Safety and Training
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There is a direct relationship between your knowledge, skill and attitude and skydiving safety. Safety should be your #1 priority and this is the place to grow in all three of those areas.

6,253 topics in this forum

  1. Thinking about getting into skydiving  

    By dseiko,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,840 views

  2. Broken Thumb on deployment.  

    By squirrel,
    • 8 replies
    • 2,466 views

  3. "You're Going to Get Bored Within 100 Jumps"   1 2

    By NWFlyer,
    • 29 replies
    • 5,687 views

  4. Gear maintenance my/rigger responsibility.  

    By d123,
    • 14 replies
    • 2,576 views

  5. Taking Resonsibility  

    By towerrat,
    • 15 replies
    • 2,659 views

  6. Student Canopy Control  

    By mccallj,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,670 views

  7. Staying current in the winter  

    By Blassiter,
    • 22 replies
    • 6,557 views

  8. A New Plan for a Noob  

    By Gato,
    • 8 replies
    • 2,635 views

  9. 180 degree front riser requirement for "A"   1 2 3 4

    By hackish,
    • 97 replies
    • 9,718 views

  10. IAD exiting issues  

    By Carpe_Diem,
    • 11 replies
    • 3,003 views

  11. Opening Shock - Impact on broken bones?  

    By RedBaron,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,872 views

  12. How much will an A-License cost me?   1 2 3

    By Hausse,
    • 68 replies
    • 6,082 views

  13. coach and tandem training  

    By mfuller,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,236 views

  14. Late turns?!   1 2 3

    By buba07,
    • 68 replies
    • 4,458 views

  15. Student reserve out of date  

    By Freefly300,
    • 21 replies
    • 3,673 views

  16. Jumping from a gyrocopter  

    By chileanXaos,
    • 20 replies
    • 6,580 views

  17. down size questions  

    By SGT-Frontline,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,263 views

  18. "Hover control"  

    By The111,
    • 7 replies
    • 5,247 views

  19. currency  

    By rapter,
    • 7 replies
    • 2,428 views

  20. Finally Had My Cutaway  

    By tbrown,
    • 14 replies
    • 6,060 views

  21. non certified aff course  

    By luckymaguire,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,501 views

  22. Wing loading  

    By Blassiter,
    • 10 replies
    • 4,421 views

  23. Tandem progression - popular/successful?  

    By cpoxon,
    • 17 replies
    • 2,830 views

  24. altimeter saying 5000 at ground level...   1 2

    By hackish,
    • 41 replies
    • 4,142 views

  25. A very interesting student attitude  

    By peek,
    • 13 replies
    • 4,289 views

  26. lay off rule  

    By schon267,
    • 14 replies
    • 3,127 views

  27. Kicking out of linetwists or ...   1 2

    By morten,
    • 25 replies
    • 6,448 views

  28. Student Travelling to another DZ  

    By nopurpose,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,530 views

  29. Bad exit, big FAIL for AFF3   1 2 3

    By nerd137,
    • 56 replies
    • 6,493 views

  30. Looking straight down - seeing someone waving off..  

    By reinhart36,
    • 22 replies
    • 4,057 views

  31. Canopy Ideas....   1 2

    By Chris-Ottawa,
    • 29 replies
    • 3,274 views

  32. When to flare?   1 2 3 4

    By buba07,
    • 78 replies
    • 8,355 views

  33. 'Sinking in' a canopy...  

    By Yossarian,
    • 14 replies
    • 4,803 views

  34. Windtunnel before AFF  

    By cferguson,
    • 5 replies
    • 2,079 views

  35. hot trunk   1 2 3

    By bluesilver30,
    • 73 replies
    • 6,093 views

  36. Bad tandem lurk   1 2 3

    By RossDagley,
    • 55 replies
    • 7,413 views

  37. My Return (Long, but maybe worth it.)  

    By Gato,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,403 views

  38. Is this the right place to swoop? (was: Swooper near miss video)  

    By steelyeye,
    • 13 replies
    • 3,361 views

  39. Malfunction Today  

    By gpdm,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,309 views

  40. Instructor Rating Crossover  

    By ORANGENBLUE,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,030 views

  41. IAF Course?  

    By none4mety,
    • 3 replies
    • 3,175 views

  42. On The Edge  

    By draygoneslayr,
    • 17 replies
    • 3,917 views

  43. Online Level 4 Course?  

    By shibu,
    • 1 reply
    • 957 views

  44. Tree landing - Crosskeys, NJ - 16 August 2007  

    By PhreeZone,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,945 views

  45. AFF cost $2400....bueno o no?!   1 2

    By BuckWild1,
    • 41 replies
    • 7,293 views

  46. My first emergency exit   1 2 3

    By BMFin,
    • 69 replies
    • 7,672 views

  47. Emergency Proceedures Training (from Chicagoland injury thread)  

    By Andrewwhyte,
    • 9 replies
    • 1,550 views

  48. CANOPY CLASS  

    By maurice1369,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,282 views

  49. King air Horizontal stabilizer injury  

    By Yourmother,
    • 20 replies
    • 7,322 views

  50. Bought my first case....  

    By peanutgallery,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,169 views

  51. Freak occurance?   1 2

    By Ms.sofaking,
    • 30 replies
    • 5,363 views

  52. IAD vs AFF. How many jumps?  

    By mmaaddllii,
    • 3 replies
    • 3,517 views

  53. Mals under a ZP versus an F111  

    By hongkongluna,
    • 16 replies
    • 2,870 views

  54. Why students need to use their own judgment at times  

    By peek,
    • 14 replies
    • 3,427 views

  55. Spin based blackouts?  

    By hackish,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,608 views

  56. RSL question...  

    By hackish,
    • 19 replies
    • 2,671 views

  57. Using Transition Gear  

    By filip0721,
    • 11 replies
    • 1,946 views

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

    By billvon,
    • 19 replies
    • 4,711 views

  59. old gear  

    By illusioneer,
    • 13 replies
    • 2,427 views

  60. Avoiding a canopy collision on final  

    By LittleOne,
    • 9 replies
    • 2,830 views

  61. Ethical Decision Making  

    By tombuch,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,847 views

  62. Water Gear  

    By jgaley69,
    • 6 replies
    • 1,315 views

  63. STUDENT TRAINING USING Two ACTION WITH RSL on the cutaway And AAD on reserve   1 2 3

    By stevepearce,
    • 55 replies
    • 5,717 views

  64. Ted Nelson Accident Anniversary   1 2 3 4

    By kkeenan,
    • 84 replies
    • 7,130 views

  65. Instructor licensure  

    By Attilla,
    • 10 replies
    • 1,352 views

  66. crash position  

    By longtall,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,233 views

  67. Training at Skydive Chicago, Chicagoland Skydiving, or Skydive Midwest?  

    By rusty_amy,
    • 7 replies
    • 2,108 views

  68. Brake line busted: best response?   1 2 3

    By WingFlyer,
    • 71 replies
    • 8,027 views

  69. Graduated level 8!  

    By joe399,
    • 6 replies
    • 1,314 views

  70. AFF 1: I refused to jump!   1 2

    By Zagor,
    • 36 replies
    • 11,715 views

  71. STP 3 (video)  

    By bloody_trauma,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,294 views

  72. AFF course questions  

    By peanutgallery,
    • 8 replies
    • 3,484 views

  73. Tangled in the lines?  

    By kelly.fischer,
    • 13 replies
    • 5,709 views

  74. Cause of a mal  

    By GPSJane,
    • 10 replies
    • 2,013 views

  75. Pulling at the planned altitude  

    By docdialtone,
    • 10 replies
    • 2,093 views

  76. Jump plane seatbelts  

    By V111pilot,
    • 9 replies
    • 3,075 views

  77. Leaving to Europe for a few months  

    By filip0721,
    • 10 replies
    • 3,465 views

  78. Landing large American Flags   1 2 3

    By hoyt,
    • 63 replies
    • 10,190 views

  79. What is safe skydiving?   1 2

    By jigneshsoni,
    • 42 replies
    • 6,415 views

  80. Downplane   1 2

    By rolinj,
    • 25 replies
    • 5,788 views

  81. cost of skydiving   1 2

    By blueskys25,
    • 30 replies
    • 12,601 views

  82. How number of jumps influences the accuracy of landing (for us with <200 jumps)   1 2

    By sjc,
    • 40 replies
    • 3,781 views

  83. Tandem 1st jump  

    By Heier,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,455 views

  84. "Rules of the Road" for aviation  

    By peek,
    • 8 replies
    • 4,471 views

  85. Petition for seperate landing area's   1 2 3 4 6

    By mirage62,
    • 133 replies
    • 6,457 views

  86. Ever had that person that just doesn't listen?  

    By Feeblemind,
    • 22 replies
    • 3,967 views

  87. Stacking the pattern   1 2

    By Royd,
    • 32 replies
    • 3,073 views

  88. Q for King Air pilots   1 2

    By jjiimmyyt,
    • 39 replies
    • 4,457 views

  89. Know of a video showing diving exit?  

    By Mockingbird,
    • 17 replies
    • 3,172 views

  90. Quality / Content of CC courses...  

    By Glitch,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,429 views

  91. Recent "future direction of tandem" meeting info?  

    By SkymonkeyONE,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,539 views

  92. Got my A License Yesterday!  

    By TheCapt,
    • 10 replies
    • 2,305 views

  93. Timing of flares on landing   1 2

    By Krmpy,
    • 28 replies
    • 9,422 views

  94. Low opening - Cypres Fire  

    By Scubadivemaster,
    • 16 replies
    • 3,813 views

  95. SKydiving Books  

    By FlyinBrian87,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,182 views

  96. Tell a student to quit   1 2 3 4 6

    By RB_Hammer,
    • 126 replies
    • 9,772 views

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

    By jigneshsoni,
    • 29 replies
    • 4,717 views

  98. Near incident low opening AAD fire   1 2

    By Fullonmother,
    • 41 replies
    • 6,705 views

  99. Backflying with tandems (Was Rocky Point injury)   1 2 3 4 6

    By davepend,
    • 147 replies
    • 14,081 views

  100. Disregard of warnings/groundings   1 2

    By chanti,
    • 31 replies
    • 7,260 views
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