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1. Footage for first jump class  

   By ozzy13, April 9, 2007
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   • ozzy13
   • April 12, 2007

2. SIM Changes 2005 - 2006  

   By exnavykds, November 21, 2005
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   • bob.dino
   • November 22, 2005

3. Chest strap undone on purpose?  

   By xlh883, August 7, 2014
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   • normiss
   • August 7, 2014

4. Tandem/AFF certification  

   By ojf1982, September 19, 2001
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   • jlmiracle
   • September 19, 2001

5. Long Spots and Making it back  

   By freeflydeeva, July 8, 2002
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   • freeflydeeva
   • July 9, 2002

6. scared to turn  

   By grlsgotalot2lrn, October 29, 2004
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   • skytash
   • October 31, 2004

7. freestyle....where do I even begin  

   By liionikas, June 4, 2004
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   • liionikas
   • June 4, 2004

8. Grabbing the BOC pouch with the hackey  

   By ACMESkydiver, September 27, 2005
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   • rushmc
   • September 30, 2005

9. CYPRES Save in the News  

   By Guest, May 21, 2013
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   • Festus
   • May 23, 2013

10. flaring..flailing  

    By firstime, October 30, 2003
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    • firstime
    • October 31, 2003

11. Student deployment methods  

    By Jedi, May 7, 2001
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    • Donna
    • May 7, 2001

12. my first 2 RW (sort of) jumps +I got A !  

    By Kuper, August 2, 2003
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    • falxori
    • August 7, 2003

13. student rigs and AADs  

    By pds, September 16, 2003
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    • velo90
    • October 21, 2003

14. How you pack is what you get.  

    By drenaline, June 17, 2002
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    • Kris
    • June 22, 2002

15. Misjudging your hook (video)  

    By Antidote, February 17, 2005
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    • Scrumpot
    • February 18, 2005

16. Student Rigs  

    By jbrister, September 10, 2003
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    • D22369
    • September 11, 2003

17. Back to Back reserve rides  

    By greghoss, December 2, 2003
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    • phoenixlpr
    • December 3, 2003

18. Scary Opening  

    By adventurechick, August 14, 2006
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    • phoenixlpr
    • August 15, 2006

19. Long break / Off AFF but no license  

    By rkcheung, February 22, 2004
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    • xAer0
    • February 28, 2004

20. finding your e.p. handles in freefall  

    By heidihagen, June 22, 2005
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    • eeneR
    • June 22, 2005

21. getting back in the air  

    By skybytch, December 19, 2001
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    • Phil
    • December 21, 2001

22. Loooong time between jumps  

    By prcastro, October 14, 2003
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    • scottjaco
    • October 20, 2003

23. Really STUPID question - booties.  

    By crazymel, April 9, 2002
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    • hobbes4star
    • May 16, 2002

24. AFF Cert Course  

    By sneaky, September 4, 2003
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    • FoxHound
    • September 4, 2003

25. q's for uk jumpers and clouds  

    By livenletfly, June 14, 2005
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    • jakee
    • June 16, 2005

26. Scott Miller's Essential Canopy Control Class  

    By Randy_H, February 7, 2005
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    • AggieDave
    • February 10, 2005

27. AFF 4&5 8 Hours Past and Still Learninng  

    By Ducky, December 3, 2001
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    • rgoper
    • December 9, 2001

28. Training vs. Turn-around times w/ tandems  

    By SkydiveMO, March 23, 2004
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    • Jen1129
    • March 26, 2004

29. Get back on the horse... or plane I might say?  

    By adventurechick, March 30, 2006
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    • dharma1976
    • April 4, 2006

30. "bridle dump"?  

    By andy2, July 21, 2003
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    • andy2
    • July 21, 2003

31. Beginning AFF  

    By BKS60, June 2, 2012
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    • jers119
    • June 7, 2012

32. AFF close call (VIDEO)  

    By skydiverek, June 4, 2006
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    • DJL
    • June 5, 2006

33. Practice pulls...is it always this frustrating?  

    By Ion01, August 25, 2008
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    • Ion01
    • September 8, 2008

34. Flaring  

    By adventurechick, May 19, 2006
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    • AFFI
    • May 19, 2006

35. Stretching  

    By jtval, June 20, 2002
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    • jtval
    • September 12, 2003

36. [N]Cutaway[N]  

    By Groundbound, March 24, 2005
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    • kallend
    • March 25, 2005

37. toggle grip  

    By johnny1488, December 19, 2001
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    • weid14
    • December 21, 2001

38. Extremely Interesting First AFF  

    By almostok, May 13, 2003
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    • KenKnight
    • May 14, 2003

39. Safety advice for Mr Bills  

    By Push, August 30, 2004
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    • whatever
    • August 30, 2004

40. Spring winds in the Midwest...  

    By peek, April 13, 2014
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    • Alexg3265
    • April 14, 2014

41. Altimeter  

    By rainier, June 24, 2001
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    • PalmettoTiger
    • June 25, 2001

42. drop zones adding trips to tunnel for FJC  

    By SilentJ, May 12, 2002
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    • kopelen
    • May 16, 2002

43. Square to semi-elliptical - what to expect  

    By chanti, March 13, 2007
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    • chanti
    • April 19, 2007

44. safty day  

    By JOHNBSKI, March 11, 2007
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    • AFFI
    • March 11, 2007

45. Impossible dream?  

    By w4p2, April 23, 2003
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    • Push
    • April 23, 2003

46. reserve opening on exit question  

    By chutem, October 6, 2005
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    • skydiverek
    • October 7, 2005

47. Bad weather -> weekend AFF vacation  

    By mattyblast, February 22, 2006
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    • NWFlyer
    • April 4, 2006

48. Learning to pack  

    By ripcord4, July 8, 2005
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    • SpecialKaye
    • July 14, 2005

49. Go pro and AFF  

    By justinhawxhurst, August 31, 2011
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    • rehmwa
    • September 1, 2011

50. how can i practice tracking safely?  

    By Newbie, August 22, 2002
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    • cobaltdan
    • August 23, 2002

51. Should I?  

    By akarunway, December 26, 2006
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    • bob.dino
    • January 11, 2007

52. AFF Level 1 Self-Critique  

    By BeeTee, October 26, 2004
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    • Reginald
    • October 27, 2004

53. Canopy colapse  

    By wayne8577, November 17, 2005
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    • popsjumper
    • November 20, 2005

54. Choice of AFF dropzones  

    By startingout, March 21, 2006
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    • skydiverjerry
    • March 24, 2006

55. Jumping again this weekend...  

    By mamajumps, June 24, 2008
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    • RkyMtnHigh
    • July 1, 2008

56. Harness turns?  

    By phoenixlpr, June 5, 2005
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    • Squeak
    • June 7, 2005

57. Tunnel, or Air?  

    By joeybob9, January 8, 2005
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    • kelpdiver
    • January 10, 2005

58. Cause of a mal  

    By GPSJane, July 17, 2007
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    • phoenixlpr
    • July 19, 2007

59. Incidents regarding 2 out.  

    By base698, December 10, 2002
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    • billvon
    • December 16, 2002

60. Full face tips  

    By SkydiveMonkey, May 18, 2002
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    • DanG
    • May 21, 2002

61. How much does the coach coarse cost?  

    By airdrew20012001, March 19, 2002
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    • pds
    • January 13, 2003

62. Question from newbie  

    By vonSanta, August 6, 2003
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    • ryoder
    • August 8, 2003

63. Glove camera for tandem instructors?  

    By ernokaikkonen, September 10, 2002
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    • riggerrob
    • September 18, 2002

64. Help a brutha out or just get a clean exit?  

    By rivetgeek, August 13, 2009
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    • davelepka
    • August 14, 2009

65. SOCC  

    By tkhayes, April 16, 2011
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    • david3
    • April 19, 2011

66. How to properly check chest straps  

    By AggieDave, June 30, 2003
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    • Fireflyer
    • July 2, 2003

67. Aircraft Passenger Safety  

    By voltage, August 6, 2008
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    • Skydivesg
    • August 8, 2008

68. One brake released  

    By Mikki_ZH, September 29, 2004
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    • flow
    • October 3, 2004

69. Riser failure  

    By bkoch, November 17, 2004
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    • genitor
    • November 19, 2004

70. new big-way jumper suggestion  

    By happythoughts, May 10, 2004
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    • obelixtim
    • May 17, 2004

71. before and in plane strategy  

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

72. Landing Pattern 1.2 - landing approach simulation  

    By sjc, July 18, 2009
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    • sjc
    • July 20, 2009

73. Tracking and separation issues  

    By SoCalJumper, December 16, 2013
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    • Squeak
    • December 16, 2013

74. prior injury and jumping  

    By Docspidey, October 13, 2004
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    • gemini
    • October 30, 2004

75. 20-25 Knots Winds  

    By mazevedo, June 14, 2004
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    • councilman24
    • June 15, 2004

76. Bill Von saved my life....  

    By skymedic, April 9, 2004
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    • skymedic
    • April 10, 2004

77. skydive training  

    By PeteyD, September 23, 2008
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    • chuckakers
    • September 24, 2008

78. Exit safety presentation available  

    By kallend, March 6, 2005
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    • kallend
    • September 10, 2009

79. Safety Checklist  

    By sangiro, January 13, 2002
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    • skyhighkiy
    • September 14, 2004

80. Tamdem progression or AFF  

    By flygirl60, May 1, 2003
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    • flygirl60
    • May 2, 2003

81. Bent Reserve Pin  

    By jonnyhl, June 20, 2008
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    • riggerrob
    • June 23, 2008

82. Re: [Laurel] William Brightwell...Gold Coast  

    By Ron, May 4, 2005
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    • RkyMtnHigh
    • May 31, 2005

83. safety day  

    By skyboyblue, January 29, 2003
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    • riggerrob
    • February 7, 2003

84. Getting Behind  

    By Hooknswoop, June 2, 2017
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    • Hooknswoop
    • June 2, 2017

85. Epileptic jumpers?  

    By ikke, May 24, 2002
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    • ikke
    • May 27, 2002

86. Hello  

    By raven2, April 26, 2009
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    • erdnarob
    • April 28, 2009

87. what to expect at a coach's rating course  

    By panzwami, February 7, 2004
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    • tombuch
    • February 10, 2004

88. My first post AFF line twist... Yikes!  

    By cbuffalino, February 17, 2012
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    • PiLFy
    • February 18, 2012

89. This Post Is Being Made  

    By rgoper, July 11, 2002
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    • jtval
    • July 14, 2002

90. Check Your Rig Fit!  

    By Zennie, April 7, 2002
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    • Zennie
    • April 11, 2002

91. The Payoff for Being an Instructor...  

    By popsjumper, December 18, 2012
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    • SEREJumper
    • December 18, 2012

92. Insidious mals..  

    By timbarrett, September 18, 2006
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    • AFFI
    • September 20, 2006

93. Tandem Progressive only available...  

    By SPAWNmaster, October 8, 2007
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    • marks2065
    • October 10, 2007

94. Noticing other jumpers  

    By mamajumps, May 6, 2008
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    • DanG
    • May 6, 2008

95. 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

96. Newbie Accuracy  

    By fred, March 5, 2002
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    • GrumpySmurf
    • March 7, 2002

97. Flying a flag?  

    By wildernessmedic, May 27, 2016
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    • wildernessmedic
    • May 27, 2016

98. Advice needed from the experienced folks  

    By Muenkel, July 18, 2003
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    • ralu
    • July 21, 2003

99. Had my first "Mal"  

    By ScottyInAus, October 3, 2005
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    • Tyrion
    • October 5, 2005

100. Canopy selection...Hey Icarus pilots!!!!  

     By jose, May 1, 2003
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     • azdirttorpedo
     • May 2, 2003