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1. PD Low Bulk Reserve - upsize your reserve or downsize your container?   1 2 3 4

   By tdog, November 28, 2006
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   • grue
   • January 1, 2007

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

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

3. Lineover after opening?  

   By CMiller, November 26, 2006
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   • drdive
   • November 27, 2006

4. PC in burble?  

   By bigdad510, November 26, 2006
   • 10 replies
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   • fcajump
   • November 28, 2006

5. AFF Instructor in Spain  

   By jamespruden, November 24, 2006
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   • jamespruden
   • November 24, 2006

6. Exit Delay, stop pushing me   1 2 3

   By FlyingJarhead, November 19, 2006
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   • gemini
   • November 25, 2006

7. Seeking Instructor in Little Rock, Arkansas Area  

   By ayumigirl, November 14, 2006
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   • skydive4u2
   • November 17, 2006

8. Good size canopy for a noob like me  

   By pfloyd, November 13, 2006
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   • pfloyd
   • November 22, 2006

9. Coaching the Coach Video??  

   By everymansaved, November 12, 2006
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   • everymansaved
   • November 20, 2006

10. The Chronicles of Gato  

    By Gato, November 12, 2006
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    • Lindercles
    • November 14, 2006

11. PCIT vs PC hesitation  

    By Orange1, November 11, 2006
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    • aguila
    • February 13, 2007

12. The 'Oh no its cool, I'm a really good skydiver' attiude   1 2 3

    By Floats18, November 10, 2006
    • 54 replies
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    • yardhippie
    • January 2, 2007

13. Me experiencing Bounce.......   1 2

    By stayhigh, November 10, 2006
    • 26 replies
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    • Docfriar
    • December 10, 2006

14. Any STA ,BPA Adv Inst or Tandem Inst   1 2

    By freekflyguy, November 9, 2006
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    • The111
    • February 20, 2007

15. Boy, This Sounds Familiar  

    By NWFlyer, November 7, 2006
    • 9 replies
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    • jimmytavino
    • November 10, 2006

16. Statistical Study on Malfunctions  

    By Reid, November 6, 2006
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    • BigBUG
    • November 7, 2006

17. AAF in New England  

    By eagle9913, November 5, 2006
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    • juanesky
    • November 13, 2006

18. Roof landings  

    By Orange1, November 4, 2006
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    • davehartley
    • November 23, 2006

19. um?   1 2

    By caspar, November 4, 2006
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    • caspar
    • November 8, 2006

20. PRCP Practice: MY Rhythm Method  

    By Gato, November 3, 2006
    • 13 replies
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    • undercanopy
    • October 10, 2011

21. Do we need a Hook Turn -- Bounce Book?   1 2

    By ZigZagMarquis, November 1, 2006
    • 32 replies
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    • billvon
    • November 29, 2006

22. Skydiving With The Humans: Pt.2  

    By Gato, October 30, 2006
    • 10 replies
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    • Gato
    • November 2, 2006

23. 45 degree rule?   1 2

    By moth, October 29, 2006
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    • kallend
    • November 6, 2006

24. Freefallers Near Canopy   1 2

    By Avion, October 27, 2006
    • 36 replies
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    • kallend
    • October 31, 2006

25. Broken Back and skydiving  

    By FlyingJarhead, October 26, 2006
    • 5 replies
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    • FlyingJarhead
    • October 27, 2006

26. Canopy Schools  

    By AZskyguy, October 23, 2006
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • October 26, 2006

27. should you replace reserve cord ???  

    By sky-pimp, October 23, 2006
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    • tbrown
    • October 28, 2006

28. The 'official' Line on spotting   1 2

    By pilatus_p, October 21, 2006
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    • pilatus_p
    • November 3, 2006

29. Night Jumps Safety Light  

    By BIGUN, October 18, 2006
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    • BIGUN
    • October 20, 2006

30. gear fear after cut away  

    By jean123, October 16, 2006
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    • Falko
    • October 19, 2006

31. What would you have done?   1 2

    By Bill_K, October 16, 2006
    • 34 replies
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    • jarrodh
    • October 20, 2006

32. Most jump-consuming skill to get your next license?  

    By sjc, October 15, 2006
    • 15 replies
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    • FFAddict
    • October 27, 2006

33. jumping after surgery  

    By azdiver, October 15, 2006
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    • Snowbird
    • November 2, 2006

34. First Line Twist :)  

    By chrismgtis, October 14, 2006
    • 12 replies
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    • Titanman2789
    • October 29, 2006

35. A license  

    By MrFreefall383, October 14, 2006
    • 7 replies
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    • MrFreefall383
    • October 16, 2006

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

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

37. Diploma in Commercial Skydiving  

    By Weaslet, October 13, 2006
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    • slotperfect
    • October 13, 2006

38. Freefall canopy collision  

    By CornishChris, October 13, 2006
    • 2 replies
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    • cpoxon
    • October 13, 2006

39. Ummmm any other rigs suffer from this???  

    By jasonRose, October 13, 2006
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    • slotperfect
    • October 13, 2006

40. matching fall rates / lazy arch  

    By mangledspoon, October 11, 2006
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    • Guest
    • October 11, 2006

41. Close call...   1 2

    By Icon134, October 11, 2006
    • 32 replies
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    • UDSkyJunkie
    • October 15, 2006

42. Need Packing Lesson in Minneapolis  

    By TheCapt, October 10, 2006
    • 6 replies
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    • rehmwa
    • October 12, 2006

43. Gato's Realizations  

    By Gato, October 9, 2006
    • 11 replies
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    • Gato
    • October 11, 2006

44. Reserve size in Relation to main  

    By CMiller, October 8, 2006
    • 22 replies
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    • jimmytavino
    • October 15, 2006

45. A license, 14 months off: what retraining is typical?  

    By Fireflyer, October 6, 2006
    • 13 replies
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    • Fireflyer
    • October 10, 2006

46. what could injured Elvis have done to save ldg?  

    By 377, October 5, 2006
    • 14 replies
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    • kkeenan
    • October 9, 2006

47. Useful Information About Air Pressure  

    By chrismgtis, October 4, 2006
    • 15 replies
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    • chrismgtis
    • October 9, 2006

48. Tunnel Time for Correcting Spin  

    By sraja, October 4, 2006
    • 21 replies
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    • sraja
    • October 21, 2006

49. Jump with wind! Equipment for Large Breast!  

    By computerdoc, October 4, 2006
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    • computerdoc
    • October 4, 2006

50. No Good Deed...  

    By bigvrw, October 4, 2006
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    • slotperfect
    • October 4, 2006

51. How many AFF jumps did it take you???   1 2 3

    By live2dive, October 4, 2006
    • 63 replies
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    • jpechbre
    • August 25, 2008

52. 7 cell v 9 cell   1 2

    By WooHoo, October 2, 2006
    • 30 replies
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    • phoenixlpr
    • October 17, 2006

53. Best place in uk for AFF  

    By Biglee, October 2, 2006
    • 8 replies
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    • Adriandavies
    • October 3, 2006

54. Cessna 182 Pilots pm me please  

    By DBCOOPER, October 2, 2006
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    • DBCOOPER
    • October 2, 2006

55. Just off AFF  

    By lespaul980, October 1, 2006
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    • kelpdiver
    • October 2, 2006

56. bump n jump close call  

    By Fiveball, September 30, 2006
    • 3 replies
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    • kwmontreal
    • October 2, 2006

57. Avoiding canopy collisions   1 2

    By skybytch, September 29, 2006
    • 39 replies
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    • skybytch
    • April 18, 2011

58. Landing  

    By willso, September 29, 2006
    • 12 replies
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    • bob.dino
    • October 3, 2006

59. When did you start wanting to get on a team?   1 2

    By lisamariewillbe, September 28, 2006
    • 29 replies
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    • jumpinlow
    • October 13, 2006

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

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

61. Skydiving with the Humans   1 2

    By Gato, September 25, 2006
    • 28 replies
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    • jakee
    • September 28, 2006

62. First AFF Jump Landing Was Off  

    By chrismgtis, September 25, 2006
    • 3 replies
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    • chrismgtis
    • September 25, 2006

63. rear risers?  

    By DroptheMan04, September 25, 2006
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    • AFFI
    • September 25, 2006

64. Questions on jumping!  

    By Jordy, September 24, 2006
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    • GreenMachine
    • September 25, 2006

65. E-Fli- new student training application  

    By hollybudge, September 24, 2006
    • 8 replies
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    • hollybudge
    • September 25, 2006

66. First Cutaway/ First Canopy Wrap   1 2

    By All_Wrapped_Up, September 24, 2006
    • 48 replies
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    • DJL
    • October 6, 2006

67. My First Off Field Landing  

    By rocketguy, September 21, 2006
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    • kkeenan
    • September 25, 2006

68. Argus AAD misfire  

    By willyskycam, September 20, 2006
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    • willyskycam
    • September 20, 2006

69. Lineovers  

    By Yossarian, September 20, 2006
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    • Reginald
    • September 23, 2006

70. fear of clouds   1 2

    By jojo69, September 19, 2006
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    • speedy
    • October 26, 2006

71. first line twist was a good learning experience  

    By FlyingJarhead, September 19, 2006
    • 7 replies
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    • MB38
    • September 20, 2006

72. Type-1 Diabetics and skydiving  

    By xavenger, September 18, 2006
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    • steveorino
    • September 20, 2006

73. Insidious mals..  

    By timbarrett, September 18, 2006
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    • AFFI
    • September 20, 2006

74. Crossbraced tandem canopy?   1 2 3 4 5

    By phoenixlpr, September 18, 2006
    • 119 replies
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    • diablopilot
    • January 31, 2008

75. What did I do  

    By adventurechick, September 18, 2006
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    • bch7773
    • September 21, 2006

76. Reserve Pop in Aircraft   1 2 3

    By bigdad510, September 17, 2006
    • 56 replies
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    • MrFreefall383
    • October 3, 2006

77. Aircraft Exit Procedures/Responsibility  

    By bigdad510, September 17, 2006
    • 10 replies
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    • Scrumpot
    • September 18, 2006

78. USPA and FAA role in parachuting accident investigation and reporting  

    By DJL, September 15, 2006
    • 6 replies
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    • fcajump
    • September 18, 2006

79. hard landing  

    By martinmcsh, September 14, 2006
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    • riggerrob
    • September 14, 2006

80. Exiting a CASA  

    By lespaul980, September 14, 2006
    • 17 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • September 18, 2006

81. Collapsable slider half hitch  

    By alaskaskydiving, September 14, 2006
    • 22 replies
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    • jasides
    • September 28, 2006

82. Swoop training with the OPTIMA  

    By bdrake529, September 12, 2006
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    • CrazyL
    • September 13, 2006

83. Downwind Landing Training   1 2

    By kkeenan, September 11, 2006
    • 30 replies
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    • Yossarian
    • September 18, 2006

84. LIne twists  

    By Trivial_Trekker, September 11, 2006
    • 9 replies
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    • parachutist
    • September 18, 2006

85. Intentional cutaway: advisable? accessible?   1 2

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

86. Making an extraordinary skydive  

    By SkydiveMO, September 6, 2006
    • 10 replies
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    • pinkfairy
    • September 18, 2006

87. Possible dodgy alti - advice?  

    By bfar, September 6, 2006
    • 12 replies
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    • mjosparky
    • September 10, 2006

88. Dave Dewolfe Course  

    By KillerKimmy, September 5, 2006
    • 3 replies
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    • freakflyer9999
    • September 6, 2006

89. 90 or 180 on opening...  

    By hongkongluna, September 5, 2006
    • 14 replies
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    • Reginald
    • September 6, 2006

90. Low Altitude - High Speed Pass ???  

    By WLDMAN, September 5, 2006
    • 15 replies
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    • XXXMAVXXX
    • September 9, 2006

91. Packing a step-thru   1 2

    By hongkongluna, September 5, 2006
    • 25 replies
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    • rhys
    • September 19, 2006

92. line dump  

    By Razzamattaz, September 5, 2006
    • 7 replies
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    • pilatus_p
    • September 17, 2006

93. Wet canopy -- landing incident  

    By katzurki, September 4, 2006
    • 6 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • September 8, 2006

94. exit  

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

95. No lift  

    By AMax, September 3, 2006
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    • 156 views
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    • AMax
    • September 3, 2006

96. Got an idea from tv, need advice to execute   1 2

    By xlh883, September 2, 2006
    • 27 replies
    • 3,830 views
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    • fastphil
    • January 15, 2007

97. Statement concerning summer Vigil AAD usage   1 2 3

    By billvon, September 1, 2006
    • 56 replies
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    • Fast
    • September 11, 2006

98. AFF level 4  

    By marybalfanz, August 31, 2006
    • 22 replies
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    • marybalfanz
    • September 15, 2006

99. New Jumper - a little help please - canopy work  

    By spiritsbay, August 31, 2006
    • 12 replies
    • 1,720 views
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    • freeflysteve
    • September 18, 2006

100. Cut away w/ Pilot Chute in Tow?   1 2 3

     By jacketsdb23, August 30, 2006
     • 55 replies
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     • fcajump
     • September 30, 2006