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6,253 topics in this forum

1. Flaring  

   By rider13, July 27, 2004
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   • masher
   • August 9, 2004

2. Another reason to make sure that pilot chute pouch is in good condition   1 2

   By peek, November 8, 2010
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   • Hellis
   • December 12, 2010

3. reserve deployment hesitations   1 2

   By bigbearfng, May 12, 2009
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   • potatoman
   • October 5, 2011

4. Should I ?   1 2 3

   By elias123, October 4, 2007
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   • Baksteen
   • October 9, 2007

5. Safety ratings for locations?  

   By MickeMe, July 14, 2009
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   • lost_n_confuzd
   • July 18, 2009

6. Line twist simulator - info request  

   By unclecharlie95, October 29, 2014
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   • sheenMatthews
   • January 14, 2015

7. Coach Rating.   1 2

   By The_Don, April 6, 2009
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   • Deisel
   • April 10, 2009

8. Skylord Has A Reserve Ride  

   By skylord, January 4, 2006
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   • diablopilot
   • January 6, 2006

9. Stalling your canopy   1 2

   By nael, August 19, 2004
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   • nael
   • September 23, 2004

10. RWS risers --- Brake fire - no problem!  

    By kallend, November 8, 2004
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    • kallend
    • November 14, 2004

11. AFF I rating course costs.   1 2

    By SickMonkey, January 28, 2003
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    • NoShitThereIWas
    • March 19, 2003

12. Canopy Collapse   1 2 3

    By jjudd, May 22, 2011
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    • billvon
    • June 13, 2011

13. DZ first aid kits and IV's   1 2

    By jclalor, September 23, 2008
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    • fred
    • October 4, 2008

14. VIDEO...What options does this skydiver have?  

    By EtherPilot, March 7, 2013
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    • jclalor
    • March 25, 2013

15. Heatwave vs. Safire   1 2

    By CBurket, March 21, 2002
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    • Engovatov
    • March 26, 2002

16. Stable pull   1 2

    By MNM604, November 3, 2004
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    • kelpdiver
    • November 5, 2004

17. Astra AAD  

    By rendezvous, June 21, 2001
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    • weid14
    • June 25, 2001

18. 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

19. How do you "Read" the Wind?  

    By NWFlyer, November 13, 2013
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    • billvon
    • April 25, 2014

20. Big Student - Tiny Rig  

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

21. Safety, #1 priority?   1 2 3

    By Remster, February 14, 2002
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    • trippin
    • February 15, 2002

22. Isn't it time for a serious talk about low turns??   1 2 3 4

    By skydiver51, January 2, 2004
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    • LuvToFly
    • January 22, 2004

23. Sit flying  

    By SSkydiver, June 14, 2003
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    • kyros1
    • June 23, 2003

24. Should Rigging Be a Requirement?   1 2 3 4

    By Andy_Copland, February 22, 2007
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    • diablopilot
    • March 12, 2007

25. Pilot Chute in Tow  

    By starzwithaz, July 8, 2001
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    • davefabian123
    • July 18, 2001

26. Near miss on 182   1 2

    By jclalor, October 7, 2008
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    • kelpdiver
    • October 29, 2008

27. Something to think about.   1 2

    By mjosparky, November 16, 2005
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    • kelpdiver
    • November 22, 2005

28. NOT releasing brakes in an emergency?  

    By GLIDEANGLE, October 8, 2012
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    • Periapt
    • October 13, 2012

29. Advice for beginning camera jumping  

    By Divalent, August 1, 2012
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    • airtwardo
    • August 3, 2012

30. Watch your back while leaving the plane  

    By cetti, September 21, 2018
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    • voilsb
    • September 24, 2018

31. Bent reserve pin  

    By USPA, May 7, 2003
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    • mikeat10500
    • May 8, 2003

32. Chest strap and slider  

    By lazerq3, February 12, 2002
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    • lazerq3
    • February 12, 2002

33. GPS for jumping, useful?  

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

34. who is a Stiletto for ?   1 2

    By rendezvous, August 27, 2003
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    • mr2mk1g
    • September 10, 2003

35. People who dump high   1 2

    By ywoodya, August 19, 2002
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    • Scrumpot
    • August 27, 2002

36. Lesson I learned this weekend   1 2

    By millertimeunc, June 17, 2008
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    • The111
    • August 12, 2008

37. Control lost after stability , why ?  

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

38. Jumping with newly-licensed skydivers  

    By almeister112, September 6, 2010
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    • riggerrob
    • September 12, 2010

39. Have you had a cypres fire?   1 2 3

    By AndyMan, October 19, 2004
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    • skydived19006
    • December 30, 2004

40. This "Enter the pattern at 1000 feet" concept we teach   1 2 3

    By peek, July 6, 2004
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    • juanesky
    • July 24, 2004

41. Kiting your canopy - was: Demo injury   1 2

    By dorbie, August 20, 2009
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    • freeflyer58D
    • August 24, 2010

42. Water Training  

    By Bigwallmaster, December 15, 2004
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • January 29, 2005

43. Should I just expect problems?   1 2

    By maestrabella67, April 8, 2008
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    • Pulse
    • May 15, 2008

44. Bad Spots - Landing Strategy   1 2

    By bfar, February 22, 2006
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    • tbrown
    • February 27, 2006

45. Changing exit order - wind?   1 2 3

    By skreamer, January 7, 2002
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    • weid14
    • January 16, 2002

46. Packing Checklist?  

    By LGreg34, March 7, 2004
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    • billvon
    • March 22, 2004

47. Altitude offest in the mountains  

    By BobxMarley, January 15, 2014
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    • mistercwood
    • February 16, 2014

48. Main deployment 'muscle memory'   1 2

    By Geoff, December 12, 2001
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    • GrumpySmurf
    • December 17, 2001

49. Dangerous Practices at a Florida DZ   1 2

    By JulianS, September 5, 2003
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    • Rookie120
    • September 8, 2003

50. Main canopy failure to fully inflate   1 2

    By Pasha, October 14, 2004
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    • Pasha
    • October 15, 2004

51. When did you have luck in a crash landing. between:  

    By Bartje, February 18, 2005
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    • dharma1976
    • June 3, 2008

52. Safety advice?  

    By jtval, July 24, 2002
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    • jumpy
    • July 28, 2002

53. Two out   1 2

    By Jessica, November 19, 2002
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    • relyon
    • January 11, 2003

54. Should I tandem or not?  

    By nick_0001, August 19, 2014
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    • douwanto
    • August 31, 2014

55. AFF student...two hard openings...one hard landing!  

    By mikamas, September 13, 2013
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    • mikamas
    • October 3, 2013

56. Violent linetwist  

    By thegman, September 4, 2002
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    • ifallout
    • September 6, 2002

57. My Canopy Is Hard For Me To Flare....   1 2

    By windcatcher, April 12, 2005
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    • craichead
    • April 20, 2005

58. Taking seatbelts off after takeoff   1 2 3 4

    By Hazarrd, May 4, 2004
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    • mjosparky
    • May 8, 2004

59. Coach jumps - finishing the card   1 2

    By propofol65, December 1, 2006
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    • recovercrachead
    • December 12, 2006

60. Lowest safe chop altitude?   1 2

    By FreeDiver, December 29, 2003
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    • dustin19d
    • January 3, 2004

61. lowbie says she don't need no steenking cypress...   1 2 3 4

    By pds, December 15, 2003
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    • nacmacfeegle
    • January 7, 2004

62. Louisiana Tech Demo Jump  

    By tjm, September 24, 2009
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    • tjm
    • October 7, 2009

63. PLF techniques?   1 2

    By AlexCrowley, August 14, 2005
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    • bob.dino
    • September 7, 2005

64. Student CYPRES limitations   1 2 3

    By abyzet, November 22, 2010
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    • DocPop
    • November 24, 2010

65. Can wingloading be too light?  

    By Orange1, April 14, 2005
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    • skybytch
    • April 15, 2005

66. When did you first try out an elliptical canopy?   1 2

    By jkwon, March 11, 2004
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    • DancingFlame
    • April 1, 2004

67. In the door and exit separation   1 2

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

68. Gym training and conditioning (shoulders/neck/spine)  

    By CoolBeans, April 22, 2019
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    • David Wang
    • July 11, 2021

69. Teaching Flat Turns  

    By tombuch, October 27, 2004
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    • CanuckInUSA
    • October 29, 2004

70. 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

71. Crater waiting to happen   1 2

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

72. High altitude loads - no more.   1 2

    By CanEHdian, July 4, 2002
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    • PhreeZone
    • July 10, 2002

73. Reliance on altimeters   1 2 3

    By Piece, September 5, 2008
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    • mdrejhon
    • September 14, 2008

74. Why are high performance wings available in "large" sizes?  

    By 3mpire, June 5, 2013
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    • Remster
    • July 1, 2013

75. What size and type of canopy should be my next one?  

    By Newbie, August 23, 2005
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    • linc_harris
    • August 30, 2005

76. New Zealand skydive school  

    By Jewbert33, December 8, 2011
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    • Jewbert33
    • February 10, 2012

77. Collapsing a Perfectly Good Canopy   1 2

    By Evelyn, April 5, 2005
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    • HydroGuy
    • April 8, 2005

78. Who would chop with only a broken steering line?   1 2

    By riddler, October 2, 2002
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    • skyedivr
    • October 7, 2002

79. help finding instruction in VA  

    By mac266, March 20, 2010
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    • CDRINF
    • March 27, 2010

80. Fear   1 2

    By btwitche1975, June 19, 2006
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    • ryan188
    • September 2, 2006

81. Freak occurance?   1 2

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

82. It's the little things that add up   1 2

    By freefall138, December 2, 2006
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    • mattaman
    • December 22, 2006

83. pulling in a track   1 2

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

84. really need advice-long post  

    By kmg365, July 18, 2013
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • July 28, 2013

85. What the hell? Here's an interesting one...  

    By flyfastc, February 21, 2016
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    • johnmatrix
    • April 5, 2016

86. 50 yr old newbie   1 2

    By jncoughlin, February 7, 2002
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    • steve1
    • February 13, 2002

87. Chest strap save on load, How common is this?   1 2 3 4

    By skydonkey, February 2, 2004
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    • ZoneRat
    • February 28, 2004

88. AFF or Static line...which is safer??  

    By steve1, February 28, 2002
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    • n2skdvn
    • February 28, 2002

89. cutting away, cables fully out?   1 2

    By EricaH, May 5, 2005
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    • Joellercoaster
    • July 4, 2005

90. Are USPA rating recognised in Australia and New Zealand?  

    By iam, September 24, 2003
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    • Remster
    • October 3, 2003

91. Please be careful when jumping with Tandem's   1 2

    By Rdutch, August 1, 2003
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    • JeffGordon
    • August 19, 2003

92. Music?   1 2

    By ifell, August 13, 2008
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    • IanHarrop
    • November 26, 2011

93. Wingsuit tries to board plane w/o leg straps  

    By bodypilot90, January 3, 2012
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    • skydvrvalco
    • January 9, 2012

94. Accuracy training  

    By Reddog75, June 4, 2014
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    • Reddog75
    • June 5, 2014

95. Please listen to the people around you  

    By DanG, May 31, 2002
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    • billvon
    • June 21, 2002

96. Canopy GPS / Tracking  

    By kyleh762, July 17, 2011
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    • 377
    • October 28, 2015

97. maintaining stable arch  

    By WhiskeyCartoon, August 2, 2002
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    • Albatross
    • August 9, 2002

98. Cutaway procedures change?   1 2

    By bigbearfng, September 5, 2003
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    • biggerthanjesus
    • September 7, 2003

99. Aircraft Pilots & Canopy Pilots Safely Sharing The Sky  

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

100. Wave off once? twice? and look Up? down? both?   1 2

     By bigbearfng, November 21, 2003
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     • popsjumper
     • November 24, 2008