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1. A-License course in Western Australia - Dropzone Recommendations???  

   By ruoimama, September 22, 2017
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   • hcsvader
   • September 28, 2017

2. AFF Student lands 3km out  

   By strop45, March 5, 2008
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   • firstime
   • March 17, 2008

3. Potential dangers of doing hybrids?  

   By apixel, November 26, 2005
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   • brianfry713
   • November 28, 2005

4. Risers in, should I cut-away before reserve pull  

   By pierre3636, August 13, 2004
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   • bclark
   • August 16, 2004

5. no wind landings   1 2

   By airdvr, April 30, 2004
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   • dnewcomer
   • May 4, 2004

6. What causes only one riser to release in a cutaway  

   By sheeks, September 29, 2019
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   • skytribe
   • October 17, 2019

7. Heads up after landing  

   By evilivan, July 7, 2003
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   • heftee
   • July 8, 2003

8. Front riser turns/dives  

   By NtheSeaOrSky, February 26, 2002
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   • n2skdvn
   • February 27, 2002

9. Coach course  

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

10. What did I do  

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

11. Pulling cut-away cables fully out of the housings   1 2 3

    By denete, October 25, 2007
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    • popsjumper
    • November 1, 2007

12. AFF Failures ?   1 2

    By QuickDraw, February 25, 2002
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    • skymedic
    • February 27, 2002

13. landing small reserves   1 2

    By Sentryforc, April 25, 2003
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    • skymedic
    • April 30, 2003

14. Could yal explain different types of malfunctions?  

    By Viking, April 11, 2001
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    • Aviatrr
    • April 14, 2001

15. Jumping without an Altimeter  

    By DiverMike, October 6, 2011
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    • phoenixlpr
    • October 8, 2011

16. Cutaway  

    By skydude2000, April 16, 2005
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    • skydude2000
    • April 23, 2005

17. Student reserve out of date  

    By Freefly300, August 23, 2007
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    • d123
    • September 28, 2007

18. newbie question  

    By grlsgotalot2lrn, September 25, 2004
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    • tombuch
    • September 28, 2004

19. Another Stupid Downsizing Question...   1 2

    By Casch, April 9, 2003
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    • dreamsville
    • April 10, 2003

20. Correct landing direction???   1 2

    By steve1, August 20, 2003
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    • webracer
    • August 22, 2003

21. Pull sltitudes for recent student grads   1 2

    By Pendejo, August 10, 2005
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    • kelpdiver
    • August 17, 2005

22. Hard openings are a function of....   1 2

    By shah269, June 16, 2011
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    • wayneflorida
    • June 21, 2011

23. Smart things I have done   1 2

    By NWFlyer, June 15, 2006
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    • mjosparky
    • June 24, 2006

24. Jump Pilots and PEP's  

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

25. How do YOU turn with your feet in freefall?  

    By EDYDO, January 15, 2004
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    • EDYDO
    • January 17, 2004

26. Check your rapid links  

    By wildblue, May 29, 2002
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    • canopydave
    • May 31, 2002

27. In training: Getting UNSTABLE then stable again  

    By somethinelse, July 20, 2004
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    • somethinelse
    • July 25, 2004

28. Leg-strap bungee necessity  

    By Colton Brown, October 23, 2019
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    • riggerrob
    • October 24, 2019

29. I need some help....  

    By skymedic, May 18, 2001
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    • riggerrob
    • May 23, 2001

30. Re: [crutch] Fatality - Delphi, IN - 3 - August 2008   1 2

    By mattaman, August 8, 2008
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    • gearless_chris
    • August 17, 2008

31. Low pull vs no spotting...humm  

    By Marksman, February 1, 2012
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    • airtwardo
    • February 7, 2012

32. non-current  

    By jtval, March 17, 2001
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    • cyberskydive
    • March 17, 2001

33. Lineover Cleared   1 2

    By Cornholio, June 4, 2006
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    • popsjumper
    • June 13, 2006

34. emergency proceedures - TRAINING WORKED!   1 2

    By elfanie, January 5, 2004
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    • elfanie
    • January 9, 2004

35. Crazy Jump Pilot ?  

    By psychoswooper, June 12, 2003
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    • flyer299
    • June 15, 2003

36. 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

37. Does two stage flare automatically become a habit even if you never been taught it?  

    By mdrejhon, July 12, 2005
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    • mdrejhon
    • July 18, 2005

38. Performing High performance landings in the main landing area   1 2

    By vdschoor, July 28, 2006
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    • wildman2231
    • August 2, 2006

39. tracking up or down jump run  

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

40. AFF/TAMDEM PROGRESSION  

    By rezz92, December 15, 2001
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    • riggerrob
    • December 19, 2001

41. Jumping with video camera, are you ready?   1 2

    By jeffallen, January 10, 2005
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    • Scrumpot
    • June 27, 2005

42. Stuck on AFF lvl 6  

    By mattwhoo, March 19, 2002
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    • bbarnhouse
    • March 23, 2002

43. Packing  

    By Seapro, January 15, 2012
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    • hokierower
    • January 18, 2012

44. Is SDU training better?  

    By CWC, August 19, 2003
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    • bodypilot90
    • August 23, 2003

45. loss of plane!  

    By kerb, June 30, 2001
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    • kerb
    • July 5, 2001

46. 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

47. Hornet landings  

    By Emmie, April 12, 2002
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    • Jimbo
    • July 1, 2002

48. free fall speed vs time into saddle  

    By Icon134, September 22, 2004
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    • mjosparky
    • September 25, 2004

49. Skyhook question...  

    By Rstanley0312, October 1, 2008
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    • Rstanley0312
    • October 3, 2008

50. Down sizing again...  

    By speedy, March 20, 2008
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    • billvon
    • March 24, 2008

51. Safety Day at DZ  

    By tsalnukt, March 7, 2014
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    • Di0
    • March 23, 2014

52. rerigging a brake line twist  

    By JustRelax, December 26, 2004
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    • freakydiver
    • January 2, 2005

53. Landing with brakes  

    By Euroman, April 22, 2011
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    • popsjumper
    • April 26, 2011

54. Pilot Chute caught on leg  

    By Hazarrd, June 27, 2003
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    • Genn
    • June 29, 2003

55. Spotting Position Calculator  

    By steelyeye, March 20, 2007
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    • LouDiamond
    • March 23, 2007

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

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

57. Recurrency  

    By smiler, September 19, 2009
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    • azureriders
    • September 23, 2009

58. Big Canopy - High Wind  

    By Rebecca-Berlin, July 20, 2008
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    • Feeblemind
    • July 29, 2008

59. AFF 1/2 line twist  

    By mrbang, July 15, 2013
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    • IJskonijn
    • July 17, 2013

60. Helmet vs. Cypres   1 2

    By wmw999, March 24, 2004
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    • Reginald
    • March 31, 2004

61. AFF   1 2

    By rhino, August 16, 2002
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    • steve1
    • August 20, 2002

62. AAD Vs. Hooknife  

    By Nullified, February 3, 2004
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    • Nullified
    • February 4, 2004

63. Re: [diablopilot] Landing injury.  

    By polarbear, June 24, 2004
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    • billvon
    • June 27, 2004

64. Tree Landing Technique...  

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

65. Frustrated with lack of skills at 100 jumps  

    By bdb2004, September 4, 2019
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    • ufk22
    • September 8, 2019

66. the toggle gets loose durgin freefall, what would you do?   1 2

    By Unutsch, June 21, 2004
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    • skydiverton
    • August 2, 2004

67. Cutaway EP and "grabbing the handles"   1 2

    By denete, July 29, 2008
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    • azureriders
    • August 13, 2008

68. EMERGENCY EXITS DURING CLIMBOUT  

    By dnewcomer, September 20, 2004
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    • dnewcomer
    • September 22, 2004

69. Canopy Entanglement Video  

    By Skwrl, March 6, 2012
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    • Skyper
    • March 6, 2012

70. I owe beer - S&TA thanked?!  

    By livendive, June 30, 2009
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    • airtwardo
    • July 12, 2009

71. Question about training jumps  

    By Jeth, June 15, 2004
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    • JustaBill
    • June 23, 2004

72. Malfunction and Cut-away  

    By MJH, May 23, 2005
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    • dorbie
    • May 24, 2005

73. Strange Hop and Pop..   1 2

    By Auryn, November 26, 2003
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    • Auryn
    • November 29, 2003

74. sensory overload  

    By gatorbait, May 17, 2003
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    • Luna
    • May 18, 2003

75. Re: [Tonto] Fatality x 6 - Plane Crash - MO - 29 July 2006   1 2

    By Mike111, August 1, 2006
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    • JohnMitchell
    • August 10, 2006

76. Lesson learned - re: goggles  

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

77. RSL question   1 2

    By andy2, May 23, 2003
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    • USPA
    • May 28, 2003

78. Training aids for Hispanic Students   1 2 3

    By meteor, February 22, 2008
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    • GreenLight
    • March 14, 2008

79. Graduated AFF!  

    By airricks, August 22, 2005
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    • airricks
    • August 31, 2005

80. 2003 SIM  

    By JYorkster, November 5, 2002
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    • tombuch
    • November 11, 2002

81. High/Gusty Winds  

    By skykittykat, April 10, 2005
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    • klafollette
    • April 13, 2005

82. Why did this happen?  

    By matttrudeau, May 8, 2002
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    • billvon
    • May 14, 2002

83. How safe?  

    By gldn51, December 13, 2001
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    • RemiAndKaren
    • December 18, 2001

84. Dropzone for Aff in Belgium  

    By FastRodriguez, June 21, 2013
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    • irishrigger
    • June 26, 2013

85. looking at your ripcord??  

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

86. How my freind died.  

    By ForeverDive, June 4, 2002
    • 14 replies
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    • thrillseek
    • June 18, 2002

87. Wind Tunnel  

    By blackwidow, September 11, 2002
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • September 13, 2002

88. Safety note - pulling too high   1 2

    By billvon, March 19, 2007
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    • jdatc
    • March 22, 2007

89. checklist for renting a parachute  

    By ailithir, September 9, 2008
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    • NewGuy2005
    • September 11, 2008

90. ICE DOT  

    By BIGUN, September 27, 2012
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    • BIGUN
    • October 2, 2012

91. Deployment sequence q's  

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

92. Concerns after doing a Charity jump  

    By Earlybirdmel, August 25, 2010
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    • erdnarob
    • August 30, 2010

93. Safety concerns about Lakes Wales   1 2

    By edjackson, July 18, 2004
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    • skyflyingbecca
    • July 22, 2004

94. What I learned from my cut away  

    By freefalle, March 22, 2005
    • 12 replies
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    • thegman
    • March 27, 2005

95. Cleared for solo!  

    By Throttlebender, July 27, 2010
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    • Throttlebender
    • August 3, 2010

96. Problem with AAD MARS and its cutter   1 2

    By BasicOne, January 30, 2024
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    • wmw999
    • May 26, 2024

97. Can't make it to 3 on flare !! Student question   1 2

    By travrois, July 28, 2008
    • 26 replies
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    • ghost47
    • July 31, 2008

98. My second jump - keep hurting feet  

    By yuriythebest, June 18, 2013
    • 6 replies
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    • nigel99
    • June 25, 2013

99. Running Out of Options  

    By Gato, June 3, 2008
    • 24 replies
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    • kkeenan
    • June 20, 2008

100. Full Face Helmet Vs. Swooping  

     By dldproductions, May 11, 2011
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     • bofh
     • May 12, 2011