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1. Get proper CRW training _please_  

   By faulknerwn, August 27, 2002
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   • bodypilot90
   • September 4, 2002

2. Interesting Mal!  

   By freeflir29, August 27, 2001
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   • flyhi
   • September 7, 2001

3. Picture Mal vs. Video Mal  

   By Cayce, January 13, 2005
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   • Superman32
   • January 15, 2005

4. Training Question  

   By htown84, March 8, 2006
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   • htown84
   • March 15, 2006

5. Dropzone for Aff in Belgium  

   By FastRodriguez, June 21, 2013
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   • irishrigger
   • June 26, 2013

6. Our Safety in Their Hands  

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

7. Transition from lightly loaded F111 canopies to more heavily loaded ZP canopies  

   By DeNReN, April 5, 2004
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   • DeNReN
   • April 9, 2004

8. How often do you have to jump for the A license to be worth it?  

   By skamunista, June 15, 2012
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   • mjosparky
   • June 17, 2012

9. donating a canopy simulator . we need the space at my job  

   By Terminal-V, January 8, 2005
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   • DShiznit
   • January 12, 2005

10. Very low cut away at Rantoul  

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

11. wake up half conscious in freefall  

    By miconar, August 31, 2014
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    • D22369
    • September 2, 2014

12. Flatturn stall video  

    By unkulunkulu, June 16, 2013
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    • dorbie
    • June 21, 2013

13. non recognised training.  

    By skydiveacapulco, September 11, 2003
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    • masher
    • September 12, 2003

14. Solo sit exercizes  

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

15. Hard cutaway strong tandem  

    By juggalo, July 25, 2004
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    • juggalo
    • August 2, 2004

16. cold weather  

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

17. Newbie on AFF..  

    By udder, August 17, 2002
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    • nws01
    • August 27, 2002

18. Search the 2003 SIM  

    By geronimo, January 17, 2003
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    • skr
    • January 18, 2003

19. Sabre vs Sabre 2  

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

20. cypres  

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

21. Water Training at Perris Sat  

    By unfeomateo, September 15, 2005
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    • unfeomateo
    • September 16, 2005

22. Jumping your reserve  

    By Nightingale, July 26, 2004
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    • tetra316
    • July 27, 2004

23. RE: safety question from a student  

    By palejo, December 29, 2003
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    • palejo
    • December 30, 2003

24. Becoming a Tandem Master  

    By steve1, January 13, 2003
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    • diveout
    • January 13, 2003

25. Injury Research  

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

26. Incidents Reports GONE from USPA magazine?  

    By aka47, March 31, 2004
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    • mollyo
    • March 31, 2004

27. What to do to become a great instructor  

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

28. UK Hinton DZ - Progression Day - 25 Feb  

    By efex, February 15, 2006
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    • RossDagley
    • February 17, 2006

29. When not to jump.  

    By patairborne, December 23, 2003
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    • pkasdorf
    • December 24, 2003

30. Practice flaring with rear risers often  

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

31. Look up once in a while  

    By christoofar, March 5, 2002
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    • riggerrob
    • March 6, 2002

32. Going from a square to an HP??  

    By pyke, August 7, 2001
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    • pyke
    • August 9, 2001

33. Causes of hard main openings?  

    By drew7682, July 21, 2004
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    • Croc
    • July 22, 2004

34. Elevation and Performance  

    By helldog, December 19, 2003
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • December 22, 2003

35. Pilot chute inflating under arm  

    By Skylark, May 11, 2003
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    • robskydiv
    • May 16, 2003

36. checklist for renting a parachute  

    By ailithir, September 9, 2008
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    • NewGuy2005
    • September 11, 2008

37. BPA Ops manual  

    By jjiimmyyt, February 7, 2006
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    • jjiimmyyt
    • February 8, 2006

38. maintaining stable arch  

    By WhiskeyCartoon, August 2, 2002
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    • Albatross
    • August 9, 2002

39. Broken line on HP canopy, no reserve ride  

    By peek, July 3, 2006
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    • freeasabird
    • August 7, 2009

40. The more things change, the more they stay the same  

    By faulknerwn, May 28, 2011
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    • jimmytavino
    • May 31, 2011

41. Sliders do help...  

    By KCJumper, July 12, 2004
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    • KCJumper
    • July 14, 2004

42. Cut away cables  

    By heftee, August 28, 2003
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    • heftee
    • August 29, 2003

43. Positioning for "final" in a crunch  

    By dthames, April 2, 2012
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    • fcajump
    • April 4, 2012

44. Hard Deck vs. Minimum Cutaway Altitude  

    By Reginald, April 15, 2005
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    • livenletfly
    • April 21, 2005

45. Twists!  

    By WayneRATS, May 9, 2003
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    • WayneRATS
    • May 12, 2003

46. always finish on a postive  

    By gregpso, May 15, 2014
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    • ridebmxbikes
    • May 15, 2014

47. Helluva time deciding  

    By Dewbee, April 9, 2019
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    • skybytch
    • April 11, 2019

48. best dvd or video on canopy malfunctions  

    By Terminal-V, November 14, 2004
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    • gerrcoin
    • November 19, 2004

49. Flat turn  

    By amir1967, February 18, 2002
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    • billvon
    • February 21, 2002

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

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

51. Brian Germain WL Chart  

    By drewcarp, May 11, 2011
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    • BETO74
    • May 12, 2011

52. Any opinions/reviews on Skydive U?  

    By PhillyKev, June 22, 2001
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    • Vman
    • July 15, 2001

53. Plastic bumper on rapide links has a hole in it  

    By Newbie, August 22, 2005
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    • Newbie
    • August 23, 2005

54. Some thoughts  

    By billdo, December 23, 2002
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    • Kris
    • December 25, 2002

55. AFF-7 for Skylord  

    By skylord, March 17, 2004
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    • Kramer
    • March 21, 2004

56. a spinning opening ?  

    By Auryn, December 2, 2003
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    • hookitt
    • December 4, 2003

57. Need PRCP Advice  

    By KenGoff, August 21, 2005
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    • KenGoff
    • August 22, 2005

58. Freefall Drift + Exit Order  

    By base698, April 11, 2014
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    • kallend
    • April 18, 2014

59. AFF  

    By dwayne_hurd2007, October 8, 2007
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    • rygon
    • October 12, 2007

60. brakes versus rear risers  

    By karel, February 12, 2002
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • February 12, 2002

61. Night Jump this Saturday!! WOOHOO!  

    By SpeedRacer, July 6, 2001
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    • PhreeZone
    • July 9, 2001

62. Canopy Piloting course: what's covered?  

    By flyusa, July 11, 2006
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    • Icon134
    • July 11, 2006

63. Radio Freq  

    By Andy_Copland, August 16, 2005
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    • napaguy99
    • August 21, 2005

64. deployment problem...HELP  

    By Misternatural, July 10, 2006
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    • Misternatural
    • July 11, 2006

65. Reserve extraction/inflation should it have worked?  

    By ChileRelleno, November 28, 2003
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    • ACMESkydiver
    • December 2, 2003

66. PLF training  

    By potatoman, August 13, 2008
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    • Beerlight
    • August 14, 2008

67. February Parachutist, page 27  

    By kallend, January 27, 2007
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    • matthewcline
    • January 28, 2007

68. No Freefall  

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

69. Is there anything I can do to prepare for my AFF 1?  

    By Tyrion, August 10, 2005
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    • Tyrion
    • August 19, 2005

70. have not jumped in 2 years, need advice  

    By bigway, July 2, 2004
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    • bigway
    • July 3, 2004

71. knife  

    By Skyrose7, February 9, 2002
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    • billvon
    • February 12, 2002

72. Canopy Proficiency card changes  

    By jimjumper, February 19, 2012
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    • ufk22
    • February 22, 2012

73. Canopy Control during AFF/A License  

    By ArizonaStone, April 28, 2011
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    • in2jumping
    • April 29, 2011

74. Wind on the shins  

    By riggerrob, April 30, 2003
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    • porter1
    • May 1, 2003

75. Hit by the riser on opening (Tandem)  

    By subterminal, December 11, 2002
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    • billvon
    • December 16, 2002

76. Pre-education  

    By thrillstalker, June 20, 2009
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    • elias123
    • June 30, 2009

77. Looking for advice  

    By skysail, February 27, 2013
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    • skysail
    • February 27, 2013

78. Actual time to steerable canopy  

    By RockSkyGirl, March 26, 2018
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    • husslr187
    • March 31, 2018

79. Pilots/hook knives  

    By yeyo, June 8, 2009
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    • yeyo
    • June 18, 2009

80. Oral exam flash cards/study tools?  

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

81. USPA Safety Day  

    By mountainman, February 4, 2002
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    • diverdriver
    • February 5, 2002

82. Currency after AFF  

    By Witelli, August 12, 2005
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    • Witelli
    • August 12, 2005

83. "Safer Skydiving"  

    By tbrown, June 30, 2006
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    • peckerhead
    • July 1, 2006

84. Reserve PC Hesitation : Video  

    By hcsvader, June 6, 2009
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    • format
    • June 12, 2009

85. Navigation rules and canopy collisions  

    By peek, January 10, 2007
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    • loudtom
    • January 11, 2007

86. Tunnel+AFF  

    By timbarrett, June 14, 2004
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    • timbarrett
    • June 26, 2004

87. 1st reserve ride  

    By Icon134, November 1, 2004
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    • robertmicp
    • November 2, 2004

88. Doubts about G3 cookie roller mount  

    By Brutus, March 5, 2014
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    • Brutus
    • March 7, 2014

89. 2 out situation  

    By Mark24688m, January 2, 2007
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    • AFFI
    • January 5, 2007

90. Mistake...Lesson Learned  

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

91. Pilot Chute Wrap on Brake Line  

    By ryanjohn, September 1, 2016
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    • bumgangster
    • September 5, 2016

92. Canopy direction after opening  

    By HardCorr, April 5, 2005
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    • HardCorr
    • April 6, 2005

93. Selecting Gear for the Visually Impaired  

    By BlindBrick, June 6, 2001
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    • Darkzone
    • June 18, 2001

94. Moderate canopy turn on opening.  

    By freeasabird, June 19, 2004
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    • freeasabird
    • June 23, 2004

95. Night jump equipment...  

    By freakydiver, August 5, 2003
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    • DaMan
    • August 8, 2003

96. Jumping after back surgery?  

    By Eagleeye, January 28, 2014
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    • Eagleeye
    • February 11, 2014

97. Canopy Obsessed  

    By adventurechick, June 19, 2006
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    • adventurechick
    • June 20, 2006

98. Quadriplegic needs skydiving advice!  

    By apenny4yothawts, July 19, 2016
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    • angryelf
    • August 2, 2016

99. Most Surprising Student Ever  

    By Namowal, January 29, 2012
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    • ufk22
    • January 29, 2012

100. Tall TIs and 182s  

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