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1. knot pt3  

   By nacmacfeegle, May 20, 2002
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   • nacmacfeegle
   • May 20, 2002

2. I had a blast  

   By jigneshsoni, May 15, 2007
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   • jigneshsoni
   • June 12, 2007

3. Hi, new to sport; how/where to post my mal video?  

   By sendy, January 13, 2010
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   • ridestrong
   • January 15, 2010

4. jumping without a rig !!  

   By BMFin, May 19, 2002
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   • polarbear
   • May 20, 2002

5. Qualifying a Trainer/Instructor  

   By Iota, September 13, 2004
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   • Mad47
   • September 15, 2004

6. Skydiving Study  

   By skydiving.study, May 30, 2007
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   • skydiving.study
   • June 1, 2007

7. vertical separation after breakoff  

   By ScratchTX, September 13, 2004
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   • Fast
   • September 13, 2004

8. In-put for Jumpers In Training: Did You Jump&How Did It Go?  

   By Airhead, September 29, 2002
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   • richcomm
   • October 14, 2002

9. Cat C jump - zoned out?  

   By MattyB, August 19, 2012
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   • Lindenwood
   • August 29, 2012

10. downsizing  

    By geekstatus, October 8, 2002
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    • JJohnson
    • October 14, 2002

11. RIG PARTS  

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

12. Damn, broke my hand on jump 5  

    By SCOTT735, October 9, 2011
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    • Terp
    • October 13, 2011

13. Newbie Main Size?  

    By mwk1976, January 1, 2010
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    • skyjumpenfool
    • January 2, 2010

14. What are you thinking about Skydive Phoenix  

    By aleksandar, December 8, 2010
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    • huge
    • December 9, 2010

15. Flying over the runway  

    By ryan_d_sucks, April 5, 2008
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    • PhreeZone
    • April 6, 2008

16. Risk awareness  

    By EricTheRed, February 17, 2005
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    • kelpdiver
    • February 18, 2005

17. Flying the parachute.  

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

18. Advanced Instructor Course  

    By SkyFrog, September 6, 2004
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    • slotperfect
    • September 7, 2004

19. of dz landings  

    By freeryde13, June 17, 2005
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    • billvon
    • June 19, 2005

20. Ouch...sometimes "zero flare" actually means that  

    By jerry81, October 12, 2003
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    • Alambic
    • October 13, 2003

21. Total Mal at 2000 ft  

    By bertthebaron, May 1, 2004
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    • airdvr
    • May 3, 2004

22. Give me a B!  

    By Cyanide41, May 14, 2007
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    • Cyanide41
    • May 15, 2007

23. HUGE TUNNEL NEWS!  

    By Jessica, May 5, 2002
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    • skymedic
    • May 11, 2002

24. Parachute mechanics  

    By dropdeded, September 28, 2002
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    • rendezvous
    • September 30, 2002

25. Riding the rear risers  

    By lazerq3, November 7, 2001
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    • SkydiveMonkey
    • November 9, 2001

26. accident stats by experience level  

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

27. Incident Report Objectivity  

    By EatSleepFly, February 3, 2022
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • February 7, 2022

28. Practice pays off!  

    By ladyhawke, March 3, 2008
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    • JohnMitchell
    • March 26, 2008

29. first solo tomorrow  

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

30. 13500 feet  

    By jigneshsoni, June 12, 2005
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    • Icon134
    • June 13, 2005

31. Slider not down  

    By pkasdorf, February 9, 2005
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    • mattjw916
    • February 10, 2005

32. AFF3 and AFF4 - Passed!!  

    By Mad_Jasper, November 27, 2009
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    • Mad_Jasper
    • November 27, 2009

33. The risks that kill you are not necessarily the risks that frighten you.  

    By tdog, April 23, 2007
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    • The111
    • April 23, 2007

34. NSL vs Airspeed tunnel camp.  

    By rendezvous, January 21, 2004
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    • Ron
    • January 26, 2004

35. Spotting Formula  

    By KATO33, January 20, 2003
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    • KATO33
    • January 21, 2003

36. Old-Style Static Line Training  

    By ripcord4, July 30, 2013
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    • dragon2
    • August 31, 2013

37. First post...question regarding a light weight person  

    By sselos, August 18, 2004
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    • jerm
    • August 25, 2004

38. Atmosphere Dolphins Training  

    By Strynx, October 25, 2001
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • October 26, 2001

39. Learning  

    By Fallskjerm, April 26, 2002
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    • skybytch
    • April 26, 2002

40. REQUIRED READING.  

    By fusedog, September 18, 2002
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    • fusedog
    • September 20, 2002

41. Quiz covering the entire SIM?  

    By Namowal, July 31, 2012
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    • GLIDEANGLE
    • August 2, 2012

42. Leveling Up  

    By UtterChaos, October 11, 2010
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    • jurgencamps
    • October 28, 2010

43. premature opening  

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

44. Glove camera for tandem instructors?  

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

45. lapsed A license  

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

46. getting high on four ways  

    By Croc, August 11, 2004
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    • UDSkyJunkie
    • August 18, 2004

47. Messed up scenario on a 300-way  

    By skydiverek, September 19, 2003
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    • skydiveacapulco
    • September 21, 2003

48. Tunnel Camps  

    By Hazarrd, September 18, 2003
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    • webracer
    • September 20, 2003

49. College Skydiving Club Questions  

    By nightcrew17, February 6, 2003
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    • kallend
    • February 7, 2003

50. On board camera footage of a beginner canopy landing?  

    By shah269, October 22, 2009
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    • Andy_Copland
    • October 23, 2009

51. Troubles with docks  

    By mnskydiver688, August 29, 2006
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    • NWFlyer
    • August 29, 2006

52. Tandem/AFF certification  

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

53. Advice for new jumper in washington state??  

    By jampacked, October 19, 2009
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    • Harmless
    • October 20, 2009

54. tandem off landing  

    By skydiverjerry, January 22, 2005
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    • skydiverjerry
    • January 23, 2005

55. aff in poland  

    By smiksou, July 3, 2012
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    • demoknite
    • July 4, 2012

56. Ok i got my tracking fixed  

    By Viking, September 10, 2001
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    • Viking
    • September 15, 2001

57. AFF 1/2 line twist  

    By mrbang, July 15, 2013
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    • IJskonijn
    • July 17, 2013

58. Landing Patterns in Variable Light Winds  

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

59. 1st Mal ... lessons learned and thanks  

    By NWFlyer, January 15, 2005
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    • NWFlyer
    • January 20, 2005

60. chest strap save  

    By payback462, August 13, 2004
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    • airtwardo
    • August 13, 2004

61. Ontario non-fatal Incident  

    By Iflyme, August 3, 2002
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    • aneblett
    • September 5, 2002

62. extended bridal  

    By pierre3636, August 21, 2006
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    • BenediktDE
    • August 22, 2006

63. Exit question  

    By Evelyn, January 17, 2005
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    • flyangel2
    • January 18, 2005

64. Question regarding first canopy WL  

    By miniFly, June 6, 2003
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    • VectorBoy
    • June 6, 2003

65. On breakaway, what do you do?  

    By vonSanta, April 10, 2004
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    • winsor
    • April 12, 2004

66. 2 questions from a 2-jump newbie  

    By schattenjaeger, September 13, 2003
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    • schattenjaeger
    • September 14, 2003

67. downsizing after big weight loss 65 lbs  

    By chriseidan, September 14, 2014
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    • JohnMitchell
    • September 20, 2014

68. Followup on injuries  

    By wmw999, September 9, 2003
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    • Beachbum
    • September 13, 2003

69. Digitude vs. Alti III  

    By AggieDave, April 3, 2002
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    • billvon
    • April 3, 2002

70. Plane to blame???  

    By Aneurysm, August 28, 2001
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    • riggerrob
    • September 1, 2001

71. AFF safety  

    By Sverre, June 5, 2003
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    • markbaur
    • June 6, 2003

72. 2nd Chop  

    By catfishhunter, April 10, 2006
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    • GreenMachine
    • August 14, 2006

73. Newbie questions re: loading  

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

74. 2-Out cutaway  

    By Zoter, August 9, 2006
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    • CornishChris
    • August 14, 2006

75. hard opening leads to two out  

    By justchrisdsp, June 15, 2004
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    • crutch
    • August 4, 2004

76. Pull, Pull STABLE, Pull on time  

    By mcrocker, July 1, 2002
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    • ifallout
    • August 27, 2002

77. Swoop cord near incident - check for freedom of movement  

    By kallend, August 2, 2004
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    • kallend
    • August 2, 2004

78. Sort of a funny story  

    By jaaska, May 31, 2003
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    • WayneRATS
    • June 3, 2003

79. Less distraction-turning the flashing light off  

    By sundevil777, December 20, 2022
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    • sundevil777
    • December 21, 2022

80. Canopy progression question  

    By heavision, August 31, 2017
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    • billvon
    • September 1, 2017

81. Level 2 Tandem done!  

    By NotBond, October 19, 2008
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    • Andy_Copland
    • October 20, 2008

82. First reserve ride on jump n° 13  

    By snakes, September 9, 2003
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    • FreeDiver
    • September 10, 2003

83. Awesome skydive!  

    By diver123, March 20, 2002
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    • AndyMan
    • March 21, 2002

84. Using rear risers on final and landing  

    By Tigerfly, September 25, 2017   

    • poll
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    • douwanto
    • September 25, 2017

85. When you are low  

    By Mad47, September 7, 2003
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    • Jimbo
    • September 9, 2003

86. A-License course in Western Australia - Dropzone Recommendations???  

    By ruoimama, September 22, 2017
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    • hcsvader
    • September 28, 2017

87. I tripled my lifetime skydive total in one weekend (4jump -> 12jump)  

    By mdrejhon, May 9, 2005
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    • mdrejhon
    • May 11, 2005

88. loose steering line/toggle  

    By Kimblair13, July 29, 2004
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    • NewClearSports
    • July 31, 2004

89. full face helmet & digital altimeter  

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

90. airflow demo  

    By ellbee, September 28, 2008
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    • Skydivesg
    • October 6, 2008

91. Practicing Down/Crosswinders  

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

92. 1990s canadian fatalities  

    By skinnyflyer, March 8, 2007
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    • 174fps
    • March 13, 2007

93. Ready to Return?  

    By bmoore21184, May 3, 2005
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    • HydroGuy
    • May 7, 2005

94. how many jumps for AFF  

    By flygirl60, May 30, 2003
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    • andy2
    • May 31, 2003

95. Reserve housing problem.  

    By freebird, August 23, 2002
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    • riggerrob
    • August 24, 2002

96. Full Face Helmets for FreeFlyers  

    By paddyFrenchman, August 20, 2001
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    • Zennie
    • August 22, 2001

97. Wind tunnel near Maryland??  

    By Tiger6513, September 4, 2009
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    • Tiger6513
    • September 4, 2009

98. Willing to travel for AFF  

    By Roofstomp, September 5, 2019   

    • aff
    • training
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    • Roofstomp
    • September 10, 2019

99. Safety Day 07 -- Most Talked About  

    By ZigZagMarquis, March 12, 2007
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    • efs4ever
    • March 12, 2007

100. handle check failed  

     By nathaniel, May 26, 2003
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     • Jessica
     • May 28, 2003