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6,253 topics in this forum

1. AAD required in Norway  

   By paul87, December 29, 2009
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   • paul87
   • January 9, 2010

2. Landing  

   By willso, September 29, 2006
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   • bob.dino
   • October 3, 2006

3. Skydive season for beginners...  

   By Katrinka, November 3, 2005
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   • Dumpster
   • November 4, 2005

4. How to properly check chest straps  

   By AggieDave, June 30, 2003
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   • Fireflyer
   • July 2, 2003

5. Exercises to reduce Shoulder pain  

   By shibu, August 17, 2012
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   • wolfriverjoe
   • August 21, 2012

6. Reading List  

   By fropvd, May 3, 2004
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   • Designer
   • May 5, 2004

7. Reading Incident Reports  

   By Marisan, December 21, 2009
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   • riggerpaul
   • December 28, 2009

8. Resuming after a layoff  

   By simes11, April 5, 2006
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   • popsjumper
   • May 2, 2006

9. Curing Zooming?  

   By Zennie, November 16, 2001
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   • Geoff
   • November 20, 2001

10. Raft dive safety - the rope that goes around it  

    By sundevil777, April 20, 2007
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    • OSOK
    • May 13, 2007

11. Probably a revisit to an old conversation but...  

    By millertime24, March 26, 2008
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    • JohanW
    • March 29, 2008

12. Packing and Malfunctions  

    By LearningTOfly, April 27, 2004
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    • sid
    • April 30, 2004

13. AFF vs Tandem AFF programs  

    By cosmicgypsy, May 24, 2020
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    • Zahnrad Kopf
    • July 9, 2020

14. USPA license for Canadian ?  

    By ZRX, November 10, 2010
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    • ZRX
    • November 23, 2010

15. What's Wrong With This Picture?  

    By rgoper, May 6, 2002
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    • rgoper
    • May 8, 2002

16. The Mumbo Jumbo Voodoo of Packing…  

    By AFFI, March 17, 2006
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    • NelKel
    • April 25, 2006

17. question about leg straps  

    By tsonka, February 13, 2005
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    • GravityGirl
    • February 14, 2005

18. "Clustering" of cutaways  

    By Deimian, September 9, 2013
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    • Deimian
    • September 12, 2013

19. MId-air collision after RW-FS  

    By wonko, June 11, 2003
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    • chuteless
    • June 24, 2003

20. From box-man to mantis...  

    By gravityizsexy, February 10, 2005
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    • Ron
    • February 11, 2005

21. Exit Order (again... sorry)  

    By fcajump, September 13, 2023
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    • sundevil777
    • March 1, 2024

22. New Jumper - a little help please - canopy work  

    By spiritsbay, August 31, 2006
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    • freeflysteve
    • September 18, 2006

23. How to stay non-complacent???  

    By TKATC, June 3, 2005
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    • skr
    • June 7, 2005

24. PUD vs. PULLOUT  

    By JACKO, March 1, 2001
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    • Tonto
    • February 25, 2003

25. Cranky Xaos Cutaway, Video  

    By freeflyguy, January 22, 2004
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    • freeflyguy
    • January 24, 2004

26. Advice for beginning camera jumping  

    By Divalent, August 1, 2012
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    • airtwardo
    • August 3, 2012

27. Safire2 189 Vs PD 170  

    By nael, August 9, 2004
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    • Push
    • August 23, 2004

28. Help AFF stage 8 hang up  

    By edd, April 19, 2002
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    • RichM
    • April 20, 2002

29. B License Written Test  

    By kmcguffee, May 14, 2002
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    • JasonYergin
    • August 1, 2012

30. Possible dodgy alti - advice?  

    By bfar, September 6, 2006
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    • mjosparky
    • September 10, 2006

31. 20th cutaway  

    By Tonto, April 10, 2007
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    • Tonto
    • April 17, 2007

32. Really learning to fly...  

    By gusto77, October 27, 2009
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    • skyjumpenfool
    • November 23, 2009

33. Swoop Chords-Lesson Learned The Easy Way  

    By jacketsdb23, April 9, 2007
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    • gearless_chris
    • April 15, 2007

34. exit  

    By -freedom-, September 3, 2006
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    • Babi
    • September 6, 2006

35. IAD's vs AFF for students  

    By gothsnake, September 23, 2003
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    • riggerrob
    • September 24, 2003

36. pilots license  

    By firstime, October 4, 2005
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    • outlawphx
    • October 5, 2005

37. Jumping a new canopy at home DZ  

    By mnskydiver688, March 22, 2007
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    • mnskydiver688
    • March 30, 2007

38. Freefly Safety 101  

    By Zennie, September 11, 2001
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    • dove
    • September 16, 2001

39. Tight back  

    By RandomLemming, March 17, 2006
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    • bob.dino
    • March 20, 2006

40. Surrealism  

    By UliToo, May 8, 2012
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    • Monko760
    • June 26, 2012

41. Are We Pulling Higher Or What ?  

    By tbrown, June 6, 2003
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    • slotperfect
    • June 7, 2003

42. Cypres & FXC on student rig?  

    By BPO, June 6, 2003
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    • jbrasher
    • June 6, 2003

43. 10% Solution  

    By Designer, April 6, 2002
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    • DanG
    • April 8, 2002

44. Question on excess cable on reserve handle.  

    By Lastchance, February 1, 2008
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    • skydiverek
    • February 2, 2008

45. Grabbing the BOC pouch with the hackey  

    By ACMESkydiver, September 27, 2005
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    • rushmc
    • September 30, 2005

46. Canopy school for AFF  

    By stuartjl, June 4, 2003
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    • tbrown
    • June 6, 2003

47. Potato chipping  

    By SpeedRacer, March 7, 2001
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    • riddler
    • September 3, 2002

48. Misrouted leg strap-not chest strap!  

    By bigbearfng, October 29, 2008
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    • peek
    • October 30, 2008

49. best landing techniques  

    By Emmie, March 26, 2002
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    • Scoby
    • March 27, 2002

50. Deploment query  

    By LannerFalcon, August 6, 2004
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    • JustaBill
    • August 6, 2004

51. Knot on a brake excess. What to do?  

    By phoenixlpr, August 11, 2006
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    • ad151
    • August 13, 2006

52. Jump frequency per fatality  

    By pccoder, January 5, 2005
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    • rmsmith
    • January 8, 2005

53. Horseshoe Malfunction  

    By DZBone, July 6, 2001
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    • Schroeder
    • August 26, 2001

54. Got my A!!  

    By airricks, September 7, 2005
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    • dorbie
    • September 20, 2005

55. Frustrated with lack of skills at 100 jumps  

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

56. FreeFly coaching by RedBull air force.  

    By David.Vidu, September 15, 2009
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    • virgin-burner
    • September 18, 2009

57. AFF-3 Today  

    By skylord, December 30, 2003
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    • benny
    • December 31, 2003

58. EXAMINE THE LANDING ZONE!  

    By GLIDEANGLE, December 9, 2007
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    • lippy
    • December 15, 2007

59. USPA's Medical Requirements  

    By Kramer, December 19, 2003
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    • jeremyneas
    • December 28, 2003

60. Gear Fear vs. Valid Gear issues  

    By BlindBrick, September 8, 2005
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    • BlindBrick
    • September 10, 2005

61. First reserve pull  

    By rasmack, April 29, 2005
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    • Dropsloan
    • May 2, 2005

62. Tandems on First Pass and Experienced Higher?  

    By brianhay@protonmail.com, September 12, 2024
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • September 24, 2024

63. Line twist on my first AFF jump  

    By extreme78, May 24, 2011
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    • popsjumper
    • May 26, 2013

64. Aircraft Ground Safety  

    By kkeenan, April 29, 2005
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    • riggerrob
    • May 1, 2005

65. peel and pull the reserve, dont just pull  

    By Newbie, May 23, 2003
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    • TattooedMoFo
    • May 24, 2003

66. When to buy gear (was - WI fatality)  

    By eyahoo, September 22, 2008
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    • squarecanopy
    • September 23, 2008

67. Tracking from formation  

    By DSE, February 27, 2007
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    • mdrejhon
    • March 1, 2007

68. risks about wearing weight belts/wests  

    By tosca, May 19, 2003
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    • faulknerwn
    • May 22, 2003

69. Relaxing  

    By adamhildreth, April 6, 2012
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    • waveoff5500
    • April 17, 2012

70. AFF Rig: Springloaded or throw out PC?  

    By wayne, December 17, 2003
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    • Brodes
    • December 20, 2003

71. What Size Canopy  

    By skyflyerh, January 4, 2006
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    • dharma1976
    • February 10, 2006

72. Graduated AFF!  

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

73. my 2 cents on rsl's, cypress and the like  

    By airdrew20012001, February 27, 2002
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    • billvon
    • February 28, 2002

74. how do you track away in a 3+ way without compromising horizontal separation with another group?  

    By Newbie, May 8, 2003
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    • billvon
    • May 14, 2003

75. A question for you instructors.....  

    By Michele, July 22, 2001
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    • ClayFowler
    • July 25, 2001

76. Alternatives to S-turns on final  

    By Bignugget, May 5, 2017
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    • faulknerwn
    • May 10, 2017

77. Working jumper canopy choices  

    By nigel99, April 26, 2013
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    • Andrewwhyte
    • April 30, 2013

78. becoming a packer?  

    By udder, July 16, 2001
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    • pyke
    • July 20, 2001

79. Container flapping on back in free fall  

    By Dmullen85, November 24, 2018
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    • ChrisD2.0
    • December 3, 2018

80. B lic test (USPA)  

    By robertmicp, November 18, 2004
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    • BlueSBDeath
    • November 24, 2004

81. Re: [Deimian] Canopy Collision SDAZ 30 December 2016  

    By Pendragon, March 30, 2017
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    • skytribe
    • April 3, 2017

82. First chop anxiety?  

    By airman210, November 12, 2003
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    • dragon2
    • December 11, 2003

83. 1ST "CUTAWAY"  

    By Squeak, December 28, 2002
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    • Dumpster
    • December 29, 2002

84. weight restrictions for skydiving  

    By AceJoca, January 25, 2006
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    • sd-slider
    • January 27, 2006

85. Bad Me!!  

    By skyjumpenfool, July 9, 2010
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    • Programmer
    • July 12, 2010

86. cutaway query  

    By LannerFalcon, July 8, 2004
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    • gerrcoin
    • July 9, 2004

87. RWS risers --- Brake fire - no problem!  

    By kallend, November 8, 2004
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    • kallend
    • November 14, 2004

88. USPA Urgent Call to Action!  

    By Communications, April 19, 2011
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    • pjc
    • May 7, 2011

89. Audible Altitude Settings?  

    By glgflyer, July 2, 2009
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    • glgflyer
    • July 8, 2009

90. canopy mals  

    By GentleTiger, November 8, 2004
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    • Rdutch
    • November 9, 2004

91. Underloading a canopy???  

    By e.a.hernandez, July 1, 2010
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    • phoenixlpr
    • July 2, 2010

92. Jumping On Anti-seizure Meds  

    By skybytch, April 6, 2014
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    • Baksteen
    • April 9, 2014

93. Incidents regarding 2 out.  

    By base698, December 10, 2002
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    • billvon
    • December 16, 2002

94. I am back and need sugestions  

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

95. The Questions I Ask My Fellow TMs  

    By slotperfect, March 7, 2004
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    • skyfreek
    • December 26, 2016

96. Practice Ripcord Pulls  

    By SkiD_PL8, June 27, 2004
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    • SkiD_PL8
    • July 1, 2004

97. First jumps on my own rig  

    By Sally81, December 3, 2016
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    • erdnarob
    • December 25, 2016

98. A lisence question  

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

99. contradicting rules in SIM  

    By JayhawkJumper, April 28, 2003
    • 11 replies
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    • fundgh
    • April 29, 2003

100. IAD exiting issues  

     By Carpe_Diem, September 24, 2007
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     • yellowgt
     • October 2, 2007