
    • October 30, 2002

36. Correctly made mini 3-ring riser pictures  

    By billbooth, April 9, 2002
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    • DBTECH
    • April 13, 2002

37. Correlation?  

    By airdvr, August 18, 2014
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    • pchapman
    • August 20, 2014

38. Cost of a Cypres  

    By FallingOsh, June 28, 2005
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    • mjosparky
    • June 28, 2005

39. COST of COACH COURSE??  

    By namgrunt, January 1, 2006
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    • NelKel
    • January 2, 2006

40. cost of skydiving   1 2

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

41. costs  

    By MNM604, October 14, 2004
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    • tdog
    • November 4, 2004

42. could my most recent pack job lead to a mal?  

    By Rudderow, July 15, 2005
    • 10 replies
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    • bob.dino
    • July 20, 2005

43. Could yal explain different types of malfunctions?  

    By Viking, April 11, 2001
    • 16 replies
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    • Aviatrr
    • April 14, 2001

44. Couldn't do AFF-1  

    By xlh883, June 3, 2006
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    • xlh883
    • June 6, 2006

45. couldn't find handle  

    By ranger28, October 25, 2007
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    • jurgencamps
    • November 20, 2007

46. Couldn't find pilot chute handle  

    By freeasabird, June 9, 2004
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    • potatoman
    • June 18, 2004

47. Couple of lessons learned about deployment separation  

    By tnscorcoran, July 20, 2005
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    • apley
    • July 22, 2005

48. course aff  

    By moff, June 26, 2004
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    • vt1977
    • June 28, 2004

49. course in new zealand  

    By ReggieBaby, March 25, 2009
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    • humbled1
    • March 26, 2009

50. Covet bonus days  

    By patworks, November 11, 2010
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    • airdvr
    • November 11, 2010

51. Covid19 - danger?  

    By nipp1e_boy, January 4, 2022
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    • timski
    • January 8, 2022

52. Cranky Xaos Cutaway, Video  

    By freeflyguy, January 22, 2004
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    • freeflyguy
    • January 24, 2004

53. Crash Landing - Very Lucky   1 2

    By pccoder, November 21, 2004
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    • Reginald
    • December 3, 2004

54. Crash Landing: Trees  

    By ciscobiz, November 19, 2004
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    • Punky_Monkey
    • December 26, 2004

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

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

56. crash position  

    By longtall, July 23, 2007
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    • longtall
    • July 24, 2007

57. Crater waiting to happen   1 2

    By skyhighkiy, September 6, 2004
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    • obelixtim
    • September 15, 2004

58. Crazy Jump Pilot ?  

    By psychoswooper, June 12, 2003
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    • flyer299
    • June 15, 2003

59. Crazy?  

    By LearningTOfly, November 4, 2003
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    • CrazyDave
    • November 30, 2003

60. creative jumpsuits  

    By des, December 13, 2001
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    • des
    • December 13, 2001

61. Credentials  

    By sangiro, June 29, 2002
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    • ltdiver
    • July 2, 2002

62. CReW safety thoughts   1 2

    By Nullified, February 24, 2004
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    • Nullified
    • March 19, 2004

63. Crisis Communication Plan  

    By mmacro, August 18, 2009
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    • jclalor
    • August 23, 2009

64. Cross Braced collision.   1 2

    By Squeak, December 12, 2011
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    • aarco
    • December 22, 2011

65. Cross Training  

    By Zennie, September 23, 2001
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    • RemiAndKaren
    • September 24, 2001

66. Crossbrace + low jump numbers   1 2 3 4 5

    By ianmdrennan, March 29, 2004
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    • Ron
    • April 14, 2004

67. Crossbrace canopies and violent spinning malfunctions  

    By TheSecret, March 24, 2008
    • 10 replies
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    • champu
    • March 28, 2008

68. Crossbraced tandem canopy?   1 2 3 4 5

    By phoenixlpr, September 18, 2006
    • 119 replies
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    • diablopilot
    • January 31, 2008

69. crossfire collapse on final  

    By skygirlie12, July 2, 2002
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    • Michele
    • July 12, 2002

70. Crosssfire safety bulletin  

    By DBTECH, September 15, 2001
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    • nbblood
    • March 20, 2007

71. Crosswind Landings  

    By Zennie, June 3, 2001
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    • quade
    • June 21, 2001

72. Crotchwork art  

    By tooueay, June 12, 2002
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    • tooueay
    • June 13, 2002

73. Cues for PROP in Prop Up Down Arch?  

    By NiCe85, June 9, 2015
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    • JohnMitchell
    • June 12, 2015

74. cure for potato chipping??  

    By Viking, August 7, 2001
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    • bbbilly14
    • August 21, 2001

75. Curing Zooming?  

    By Zennie, November 16, 2001
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    • Geoff
    • November 20, 2001

76. currency  

    By rapter, September 9, 2007
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • September 18, 2007

77. Currency  

    By The111, April 15, 2004
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    • steve1
    • April 22, 2004

78. Currency  

    By jjiimmyyt, April 14, 2004
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    • GravityGirl
    • April 15, 2004

79. Currency after AFF  

    By Witelli, August 12, 2005
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    • Witelli
    • August 12, 2005

80. Currency for Cat. C  

    By tps7c, November 23, 2008
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    • Reginald
    • November 24, 2008

81. Currency is everything...  

    By dsiegel, April 13, 2002
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    • StevieBoy
    • May 19, 2002

82. Currency: When does being current no longer help?  

    By Westerly, April 22, 2018
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    • ufk22
    • May 3, 2018

83. Current thinking - getting out of line twists  

    By kleggo, December 3, 2021
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    • kleggo
    • December 8, 2021

84. Current TMs, any advice?   1 2

    By AggieDave, June 8, 2003
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    • slotperfect
    • June 13, 2003

85. Cut away cables  

    By heftee, August 28, 2003
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    • heftee
    • August 29, 2003

86. Cut Away Mal...is hook knife usefull?  

    By stillalive, July 15, 2005
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    • Avion
    • July 18, 2005

87. cut away or hook knife?  

    By flyhy, July 26, 2002
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    • thrillseek
    • August 14, 2002

88. Cut away w/ Pilot Chute in Tow?   1 2 3

    By jacketsdb23, August 30, 2006
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    • fcajump
    • September 30, 2006

89. Cut away with one hand or two?  

    By steve1, November 16, 2007
    • 18 replies
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    • in2falling
    • November 18, 2007

90. Cut-away cable housing - my experience  

    By pierre3636, August 22, 2005
    • 3 replies
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    • pierre3636
    • August 23, 2005

91. Cut-away Simulator  

    By e.a.hernandez, April 13, 2011
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    • phoenixlpr
    • April 14, 2011

92. Cutaway  

    By skydude2000, April 16, 2005
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    • skydude2000
    • April 23, 2005

93. Cutaway   1 2

    By climber71, May 7, 2012
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    • popsjumper
    • November 9, 2012

94. Cutaway  

    By Luna, September 23, 2002
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    • Macaulay
    • October 2, 2002

95. Cutaway  

    By Stevehend15, August 18, 2006
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    • Stevehend15
    • August 18, 2006

96. Cutaway - hard deck wins!  

    By turnlow, February 7, 2005
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    • Scrumpot
    • February 15, 2005

97. Cutaway & FJC Questions  

    By davyvfr, May 12, 2013
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • May 13, 2013

98. Cutaway #2 - Saftey Tip   1 2

    By sraja, October 19, 2008
    • 26 replies
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    • kashton
    • October 31, 2008

99. Cutaway #2, I like those hard housing thingies in the risers.  

    By labrys, July 7, 2006
    • 5 replies
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    • catfishhunter
    • July 12, 2006

100. Cutaway at Elsinore   1 2

     By Nightingale, May 17, 2004
     • 25 replies
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     • Nightingale
     • May 18, 2004