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1. Ontario man survives harrowing skydiving mishap  

   By SaskatooNewb, May 5, 2010
   • 21 replies
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   • dorbie
   • May 22, 2010

2. Ontario non-fatal Incident  

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

3. Oops... On my back.  

   By scottbre, May 10, 2002
   • 8 replies
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   • GrumpySmurf
   • May 10, 2002

4. OOPS'D! & Did a Half-Barrel in IAF!  

   By somethinelse, August 11, 2004
   • 1 reply
   • 661 views
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   • somethinelse
   • August 12, 2004

5. oopsss  

   By Maksimsf, September 2, 2014
   • 2 replies
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   • stayhigh
   • September 2, 2014

6. open canopy/freefall close call  

   By michaeljanzen, September 4, 2002
   • 10 replies
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   • freeflir29
   • September 4, 2002

7. Open container in the plane, what would you do?   1 2

   By AggieDave, March 8, 2004
   • 28 replies
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   • Andrewwhyte
   • March 12, 2004

8. Open door on takeoff   1 2 3 4

   By CMiller, July 31, 2011
   • 76 replies
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   • ShcShc11
   • November 18, 2011

9. Open letter to all DZO's  

   By hardhatpat, January 26, 2018
   • 21 replies
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   • yoink
   • January 30, 2018

10. Open reserve container in C-182  

    By peek, April 27, 2014
    • 13 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • May 11, 2014

11. Opened in a dust devil  

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

12. opening  

    By mx19, June 17, 2008
    • 9 replies
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    • damion75
    • June 19, 2008

13. Opening altitude?  

    By Clownburner, August 27, 2003
    • 8 replies
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    • andy2
    • August 31, 2003

14. opening door during flight  

    By iranianjumper, September 5, 2017
    • 21 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • September 26, 2017

15. Opening in a cloud?   1 2 3 4

    By phoenixlpr, May 9, 2005
    • 92 replies
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    • kallend
    • November 21, 2006

16. Opening in High Winds Aloft  

    By hankusaurelius, March 7, 2014
    • 15 replies
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    • Pablo.Moreno
    • March 12, 2014

17. Opening Shock - Impact on broken bones?  

    By RedBaron, September 29, 2007
    • 5 replies
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    • Tonto
    • October 2, 2007

18. opinions on doing a mr bill stunt   1 2 3

    By azdiver, July 17, 2006
    • 50 replies
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    • mjosparky
    • August 2, 2006

19. Opinions on final "safety check"  

    By linuxguy, June 2, 2003
    • 9 replies
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    • nightjumps
    • June 2, 2003

20. Opinions wanted   1 2

    By fonz, March 27, 2002
    • 33 replies
    • 4,993 views
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    • Ralf
    • March 29, 2002

21. Opinions wanted - hole in canopy   1 2

    By pinkyfloyd, August 4, 2006
    • 28 replies
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    • teason
    • August 14, 2006

22. Opinions wanted about a 2-step RSL procedure   1 2 3 4 9

    By borg2050, November 14, 2005
    • 205 replies
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    • goose491
    • November 18, 2005

23. Opposite of downsizing too fast?  

    By mereanarchy, November 25, 2013
    • 22 replies
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    • wmw999
    • November 28, 2013

24. Optimal # of student jumps in a day?   1 2

    By Orange1, December 20, 2005
    • 35 replies
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    • Ron
    • December 23, 2005

25. Optimum 143 or 126...?  

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

26. Oral exam flash cards/study tools?  

    By AlexCrowley, August 13, 2005
    • 6 replies
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    • AlexCrowley
    • August 14, 2005

27. Orange County (CA) Red Cross summer safety course  

    By genoyamamoto, May 11, 2005
    • 0 replies
    • 633 views
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    • genoyamamoto
    • May 11, 2005

28. Order, Order.  

    By edid, July 19, 2001
    • 12 replies
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    • DBTECH
    • July 26, 2001

29. Orlando Wind Tunnel Camps  

    By a97virago, February 15, 2004
    • 9 replies
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    • Stacy
    • February 17, 2004

30. Orthopedic Doc / Experienced w/ Skydiving Injuries  

    By spacewrench, April 15, 2010
    • 5 replies
    • 1,713 views
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    • spacewrench
    • April 16, 2010

31. Other Canadians?  

    By benamoz, November 8, 2004
    • 13 replies
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    • Snowbird
    • December 1, 2004

32. Other Canadians?  

    By benamoz, November 8, 2004
    • 0 replies
    • 264 views
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    • benamoz
    • November 8, 2004

33. Otter Door Flesh Shredder   1 2

    By JohnRich, October 27, 2008
    • 34 replies
    • 4,029 views
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    • erdnarob
    • November 8, 2008

34. Otter door open on takeoff   1 2 3

    By likearock, August 20, 2006
    • 53 replies
    • 8,277 views
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    • JohanW
    • September 14, 2006

35. Otter Tail-Passenger?   1 2 3

    By JohnRich, April 18, 2005
    • 53 replies
    • 5,093 views
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    • chrisgr
    • April 21, 2005

36. ouch  

    By NoRules, February 13, 2005
    • 19 replies
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    • cvfd1399
    • February 17, 2005

37. OUCH!  

    By Guest, June 6, 2004
    • 5 replies
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    • riddler
    • June 20, 2004

38. Ouch! Don't do this.  

    By peek, August 18, 2014
    • 1 reply
    • 3,921 views
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    • Woofie
    • August 19, 2014

39. Ouch...sometimes "zero flare" actually means that  

    By jerry81, October 12, 2003
    • 5 replies
    • 1,503 views
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    • Alambic
    • October 13, 2003

40. Our Safety in Their Hands  

    By lorenzomiguel26, June 17, 2012
    • 7 replies
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    • 5.samadhi
    • June 21, 2012

41. Out in Coorado  

    By nubain1, August 7, 2002
    • 0 replies
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    • rendezvous
    • August 7, 2002

42. Out Landings. . .  

    By skyyhi, March 29, 2004
    • 3 replies
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    • Chrisky
    • April 1, 2004

43. Outdated student techniques?  

    By DexterBase, August 18, 2003
    • 23 replies
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    • wrightskyguy
    • August 21, 2003

44. Overcoming freefall anxiety on SL training   1 2

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

45. Overconfidence...even as a puke student   1 2

    By Speer, February 12, 2003
    • 46 replies
    • 4,346 views
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    • Speer
    • May 2, 2003

46. Overweight, Elderly, Uncurrent Skydiver   1 2 3

    By skydived19006, April 7, 2015
    • 69 replies
    • 13,566 views
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    • kallend
    • April 20, 2015

47. Ow, my hands.   1 2

    By Jessica, June 10, 2002
    • 45 replies
    • 5,309 views
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    • ltdiver
    • June 12, 2002

48. oxygen for aircraft up to 18.5 k and TSO-C64   1 2

    By skydivefj, August 8, 2010
    • 40 replies
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    • rhys
    • September 13, 2010

49. Oxygen saturation on normal skydives   1 2 3

    By billvon, March 8, 2005
    • 53 replies
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    • dorbie
    • April 2, 2005

50. Oxygen usage (was: incident at Perris)   1 2

    By billvon, July 7, 2003
    • 35 replies
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    • mcrocker
    • July 12, 2003

51. P/C in tow  

    By SkydiveMonkey, September 7, 2001
    • 19 replies
    • 3,011 views
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    • mgaillar
    • October 3, 2001

52. Pac 750 stalls on jump run   1 2 3 4 5

    By skyjumpenfool, June 15, 2009
    • 108 replies
    • 17,648 views
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    • skyjumpenfool
    • August 10, 2009

53. PAC barrel rolls   1 2

    By jclalor, November 14, 2014
    • 44 replies
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    • 3mpire
    • March 4, 2015

54. Pace Maker  

    By Tbittner, October 2, 2007
    • 9 replies
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    • GreenLight
    • December 6, 2008

55. Packer malfunction rate  

    By AggieDave, November 14, 2002
    • 17 replies
    • 2,498 views
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    • gale
    • November 16, 2002

56. Packers and pilot chutes   1 2

    By ManBird, July 2, 2003
    • 33 replies
    • 4,859 views
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    • rigging65
    • July 4, 2003

57. Packers and pilot chutes   1 2

    By astleysean, March 19, 2007
    • 32 replies
    • 6,525 views
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    • SpecialKaye
    • April 3, 2007

58. packing   1 2

    By jumpjunkie, November 13, 2002
    • 33 replies
    • 5,624 views
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    • kallend
    • September 3, 2003

59. Packing   1 2

    By skysohigh77, July 21, 2009
    • 37 replies
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    • chuckakers
    • July 26, 2009

60. Packing  

    By Bushmasta, February 7, 2002
    • 17 replies
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    • lazerq3
    • February 9, 2002

61. packing  

    By Skyrose7, January 29, 2002
    • 20 replies
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    • Kirils
    • January 30, 2002

62. Packing  

    By freebird, January 22, 2002
    • 13 replies
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    • Aviatrr
    • January 27, 2002

63. Packing  

    By Seapro, January 15, 2012
    • 12 replies
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    • hokierower
    • January 18, 2012

64. Packing  

    By DarkDesigner, January 4, 2011
    • 23 replies
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • January 11, 2011

65. packing  

    By ryan_d_sucks, March 18, 2008
    • 18 replies
    • 3,896 views
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    • popsjumper
    • April 17, 2008

66. Packing a step-thru   1 2

    By hongkongluna, September 5, 2006
    • 25 replies
    • 4,141 views
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    • rhys
    • September 19, 2006

67. packing after a mal  

    By mattb, May 14, 2001
    • 5 replies
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    • mattb
    • May 14, 2001

68. Packing and Malfunctions  

    By LearningTOfly, April 27, 2004
    • 12 replies
    • 4,271 views
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    • sid
    • April 30, 2004

69. Packing Checklist?  

    By LGreg34, March 7, 2004
    • 15 replies
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    • billvon
    • March 22, 2004

70. Packing Class at Perris Valley  

    By robertmicp, October 11, 2004
    • 2 replies
    • 1,424 views
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    • Nightingale
    • October 12, 2004

71. packing classes  

    By boz2841, June 6, 2008
    • 11 replies
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    • Snowflake
    • June 7, 2008

72. Packing Courses - General  

    By pa2themd, July 8, 2004
    • 15 replies
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    • pa2themd
    • July 12, 2004

73. Packing error, twisted risers  

    By DvK, December 18, 2011
    • 19 replies
    • 7,934 views
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    • Johnsisland
    • December 25, 2011

74. Packing errors!?   1 2

    By frontloop33, June 5, 2011
    • 28 replies
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    • aeroflyer
    • June 12, 2011

75. Packing faster  

    By SpeedRacer, May 21, 2001
    • 17 replies
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    • Kris
    • May 28, 2001

76. packing help please  

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

77. Packing Instruction  

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

78. Packing instruction in London / SE this weekend?  

    By RandomLemming, November 28, 2006
    • 11 replies
    • 1,471 views
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    • freekflyguy
    • November 30, 2006

79. Packing Line Twists  

    By west33freefall, June 1, 2010
    • 13 replies
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    • skychock
    • June 10, 2010

80. packing mal  

    By Chapsta, January 11, 2004
    • 19 replies
    • 4,475 views
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    • The111
    • January 14, 2004

81. Packing problems   1 2 3 4

    By tmontana, September 12, 2003
    • 80 replies
    • 13,897 views
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    • erdnarob
    • September 2, 2016

82. Packing Question  

    By assoutjohnnie, November 29, 2005
    • 1 reply
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    • FrogNog
    • November 29, 2005

83. Packing question: Tight or loose stows?   1 2

    By Telek, April 18, 2008
    • 28 replies
    • 4,988 views
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    • NickDG
    • April 28, 2008

84. Packing rating and Coaching  

    By Keithor, July 27, 2013
    • 1 reply
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    • Keithor
    • July 29, 2013

85. Packing safety question  

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

86. Packing technique clarification  

    By stimpy4242, October 9, 2007
    • 9 replies
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    • Rivello
    • April 9, 2012

87. Packing Training UK  

    By Andybilly, January 4, 2006
    • 10 replies
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    • Andybilly
    • January 5, 2006

88. Packing video  

    By Burrc, October 4, 2009
    • 17 replies
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    • jumpwally
    • October 26, 2009

89. Packing Videos   1 2

    By Fireflyer, July 29, 2003
    • 26 replies
    • 4,057 views
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    • CrazyIvan
    • August 4, 2003

90. Packing with Clips  

    By RufusW, August 16, 2011
    • 19 replies
    • 4,167 views
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • August 19, 2011

91. Packing: Symmetry vs. Asymmetry  

    By ericber, March 14, 2004
    • 7 replies
    • 4,014 views
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    • riggerrob
    • March 15, 2004

92. Pacticing reserve pull during terminal freefall  

    By wayneflorida, June 27, 2011
    • 10 replies
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    • lintern
    • July 14, 2011

93. Palatka accident  

    By jumpinfool, January 5, 2004
    • 0 replies
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    • dkf1979
    • January 5, 2004

94. Paperwork for exiting an aircraft without a TSO harness/reserve?  

    By base935, July 31, 2016
    • 9 replies
    • 6,370 views
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    • riggerrob
    • September 6, 2016

95. Para Track - Radio Parachute Tracking System *DELETED* *DELETED*  

    By gaguru, August 10, 2001
    • 0 replies
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    • lazerq3
    • August 10, 2001

96. Parachute Aerodynamics   1 2

    By airdolphin, August 19, 2010
    • 43 replies
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    • erdnarob
    • August 29, 2010

97. Parachute Loading Ratio's  

    By Capt10Matt, January 8, 2007
    • 19 replies
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    • AggieDave
    • January 10, 2007

98. Parachute Malfunctions  

    By derckert, January 18, 2017
    • 5 replies
    • 8,311 views
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    • riggerrob
    • January 23, 2017

99. Parachute Man. #1 to learn about parachute systems as a student?  

    By Dustino, August 25, 2006
    • 3 replies
    • 1,203 views
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    • Dustino
    • August 25, 2006

100. Parachute mechanics  

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