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6,253 topics in this forum

1. tunnel time count for instructor  

   By spencer, November 20, 2007
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   • happythoughts
   • January 1, 2008

2. Found Skydiving video, terrible cutaway  

   By jplaca, December 5, 2007
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   • jplaca
   • December 11, 2007

3. Practice landing out and PLFs?  

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

4. Planned dynamic stall of your canopy  

   By petetheladd, July 1, 2004
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   • teason
   • July 26, 2004

5. In training: Getting UNSTABLE then stable again  

   By somethinelse, July 20, 2004
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   • somethinelse
   • July 25, 2004

6. Low man ALWAYS has the right of way?  

   By quade, March 4, 2002
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   • mikefarmer
   • March 11, 2002

7. How observant are we, really?  

   By TALONSKY, July 19, 2004
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   • TALONSKY
   • July 23, 2004

8. Broken ankle on a bad landing. Need reading materials in down time.  

   By Kipu, January 28, 2012
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   • shropshire
   • April 22, 2012

9. Whatcha gonna do?  

   By skybytch, August 12, 2009
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   • topdocker
   • August 19, 2009

10. landing help  

    By mickeyb117, June 4, 2014
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    • sundevil777
    • June 18, 2014

11. Landing accuracy for beginners  

    By kcb203, June 28, 2017
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    • Christopherg
    • July 3, 2017

12. Aircraft Pilots & Canopy Pilots Safely Sharing The Sky  

    By pyke, April 25, 2005
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    • Designer
    • April 28, 2005

13. Downsizing too quickly?  

    By Ms.A, July 24, 2006
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    • Squeak
    • August 1, 2006

14. Slowing down  

    By Bill_K, January 28, 2006
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    • Trae
    • February 11, 2006

15. my afp1= bad experience  

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

16. Routines and Strategies - AFF onwards  

    By JustRelax, December 15, 2003
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    • PhreeZone
    • December 17, 2003

17. what packing technique is this?  

    By mixedup, April 9, 2012
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    • phoenixlpr
    • April 11, 2012

18. 190 vs. 170  

    By Mixxit, November 22, 2004
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    • Remster
    • November 24, 2004

19. AFF 2 Jump  

    By skylord, December 1, 2003
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    • cesslon
    • December 14, 2003

20. PCIT vs PC hesitation  

    By Orange1, November 11, 2006
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    • aguila
    • February 13, 2007

21. AFF Vs IAD  

    By freefallfrank, November 3, 2004
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    • 1naFLYhi
    • November 19, 2004

22. Poised Exits: How Do YOU Do Them?  

    By Gato, August 13, 2008
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    • riggerrob
    • August 27, 2008

23. Exercises to home EP skills  

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

24. Two canopies out - anyone know of test jumps?  

    By tdog, July 10, 2006
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    • billvon
    • July 13, 2006

25. Good or bad idea?  

    By The111, August 21, 2003
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    • nightjumps
    • August 21, 2003

26. Outdated student techniques?  

    By DexterBase, August 18, 2003
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    • wrightskyguy
    • August 21, 2003

27. Let's talk about ellipticals  

    By Jessica, February 6, 2002
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    • Spectrejumper
    • February 8, 2002

28. DownWind Landings - PLF or Slide In?  

    By Amanduh, October 13, 2004
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    • velvetjo
    • November 4, 2004

29. Slow or High Speed Mal: Which is harder to deal with?  

    By Michele, October 10, 2004
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    • ChileRelleno
    • November 4, 2004

30. Re: [diablopilot] Landing injury.  

    By polarbear, June 24, 2004
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    • billvon
    • June 27, 2004

31. Big Student - Tiny Rig  

    By Jimbo, April 13, 2003
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    • JeffGordon
    • April 24, 2003

32. Need Packing class in Southeastern Mass.  

    By Tebuck, January 3, 2011
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    • tsalnukt
    • January 17, 2013

33. Did you ever think your main would be your reserve?  

    By millertime24, April 1, 2011
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    • Calvin19
    • April 12, 2011

34. I need an audible!  

    By justinbuss, January 28, 2002
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    • freeflir29
    • January 29, 2002

35. AAD and reserve deployments  

    By reyno_gr, March 27, 2005
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    • tbrown
    • April 3, 2005

36. Advice on landing skills please (video)  

    By Ether, June 20, 2008
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    • potatoman
    • July 11, 2008

37. Pull Altitude, Snivel and Traffic  

    By StearmanR985, March 5, 2004
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    • bodypilot1
    • March 6, 2004

38. IAD vs. S/L - Instability Risk (Was: What's the correct order of the instructor ratings?)  

    By dgw, May 15, 2007
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    • gowlerk
    • June 30, 2016

39. Emergency exit technique (was - CYPRES save)  

    By Ron, March 27, 2011
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    • billvon
    • April 1, 2011

40. ACL surgery and skydiving  

    By marcin, April 15, 2003
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    • Ally Mae
    • April 26, 2024

41. First Time at a Big Drop Zone  

    By NickyCal, December 15, 2013
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    • tbrown
    • January 1, 2014

42. Did your home DZ participate in USPA Safety Day?  

    By Coreefdiver, March 15, 2011
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    • shropshire
    • March 27, 2011

43. Re: Altimeter usage for swoops  

    By alan, November 11, 2003
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    • alan
    • November 13, 2003

44. Combination of factors = scary situation!  

    By Skycaroline, March 7, 2005
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    • kelpdiver
    • March 10, 2005

45. how dangerous?  

    By shunkka, February 17, 2004
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    • skygirl1
    • February 20, 2004

46. How often???  

    By rebellogan, October 30, 2003
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • November 3, 2003

47. How do you wear your altimeter?  

    By freeflir29, July 6, 2005
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    • Salsa_John
    • July 12, 2005

48. 1st Out Close Call  

    By pccoder, February 15, 2004
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    • Monkeyb
    • February 19, 2004

49. Is my first canopy too aggressive?  

    By Sinkster, May 23, 2002
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    • prost
    • May 28, 2002

50. All roads have wires  

    By DBCOOPER, October 14, 2015
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    • CHunter
    • November 2, 2015

51. AFF 6/7 - Info & Help?!?  

    By Airhead, October 8, 2002
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    • Luminous
    • October 24, 2002

52. "Hanging" harness initial/recurrent training  

    By fcajump, April 12, 2012
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    • JohnMitchell
    • October 22, 2013

53. Packing  

    By DarkDesigner, January 4, 2011
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • January 11, 2011

54. Rushing the load  

    By jaybo, February 2, 2004
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    • EDYDO
    • February 10, 2004

55. GPS for jumping, useful?  

    By 377, July 29, 2005
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    • DougH
    • October 9, 2006

56. unconscious jumper  

    By webracer, November 14, 2001
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    • riggerrob
    • December 5, 2001

57. routine deterioration?  

    By Skyper, November 30, 2010
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    • riggerrob
    • December 24, 2010

58. 182 observer rides  

    By stitch, May 3, 2006
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    • mjosparky
    • May 5, 2006

59. Practice your PLF's????  

    By skyjumpenfool, December 17, 2009
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    • theonlyski
    • December 24, 2009

60. Jumping without an Altimeter  

    By DiverMike, October 6, 2011
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    • phoenixlpr
    • October 8, 2011

61. What is this?  

    By falxori, May 29, 2005
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    • livenletfly
    • June 17, 2005

62. Gloves  

    By paulca, August 12, 2011
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    • potatoman
    • September 29, 2011

63. Landing order vs exit order (Was: Accident Synopsis)  

    By riddler, June 24, 2003
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    • Squeak
    • June 26, 2003

64. I'm nervous as hell!  

    By NicoNYC, September 13, 2002
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    • Chief
    • September 25, 2002

65. After reading the forum, what is safety,  

    By Bartje, January 30, 2005
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    • el_chester
    • February 11, 2005

66. Near miss - talk to your fellow skydivers first.  

    By dgw, December 7, 2008
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    • paulbo
    • December 16, 2008

67. AFF vs AFP  

    By archi77, February 29, 2008
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    • Fast
    • March 17, 2008

68. Gym training for skydiving,base jumping and wingsuiting.  

    By Talldarknkiwi, July 31, 2013
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    • wicodefly
    • August 28, 2013

69. Pilot Chute Opinions  

    By Phillbo, April 20, 2004
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    • kosanke
    • April 24, 2004

70. Question about AFF training  

    By FallloutboyDAoC, March 6, 2008
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    • stratostar
    • March 10, 2008

71. Can someone explain this to me? Ed Scott's message in Parachutist  

    By jinlee, July 25, 2012
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    • kallend
    • August 2, 2012

72. Audiable altimeters for students...  

    By Clownburner, February 5, 2003
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    • Liemberg
    • February 8, 2003

73. Canopy Collisions <= 100 ft  

    By MakeItHappen, March 28, 2006
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    • livendive
    • March 30, 2006

74. Jump with tandem  

    By nrubey, October 7, 2014
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    • riggerrob
    • November 13, 2014

75. Turning over a new leaf  

    By -Joey-, June 21, 2013
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    • ChrisD
    • July 4, 2013

76. Downsize  

    By Stealth, November 24, 2004
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    • tkhayes
    • September 26, 2010

77. Self-induced knot on toggles  

    By ASOT_QC, August 6, 2014
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    • JohnMitchell
    • September 21, 2014

78. Tension knots  

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

79. Performance Number  

    By migliore, August 5, 2004
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    • quade
    • August 7, 2004

80. Two out, question..  

    By jasonRose, March 7, 2006
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    • Meux
    • March 8, 2006

81. Goal of 100 jumps and "B" rating in October - safely realistic or unrealistic?  

    By mdrejhon, May 10, 2005
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    • mdrejhon
    • May 12, 2005

82. Aerodyne Pilot - Novice wingloading  

    By VincentVL., December 28, 2007
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    • pinkfairy
    • January 6, 2008

83. NEED EXPERIENCED SKYDIVERS OPINIONS - EXPERT ELICITATION  

    By BLussier, June 5, 2013
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    • Jalien
    • June 11, 2013

84. FEAR FACTOR  

    By honda, July 17, 2004
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    • somethinelse
    • July 26, 2004

85. becoming an AFF instructor from scratch. need info  

    By jake95, August 6, 2010
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    • msandt
    • August 19, 2010

86. hard openings  

    By Hayden, August 10, 2010
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    • d123
    • August 17, 2010

87. Hubby has broken ankle..should he jump?  

    By danyell723, November 25, 2004
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    • LiveLifeGoJump
    • December 11, 2004

88. Reserve with a built in turn?  

    By maxdog, August 2, 2006
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    • fcajump
    • August 3, 2006

89. Wind tunnel training and instructors  

    By kopelen, August 9, 2002
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    • crazy
    • August 16, 2002

90. Minor landing mishap  

    By newsstand, July 6, 2004
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    • Jimbo
    • July 23, 2004

91. Hearing loss: Con to audibles?  

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

92. interesting malfunction  

    By freeflyer58D, August 7, 2010
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    • jurgencamps
    • August 11, 2010

93. Don't EVER do that!  

    By airtwardo, April 24, 2005
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    • airtwardo
    • April 29, 2005

94. Tension knots malfunction.  

    By macey, May 30, 2003
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    • jumpgod
    • September 3, 2003

95. New student questions(General)  

    By Christopherg, May 30, 2017
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    • Christopherg
    • June 28, 2017

96. Swoop Schools  

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

97. when is it ok to talk?  

    By The111, August 25, 2005
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    • bob.dino
    • September 2, 2005

98. Pretty cool POV cut away video  

    By skycamefalling, August 4, 2010
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    • Heatmiser
    • August 5, 2010

99. Long snivel on a Sabre2 210  

    By smears, October 17, 2007
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    • in2falling
    • November 9, 2007

100. Cleared for solo!  

     By Throttlebender, July 27, 2010
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     • Throttlebender
     • August 3, 2010