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1. cypres saves/cut away failure  

   By smiles, January 10, 2003
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   • smiles
   • January 11, 2003

2. I SOLOed today ALONE! GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!  

   By Kuper, February 28, 2003
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   • softlandings
   • March 5, 2003

3. Coach jumps at eloy   1 2

   By chutem, July 29, 2004
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   • bsoder
   • August 16, 2004

4. I promise.............  

   By MakeItHappen, March 12, 2005
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   • Dumpster
   • March 16, 2005

5. Instructional drawing needed (pilot chute in burble)  

   By peek, February 26, 2007
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   • AFFI
   • March 28, 2007

6. Skydiver's Handbook ?  

   By darrell, April 9, 2001
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   • darrell
   • April 11, 2001

7. Students jumping with / without altimeter  

   By ralu, February 27, 2003
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   • kmcguffee
   • February 28, 2003

8. CA skydiving bill signed by governor  

   By Tidlof, September 25, 2017   

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   • Tidlof
   • September 25, 2017

9. Packing safety question  

   By Hazarrd, July 28, 2003
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   • Malfunction
   • August 1, 2003

10. reserve pin was almost all the way out  

    By askir, August 17, 2004
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    • JohnMitchell
    • August 18, 2004

11. Which should be my next canopy?  

    By FastRodriguez, October 31, 2013
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    • ChrisD
    • October 31, 2013

12. Sky Diving in a different Way  

    By jigneshsoni, August 12, 2005
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    • phoenixlpr
    • August 16, 2005

13. Getting an 'A' Class License in NZ  

    By supercarz, November 16, 2010
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    • virgin-burner
    • November 18, 2010

14. flare turn ???  

    By karel, February 9, 2002
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    • danielcroft
    • January 12, 2010

15. Practice flaring with rear risers often  

    By thrillseek, August 14, 2002
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    • skymedic
    • August 15, 2002

16. Cutaway  

    By Luna, September 23, 2002
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    • Macaulay
    • October 2, 2002

17. Lineovers  

    By Yossarian, September 20, 2006
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    • Reginald
    • September 23, 2006

18. Listening to music during your jump?  

    By tmontana, January 29, 2004
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    • Newbie
    • February 4, 2004

19. Routines and Strategies - AFF onwards  

    By JustRelax, December 15, 2003
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    • PhreeZone
    • December 17, 2003

20. Yet another currency question  

    By skygrl70, February 8, 2005
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    • Synapse
    • February 11, 2005

21. Flare  

    By luiscalber, September 24, 2021
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    • luiscalber
    • September 28, 2021

22. How observant are we, really?  

    By TALONSKY, July 19, 2004
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    • TALONSKY
    • July 23, 2004

23. Skydiving licence in Poland?  

    By Blackjack, May 22, 2019
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    • yarqus
    • August 3, 2019

24. stalling canopy  

    By elfanie, December 9, 2003
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    • Dagny
    • December 11, 2003

25. S&TA's waiving BSRs  

    By livendive, February 22, 2005
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    • itllclear
    • March 6, 2005

26. low pull, cypress fire, no reserve extraction  

    By juggalo, November 24, 2003
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    • riggermick
    • December 1, 2003

27. Heatwave- same category as Stilletto?  

    By dbattman, July 9, 2002
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    • rking12
    • July 15, 2002

28. Video info request  

    By Groundbound, March 11, 2005
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    • fcajump
    • March 16, 2005

29. Sabre vs Sabre 2  

    By Meadman, June 2, 2003
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    • beowulf
    • June 2, 2003

30. Putting a new canopy through its paces  

    By fred, June 21, 2009
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    • fred
    • July 1, 2009

31. Corrective measures if premature deployment at door...  

    By Chivo, October 29, 2002
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    • Craig
    • October 30, 2002

32. AFF Around The World  

    By Andy_Copland, December 25, 2008
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    • mr2mk1g
    • January 6, 2009

33. what is checked in a flight line gear check?  

    By Newbie, June 19, 2003
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    • CrazyIvan
    • June 22, 2003

34. I passed? Cool! Now what?   1 2

    By AlexCrowley, September 6, 2005
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    • Mike111
    • September 10, 2005

35. why you should check your chest strap  

    By mcordell, December 1, 2013
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    • mcordell
    • December 1, 2013

36. BUDDY CHECKS.  

    By miked10270, April 7, 2001
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    • Pammi
    • April 9, 2001

37. look first  

    By happythoughts, June 7, 2007
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    • popsjumper
    • June 7, 2007

38. HELP: Canopy Control Courses  

    By mentalblonde, September 24, 2004
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    • vibeke
    • September 26, 2004

39. Sinking a Canopy for Landing  

    By jfields, November 25, 2003
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    • AFFI
    • November 27, 2003

40. Just another reminder - CHECK YOUR GEAR!  

    By jumper03, December 29, 2005
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    • speedy
    • January 2, 2006

41. sunday aftermath - bad sprained ankle  

    By Staso, May 17, 2004
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    • rgoetsch
    • May 17, 2004

42. 2 out/cutaway at Perris  

    By Frenchy68, July 26, 2004
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    • Frenchy68
    • July 26, 2004

43. how big a difference is a few inches?  

    By crotalus01, July 27, 2005
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    • riggerrob
    • August 2, 2005

44. Has your reserve/cutaway pillow ever flipped under your harness?  

    By FrancoR, February 23, 2004
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    • jumpy
    • February 25, 2004

45. is this right?  

    By fearme, July 2, 2001
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    • ColdDuck
    • July 5, 2001

46. freefly unsafe??  

    By miss3sixty, May 14, 2006
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    • adventurechick
    • May 21, 2006

47. Mistake...Lesson Learned  

    By gemini, July 1, 2002
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    • ifallout
    • July 8, 2002

48. Designated landing areas  

    By DBCOOPER, June 10, 2003
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    • downwardspiral
    • June 15, 2003

49. Age Limits for AFF Students  

    By loflyer, April 26, 2005
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    • freeflygirlz
    • April 27, 2005

50. You can hurt yourself doing this...  

    By meltdown, January 3, 2005
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    • meltdown
    • January 9, 2005

51. Apprenticeship  

    By MooU, January 10, 2006
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    • Reginald
    • January 19, 2006

52. Delay before reserve pull?  

    By The111, July 23, 2003
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    • Ron
    • July 29, 2003

53. More on the low pull!!  

    By R00tj00se, January 16, 2002
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    • E150
    • January 18, 2002

54. Tandem passengers and emergency exits  

    By sebas, July 28, 2003
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    • kflying
    • August 7, 2003

55. Kinda long: Transition from old student canopy to Sabre2?  

    By craichead, April 19, 2004
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    • Praetorian
    • April 22, 2004

56. Brakes off  

    By shah269, May 24, 2012
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    • nigel99
    • May 27, 2012

57. Help your DZ be efficient in the event of an accident  

    By grimmie, December 29, 2011
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    • Nightingale
    • January 10, 2012

58. Potentially dangerous situation in thick cloud - any advice?   1 2

    By Peej, January 26, 2004
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    • sducoach
    • January 28, 2004

59. Malfunction Pictures  

    By jeffmullins, April 21, 2005
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    • andermk
    • May 19, 2005

60. Freefall canopy collision  

    By CornishChris, October 13, 2006
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    • cpoxon
    • October 13, 2006

61. Did you ever lose interest in Sky Diving?  

    By jigneshsoni, May 15, 2007
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    • airtwardo
    • May 18, 2007

62. When did you start wanting to get on a team?   1 2

    By lisamariewillbe, September 28, 2006
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    • jumpinlow
    • October 13, 2006

63. Fullface on tandem-instructor?  

    By alexey, January 21, 2004
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    • linestretch
    • January 31, 2004

64. What to do to become a great instructor  

    By Albatross, July 31, 2001
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    • mikefarmer
    • August 13, 2001

65. Question regarding line-overs  

    By Ruffles, May 5, 2003
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    • Faber
    • May 6, 2003

66. On breakaway, what do you do?  

    By vonSanta, April 10, 2004
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    • winsor
    • April 12, 2004

67. Fall rates during various malfunctions...  

    By lilryno, March 15, 2004
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    • feuergnom
    • March 15, 2004

68. 10% Solution  

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

69. Wing loading  

    By akarunway, March 10, 2004
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    • propilot
    • March 12, 2004

70. Unstable freefall  

    By the_rain25, October 26, 2011
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    • firstime
    • October 29, 2011

71. New Camera flyers  

    By Douggarr, May 7, 2015
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    • tred
    • May 7, 2015

72. Hoping to complete AFF training Sunday - A little anxious  

    By Mad_Jasper, December 3, 2009
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    • tasmanianjumper
    • December 18, 2009

73. Emergency exit  

    By franz69, February 5, 2004
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    • Foursprouts
    • February 7, 2004

74. When have you decided to stay in the plane.  

    By chileanXaos, June 25, 2004
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    • friflaj
    • July 9, 2004

75. AFFI and TI examiner in Europe  

    By skydivex3m, March 14, 2015
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    • safeulli
    • April 11, 2015

76. RSL question...  

    By hackish, August 1, 2007
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    • Ether
    • August 3, 2007

77. cutaway procedure for two pads with camera?  

    By airborn11, December 13, 2001
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    • wildblue
    • December 13, 2001

78. Lil Cautious.....  

    By adventurechick, March 17, 2006
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    • Orange1
    • March 18, 2006

79. Newbie with a question, should you always cutaway?  

    By andybr6, April 14, 2003
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    • riggerrob
    • April 15, 2003

80. Help!  

    By waster, November 9, 2002
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    • bobsoutar
    • November 11, 2002

81. FreeFly coaching by RedBull air force.  

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

82. Hook Knife? <- (Rookie)  

    By Ruffles, November 10, 2002
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    • pchapman
    • November 12, 2002

83. Landing  

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

84. Parachute mechanics  

    By dropdeded, September 28, 2002
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    • rendezvous
    • September 30, 2002

85. Looking for an old thread  

    By faulknerwn, January 6, 2020
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • January 7, 2020

86. A question for the pilots...  

    By EricTheRed, March 4, 2005
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    • Jumper-Dumper
    • May 27, 2005

87. Interesting Cloud Cover Opinion  

    By matthewcline, April 23, 2011
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    • matthewcline
    • April 25, 2011

88. Holding a heading in freefall  

    By aquaflamz, May 17, 2004
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    • aquaflamz
    • May 21, 2004

89. Taking Resonsibility  

    By towerrat, October 3, 2007
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    • normiss
    • October 5, 2007

90. S&TA allows a non-Instructor to act as one?  

    By dropzonefool, April 15, 2005
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    • mjosparky
    • April 17, 2005

91. Eardrums broken  

    By KolibrieLinda, October 15, 2003
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    • RIMangum
    • October 16, 2003

92. Basic Canopy Control Course in Spain?  

    By scientist_chick, November 1, 2004
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    • freekflyguy
    • November 7, 2004

93. if money was no option  

    By antifnsocial, April 3, 2005
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    • kallend
    • April 11, 2005

94. What does your DZ do to keep students and novices from hitting each other  

    By Andrewwhyte, March 4, 2011
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    • billvon
    • March 18, 2011

95. What's Wrong With This Picture?  

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

96. Very low cut away at Rantoul  

    By boudy, August 13, 2002
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    • blazingcannon
    • August 29, 2002

97. using weights to load a canopy....  

    By cielo, March 12, 2004
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    • pchapman
    • March 15, 2004

98. canopy comparison question  

    By crotalus01, July 3, 2005
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    • crotalus01
    • July 5, 2005

99. AFF to RAPS  

    By sheen79, May 22, 2009
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    • altichick
    • June 17, 2009

100. Video "Main Canopy Packing Demo" by PD  

     By jockerfly, February 13, 2008
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     • FlyinDawg
     • February 14, 2008