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6,253 topics in this forum

1. did not loacate main handle  

   By crazy8, May 12, 2006
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   • crazy8
   • May 19, 2006

2. Disconnecting RSL  

   By adventurechick, May 11, 2006
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   • mjosparky
   • May 12, 2006

3. From the thread below "it is a ripcord, it is on my chest on the harness. "  

   By catfishhunter, May 8, 2006
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   • JohnMitchell
   • May 12, 2006

4. looking at your ripcord??  

   By jonjonson, May 8, 2006
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   • JohnMitchell
   • May 12, 2006

5. Need some advice on exits  

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

6. Wing loading for a first rig  

   By Chris-Ottawa, May 5, 2006
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   • freeflysteve
   • May 18, 2006

7. AFF solo exits - how to make yourself let go?   1 2

   By kirrz, May 5, 2006
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   • kirrz
   • May 26, 2006

8. Static line people: I need your advice   1 2

   By mistersam, May 5, 2006
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   • billvon
   • May 10, 2006

9. Diving after another jumper   1 2

   By Mockingbird, May 4, 2006
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   • Mockingbird
   • May 10, 2006

10. Observers... next to the door / seatbelt?  

    By fcajump, May 3, 2006
    • 17 replies
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    • mjosparky
    • May 6, 2006

11. 182 observer rides  

    By stitch, May 3, 2006
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    • mjosparky
    • May 5, 2006

12. When to flare?   1 2

    By georgerussia, May 1, 2006
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    • dorbie
    • May 22, 2006

13. Student Gear - What to look for ?  

    By Digitalmafia, May 1, 2006
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    • Digitalmafia
    • May 4, 2006

14. Line twists on reserves (newbie question)   1 2

    By Orange1, April 30, 2006
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    • billvon
    • May 15, 2006

15. Gear Checks  

    By reyno_gr, April 30, 2006
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    • Mockingbird
    • May 6, 2006

16. My chest-strap cock up  

    By GordonH, April 27, 2006
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    • Squeak
    • May 3, 2006

17. Canopy collision   1 2 3

    By kallend, April 27, 2006
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    • loudtom
    • January 27, 2007

18. Skydiving Diploma, New Zealand  

    By iamsam, April 26, 2006
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    • Ugali
    • May 1, 2006

19. Thinking through all the consequences  

    By Orange1, April 26, 2006
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    • bob.dino
    • May 1, 2006

20. Pulling your handles  

    By davelepka, April 26, 2006
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    • billvon
    • May 9, 2006

21. The Swoop Streamer - Learning canopy manuvers with a visual reference at safe altitudes  

    By peek, April 26, 2006
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    • peek
    • May 24, 2006

22. PLEASE CHECK YOUR GEAR!!!   1 2

    By askir, April 25, 2006
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    • fallfast69
    • April 28, 2006

23. hard deck  

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

24. Ear Pain  

    By Chummer, April 24, 2006
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    • arai
    • May 1, 2006

25. Two parter - Lineover that cleared itself, and a WHAM of an opening... Thoughts?  

    By ntrprnr, April 21, 2006
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    • Cloudi
    • April 25, 2006

26. new jumper,being impressed  

    By wildman2231, April 20, 2006
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    • wildman2231
    • May 3, 2006

27. Video of Riding Spinning Linetwists into the Ground  

    By outlawphx, April 20, 2006
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    • bch7773
    • April 25, 2006

28. When was your first reserve ride   1 2 3

    By fcajump, April 20, 2006
    • 71 replies
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    • christelsabine
    • May 5, 2006

29. Coach rating course in California  

    By Enrique, April 18, 2006
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    • Enrique
    • April 18, 2006

30. Clearing a pilot chute in tow  

    By jakee, April 17, 2006
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    • jakee
    • April 19, 2006

31. Unconfirmed Incident in Florida.  

    By eek, April 16, 2006
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    • kingbunky
    • April 25, 2006

32. California weather - Speak to Ed!  

    By RandomLemming, April 14, 2006
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    • BannanaGirl
    • April 21, 2006

33. Jump Pilots and PEP's  

    By fcajump, April 13, 2006
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    • fcajump
    • April 26, 2006

34. S&TA requirements   1 2

    By leapdog, April 13, 2006
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    • SethInMI
    • April 14, 2006

35. 2nd Chop  

    By catfishhunter, April 10, 2006
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    • GreenMachine
    • August 14, 2006

36. Chop- Jump 10   1 2

    By kirrz, April 10, 2006
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    • Griff69
    • April 26, 2006

37. tandem malfunction  

    By skydiverjerry, April 9, 2006
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    • A2C
    • April 11, 2006

38. "Near Miss" with plane video??  

    By kallend, April 7, 2006
    • 2 replies
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    • davedlg
    • April 7, 2006

39. Pilot Chute in Tow, Cut Away ?   1 2 3

    By Inthebuff, April 6, 2006
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    • jurgencamps
    • April 14, 2006

40. know who is jumping with you   1 2

    By madmott, April 6, 2006
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    • L.O.
    • April 14, 2006

41. Resuming after a layoff  

    By simes11, April 5, 2006
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    • popsjumper
    • May 2, 2006

42. Getting fingers caught in brakeline......  

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

43. D License Jumping with novice (pre A license)  

    By docjohn, April 4, 2006
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    • Kris
    • April 8, 2006

44. Gear Check Memory Tricks?  

    By mattyblast, April 3, 2006
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    • KenKnight
    • April 6, 2006

45. Questions on a spinning mal  

    By pkasdorf, April 3, 2006
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    • bob.dino
    • April 19, 2006

46. Canopy Course  

    By adventurechick, April 2, 2006
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    • NWFlyer
    • April 4, 2006

47. reserves  

    By Yossarian, April 1, 2006
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    • AFFI
    • April 3, 2006

48. Odyssey built after end of 2003 reserve pilot chute launch in question  

    By frenchyeric, March 31, 2006
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    • frenchyeric
    • March 31, 2006

49. Gaduated in 2005?  

    By milkybar, March 31, 2006
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    • milkybar
    • March 31, 2006

50. Pilot chute uncocked, repack it in the plane?   1 2

    By jheadley, March 31, 2006
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    • skyflyerh
    • April 25, 2006

51. Does anyone ever pull their reserve before repack?   1 2

    By Tenshi, March 30, 2006
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    • rasmack
    • April 3, 2006

52. Get back on the horse... or plane I might say?  

    By adventurechick, March 30, 2006
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    • dharma1976
    • April 4, 2006

53. So why is it that the SIM is available in HTML and PDF formats, but not the IRM?  

    By grue, March 28, 2006
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    • tdog
    • April 3, 2006

54. Canopy Collisions <= 100 ft  

    By MakeItHappen, March 28, 2006
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    • livendive
    • March 30, 2006

55. AFF to Static Line Progression  

    By peek, March 27, 2006
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    • Ron
    • April 4, 2006

56. Close call at Perris - canopy collision   1 2

    By billvon, March 27, 2006
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    • itllclear
    • April 2, 2006

57. Landing in mountainous area  

    By dmtmkoch, March 26, 2006
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    • dmtmkoch
    • March 29, 2006

58. Suspension line  

    By FlyinDawg, March 25, 2006
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    • ChrisL
    • March 28, 2006

59. I'm back this season-can I use my rig?  

    By skyjules, March 25, 2006
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    • skyjules
    • March 27, 2006

60. I can't land!!  

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

61. Line Over question..  

    By ikebonamin, March 22, 2006
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    • Zoter
    • March 29, 2006

62. Choice of AFF dropzones  

    By startingout, March 21, 2006
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    • skydiverjerry
    • March 24, 2006

63. Is it "funny" to push somebody out of the door?   1 2 3 4 5

    By The111, March 20, 2006
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    • WeakMindedFool
    • April 12, 2006

64. reserve PC   1 2

    By Yossarian, March 20, 2006
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    • Yossarian
    • March 26, 2006

65. The Mumbo Jumbo Voodoo of Packing…  

    By AFFI, March 17, 2006
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    • NelKel
    • April 25, 2006

66. Lil Cautious.....  

    By adventurechick, March 17, 2006
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    • Orange1
    • March 18, 2006

67. Tight back  

    By RandomLemming, March 17, 2006
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    • bob.dino
    • March 20, 2006

68. Chest strap coming off in FF  

    By AdD, March 17, 2006
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    • livendive
    • March 20, 2006

69. What out-of-the-ordinary things do you do for safety?   1 2 3

    By Guest, March 15, 2006
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • March 31, 2006

70. Loose handle...   1 2

    By yeyo, March 15, 2006
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    • billvon
    • April 12, 2006

71. tandemaster  

    By FlyinDawg, March 13, 2006
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    • riggerrob
    • March 14, 2006

72. How does a student know...   1 2

    By Orange1, March 13, 2006
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    • tso-d_chris
    • March 15, 2006

73. Low Level Wraps - options?  

    By TheAnvil, March 13, 2006
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    • chachi
    • March 14, 2006

74. Tree Landing Technique...  

    By tdog, March 13, 2006
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    • NWPoul
    • March 17, 2006

75. Hello...New here  

    By excel485, March 12, 2006
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    • excel485
    • May 3, 2006

76. Is there enough training/practice on how to PLF in the average AFF ground course?   1 2

    By Hawkins121, March 12, 2006
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    • matthewcline
    • March 22, 2006

77. Wearing pants over your legstraps  

    By LearningTOfly, March 12, 2006
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    • LearningTOfly
    • March 14, 2006

78. Full time dropzone for AFF in California / Las Vegas  

    By RandomLemming, March 11, 2006
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    • doorgirl
    • March 13, 2006

79. Flare turns and flat turns   1 2

    By billvon, March 10, 2006
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    • thetreehugger
    • October 10, 2017

80. Hypothetical Tandem situation  

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

81. landing in water - which direction  

    By wilcox, March 10, 2006
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    • Schoenauer
    • March 31, 2006

82. Training Question  

    By htown84, March 8, 2006
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    • htown84
    • March 15, 2006

83. Are Tandem Rigs a lot more likely to malfunction?   1 2

    By steve1, March 7, 2006
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    • riggerrob
    • April 2, 2006

84. Two out, question..  

    By jasonRose, March 7, 2006
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    • Meux
    • March 8, 2006

85. Setting Cypres at a DZ with hills around  

    By pchapman, March 5, 2006
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    • kelpdiver
    • March 8, 2006

86. now this is interesting ??  

    By sky-pimp, March 4, 2006
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    • darnknit
    • March 7, 2006

87. Two Canopies Out  

    By FOF, March 3, 2006
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    • FOF
    • March 6, 2006

88. Does this look Safe ??   1 2

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

89. would weights help with arching?   1 2

    By countzero, March 2, 2006
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    • countzero
    • March 3, 2006

90. SKYJUNKY P.S.A.  

    By dharma1976, March 1, 2006
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    • dharma1976
    • March 1, 2006

91. Safe? - Photo inside   1 2 3 4 6

    By Buried, February 28, 2006
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    • chinmao
    • March 7, 2006

92. Another Exit Order Question: Hybrid  

    By azureriders, February 27, 2006
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    • kallend
    • March 14, 2006

93. What next after AFF? USPA/ BPA/ ??  

    By jspratt, February 27, 2006
    • 1 reply
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    • Joellercoaster
    • March 8, 2006

94. First Mamba Windtunnel Boogie TUNNILSM  

    By speedmamba, February 27, 2006
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    • speedmamba
    • February 27, 2006

95. RSL Hooked Up Wrong   1 2

    By tbrown, February 27, 2006
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    • CrazyL
    • March 20, 2006

96. leg straps  

    By Yossarian, February 26, 2006
    • 12 replies
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    • mjosparky
    • February 27, 2006

97. DZ culture and accident rate   1 2

    By Hawkins121, February 25, 2006
    • 38 replies
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    • sd-slider
    • March 1, 2006

98. Flare too early? What happens?  

    By dontbounce, February 23, 2006
    • 17 replies
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    • Zipp0
    • March 14, 2006

99. Bad weather -> weekend AFF vacation  

    By mattyblast, February 22, 2006
    • 17 replies
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    • NWFlyer
    • April 4, 2006

100. Canopy Handling/Student Landing  

     By RopeJunkie, February 22, 2006
     • 3 replies
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     • RopeJunkie
     • February 23, 2006