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1. the newest AFF Instructor  

   By SkymonkeyONE, May 7, 2002
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   • jumpervali
   • May 13, 2002

2. Kicking out of line twists?  

   By skysprite, August 29, 2004
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   • flyangel2
   • September 1, 2004

3. Student Over Sixty  

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

4. Noob. Wants to have another go. Best approach?  

   By Pele2048, November 26, 2009
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   • skyjumpenfool
   • December 16, 2009

5. Throw out for students  

   By mojoman, January 27, 2004
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   • mojoman
   • January 28, 2004

6. Training in orlando  

   By tigepigeon, August 30, 2011
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   • mutumbo
   • September 11, 2011

7. Who is wrong in this video? near canopy collision  

   By liftedtitan, September 28, 2009
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   • JohnMitchell
   • November 25, 2009

8. A license checks during aff?  

   By jrmrangers, October 23, 2010
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   • pilotdave
   • October 27, 2010

9. Low Altitude - High Speed Pass ???  

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

10. Any suggestions for a source (ie. website, book) where a new guy can find pictures or videos to aid in malfunction identification.  

    By jhh166, August 22, 2011
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    • jhh166
    • August 27, 2011

11. Roger Nelson  

    By Push, June 12, 2003
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    • skymedic
    • June 16, 2003

12. Landed Off: Stadium Demo; Sprain Ankle  

    By tjm, October 14, 2010
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    • normiss
    • October 24, 2010

13. Body Position & Landing  

    By skyslammer, January 12, 2004
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    • saramorgan
    • January 19, 2004

14. landing next to the runway?  

    By bmason81, May 26, 2005
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    • tombuch
    • May 27, 2005

15. Would you have this TM or Rigger at your DZ?  

    By SpecialKaye, April 4, 2007
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    • billvon
    • April 10, 2007

16. Snatch Force question (related to back injury)  

    By NorrinRadd, June 12, 2013
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    • NorrinRadd
    • August 5, 2013

17. A learning post  

    By Satan666, September 6, 2002
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    • 3fLiEr
    • September 11, 2002

18. really need advice-long post  

    By kmg365, July 18, 2013
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • July 28, 2013

19. D license  

    By droquette, August 28, 2006
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    • mjosparky
    • August 29, 2006

20. Wing Loading vs Jump Numbers Guideline  

    By karlm, August 16, 2004
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    • FrogNog
    • August 18, 2004

21. Reserve deployment at terminal  

    By rendezvous, September 12, 2003
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    • mjosparky
    • September 17, 2003

22. On the Same Page?  

    By popsjumper, January 30, 2008
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    • popsjumper
    • February 10, 2008

23. Gear choices and safety  

    By Chris3D, June 28, 2012
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    • skybytch
    • June 30, 2012

24. FXC-12000 misfire  

    By cloud9, August 5, 2001
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    • billvon
    • September 6, 2001

25. Switching From Rip to Throw-out  

    By dresherr, July 30, 2004
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    • DontPanic
    • August 10, 2004

26. Spinning with line twists - what do I do?  

    By motley, June 2, 2003
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    • Faber
    • June 3, 2003

27. Stalling  

    By fudd, August 17, 2002
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    • christoofar
    • August 28, 2002

28. Stilletto flying!!!!  

    By quade, March 25, 2002
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    • Opie
    • March 26, 2002

29. What would you do?  

    By Babi, March 17, 2007
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    • JohnMitchell
    • March 19, 2007

30. Deployment sequence q's  

    By DSE, March 13, 2007
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    • The111
    • March 16, 2007

31. XRW Mr. Bill with jumper who has <100 jumps  

    By MarSD6, October 10, 2020
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    • base615
    • January 29, 2021

32. learning to skydieve  

    By tombin, July 4, 2011
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    • dreaming13000
    • July 7, 2011

33. Stuck on PLFs: How to Retrain the Brain?  

    By jumpgump, July 20, 2017
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    • Baksteen
    • September 7, 2017

34. Unsafe setup!  

    By Foursprouts, March 31, 2004
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    • tattoojeff
    • April 2, 2004

35. Sit fly Coach Jumping or Sit Fly Tunnel Training?  

    By SuperKat, August 22, 2009
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    • Kami-kaze
    • September 5, 2009

36. F-111 wingloading  

    By haleyes, December 16, 2002
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    • skydiverbob
    • January 14, 2003

37. Lesson learned - re: goggles  

    By elfanie, December 22, 2003
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    • riggerrob
    • December 29, 2003

38. When should one give up  

    By SilentJ, March 12, 2002
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    • ChromeBoy
    • March 13, 2002

39. Malfunction Scenarios  

    By 100jumpwonder, July 11, 2014
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    • JohnMitchell
    • July 15, 2014

40. Student gear - BOC or sping loaded pilot chute?  

    By wayne, December 17, 2003
    • 14 replies
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    • DanglesOZQld
    • December 26, 2003

41. +3,300 jumps and I made a dumb ass mistake  

    By mirage62, May 27, 2014
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    • eatfastnoodle
    • June 23, 2014

42. harness trauma  

    By dunadan, November 29, 2004
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    • Andrewwhyte
    • December 5, 2004

43. Static line exit - how to improve?  

    By DarekKay, April 16, 2012
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    • CornishChris
    • April 20, 2012

44. Student AADs  

    By Gary73, June 27, 2017
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    • Maddingo
    • June 30, 2017

45. premature deployment on exit.  

    By tvandijck, August 6, 2009
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    • tvandijck
    • August 12, 2009

46. Whats the best way to deal with getting cought by a Dust Devil?  

    By Viking, August 21, 2003
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    • bclark
    • September 2, 2003

47. Clearing Airspace  

    By jhus, July 26, 2001
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    • ClayFowler
    • July 29, 2001

48. MINIMAL wingload  

    By CheshireCat, September 1, 2003
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    • PhillyKev
    • September 2, 2003

49. Advice or Suggestions Welcome  

    By dropdeded, August 29, 2003
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    • dropdeded
    • September 1, 2003

50. Geraldo Flores II ? Can't get stable but can hide a camera....  

    By shorehambeach, May 12, 2014
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    • Doug_Davis
    • May 20, 2014

51. FATALITY DATABASE  

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

52. Practice pulls...is it always this frustrating?  

    By Ion01, August 25, 2008
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    • Ion01
    • September 8, 2008

53. Do you follow the currency rules for your Tandem-I certificate?  

    By skydiver30960, March 23, 2004
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    • mfrese
    • March 25, 2004

54. B license exam  

    By skyboyblue, December 30, 2002
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    • quade
    • December 31, 2002

55. Reserve Drills confusion  

    By Joystick, August 27, 2003
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    • mjosparky
    • August 28, 2003

56. DETERMINING WIND DIRECTION, AM I RIGHT?  

    By pack40, July 24, 2002
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    • pack40
    • August 1, 2002

57. Double front risers for a newbie?  

    By Dagny, December 9, 2003
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    • SkydiveNFlorida
    • December 10, 2003

58. Dropped toggle - recovery procedure?  

    By pchapman, March 16, 2012
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    • Joellercoaster
    • March 21, 2012

59. Altimeter Training Device...programmable?  

    By lilryno, March 18, 2004
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    • lilryno
    • March 22, 2004

60. Drowning doesn't look like drowning  

    By havoc996, April 10, 2014
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    • GeorgiaDon
    • April 19, 2014

61. Best dropzone in the US for a newbie 45 jumps  

    By Jpwalker, March 17, 2013
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    • Shredex
    • April 1, 2013

62. front riser noob stuff  

    By sparkie, January 25, 2007
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    • dorbie
    • February 2, 2007

63. Releasing Brakes Late  

    By mjkoziel, July 17, 2002
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    • ifallout
    • July 18, 2002

64. What to do if two parachutes malfunction come out?  

    By ShcShc11, February 23, 2012
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    • skydiverek
    • March 4, 2012

65. putting bag into container??  

    By roscoep, January 16, 2006
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    • justinb138
    • January 19, 2006

66. S&T News from USPA, 8/12/05  

    By livendive, August 15, 2005
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    • Pendejo
    • August 17, 2005

67. Gear maintenance my/rigger responsibility.  

    By d123, October 3, 2007
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    • riggerrob
    • October 7, 2007

68. first beach jump - partial sucess  

    By phoenixlpr, June 26, 2006
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    • phoenixlpr
    • July 8, 2006

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

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

70. Dont just sell  

    By lister55, June 30, 2004
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    • ManBird
    • June 30, 2004

71. tracking up or down jump run  

    By sfzombie13, March 9, 2020
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    • davenuk
    • March 17, 2020

72. "But I'll be really careful!"  

    By billvon, June 23, 2004
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    • teason
    • June 29, 2004

73. parachute simulator  

    By kingbunky, March 1, 2011
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    • howardwhite
    • April 20, 2011

74. costs  

    By MNM604, October 14, 2004
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    • tdog
    • November 4, 2004

75. Astra AAD  

    By rendezvous, June 21, 2001
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    • weid14
    • June 25, 2001

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

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

77. premature pin closing pin release  

    By CesspoolDave, June 28, 2006
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    • NWFlyer
    • June 30, 2006

78. Cutaway poll  

    By Ruffles, November 30, 2002
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    • JamesNahikian
    • December 3, 2002

79. dealing with canopy collisions  

    By smiles, November 29, 2002
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    • faulknerwn
    • December 3, 2002

80. 1st Night Jump!  

    By UpstateBonehead, September 18, 2016
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    • JohnMitchell
    • September 23, 2016

81. scared to turn  

    By grlsgotalot2lrn, October 29, 2004
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    • skytash
    • October 31, 2004

82. New Zealand skydive school  

    By Jewbert33, December 8, 2011
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    • Jewbert33
    • February 10, 2012

83. Finally Had My Cutaway  

    By tbrown, August 26, 2007
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    • tbrown
    • September 18, 2007

84. refresher  

    By jtval, January 27, 2002
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    • skyhawk
    • February 2, 2002

85. "Want to" verses "Need to" decisions  

    By dthames, June 23, 2013
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    • dthames
    • February 25, 2014

86. Altitude offest in the mountains  

    By BobxMarley, January 15, 2014
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    • mistercwood
    • February 16, 2014

87. lay off rule  

    By schon267, September 8, 2007
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    • Andy9o8
    • September 9, 2007

88. Different ripcord sizes?  

    By Mike111, August 5, 2005
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    • mjosparky
    • August 8, 2005

89. Perception and what we hear.  

    By Squeak, January 2, 2013
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    • popsjumper
    • January 6, 2013

90. Water landings  

    By Sky_doggy, December 31, 2012
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    • stratostar
    • January 3, 2013

91. Someone almost hit me when i pulled. How can i avoid this?  

    By Newbie, April 4, 2005
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    • GravityGirl
    • April 4, 2005

92. Tethers for Hook Knives?  

    By mzr36, December 14, 2017
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    • fcajump
    • December 22, 2017

93. 'Sinking in' a canopy...  

    By Yossarian, August 30, 2007
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    • Yossarian
    • August 31, 2007

94. Silly question?  

    By haleyes, November 18, 2002
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    • Hooknswoop
    • November 19, 2002

95. Spinning Mal, when to chop  

    By quatorze, November 16, 2002
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    • Ron
    • November 18, 2002

96. Tandem Exits out of a Cessna  

    By LawnDart21, April 16, 2003
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    • tspillers
    • April 19, 2003

97. AFF of SL?  

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

98. Coach course  

    By drenaline, November 28, 2002
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    • Mad47
    • April 19, 2003

99. Teardrop SF RSL question.....  

    By Zoter, July 5, 2004
    • 14 replies
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    • skydiverek
    • May 4, 2009

100. AFF level D, learn arm turns and spins out  

     By superplumber, May 7, 2016
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     • superplumber
     • May 31, 2016