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6,253 topics in this forum

1. Malfunction compilation: video  

   By skydiverek, October 6, 2010
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   • Wings-n-Things
   • October 8, 2010

2. Vineyard Landing  

   By ZegeunerLeben, January 11, 2004
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   • ZegeunerLeben
   • January 14, 2004

3. Getting bored with skydiving leading to safety issues  

   By Skyper, July 28, 2011
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   • champu
   • August 2, 2011

4. Tree Landing Technique...  

   By tdog, March 13, 2006
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   • NWPoul
   • March 17, 2006

5. Suggestions for newbie visiting new DZ??  

   By skygrl70, December 21, 2003
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   • paulharris
   • January 10, 2004

6. My first cutaway.  

   By Royd, August 9, 2006
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   • Meux
   • August 17, 2006

7. Flaring  

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

8. Stuck on AFF lvl 6  

   By mattwhoo, March 19, 2002
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   • bbarnhouse
   • March 23, 2002

9. Would you have chopped this?  

   By FallinWoman, August 13, 2001
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   • prost
   • August 24, 2001

10. Accurately gauging altitude by sight alone  

    By lawrocket, March 31, 2004
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    • Bosveld
    • April 2, 2004

11. Main re-pack  

    By northcave, December 7, 2007
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    • billvon
    • December 9, 2007

12. wingwalking on a cresco  

    By flyhy, May 23, 2003
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    • jmfreefly
    • September 6, 2003

13. question about deployment systems on student rigs?  

    By outofit, May 23, 2003
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    • Casch
    • May 24, 2003

14. Cutting through the AAD Bafflegab  

    By teason, April 28, 2005
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    • teason
    • April 29, 2005

15. main/reserve entanglement  

    By meerkatt, December 7, 2002
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    • Faber
    • January 11, 2003

16. Horseshoes  

    By Shark, April 21, 2003
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    • dreamsville
    • May 22, 2003

17. Any advice for a low-timer at Quincy?  

    By RedBull, July 24, 2001
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    • Pammi
    • August 5, 2001

18. Leg strap an inch from being detached  

    By shibu, April 29, 2013
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    • shibu
    • May 18, 2013

19. Mandatory Administrative Leave  

    By MakeItHappen, February 14, 2007
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    • dorbie
    • February 21, 2007

20. My 3rd cutaway went not ideal, thoughts?  

    By unkulunkulu, April 14, 2017
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    • unkulunkulu
    • June 7, 2017

21. Student Landings  

    By exnavykds, July 11, 2005
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    • damion75
    • February 7, 2006

22. Training vs. Turn-around times w/ tandems  

    By SkydiveMO, March 23, 2004
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    • Jen1129
    • March 26, 2004

23. newbie spinning  

    By Melissa126, July 19, 2010
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    • Mangiapane85
    • July 23, 2010

24. Body poition for landing  

    By FreeflyIndian, July 18, 2009
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    • hchunter614
    • July 29, 2009

25. Walking & Chewing Gum?  

    By sid, May 2, 2003
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    • freakydiver
    • May 7, 2003

26. Ninja pilots .....  

    By SkydiveMonkey, July 18, 2002
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    • ernokaikkonen
    • July 30, 2002

27. FXC fired premature  

    By cloud9, July 22, 2002
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    • ernokaikkonen
    • July 29, 2002

28. Tandem before AFF  

    By airdweller, April 12, 2005
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    • cbennettjr
    • April 15, 2005

29. Then and Now  

    By GentleTiger, November 8, 2004
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    • slug
    • November 12, 2004

30. When to start with weights  

    By Beachbum, February 6, 2002
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    • Aviatrr
    • February 12, 2002

31. Big way climbout issues  

    By billvon, November 8, 2004
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    • smooth
    • November 10, 2004

32. is underloading a canopy dangerous?  

    By bluefingers, August 21, 2003
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    • billvon
    • August 22, 2003

33. Jumping at altitude versus sea-level  

    By CanuckInUSA, December 11, 2002
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    • slotperfect
    • December 20, 2002

34. AFF in the UK, anywhere cheap?  

    By bazelos, January 15, 2006
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    • bob.dino
    • January 18, 2006

35. Book Learning and Safety  

    By BrianSGermain, June 17, 2004
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    • flyinchicken
    • July 2, 2004

36. Landing with brakes  

    By Euroman, April 22, 2011
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    • popsjumper
    • April 26, 2011

37. freefall stability  

    By FallingMarc, June 24, 2001
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    • FallingMarc
    • July 2, 2001

38. Leaving Rig In Hot Car  

    By Jason42, July 13, 2008
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    • masterrigger1
    • July 29, 2008

39. new way to close the pin on vortex....?  

    By spiky75, March 10, 2014
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    • spiky75
    • March 13, 2014

40. Jumping from a gyrocopter  

    By chileanXaos, January 8, 2004
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    • Gato
    • September 26, 2007

41. Safety watch outs jumping in costume  

    By timrf79, September 12, 2016
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    • Rstanley0312
    • September 27, 2016

42. Can I check your shoulder flap?  

    By FallingHazard, July 21, 2008
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    • alge
    • July 26, 2008

43. Line Overs and Hook Knives...  

    By Hooknswoop, July 3, 2002
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    • polarbear
    • July 9, 2002

44. First Malfunction: Lesson Learned  

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

45. Landing approach estimator  

    By sjc, May 30, 2009
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    • jdfreefly
    • June 2, 2009

46. Canopy Control 101  

    By Snowflake, April 21, 2003
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    • relyon
    • April 24, 2003

47. Too much arch?  

    By SkyPixie, May 8, 2010
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    • burtonjm
    • June 1, 2010

48. Flying very flat. Any suggestions on how to arch?  

    By dogdoghowl, November 18, 2002
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    • 4waynut
    • December 2, 2002

49. New Canopy - what did you do?  

    By britboynz, October 22, 2004
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    • Frenchy68
    • October 28, 2004

50. packing  

    By Skyrose7, January 29, 2002
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    • Kirils
    • January 30, 2002

51. How many of you have had a low turn?  

    By Rafaellimon, December 11, 2006
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    • grue
    • December 31, 2006

52. watch the video "spin" a tandem tribute  

    By wildman2231, June 8, 2006
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    • wildman2231
    • June 17, 2006

53. BOC or PUD  

    By flyingarab, October 18, 2004
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    • JohnMitchell
    • October 22, 2004

54. Can your canopy be to big????  

    By jasonRose, December 29, 2005
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    • CanuckInUSA
    • December 31, 2005

55. Questioning Stats in Parachutist Article  

    By airdvr, January 14, 2014
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    • D22369
    • January 19, 2014

56. Are pc's in tow completely preventable?  

    By Freeflaw, March 26, 2011
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    • tommymiller_199
    • March 30, 2011

57. "First Free Fall Rig" ~ FXC on Main and Cypres/Vigil on Reserve  

    By Unstable, March 24, 2011
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    • JohnnyMarko
    • March 27, 2011

58. Packing safety question  

    By Hazarrd, July 28, 2003
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    • Malfunction
    • August 1, 2003

59. Please listen to the people around you  

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

60. King air Horizontal stabilizer injury  

    By Yourmother, July 19, 2007
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    • JohnMitchell
    • August 13, 2007

61. audibles  

    By mwreed60, June 9, 2004
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    • sundevil777
    • June 11, 2004

62. Bad decision I wanted to share, I was lucky.  

    By LawnDart21, June 14, 2002
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    • ernokaikkonen
    • June 17, 2002

63. Drying your canopy  

    By elias123, June 14, 2008
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    • elias123
    • June 16, 2008

64. What would you do protect your knees when you land?  

    By malorie721811, March 29, 2016
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    • BIGUN
    • April 5, 2016

65. size of the main canopy  

    By alberto1980, April 6, 2009
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    • erdnarob
    • April 11, 2009

66. Speed of flare  

    By Mike111, November 30, 2005
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    • AFFI
    • December 2, 2005

67. Any suggestions for my first solo  

    By lawrocket, November 4, 2002
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • November 7, 2002

68. Things to Consider When Visiting a New Drop Zone?  

    By punkgod94, October 2, 2012
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    • trinitycsi
    • October 16, 2012

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

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

70. herniated discs in neck/lower back  

    By Spooky26x, December 21, 2011
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    • riggerrob
    • February 4, 2016

71. Is my Dytter set too high?  

    By lummy, November 4, 2002
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    • billvon
    • November 6, 2002

72. Need to find a place with a pool for B License Training...  

    By gonzalesna, May 15, 2008
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    • NWFlyer
    • May 30, 2008

73. Signing logbooks  

    By johnny1488, December 3, 2001
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    • cheeseburger
    • January 6, 2002

74. proper reserve deployment  

    By SCS422, June 27, 2024
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • July 4, 2024

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

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

76. Stacks and approaches for swoping (was double fatality, NJ - 04 July 2005)  

    By YonatanRan, July 6, 2005
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    • Designer
    • July 8, 2005

77. 1 / 4 Cypress Fire?  

    By adamhildreth, September 27, 2012
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    • melanie91
    • October 2, 2012

78. Can i become a skydiver?  

    By cvfd1399, October 17, 2003
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    • Scrumpot
    • October 29, 2003

79. spencer upsizing  

    By spencer, March 19, 2003
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    • riddler
    • March 27, 2003

80. How to recover from a flat spin on back?  

    By WooHoo, November 11, 2005
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    • fencebuster
    • September 30, 2017

81. Wrapping a brake-line?  

    By Lazarus_762, September 9, 2012
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    • Lazarus_762
    • September 21, 2012

82. Wing loading for a first rig  

    By Chris-Ottawa, May 5, 2006
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    • freeflysteve
    • May 18, 2006

83. self induced line twists  

    By firstime, September 20, 2004
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    • skaterboi
    • September 21, 2004

84. Canopy Collisions as a Percentage Fatalities Over Time  

    By base698, May 10, 2015
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    • kkeenan
    • August 23, 2015

85. Density-Altitude  

    By quade, April 15, 2002
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    • mjosparky
    • May 17, 2006

86. Balloon jumps  

    By willso, May 28, 2007
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    • docjohn
    • June 13, 2007

87. Glasses/Contacts/Prescription Goggles/Bifocals Advice for Newbie  

    By AimeeCat, October 14, 2013
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    • TsunamiGilligan
    • October 15, 2013

88. noobie advice regarding accuracy  

    By lisamariewillbe, June 27, 2005
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    • MakeItHappen
    • June 28, 2005

89. When to flare- high vs low winds  

    By jenomegle, January 1, 2011
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    • dorbie
    • January 8, 2011

90. Practice Skydive Altimeter for iPhone (altitude awareness)  

    By mixedup, September 15, 2011
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    • dorbie
    • August 31, 2012

91. Slowing down to terminal, and line wear  

    By PLFKING, November 29, 2001
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    • billvon
    • December 4, 2001

92. Non Injury Reserve Canopy Tree Landing, St. Marys, GA, USA, Jan 1, 2010  

    By leewilcox, January 3, 2010
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • January 7, 2010

93. malfunctions  

    By thepollster, February 28, 2001
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    • wildblue
    • March 7, 2001

94. Vertigo,Hypoxia or something medically wrong with me?  

    By catfishhunter, January 26, 2004
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    • Beerlight
    • February 3, 2004

95. Dust Devil Landing  

    By sdctlc, May 2, 2003
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    • pchapman
    • May 13, 2003

96. Short of Breath  

    By shibu, August 7, 2012
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    • Nutz
    • August 8, 2012

97. AFF at Non-USPA dropzone  

    By k2everest, April 30, 2003
    • 20 replies
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    • Andy9o8
    • December 8, 2009

98. recovering from a breakline fire  

    By JoHawley, February 21, 2003
    • 20 replies
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    • SkySlut
    • February 27, 2003

99. night jump do's and don'ts  

    By pds, January 14, 2004
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    • nbblood
    • January 26, 2004

100. near miss? your thoughts?  

     By phoenixlpr, August 14, 2013
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     • MikeJD
     • August 28, 2013