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1. FF Bigway Breakoff Safety (aka My F@#$-Up)  

   By Zennie, August 5, 2002
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   • wlie
   • August 7, 2002

2. Fibula, femur, or fatality (105 elliptical 1.3 PSF 127 jumps)   1 2 3 4 7

   By DrewEckhardt, November 6, 2007
   • 170 replies
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   • diablopilot
   • November 16, 2007

3. Final verdict?  

   By w4p2, April 25, 2003
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   • pilotdave
   • April 28, 2003

4. Finally Had My Cutaway  

   By tbrown, August 26, 2007
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   • tbrown
   • September 18, 2007

5. finally off AFF, made my first jump solo!  

   By buckywaldorf, October 20, 2011
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   • buckywaldorf
   • October 21, 2011

6. finally ready, ... opinions requested now  

   By fonzi, July 5, 2002
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   • LawnDart21
   • July 5, 2002

7. Finally returned after layoff  

   By phrog12, August 22, 2002
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   • hobbes4star
   • August 22, 2002

8. Finally Strong Rated!  

   By slotperfect, May 12, 2002
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   • rgoper
   • May 14, 2002

9. Finally the UK weather gods are on my side  

   By alp27, July 1, 2011
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   • alp27
   • July 1, 2011

10. Finding the sweet spot.  

    By Kbell1985, September 10, 2016
    • 22 replies
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    • Lawndarter
    • October 1, 2016

11. finding your e.p. handles in freefall  

    By heidihagen, June 22, 2005
    • 15 replies
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    • eeneR
    • June 22, 2005

12. Finger in the tube trick on deployment  

    By denete, August 20, 2008
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    • Martini
    • September 1, 2008

13. Finger trap !!!!!  

    By sky-pimp, November 3, 2007
    • 10 replies
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    • kingbunky
    • November 20, 2007

14. Finger trapped in steering line  

    By mccordia, May 10, 2004
    • 21 replies
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    • winsor
    • May 17, 2004

15. Finish your flare!  

    By weid14, October 22, 2002
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    • skycat
    • October 25, 2002

16. Finished 1st AFF Jump, Seeking Advice for More Training  

    By cap190, March 4, 2012
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    • popsjumper
    • March 6, 2012

17. Finished AFF L3 Monday, but seeking advice.  

    By Bethaney, October 2, 2013
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    • DrDom
    • October 15, 2013

18. finished AFF thanks to the guys that  

    By DivinDon, April 13, 2003
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    • DivinDon
    • April 21, 2003

19. Finished AFF Yesterday  

    By idoru99, March 7, 2004
    • 1 reply
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    • billymotox
    • March 9, 2004

20. Finished AFF5 in Aug then stopped. Now what?  

    By smerch, January 7, 2003
    • 7 replies
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    • ernokaikkonen
    • January 10, 2003

21. First AFF  

    By WillieTheKid, August 24, 2010
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    • Hvance
    • August 25, 2010

22. First AFF jump and advice  

    By Casurf1978, December 1, 2003
    • 19 replies
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    • Casurf1978
    • December 26, 2003

23. First AFF Jump Landing Was Off  

    By chrismgtis, September 25, 2006
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    • chrismgtis
    • September 25, 2006

24. First AFF, 255 lbs, what do i need to know...   1 2 3

    By jpickens, June 24, 2010
    • 57 replies
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    • KermieCorleone
    • July 17, 2010

25. First Aid Kit   1 2

    By PhreeZone, March 4, 2002
    • 29 replies
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    • skymedic
    • March 6, 2002

26. First aid question - full face helmet   1 2 3 4

    By billvon, March 6, 2002
    • 89 replies
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    • gravitysucks
    • April 3, 2008

27. first beach jump - partial sucess  

    By phoenixlpr, June 26, 2006
    • 14 replies
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    • phoenixlpr
    • July 8, 2006

28. First Canopy  

    By flait, August 18, 2002
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    • Samurai136
    • August 19, 2002

29. First chop anxiety?  

    By airman210, November 12, 2003
    • 11 replies
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    • dragon2
    • December 11, 2003

30. First Cut Away - Line Over  

    By EOCS, September 13, 2011
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    • theplummeter
    • September 13, 2011

31. First cut-away - line over and/or tension knot  

    By CoolBeans, August 4, 2019
    • 8 replies
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    • Divalent
    • August 28, 2019

32. First Cut-away, what I learned from what I have learned  

    By Feeblemind, August 30, 2006
    • 8 replies
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    • tr027
    • August 31, 2006

33. First cutaway  

    By Griff69, May 10, 2005
    • 5 replies
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    • Feeblemind
    • May 11, 2005

34. First Cutaway  

    By pccoder, July 4, 2004
    • 9 replies
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    • pccoder
    • July 6, 2004

35. First Cutaway  

    By steelyeye, April 9, 2005
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    • BIGUN
    • April 10, 2005

36. First Cutaway  

    By pash, August 23, 2004
    • 16 replies
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    • pash
    • September 2, 2004

37. First Cutaway  

    By catfishhunter, January 5, 2004
    • 18 replies
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    • EDYDO
    • January 19, 2004

38. First Cutaway - Help understanding please!   1 2

    By Chris-Ottawa, July 30, 2006
    • 27 replies
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    • georgerussia
    • August 7, 2006

39. First Cutaway Today  

    By napalmboy, August 7, 2006
    • 13 replies
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    • napalmboy
    • August 8, 2006

40. First Cutaway with only a little over 100 jumps   1 2

    By Nicknero1405, January 11, 2016
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    • 377
    • January 25, 2016

41. First Cutaway, jump 30, and got my A too   1 2 3

    By skyflower_bloom, November 1, 2010
    • 74 replies
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    • billvon
    • December 5, 2010

42. First Cutaway/ First Canopy Wrap   1 2

    By All_Wrapped_Up, September 24, 2006
    • 48 replies
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    • DJL
    • October 6, 2006

43. First cutaway/reserve ride  

    By jacketsdb23, October 16, 2007
    • 18 replies
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    • kschilk
    • November 5, 2007

44. First downwind landing  

    By rasmack, November 7, 2005
    • 11 replies
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    • skydivermom
    • November 11, 2005

45. First Free Fall  

    By illjudged, August 28, 2004
    • 2 replies
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    • illjudged
    • August 28, 2004

46. First freefall trouble   1 2

    By indyz, September 30, 2001
    • 27 replies
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    • pack40
    • November 13, 2001

47. First Front Riser Dive and Turns for A License  

    By craig_b, October 5, 2004
    • 11 replies
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    • craig_b
    • October 8, 2004

48. First hop n pop...a bit nervous!   1 2

    By Lazarus_762, December 15, 2012
    • 36 replies
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    • popsjumper
    • January 1, 2013

49. First Jump   1 2

    By jackieann, August 13, 2002
    • 38 replies
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    • clrarch
    • August 26, 2002

50. First Jump   1 2

    By slydog, August 1, 2002
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    • slydog
    • August 2, 2002

51. First jumps on my own rig  

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

52. First Line Over  

    By Cacophony, October 16, 2002
    • 8 replies
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    • Bowie
    • October 21, 2002

53. First Line Twist :)  

    By chrismgtis, October 14, 2006
    • 12 replies
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    • Titanman2789
    • October 29, 2006

54. first line twist was a good learning experience  

    By FlyingJarhead, September 19, 2006
    • 7 replies
    • 1,078 views
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    • MB38
    • September 20, 2006

55. First Low (semi low) Pull   1 2

    By azureriders, January 18, 2006
    • 33 replies
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    • Trae
    • January 21, 2006

56. First main size, with prior canopy experience  

    By hut4car, April 23, 2019
    • 21 replies
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    • JoeWeber
    • February 1, 2023

57. First mal/reserve ride   1 2

    By Mindcake, October 8, 2002
    • 33 replies
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    • frankd2689
    • November 1, 2002

58. First malfunction today...but i'm OK!  

    By Kuper, March 7, 2003
    • 9 replies
    • 1,534 views
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    • Push
    • March 11, 2003

59. First Malfunction: Lesson Learned  

    By Kdsosso, April 6, 2005
    • 20 replies
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    • tbrown
    • April 9, 2005

60. First Mamba Windtunnel Boogie TUNNILSM  

    By speedmamba, February 27, 2006
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    • 233 views
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    • speedmamba
    • February 27, 2006

61. First Man Down   1 2

    By damion75, February 21, 2005
    • 48 replies
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    • Freeflysmiley
    • February 25, 2005

62. First Night Jump   1 2

    By petur, August 31, 2002
    • 35 replies
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    • Chief
    • September 18, 2002

63. First night jump, any advice?  

    By drenaline, January 3, 2003
    • 15 replies
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    • drenaline
    • January 5, 2003

64. First Night Jump?   1 2

    By Reginald, March 31, 2004
    • 32 replies
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    • TommyM
    • November 12, 2013

65. First one down sets the pattern   1 2

    By Broke, July 23, 2008
    • 49 replies
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    • danielcroft
    • August 1, 2008

66. First Post For Me - Jumping After Ankle Fracture/ORIF  

    By Lawndarter, November 19, 2015
    • 24 replies
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    • Lawndarter
    • August 24, 2016

67. First post...question regarding a light weight person  

    By sselos, August 18, 2004
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    • jerm
    • August 25, 2004

68. First reserve pull  

    By rasmack, April 29, 2005
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    • Dropsloan
    • May 2, 2005

69. First reserve ride  

    By dunesurfer, August 20, 2002
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    • christoofar
    • August 27, 2002

70. First Reserve Ride  

    By Bandanarama, August 15, 2005
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    • Bandanarama
    • August 21, 2005

71. First Reserve Ride  

    By Brumby, February 17, 2005
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    • Widgeon
    • February 28, 2005

72. First Reserve Ride  

    By nelsonsd, April 14, 2003
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    • nubain1
    • June 16, 2003

73. First reserve ride  

    By phil6086, June 3, 2003
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    • dragon2
    • June 4, 2003

74. First reserve ride on jump n° 13  

    By snakes, September 9, 2003
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    • FreeDiver
    • September 10, 2003

75. First responder kit  

    By Bones, August 10, 2009
    • 2 replies
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    • councilman24
    • August 10, 2009

76. FIRST RIG ADVICE - Wings with a 145 Safire  

    By lintern, June 22, 2004
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    • lintern
    • June 22, 2004

77. First Rig Safety   1 2

    By OXN, August 1, 2016
    • 28 replies
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    • jbrasher
    • August 10, 2016

78. First save  

    By Tink1717, April 11, 2005
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    • Scrumpot
    • April 12, 2005

79. First skydive - Tandom  

    By what42, March 28, 2001
    • 6 replies
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    • SkySlut
    • March 29, 2001

80. First solo done  

    By lawrocket, December 2, 2002
    • 4 replies
    • 1,258 views
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    • Chief
    • December 2, 2002

81. First solo jump....dang that was ugly!   1 2

    By Lazarus_762, July 31, 2012
    • 27 replies
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    • potatoman
    • August 8, 2012

82. first solo tomorrow  

    By vortexr1, April 4, 2009
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    • GLIDEANGLE
    • December 3, 2009

83. First solo,aff training jump (3rd jump)  

    By vortexr1, April 5, 2009
    • 7 replies
    • 1,655 views
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    • vortexr1
    • April 5, 2009

84. First tandem jump - almost blacked out  

    By dlevanchuk, June 7, 2010
    • 11 replies
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    • Heatmiser
    • June 8, 2010

85. First Time at a Big Drop Zone  

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

86. First time jump  

    By milutim, July 8, 2004
    • 10 replies
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    • milutim
    • July 13, 2004

87. First Time Jump (Level1)  

    By VirtualBoy, February 17, 2004
    • 7 replies
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    • cruzit
    • February 17, 2004

88. First time jumper with a .948 Wingloading?   1 2

    By Casch, January 14, 2003
    • 25 replies
    • 3,541 views
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    • rigging65
    • January 17, 2003

89. First time jumping with glasses  

    By colognebilly, September 24, 2020
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    • colognebilly
    • October 1, 2020

90. First time psychopack... recommendations  

    By alienfreefly, February 5, 2004
    • 12 replies
    • 1,879 views
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    • tbrown
    • February 11, 2004

91. First time under 1.0WL  

    By CheshireCat, September 25, 2003
    • 7 replies
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    • Chrisky
    • September 27, 2003

92. FJC - Introducing Landing Priorities   1 2

    By jacketsdb23, July 21, 2008
    • 40 replies
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    • jacketsdb23
    • July 28, 2008

93. FJC instructor payment?  

    By uniqua, November 8, 2001
    • 4 replies
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    • Topcat
    • November 9, 2001

94. FJC or straight into Cat A jump?  

    By AEsco48, November 5, 2010
    • 7 replies
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    • Gary73
    • December 22, 2010

95. FJC/AFF Powerpoint?  

    By TheFousts, March 27, 2007
    • 2 replies
    • 1,715 views
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    • lvenojump
    • April 8, 2007

96. Flaaaaring   1 2

    By antibac, August 22, 2011
    • 46 replies
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    • antibac
    • August 27, 2011

97. Flag Jump  

    By PolinaVin, March 30, 2014
    • 9 replies
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    • JohnMitchell
    • April 2, 2014

98. Flaking while Packing   1 2

    By thestalkmore, November 7, 2008
    • 46 replies
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    • ASTKU
    • November 20, 2008

99. Flare  

    By luiscalber, September 24, 2021
    • 11 replies
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    • luiscalber
    • September 28, 2021

100. Flare too early? What happens?  

     By dontbounce, February 23, 2006
     • 17 replies
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     • Zipp0
     • March 14, 2006