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1. Looking for new canopy  

   By jenni, May 15, 2001
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   • SkymonkeyONE
   • May 17, 2001

2. what is best ? Helmet cutaway or...  

   By piisfish, June 4, 2014
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   • pchapman
   • June 4, 2014

3. Cute and Funny  

   By pccoder, February 19, 2004
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   • parachutist
   • February 20, 2004

4. Hybrid Breakoffs & Tracking  

   By tbrown, October 11, 2005
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   • livenletfly
   • October 13, 2005

5. Can i become a skydiver?  

   By cvfd1399, October 17, 2003
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   • Scrumpot
   • October 29, 2003

6. AFFI Job Description  

   By Hooknswoop, December 5, 2017
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   • Hooknswoop
   • December 5, 2017

7. Swoop training with the OPTIMA  

   By bdrake529, September 12, 2006
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   • CrazyL
   • September 13, 2006

8. Practicing Down/Crosswinders  

   By Zennie, August 22, 2001
   • 4 replies
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   • billvon
   • August 22, 2001

9. PC-in-tow-drills  

   By yoink, July 22, 2004
   • 12 replies
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   • AndyMan
   • July 22, 2004

10. Is this a good test?  

    By Snowflake, May 14, 2002
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    • carbonezone
    • May 16, 2002

11. A,B,C,D,E,F...?  

    By Skylark, May 27, 2003
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    • Faber
    • May 28, 2003

12. Pilot Chute in tow mal - poor gear maintenance  

    By tnscorcoran, May 23, 2005
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    • tnscorcoran
    • May 26, 2005

13. Couldn't find pilot chute handle  

    By freeasabird, June 9, 2004
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    • potatoman
    • June 18, 2004

14. 1st cutaway and reserve ride - some thoughts  

    By sgt_ludy, April 19, 2007
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    • sgt_ludy
    • April 23, 2007

15. Do you follow the currency rules for your Tandem-I certificate?  

    By skydiver30960, March 23, 2004
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    • mfrese
    • March 25, 2004

16. A License Proficiency Card  

    By okalb, August 26, 2003
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    • riddler
    • September 2, 2003

17. First time jump  

    By milutim, July 8, 2004
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    • milutim
    • July 13, 2004

18. worst nightmare!  

    By sparkie, December 16, 2009
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    • JohnDeere
    • December 17, 2009

19. cypres  

    By diverup13k, August 8, 2006
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    • NWFlyer
    • August 9, 2006

20. line of flight  

    By skyshrink, November 29, 2006
    • 13 replies
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    • kallend
    • November 30, 2006

21. i'm Looking for TRACKS Videos...  

    By Kuper, December 3, 2003
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    • gus
    • December 17, 2003

22. Solo sit exercizes  

    By skreamer, August 25, 2001
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    • Zennie
    • August 29, 2001

23. What is the proper way to deal with this?  

    By BFK, April 3, 2001
    • 3 replies
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    • froggie
    • May 8, 2001

24. Double Mal -- Back to Earth Reserve Throw (VIDEO)  

    By jumpgod, February 18, 2005
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    • op5e
    • February 18, 2005

25. Flat turns  

    By atsaubrey, April 9, 2004
    • 4 replies
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    • JohnMitchell
    • April 11, 2004

26. should i watch my PC on deployment?  

    By Newbie, June 2, 2003
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    • nightjumps
    • June 6, 2003

27. How to count points...  

    By FallnAngel, December 9, 2001
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    • FallnAngel
    • December 12, 2001

28. the newest AFF Instructor  

    By SkymonkeyONE, May 7, 2002
    • 15 replies
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    • jumpervali
    • May 13, 2002

29. Reserve handle knocked loose on AFF2  

    By Fireflyer, May 5, 2003
    • 12 replies
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    • rigging65
    • May 7, 2003

30. Reasoning for getting rid of Cypres flawed?  

    By Hazarrd, March 31, 2005
    • 19 replies
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    • op5e
    • April 10, 2005

31. Almost a serious incident - Do your own gear check!  

    By lewmonst, September 15, 2004
    • 12 replies
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    • kingbunky
    • September 16, 2004

32. Unconfirmed Incident in Florida.  

    By eek, April 16, 2006
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    • kingbunky
    • April 25, 2006

33. RIG PARTS  

    By Parrot, October 11, 2002
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    • tombuch
    • October 13, 2002

34. season ender?  

    By freeflyfairy, September 13, 2004
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    • freeflyfairy
    • September 22, 2004

35. Training at Skydive Chicago, Chicagoland Skydiving, or Skydive Midwest?  

    By rusty_amy, July 19, 2007
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    • SkyTory
    • July 23, 2007

36. Skydiving, Safety, and how this Newbie Sees It  

    By skylord, January 25, 2004
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    • skylord
    • February 10, 2004

37. Question on excess cable on reserve handle.  

    By Lastchance, February 1, 2008
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    • skydiverek
    • February 2, 2008

38. Cone of possibility  

    By KrisFlyZ, January 6, 2004
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    • KrisFlyZ
    • January 9, 2004

39. Pilot Chute in Tow Mals  

    By Ruffles, November 6, 2004
    • 12 replies
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    • docjohn
    • November 15, 2004

40. Increasing flare strength  

    By rsmn17, October 3, 2005
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    • AFFI
    • October 7, 2005

41. Gettin out of twist...  

    By fudd, May 12, 2003
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    • SkydivinMedic
    • May 16, 2003

42. nervous!  

    By freeflyfairy, September 13, 2004
    • 6 replies
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    • skyhighkiy
    • September 30, 2004

43. My AFF levels 1 & 3 vid as promised  

    By alp27, July 8, 2011
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    • davelepka
    • July 9, 2011

44. Another you should probably ask a doctor thread  

    By skinnay, November 4, 2008
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    • Beachbum
    • November 14, 2008

45. "Near Miss" with plane video??  

    By kallend, April 7, 2006
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    • davedlg
    • April 7, 2006

46. lapsed A license  

    By ajs339, November 21, 2009
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    • timmyfitz
    • November 21, 2009

47. just one word(regarding the "why zero liability" post)  

    By danielmaxin, June 14, 2006
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    • jsaxton
    • June 15, 2006

48. Wingloading for new jumper  

    By meltdown, December 15, 2003
    • 13 replies
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    • kallend
    • December 16, 2003

49. Going from A to B in a timely fashion?  

    By divegoddess, August 8, 2005
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    • divegoddess
    • August 17, 2005

50. high freaking winds  

    By crzjp20, April 25, 2004
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    • Frenchy68
    • May 7, 2004

51. Jump frequency per fatality  

    By pccoder, January 5, 2005
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    • rmsmith
    • January 8, 2005

52. Off Student Status  

    By boinky, March 29, 2005
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    • AFFI
    • March 31, 2005

53. Landing Patterns in Variable Light Winds  

    By GoalSkorar, October 3, 2005
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    • billvon
    • October 3, 2005

54. Weird Flare Behavior  

    By Zennie, August 19, 2001
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    • Kris
    • August 23, 2001

55. Pulling at the planned altitude  

    By docdialtone, July 14, 2007
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • July 18, 2007

56. Winter Jumps  

    By hongkongluna, September 16, 2005
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    • ntrprnr
    • September 20, 2005

57. Reserve Drills confusion  

    By Joystick, August 27, 2003
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    • mjosparky
    • August 28, 2003

58. accident stats by experience level  

    By Baz, February 13, 2005
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    • ltdiver
    • February 15, 2005

59. Growing Balls/Spotting  

    By FallinWoman, April 8, 2002
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    • diverdriver
    • April 9, 2002

60. landing injury  

    By phil6086, December 31, 2002
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    • mazevedo
    • January 6, 2003

61. Flying the parachute.  

    By jigneshsoni, June 17, 2005
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    • mjosparky
    • June 20, 2005

62. Any suggestions for a source (ie. website, book) where a new guy can find pictures or videos to aid in malfunction identification.  

    By jhh166, August 22, 2011
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    • jhh166
    • August 27, 2011

63. Some exp., where should I start again?  

    By dkmrn, April 17, 2009
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    • Gary73
    • April 22, 2009

64. Physical training?  

    By MarkM, January 15, 2002
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    • MarkM
    • January 17, 2002

65. No Freefall  

    By tasmanianjumper, July 4, 2009
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    • OSOK
    • July 5, 2009

66. arch arch arch!  

    By coke, June 19, 2001
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    • cyberskydive
    • June 19, 2001

67. Wing Loading  

    By sinister69, November 7, 2001
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    • sinister69
    • November 8, 2001

68. Test Jump #2  

    By Hooknswoop, March 11, 2002
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    • Hooknswoop
    • March 12, 2002

69. Question regarding this mid-air collision  

    By Nealeod, December 26, 2011
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    • billvon
    • December 30, 2011

70. noobie advice regarding accuracy  

    By lisamariewillbe, June 27, 2005
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    • MakeItHappen
    • June 28, 2005

71. premature opening  

    By iowa, June 15, 2003
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    • CrazyIvan
    • June 17, 2003

72. Tracking from formation  

    By DSE, February 27, 2007
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    • mdrejhon
    • March 1, 2007

73. Any real reason for going Eliptical  

    By Squeak, August 28, 2003
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    • Ron
    • August 29, 2003

74. FAR Part 105  

    By slotperfect, May 1, 2002
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    • slotperfect
    • May 1, 2002

75. Windtunnel before AFF  

    By cferguson, August 21, 2007
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    • airathanas
    • August 30, 2007

76. The USPA and BSR inforcements  

    By AggieDave, August 1, 2003
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    • crutch
    • August 3, 2003

77. Packing rating and Coaching  

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

78. Water training in Ohio  

    By Thayer, January 13, 2011
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    • hchunter614
    • January 19, 2011

79. AFF during HOLIDAYS  

    By italianman, December 16, 2009
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    • beerline
    • December 24, 2009

80. Tandem Chop  

    By sdctlc, June 2, 2003
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    • jdfreefly
    • June 3, 2003

81. Recent incidents...  

    By OSOK, March 13, 2007
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    • DJL
    • March 13, 2007

82. AFF student without helmet  

    By Deyan, January 16, 2008
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    • tombuch
    • January 16, 2008

83. Downsizing and currency...  

    By fireballgrl, May 5, 2008
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    • fireballgrl
    • May 6, 2008

84. Looking for video  

    By faulknerwn, October 24, 2011
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    • ShcShc11
    • November 5, 2011

85. Be careful jumping at DZs you're not familiar with  

    By CanuckInUSA, July 21, 2003
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    • ianmdrennan
    • July 29, 2003

86. PC in a Tow  

    By lilchief, June 2, 2006
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    • fcajump
    • June 7, 2006

87. Newbie questions re: loading  

    By Michele, August 25, 2001
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    • riggerrob
    • August 27, 2001

88. almost got it.  

    By timpearson, April 30, 2001
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    • mountainman
    • May 1, 2001

89. 1ST "CUTAWAY"  

    By Squeak, December 28, 2002
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    • Dumpster
    • December 29, 2002

90. freeflying  

    By skydivemike, July 16, 2001
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    • PhreeZone
    • July 18, 2001

91. A Licence jumping with others  

    By adamhildreth, July 21, 2012
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    • Joellercoaster
    • July 22, 2012

92. Front Float out of a King Air-need help!!!  

    By kneedragon, January 2, 2004
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    • GravityGirl
    • January 3, 2004

93. landing on my feet instead of my....  

    By Michele, July 6, 2001
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • July 9, 2001

94. HELPPP!  

    By L600DAN, April 6, 2002
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    • L600DAN
    • April 9, 2002

95. Instructor assignments...how early do most students find out "who they're getting?"  

    By Spudmuffin, October 11, 2004
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    • JohnMitchell
    • October 12, 2004

96. Canopy training  

    By base698, July 23, 2003
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    • betzilla
    • July 26, 2003

97. Minor landing incident, Perris 2/5/05  

    By billvon, February 7, 2005
    • 13 replies
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    • ltdiver
    • February 10, 2005

98. AFF newbie Vs. turning  

    By DTOXX, July 22, 2002
    • 12 replies
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    • rob
    • May 9, 2004

99. Odd arm/muscle problem  

    By SkyCoyote, November 3, 2010
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    • Skyper
    • November 5, 2010

100. Help me!!!!  

     By dkf1979, November 3, 2003
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     • gale
     • November 14, 2003