Safety and Training

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6,253 topics in this forum

1. Wing Loading  

   By skydive4play, September 12, 2001
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   • freeflyfree
   • September 13, 2001

2. Water Training at Perris Sat  

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

3. Sometimes you have to look up  

   By ChrisL, February 14, 2005
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   • bodypilot1
   • February 16, 2005

4. 1st AFF  

   By divegoddess, September 22, 2005
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   • Ragnarok
   • September 27, 2005

5. Best dropzone in the US for a newbie 45 jumps  

   By Jpwalker, March 17, 2013
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   • jackrogers
   • April 1, 2013

6. Safety  

   By richardd, August 13, 2003
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   • billvon
   • August 17, 2003

7. How to react if unconscious until a low altitude?  

   By Muffie, November 23, 2010
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   • topdocker
   • November 29, 2010

8. aff question?????  

   By moth, November 8, 2004
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   • dreaming13000
   • July 15, 2008

9. Recall databases  

   By quesera, January 31, 2011
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   • skydiverek
   • February 2, 2011

10. peel and pull the reserve, dont just pull  

    By Newbie, May 23, 2003
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    • TattooedMoFo
    • May 24, 2003

11. dearching come pull time?  

    By andy2, May 30, 2003
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    • steve1
    • May 30, 2003

12. Get those legs out there!!!  

    By skip, February 10, 2002
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    • TEB6363
    • February 12, 2002

13. Do new lines affect canopy flare?  

    By Namowal, January 30, 2012
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    • JohnSherman
    • January 31, 2012

14. dang i fall fast.....  

    By crzjp20, February 23, 2004
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    • helldog
    • February 24, 2004

15. YEEEEAHAAA:O)  

    By Squeak, October 19, 2002
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    • Squeak
    • October 21, 2002

16. Jumper flies into power lines  

    By Craig, October 6, 2002
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    • quade
    • October 6, 2002

17. Broken nose  

    By jeepnjump, June 1, 2005
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    • Orange1
    • June 3, 2005

18. Slider hesitation and hang up  

    By Slink2, July 18, 2002
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    • ERICCONNELLY
    • July 18, 2002

19. Phoenix-Fly Tracking Gear Failing/Blowing Up  

    By elias123, July 15, 2009
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    • elias123
    • July 24, 2009

20. What if  

    By CanuckInUSA, April 13, 2005
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    • kelpdiver
    • April 13, 2005

21. Hard toss  

    By VectorBoy, April 6, 2004
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    • sundevil777
    • April 7, 2004

22. Tandem Course Winds?  

    By Iamthebest_391, March 28, 2004
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    • Liemberg
    • April 3, 2004

23. DZ Incedent Protocol  

    By yardart, March 7, 2012
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    • fencebuster
    • March 8, 2012

24. need real advice  

    By airronchi, August 6, 2005
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    • mjosparky
    • August 7, 2005

25. My first 3 AFF jumps were flawless but...  

    By Plokkum, August 17, 2005
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    • PutaDC
    • September 3, 2005

26. Alpine skydiving for anyone?  

    By phoenixlpr, February 24, 2011
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    • virgin-burner
    • March 1, 2011

27. base jumpers  

    By amorphous2k, June 12, 2001
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    • cyberskydive
    • June 12, 2001

28. Bad Landing  

    By kopelen, July 9, 2001
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    • Brokeneagle
    • July 11, 2001

29. WFFC safety info on WFFC Mesage Board  

    By peek, July 15, 2003
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    • Kris
    • July 16, 2003

30. Tight back  

    By RandomLemming, March 17, 2006
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    • bob.dino
    • March 20, 2006

31. What color canopy is best  

    By Babi, March 21, 2007
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    • Babi
    • March 22, 2007

32. question about deployment systems on student rigs?  

    By outofit, May 23, 2003
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    • Casch
    • May 24, 2003

33. Pilot Medical Duration now much longer.  

    By propslop, July 24, 2008
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    • pchapman
    • July 29, 2008

34. Anyone else here get Cluster Headaches?  

    By SkydivingNurse, May 17, 2004
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    • SkydivingNurse
    • May 18, 2004

35. Beware of long grass  

    By mickb, February 24, 2003
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    • SkySlut
    • February 25, 2003

36. wind tunnels!  

    By outofit, June 6, 2003
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    • andy2
    • June 6, 2003

37. AFF or Static line...which is safer??  

    By steve1, February 28, 2002
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    • MarkM
    • February 28, 2002

38. First time psychopack... recommendations  

    By alienfreefly, February 5, 2004
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    • tbrown
    • February 11, 2004

39. number of requierd jumps  

    By iranianjumper, March 28, 2021
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    • Binary93
    • March 28, 2021

40. All I want is the chance  

    By Ruskin, August 28, 2005
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    • Ruskin
    • September 10, 2005

41. Who's Going to Spot?  

    By ericber, March 14, 2004
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    • chuckbrown
    • March 15, 2004

42. Texas Jump Safety Early Spring 2010  

    By GLIDEANGLE, April 13, 2010
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    • chuckakers
    • April 13, 2010

43. rubber raft jump x cypres  

    By karel, April 5, 2002
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    • JJohnson
    • April 6, 2002

44. Crazy?  

    By LearningTOfly, November 4, 2003
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    • CrazyDave
    • November 30, 2003

45. dealing with canopy collisions  

    By smiles, November 29, 2002
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    • faulknerwn
    • December 3, 2002

46. AFF level 8 in England  

    By Freeflylizard, May 21, 2001
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    • BenW
    • May 22, 2001

47. A Relic shares...  

    By patworks, April 5, 2013
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    • loudtom
    • April 10, 2013

48. New canopie  

    By samp76, November 27, 2002
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    • samp76
    • November 28, 2002

49. Anyone else have a problem with this?  

    By airdvr, July 20, 2008
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    • gemini
    • July 21, 2008

50. Anyone go thru AFF at West Tennessee Skydiving?  

    By SCOTT735, December 18, 2011
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    • SCOTT735
    • December 21, 2011

51. Recert w/ new helmet  

    By MyUserID, January 11, 2002
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    • lazerq3
    • January 15, 2002

52. Re: [kelter] jumpers with epilepsy--  

    By Baksteen, January 20, 2009
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    • novacaine
    • January 23, 2009

53. How to read the SIM?  

    By AEsco48, July 15, 2006
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    • sd-slider
    • July 19, 2006

54. Opening Shock - Impact on broken bones?  

    By RedBaron, September 29, 2007
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    • Tonto
    • October 2, 2007

55. No Safety Day ??  

    By kkeenan, March 12, 2005
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    • ripcords
    • March 16, 2005

56. Skydive season for beginners...  

    By Katrinka, November 3, 2005
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    • Dumpster
    • November 4, 2005

57. Tandem student vs Chest Strap  

    By Trivial_Trekker, December 14, 2005
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    • tkhayes
    • December 18, 2005

58. Some thoughts  

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

59. full face helmet & digital altimeter  

    By kmzamani, April 17, 2022
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    • MickPatch
    • April 20, 2022

60. Perris Evolution Canopy Control School  

    By jfields, April 28, 2003
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    • Windwalker
    • May 3, 2003

61. Q about smoke safety in the plane  

    By FrogNog, October 22, 2003
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    • skydivejersey
    • October 24, 2003

62. Slider Question  

    By Scoby, July 28, 2003
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    • PhillyKev
    • July 29, 2003

63. length of AFF  

    By swoopdog, November 13, 2002
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    • Squeak
    • November 13, 2002

64. PD 101 Canopy flying course  

    By Sky_doggy, June 24, 2012
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    • DaVinciflies
    • June 24, 2012

65. AFF Straight Through  

    By newsstand, December 28, 2003
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    • newsstand
    • December 31, 2003

66. Tracking Suits  

    By artard, July 8, 2010
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    • kallend
    • July 9, 2010

67. From the thread below "it is a ripcord, it is on my chest on the harness. "  

    By catfishhunter, May 8, 2006
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    • JohnMitchell
    • May 12, 2006

68. Poor body position = reserve ride  

    By hawkbit, May 28, 2003
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    • nightjumps
    • May 31, 2003

69. How long before jumpers are able to train / take tandem jumps?  

    By untoldfox, February 15, 2008
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    • riggerrob
    • February 21, 2008

70. Eye contact on exit  

    By riddler, September 8, 2002
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    • Shark
    • September 10, 2002

71. Wind tunnel before AFF course  

    By Olmed, July 21, 2011
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    • Olmed
    • July 21, 2011

72. OUCH!  

    By Guest, June 6, 2004
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    • riddler
    • June 20, 2004

73. Wingsuit Deployment Technique?  

    By skydivinmartin, December 6, 2001
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    • billvon
    • December 7, 2001

74. Back on target...  

    By fred, August 24, 2001
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    • fred
    • August 25, 2001

75. Twists!  

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

76. Tunnel Time  

    By Ruffles, June 23, 2004
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    • Ruffles
    • June 29, 2004

77. opening  

    By mx19, June 17, 2008
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    • damion75
    • June 19, 2008

78. Canopy size for coming back into the sport  

    By SPAWNmaster, April 4, 2010
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    • elightle
    • April 7, 2010

79. whats the difference between a flat track and max track?  

    By Newbie, August 1, 2003
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    • Tonto
    • August 5, 2003

80. first solo tomorrow  

    By vortexr1, April 4, 2009
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    • GLIDEANGLE
    • December 3, 2009

81. 2 out situation  

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

82. finally off AFF, made my first jump solo!  

    By buckywaldorf, October 20, 2011
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    • buckywaldorf
    • October 21, 2011

83. Chest Strap  

    By atsaubrey, March 5, 2004
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    • rjf98
    • March 8, 2004

84. How about pod casts?  

    By shah269, April 17, 2009
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    • skydiverbry
    • May 8, 2009

85. side by side  

    By kmzamani, June 17, 2021
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    • Binary93
    • June 17, 2021

86. AFF in Michigan  

    By mofo554, February 27, 2003
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    • miller
    • February 27, 2003

87. Student jump documentation question for Instructors  

    By peek, May 28, 2003
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • June 3, 2003

88. Going AFF  

    By kdneo, December 19, 2005
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    • skyyhi
    • December 23, 2005

89. AFF2 Today - It was GREAT!!!  

    By Mad_Jasper, November 22, 2009
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    • Andrewbrinkhaus
    • November 26, 2009

90. Line Twist  

    By cbrummett, April 22, 2004
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    • Brodes
    • April 25, 2004

91. Useful Videos  

    By Julie, July 30, 2001
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    • Zoomin
    • August 5, 2001

92. Ethical Decision Making  

    By tombuch, July 30, 2007
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    • lawrocket
    • July 30, 2007

93. AFF in zero time  

    By DunkMaster, October 26, 2001
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    • DunkMaster
    • November 4, 2001

94. broken A-lines  

    By skyflychris, August 3, 2006
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    • rscott
    • August 8, 2006

95. Bit of a layoff + new canopy. Quick question...  

    By grue, January 6, 2007
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    • adobelover
    • January 13, 2007

96. Solid Sit now what?  

    By jkwon, May 19, 2004
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    • Chrisky
    • May 27, 2004

97. E-Fli- new student training application  

    By hollybudge, September 24, 2006
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    • hollybudge
    • September 25, 2006

98. Do you need a "big name" for a basic skills canopy course?  

    By NWFlyer, May 24, 2011
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    • AggieDave
    • May 24, 2011

99. Another Unrated Instructor Question  

    By gale, July 31, 2003
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    • Tonto
    • August 5, 2003

100. Best place to do AFF...  

     By Acoisa, December 24, 2006
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     • Acoisa
     • December 26, 2006