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1. Noob question: If you could turn back the clock, what would you do differently?   1 2

   By Namowal, December 5, 2011
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   • bigbearfng
   • December 30, 2011

2. Coach Course - Material to read beforehand?   1 2

   By Hazarrd, April 1, 2004
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   • AggieDave
   • April 2, 2004

3. Short Dust Devil Video  

   By GreenLight, June 28, 2011
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   • airtwardo
   • August 18, 2012

4. Jumping with contacts and sunglasses?   1 2

   By windcatcher, September 3, 2004
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   • skydiverkim
   • September 12, 2004

5. Intentional cutaway: advisable? accessible?   1 2

   By LittleOne, September 10, 2006
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   • toronto_bill
   • May 23, 2007

6. Packing  

   By Bushmasta, February 7, 2002
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   • lazerq3
   • February 9, 2002

7. DownWind Landings - PLF or Slide In?  

   By Amanduh, October 13, 2004
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   • velvetjo
   • November 4, 2004

8. Vertical separation   1 2

   By nigel99, September 6, 2011
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   • billvon
   • September 12, 2011

9. Pilote chute in Tow   1 2 3

   By ikebonamin, August 29, 2005
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   • RogerRamjet
   • September 30, 2005

10. exit  

    By -freedom-, September 3, 2006
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    • Babi
    • September 6, 2006

11. Hard Opening.... 5 Broken Lines... Cutaway !  

    By Zane, January 20, 2005
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    • Amazon
    • January 22, 2005

12. Running out of time!!  

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

13. Pilot Chute in Tow   1 2 3

    By Muppetdog, March 16, 2004
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    • Auryn
    • March 24, 2004

14. Tolerating Gs during a malfunction   1 2

    By dthames, January 27, 2012
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    • holie
    • February 1, 2012

15. Goal of 100 jumps and "B" rating in October - safely realistic or unrealistic?  

    By mdrejhon, May 10, 2005
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    • mdrejhon
    • May 12, 2005

16. Getting current again (student status)  

    By frogerina, October 25, 2013
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    • SivaGanesha
    • October 30, 2013

17. Descendent with jumpers  

    By Gaper, March 2, 2018
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    • thetreehugger
    • March 5, 2018

18. Actual time to steerable canopy  

    By RockSkyGirl, March 26, 2018
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    • husslr187
    • March 31, 2018

19. Tandem Exits out of a Cessna  

    By LawnDart21, April 16, 2003
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    • tspillers
    • April 19, 2003

20. Contact with jump plane after exit  

    By packaho, September 14, 2005
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    • BillyVance
    • September 20, 2005

21. Minor landing mishap  

    By newsstand, July 6, 2004
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    • Jimbo
    • July 23, 2004

22. How to pack parachutes pain-free  

    By GixxxerKim, August 14, 2015
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    • DSE
    • August 17, 2015

23. AFF Locations for British Jumpers? British Experienced and Instructors opinions?  

    By robbie_g, October 14, 2006
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    • Inthebuff
    • December 14, 2006

24. Skydiving Fatal on first jump AFF in India  

    By air_devil, February 7, 2014
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    • shaz10
    • February 12, 2014

25. AFF-1 Should I have listened?  

    By justinbaker27, November 19, 2013
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    • SecondRound
    • November 20, 2013

26. Not ashamed to say my flare sucks  

    By MochaSkyChick, June 16, 2003
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    • conoro
    • August 3, 2003

27. A good reason for freefall suits.  

    By FFMedic, March 10, 2010
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    • FFMedic
    • March 19, 2010

28. Low Pull: 480m - Student   1 2

    By ciscobiz, September 29, 2005
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    • phoenixlpr
    • October 5, 2005

29. Sunset cut away   1 2

    By feagajk, October 25, 2003
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    • tbrown
    • November 23, 2003

30. my second cutaway  

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

31. Question for AFFI's   1 2

    By Hooknswoop, May 9, 2002
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    • caseyusa
    • May 15, 2002

32. low turn to make the lz  

    By azdiver, July 11, 2006
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    • ernguru
    • September 1, 2006

33. Really, how important is water training?   1 2

    By jaybwise, April 19, 2007
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    • riggerrob
    • May 3, 2007

34. First Cutaway - Help understanding please!   1 2

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

35. From ripcord to hand deploy (?) and back.  

    By poohbeer, September 29, 2003
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    • PhillyKev
    • September 30, 2003

36. Low Turns  

    By Quake120, June 10, 2006
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    • dharma1976
    • June 13, 2006

37. Upper winds in opposite direction to lower winds  

    By el_chester, March 20, 2007
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    • upndownshop
    • March 27, 2007

38. AFF Level 1  

    By elatom, January 30, 2003
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    • Slink2
    • March 1, 2003

39. How long before I need to repack my main?   1 2

    By MorfiusX, January 25, 2011
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    • theonlyski
    • January 29, 2011

40. Penalties for flying with improper credentials?   1 2

    By BillyVance, June 10, 2008
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    • htrammel
    • June 14, 2008

41. BSR proposal take 5 (or, the details of mine)   1 2 3

    By billvon, March 2, 2005
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    • kallend
    • March 6, 2005

42. Traffic pattern. Did I do the right thing?   1 2

    By Tuna-Salad, March 9, 2009
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    • gearless_chris
    • March 12, 2009

43. let's talk about going low, breakoff etc...   1 2

    By airdvr, February 15, 2008
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    • kallend
    • February 18, 2008

44. What goes through your mind when you get injured?   1 2

    By jigneshsoni, June 11, 2007
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    • mouth
    • June 22, 2007

45. Landing a Mr. Bill  

    By freakflyer9999, August 21, 2004
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    • hookitt
    • August 30, 2004

46. Two canopies out  

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

47. Harness for training EPs  

    By jcbfly, January 18, 2010
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    • fencebuster
    • January 23, 2010

48. Anniversary of Ted Nelson's death - discussion of future prevention  

    By billvon, July 25, 2007
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    • kkeenan
    • August 1, 2007

49. What if it happened>?   1 2

    By D22369, September 3, 2003
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    • JonBonGraham
    • March 2, 2005

50. Jumping in high winds   1 2

    By gale, December 19, 2002
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    • Jimbo
    • January 2, 2003

51. Nervous  

    By MotoGP, June 17, 2009
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    • erdnarob
    • June 19, 2009

52. Hard pull-- cutaway?  

    By kelel01, November 7, 2003
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    • Hazarrd
    • November 8, 2003

53. Picking a DZ in spain.  

    By ego, October 21, 2013
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    • Remster
    • October 24, 2013

54. Intentional reserve pull.  

    By Tuna-Salad, September 3, 2008
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    • Tuna-Salad
    • September 8, 2008

55. Where can I get my A - license in Mexico?  

    By jlen, April 12, 2013
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    • ChrisD
    • April 15, 2013

56. Main Malfunction & Cut-Away   1 2

    By ripcord, July 22, 2001
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    • cuchulinn
    • August 24, 2003

57. regrading 20 jumps for A licence  

    By fabulous98, April 25, 2010
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    • JohnDeere
    • April 28, 2010

58. Price of Canopy Control Courses   1 2

    By tbrown, December 13, 2005
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    • skyyhi
    • December 23, 2005

59. Do you check your gear before putting it on and again before exiting the plane? Be honest!   1 2

    By missfortunem, June 2, 2005
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    • apley
    • June 6, 2005

60. Canopy Training Idea   1 2 3

    By Hooknswoop, July 11, 2003
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    • Zenister
    • July 28, 2003

61. routine deterioration?  

    By Skyper, November 30, 2010
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    • riggerrob
    • December 24, 2010

62. Re: [nicknitro71] Fatality - IL - 26 July 2006   1 2 3

    By anita, August 2, 2006
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    • billvon
    • August 5, 2006

63. Autopilot on jump planes?  

    By roostnureye, April 9, 2014
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    • diablopilot
    • April 15, 2014

64. Does this look Safe ??   1 2

    By krkeenan, March 3, 2006
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    • mjosparky
    • April 5, 2006

65. wolmari pack  

    By steve1, January 27, 2002
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    • phoenixlpr
    • April 29, 2010

66. Two Out - Disconnect RSL? Why?  

    By Lazarus_762, September 21, 2012
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    • cbuffalino
    • September 30, 2012

67. Anyone who likes both freeflying and RW   1 2

    By rendezvous, May 6, 2003
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    • jerm
    • May 9, 2003

68. so i had the spins..... ?  

    By alanab, October 3, 2005
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    • beezyshaw
    • October 8, 2005

69. Determining YOUR Hard Deck   1 2

    By somethinelse, September 5, 2004
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    • somethinelse
    • September 14, 2004

70. Commercial Wind Tunnel Training?   1 2

    By NtheSeaOrSky, January 6, 2002
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    • weid14
    • January 13, 2002

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

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

72. Loose chinstrap burn  

    By DigitalDave, February 19, 2010
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    • Teigen
    • March 24, 2010

73. Never stop flying!  

    By billvon, April 22, 2002
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    • Jumperpaula
    • April 29, 2002

74. Considerations when landing off   1 2 3

    By redtwiga, August 19, 2003
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    • freakydiver
    • August 25, 2003

75. Canopy question: Brake position   1 2

    By Mockingbird, June 7, 2005
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    • mjosparky
    • June 14, 2005

76. Pulled too low...  

    By hongkongluna, November 12, 2007
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    • ntrprnr
    • November 18, 2007

77. Reason for skydiving deaths?????  

    By Jimchamp1, January 23, 2002
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    • Aviatrr
    • January 24, 2002

78. Getting bored with skydiving leading to safety issues  

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

79. 1st reserve deployment.   1 2

    By borisattva, August 30, 2004
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    • dnewcomer
    • September 14, 2004

80. Family and friends advice  

    By Jak3slice, May 14, 2019
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    • JohnMitchell
    • July 31, 2019

81. Survey - Canopy Control (Please Everyone Fillout)   1 2

    By samp76, April 6, 2005
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    • samp76
    • April 14, 2005

82. multichecking   1 2

    By Iezyka, December 26, 2002
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    • Dumpster
    • December 31, 2002

83. Email from an attorney .  

    By SStewart, January 26, 2019
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    • Divalent
    • February 2, 2019

84. The SIM...   1 2

    By jumpjunkie2004, August 17, 2005
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    • billvon
    • September 16, 2008

85. How a newbie can vet a DZ  

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

86. FAA directive -- Twin Otters  

    By howardwhite, November 25, 2008
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    • lewmonst
    • December 2, 2008

87. How many bad landings is ok for every 100 jumps?  

    By FrancoR, December 19, 2008
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    • gearless_chris
    • December 29, 2008

88. Serious landing issues...   1 2

    By mamajumps, August 25, 2008
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    • mamajumps
    • August 28, 2008

89. Hope you rookies are ready for this?   1 2

    By Designer, February 2, 2004
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    • Designer
    • February 4, 2004

90. My Instuctor  

    By Blamey, April 29, 2010
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    • danielcroft
    • May 5, 2010

91. Injury recovery question  

    By Docspidey, August 22, 2004
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    • argon
    • August 28, 2004

92. Shifting wind and landing directions  

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

93. Okay, how to make it safer?  

    By LuvToFly, January 30, 2004
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    • The111
    • February 3, 2004

94. How good were you?   1 2

    By ryan_d_sucks, July 29, 2008
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    • CrazyL
    • August 15, 2008

95. Holding the PC after extraction longer than needed?  

    By Tsynique, February 7, 2012
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    • piisfish
    • February 9, 2012

96. How to do a door dive?  

    By gale, July 14, 2002
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    • fred
    • November 15, 2002

97. Need some advice on exits  

    By Babi, May 8, 2006
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    • Orange1
    • May 11, 2006

98. What would you recommend as a first jump, based on the statistics that most will only make one jump - Static Line, Tandem or AFF?   1 2

    By LizCarnes, October 15, 2002
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    • Beachbum
    • October 19, 2002

99. Low Jumps...High W/L AGAIN!!!   1 2 3 4

    By scotts, February 25, 2004
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    • billvon
    • February 28, 2004

100. Need help preparing for my AFF...   1 2

     By Muenkel, January 22, 2002
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     • Muenkel
     • January 25, 2002