Safety and Training

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6,253 topics in this forum

1. question??  

   By darksteppa1, August 26, 2004
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   • mattjw916
   • September 1, 2004

2. 2nd Chop  

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

3. Incidents Reports GONE from USPA magazine?  

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

4. Reserve Canopy ride.....  

   By selbbub78, August 7, 2003
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   • davelepka
   • August 8, 2003

5. FJC/AFF Powerpoint?  

   By TheFousts, March 27, 2007
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   • lvenojump
   • April 8, 2007

6. Specific exit order question  

   By skydivegirl, March 8, 2004
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   • kallend
   • March 9, 2004

7. what winds for 1st time when downsizing?  

   By countzero, June 14, 2006
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   • grasshopper
   • June 17, 2006

8. Blown backward, over obstacles  

   By Jumpluver, May 21, 2006
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   • skr
   • May 24, 2006

9. Canopy not flying straight  

   By chanti, May 18, 2006
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   • CrazyL
   • May 19, 2006

10. tandem reserve incident  

    By highspeeddirt, May 3, 2007
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    • DualHawk
    • May 3, 2007

11. Unplanned Freefall  

    By arni999, March 20, 2007
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    • brianfry713
    • March 24, 2007

12. From Billvons notes WFFC  

    By bbarnhouse, August 19, 2005
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    • Deuce
    • August 24, 2005

13. Orthopedic Doc / Experienced w/ Skydiving Injuries  

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

14. could my most recent pack job lead to a mal?  

    By Rudderow, July 15, 2005
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    • bob.dino
    • July 20, 2005

15. Freefly'n Vector II?  

    By ADRNALN, July 3, 2001
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    • riggerrob
    • July 3, 2001

16. Yes, even ditches can cause turbulence  

    By peek, December 11, 2006
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    • strop45
    • December 13, 2006

17. Gato's Realizations  

    By Gato, October 9, 2006
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    • Gato
    • October 11, 2006

18. Broken arm  

    By jncoughlin, March 8, 2002
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    • billvon
    • March 8, 2002

19. Stilletto flying!!!!  

    By RozeAY, March 25, 2002
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    • polarbear
    • March 25, 2002

20. tandem safety and videographers  

    By sartre, August 1, 2006
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    • Jewels
    • August 2, 2006

21. High Speed Main Malfunction  

    By nws01, June 30, 2002
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    • dove
    • July 1, 2002

22. Unconscious under canopy  

    By jclalor, February 7, 2009
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    • sunshine
    • February 7, 2009

23. 2 Out with Bigger Reserve.  

    By r2hubert, October 7, 2003
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • October 10, 2003

24. Pink Elephants-Relaxation & Positive Thinking  

    By SkySlut, May 8, 2003
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    • SkySlut
    • May 16, 2003

25. Wind Tunnel Good Idea??  

    By boxman-chick, August 20, 2004
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    • WILDBILLAQR
    • August 23, 2004

26. 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

27. IAF Level 4 should be 5  

    By KillerKimmy, May 19, 2001
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    • riggerrob
    • May 22, 2001

28. Looking for a Twin Otter Safety Card image  

    By Ossi, November 14, 2005
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    • propilot
    • November 25, 2005

29. hook knife/single riser cut away  

    By jf951, November 26, 2009
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    • airtwardo
    • November 26, 2009

30. Interesting mal  

    By nickeadie, September 16, 2010
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    • rygon
    • September 16, 2010

31. the hill  

    By zelmo, July 8, 2001
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • July 9, 2001

32. AFF rating, suit?  

    By Phlip, March 11, 2003
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    • dreamsville
    • March 12, 2003

33. SKYU 1 Coach Dive  

    By jumpinjackflash, October 18, 2003
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    • StevePhelps
    • October 31, 2003

34. Don't assume ANYTHING  

    By Evelyn, November 7, 2004
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    • ChileRelleno
    • November 8, 2004

35. Landing into water  

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

36. AFF-4 is Part of My Autobiography Now  

    By skylord, January 8, 2004
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    • StearmanR985
    • January 9, 2004

37. AFF 4  

    By FDNYinTHEsky, February 25, 2007
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    • FDNYinTHEsky
    • February 27, 2007

38. Arching for new light and tall AFF student  

    By fredbro, December 22, 2002
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    • riggerrob
    • December 23, 2002

39. Looking for Student Training - 270 lb Student  

    By Zymurdoo, November 10, 2011
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    • scottd818
    • November 11, 2011

40. what is a backloop?  

    By Jackpunx, September 16, 2005
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    • Jackpunx
    • September 16, 2005

41. Messed up scenario on a 300-way  

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

42. back pain...  

    By milutim, July 13, 2004
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    • rickfri59
    • July 15, 2004

43. Lessons from this weekend  

    By billvon, January 21, 2002
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    • freeflir29
    • January 23, 2002

44. 'The Search' program run by Skydive-U  

    By JanelleAgin, October 25, 2004
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    • JanelleAgin
    • October 27, 2004

45. BPA Ops manual  

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

46. Learning  

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

47. Safety issue when you have not jumped in 4 years  

    By afmom, February 18, 2008
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    • afmom
    • February 18, 2008

48. cutaway query  

    By LannerFalcon, July 8, 2004
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    • gerrcoin
    • July 9, 2004

49. Rodeo dive...STOP THE MADNESS!!!  

    By mountainman, January 28, 2002
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    • E150
    • January 31, 2002

50. Seat Belts  

    By Hooknswoop, September 8, 2003
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    • mjosparky
    • September 9, 2003

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

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

52. hook  

    By skyhawk, October 4, 2001
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    • des
    • October 6, 2001

53. AFF-3 Today  

    By skylord, December 30, 2003
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    • benny
    • December 31, 2003

54. laugh at Jessica at your own expense....that was fast  

    By Snowflake, July 6, 2002
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    • Chief
    • July 18, 2002

55. How late (in the day) is too late?  

    By mattyblast, January 9, 2006
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    • riggerrob
    • January 13, 2006

56. 100th Jump  

    By steelyeye, January 29, 2006
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    • CrazyL
    • January 30, 2006

57. Zephyrhills Skydiving Accident... *DELETED*  

    By rgoper, May 28, 2002
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    • drenaline
    • May 28, 2002

58. AFF-8, Done!  

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

59. 2006 Germany Incident Summary  

    By Eule, May 8, 2007
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    • vpozzoli
    • May 10, 2007

60. hot air balloon jump  

    By adietkin, July 19, 2008
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    • bodypilot1
    • July 20, 2008

61. Smoke jumps  

    By toronto_bill, December 25, 2005
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    • billvon
    • December 26, 2005

62. Taking AFP to Different DZ TOMORROW! HELP!  

    By Airhead, October 25, 2002
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    • Skyrose7
    • October 28, 2002

63. My First Reserve Ride  

    By Cornholio, June 29, 2004
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    • turtlespeed
    • June 30, 2004

64. What should I do now?  

    By CloudOnMyTongue, June 2, 2003
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    • nightjumps
    • June 6, 2003

65. Knot on a brake excess. What to do?  

    By phoenixlpr, August 11, 2006
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    • ad151
    • August 13, 2006

66. LA Stunt Accident??  

    By 4waynut, October 30, 2002
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    • 4waynut
    • October 30, 2002

67. Air Speed Tunnel Camp  

    By rendezvous, January 3, 2003
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    • BikerBabe
    • January 4, 2003

68. 1/05 parachutist??  

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

69. Digitude vs. Alti III  

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

70. Watch that altitude and location under canopy  

    By StearmanR985, June 16, 2004
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    • skybytch
    • June 16, 2004

71. New jumps...  

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

72. Landing approach  

    By Phil, November 27, 2001
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    • Designer
    • November 29, 2001

73. Student Canopy Control  

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

74. F111 and ZP's in Turbulence  

    By hemphog, February 27, 2005
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    • pchapman
    • March 7, 2005

75. B License manuevers  

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

76. What would you do?  

    By jumpinjackflash, October 14, 2003
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    • juanesky
    • October 14, 2003

77. Recurrency Traing?  

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

78. static line hangups  

    By Yossarian, January 12, 2006
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    • Yossarian
    • January 12, 2006

79. Accident summary for inexperienced jumpers pls.  

    By Groundbound, January 20, 2005
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    • Dougiefresh
    • February 25, 2005

80. minor malfunction  

    By jenky, August 1, 2001
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    • Duck
    • August 2, 2001

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

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

82. TAKE A DOWNWINDER !  

    By flipper, August 2, 2002
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    • Snowflake
    • August 15, 2002

83. Para Track - Radio Parachute Tracking System *DELETED* *DELETED*  

    By gaguru, August 10, 2001
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    • lazerq3
    • August 10, 2001

84. Advice from a Newbie to all newbies.  

    By kai2k1, March 7, 2005
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    • freakydiver
    • March 9, 2005

85. reserves  

    By Yossarian, April 1, 2006
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    • AFFI
    • April 3, 2006

86. Re: [freakydiver] Injury in San Diego  

    By Nightingale, November 24, 2003
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    • kallend
    • November 25, 2003

87. Flat turns  

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

88. Video your stupid stuff, then post on youtube  

    By skydived19006, April 11, 2008
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    • LloydDobbler
    • April 11, 2008

89. Introducing Project Hercules: A research study into skydiving education  

    By cbuffalino, May 12, 2016
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    • cbuffalino
    • May 12, 2016

90. Premature deployment  

    By Bolas, March 30, 2004
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    • JohnRich
    • April 1, 2004

91. First solo,aff training jump (3rd jump)  

    By vortexr1, April 5, 2009
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    • vortexr1
    • April 5, 2009

92. E-Fli  

    By StevieBoy, January 28, 2007
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    • riggerrob
    • February 23, 2007

93. New jumper. Question on rough landing  

    By peanut_gallery, August 15, 2011
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    • peanut_gallery
    • August 16, 2011

94. water training near PA/VA/MD  

    By mereanarchy, March 4, 2014
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    • jumpilotmdm
    • March 22, 2014

95. Final verdict?  

    By w4p2, April 25, 2003
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    • pilotdave
    • April 28, 2003

96. Experienced Jumpers Needed...  

    By mantebi, November 20, 2003
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    • redtwiga
    • November 20, 2003

97. Different Schools?  

    By StoryAtThree, May 3, 2010
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    • mcordell
    • May 7, 2010

98. Starting out question..  

    By ShadowPenguin, October 4, 2005
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    • Silverchic
    • October 17, 2005

99. procedures taught in the classroom?  

    By froggie, July 26, 2001
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    • riggerrob
    • July 28, 2001

100. Learning To pack ZP  

     By rendezvous, July 17, 2001
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     • skybytch
     • July 21, 2001