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1. [Question] New to skydiving  

   By Plokkum, July 29, 2005
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   • pccoder
   • August 4, 2005

2. AFF: Is it for you?  

   By Shark, May 23, 2005
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   • lawrocket
   • May 24, 2005

3. Line twists  

   By par, July 23, 2004
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   • jdfreefly
   • July 26, 2004

4. Non-Injury AFF3 premature brake release  

   By SkyHigh04, June 16, 2008
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   • peregrinerose
   • June 19, 2008

5. packing classes  

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

6. Something I learned about release pins while paragliding.  

   By tdog, October 23, 2004
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   • mr2mk1g
   • October 25, 2004

7. My first reserve ride - help speculating  

   By heftee, December 30, 2002
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   • rtroup
   • January 3, 2003

8. Training without gear??  

   By bullin82, June 23, 2009
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   • Snypam118
   • July 3, 2009

9. Spotting for FF'rs out first  

   By DJL, March 4, 2004
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   • diverdriver
   • March 7, 2004

10. slow opening  

    By magicmx5, January 7, 2002
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    • billvon
    • January 7, 2002

11. cold weather  

    By skyfool, January 15, 2003
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    • JamesNahikian
    • January 18, 2003

12. Latteral adjustments  

    By huka551, May 24, 2005
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    • Miami
    • May 24, 2005

13. Altimeter Offset Lesson  

    By wildcard451, May 10, 2014
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    • wildcard451
    • May 10, 2014

14. Heading Control  

    By crazymel, February 16, 2002
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    • LittleJumper
    • February 18, 2002

15. Clearing line overs  

    By Synapse, February 6, 2004
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    • riddler
    • February 7, 2004

16. Near Miss  

    By base698, June 2, 2004
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    • USPA
    • June 7, 2004

17. Injury Research  

    By Taffy, November 10, 2007
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    • Taffy
    • November 22, 2007

18. 150, Loading vs. Performance  

    By Brodes, August 18, 2004
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    • Praetorian
    • August 20, 2004

19. "Spinning"  

    By Groundbound, February 25, 2005
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    • n23x
    • February 27, 2005

20. Finished 1st AFF Jump, Seeking Advice for More Training  

    By cap190, March 4, 2012
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    • popsjumper
    • March 6, 2012

21. 2002 in safety figures  

    By Kingkong, February 3, 2004
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    • JKT
    • February 5, 2004

22. Trouble Brewing, Eh . . .  

    By NickDG, August 24, 2005
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    • AdD
    • August 26, 2005

23. AFF training options in VA  

    By grasshoppergirl, September 10, 2011
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    • DrizZ
    • October 19, 2011

24. FF Bigway Breakoff Safety (aka My F@#$-Up)  

    By Zennie, August 5, 2002
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    • wlie
    • August 7, 2002

25. can you make this trick? Knot on a toggle?  

    By phoenixlpr, June 2, 2010
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    • airtwardo
    • June 3, 2010

26. USPA Safety Day  

    By seal_S49, March 7, 2004
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    • Iamthebest_391
    • March 28, 2004

27. Student gear - BOC or sping loaded pilot chute?  

    By wayne, December 17, 2003
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    • DanglesOZQld
    • December 26, 2003

28. Waiverability of student mals: Was - Fatality - Delphi, IN - 3 - August 2008  

    By mattaman, August 8, 2008
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    • leroydb
    • August 9, 2008

29. AAF in New England  

    By eagle9913, November 5, 2006
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    • juanesky
    • November 13, 2006

30. alti aware  

    By Skyrose7, August 15, 2002
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    • billvon
    • August 16, 2002

31. Water Landings  

    By Skypilot, January 17, 2006
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    • Amazon
    • January 23, 2006

32. Murphy Shows His Ugly Face  

    By slotperfect, August 12, 2002
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    • Sebazz1
    • August 13, 2002

33. Low turns/avoidance manoeuvres and high performance canopies  

    By dgw, December 26, 2006
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    • georgerussia
    • January 2, 2007

34. Wearing pants over your legstraps  

    By LearningTOfly, March 12, 2006
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    • LearningTOfly
    • March 14, 2006

35. fReEfLy Training (individual & Team)  

    By 3fLiEr, November 20, 2001
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    • skymedic
    • December 5, 2001

36. Does exit order of "same" group types matter?  

    By Newbie, August 9, 2005
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    • billvon
    • August 16, 2005

37. AFF rating  

    By chipiematt, March 9, 2008
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    • icevideot
    • March 12, 2008

38. Static Line to AFF?  

    By krazykate, June 7, 2006
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    • skytash
    • June 10, 2006

39. Skydive the Farm?  

    By DroptheMan04, May 24, 2006
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    • popsjumper
    • June 2, 2006

40. Using Brakes for different type approaches  

    By cbain, February 24, 2005
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    • BIGUN
    • February 25, 2005

41. Flying a Two canopy out situation  

    By loflyer, February 1, 2005
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    • beezyshaw
    • February 2, 2005

42. question?  

    By darksteppa1, October 3, 2004
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    • kelpdiver
    • October 8, 2004

43. I can't land!!  

    By willso, March 23, 2006
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    • magnio
    • March 25, 2006

44. Suggestion - canopy color references  

    By billvon, April 22, 2011
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    • NWPoul
    • April 25, 2011

45. exit type  

    By iranianjumper, May 16, 2020
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    • iranianjumper
    • May 16, 2020

46. Student ever ask to see your license/rating?  

    By Granimal, August 25, 2010
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    • Gary73
    • September 7, 2010

47. Clearing Airspace  

    By jhus, July 26, 2001
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    • ClayFowler
    • July 29, 2001

48. thoughts on AFF training?  

    By SivaGanesha, June 6, 2007
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    • popsjumper
    • June 7, 2007

49. hard opening, cutaway...what causes them?  

    By windcatcher, September 12, 2005
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    • Hooknswoop
    • September 13, 2005

50. First Cutaway  

    By pash, August 23, 2004
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    • pash
    • September 2, 2004

51. Game: How many jumps do I have?  

    By skyjumpenfool, March 18, 2010
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    • piisfish
    • March 24, 2010

52. What next after AFF? USPA/ BPA/ ??  

    By jspratt, February 27, 2006
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    • Joellercoaster
    • March 8, 2006

53. Bad openings on Safire 2 just lately - why ?  

    By lintern, December 6, 2004
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    • johnny1488
    • December 13, 2004

54. Skylord Got His A!!  

    By skylord, August 1, 2005
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    • skylord
    • August 3, 2005

55. Safety Seminars  

    By Vallerina, January 29, 2002
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    • sangiro
    • February 4, 2002

56. 1990s canadian fatalities  

    By skinnyflyer, March 8, 2007
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    • 174fps
    • March 13, 2007

57. Low altitude (flat) turns...  

    By Clownburner, July 21, 2003
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    • kyros1
    • July 29, 2003

58. Zip Ties  

    By Stacy, April 13, 2003
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    • harryskydives
    • April 14, 2003

59. is this a silly question?  

    By nimbus, August 20, 2001
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    • riggerrob
    • August 21, 2001

60. Experiencing a demo jump cancellation for the first time  

    By BillyVance, October 11, 2004
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    • airtwardo
    • October 21, 2004

61. Slider storage, performance, ... problems  

    By Praetorian, February 22, 2004
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    • webracer
    • February 25, 2004

62. Switching from Static line progression to AFF  

    By bradcurn, February 17, 2003
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    • rocketfeuille
    • March 13, 2003

63. Learning here and learning at the real DZ...  

    By Liemberg, April 7, 2004
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    • KrisFlyZ
    • April 14, 2004

64. AAD for newbie?  

    By DroptheMan04, July 30, 2006
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    • Scrumpot
    • July 31, 2006

65. Jumper waves off right under me, close one!  

    By goofyjumper, June 16, 2004
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    • obelixtim
    • June 16, 2004

66. Headown and hand position  

    By edid, September 20, 2001
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    • dharma1976
    • June 5, 2006

67. Cranky Xaos Cutaway, Video  

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

68. D license  

    By droquette, August 28, 2006
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    • mjosparky
    • August 29, 2006

69. Riser Release Handle ?  

    By SansSuit, February 26, 2008
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    • popsjumper
    • February 27, 2008

70. Under canopy strategy  

    By JustRelax, September 19, 2003
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    • andy2
    • September 28, 2003

71. Unconnected RSL  

    By skip, April 16, 2002
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    • gale
    • April 17, 2002

72. Recurrency Dives  

    By jfields, May 20, 2002
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    • KATO33
    • May 25, 2002

73. Question- weak neck/spinal chord  

    By Borkel, September 12, 2003
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    • Borkel
    • September 14, 2003

74. Tall TIs and 182s  

    By skydived19006, July 11, 2008
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    • skydived19006
    • July 15, 2008

75. Neeeed water training  

    By Synapse, June 30, 2008
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    • micduran
    • July 9, 2008

76. Windtunnel training for beginner  

    By Jonathan-rasch, May 14, 2011
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    • Jonathan-rasch
    • May 15, 2011

77. Bad Me!!  

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

78. This will piss off the canopy nazi's!!!!  

    By skymedic, February 6, 2002
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    • SBS
    • February 6, 2002

79. Skydiving Camp?  

    By Reliance, May 18, 2009
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    • NWFlyer
    • June 1, 2009

80. Low Altitude Emergencies for Students  

    By David Wang, September 5, 2022
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    • Baksteen
    • September 7, 2022

81. Crossbrace canopies and violent spinning malfunctions  

    By TheSecret, March 24, 2008
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    • champu
    • March 28, 2008

82. Nervous about arch, AFF cat C jump 3  

    By peterjd, October 29, 2008
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    • mrbiceps
    • October 31, 2008

83. Don't take your eye off the ball  

    By Squeak, January 14, 2003
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    • Squeak
    • January 22, 2003

84. Water Training Presentation  

    By dragonfyr, October 14, 2005
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    • pathfinder4ca
    • May 7, 2014

85. Brake set nightmare!  

    By DBTECH, September 9, 2001
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    • flipper
    • October 17, 2001

86. AFF Training aids  

    By voodew1, February 23, 2004
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    • nightjumps
    • February 28, 2004

87. Anyone has an Extra SIM 2012 Book???  

    By ferrarimv, March 9, 2012
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    • Rstanley0312
    • March 21, 2012

88. container lock due to pin  

    By base698, May 27, 2002
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    • billvon
    • May 29, 2002

89. stability  

    By jerryapeur, October 18, 2008
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    • pevvers
    • October 20, 2008

90. Strange opening  

    By draba, May 20, 2009
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    • erdnarob
    • May 30, 2009

91. Speaking of Cockiness & Complacency....  

    By Merrick, June 10, 2002
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    • Merrick
    • June 11, 2002

92. Practice pays off!  

    By ladyhawke, March 3, 2008
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    • JohnMitchell
    • March 26, 2008

93. Can't flair  

    By fogobo, September 5, 2008
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    • millertime24
    • September 11, 2008

94. Time between jumps  

    By kjundvr, January 31, 2006
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    • Icon134
    • February 1, 2006

95. Looking for packing lessons in my area  

    By Safelandings, July 17, 2013
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    • potatoman
    • July 19, 2013

96. Bail out in tandem  

    By SPY, January 21, 2003
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    • SPY
    • January 30, 2003

97. Safety and Training  

    By davelepka, January 11, 2005
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    • Scrumpot
    • January 13, 2005

98. Reading List  

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

99. Your mess up's on video....  

    By f1freak, September 28, 2002
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    • f1freak
    • October 11, 2002

100. Whoa...Another almost....  

     By freeflir29, July 16, 2002
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     • freeflir29
     • July 18, 2002