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6,253 topics in this forum

1. Virtual Reality...  

   By mountainman, April 10, 2001
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   • Kirils
   • April 12, 2001

2. Coaching Program  

   By Gary73, August 21, 2019
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   • sfzombie
   • November 6, 2019

3. Packing Instruction  

   By sid, April 22, 2003
   • 16 replies
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   • Telek
   • April 17, 2008

4. [N] USPA membership  

   By Groundbound, March 21, 2005
   • 8 replies
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   • fred
   • March 23, 2005

5. Hook knives  

   By astleysean, August 18, 2006
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   • damion75
   • August 30, 2006

6. putting bag into container??  

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

7. C license  

   By rendezvous, June 12, 2002
   • 11 replies
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   • drenaline
   • June 20, 2002

8. Two High Speed Mals  

   By tbrown, March 30, 2009
   • 15 replies
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   • lethargic8
   • April 2, 2009

9. "I want to wait to get stable..."  

   By AndyMan, April 19, 2002
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   • Michele
   • April 21, 2002

10. S&T News from USPA  

    By livendive, October 3, 2003
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    • livendive
    • October 3, 2003

11. bad 13th jump   1 2

    By wildman2231, July 6, 2006
    • 27 replies
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    • wildman2231
    • July 10, 2006

12. Have you learned anything?  

    By hottamaly, April 15, 2005
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    • billvon
    • April 21, 2005

13. Seat belt for everyone?  

    By Opie, February 19, 2002
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    • billvon
    • February 23, 2002

14. Help understanding AAD ad  

    By Bloomin0nion12, April 16, 2014
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    • erdnarob
    • April 27, 2014

15. Line twists on reserves (newbie question)   1 2

    By Orange1, April 30, 2006
    • 28 replies
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    • billvon
    • May 15, 2006

16. Skydiver's Parachute Deploys Early, Nearly Crashes Chopper  

    By SoCalJumper, February 12, 2014
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    • SFBayArea
    • February 18, 2014

17. Camera wings and line twists  

    By skydave238, May 9, 2009
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    • azureriders
    • May 19, 2009

18. SL vs. IAD   1 2

    By AggieDave, June 2, 2003
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    • nightjumps
    • June 6, 2003

19. Dealing with uppers  

    By skr, March 31, 2004
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    • JohnMitchell
    • April 9, 2004

20. S&TA Reports   1 2

    By skyboyblue, April 21, 2003
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    • kwarthen
    • April 24, 2003

21. gear checks  

    By pilotpilot57, November 4, 2010
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    • pilotpilot57
    • November 6, 2010

22. Amazing and Absolutely Great  

    By katzas, May 24, 2014
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    • airtwardo
    • June 1, 2014

23. RAPS vs AFF?  

    By schuey, May 21, 2004
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    • riggerrob
    • May 27, 2004

24. Requirements for canopy downsizing for beginners?  

    By ridestrong, November 11, 2009
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    • skyjumpenfool
    • November 23, 2009

25. I SUCK AT PACKING!   1 2

    By ArmyBitch, August 9, 2005
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    • mnealtx
    • August 13, 2005

26. The "Beer Line" vs. safety  

    By peek, June 30, 2005
    • 21 replies
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    • pccoder
    • July 3, 2005

27. Avoiding canopy collision  

    By SpeedRacer, March 28, 2001
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    • Shark
    • March 29, 2001

28. First one down sets the pattern   1 2

    By Broke, July 23, 2008
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    • danielcroft
    • August 1, 2008

29. Bootie Turns  

    By shep7376, May 17, 2009
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    • billvon
    • May 21, 2009

30. Solo jump, other jumpers awareness  

    By dmitry26, July 8, 2003
    • 17 replies
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    • freakydiver
    • July 10, 2003

31. Droping like a rock  

    By Superman32, May 20, 2005
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    • Zoter
    • June 4, 2005

32. Canopy Ideas....   1 2

    By Chris-Ottawa, August 13, 2007
    • 29 replies
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    • damion75
    • September 4, 2007

33. My FIRST Reserve ride, BEER!!!!!!!!  

    By Ducky, October 7, 2002
    • 15 replies
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    • billvon
    • October 9, 2002

34. Re: [Jimbo] Snohomish Jumper Dies in Low Turn Mishap - 5 March 2005   1 2 3

    By Zenister, March 8, 2005
    • 69 replies
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    • mjosparky
    • March 11, 2005

35. Serious Gear Check....  

    By pd190, January 6, 2003
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    • riddler
    • February 13, 2003

36. Emergency - How low will you get out?  

    By NathanL100, January 20, 2002
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    • LawnDart21
    • February 4, 2002

37. Fatal ground accident in Montreal  

    By piisfish, July 6, 2021
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    • pchapman
    • March 19, 2022

38. Main re-pack  

    By northcave, December 7, 2007
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    • billvon
    • December 9, 2007

39. Cant hit the spot!  

    By SkyDiveDoc22, September 16, 2008
    • 16 replies
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    • erdnarob
    • December 8, 2008

40. AFF and A Rating  

    By rajsingh0621, January 24, 2011
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    • popsjumper
    • January 26, 2011

41. Hello...New here  

    By excel485, March 12, 2006
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    • excel485
    • May 3, 2006

42. On opening, grab toggles or rear risers?  

    By sundevil777, April 11, 2019
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    • billvon
    • April 17, 2019

43. Any advice for a low-timer at Quincy?  

    By RedBull, July 24, 2001
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    • Pammi
    • August 5, 2001

44. Another Static or AFF, advice please!  

    By noobie1, December 18, 2005
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    • skydiverbry
    • December 20, 2005

45. Barrell Rolls  

    By CerealKilla, March 16, 2004
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    • nightjumps
    • March 18, 2004

46. Static Line/IAD Training DZ's  

    By WMO, October 3, 2015
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    • justme12001
    • October 20, 2015

47. Lazy Pulls  

    By Zennie, October 1, 2001
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    • Pammi
    • October 12, 2001

48. potato-chipping  

    By caseyusa, May 26, 2002
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    • mountainman
    • June 5, 2002

49. Wind Tunnel, mandatory or not?   1 2

    By jigneshsoni, July 19, 2005
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    • NeedToJump
    • July 22, 2005

50. Lucky Thirteen!  

    By Lazarus_762, October 14, 2012
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    • Lazarus_762
    • October 18, 2012

51. How to spread traffic over the dz,...   1 2

    By Bartje, December 29, 2004
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    • Bartje
    • December 31, 2004

52. What's more conservative?  

    By Jib, June 28, 2004
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    • mjosparky
    • June 30, 2004

53. PCIT vs PC hesitation  

    By Orange1, November 11, 2006
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    • aguila
    • February 13, 2007

54. 2005 Germany Incident Summary  

    By Eule, January 30, 2006
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    • cengelbrecht
    • February 12, 2006

55. Performance Designs Skill and Operating Limits  

    By Matija, December 3, 2020
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    • gowlerk
    • December 8, 2020

56. First Cutaway  

    By catfishhunter, January 5, 2004
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    • EDYDO
    • January 19, 2004

57. DZ with Strictest Safety Standards/Training?  

    By Apollinaire, August 19, 2005
    • 19 replies
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    • Apollinaire
    • August 21, 2005

58. Pull Altitude, Snivel and Traffic  

    By StearmanR985, March 5, 2004
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    • bodypilot1
    • March 6, 2004

59. Choosing a DZ  

    By jc07025, October 22, 2012
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    • jc07025
    • October 23, 2012

60. Walking through the swooping area  

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

61. A Public Apology/setting the record straight  

    By DeepC, May 7, 2008
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    • MarkM
    • May 8, 2008

62. Canopy transfer question...  

    By freakydiver, August 8, 2003
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    • MikeTJumps
    • August 9, 2003

63. Reserve size   1 2

    By Lefty, October 16, 2003
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    • winsor
    • October 22, 2003

64. Appropriate Course of Action: Bag Lock  

    By pompita, January 20, 2012
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    • popsjumper
    • January 22, 2012

65. Unintentional Downwinder   1 2

    By helldog, May 3, 2005
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    • billvon
    • May 4, 2005

66. Cause of my cutaway (I posted video 6 month ago)  

    By nicsoew, April 11, 2018
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    • nicsoew
    • April 13, 2018

67. I'm nervous as hell!  

    By NicoNYC, September 13, 2002
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    • Chief
    • September 25, 2002

68. Tape those slinks  

    By Kirils, November 13, 2003
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    • craddock
    • November 17, 2003

69. Turning on cypres Q  

    By drenaline, September 2, 2002
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    • PhreeZone
    • September 6, 2002

70. 182 jumpers be careful !!  

    By SkydiveMonkey, March 30, 2002
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    • quade
    • April 1, 2002

71. Recently heard at the DZ  

    By johnboy, October 20, 2007
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    • 2shay
    • October 23, 2007

72. Just An Idea   1 2

    By btwitche1975, July 17, 2006
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    • azdiver
    • July 26, 2006

73. Tandem News From USPA/FAA  

    By slotperfect, June 10, 2002
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    • slotperfect
    • June 14, 2002

74. Physical Training for AFF course  

    By firewater, April 16, 2004
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    • Extrakt
    • April 25, 2004

75. Tunnel Confusion  

    By rickfri59, December 22, 2003
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    • Trent
    • December 30, 2003

76. The incidents forum might have saved a couple of lives yesterday...  

    By el_chester, February 9, 2009
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    • el_chester
    • February 10, 2009

77. My buddies first round jump  

    By Bodhisattva420, November 8, 2009
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    • skyjumpenfool
    • November 23, 2009

78. Canopy control classes..  

    By jasonRose, October 17, 2005
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    • Remster
    • October 19, 2005

79. hard landing  

    By nathaniel, July 2, 2002
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    • DTOXX
    • July 3, 2002

80. Dumbing Down of Jumpers  

    By MakeItHappen, October 9, 2003
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    • Scrumpot
    • October 15, 2003

81. Intentional Cutaway ?  

    By Auryn, November 15, 2003
    • 11 replies
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    • billvon
    • November 16, 2003

82. Finger trap !!!!!  

    By sky-pimp, November 3, 2007
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    • kingbunky
    • November 20, 2007

83. Novice question on line of flight  

    By VOT, May 10, 2011
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    • holie
    • May 11, 2011

84. Special Ops Training Demo Jump Mishap  

    By flyhi, August 31, 2001
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    • freeflir29
    • August 31, 2001

85. Hit the step of a C182   1 2

    By skydivermom, November 7, 2005
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    • tustinr
    • November 17, 2005

86. Suggested opening direction for hop'n'pop(subterminal)?   1 2

    By phoenixlpr, November 2, 2005
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    • udder
    • November 8, 2005

87. when is it ok to talk?  

    By The111, August 25, 2005
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    • bob.dino
    • September 2, 2005

88. High speed landing with a mal on main, deploying reserve to slow you down?   1 2

    By autoset, February 8, 2007
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    • OnYourBack
    • February 9, 2007

89. Safety Quiz on uspa.org (question)  

    By jrjny, August 27, 2010
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    • JohnDeere
    • September 2, 2010

90. Gear Check  

    By erielack, July 7, 2001
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    • skysquiffy
    • July 9, 2001

91. Line over...  

    By Jimbo, January 26, 2002
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    • DBTECH
    • January 30, 2002

92. Walking & Chewing Gum?  

    By sid, May 2, 2003
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    • freakydiver
    • May 7, 2003

93. C'mon folks  

    By airdvr, March 29, 2010
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    • Squeak
    • March 31, 2010

94. Advice  

    By DHolland, April 24, 2007
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    • DSE
    • April 30, 2007

95. Altitude awareness, audible altis, device dependence, etc   1 2

    By Orange1, May 27, 2005
    • 26 replies
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    • nate_1979
    • May 31, 2005

96. Help me solve this Break off and track argument.   1 2

    By NicoNYC, August 9, 2004
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    • tustinr
    • August 18, 2004

97. Bad decision I wanted to share, I was lucky.  

    By LawnDart21, June 14, 2002
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    • ernokaikkonen
    • June 17, 2002

98. tunnel coaching  

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

99. Math and Physics of Freefall  

    By jigneshsoni, June 20, 2005
    • 4 replies
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    • mjosparky
    • June 24, 2005

100. Returning to sport after almost 25 years, how to...  

     By skygranny, January 4, 2011
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     • kcm
     • February 1, 2011