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6,253 topics in this forum

1. landing in cold air. what should I expect?  

   By Kuper, May 15, 2006
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   • obelixtim
   • May 22, 2006

2. EMERGENCY EXITS DURING CLIMBOUT  

   By dnewcomer, September 20, 2004
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   • dnewcomer
   • September 22, 2004

3. Actual Water Training... (i.e. jumps into water)  

   By fcajump, January 13, 2011
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   • skyh2omedic
   • January 17, 2011

4. MY FIRST JUMP  

   By GypsySkyy, November 3, 2011
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   • GypsySkyy
   • November 5, 2011

5. reserve-pop in the door  

   By AiRpollUtiOn, October 14, 2002
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   • nacmacfeegle
   • October 22, 2002

6. How safe?  

   By gldn51, December 13, 2001
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   • RemiAndKaren
   • December 18, 2001

7. How long does it take for your reserve to open?  

   By docjohn, November 6, 2005
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   • riggerrob
   • November 9, 2005

8. Tension Knots = Cutaway  

   By matttrudeau, July 2, 2003
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   • sducoach
   • July 3, 2003

9. A Little Help  

   By DocCasey, January 28, 2009
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   • Carrapeta
   • January 29, 2009

10. Watching the plane fly away  

    By Jeff.Donohue, October 24, 2005
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    • kelpdiver
    • November 4, 2005

11. Avoiding Neck Injury  

    By ManagingPrime, July 8, 2013
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    • riggerrob
    • September 30, 2013

12. It seems I spin to the left...  

    By Lazarus_762, August 27, 2012
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    • Lazarus_762
    • August 29, 2012

13. Do AFF jumps count towards your A License?  

    By AStack75, December 16, 2009
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    • crazycableguy
    • January 7, 2010

14. etiquette  

    By hankwood, December 7, 2010
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    • Remster
    • December 14, 2010

15. packing help please  

    By martimarr, October 19, 2005
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    • lowie
    • November 1, 2005

16. Altitude awareness  

    By Push, March 3, 2003
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    • Push
    • March 5, 2003

17. Why did this happen?  

    By matttrudeau, May 8, 2002
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    • billvon
    • May 14, 2002

18. Helmet = AAD?  

    By diablopilot, May 11, 2014
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    • LiveAction
    • September 23, 2014

19. What are your first landings like?  

    By Aviatsionne, January 24, 2004
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    • kallend
    • February 1, 2004

20. ouch  

    By NoRules, February 13, 2005
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    • cvfd1399
    • February 17, 2005

21. hard deck  

    By caspar, April 24, 2006
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    • caspar
    • April 26, 2006

22. Fullface on tandem-instructor?  

    By alexey, January 21, 2004
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    • linestretch
    • January 31, 2004

23. Students jumping with / without altimeter  

    By ralu, February 27, 2003
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    • kmcguffee
    • February 28, 2003

24. Low-Timers vs. Winds  

    By Trent, October 22, 2001
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    • Designer
    • November 8, 2001

25. Do you jump with an AAD  

    By CanuckInUSA, October 19, 2005
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    • davelepka
    • October 21, 2005

26. Getting fingers caught in brakeline......  

    By Ragnarok, April 4, 2006
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    • BIGUN
    • April 19, 2006

27. Hard landings  

    By LittleJumper, October 26, 2001
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    • lummy
    • November 2, 2001

28. facial swelling after jump?  

    By PaddleDawg80, November 7, 2010
    • 19 replies
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    • theonlyski
    • November 9, 2010

29. Physical Training for AFF course  

    By firewater, April 16, 2004
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    • Extrakt
    • April 25, 2004

30. Never stop flying!  

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

31. Kinda long: Transition from old student canopy to Sabre2?  

    By craichead, April 19, 2004
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    • Praetorian
    • April 22, 2004

32. 150, Loading vs. Performance  

    By Brodes, August 18, 2004
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    • Praetorian
    • August 20, 2004

33. Cypress Fired  

    By aa1b, October 3, 2001
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    • weid14
    • October 8, 2001

34. Packing with Clips  

    By RufusW, August 16, 2011
    • 19 replies
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • August 19, 2011

35. Serious Gear Check....  

    By pd190, January 6, 2003
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    • riddler
    • February 13, 2003

36. Fatality Stats?  

    By darrell, September 26, 2001
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    • billvon
    • October 4, 2001

37. In Flight Emergency Training  

    By GreenLight, February 10, 2008
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    • DougH
    • February 20, 2008

38. P/C in tow  

    By SkydiveMonkey, September 7, 2001
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    • mgaillar
    • October 3, 2001

39. Cause of decline over time in annual fatalities per 100k jumps  

    By JDBoston, March 30, 2022
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    • riggerrob
    • April 11, 2022

40. packing mal  

    By Chapsta, January 11, 2004
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    • The111
    • January 14, 2004

41. After AFF ???  

    By BigDreams32, June 29, 2012
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    • nigel99
    • July 5, 2012

42. new things for AFF Training  

    By DJmikeD, August 18, 2006
    • 19 replies
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    • popsjumper
    • August 29, 2006

43. Risers in, should I cut-away before reserve pull  

    By pierre3636, August 13, 2004
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    • bclark
    • August 16, 2004

44. Camera Question  

    By Nightingale, April 12, 2004
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    • BETO74
    • April 14, 2004

45. I can't land!!  

    By willso, March 23, 2006
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    • magnio
    • March 25, 2006

46. Upper winds in opposite direction to lower winds  

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

47. Pull bridle when PC in tow?  

    By WaffleCrisp, October 10, 2014
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    • WaffleCrisp
    • October 15, 2014

48. Incorrectly stowed brake -> minor malfunction & damage  

    By sunkenstate, April 30, 2012
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    • tbrown
    • July 1, 2012

49. Wind limits for students  

    By riggerrob, September 27, 2005
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    • riggerrob
    • October 3, 2005

50. Tracking Question  

    By LivingLegend, August 9, 2004
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    • billvon
    • August 12, 2004

51. cessna formation dropping tandems?  

    By swoopfly, August 29, 2014
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    • riggerrob
    • October 1, 2014

52. hop n pops = tandem qualified?  

    By NoName007, March 16, 2007
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    • brianfry713
    • March 23, 2007

53. Time between jumps  

    By lisamariewillbe, May 20, 2005
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    • lisamariewillbe
    • May 20, 2005

54. Looking Up at Deployment Time? (to minimise deceleration stress on body?)  

    By mixedup, May 30, 2013
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    • erdnarob
    • June 28, 2013

55. Student helmet  

    By MomDaBomb, January 9, 2008
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    • kschilk
    • February 2, 2008

56. Mindset for newbie jumper  

    By paulca, July 8, 2011
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    • shibu
    • July 26, 2011

57. Demo safety (was: Farm fatality)  

    By dragon2, September 1, 2014
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    • obelixtim
    • September 15, 2014

58. PEP for jump pilots - FAA Required?  

    By fcajump, September 13, 2010
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    • riggerrob
    • September 16, 2010

59. Hypothetical Tandem situation  

    By stillalive, March 10, 2006
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    • kwmontreal
    • March 13, 2006

60. Students Using Altimeters  

    By Schroeder, March 28, 2002
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    • dayle
    • March 29, 2002

61. Helmet quality  

    By lilchief, August 14, 2009
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    • dorbie
    • September 24, 2009

62. Seatbelt routing  

    By CMiller, October 17, 2008
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    • riggerrob
    • October 29, 2008

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

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

64. Jumping with newly-licensed skydivers  

    By almeister112, September 6, 2010
    • 18 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • September 12, 2010

65. Bad eyesight  

    By steve1, August 22, 2002
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    • jceman
    • August 23, 2002

66. Yet another newbies-with-cameras thread  

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

67. seatbelts (cross post talkback)  

    By adamT, May 23, 2003
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    • diverdriver
    • May 28, 2003

68. how much extra flight time from tracking.. ?  

    By Edra, June 14, 2014
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    • JohnMitchell
    • June 30, 2014

69. Pulled too low...  

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

70. Slider Collapse Line Caught Between Fingers on Final  

    By Lostinspace, September 6, 2005
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    • goose491
    • September 9, 2005

71. Cut away with one hand or two?  

    By steve1, November 16, 2007
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    • in2falling
    • November 18, 2007

72. Single best Skydiving book...?  

    By RedBaron, January 22, 2007
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    • mdrejhon
    • March 2, 2007

73. hackey vs monkey  

    By SSkydiver, July 17, 2003
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    • jumpgod
    • September 3, 2003

74. Improving Landing Skills.  

    By imarquez, October 1, 2007
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    • kmfenaughty
    • November 15, 2007

75. Stupid student questions  

    By hawkflight, December 16, 2003
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    • cesslon
    • December 23, 2003

76. Six to Eight seconds might not be enough  

    By skHIjunky, February 28, 2002
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    • Hooknswoop
    • February 28, 2002

77. First cutaway/reserve ride  

    By jacketsdb23, October 16, 2007
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    • kschilk
    • November 5, 2007

78. Condums for water landings????  

    By 377, April 22, 2005
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    • dorbie
    • April 23, 2005

79. What I learned from my two-out  

    By ljwobker, January 30, 2006
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    • kschilk
    • February 5, 2006

80. Who exits first ?  

    By ozzy13, February 18, 2007
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    • ozzy13
    • February 19, 2007

81. Repeated Spirals / G's / Hypoxia?  

    By jfields, August 5, 2002
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    • GrumpySmurf
    • August 6, 2002

82. Front riser turns/dives  

    By NtheSeaOrSky, February 26, 2002
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    • n2skdvn
    • February 27, 2002

83. International assurance!!!!  

    By G.A.S., December 4, 2009
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    • tw9828
    • May 22, 2011

84. Seat belt for everyone?  

    By Opie, February 19, 2002
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    • billvon
    • February 23, 2002

85. stalling canopy  

    By elfanie, December 9, 2003
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    • Dagny
    • December 11, 2003

86. Front riser turns/dives on large canopy  

    By Scoop, February 7, 2007
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    • Scoop
    • February 10, 2007

87. When have you decided to stay in the plane.  

    By chileanXaos, June 25, 2004
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    • friflaj
    • July 9, 2004

88. Tunel, then RAPS, or should I do RAPS first?  

    By bazelos, January 19, 2006
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    • bfar
    • January 24, 2006

89. Chest strap and slider  

    By lazerq3, February 12, 2002
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    • lazerq3
    • February 12, 2002

90. Gear Check  

    By erielack, July 7, 2001
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    • skysquiffy
    • July 9, 2001

91. Wind Tunnel before AFF training  

    By corpkid, April 25, 2011
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    • hchunter614
    • May 4, 2011

92. Clarifying the numbers  

    By fred, June 27, 2009
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    • surfbum5412
    • July 3, 2009

93. Fast spins (in freefall) after cutting away  

    By morris, May 30, 2018
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    • rjklein4470
    • October 23, 2018

94. Tandem riser slap  

    By riggerrob, August 15, 2003
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    • AggieDave
    • August 21, 2003

95. Making the transision from student to solo. The Saga continues...  

    By Flounder, February 25, 2013
    • 18 replies
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    • uberchris
    • March 7, 2013

96. Toggle Grip  

    By flyhi, March 24, 2014
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    • craddock
    • March 27, 2014

97. Relativ Training - Rip off?  

    By grosfion, November 27, 2002
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    • sducoach
    • December 5, 2002

98. wingloading question  

    By crotalus01, October 27, 2004
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    • DancingFlame
    • October 29, 2004

99. Question about training jumps  

    By Jeth, June 15, 2004
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    • JustaBill
    • June 23, 2004

100. released reserve pod  

     By hossein, November 28, 2006
     • 18 replies
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     • dorbie
     • January 1, 2007