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6,253 topics in this forum

1. cure for potato chipping??  

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

2. Tunnel time for AFF/STP  

   By MagnoMan, June 30, 2017
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   • chuckakers
   • July 12, 2017

3. re: skydiving fatalities, why not require the manufacturers to meet the TSO?  

   By emfbowne, March 27, 2013
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   • racerman
   • May 24, 2013

4. Serious problems with landing... Please help!  

   By marysha, July 13, 2004
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   • firstime
   • July 21, 2004

5. PC outta hand  

   By StevieBoy, March 1, 2002
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   • StevieBoy
   • March 1, 2002

6. Shifting wind and landing directions  

   By f94sbu, July 18, 2004
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   • CanuckInUSA
   • July 19, 2004

7. Should i get a hook knife?  

   By AEsco48, July 24, 2006
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   • mjosparky
   • July 28, 2006

8. 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

9. Why RW exit first ???  

   By Vlad, February 5, 2007
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   • rehmwa
   • February 17, 2007

10. to experienced jumpers... i need some advice  

    By thrillstalker, August 2, 2009
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    • thrillstalker
    • August 4, 2009

11. Wave off vs 5 5 signal  

    By jlmiracle, July 10, 2001
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    • ClayFowler
    • July 19, 2001

12. Collapse on New Formed Nose Canopy  

    By goshawk, November 17, 2004
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    • skyspike
    • November 19, 2004

13. Safety ratings for locations?  

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

14. Wind tunnel in Las Vegas  

    By Ruffles, December 3, 2002
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    • DaMan
    • December 20, 2002

15. cutaway or rears?  

    By FastDaniel, November 21, 2016
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    • Bob_Church
    • January 26, 2017

16. AFF and low altitude exits/deployments  

    By skytash, August 10, 2005
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    • RossDagley
    • August 17, 2005

17. can AFF wear sunny's  

    By cesslon, November 25, 2003
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    • Red_Skydiver
    • November 28, 2003

18. Can jump after first refusal?  

    By MiniClaire, October 28, 2004
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    • gerrcoin
    • November 4, 2004

19. Contact lenzes?  

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

20. I have had two canopies out and...  

    By fcajump, February 9, 2012
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    • angryelf
    • February 13, 2012

21. Student reserve out of date  

    By Freefly300, August 23, 2007
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    • d123
    • September 28, 2007

22. Why a minimum wing loading requirement?  

    By fibonacci, April 11, 2011
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    • floormonkey
    • April 14, 2011

23. TM Poll: Side laterals  

    By Schaf, March 6, 2004
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    • efs4ever
    • March 9, 2004

24. Open letter to all DZO's  

    By hardhatpat, January 26, 2018
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    • yoink
    • January 30, 2018

25. Thoughts on panic  

    By feuergnom, April 4, 2005
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    • thegman
    • April 5, 2005

26. Credentials  

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

27. Kicked out of line twist on jump #6!  

    By mattyblast, December 13, 2005
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    • yeyo
    • January 3, 2006

28. Ontario man survives harrowing skydiving mishap  

    By SaskatooNewb, May 5, 2010
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    • dorbie
    • May 22, 2010

29. Drugs and Pilots/Instructors  

    By toogoolawah, January 24, 2002
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    • diverdriver
    • January 26, 2002

30. How To: canopy model suggestions for various skill levels according to KNVvLPA  

    By the.Legend, November 8, 2017
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    • IJskonijn
    • November 24, 2017

31. AFF hand signals  

    By andy2, April 16, 2003
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    • poohbeer
    • April 20, 2003

32. Landing collision at Mile-Hi on 12/3/06?  

    By LloydDobbler, December 4, 2006
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    • LloydDobbler
    • December 14, 2006

33. Going from square to elliptical  

    By johnie, June 10, 2006
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    • peek
    • June 14, 2006

34. Suit jump?  

    By kilranian, November 30, 2012
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    • chuteless
    • December 12, 2012

35. Altitude awareness  

    By Grayhawk, June 21, 2016
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    • Hajo
    • June 29, 2016

36. Pull reserve before cutaway???  

    By potatoman, January 4, 2012
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    • popsjumper
    • January 14, 2012

37. Fear of jumping again  

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

38. Technique for landing in tall corn  

    By mark, July 23, 2005
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    • BillyVance
    • August 2, 2005

39. 18 jumps and regressing?!  

    By malooper, December 17, 2013
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    • JohnMitchell
    • December 26, 2013

40. Skydiving Regulation  

    By fenceline, June 5, 2004
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    • teason
    • June 10, 2004

41. How a newbie can vet a DZ  

    By Groundbound, March 16, 2005
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    • SCR10480
    • March 21, 2005

42. Log Tunnel Time?  

    By Krl1, June 4, 2004
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    • Shark
    • June 9, 2004

43. AFF-1 two-out landing  

    By katzurki, June 1, 2006
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    • basejumper1
    • June 8, 2006

44. My first AFF -Bad Landing  

    By jimshred, July 4, 2005
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    • rasmack
    • July 22, 2005

45. runny nose  

    By The111, February 21, 2004
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    • jumpy
    • February 25, 2004

46. Roof landings  

    By Orange1, November 4, 2006
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    • davehartley
    • November 23, 2006

47. Where to put a Hook knife  

    By r2hubert, October 31, 2002
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    • riggerrob
    • November 9, 2002

48. reserve open in plane  

    By cam, April 11, 2001
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    • Joolee
    • May 9, 2001

49. Cessna J/M position in plane  

    By riggerrob, October 28, 2003
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    • howardwhite
    • November 6, 2003

50. Swim Goggles  

    By Hooknswoop, July 5, 2002
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    • Tonto
    • July 21, 2003

51. Round reserves  

    By Freeflylizard, April 5, 2001
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    • riggerrob
    • May 2, 2001

52. low pull on sunday cat d-1  

    By Peaches87, March 24, 2009
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    • popsjumper
    • March 26, 2009

53. Two canopies out  

    By Grandpa, September 23, 2004
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    • murps2000
    • September 30, 2004

54. B-License questions  

    By r.panfil, February 9, 2011
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    • mjosparky
    • February 11, 2011

55. Slipping Through the Cracks? (coaching question)  

    By BikerBabe, March 31, 2003
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    • rgoper
    • April 8, 2003

56. First main size, with prior canopy experience  

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

57. Use of Medical Personnel with Injuried Students  

    By reddn, March 13, 2009
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    • jvcvudu
    • March 16, 2009

58. Closing Loop Wear  

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

59. Tunnel Time for Correcting Spin  

    By sraja, October 4, 2006
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    • sraja
    • October 21, 2006

60. How many skydives is too much in 1 day?  

    By shibu, August 28, 2012
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    • JohnMitchell
    • September 27, 2012

61. Finger trapped in steering line  

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

62. safety procedure - premature canopy opening during exit  

    By Skyper, November 8, 2011
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    • popsjumper
    • November 12, 2011

63. Stand-Up Landings. . .  

    By skyyhi, February 11, 2004
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    • skyyhi
    • February 12, 2004

64. First Reserve Ride  

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

65. Be a Coach... what do you need to know..  

    By skydivejersey, June 11, 2003
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    • StevePhelps
    • October 24, 2003

66. The "Beer Line" vs. safety  

    By peek, June 30, 2005
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    • pccoder
    • July 3, 2005

67. Water jump - is cutting away right?  

    By phoenixlpr, June 20, 2005
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    • apley
    • June 29, 2005

68. Broken finger?  

    By somethinelse, September 8, 2004
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    • somethinelse
    • September 16, 2004

69. UPDATE TO: Couldn't do AFF-1  

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

70. Re: [Michele] Cross Keys -- Fatality -- Press Clips  

    By billvon, September 9, 2004
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    • Scrumpot
    • September 13, 2004

71. Pulling tandem handles in wrong order  

    By ernokaikkonen, October 10, 2003
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    • rigging65
    • October 17, 2003

72. AAD vs. Actually learning to be safer....  

    By HaroldBoyles, October 5, 2011
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    • Decodiver
    • October 18, 2011

73. AAD Vs. Hooknife  

    By Nullified, February 3, 2004
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    • Nullified
    • February 4, 2004

74. Running out of time!!  

    By willso, April 25, 2007
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    • willso
    • May 25, 2007

75. Risk of spinning mal with g-forces not allowing you to cut-away  

    By sundevil777, November 1, 2004
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    • sundevil777
    • February 19, 2005

76. 3-way belly dive separation issue  

    By voltage, April 19, 2007
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    • UDSkyJunkie
    • May 24, 2007

77. wristwatch  

    By The111, May 3, 2004
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    • freakflyer9999
    • May 4, 2004

78. Just completed AFF. Are the bruises normal?  

    By NM767, December 6, 2009
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    • MarkM
    • December 23, 2009

79. my second cutaway  

    By jtval, February 27, 2007
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    • jtval
    • April 3, 2008

80. Things to think about when doing Helicopter jump...  

    By shorehambeach, April 9, 2015
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    • RMK
    • May 5, 2015

81. Perris landing accident 3 (from Incidents)  

    By winsor, July 2, 2003
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    • Ron
    • October 8, 2003

82. Gear check, gear check..  

    By chopchop, June 13, 2005
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    • chopchop
    • June 16, 2005

83. Can a Person Jump With (set but) Broken Bone?  

    By Airhead, September 20, 2002
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    • riggerrob
    • September 26, 2002

84. Malfunction - entangled lines  

    By UnknownEntity, September 2, 2013
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    • crotalus01
    • September 11, 2013

85. Lineovers  

    By Shadowplay, September 24, 2003
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    • DexterBase
    • October 3, 2003

86. Sit flying  

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

87. gear checks  

    By pilotpilot57, November 4, 2010
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    • pilotpilot57
    • November 6, 2010

88. 2005 Fatality trends as of 10/3/05  

    By PhreeZone, October 4, 2005
    • 21 replies
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    • livendive
    • October 12, 2005

89. Spiraling In The Holding Area  

    By KBUDA, December 5, 2018
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    • yoink
    • December 28, 2018

90. ready to start AFF  

    By ehaecker, January 31, 2005
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    • ehaecker
    • February 6, 2005

91. techniques for emergency  

    By rendezvous, April 8, 2002
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    • slotperfect
    • April 20, 2002

92. Tandem Rating  

    By jasonRose, April 8, 2007
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    • tetra316
    • April 18, 2007

93. Do you(r) AFF instructors talk their own students down on radio?  

    By fcajump, October 21, 2010
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    • fcajump
    • October 26, 2010

94. Lazy Pulls  

    By Zennie, October 1, 2001
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    • Pammi
    • October 12, 2001

95. Riser turns...Newbie question  

    By skydivejersey, February 13, 2003
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    • Designer
    • February 15, 2003

96. Footage for first jump class  

    By ozzy13, April 9, 2007
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    • ozzy13
    • April 12, 2007

97. what's the primary way you got to your current skill level?  

    By countzero, December 26, 2007
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    • Hausse
    • February 20, 2008

98. Tips on improving arching, mainly legs  

    By Caipirinha, July 28, 2013
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    • pchapman
    • August 1, 2013

99. Newbie - Mastering a 270 before moving on.  

    By Avikus, August 8, 2011
    • 21 replies
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    • daremrc
    • August 10, 2011

100. Canopy Concerns.  

     By QuickDraw, June 9, 2003
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     • Tonto
     • June 12, 2003