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1. Isn't it time for a serious talk about exit timing??   1 2 3

   By DBCOOPER, January 4, 2004
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   • saramorgan
   • January 19, 2004

2. skydiving fatalities page  

   By Hallur, November 12, 2002
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   • cpoxon
   • November 18, 2002

3. is it wise to buy a Pilot 188 with 120 reserve?   1 2

   By CloudyHead, August 30, 2011
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   • Andy9o8
   • August 31, 2011

4. Cool Mal Video  

   By WeakMindedFool, October 10, 2005
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   • bob.dino
   • October 11, 2005

5. Clear & Pull versus 5 Second Delay   1 2

   By pchapman, November 7, 2007
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   • rehmwa
   • November 14, 2007

6. Hole in canopy question...  

   By Jeff.Donohue, September 28, 2005
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   • riggerrob
   • October 2, 2005

7. best landing techniques  

   By Emmie, March 26, 2002
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   • Scoby
   • March 27, 2002

8. Collapsing my slider  

   By heftee, August 19, 2003
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   • riddler
   • August 26, 2003

9. Low opening - Cypres Fire  

   By Scubadivemaster, June 14, 2007
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   • freefli
   • June 25, 2007

10. canopy control lessons?  

    By SpeedRacer, February 7, 2002
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    • PhillyKev
    • February 8, 2002

11. How much difference does temperature really make in terms of canopy speed?  

    By grue, December 4, 2006
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    • Calvin19
    • December 6, 2006

12. Swoop!  

    By dove, August 20, 2001
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    • freeflir29
    • August 21, 2001

13. FATALITY DATABASE  

    By MotherGoose, July 24, 2006
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    • KNewman
    • July 26, 2006

14. Landing collision at Mile-Hi on 12/3/06?  

    By LloydDobbler, December 4, 2006
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    • LloydDobbler
    • December 14, 2006

15. Dead Air on Landing  

    By Meadman, June 30, 2003
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    • freeflydrew
    • July 1, 2003

16. My Instructors and I Survive AFF-1   1 2

    By skylord, December 1, 2003
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    • Adrock
    • December 8, 2003

17. Dislocated Shoulder video, buddy deploys for him  

    By liftedtitan, March 11, 2011
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    • e_nevett
    • March 14, 2011

18. What would you do?   1 2

    By BikerBabe, February 17, 2004
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    • diablopilot
    • February 19, 2004

19. Altitude awareness  

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

20. Newbie - Mastering a 270 before moving on.  

    By Avikus, August 8, 2011
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    • daremrc
    • August 10, 2011

21. Big dumb A license problem  

    By Jessica, January 28, 2002
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    • scottbre
    • February 1, 2002

22. Kicked out of line twist on jump #6!  

    By mattyblast, December 13, 2005
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    • yeyo
    • January 3, 2006

23. Close call...   1 2

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

24. Wing suits in water  

    By SStewart, January 11, 2011
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    • pms07
    • January 13, 2011

25. Re: [Alambic] CYPRES Save!   1 2

    By billvon, September 9, 2003
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    • mjosparky
    • September 15, 2003

26. It's summer, but remember to tuck in your shirts  

    By dbattman, June 29, 2006
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    • wildman2231
    • July 6, 2006

27. When was your first reserve ride?   1 2 3

    By jonnym84, September 10, 2003
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    • mirochristie
    • September 25, 2003

28. Hypothetical but common situation   1 2

    By Surf, December 11, 2003
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    • alan
    • December 16, 2003

29. Mirage Reserve Closing Pin...  

    By SkySlut, September 4, 2002
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    • SkySlut
    • September 23, 2002

30. 1st off Airport landing   1 2

    By drdive, December 22, 2004
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    • Fab
    • January 24, 2005

31. What would you do?   1 2 3

    By Chris-Ottawa, August 28, 2006
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    • Chris-Ottawa
    • September 17, 2006

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

    By sjc, June 11, 2007
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    • Royd
    • July 11, 2007

33. EP's   1 2

    By adventurechick, July 6, 2006
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    • JohnMitchell
    • July 24, 2006

34. Water training  

    By skydivex3m, May 27, 2015
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    • sheenMatthews
    • July 1, 2015

35. Landing Pattern Police   1 2

    By ZigZagMarquis, January 2, 2007
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    • bofh
    • January 5, 2007

36. To Get a uspa A Licence   1 2 3

    By spencer, November 14, 2008
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    • pilotdave
    • November 19, 2008

37. UP DOWN GO sucks  

    By Trae, January 19, 2006
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    • Scoop
    • January 20, 2006

38. PRCP Practice: MY Rhythm Method  

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

39. 'A' licensee on STUDENT mode  

    By erdnarob, November 26, 2010
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    • Ron
    • December 12, 2010

40. USPA's Medical Requirements  

    By Kramer, December 19, 2003
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    • jeremyneas
    • December 28, 2003

41. Don't know much about Pot   1 2

    By Bergen, August 2, 2005
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    • frost
    • August 9, 2005

42. packing  

    By Skyrose7, January 29, 2002
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    • Kirils
    • January 30, 2002

43. AFP or AFF  

    By Wonka13, September 15, 2015
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    • Wonka13
    • September 15, 2015

44. Sabre 135 @ 1.5:1??????  

    By mewing120, December 20, 2002
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    • Tink1717
    • December 30, 2002

45. sabre2 as first canopy  

    By aesalon, January 4, 2009
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    • voltage
    • January 28, 2009

46. tandems and emergency exits  

    By rendezvous, August 21, 2002
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    • SBS
    • September 9, 2002

47. Student Landings  

    By exnavykds, July 11, 2005
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    • damion75
    • February 7, 2006

48. what do you need to do after aff for a license?  

    By jrmrangers, October 13, 2010
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    • cavscout73
    • November 18, 2010

49. DUAL DEPLOYMENT IMAGES.  

    By miked10270, March 19, 2001
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    • Swede
    • March 27, 2001

50. When your student lands with the plane   1 2

    By EricTheRed, March 11, 2004
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    • hookitt
    • April 13, 2004

51. Skydiving Again  

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

52. Safety violations, what's next?   1 2

    By coreyangel, September 30, 2011
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    • coreyangel
    • October 6, 2011

53. Injury recovery and returning to jumping.  

    By Judah, June 19, 2018
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    • bigboysne
    • August 9, 2018

54. When to use your knife   1 2

    By steve1, January 26, 2002
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    • PhreeZone
    • February 5, 2002

55. Couldn't do AFF-1  

    By xlh883, June 3, 2006
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    • xlh883
    • June 6, 2006

56. Nervous  

    By johnnie, December 13, 2002
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    • Iezyka
    • December 26, 2002

57. AFF of SL?  

    By kupo, June 3, 2001
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    • PhillyKev
    • June 11, 2001

58. Safety Day Numbers  

    By DSE, March 15, 2009
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    • mr_music11
    • March 23, 2009

59. Tandem Progression or AFF?   1 2

    By jedisk8r, March 30, 2004
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    • Daizey
    • April 1, 2004

60. From a high alt mal when do you cut away?   1 2

    By aspiff120, March 26, 2004
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    • cruzit
    • March 30, 2004

61. Why do we keep colliding?   1 2

    By airdvr, July 19, 2010
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    • grimmie
    • July 23, 2010

62. foolish landing...ouch!  

    By cruisers2, July 11, 2008
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    • cruisers2
    • July 16, 2008

63. having a tough time with AFF   1 2

    By bjelder, March 10, 2008
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    • darrenspooner
    • March 20, 2008

64. Protec Half Helmets  

    By BlindBrick, September 24, 2004
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    • Slurp56
    • September 27, 2004

65. Thoughts on training with a suspended harness   1 2

    By Jeth, December 10, 2004
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    • nate_1979
    • December 28, 2004

66. canopy mals  

    By GentleTiger, November 8, 2004
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    • Rdutch
    • November 9, 2004

67. Development of training materials  

    By Lizz, December 16, 2001
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    • DanG
    • December 21, 2001

68. I have had two canopies out and...  

    By fcajump, February 9, 2012
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    • angryelf
    • February 13, 2012

69. Suggestion for HopnPop please   1 2

    By JustRelax, September 1, 2003
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    • livendive
    • September 23, 2003

70. Freefly Safety 101  

    By Zennie, September 11, 2001
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    • dove
    • September 16, 2001

71. How does a student know...   1 2

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

72. coolest mal I have ever seen  

    By Ron, April 10, 2005
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    • Ron
    • April 20, 2005

73. AFF 6/7 - Info & Help?!?  

    By Airhead, October 8, 2002
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    • Luminous
    • October 24, 2002

74. Try once, try twice....  

    By Jessica, May 16, 2003
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    • ianmdrennan
    • May 21, 2003

75. Starting Over  

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

76. Swooping Same As Low Pulls   1 2 3

    By GreenLight, August 3, 2006
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    • CrazyL
    • August 11, 2006

77. Can I check your shoulder flap?  

    By FallingHazard, July 21, 2008
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    • alge
    • July 26, 2008

78. tracking  

    By moth, January 23, 2005
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    • riggerrob
    • February 19, 2005

79. Flight-1 Hard Deck Video  

    By ianmdrennan, June 20, 2013
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    • davelepka
    • June 25, 2013

80. learning the hard way!   1 2

    By donovan, January 1, 2004
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    • masher
    • January 7, 2004

81. IAD's vs AFF for students  

    By gothsnake, September 23, 2003
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    • riggerrob
    • September 24, 2003

82. um?   1 2

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

83. line twist  

    By freebirdtif, April 7, 2008
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    • popsjumper
    • April 9, 2008

84. Riser Twists with camera  

    By Lastchance, October 5, 2007
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    • The111
    • October 10, 2007

85. Cypres firing at Otay  

    By billvon, June 25, 2002
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    • thrillseek
    • June 27, 2002

86. What you should know about jump run  

    By bbarnhouse, May 18, 2003
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    • diverdriver
    • May 28, 2003

87. AFF question: time between jumps?  

    By Fireflyer, April 16, 2003
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    • skymedic
    • April 24, 2003

88. What I learned from my two-out  

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

89. How many jumps should you have before jumping a crossbraced?  

    By Andrewwhyte, June 8, 2009
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    • countzero
    • June 9, 2009

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

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

91. Sabre to a Sabre2  

    By elfanie, February 24, 2004
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    • elfanie
    • March 1, 2004

92. How much can a booty hold?  

    By 2fat2fly, October 4, 2004
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    • vibeke
    • October 10, 2004

93. Gear Checks & Safety Day  

    By SpeedRacer, March 9, 2001
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    • grasshopper
    • March 9, 2001

94. Moved from Incidents - Ground cutaway issues with RSL   1 2

    By billvon, February 3, 2010
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    • AndyMan
    • February 11, 2010

95. This was new to me. Anyone else??  

    By Cacophony, July 19, 2004
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    • kyros1
    • July 26, 2004

96. RSL Cutaway   1 2

    By nicknitro71, February 14, 2005
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    • jumpgod
    • February 18, 2005

97. Condums for water landings????  

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

98. Exit Sequence  

    By beatcreation, May 1, 2008
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    • dnhump
    • May 7, 2008

99. Student Over Sixty  

    By reprobate, May 6, 2002
    • 15 replies
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    • rendezvous
    • May 9, 2002

100. Canopy Control Requirements  

     By SkySlut, March 15, 2001
     • 1 reply
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     • SkySlut
     • March 15, 2001