Safety and Training

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6,253 topics in this forum

1. "pass the percocet"  

   By SkymonkeyONE, July 3, 2001
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   • SkymonkeyONE
   • July 5, 2001

2. First save  

   By Tink1717, April 11, 2005
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   • Scrumpot
   • April 12, 2005

3. Two canopies open..  

   By Markj, November 11, 2003
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   • Markj
   • November 29, 2003

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

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

5. HELMETS/GEAR CHECKS!!  

   By grimmie, August 5, 2008
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   • grimmie
   • August 7, 2008

6. Skydiving with one eye pt2  

   By billvon, April 28, 2003
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   • Squeak
   • April 30, 2003

7. Currency: When does being current no longer help?  

   By Westerly, April 22, 2018
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   • ufk22
   • May 3, 2018

8. Student Canopy Control  

   By mccallj, October 3, 2007
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   • dharma1976
   • October 5, 2007

9. Ears ringing  

   By The111, August 19, 2003
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   • aero04
   • August 20, 2003

10. Cypres fire on 300 way.  

    By DivaSkyChick, December 13, 2002
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    • jlmiracle
    • December 13, 2002

11. beam me up scottie(long)  

    By grlsgotalot2lrn, November 1, 2004
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    • mattjw916
    • November 4, 2004

12. Re: [mjosparky] Injury in San Diego  

    By alan, November 25, 2003
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    • mjosparky
    • November 27, 2003

13. Safety Day at DZ  

    By tsalnukt, March 7, 2014
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    • Di0
    • March 23, 2014

14. Opening Shock - Impact on broken bones?  

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

15. What to do...  

    By ERICCONNELLY, January 28, 2002
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    • RozeAY
    • February 5, 2002

16. First Cutaway  

    By steelyeye, April 9, 2005
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    • BIGUN
    • April 10, 2005

17. Pilot Medical Duration now much longer.  

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

18. Anyone read the Skydivers Survival Guide?  

    By Newbie, November 25, 2002
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    • Shotgun
    • December 3, 2002

19. prior injury and jumping  

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

20. flaring.....gliding.....F111  

    By skydreamerxxx, March 5, 2004
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    • skydreamerxxx
    • March 10, 2004

21. Skydive spaceland 5/30/10  

    By Anvilbrother, May 31, 2010
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    • Beachbum
    • June 1, 2010

22. arch arch arch!  

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

23. nasty tandem line twists  

    By linestretch, October 25, 2004
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    • timmyfitz
    • October 25, 2004

24. aff question?????  

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

25. Divorcee returns to sport, needs info.  

    By tantalus, October 27, 2003
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    • lovinit
    • November 23, 2003

26. i want to learn fly for/backward ALONE. HOW?  

    By Kuper, April 19, 2003
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    • nightjumps
    • April 21, 2003

27. from: Re: [SkymonkeyONE] Fatality Perris – 4 July 2008  

    By phoenixlpr, July 8, 2008
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    • tkhayes
    • July 15, 2008

28. finished AFF thanks to the guys that  

    By DivinDon, April 13, 2003
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    • DivinDon
    • April 21, 2003

29. Windtunnel before AFF  

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

30. COST of COACH COURSE??  

    By namgrunt, January 1, 2006
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    • NelKel
    • January 2, 2006

31. Congrats to Skydive Kansas City Instructor Course Candidates  

    By sducoach, March 28, 2005
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    • sducoach
    • April 1, 2005

32. OUCH!  

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

33. Deployment altitudes for DZ's with multiple aircrafts in use  

    By flygirl1, December 5, 2006
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    • billvon
    • December 17, 2006

34. My Return (Long, but maybe worth it.)  

    By Gato, August 27, 2007
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    • LloydDobbler
    • August 27, 2007

35. Tighter closing loop  

    By skreamer, June 11, 2001
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    • Aviatrr
    • June 12, 2001

36. Progressively worse at AFF level E  

    By Dsix36, August 23, 2020
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    • Dsix36
    • September 20, 2020

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

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

38. Premature deployment on exit (video)  

    By docjohn, June 14, 2008
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    • billvon
    • July 7, 2008

39. Failed (I mean, I get to repeat) Level 4 (Long)  

    By airricks, August 2, 2005
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    • airricks
    • August 3, 2005

40. High Flare  

    By JustThePacker, March 27, 2011
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    • JustThePacker
    • March 28, 2011

41. Tree landing - Crosskeys, NJ - 16 August 2007  

    By PhreeZone, August 17, 2007
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    • ChrisL
    • August 20, 2007

42. Recurrency Traing?  

    By aftermid, March 22, 2005
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    • kallend
    • March 25, 2005

43. [N]Cutaway[N]  

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

44. Flat turns  

    By blueshrew, April 9, 2003
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    • skr
    • April 18, 2003

45. PC nose over  

    By bloody_trauma, June 9, 2006
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    • Fallosophy
    • June 11, 2006

46. Orthopedic Doc / Experienced w/ Skydiving Injuries  

    By spacewrench, April 15, 2010
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    • spacewrench
    • April 16, 2010

47. Static Line to AFF?  

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

48. If you're doing a night jump and have a Neptune 2, read this!  

    By Angela0722, March 22, 2011
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    • daremrc
    • March 22, 2011

49. Bought my first case....  

    By peanutgallery, August 10, 2007
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    • billeisele
    • August 12, 2007

50. Question regarding this mid-air collision  

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

51. license's in the world  

    By adietkin, April 3, 2009
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    • riggerrob
    • April 23, 2009

52. What advice would you give a new AFF instructor?  

    By shortyj, September 14, 2018
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    • ufk22
    • September 18, 2018

53. Visual Scanning for Collision Avoidance  

    By GLIDEANGLE, March 16, 2011
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    • Skyper
    • March 16, 2011

54. Booties (again)  

    By samyueru, June 7, 2004
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    • riggerrob
    • June 8, 2004

55. Spin based blackouts?  

    By hackish, August 3, 2007
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    • The111
    • August 3, 2007

56. USPA status of an European  

    By catalin, January 17, 2002
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    • MarkM
    • January 17, 2002

57. Video info request  

    By Groundbound, March 11, 2005
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    • fcajump
    • March 16, 2005

58. Serious ankle injuries  

    By RandyPacheco, February 25, 2004
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    • RandyPacheco
    • February 27, 2004

59. Tracking & line of flight  

    By lippy, February 26, 2004
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    • JohnMitchell
    • February 27, 2004

60. packing after a mal  

    By mattb, May 14, 2001
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    • mattb
    • May 14, 2001

61. Performance Designs Skill and Operating Limits  

    By Matija, December 3, 2020
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    • gowlerk
    • December 8, 2020

62. Dumping in industrial haze?  

    By Jessica, May 8, 2001
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    • billvon
    • May 10, 2001

63. Landing into water  

    By ikd, November 4, 2003
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    • Squeak
    • November 6, 2003

64. Bring on level 4! :D  

    By Andy_Copland, July 14, 2005
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    • lemonjelly
    • July 17, 2005

65. Lucky Thirteen!  

    By Lazarus_762, October 14, 2012
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    • Lazarus_762
    • October 18, 2012

66. Question for Tunnel people  

    By Muenkel, June 5, 2002
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    • Kirils
    • June 5, 2002

67. IAF Level III  

    By SatchFan, January 7, 2002
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    • PhreeZone
    • January 7, 2002

68. jumping after surgery  

    By azdiver, October 15, 2006
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    • Snowbird
    • November 2, 2006

69. so what can i expect on safety day?  

    By superman0710, March 9, 2005
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    • superman0710
    • March 9, 2005

70. Tracking Dive  

    By r.panfil, February 8, 2011
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    • r.panfil
    • February 9, 2011

71. Demo Canopies  

    By ncfitzge, November 25, 2005
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    • ncfitzge
    • November 25, 2005

72. reserve question  

    By Zeemax, July 17, 2003
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    • tbrown
    • July 18, 2003

73. Turbulence, lift, heavy traffic-all in one!  

    By LittleOne, May 26, 2008
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    • mdrejhon
    • May 27, 2008

74. Further training  

    By robertmicp, September 28, 2004
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    • Frenchy68
    • September 29, 2004

75. Back in the Air  

    By Gato, May 21, 2008
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    • Gato
    • May 22, 2008

76. Broken Back and skydiving  

    By FlyingJarhead, October 26, 2006
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    • FlyingJarhead
    • October 27, 2006

77. What forces act on slider?  

    By CoolBeans, August 27, 2020
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    • CoolBeans
    • September 8, 2020

78. great article "Non skydivers learn canopy piloting" a solution?  

    By crotalus01, July 5, 2005
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    • tdog
    • July 7, 2005

79. New jumps...  

    By adventurechick, May 23, 2006
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    • dorbie
    • May 25, 2006

80. Where to find aircraft spotting in SIM  

    By albatross2, November 2, 2015
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    • airdvr
    • November 8, 2015

81. n00b Question  

    By QuickDraw, December 30, 2001
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    • QuickDraw
    • December 30, 2001

82. First time jumping with glasses  

    By colognebilly, September 24, 2020
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    • colognebilly
    • October 1, 2020

83. Are there any AFF courses running in Scotland?  

    By Tovo, April 24, 2021
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    • MickPatch
    • May 24, 2021

84. AFF and A Rating  

    By rajsingh0621, January 24, 2011
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    • popsjumper
    • January 26, 2011

85. canopy training  

    By gracefulglider, July 3, 2005
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    • Feeblemind
    • July 6, 2005

86. Quality / Content of CC courses...  

    By Glitch, June 7, 2007
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    • jojo69
    • July 3, 2007

87. How can a student defend "Face" Planting herself?  

    By Designer, October 27, 2003
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    • Luna
    • October 28, 2003

88. Finish your flare!  

    By weid14, October 22, 2002
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    • skycat
    • October 25, 2002

89. Teaching Visualization Technique  

    By Designer, October 24, 2003
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    • riggerrob
    • October 27, 2003

90. fReEfLy BrEaKoFf  

    By 3fLiEr, December 20, 2001
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    • billvon
    • December 20, 2001

91. Water training in Ohio  

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

92. Reserved Air Space?  

    By Mendez, September 19, 2004
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    • Andrewwhyte
    • September 22, 2004

93. B License manuevers  

    By fundgh, July 7, 2003
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    • fundgh
    • July 8, 2003

94. AFF-8, Done!  

    By skylord, February 27, 2005
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    • Scrumpot
    • February 28, 2005

95. A Fully inflated canopy, but he did't make it!  

    By Bluessurfer, February 14, 2009
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    • Scrumpot
    • February 17, 2009

96. got a question?  

    By Guajiro, May 20, 2002
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    • nacmacfeegle
    • May 21, 2002

97. cutaway procedure for two pads with camera?  

    By airborn11, December 13, 2001
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    • wildblue
    • December 13, 2001

98. Licensing system in US  

    By lauril, October 16, 2002
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    • howardwhite
    • October 21, 2002

99. 1/05 parachutist??  

    By firstime, February 26, 2005
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    • slotperfect
    • February 26, 2005

100. Water training in Texas  

     By BRYANGOESBOOM, June 27, 2005
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     • caldwellbuilder
     • June 29, 2005