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1. Online Altitude Awareness Trainer  

   By Althezad, August 24, 2013
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   • riggerrob
   • August 25, 2013

2. Night High Altitude Jumps  

   By Waldschrat, June 12, 2012
   • 8 replies
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   • excaza
   • June 16, 2012

3. DRP jumps & leg straps  

   By JackC, December 18, 2002
   • 22 replies
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   • Cajones
   • December 20, 2002

4. Tandem drogue does not release when both handles are pulled  

   By eric.fradet, July 18, 2008
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   • Andrewwhyte
   • July 22, 2008

5. Comments on Proposed USPA License Changes  

   By skr, March 11, 2003
   • 16 replies
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   • rmsmith
   • July 14, 2003

6. Instructional Rating Manual  

   By wildblue, April 17, 2002
   • 0 replies
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   • markbaur
   • April 17, 2002

7. IAF Course?  

   By none4mety, August 17, 2007
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   • none4mety
   • August 22, 2007

8. Canopy control exercises  

   By Michele, June 26, 2001
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   • Grogs
   • June 27, 2001

9. Know of a video showing diving exit?  

   By Mockingbird, June 2, 2006
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   • riggerrob
   • July 3, 2007

10. Shit Landing  

    By HardCorr, June 27, 2005
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    • packerboy
    • July 4, 2005

11. How Do You Avoid Landing Beyond Your Target?  

    By JENNR8R, June 1, 2006
    • 22 replies
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    • waltappel
    • June 4, 2006

12. jumping rounds  

    By ubazzo49, April 4, 2003
    • 7 replies
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    • mjosparky
    • April 8, 2003

13. Prepping for coach jumps with fun jumps? Also a downsizing question..  

    By Bethaney, October 29, 2013
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    • Divalent
    • November 1, 2013

14. Target Fixation  

    By skymama, October 15, 2002
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    • DTOXX
    • October 18, 2002

15. Are pc's in tow completely preventable?  

    By Freeflaw, March 26, 2011
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    • tommymiller_199
    • March 30, 2011

16. Is going from a WL of 0.8 to 1.1 too much too soon?  

    By ikebonamin, August 11, 2006
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    • Cloudi
    • August 16, 2006

17. Horseshoes  

    By Shark, April 21, 2003
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    • dreamsville
    • May 22, 2003

18. Spotting is not a joke  

    By Deyan, May 8, 2013
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    • propblast
    • May 10, 2013

19. Combination of factors = scary situation!  

    By Skycaroline, March 7, 2005
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    • kelpdiver
    • March 10, 2005

20. Drogue-assisted student progression?  

    By swilson, January 28, 2009
    • 8 replies
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    • phoenixlpr
    • January 29, 2009

21. AFF #1 Incident - UK 21/08/2005  

    By RossDagley, August 22, 2005
    • 19 replies
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    • nessvegas
    • August 28, 2005

22. Tips on first AFF jump....  

    By hawkflight, November 10, 2003
    • 15 replies
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    • SkydiveNFlorida
    • November 14, 2003

23. reserve PC   1 2

    By Yossarian, March 20, 2006
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    • Yossarian
    • March 26, 2006

24. I am back and need sugestions  

    By jigneshsoni, January 19, 2007
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    • Hayfield
    • January 23, 2007

25. wingwalking on a cresco  

    By flyhy, May 23, 2003
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    • jmfreefly
    • September 6, 2003

26. Starvation & Tiredness  

    By NovaTTT, July 17, 2008
    • 19 replies
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    • MakeItHappen
    • July 24, 2008

27. Jumping at a new DZ  

    By Pammi, June 18, 2001
    • 12 replies
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    • Cacophony
    • June 20, 2001

28. First cutaway/reserve ride  

    By jacketsdb23, October 16, 2007
    • 18 replies
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    • kschilk
    • November 5, 2007

29. reserve blow out  

    By yoink, March 25, 2004
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    • Cacophony
    • March 30, 2004

30. Risers - which one do what?  

    By Kuper, April 21, 2003
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    • Snowflake
    • April 22, 2003

31. Cutaway at Elsinore   1 2

    By Nightingale, May 17, 2004
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    • Nightingale
    • May 18, 2004

32. Optimum 143 or 126...?  

    By kemaljump, October 6, 2010
    • 16 replies
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    • billvon
    • October 18, 2010

33. Wisconsin: Where to get my Class A?  

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

34. Tandem mals?  

    By udder, December 10, 2001
    • 18 replies
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • January 4, 2002

35. Northern California Relocation  

    By BlueSkies415, May 24, 2014
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • May 25, 2014

36. Cutaway your Reserve?  

    By ph8068, June 21, 2004
    • 19 replies
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    • mjosparky
    • June 24, 2004

37. FJC or straight into Cat A jump?  

    By AEsco48, November 5, 2010
    • 7 replies
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    • Gary73
    • December 22, 2010

38. Six to Eight seconds might not be enough  

    By skHIjunky, February 28, 2002
    • 18 replies
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    • Hooknswoop
    • February 28, 2002

39. Broken fingers at Perris - look for the green light!  

    By nissin, November 4, 2003
    • 24 replies
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    • mcrocker
    • November 11, 2003

40. Just Plain Scary!  

    By kaikai, July 3, 2005
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    • BenediktDE
    • July 9, 2005

41. Wingloading Big vs. small  

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

42. Downsizing a reserve  

    By grega, September 23, 2002
    • 22 replies
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    • Spy38W
    • September 24, 2002

43. Hang on to your cell phone  

    By captain1976, July 18, 2011
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    • antibac
    • August 1, 2011

44. lay off rule  

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

45. Tension Knots = Cutaway  

    By matttrudeau, July 2, 2003
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    • sducoach
    • July 3, 2003

46. Re-evaluation: 2 out  

    By MarkM, February 14, 2002
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    • skycat
    • February 16, 2002

47. Instructors How Do YOU Teach PC In Tow   1 2

    By sducoach, April 16, 2003
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • April 23, 2003

48. Mandatory Administrative Leave  

    By MakeItHappen, February 14, 2007
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    • dorbie
    • February 21, 2007

49. Currency is everything...  

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

50. Shoulder seperations in freefall without impact.  

    By GigaBuist, July 2, 2003
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    • freakydiver
    • July 7, 2003

51. cypres saves?  

    By smiles, September 10, 2003
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    • Chrisky
    • September 15, 2003

52. Toggle Knotted on Riser  

    By adrenamix, November 24, 2013
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    • adrenamix
    • December 2, 2013

53. Visual Scanning for Collision Avoidance  

    By GLIDEANGLE, March 16, 2011
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    • Skyper
    • March 16, 2011

54. First night jump, any advice?  

    By drenaline, January 3, 2003
    • 15 replies
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    • drenaline
    • January 5, 2003

55. Landing Pattern Seminar for Safety Day - Need Presentation Material  

    By DJL, February 22, 2018
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    • shadeland
    • February 27, 2018

56. Wing loadings at High Alt DZ's  

    By helldog, December 2, 2004
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    • dmbale
    • December 17, 2004

57. Aircraft emergencies - freefall and canopy collisions   1 2

    By lintern, March 7, 2005
    • 34 replies
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    • billvon
    • March 11, 2005

58. Exit separation on downwind JR   1 2

    By Frenchy68, June 16, 2004
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    • winsor
    • June 18, 2004

59. Advice for 9 month layoff  

    By drew7682, June 2, 2004
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    • littlestranger
    • June 6, 2004

60. Stilletto flying!!!!  

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

61. Flat turn  

    By amir1967, February 18, 2002
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    • billvon
    • February 21, 2002

62. Descriptive WL   1 2

    By format, March 6, 2008
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    • billvon
    • March 9, 2008

63. Lessons learned  

    By Beachbum, March 13, 2002
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    • freeflir29
    • March 16, 2002

64. Best place in uk for AFF  

    By Biglee, October 2, 2006
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    • Adriandavies
    • October 3, 2006

65. One week on, and decision made...  

    By NotBond, October 12, 2008
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    • billvon
    • October 18, 2008

66. Whatcha gonna do?  

    By skybytch, August 12, 2009
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    • topdocker
    • August 19, 2009

67. When should AFF instructor turn away from student  

    By pds, November 11, 2002
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    • pds
    • November 12, 2002

68. A lisence question  

    By Julaynemaries, April 22, 2011
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    • davelepka
    • April 23, 2011

69. Rusty buckets  

    By mr_music11, March 31, 2009
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    • mr_music11
    • April 8, 2009

70. Novice Jumper - trying to figure out how to down-size properly  

    By vbachmut, September 20, 2012
    • 8 replies
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    • billvon
    • September 20, 2012

71. Contact lenzes?  

    By poohbeer, April 20, 2003
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    • TheBile
    • April 28, 2003

72. Help Finding Videos for Presentation  

    By slotperfect, September 27, 2012
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    • skydiverek
    • September 28, 2012

73. Progression after AFF  

    By quase, September 12, 2012
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    • RyanFYF
    • September 14, 2012

74. My first grass/dirt stain on my rig....  

    By mdrejhon, May 9, 2008
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    • heavydude
    • May 15, 2008

75. Gear choices and safety  

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

76. Good or bad habit?  

    By rasmack, October 17, 2005
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    • GravityGirl
    • October 19, 2005

77. Small Reserves in Student/Rental Gear  

    By xijonix, July 11, 2013
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    • ChrisD
    • July 13, 2013

78. How about this WL restriction  

    By jdfreefly, June 23, 2004
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    • polarbear
    • June 26, 2004

79. Jump plane seatbelts  

    By V111pilot, June 26, 2007
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    • longtall
    • July 17, 2007

80. Stacking the pattern   1 2

    By Royd, June 20, 2007
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    • Bill_K
    • July 5, 2007

81. Cutaway & FJC Questions  

    By davyvfr, May 12, 2013
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • May 13, 2013

82. Landing Pattern 1.4 - landing approach simulation  

    By sjc, September 21, 2009
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    • sjc
    • September 21, 2009

83. Exits and the Relative Wind  

    By kirrz, August 9, 2006
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    • DJmikeD
    • August 18, 2006

84. gear fear after cut away  

    By jean123, October 16, 2006
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    • Falko
    • October 19, 2006

85. AFF Progression  

    By kirrz, November 8, 2005
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    • Mike111
    • November 15, 2005

86. Rigs with straight pins  

    By Cornjumper, June 6, 2003
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    • councilman24
    • June 6, 2003

87. Quiz covering the entire SIM?  

    By Namowal, July 31, 2012
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    • GLIDEANGLE
    • August 2, 2012

88. Stalling  

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

89. Flying very flat. Any suggestions on how to arch?  

    By dogdoghowl, November 18, 2002
    • 20 replies
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    • 4waynut
    • December 2, 2002

90. Premature with a bag-lock  

    By Superman32, December 27, 2005
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    • JohnMitchell
    • December 29, 2005

91. Aircraft Exit Procedures/Responsibility  

    By bigdad510, September 17, 2006
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    • Scrumpot
    • September 18, 2006

92. AAD vs. Actually learning to be safer....  

    By HaroldBoyles, October 5, 2011
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    • Decodiver
    • October 18, 2011

93. Tree Landing...  

    By skygirlpc, December 31, 2002
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    • jerry81
    • January 4, 2003

94. How a flat turn probably saved my life  

    By b52, March 11, 2012
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    • Spills
    • March 13, 2012

95. Pin exposed  

    By qtensassy, August 5, 2003
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    • Ron
    • August 14, 2003

96. aff training too advanced?  

    By sespoolcoolyo, June 19, 2005
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    • bernard
    • July 6, 2005

97. Your accurate altimeter can be waaay wrong  

    By 377, August 16, 2004
    • 6 replies
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    • FrogNog
    • August 18, 2004

98. RSL disconnection on side-by-side/downplane?  

    By nsh, July 23, 2009
    • 15 replies
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    • tkhayes
    • July 29, 2009

99. Practise Practise  

    By 14000andfalling, February 18, 2007
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    • hookitt
    • February 19, 2007

100. What logged jumps count towards the 15 "coaching jumps" required to renew a coach rating?  

     By WickedWingsuits, January 28, 2012
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     • matthewcline
     • February 3, 2012