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1. malfunction question  

   By crotalus01, June 1, 2006
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   • bmcd308
   • June 13, 2006

2. down sizing hurts   1 2

   By spencer, March 17, 2003
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   • ianmdrennan
   • March 21, 2003

3. A learning post  

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

4. Pro Track in a Pro Teck  

   By Greg, April 16, 2001
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   • Greg
   • April 18, 2001

5. Landing Accuracy  

   By droplikearock, September 10, 2003
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   • freakyflygirl
   • September 17, 2003

6. Mr. Bill  

   By Pammi, February 20, 2002
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   • Pammi
   • February 22, 2002

7. Wanted AFF COURSE in Venezuela Feb 2014  

   By Stubruce, December 10, 2013
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   • labrys
   • December 13, 2013

8. best place for canopy school in Florida.  

   By Terminal-V, January 2, 2005
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   • Salsa_John
   • January 13, 2005

9. Got Helmet   1 2

   By taz9420, March 23, 2004
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   • riggerrob
   • March 29, 2004

10. Guy just doesnt learn  

    By SabreJoe, January 3, 2004
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    • zyzko
    • January 6, 2004

11. Visitng a new DZ or jumping a new type of plane  

    By Armour666, July 26, 2006
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    • cHoDaBoY
    • August 2, 2006

12. is underloading a canopy dangerous?  

    By bluefingers, August 21, 2003
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    • billvon
    • August 22, 2003

13. Towed Parachutist  

    By Jumpmaster0301, July 30, 2009
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    • yoink
    • July 31, 2009

14. Radios & AFF  

    By Andy_Copland, February 20, 2007
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    • riggerrob
    • February 23, 2007

15. DZO's Opinions - Yes, AFF or SL, again!  

    By Gato, October 9, 2007
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    • riggerrob
    • October 10, 2007

16. Cameras to monitor incidents?  

    By WrongWay, July 9, 2004
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    • cvfd1399
    • July 11, 2004

17. Instructor responsibilities  

    By Lizz, January 18, 2002
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    • lazerq3
    • January 22, 2002

18. Cause of decline over time in annual fatalities per 100k jumps  

    By JDBoston, March 30, 2022
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    • riggerrob
    • April 11, 2022

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

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

20. 1st tandem Freefall  

    By edd, March 16, 2002
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    • Cornholio
    • March 16, 2002

21. AFF, canopy lessons?  

    By poohbeer, May 2, 2003
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    • mikeat10500
    • May 7, 2003

22. crossfire collapse on final  

    By skygirlie12, July 2, 2002
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    • Michele
    • July 12, 2002

23. AEDs on the DZ  

    By weber, May 24, 2002
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    • WmLauterbach
    • May 31, 2002

24. Proper plane exit  

    By demonic_death, November 20, 2011
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    • popsjumper
    • November 22, 2011

25. My first Mal  

    By testpilot, August 21, 2008
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    • danielcroft
    • September 12, 2008

26. Undressing in the air...  

    By FreeDiver, June 17, 2003
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    • Tonto
    • June 20, 2003

27. convert to USPA license  

    By suuz83, October 12, 2012
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    • suuz83
    • October 12, 2012

28. Jumping with rain  

    By mazevedo, December 22, 2003
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    • mazevedo
    • December 26, 2003

29. Any-one else see a conection between the Aussie summer and fatality rate.??  

    By Trae, January 15, 2006
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    • Trae
    • January 18, 2006

30. Australian AFF statistics  

    By marcin, May 13, 2003
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    • Squeak
    • June 1, 2003

31. Landing patterns and defensive flying.  

    By jpforget, May 12, 2010
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    • Scrumpot
    • May 20, 2010

32. Starting Over (In a sense...)  

    By mac_la, July 18, 2020
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    • neilmck
    • September 22, 2020

33. How many of you have had a low turn?  

    By Rafaellimon, December 11, 2006
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    • grue
    • December 31, 2006

34. Swooping with rear risers?  

    By skreamer, November 7, 2001
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    • Designer
    • November 8, 2001

35. horseshoe  

    By eml, December 7, 2001
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    • mikefarmer
    • December 13, 2001

36. Birdman Wingsuit Flying Instruction  

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

37. AFF at sky dive the ranch  

    By bellyflopper, December 30, 2018
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    • Meanee
    • February 25, 2019

38. Technique for landing in tall corn  

    By mark, July 23, 2005
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    • BillyVance
    • August 2, 2005

39. Learning from the mistakes of others.  

    By Jimbo, April 17, 2002
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    • scotts
    • April 19, 2002

40. Can I do an AFF in 8 days?  

    By DuncanSalmon, July 16, 2001
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    • riggerrob
    • July 18, 2001

41. B license requirements..  

    By Phillbo, March 16, 2005
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    • Reginald
    • March 18, 2005

42. Patterns (split from Canopy collision - Ohio - Oct 22, 2022)   1 2

    By JoeWeber, October 31, 2022
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    • skypilotA1
    • November 6, 2022

43. Jumprun Calculator // beta  

    By Skytrooper, October 16, 2013
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    • normiss
    • October 17, 2013

44. Loose reserve handle?  

    By Quagmirian, June 8, 2012
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    • MikeJD
    • June 15, 2012

45. Altitude set on dytters...  

    By Genie, June 7, 2003
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    • lummy
    • June 12, 2003

46. 200 jumps before camera use  

    By jclalor, August 30, 2017
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    • billvon
    • August 30, 2017

47. Bryan Burke  

    By skyclown, December 26, 2005
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    • skr
    • January 9, 2006

48. Jumping along with a Tandem  

    By rendezvous, January 16, 2002
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    • nacmacfeegle
    • January 17, 2002

49. tandem malfunction  

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

50. NEW EAR PLUGS MADE FOR SKYDIVERS,  

    By David55, March 2, 2020
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    • fcajump
    • September 23, 2020

51. PLF on video  

    By tafarezz, November 21, 2004
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    • pilotdave
    • November 30, 2004

52. The danger element  

    By b_dog, September 3, 2005
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    • bob.dino
    • September 8, 2005

53. Being an Instructor - Why do it.  

    By kopelen, December 3, 2002
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    • drenaline
    • December 4, 2002

54. TM Poll: Side laterals  

    By Schaf, March 6, 2004
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    • efs4ever
    • March 9, 2004

55. Performance Number  

    By migliore, August 5, 2004
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    • quade
    • August 7, 2004

56. Skydive Radio Podcast- Should beginers be tuning in?  

    By Namowal, October 10, 2011
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    • Stearny
    • December 6, 2011

57. When does Your Audible first go off on RW jumps   1 2

    By j3zz, July 9, 2004
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    • crwmike
    • July 27, 2004

58. Reserve Parachute Deployment - Line Twist  

    By Gavrilo Andrić, September 21, 2020   

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    • Gavrilo Andrić
    • November 9, 2020

59. Canopy Concerns.  

    By QuickDraw, June 9, 2003
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    • Tonto
    • June 12, 2003

60. Vigil setup   1 2

    By Carver, August 22, 2006
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    • ScottyE
    • August 28, 2006

61. Interesting Weekend for Downplanes   1 2

    By faulknerwn, July 12, 2004
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    • masher
    • July 14, 2004

62. First downwind landing  

    By rasmack, November 7, 2005
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    • skydivermom
    • November 11, 2005

63. A Certification at Skydive PA, Grove City  

    By tstar, March 3, 2021
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    • tstar
    • March 8, 2021

64. cheaper aff?  

    By udder, July 16, 2001
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    • jumpervali
    • August 16, 2001

65. Tuesday At 5: Chilling Video From Skies Over Washington...  

    By DutchSkyCam, February 16, 2003
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    • freakydiver
    • February 19, 2003

66. Skysurfing, what I need and how too!  

    By Pegazus, March 17, 2018
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    • rjklein4470
    • March 23, 2018

67. Real TV and "Expert Skydivers'...My rant....  

    By LawnDart21, February 28, 2002
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    • riddler
    • March 28, 2003

68. ear question  

    By FAH, July 1, 2011
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    • freefallfrom10k
    • August 2, 2011

69. Advice or Suggestions Welcome  

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

70. Improving Landing Skills.  

    By imarquez, October 1, 2007
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    • kmfenaughty
    • November 15, 2007

71. jumping without a rig !!  

    By BMFin, May 19, 2002
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    • polarbear
    • May 20, 2002

72. High Number of Incidents?  

    By Flyerer, July 29, 2010
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    • ManagingPrime
    • August 7, 2010

73. I got it! (re - jumping w/a cypres)   1 2

    By jumper03, April 18, 2005
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    • Zoter
    • April 25, 2005

74. Old-Style Static Line Training  

    By ripcord4, July 30, 2013
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    • dragon2
    • August 31, 2013

75. how dangerous?  

    By shunkka, February 17, 2004
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    • skygirl1
    • February 20, 2004

76. Is this the right place to swoop? (was: Swooper near miss video)  

    By steelyeye, August 24, 2007
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    • deadbug
    • August 27, 2007

77. Locked Toggle  

    By aftermid, May 31, 2005
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    • Andy9o8
    • June 2, 2005

78. Need coach near Davis CA: can pay beer/lodging!  

    By buckywaldorf, October 12, 2011
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    • Festus
    • June 1, 2013

79. Thinking of A-license after tandem jump  

    By ph.nilsson, April 22, 2012
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    • dragon2
    • May 1, 2012

80. What advice would you give a new AFF instructor?  

    By shortyj, September 14, 2018
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    • ufk22
    • September 18, 2018

81. Night jump equipment...  

    By freakydiver, August 5, 2003
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    • DaMan
    • August 8, 2003

82. How to make a slidig landing?  

    By w4p2, June 28, 2003
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    • BlueEyedMonster
    • July 3, 2003

83. Interesting parachute configuration, avoid if possible   1 2

    By peek, January 13, 2004
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    • mr2mk1g
    • January 19, 2004

84. He pulled for me!  

    By windcatcher, September 7, 2004
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    • windcatcher
    • January 19, 2005

85. canopy swoop = demo jump  

    By peek, July 17, 2002
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    • riggerrob
    • July 23, 2002

86. New heavy jumper wing loading and when to buy gear  

    By psykx, January 17, 2019
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    • Maddingo
    • January 23, 2019

87. Need to find a place with a pool for B License Training...  

    By gonzalesna, May 15, 2008
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    • NWFlyer
    • May 30, 2008

88. Linetwists on reserve   1 2

    By crotalus01, November 4, 2008
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    • erdnarob
    • November 8, 2008

89. Spiraling Down Under Canopy  

    By Duvain, August 8, 2022
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    • chuckakers
    • August 11, 2022

90. So - what exactly IS a coach?  

    By Baksteen, April 8, 2009
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    • Baksteen
    • April 25, 2009

91. PC in burble?  

    By bigdad510, November 26, 2006
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    • fcajump
    • November 28, 2006

92. Thumping landings hurt three skydivers  

    By swarley, January 15, 2003
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    • indyz
    • January 17, 2003

93. Going back after 4 years of not jumping due to injury  

    By palejo, March 1, 2012
    • 8 replies
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    • palejo
    • March 8, 2012

94. CAN You Change DZs While In the Process of Training To Get Your A-License?  

    By Airhead, October 16, 2002
    • 17 replies
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    • FliegendeWolf
    • October 20, 2002

95. Issues with my arch  

    By keith82687, August 4, 2011
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    • leandercool
    • November 19, 2011

96. Required Cutaway Training  

    By FliegendeWolf, June 12, 2003
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    • rigging65
    • June 13, 2003

97. Confessions of a canopy coach - Parachutist magazine  

    By nigel99, October 12, 2011
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    • hokierower
    • October 17, 2011

98. repacks every three months   1 2

    By bigway, July 16, 2004
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    • syntax
    • August 22, 2004

99. Correlation?  

    By airdvr, August 18, 2014
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    • pchapman
    • August 20, 2014

100. scared   1 2

     By skipro101, November 3, 2003
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     • JustRelax
     • November 6, 2003