Safety and Training

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6,253 topics in this forum

1. First night jump, any advice?  

   By drenaline, January 3, 2003
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   • drenaline
   • January 5, 2003

2. Got my A license Wednesday, then had my first incident the next jump  

   By xlh883, July 22, 2006
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   • Cloudi
   • July 28, 2006

3. A License Proficiency Card  

   By okalb, August 26, 2003
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   • riddler
   • September 2, 2003

4. Check of 3's, 6 point check, Handle check?  

   By Sebazz1, August 5, 2002
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   • Deuce
   • August 7, 2002

5. USPA Safety Day  

   By seal_S49, March 7, 2004
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   • Iamthebest_391
   • March 28, 2004

6. Safety Question  

   By sipi, August 2, 2007
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   • camamel
   • November 4, 2007

7. Quick, successive turns  

   By ghost47, August 14, 2008
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   • danielcroft
   • September 8, 2008

8. Downsizing - Canopy Question  

   By judedude, August 27, 2005
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   • linc_harris
   • August 30, 2005

9. RAPS Jumps  

   By leafspawn, May 11, 2020
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   • wolfriverjoe
   • June 5, 2020

10. Packing Courses - General  

    By pa2themd, July 8, 2004
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    • pa2themd
    • July 12, 2004

11. Mr. Bill  

    By Pammi, February 20, 2002
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    • Pammi
    • February 22, 2002

12. Newbie: Training and DZ.com helps...  

    By jlbodin, August 26, 2003
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    • vonSanta
    • August 27, 2003

13. RSL disconnection on side-by-side/downplane?  

    By nsh, July 23, 2009
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    • tkhayes
    • July 29, 2009

14. close call  

    By feuergnom, March 16, 2004
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    • freakydiver
    • March 22, 2004

15. AFF, canopy lessons?  

    By poohbeer, May 2, 2003
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    • mikeat10500
    • May 7, 2003

16. Jumping with a broken bone?  

    By Brian425, July 8, 2004
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    • SkydiveNFlorida
    • July 9, 2004

17. Question regarding line-overs  

    By Ruffles, May 5, 2003
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    • Faber
    • May 6, 2003

18. HALO/HAHO  

    By Pete1, January 24, 2006
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    • Anvilbrother
    • January 26, 2006

19. Fallin Friends  

    By matttrudeau, July 12, 2001
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    • Zennie
    • July 15, 2001

20. New brake lengths on my Sabre 170 - throwing off my landings.  

    By mdrejhon, August 22, 2005
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    • mdrejhon
    • August 22, 2005

21. Packing Checklist?  

    By LGreg34, March 7, 2004
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    • billvon
    • March 22, 2004

22. Back to Back reserve rides  

    By greghoss, December 2, 2003
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    • phoenixlpr
    • December 3, 2003

23. Think I just broke my neck??  

    By Icemann, February 24, 2017
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    • mathrick
    • March 2, 2017

24. TRAINING SPECIALIST (MILITARY FREE FALL) $63k+/yr  

    By rmsmith, July 12, 2009
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    • 377
    • July 16, 2009

25. Jumping through clouds, in my country...  

    By metalslug, July 6, 2004
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    • speedy
    • July 7, 2004

26. "Accident" vs "Incident" what's the difference  

    By chriswelker, June 29, 2004
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    • mjosparky
    • July 6, 2004

27. Going from A to B in a timely fashion?  

    By divegoddess, August 8, 2005
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    • divegoddess
    • August 17, 2005

28. Aircraft Passenger Safety  

    By voltage, August 6, 2008
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    • Skydivesg
    • August 8, 2008

29. Taking Resonsibility  

    By towerrat, October 3, 2007
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    • normiss
    • October 5, 2007

30. Total Malfunction  

    By SpeedRacer, June 27, 2001
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    • slotperfect
    • July 3, 2001

31. Full Face Helmet and Peripherial Vision  

    By Skyper, April 20, 2011
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    • Skydivesg
    • April 21, 2011

32. Heatwave- same category as Stilletto?  

    By dbattman, July 9, 2002
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    • rking12
    • July 15, 2002

33. Re-currency jump during AFF  

    By BigDreams32, February 26, 2014
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    • DrDom
    • March 15, 2014

34. Delicate Eloy-Realted Questions  

    By Gato, January 10, 2007
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    • JohnMitchell
    • January 13, 2007

35. My second AFF - Yahoo!!  

    By jimshred, August 7, 2005
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    • skydivermom
    • August 10, 2005

36. Opening in High Winds Aloft  

    By hankusaurelius, March 7, 2014
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    • Pablo.Moreno
    • March 12, 2014

37. Maximum Pilot Age?  

    By mr2mk1g, January 15, 2013
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    • Andrewwhyte
    • February 1, 2013

38. Skydiving Dentist  

    By nzdan, February 2, 2012
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    • topdocker
    • February 11, 2012

39. Benefits of tunnel time prior to AFF  

    By alp27, April 12, 2011
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    • davjohns
    • April 17, 2011

40. Back sliding  

    By awagnon, May 19, 2010
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    • mstlaurent
    • June 8, 2010

41. Pin exposed  

    By qtensassy, August 5, 2003
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    • Ron
    • August 14, 2003

42. Collapsed Canopies  

    By ILikePizza, May 26, 2010
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    • DocPop
    • June 1, 2010

43. AFF 8  

    By Squeak, November 16, 2002
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    • Squeak
    • November 29, 2002

44. Canopy transfer question...  

    By freakydiver, August 8, 2003
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    • MikeTJumps
    • August 9, 2003

45. Blindfolded Skydive?  

    By weaverd, November 16, 2012
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    • Basejumperjeff
    • January 4, 2013

46. Practicing your arch  

    By PalmettoTiger, June 12, 2001
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    • PalmettoTiger
    • June 15, 2001

47. Front riser straight-ins and line tension  

    By mzr36, November 27, 2017
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    • evh
    • December 14, 2017

48. Skylord Got His A!!  

    By skylord, August 1, 2005
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    • skylord
    • August 3, 2005

49. malfunction question  

    By crotalus01, June 1, 2006
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    • bmcd308
    • June 13, 2006

50. Getting current after a year off.  

    By Viking, July 19, 2005
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    • baa75
    • August 2, 2005

51. Bands or Tubestows  

    By ChrisDykstra, June 25, 2002
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • June 26, 2002

52. Reason for skydiving deaths?????  

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

53. Help your DZ be efficient in the event of an accident  

    By grimmie, December 29, 2011
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    • Nightingale
    • January 10, 2012

54. Wingsuit "freefall" time?  

    By Tonto, June 9, 2004
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    • Tonto
    • June 16, 2004

55. Hard Pull !!!!!!!!!!!!!  

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

56. My brief journey into skydiving  

    By Feeblemind, March 2, 2005
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    • Feeblemind
    • March 23, 2005

57. Tips on first AFF jump....  

    By hawkflight, November 10, 2003
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    • SkydiveNFlorida
    • November 14, 2003

58. Be careful jumping at DZs you're not familiar with  

    By CanuckInUSA, July 21, 2003
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    • ianmdrennan
    • July 29, 2003

59. Very Scary Moment for Me >> Tips!!  

    By TB99, November 12, 2002
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    • TB99
    • November 13, 2002

60. premature deployments  

    By hallux, April 21, 2009
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    • pevvers
    • April 24, 2009

61. Wind  

    By freebird, January 15, 2002
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    • indyz
    • January 17, 2002

62. C'mon folks  

    By airdvr, March 29, 2010
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    • Squeak
    • March 31, 2010

63. b license  

    By Lenzo, March 31, 2009
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    • matthewcline
    • April 10, 2009

64. best introduction to the sport for someone serious about continuing?  

    By SivaGanesha, November 3, 2013
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    • Polorutz
    • November 26, 2013

65. My 1st Mal - Torn top skin  

    By fbalfano, April 8, 2003
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    • dreamsville
    • April 11, 2003

66. rear riser landings  

    By crotalus01, November 18, 2013
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    • gearless_chris
    • November 22, 2013

67. Two High Speed Mals  

    By tbrown, March 30, 2009
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    • lethargic8
    • April 2, 2009

68. 3rd solo = 1st reserve ride. need feedback  

    By pds, October 21, 2002
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    • masher
    • November 7, 2002

69. Skydiving Again  

    By skydiver1013, February 21, 2009
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    • robskydiv
    • March 25, 2009

70. Broken Suspension Lines  

    By bluewaterstream, July 8, 2005
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    • BigSky
    • July 11, 2005

71. Jumped without gloves, how long is this going to hurt?  

    By ajctraveler, November 4, 2013
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    • cube
    • November 9, 2013

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

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

73. Safety BSR: Minimum LZ Size...  

    By TaeKwonDoDo, February 18, 2009
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    • erdnarob
    • March 15, 2009

74. Learning to Land a 7 Cell  

    By helldog, October 21, 2003
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    • phoenixlpr
    • October 30, 2003

75. canopy comparison question  

    By crotalus01, July 3, 2005
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    • crotalus01
    • July 5, 2005

76. Which to do first Wind Tunnel or AFF ?  

    By Void425, October 21, 2002
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    • sillyolethang
    • October 26, 2002

77. Advice for a new TI  

    By noggydog, May 12, 2004
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    • riggerrob
    • May 14, 2004

78. Need some tips on landing  

    By DropDgorgeous, February 6, 2008
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    • mnealtx
    • May 2, 2008

79. Radio Setup  

    By air_devil, January 8, 2011
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    • azureriders
    • January 11, 2011

80. Useful Information About Air Pressure  

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

81. Freefly  

    By skreamer, March 13, 2001
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    • Freeflylizard
    • March 22, 2001

82. Statistics on malfunctions  

    By FatTangerine, May 30, 2015
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    • Remster
    • July 26, 2015

83. Strangled on opening  

    By riddler, September 30, 2002
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    • riddler
    • October 15, 2002

84. Safety Day in Hollister  

    By flymysky, March 4, 2003
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    • hookitt
    • March 7, 2003

85. Wingloading regulations  

    By marcin, March 5, 2003
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    • riggerrob
    • March 7, 2003

86. Is this a good test?  

    By Snowflake, May 14, 2002
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    • carbonezone
    • May 16, 2002

87. Starting Over  

    By rezz92, November 28, 2001
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    • steve1
    • November 30, 2001

88. Freefall in S/L training, why so low?  

    By w4p2, June 26, 2003
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    • CornishChris
    • July 1, 2003

89. Incident This Weekend...  

    By Mendez, August 16, 2004
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    • fatflying
    • September 9, 2004

90. How To Get Out Of Pain  

    By GixxxerKim, May 22, 2015
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    • DrDom
    • June 25, 2015

91. High Winds After Exit  

    By cphelan, April 7, 2008
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    • dharma1976
    • April 10, 2008

92. decision altitude  

    By adietkin, December 31, 2009
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    • Andy9o8
    • January 2, 2010

93. finding your e.p. handles in freefall  

    By heidihagen, June 22, 2005
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    • eeneR
    • June 22, 2005

94. My FIRST Reserve ride, BEER!!!!!!!!  

    By Ducky, October 7, 2002
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    • billvon
    • October 9, 2002

95. Right Of Way Under Canopy  

    By rgoper, November 16, 2001
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    • Phil
    • November 27, 2001

96. Safety day!  

    By cyberskydive, February 26, 2001
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    • Pammi
    • March 7, 2001

97. Why you check your pilot chute before you exit  

    By GAjumper84, May 2, 2015
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    • cptchaos
    • June 12, 2015

98. Realizing The Beginning Of A "Chain"  

    By rgoper, May 13, 2002
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    • Hooknswoop
    • May 14, 2002

99. Why you should freefly with good equipment  

    By koz2000, September 3, 2004
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    • nael
    • September 4, 2004

100. Good discipline for new jumper  

     By Scoop, October 22, 2005
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     • tbrown
     • October 27, 2005