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6,253 topics in this forum

1. freeflying = unlearning rw skills?  

   By Newbie, July 1, 2002
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   • AndyMan
   • July 2, 2002

2. Canopy control classes  

   By flyinhi79, July 15, 2008
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   • SethInMI
   • July 17, 2008

3. This is a cool site for aircraft/skydiving incidents  

   By cvfd1399, November 23, 2003
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   • PhreeZone
   • November 24, 2003

4. 1st Cutaway  

   By taz9420, April 21, 2003
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   • skybytch
   • April 21, 2003

5. Weather webpage www.skyclear.ro  

   By skyclear.wx, December 26, 2012
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   • Scrumpot
   • December 28, 2012

6. twisted risers spinning main  

   By Kichu, October 22, 2004
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   • livenletfly
   • October 25, 2004

7. dominant canopy  

   By kmzamani, January 26, 2024
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   • d123
   • May 27

8. Tree Landing; no injuries  

   By DSE, May 14, 2009
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   • airathanas
   • May 14, 2009

9. Experienced Jumpers Needed...  

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

10. Most efficient position for dive from casa?  

    By Hazarrd, July 7, 2008
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    • Remster
    • July 7, 2008

11. Newbie question  

    By FinlanderSisu, October 14, 2004
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    • JonBonGraham
    • October 15, 2004

12. A Licence question  

    By timbarrett, June 15, 2004
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    • Shark
    • June 17, 2004

13. IAF Course?  

    By none4mety, August 17, 2007
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    • none4mety
    • August 22, 2007

14. Newer skydivers - self regulate  

    By airdrew20012001, June 25, 2002
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    • Kirils
    • June 27, 2002

15. Diving though the hole !!?? dropping in on the formation ?!?  

    By Edra, January 12, 2014
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    • piisfish
    • January 13, 2014

16. Whiplash?  

    By FinlanderSisu, October 13, 2004
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    • AggieDave
    • October 13, 2004

17. X-Post: USPA SIM 2003 Available - FREE  

    By BoobieCootie, April 17, 2003
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    • sangiro
    • April 18, 2003

18. Canopy Flight Seminars with Brian Germain  

    By BrianSGermain, March 3, 2004
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    • KenKnight
    • March 4, 2004

19. 4th of July  

    By nipp1e_boy, July 30, 2023
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    • fcajump
    • September 5, 2023

20. DZ's for AFF in CA or OR?  

    By DexterK, September 5, 2023   

    • learning
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    • DexterK
    • September 5, 2023

21. AFF Animated - Step by step  

    By leandercool, November 20, 2011
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    • leandercool
    • December 31, 2011

22. Show jump safety record  

    By xwind, November 29, 2006
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    • chanti
    • November 30, 2006

23. Training Materials???  

    By mgoldade, June 9, 2006
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    • mgoldade
    • June 10, 2006

24. hook knife  

    By Yossarian, December 21, 2005
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    • RossDagley
    • December 22, 2005

25. IAD vs AFF. How many jumps?  

    By mmaaddllii, August 6, 2007
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    • kelpdiver
    • August 7, 2007

26. IAF Level 4 should be 5  

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

27. Some exp., where should I start again?  

    By dkmrn, April 17, 2009
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    • Gary73
    • April 22, 2009

28. Unnecessary Risk...  

    By Jimbo, June 15, 2002
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    • pilotdave
    • June 16, 2002

29. Couple of lessons learned about deployment separation  

    By tnscorcoran, July 20, 2005
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    • apley
    • July 22, 2005

30. RC/Pullouts  

    By lazerq3, April 19, 2001
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    • DBTECH
    • May 15, 2001

31. You want to talk wing loading ?  

    By Phillbo, June 5, 2004
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    • billvon
    • June 5, 2004

32. What the hell? Here's an interesting one...  

    By flyfastc, February 21, 2016
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    • johnmatrix
    • April 5, 2016

33. AFF - Home country or Abroad  

    By oldwrinklyninja, April 10, 2009
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    • riggerrob
    • April 10, 2009

34. Water training  

    By rendezvous, April 14, 2003
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    • b1jercat
    • April 15, 2003

35. Horizontal trainers  

    By riggerrob, February 28, 2003
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    • councilman24
    • April 1, 2016

36. fatalities/injuries by country  

    By jackwallace, December 14, 2011
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    • talon2
    • December 15, 2011

37. Zip Ties  

    By Stacy, April 13, 2003
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    • harryskydives
    • April 14, 2003

38. [please review] how to propack a parachute video  

    By vintxrgr, March 23, 2016
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    • radical_flyer
    • March 24, 2016

39. Can you achieve a good arch as a tandem student?  

    By Spudmuffin, October 4, 2004
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    • Spudmuffin
    • October 5, 2004

40. Safety day- Equipment  

    By karenmeal, March 11, 2005
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    • freeflygirlz
    • March 11, 2005

41. What is the proper way to deal with this?  

    By BFK, April 3, 2001
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    • froggie
    • May 8, 2001

42. Student deployment methods  

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

43. USPA License  

    By flier, June 6, 2002
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    • hobbes4star
    • June 7, 2002

44. Statistical Study on Malfunctions  

    By Reid, November 6, 2006
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    • BigBUG
    • November 7, 2006

45. Cypress question  

    By magicmx5, January 7, 2002
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    • BadDog
    • January 10, 2002

46. how much is coach training? Eloy?  

    By skyhighkiy, October 1, 2004
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    • PhreeZone
    • October 2, 2004

47. Do wind tunnels cause outside turbulence  

    By chutem, September 30, 2004
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    • Bodyflight.Net
    • October 1, 2004

48. New A license requirement??  

    By mountainman, April 18, 2001
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    • mountainman
    • April 20, 2001

49. Mard (skyhook) reserve opening issue  

    By Youradhere, March 18, 2019
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    • sundevil777
    • March 18, 2019

50. aff 7  

    By Squeak, November 3, 2002
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    • Squeak
    • November 5, 2002

51. Looking for a Twin Otter Safety Card image  

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

52. Recall databases  

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

53. Canopy Schools  

    By AZskyguy, October 23, 2006
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • October 26, 2006

54. Now what?  

    By orangemagoo, March 5, 2005
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    • orangemagoo
    • March 6, 2005

55. relaxed but stiff?  

    By kerb, April 11, 2001
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    • mountainman
    • April 11, 2001

56. Small main + average or big reserve  

    By base698, May 23, 2002
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    • prost
    • May 26, 2002

57. CHECK YOUR FREAKIN GEAR!--AGAIN!  

    By cyberskydive, April 11, 2001
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    • Aviatrr
    • April 11, 2001

58. Rigger rating.....  

    By TheMarshMan1, December 19, 2001
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    • skybytch
    • December 30, 2001

59. Malfunctions and Procedures  

    By rendezvous, May 24, 2002
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    • drenaline
    • May 24, 2002

60. Learning an invaluable lesson  

    By Orange1, March 3, 2005
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    • Designer
    • March 3, 2005

61. Classifying an area for a Demo Jump  

    By Hazarrd, February 13, 2004
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    • tombuch
    • February 13, 2004

62. drop zone s.o.ps  

    By skydiverjerry, March 2, 2005
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    • Scrumpot
    • March 2, 2005

63. Spooky openings  

    By Haeloth, May 21, 2002
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    • rgoper
    • May 23, 2002

64. Risers - tuck tab or velcro  

    By heftee, July 8, 2003
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    • SkySlut
    • July 10, 2003

65. Another Downsizing Question  

    By XtremeSteve, March 17, 2003
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    • Tonto
    • March 26, 2003

66. SKydiving Books  

    By FlyinBrian87, June 24, 2007
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    • pao
    • June 25, 2007

67. Canopy Control - Sage Advice  

    By fallfast69, May 17, 2006
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    • fallfast69
    • May 19, 2006

68. Looking for an old thread  

    By faulknerwn, January 6, 2020
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • January 7, 2020

69. training what else do i need  

    By cgross, October 20, 2002
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    • Airhead
    • October 22, 2002

70. Hornett 190 Wing Loading Max.  

    By CDergins, May 18, 2006
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    • CDergins
    • May 18, 2006

71. Times  

    By Groundbound, February 27, 2005
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    • Liemberg
    • February 27, 2005

72. New Jumper/Winter Weather Reading  

    By GLIDEANGLE, February 3, 2011
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    • JohnMitchell
    • September 19, 2012

73. ISP Course At Skydive Orange  

    By clouddancerss, July 6, 2003
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    • jceman
    • July 8, 2003

74. Incident threads  

    By Superman32, November 10, 2005
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    • rushmc
    • November 11, 2005

75. Torn ACL  

    By skycuffs, April 27, 2008
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    • rehmwa
    • April 28, 2008

76. Free Offer  

    By kallend, February 8, 2004
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    • kallend
    • February 8, 2004

77. Returning after winter?  

    By 100LL, December 26, 2010
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    • 100LL
    • December 30, 2010

78. Starting Skydiving-Jump Frequency  

    By airricks, February 22, 2005
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    • airricks
    • February 23, 2005

79. Statistics and cypres  

    By fudd, March 11, 2003
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    • billvon
    • March 11, 2003

80. Free Fall postition  

    By CJ888, February 6, 2004
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    • riggerrob
    • February 7, 2004

81. Students manual/theory course book  

    By flyussr, May 28, 2007
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    • mbondvegas
    • May 30, 2007

82. bump n jump close call  

    By Fiveball, September 30, 2006
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    • kwmontreal
    • October 2, 2006

83. 1st Reserve Ride  

    By bacillus, September 12, 2004
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    • metalslug
    • September 12, 2004

84. arching  

    By itsbs2, October 16, 2011
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    • erdnarob
    • October 18, 2011

85. Locking the bridle?  

    By skreamer, November 29, 2001
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    • quade
    • November 30, 2001

86. Student Gear - What to look for ?  

    By Digitalmafia, May 1, 2006
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    • Digitalmafia
    • May 4, 2006

87. Cutaway D-Bag  

    By frig, June 30, 2003
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    • freeflydrew
    • July 1, 2003

88. First AFF Jump Landing Was Off  

    By chrismgtis, September 25, 2006
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    • chrismgtis
    • September 25, 2006

89. Avoiding Landing Traffic  

    By kkeenan, August 18, 2019
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    • massis
    • August 22, 2019

90. Check your gear, check your Buddy's gear or die!  

    By dbattman, October 31, 2005
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    • davelepka
    • October 31, 2005

91. Weather sucks  

    By jigneshsoni, June 20, 2005
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    • Rdy2skydive
    • June 21, 2005

92. What has changed?  

    By Skybaby9, February 20, 2024
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    • fcajump
    • April 19, 2024

93. Ear Pain  

    By Chummer, April 24, 2006
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    • arai
    • May 1, 2006

94. Finally Strong Rated!  

    By slotperfect, May 12, 2002
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    • rgoper
    • May 14, 2002

95. Shakey Level 1, Do i continue? Advice please  

    By FlyMeTooTheMoon?, May 24, 2021
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    • wmw999
    • May 25, 2021

96. Idea: Doing a personal safety audit for the past season  

    By pchapman, January 16, 2009
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    • huge
    • January 18, 2009

97. An Article Worth Reading  

    By rgoper, May 8, 2002
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    • rgoper
    • May 13, 2002

98. Type-1 Diabetics and skydiving  

    By xavenger, September 18, 2006
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    • steveorino
    • September 20, 2006

99. Woofo How to Skydive  

    By skyjumpenfool, December 17, 2009
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    • thedude325
    • December 18, 2009

100. Transcending Fear Talk with Brian Germain  

     By BrianSGermain, December 24, 2008
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     • humanflite
     • January 9, 2009