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1. Tight Closing Loop = Bag Lock??   1 2

   By camgon, June 29, 2011
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   • camgon
   • July 2, 2011

2. Canopy Traffic, Obstacles and Decisions   1 2

   By StearmanR985, May 3, 2004
   • 27 replies
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   • vdschoor
   • May 7, 2004

3. FreeFlying and Swooping  

   By johnG325, August 25, 2013
   • 11 replies
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   • JohnMitchell
   • August 28, 2013

4. FEAR   1 2

   By tmontana, May 12, 2004
   • 40 replies
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   • apley
   • May 17, 2004

5. stopping a down plane  

   By steve1, January 26, 2002
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   • rainman
   • January 31, 2002

6. Static Line Or AFF? Help!  

   By DHolland, April 16, 2007
   • 16 replies
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   • noname
   • April 19, 2007

7. AFF completion   1 2

   By skydiver2113, January 18, 2011
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   • popsjumper
   • January 21, 2011

8. CYPRES debates - my theory   1 2 3

   By kallend, September 12, 2003
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   • kallend
   • September 17, 2003

9. Are you a risk taker?  

   By RTBI2, July 21, 2010
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   • skyflower_bloom
   • July 22, 2010

10. Need some encouragement  

    By GiZZeRR, May 10, 2001
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    • GiZZeRR
    • May 12, 2001

11. WS vs PC  

    By phoenixlpr, July 14, 2014
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    • phoenixlpr
    • August 14, 2014

12. always finish on a postive  

    By gregpso, May 15, 2014
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    • ridebmxbikes
    • May 15, 2014

13. Thinking of doing a Hybrid IAD/AFF Training Scenerio   1 2

    By tstar, December 27, 2020
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    • tstar
    • January 15, 2021

14. Humid landings  

    By Push, March 24, 2003
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    • riddler
    • March 28, 2003

15. Smaller reserve canopys  

    By udder, May 22, 2005
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    • billvon
    • May 24, 2005

16. Winds   1 2 3

    By canopycudler, January 12, 2004
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    • billvon
    • January 14, 2004

17. exit separation please help   1 2

    By Newbie, November 20, 2002
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    • diverdriver
    • November 23, 2002

18. Cypress always a safe thing??   1 2 3 4

    By Skyvixen, July 16, 2003
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    • wmw999
    • July 19, 2003

19. Some Basic Fun Things To DO With A 280 Student Canopy!  

    By WayneRATS, May 16, 2003
    • 20 replies
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    • phoenixlpr
    • June 12, 2003

20. Jumper Separation: What is the norm at your DZ?   1 2

    By CrazyL, January 3, 2006
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    • LouDiamond
    • January 9, 2006

21. VFR=>IMC or CFIT  

    By winsor, December 22, 2008
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    • DSE
    • February 2, 2009

22. Night Jump Requirement....  

    By TheMarshMan1, January 7, 2002
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    • Watcher
    • January 26, 2002

23. The Psychology of "I can handle it"   1 2

    By LawnDart21, August 24, 2005
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    • wgrayw
    • August 30, 2005

24. Broke middle finger on 4-way  

    By lifesatrip, August 27, 2004
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    • twibbles
    • February 20, 2006

25. landing in water - which direction  

    By wilcox, March 10, 2006
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    • Schoenauer
    • March 31, 2006

26. New DZ Briefings   1 2

    By Hooknswoop, February 19, 2002
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    • PhreeZone
    • February 27, 2002

27. tipping for tandems?   1 2

    By heidihagen, December 21, 2004
    • 39 replies
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    • Muenkel
    • January 10, 2005

28. is 1.35 aggressive?  

    By diver123, March 7, 2001
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    • BenW
    • March 15, 2001

29. Low Pulls  

    By denaga, March 23, 2001
    • 9 replies
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    • Geoff
    • March 28, 2001

30. The Swoop Streamer - Learning canopy manuvers with a visual reference at safe altitudes  

    By peek, April 26, 2006
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    • peek
    • May 24, 2006

31. Two Out, side by side, Chop?   1 2

    By bomb420, November 7, 2003
    • 27 replies
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    • nacmacfeegle
    • November 11, 2003

32. XRW Mr. Bill with jumper who has <100 jumps  

    By MarSD6, October 10, 2020
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    • base615
    • January 29, 2021

33. Swoop Ponds  

    By prost, August 31, 2001
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    • prost
    • September 10, 2001

34. Students - Don't Give Up!   1 2

    By Luna, March 24, 2003
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    • b1jercat
    • March 28, 2003

35. Packers and pilot chutes   1 2

    By ManBird, July 2, 2003
    • 33 replies
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    • rigging65
    • July 4, 2003

36. 13500 feet  

    By jigneshsoni, June 12, 2005
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    • Icon134
    • June 13, 2005

37. spinning malfunction  

    By WmLauterbach, July 16, 2002
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    • Hooknswoop
    • July 17, 2002

38. wake up half conscious in freefall  

    By miconar, August 31, 2014
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    • D22369
    • September 2, 2014

39. pull at right altitude / track to avoid collision   1 2

    By lynxie, January 8, 2005
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    • happythoughts
    • January 13, 2005

40. FEAR FACTOR  

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

41. When my landing pattern does not align with their landing pattern.  

    By GoGoGadget, May 7, 2018
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    • GoGoGadget
    • May 9, 2018

42. Hard Pull !!!!!!!!!!!!!  

    By freebird, January 19, 2002
    • 15 replies
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    • billvon
    • January 22, 2002

43. Reaching your BOC   1 2

    By upndownshop, March 20, 2008
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • March 24, 2008

44. Spinletto Mal & RSL   1 2

    By krkarl, July 31, 2009
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    • AFFI
    • August 5, 2009

45. How many seconds would you wait before jumping? Read first!   1 2

    By aguila, January 28, 2007
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    • aguila
    • February 6, 2007

46. How long to get A license?   1 2

    By Bill_K, May 25, 2006
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    • adventurechick
    • May 28, 2006

47. Packing  

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

48. Question about # of repeats allowed in AFF  

    By ColdDuck, March 21, 2001
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    • ColdDuck
    • March 22, 2001

49. Perris landing accident 3 (from Incidents)  

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

50. Pilotchute in tow and body position for reserve deployment?   1 2

    By dgw, January 7, 2007
    • 26 replies
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    • Auryn
    • January 26, 2007

51. Indoor Skydiving!  

    By charleslittle, September 4, 2003
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    • Bodyflight.Net
    • January 24, 2004

52. Tracking in freefly suit  

    By Geoff, February 27, 2001
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    • freephlyer
    • June 16, 2003

53. Clearing a pilot chute in tow  

    By jakee, April 17, 2006
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    • jakee
    • April 19, 2006

54. cure for potato chipping??  

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

55. Hard Openings  

    By danornan, August 24, 2020
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    • vinpremium4
    • January 9, 2021

56. Pilotchute... in tow? on feet!   1 2

    By mds58, June 16, 2003
    • 35 replies
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    • Mixoligist
    • June 21, 2003

57. New Skydiver-obsessed and wanting to get certified   1 2

    By skymom2, January 26, 2005
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    • skymom2
    • February 2, 2005

58. Second jump and fractured tibula  

    By w4p2, June 9, 2003
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    • w4p2
    • June 13, 2003

59. When they say toggles together durning flare!!!   1 2

    By Bill_K, September 25, 2006
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    • GPSJane
    • October 23, 2006

60. Differences in Packing Methods  

    By publiux, February 22, 2010
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    • halorob
    • March 12, 2010

61. Why a minimum wing loading requirement?  

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

62. Cutaway with a fogged visor  

    By FeFe, December 29, 2002
    • 7 replies
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    • weid14
    • January 3, 2003

63. Jump #37 - Hop’nPop Double Malfunction *No Cutaway*  

    By raphaelistics, June 12, 2019
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    • kat00
    • June 14, 2019

64. Marking Lines on DZ Field  

    By ChrisD, June 2, 2013
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    • 05BlackWRX
    • June 7, 2013

65. Packing  

    By freebird, January 22, 2002
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    • Aviatrr
    • January 27, 2002

66. Stuck toggle=First Cutaway  

    By 2cmyzx, May 17, 2005
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    • zap49
    • May 22, 2005

67. Re: [billvon] Fatality and skydive dallas   1 2

    By CPTSkydive, May 4, 2005
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    • Freeflysmiley
    • May 10, 2005

68. Who is wrong in this video? near canopy collision  

    By liftedtitan, September 28, 2009
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    • JohnMitchell
    • November 25, 2009

69. Brain Malfunction 11/09/2005   1 2

    By Silverchic, October 18, 2005
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    • Silverchic
    • October 21, 2005

70. You're below 1500ft, and...   1 2

    By aresye, October 18, 2008
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    • livendive
    • October 29, 2008

71. non-fatal incident statistics  

    By veter_, January 17, 2005
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    • veter_
    • January 19, 2005

72. not really happy with reserve  

    By dragon2, February 17, 2003
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    • blueshrew
    • February 19, 2003

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

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

74. 'Sinking in' a canopy...  

    By Yossarian, August 30, 2007
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    • Yossarian
    • August 31, 2007

75. My first cutaway.  

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

76. Optimal # of student jumps in a day?   1 2

    By Orange1, December 20, 2005
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    • Ron
    • December 23, 2005

77. Bigways Of The Future?  

    By scotts, December 7, 2013
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    • mirage62
    • December 12, 2013

78. Advice for an AFF Student RE: Early flare  

    By hechz, January 28, 2008
    • 16 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • January 31, 2008

79. cutaway w/ skyhook RSL?  

    By 1911, October 31, 2003
    • 18 replies
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    • KellyF
    • November 5, 2003

80. DETERMINING WIND DIRECTION, AM I RIGHT?  

    By pack40, July 24, 2002
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    • pack40
    • August 1, 2002

81. AFF 2 Jump  

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

82. Written instructions for students?  

    By Spudmuffin, October 10, 2004
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    • Spudmuffin
    • October 13, 2004

83. Are you willing to land with the jump plane in the name of pilot training?   1 2 3

    By skybum02, May 21, 2007
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    • tbrown
    • May 27, 2007

84. Don't grip the door on exit if you enjoy using your hand   1 2

    By bch7773, March 16, 2004
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    • fudd
    • March 29, 2004

85. Collapsible Slider, sLinks, What to do  

    By flyer299, May 2, 2003
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    • andy2
    • May 2, 2003

86. Is there a source for accident statistics?  

    By AKcharger, February 25, 2016
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    • riggerrob
    • March 18, 2016

87. front & back loops?  

    By heidihagen, April 27, 2005
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    • Avion
    • May 1, 2005

88. Dangers  

    By FlyingRhenquest, November 26, 2013
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    • FlyingRhenquest
    • December 3, 2013

89. Planned dynamic stall of your canopy  

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

90. Finished AFF L3 Monday, but seeking advice.  

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

91. Walking in the landing area...   1 2 3 4

    By Bill_K, October 20, 2008
    • 77 replies
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    • jumpwally
    • November 6, 2008

92. Once again-Lightly loaded high performance canopy issues   1 2

    By peek, November 27, 2006
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    • Squeak
    • December 15, 2006

93. How would you react to this?  

    By ChasingBlueSky, June 11, 2004
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    • Deuce
    • July 1, 2004

94. How close is this?   1 2

    By ikebonamin, April 4, 2007
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    • azdiver
    • April 14, 2007

95. Found Skydiving video, terrible cutaway  

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

96. Yet another newbies-with-cameras thread  

    By -Joey-, May 31, 2013
    • 18 replies
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    • JeffCa
    • June 1, 2013

97. ANY Ideas for my A license graduation JUMP!!!  

    By jasonRose, May 12, 2005
    • 19 replies
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    • bob.dino
    • May 15, 2005

98. do you pop your reserve for repacks??   1 2

    By Beachbum, December 30, 2002
    • 34 replies
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    • billvon
    • January 13, 2003

99. One-Handed cutaways on spinners   1 2

    By napalmboy, June 30, 2010
    • 28 replies
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    • diablopilot
    • July 18, 2010

100. Gear check, gear check, gear check!   1 2

     By matttrudeau, June 18, 2003
     • 28 replies
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     • riggerrob
     • June 27, 2003