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1. Reserve activation on the door   1 2

   By Skyper, February 1, 2012
   • 48 replies
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   • Remster
   • December 7, 2013

2. Skydiving on towered aiports  

   By glowfast, July 21, 2014
   • 19 replies
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   • Di0
   • August 19, 2016

3. Responsibility in the landing pattern   1 2 3 4 7

   By billvon, July 8, 2005
   • 151 replies
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   • chachi
   • July 21, 2005

4. 17 year old turns in at Start Skydiving!   1 2 3 4 6

   By dbcooperfan, October 11, 2010
   • 142 replies
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   • Andy9o8
   • December 19, 2010

5. Gym training for skydiving,base jumping and wingsuiting.  

   By Talldarknkiwi, July 31, 2013
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   • wicodefly
   • August 28, 2013

6. Helmet on for take off?   1 2

   By JohnMitchell, May 2, 2016
   • 49 replies
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   • JohnMitchell
   • May 17, 2016

7. Hubby has broken ankle..should he jump?  

   By danyell723, November 25, 2004
   • 22 replies
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   • LiveLifeGoJump
   • December 11, 2004

8. 100 jump wonders/coaches   1 2 3 4 6

   By jdthomas, February 20, 2007
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   • LordRatner
   • March 19, 2007

9. tingly sensation during freefall   1 2

   By mitsuman, November 3, 2008
   • 27 replies
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   • Txflier
   • December 6, 2008

10. equipment/training suggestion for a 300lb wannabe?   1 2

    By jumbo, July 9, 2002
    • 33 replies
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    • cobaltdan
    • August 3, 2002

11. AFF Level 4 - Failed Twice   1 2 3

    By Randy_H, November 9, 2004
    • 70 replies
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    • kai2k1
    • November 29, 2004

12. Jump with tandem  

    By nrubey, October 7, 2014
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    • riggerrob
    • November 13, 2014

13. POWERLINES   1 2

    By mountainman, July 7, 2001
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    • Helipilot
    • August 7, 2001

14. cutaway or rears?  

    By FastDaniel, November 21, 2016
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    • Bob_Church
    • January 26, 2017

15. Really BAD spot...  

    By skydiverek, February 3, 2016
    • 17 replies
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    • JohnMitchell
    • February 23, 2016

16. Bad eyesight  

    By steve1, August 22, 2002
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    • jceman
    • August 23, 2002

17. +3,300 jumps and I made a dumb ass mistake  

    By mirage62, May 27, 2014
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    • eatfastnoodle
    • June 23, 2014

18. Cloud Rules  

    By Yung_Seezy, July 30, 2015
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    • JohnMitchell
    • November 16, 2015

19. Altimeter Limitations  

    By tpdonlan, July 18, 2014
    • 22 replies
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    • Alti2_Staff
    • August 25, 2014

20. When does a Tourist become a skydiver?   1 2 3 4 5

    By Rogersmoke, March 29, 2012
    • 113 replies
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    • RyanFYF
    • August 3, 2012

21. Downsizing...how much is too much?   1 2

    By baRRRpirate, October 29, 2012
    • 43 replies
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    • inkogneetow
    • January 25, 2013

22. why disconnect the RSL prior to main cutaway in a side-by-side?   1 2

    By mixedup, June 22, 2011
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    • Deyan
    • February 5, 2015

23. PD Canopy's glide angle  

    By mariobat, September 1, 2010
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    • chuckakers
    • September 17, 2010

24. Up Your Chances of Survival   1 2

    By weegegirl, January 13, 2005
    • 33 replies
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    • orangemagoo
    • April 22, 2005

25. unnecessary roughness by JM   1 2 3 4 6

    By loveslavender, January 31, 2011
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    • DSE
    • February 24, 2011

26. No Jumpsuit  

    By -Joey-, May 5, 2013
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    • holie
    • May 7, 2013

27. When to disconnect your RSL   1 2

    By xijonix, October 6, 2016
    • 26 replies
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    • mathrick
    • October 13, 2016

28. Titanium rod in leg  

    By Brisco, November 30, 2002
    • 13 replies
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    • JoeWeber
    • March 15, 2024

29. Who's raised their CYPRES 2 firing altitude?   1 2 3

    By kallend, April 7, 2014
    • 55 replies
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    • Skydivesg
    • April 17, 2014

30. Rough Canopy Opening   1 2 3 4 5

    By Rustbucket350, January 16, 2022
    • 109 replies
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    • wmw999
    • May 22, 2024

31. Aircraft seat belts (was - airplane flips on landing)  

    By riggerrob, December 11, 2014
    • 20 replies
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    • theonlyski
    • January 21, 2015

32. Want to start AFF but it's winter   1 2

    By aeio540, December 18, 2012
    • 26 replies
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    • mahirob
    • March 7, 2013

33. AFF 1: I refused to jump!   1 2

    By Zagor, July 16, 2007
    • 36 replies
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    • LPhoenix98
    • July 22, 2007

34. Oxygen saturation on normal skydives   1 2 3

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

35. Calculating the "spot"   1 2 3

    By rifleman, June 10, 2012
    • 56 replies
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    • popsjumper
    • June 24, 2012

36. Throw-out versus ripcord   1 2

    By fensittr, December 1, 2005
    • 32 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • December 6, 2005

37. Beware of the (experts!)   1 2

    By airborne47, September 30, 2012
    • 35 replies
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    • chutem
    • October 2, 2012

38. Brushing against the airplane frame !!#@@##  

    By erdnarob, August 27, 2014
    • 20 replies
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    • DiverMike
    • September 22, 2014

39. B license exam  

    By skyboyblue, December 30, 2002
    • 14 replies
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    • quade
    • December 31, 2002

40. No hackey at pull time = reserve ride   1 2

    By shorehambeach, September 27, 2013
    • 32 replies
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    • rehmwa
    • October 11, 2013

41. How Safe Is AFF?  

    By Andy_Copland, May 28, 2005
    • 17 replies
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    • Andy_Copland
    • July 18, 2005

42. tension knots, how'd you cleared them  

    By Freeflaw, August 23, 2010
    • 24 replies
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    • mjosparky
    • September 6, 2010

43. Minimum Opening Altitudes   1 2 3 4 6

    By BMAC615, September 28, 2022
    • 133 replies
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    • Douggarr
    • October 23, 2022

44. After the AFF course  

    By DunkMaster, September 7, 2001
    • 8 replies
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    • ElZorro
    • April 23, 2013

45. Fibula, femur, or fatality (105 elliptical 1.3 PSF 127 jumps)   1 2 3 4 7

    By DrewEckhardt, November 6, 2007
    • 170 replies
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    • diablopilot
    • November 16, 2007

46. Mal - mmmm - what would you have done different ?  

    By shorehambeach, September 4, 2014
    • 20 replies
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    • craddock
    • September 12, 2014

47. Not turning on your AAD   1 2 3

    By flyhi, September 6, 2008
    • 59 replies
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    • dthames
    • December 4, 2012

48. Print your own logbook  

    By wlie, December 12, 2002
    • 16 replies
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    • vidiot
    • January 30, 2003

49. Dissilusioned after AFF1   1 2

    By psyhunterson, December 20, 2008
    • 48 replies
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    • humanflite
    • March 6, 2009

50. Anyone know who this is? Tell me so I don't jump here....   1 2 3

    By -ftp-, April 12, 2011
    • 63 replies
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    • Squeak
    • April 30, 2011

51. Seminar - oxygen usage in sport skydiving  

    By billvon, February 14, 2007
    • 3 replies
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    • Orange1
    • February 14, 2007

52. My Cutaway: Should I have?   1 2

    By keleetz, August 12, 2013
    • 35 replies
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    • Duckwater
    • November 18, 2013

53. Advice on cutaways   1 2 3

    By JohnMitchell, December 19, 2016
    • 53 replies
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    • kkeenan
    • January 26, 2017

54. flat tracking   1 2

    By rendezvous, February 26, 2002
    • 42 replies
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    • freakydiver
    • September 22, 2003

55. Wing Loading vs Jump Numbers Guideline  

    By karlm, August 16, 2004
    • 15 replies
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    • FrogNog
    • August 18, 2004

56. Landings ... I am frustrated beyond belief!!!   1 2 3 4 6

    By OlympiaStoica, August 10, 2009
    • 147 replies
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    • timmyfitz
    • September 13, 2009

57. A simple canopy landing simulator  

    By hr0nix, January 26, 2014
    • 12 replies
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    • EnricoPalazzo
    • February 3, 2014

58. Cutaway   1 2

    By climber71, May 7, 2012
    • 36 replies
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    • popsjumper
    • November 9, 2012

59. What is the most common cause for malfunctions?   1 2 3

    By jasonRose, July 21, 2005
    • 52 replies
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    • DSE
    • June 3, 2009

60. Helmet = AAD?  

    By diablopilot, May 11, 2014
    • 19 replies
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    • LiveAction
    • September 23, 2014

61. AFF vs AFP  

    By archi77, February 29, 2008
    • 23 replies
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    • Fast
    • March 17, 2008

62. Students jumping WITHOUT an altimeter   1 2 3 4 7

    By listo, February 19, 2003
    • 151 replies
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    • ripcords
    • October 29, 2003

63. Skydiving After Taking a Cross-Country Flight  

    By FCipollo, November 17, 2005
    • 13 replies
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    • FCipollo
    • November 18, 2005

64. Dust Devils   1 2

    By quade, April 19, 2002
    • 28 replies
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    • polarbear
    • May 17, 2002

65. freefliers out first??   1 2 3 4 5

    By skygirl1, February 11, 2004
    • 111 replies
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    • base698
    • September 13, 2013

66. Wind tunnel for static line progression students?  

    By pchapman, January 6, 2014
    • 22 replies
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    • mattjw916
    • February 7, 2014

67. Common First AFF Mistakes   1 2

    By bqmassey, October 2, 2009
    • 25 replies
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    • Mad_Jasper
    • November 24, 2009

68. How tiredness affects you   1 2

    By andym148, January 30, 2014
    • 30 replies
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    • ChrisD
    • February 6, 2014

69. All this before first landing?   1 2

    By OHCHUTE, November 5, 2012
    • 32 replies
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    • StreetScooby
    • December 9, 2012

70. How many AFF jumps did it take you???   1 2 3

    By live2dive, October 4, 2006
    • 63 replies
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    • jpechbre
    • August 25, 2008

71. Non Injury Reserve Canopy Tree Landing, St. Marys, GA, USA, Jan 1, 2010  

    By leewilcox, January 3, 2010
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • January 7, 2010

72. Leg injuries to newbies?  

    By udder, November 16, 2004
    • 22 replies
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    • upndownshop
    • November 29, 2004

73. 180 turn to swoop bad?   1 2 3

    By TitaniumLegs, July 1, 2011
    • 56 replies
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    • rehmwa
    • August 8, 2011

74. Hearing loss: Con to audibles?  

    By kilranian, May 24, 2011
    • 22 replies
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    • Plover
    • May 24, 2013

75. Wind Tunnel before AFF  

    By barrymaple007, May 18, 2012
    • 13 replies
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    • hillson
    • June 7, 2012

76. USPA licence valid in EU?  

    By bitmonkey, August 18, 2006
    • 10 replies
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    • wonder2006
    • August 31, 2006

77. Learn from this....   1 2

    By chuckakers, September 21, 2013
    • 38 replies
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    • cpoxon
    • September 26, 2013

78. A little confusion on AFF vs 'A-License in a week' programs  

    By njay, November 9, 2013
    • 10 replies
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    • justinbaker27
    • November 19, 2013

79. Hand signals inside plane   1 2

    By strop45, June 24, 2008
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    • matthewcline
    • July 3, 2008

80. Canopy collision   1 2 3

    By kallend, April 27, 2006
    • 64 replies
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    • loudtom
    • January 27, 2007

81. Do skydivers care about safety?   1 2

    By billbooth, April 7, 2002
    • 37 replies
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    • Zennie
    • April 19, 2002

82. Who is first to exit the plane?   1 2

    By format, November 8, 2013
    • 48 replies
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    • format
    • November 13, 2013

83. Analysis of Scuba Fatality - Familiar Themes to Skydivers   1 2

    By NWFlyer, August 21, 2015
    • 27 replies
    • 11,114 views
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    • thevasc21
    • September 17, 2015

84. Malfunction flash cards  

    By shift, February 5, 2015
    • 16 replies
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    • obelixtim
    • February 7, 2015

85. Weight Loss and Downsizing   1 2

    By SkydiverShawn, August 20, 2013
    • 28 replies
    • 11,100 views
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    • DrDom
    • October 18, 2013

86. Follow "first down" or landing direction indicator?   1 2 3

    By fcajump, March 20, 2018
    • 53 replies
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    • GoGoGadget
    • April 6, 2018

87. New student questions(General)  

    By Christopherg, May 30, 2017
    • 22 replies
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    • Christopherg
    • June 28, 2017

88. First Post For Me - Jumping After Ankle Fracture/ORIF  

    By Lawndarter, November 19, 2015
    • 24 replies
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    • Lawndarter
    • August 24, 2016

89. First hop n pop...a bit nervous!   1 2

    By Lazarus_762, December 15, 2012
    • 36 replies
    • 11,037 views
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    • popsjumper
    • January 1, 2013

90. security regulations in Russia   1 2

    By soniared, July 23, 2004
    • 45 replies
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    • vonSanta
    • July 30, 2004

91. Hitting the tail   1 2

    By ShadowCount, June 24, 2008
    • 38 replies
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    • kallend
    • June 30, 2008

92. Back pain on opening  

    By bristoljumper, June 2, 2009
    • 7 replies
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    • tkhayes
    • June 5, 2009

93. Professional Skydivers   1 2

    By waster, December 4, 2002
    • 26 replies
    • 10,978 views
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    • StevieBoy
    • December 18, 2002

94. Hop and Pop issues   1 2

    By johnbamburg, July 14, 2015
    • 34 replies
    • 10,967 views
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    • JohnMitchell
    • August 12, 2015

95. New technique for a pilotchute in tow???   1 2 3

    By dgw, November 27, 2007
    • 56 replies
    • 10,963 views
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    • igoswoop
    • December 18, 2007

96. Do you think my wing-loading is too high? Plz?   1 2

    By xavenger, August 15, 2004
    • 32 replies
    • 10,945 views
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    • BrianSGermain
    • August 19, 2004

97. USPA A-License Check Dive Flow  

    By scottbre, May 3, 2002
    • 10 replies
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    • scottbre
    • May 8, 2002

98. pilot chute in tow procedure   1 2

    By joebrunning, August 8, 2013
    • 40 replies
    • 10,934 views
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    • popsjumper
    • August 15, 2013

99. Landing accuracy for beginners  

    By kcb203, June 28, 2017
    • 23 replies
    • 10,920 views
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    • Christopherg
    • July 3, 2017

100. Barrel Roll on Trackoff - Skydive Radio Interview   1 2 3 4 5

     By kkeenan, August 15, 2012
     • 104 replies
     • 10,916 views
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     • billvon
     • August 26, 2012