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6,253 topics in this forum

1. I need some help....  

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

2. GI Bill  

   By silentscope12, September 28, 2011
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   • mjosparky
   • December 22, 2013

3. How my freind died.  

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

4. Why students need to use their own judgment at times  

   By peek, July 31, 2007
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   • peek
   • August 5, 2007

5. How many jumps to stay current  

   By mxaexm, October 31, 2012
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   • riggerrob
   • November 9, 2012

6. Canopy training  

   By base698, July 23, 2003
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   • betzilla
   • July 26, 2003

7. tunnel coaching  

   By Katrinka, December 4, 2005
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   • RossDagley
   • December 13, 2005

8. Need some encouragement  

   By GiZZeRR, May 10, 2001
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   • GiZZeRR
   • May 12, 2001

9. Help!  

   By waster, November 9, 2002
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   • bobsoutar
   • November 11, 2002

10. aff course price  

    By joaog, March 25, 2010
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    • joaog
    • March 30, 2010

11. most effective method to get out of twists?  

    By plante, November 1, 2013
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    • riggerrob
    • November 26, 2013

12. lightweight skydiver, needs advice on canopy  

    By andy2, April 9, 2003
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    • pilotdave
    • April 10, 2003

13. Converging canopy traffic  

    By theplummeter, October 6, 2012
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    • erdnarob
    • October 13, 2012

14. Watch your altitude  

    By unclbennie, April 14, 2001
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    • lummy
    • April 25, 2001

15. sunday cutaway  

    By Staso, November 4, 2002
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    • bobsoutar
    • November 5, 2002

16. Potential dangers of doing hybrids?  

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

17. Severe Linetwists (not diving yet). Cut or not?  

    By SkyHopperZH, November 10, 2015
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    • jumpsalot-2
    • December 16, 2015

18. Dislocated shoulder  

    By richardw38, October 1, 2012
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    • Periapt
    • October 9, 2012

19. Wind Tunnel during my AFF  

    By BigDreams32, August 23, 2012
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    • RyanFYF
    • October 5, 2012

20. Goin Low on a Big Way....  

    By jumpinjackflash, September 28, 2004
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    • jumpinjackflash
    • September 29, 2004

21. chest strap- not tight enough  

    By tosca, March 19, 2003
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    • USPA
    • April 3, 2003

22. uncontrolled turns in aff 4  

    By pilotpilot57, February 26, 2009
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    • darrenspooner
    • March 17, 2009

23. flaring..flailing  

    By firstime, October 30, 2003
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    • firstime
    • October 31, 2003

24. Advice...12 jumps, what now?  

    By FFjumper, January 24, 2011
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    • MikeJD
    • January 27, 2011

25. Development of training materials  

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

26. Yikes...backflip?  

    By Lazarus_762, September 16, 2012
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    • Mach1dmb
    • September 24, 2012

27. Birdman Wingsuit Flying Instruction  

    By sillyolethang, August 20, 2002
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    • ernokaikkonen
    • October 24, 2002

28. Wing suits in water  

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

29. The Accuracy Trick  

    By katzurki, June 29, 2005
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    • slotperfect
    • July 1, 2005

30. 300 lb. wanna be, is.... Jumbo  

    By jumbo, September 24, 2002
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    • skydivejersey
    • October 24, 2003

31. Wingloading Big vs. small  

    By RichardWeed, May 5, 2004
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    • WeakMindedFool
    • May 11, 2004

32. New Rx Goggles=HIGH FLARES?  

    By cruzlite, October 22, 2003
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    • cruzlite
    • October 23, 2003

33. what could injured Elvis have done to save ldg?  

    By 377, October 5, 2006
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    • kkeenan
    • October 9, 2006

34. Finished AFF L3 Monday, but seeking advice.  

    By Bethaney, October 2, 2013
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    • DrDom
    • October 15, 2013

35. 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

36. How to stay injury free: Ankles  

    By GixxxerKim, July 4, 2015
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    • JohnMitchell
    • August 4, 2015

37. Currency is everything...  

    By dsiegel, April 13, 2002
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    • StevieBoy
    • May 19, 2002

38. Exit order with a tracking dive on the load  

    By skymiles, May 19, 2004
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    • tso-d_chris
    • November 7, 2005

39. St00dent Question  

    By QuickDraw, October 8, 2002
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    • QuickDraw
    • October 16, 2002

40. USPA requirements - night jumps, CA ??  

    By 5kyd1vergav, September 26, 2013
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    • 5kyd1vergav
    • September 27, 2013

41. sewing the chest strap permanently routed  

    By andy2, June 30, 2003
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    • billvon
    • July 1, 2003

42. 1st chop = BEER  

    By dirty_red, September 3, 2013
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    • airtwardo
    • September 19, 2013

43. I packed myself a malfunction...  

    By Nataly, September 9, 2013
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    • tan
    • September 18, 2013

44. Student Deployment  

    By 1969912, October 22, 2005
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    • BIGUN
    • October 25, 2005

45. 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

46. What is A License  

    By jigneshsoni, June 12, 2005
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    • kelpdiver
    • June 14, 2005

47. AFF- C second jump.....Question  

    By hawkflight, January 27, 2004
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    • Luv2Fall
    • January 28, 2004

48. Decision altitude  

    By FallinWoman, November 4, 2001
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    • cobaltdan
    • November 7, 2001

49. Are USPA rating recognised in Australia and New Zealand?  

    By iam, September 24, 2003
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    • Remster
    • October 3, 2003

50. Hooking and Swooping  

    By 3fLiEr, November 1, 2001
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    • cobaltdan
    • November 7, 2001

51. Need help with a big stuent looking for gear  

    By bigway, November 21, 2009
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    • BlindBrick
    • November 25, 2009

52. How to arch with scoliosis  

    By ghostdog, December 29, 2018
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    • ghostdog
    • January 26, 2019

53. before and in plane strategy  

    By JustRelax, September 19, 2003
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    • marcandalysse
    • September 28, 2003

54. What do YOU think is a safe and acceptable minimum level of currency (jumps per year)?  

    By caspar, April 18, 2007
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    • pilotdave
    • April 19, 2007

55. Under canopy strategy  

    By JustRelax, September 19, 2003
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    • andy2
    • September 28, 2003

56. AFF take 1 - various problems including arching:)  

    By djsynne, January 25, 2005
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    • Avion
    • February 4, 2005

57. Pilot Chute Hesitation  

    By CornishChris, April 18, 2004
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    • mikeat10500
    • April 22, 2004

58. 90 or 180 on opening...  

    By hongkongluna, September 5, 2006
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    • Reginald
    • September 6, 2006

59. Hard Cutaway  

    By Hooknswoop, April 16, 2002
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    • Rdutch
    • April 18, 2002

60. What would...  

    By Sangi, October 3, 2010
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    • champu
    • October 18, 2010

61. don't panic  

    By 2gruv2, September 6, 2002
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    • jimmytavino
    • September 12, 2002

62. Max Wing Loading on a SABRE 150?  

    By boags, August 17, 2004
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    • tustinr
    • August 19, 2004

63. Total Mal - Damaged Reserve  

    By tbrown, October 18, 2009
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    • erdnarob
    • October 29, 2009

64. landing in water - which direction  

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

65. Pilot Chute in tow mal - poor gear maintenance  

    By tnscorcoran, May 23, 2005
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    • tnscorcoran
    • May 26, 2005

66. What do you do?  

    By YahooLV, April 10, 2002
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    • indyz
    • April 13, 2002

67. Accuracy approaches  

    By FallingMarc, September 24, 2001
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    • Jumperpaula
    • October 2, 2001

68. EPs  

    By Superman32, May 24, 2005
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    • tdog
    • May 25, 2005

69. Sky Diving Facts  

    By hollysurly, June 28, 2012
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    • potatoman
    • July 13, 2012

70. I need help!!  

    By Cari, November 14, 2008
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    • airdvr
    • November 17, 2008

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

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

72. Off heading openings and line twist on tandems  

    By flipexit, July 10, 2013
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    • flipexit
    • July 18, 2013

73. Hard Opening.... 5 Broken Lines... Cutaway !  

    By Zane, January 20, 2005
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    • Amazon
    • January 22, 2005

74. stepping into and out of a student rig with B12 snaps  

    By peek, October 27, 2008
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    • danielcroft
    • November 13, 2008

75. Frap Hats  

    By steve1, September 3, 2002
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    • ernokaikkonen
    • September 6, 2002

76. Safety in skydiving from baloons?  

    By Stremglove, April 9, 2002
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    • AggieDave
    • April 10, 2002

77. Securing Your Helmet  

    By Gravitymaster, August 30, 2002
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    • lazerq3
    • September 6, 2002

78. Louisiana Tech Demo Jump  

    By tjm, September 24, 2009
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    • tjm
    • October 7, 2009

79. Spotting Position Calculator  

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

80. Whats the deal?  

    By ozzy13, March 19, 2007
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    • ChasingBlueSky
    • March 20, 2007

81. BOC vs Pull out  

    By rendezvous, March 25, 2002
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    • billbooth
    • March 26, 2002

82. Dislocated shoulder support  

    By numpt3, June 13, 2012
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    • theonlyski
    • June 13, 2012

83. Setting Cypres at a DZ with hills around  

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

84. ok my chipping problem is gone but now......  

    By Viking, August 15, 2001
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    • stenerlov
    • August 27, 2001

85. Wind Tunnel before AFF  

    By barrymaple007, May 18, 2012
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    • hillson
    • June 7, 2012

86. now this is interesting ??  

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

87. My First Cutaway  

    By JeepDiver, March 13, 2007
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    • JeepDiver
    • March 18, 2007

88. Slow turns that i can't get out of  

    By skyslammer, December 29, 2003
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    • skyslammer
    • December 31, 2003

89. Pulling at lower altitude than declared at boarding.  

    By Tolgak, September 13, 2009
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    • danielcroft
    • September 14, 2009

90. Wisconsin: Where to get my Class A?  

    By allenw3658, June 5, 2013
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    • skyjumpenfool
    • June 11, 2013

91. Beginner Swooping  

    By TheFousts, August 8, 2006
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    • kelpdiver
    • August 9, 2006

92. AFF-2 Recedes Into the Rear View Mirror (Long)  

    By skylord, December 28, 2003
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    • jimoke
    • December 30, 2003

93. More students getting hurt.  

    By shah269, May 16, 2012
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    • Ron
    • May 21, 2012

94. First Cutaway Today  

    By napalmboy, August 7, 2006
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    • napalmboy
    • August 8, 2006

95. Riding on a biplane wing  

    By Bob_Church, July 15, 2017
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    • fcajump
    • August 2, 2017

96. Would you be interested in medical training and certification for dropzone staff?  

    By FireFlyer2009, May 4, 2011
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    • PennQuaker
    • June 18, 2011

97. Walking through the swooping area  

    By SkyDane, July 29, 2006
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    • rehmwa
    • August 4, 2006

98. front & back loops?  

    By heidihagen, April 27, 2005
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    • Avion
    • May 1, 2005

99. Impact of chute opening  

    By UliToo, March 15, 2012
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    • dthames
    • April 30, 2012

100. alti aware  

     By Skyrose7, August 15, 2002
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     • billvon
     • August 16, 2002