Safety and Training

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6,253 topics in this forum

1. Keeping yourself safe.  

   By nigel99, July 14, 2011
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   • billvon
   • July 18, 2011

2. Offsetting AAD activation altitudes WAS: Fatality - Cross Keys - 3/25/11  

   By mbondvegas, March 26, 2011
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   • mbondvegas
   • March 26, 2011

3. Riser turns...Newbie question  

   By skydivejersey, February 13, 2003
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   • Designer
   • February 15, 2003

4. Teaching yourself to hear an audible  

   By BlindBrick, April 20, 2003
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   • vidiot
   • April 25, 2003

5. Low altitude with pull-out  

   By Empadinha, July 4, 2005
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   • Empadinha
   • July 5, 2005

6. Seeking Bryan Burke's "Stop Turning" article  

   By GLIDEANGLE, July 24, 2014
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   • GLIDEANGLE
   • July 25, 2014

7. Starting Freeflying  

   By cdunham, April 25, 2001
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   • Kirils
   • May 14, 2001

8. Hi, new to sport; how/where to post my mal video?  

   By sendy, January 13, 2010
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   • ridestrong
   • January 15, 2010

9. Mard (skyhook) reserve opening issue  

   By Youradhere, March 18, 2019
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   • sundevil777
   • March 18, 2019

10. Training in orlando  

    By tigepigeon, August 30, 2011
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    • mutumbo
    • September 11, 2011

11. AFF training in Canada - Quebec  

    By Sylvie, July 12, 2019
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    • tabouare
    • August 19, 2019

12. Tandem water landings.  

    By skydivejersey, March 12, 2004
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    • Liemberg
    • March 15, 2004

13. Woofo How to Skydive  

    By skyjumpenfool, December 17, 2009
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    • thedude325
    • December 18, 2009

14. What would you have done???   1 2

    By laurie, August 3, 2004
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    • nael
    • August 9, 2004

15. Pin Checks!!!!  

    By freeflir29, December 5, 2001
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    • Albatross
    • December 10, 2001

16. Realizing The Beginning Of A "Chain"  

    By rgoper, May 13, 2002
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    • Hooknswoop
    • May 14, 2002

17. student taking a break  

    By FlyMCI, August 29, 2004
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    • FlyMCI
    • September 16, 2004

18. beaten to death topic :)  

    By Staso, May 20, 2002
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    • billvon
    • May 21, 2002

19. B License requirement  

    By rendezvous, January 10, 2002
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    • RemiAndKaren
    • January 11, 2002

20. descending out of thermals   1 2

    By somethinelse, August 23, 2004
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    • xsynergist
    • August 31, 2004

21. Good size canopy for a noob like me  

    By pfloyd, November 13, 2006
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    • pfloyd
    • November 22, 2006

22. Tandem progression - popular/successful?  

    By cpoxon, August 17, 2007
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    • skydivezimbabwe
    • September 17, 2007

23. Avoiding a canopy collision on final  

    By LittleOne, July 22, 2007
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    • kallend
    • July 30, 2007

24. Where to find aircraft spotting in SIM  

    By albatross2, November 2, 2015
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    • airdvr
    • November 8, 2015

25. Wind  

    By freebird, January 15, 2002
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    • indyz
    • January 17, 2002

26. Two Canopies Out  

    By FOF, March 3, 2006
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    • FOF
    • March 6, 2006

27. ready to start AFF  

    By ehaecker, January 31, 2005
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    • ehaecker
    • February 6, 2005

28. Cutaway from 100ft  

    By Frenchy68, August 13, 2004
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    • diablopilot
    • August 20, 2004

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

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

30. "Master" Parachute License, again  

    By Hooknswoop, December 22, 2002
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    • Hooknswoop
    • December 22, 2002

31. Cessna J/M position in plane  

    By riggerrob, October 28, 2003
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    • howardwhite
    • November 6, 2003

32. Re: [chaoskitty] Low Collision, landing confusion Elsinore Nov 8  

    By airtwardo, November 13, 2008
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    • champu
    • December 7, 2008

33. There I was  

    By Poczynek, February 16, 2003
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    • fergs
    • November 9, 2005

34. Cypress Fired  

    By aa1b, October 3, 2001
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    • weid14
    • October 8, 2001

35. Questions on currency  

    By Orange1, April 5, 2005
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    • Orange1
    • April 9, 2005

36. Reviewing Emergency Procedures  

    By jumpjunkie2004, August 8, 2005
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    • jumpjunkie2004
    • August 10, 2005

37. Wind speed indicator recommendations?  

    By ronwah, April 19, 2019   

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    • jcoldren
    • June 26, 2019

38. Really learning to fly...  

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

39. Sigma Harness Diagonal Slippage Issues  

    By nicknitro71, August 14, 2006
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    • AggieDave
    • August 16, 2006

40. How long would you stay - New Vid  

    By freekflyguy, January 13, 2003
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    • Slight
    • January 21, 2003

41. Is going from a WL of 1.1 to 1.4 too much too soon?   1 2

    By Newbie, August 10, 2006
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • August 10, 2006

42. A lesson learned, safety planning  

    By dthames, April 30, 2012
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    • jers119
    • May 1, 2012

43. Safety Guidelines for Tandem Video  

    By rredman, June 15, 2006
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    • AFFI
    • June 16, 2006

44. Type-1 Diabetics and skydiving  

    By xavenger, September 18, 2006
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    • steveorino
    • September 20, 2006

45. 20th cutaway  

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

46. Clarifying the numbers  

    By fred, June 27, 2009
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    • surfbum5412
    • July 3, 2009

47. Skydive U training  

    By raiderscott, April 24, 2001
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    • SkySlut
    • April 26, 2001

48. What would you have done?   1 2

    By Bill_K, October 16, 2006
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    • jarrodh
    • October 20, 2006

49. When low go for reserve, not main!  

    By el_chester, September 22, 2004
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    • friflaj
    • September 24, 2004

50. Current thinking - getting out of line twists  

    By kleggo, December 3, 2021
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    • kleggo
    • December 8, 2021

51. Should have chopped it  

    By airdrew20012001, September 30, 2002
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    • airdrew20012001
    • October 2, 2002

52. Does the USPA membership and officers need to step up to preserve the safety of the membership and vitality of the sport?   1 2

    By tphilpin, January 2, 2007
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    • kelpdiver
    • January 5, 2007

53. what should you do on a tracking jump if you hit cloud?  

    By Newbie, May 23, 2004
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    • riggerrob
    • June 3, 2004

54. Two out article  

    By voilsb, March 4, 2020
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    • jcrouch
    • April 18, 2020

55. Good or bad idea?  

    By The111, August 21, 2003
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    • nightjumps
    • August 21, 2003

56. Tandem Masters: What is your favorite Otter/Caravan exit?  

    By PhreeZone, October 21, 2003
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    • diablopilot
    • October 23, 2003

57. Fallin Friends  

    By matttrudeau, July 12, 2001
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    • Zennie
    • July 15, 2001

58. A little freaked out  

    By tumbler, April 1, 2005
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    • tumbler
    • April 10, 2005

59. Landing patterns with two nearby LZs?  

    By fly67, May 20, 2011
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    • -Joey-
    • May 25, 2013

60. Lapse in Training  

    By Ducky, December 31, 2001
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    • MyUserID
    • January 12, 2002

61. After reading the forum, what is safety,  

    By Bartje, January 30, 2005
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    • el_chester
    • February 11, 2005

62. Safety Day "discussions" - Decide on the ground!  

    By larry, March 11, 2002
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    • billvon
    • March 14, 2002

63. Aborting low turn  

    By format, May 15, 2011
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    • format
    • May 28, 2011

64. AFF in Spain - Which DZ?  

    By climberjumper, January 25, 2011
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    • jonathan.newman
    • February 4, 2011

65. Hookin' up tandems  

    By Jessica, January 21, 2002
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    • Grogs
    • January 29, 2002

66. packing help please  

    By martimarr, October 19, 2005
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    • lowie
    • November 1, 2005

67. 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

68. AFF Rig: Springloaded or throw out PC?  

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

69. Will you participate on Safety Day?  

    By Shark, February 8, 2005
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    • SkydivingNurse
    • March 11, 2005

70. Disconnecting RSL  

    By adventurechick, May 11, 2006
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    • mjosparky
    • May 12, 2006

71. Wingsuit flying  

    By ouek, March 13, 2013
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • March 17, 2013

72. Off DZ landings  

    By grimmie, November 9, 2007
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    • denete
    • November 10, 2007

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

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

74. First chop anxiety?  

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

75. Main/reserve sizing with regards to two canopies out.  

    By trigger, August 25, 2003
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    • phoenixlpr
    • August 27, 2003

76. Do you jump with an AAD  

    By CanuckInUSA, October 19, 2005
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    • davelepka
    • October 21, 2005

77. Would love feedback on my AFF-6  

    By JohnnyLawrence, June 28, 2006
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    • Cloudi
    • July 3, 2006

78. Avoiding Landing Traffic  

    By kkeenan, August 18, 2019
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    • massis
    • August 22, 2019

79. AFF FROM HIGH SPEED FIXED WING AIRCRAFT  

    By randhawa922, January 9, 2023   

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    • randhawa922
    • September 17, 2023

80. 1.08 canopy loading, number of safe landings?  

    By MickPatch, September 6, 2020
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    • MickPatch
    • October 26, 2020

81. recertification?  

    By lilgirltep, February 20, 2005
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    • lilgirltep
    • February 21, 2005

82. Illusions In Flight  

    By Billy, April 24, 2003
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    • porter1
    • May 2, 2003

83. loss of an arm?  

    By link2334, June 15, 2006
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    • link2334
    • June 17, 2006

84. Warrning - VIGIL ADD  

    By Mietek, June 4, 2008
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    • squarecanopy
    • June 6, 2008

85. Overcoming freefall anxiety on SL training   1 2

    By skydivermom, October 17, 2005
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    • Silverchic
    • November 1, 2005

86. Pressure knot  

    By xwind, August 29, 2006
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    • mjosparky
    • September 3, 2006

87. Camera Question  

    By Nightingale, April 12, 2004
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    • BETO74
    • April 14, 2004

88. Roof landings  

    By Orange1, November 4, 2006
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    • davehartley
    • November 23, 2006

89. Cutting away from a downplane  

    By Orange1, January 13, 2006
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    • CrazyL
    • January 14, 2006

90. Ontario non-fatal Incident  

    By Iflyme, August 3, 2002
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    • aneblett
    • September 5, 2002

91. Leaving "crotch" from a Cessna?  

    By steve1, September 2, 2003
    • 19 replies
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    • FoxHound
    • September 4, 2003

92. Canopy Proficiency card changes  

    By jimjumper, February 19, 2012
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    • ufk22
    • February 22, 2012

93. For Katana jumpers - any cutaways?  

    By Linas120, June 19, 2005
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    • monkycndo
    • June 29, 2005

94. That Sucked - Check Your Steering Lines  

    By flyhi, January 21, 2002
    • 7 replies
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    • Squeak
    • October 13, 2003

95. front riser noob stuff  

    By sparkie, January 25, 2007
    • 14 replies
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    • dorbie
    • February 2, 2007

96. 2-out situation at Perris  

    By TheBachelor, May 17, 2004
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    • mjosparky
    • May 27, 2004

97. Rushing the load  

    By jaybo, February 2, 2004
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    • EDYDO
    • February 10, 2004

98. Helluva time deciding  

    By Dewbee, April 9, 2019
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    • skybytch
    • April 11, 2019

99. Opened in a dust devil  

    By skymiles, June 21, 2005
    • 17 replies
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    • FrogNog
    • June 27, 2005

100. Freefall in S/L training, why so low?  

     By w4p2, June 26, 2003
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     • CornishChris
     • July 1, 2003