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1. Re: [likearock] Non-Injury - 4 way CYPRES fire - Skydive Dallas?  

   By Renegate, September 9, 2008
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   • billvon
   • September 10, 2008

2. Helo jumps  

   By Bushmasta, August 6, 2002
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   • petur
   • August 7, 2002

3. Watch snaggy stuff!!!!  

   By dragon2, August 5, 2009
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   • Baksteen
   • August 6, 2009

4. Sky Dive Tahoe  

   By sipi, November 4, 2007
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   • sipi
   • November 4, 2007

5. Downsizing on my first rig...  

   By SlashDog, July 27, 2006
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   • billvon
   • July 27, 2006

6. rig in transit  

   By bigway, July 16, 2004
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   • pccoder
   • July 17, 2004

7. Scary Situation - Landing  

   By DangerMouse02, December 5, 2003
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   • Designer
   • December 15, 2003

8. Did my AFF-1 yesterday...went well*  

   By AEsco48, July 23, 2006
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   • LIIT
   • July 24, 2006

9. Basic Freefall Maneuvres  

   By fred, February 19, 2002
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   • QuickDraw
   • February 24, 2002

10. Stiletto 150 at 230 jumps  

    By 5kyd1vergav, April 28, 2013
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    • tristansdad
    • April 29, 2013

11. should it be a Sabre 170 or a 190  

    By rendezvous, July 18, 2001
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    • ClayFowler
    • July 19, 2001

12. seat belts  

    By rezz92, February 21, 2002
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    • Aviatrr
    • February 22, 2002

13. Water Training Presentation  

    By dragonfyr, October 14, 2005
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    • pathfinder4ca
    • May 7, 2014

14. AFF completed...towards A lic.  

    By OglalaDiver, May 18, 2011
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    • jrmrangers
    • May 18, 2011

15. Getting Licensed in canada?  

    By jonnyB_, February 13, 2007
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    • IanHarrop
    • February 13, 2007

16. DZ for a 280lbs FJC  

    By bobsled92, May 7, 2003
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • May 7, 2003

17. SIM Question  

    By SkydivingNurse, April 17, 2005
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    • tdog
    • April 17, 2005

18. freeflying  

    By skydivemike, July 16, 2001
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    • PhreeZone
    • July 18, 2001

19. Density Altitude  

    By aresye, July 17, 2009
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    • azdiver
    • July 27, 2009

20. AFF Rating Drills - ? for Instructors  

    By base698, February 18, 2002
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    • TEB6363
    • February 19, 2002

21. Tandem injury in Batavia?  

    By AndyMan, July 11, 2001
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    • PhreeZone
    • July 11, 2001

22. VIDEO SUGGESTIONS  

    By HiSpeed, February 14, 2002
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    • thrillseek
    • February 14, 2002

23. brake fire & reserve ride  

    By willhill, August 19, 2008
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    • tbrown
    • August 20, 2008

24. Warning on advice here.  

    By gypcees, January 22, 2006
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    • Erroll
    • January 23, 2006

25. IAF- What to expect????  

    By somethinelse, July 7, 2004
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    • somethinelse
    • July 9, 2004

26. Getting Started  

    By dresherr, December 22, 2002
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    • CrazyIvan
    • December 23, 2002

27. dangerous students...  

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

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

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

29. Some concern over the "collapsing canopy"  

    By Ruffles, July 4, 2004
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    • Samurai136
    • July 6, 2004

30. the hill  

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

31. I was almost another incident  

    By bergh, April 12, 2005
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    • tbrown
    • April 14, 2005

32. AFF-6 is a Goner!!  

    By skylord, March 17, 2004
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    • skyyhi
    • March 17, 2004

33. video training  

    By Snowflake, July 18, 2002
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    • pilotdave
    • July 18, 2002

34. T-AF 4 & 5 in Lodi, Lessons to be Learned?  

    By StearmanR985, November 29, 2003
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    • bodypilot1
    • December 1, 2003

35. Thanks  

    By waster, December 19, 2002
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    • jessefs
    • December 19, 2002

36. S&T News from USPA, 1/24/07  

    By livendive, January 24, 2007
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    • D22369
    • January 26, 2007

37. Lineover - how to try to clear it?  

    By ACMESkydiver, December 1, 2003
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    • winsor
    • December 1, 2003

38. Training without gear??  

    By bullin82, June 23, 2009
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    • Snypam118
    • July 3, 2009

39. DZ's certified 4 tandems?  

    By SpaceUnknown, December 11, 2002
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    • Zlew
    • December 17, 2002

40. CC Course: Wait for Rig?  

    By JoeBobinNC, April 11, 2005
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    • tigra
    • April 11, 2005

41. THANKS FOR ADVICE  

    By johnnie, December 10, 2002
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    • JohnnyD
    • December 10, 2002

42. Fertilizing " a Darwin family tree with no leaves."  

    By patworks, October 21, 2016
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    • JohnMitchell
    • October 26, 2016

43. Wesley Snipes tranins Freefall in Dropzone with???  

    By Jochen, April 28, 2003
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    • Jethers203
    • April 29, 2003

44. water training near PA/VA/MD  

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

45. Attaching the leg loops for FF?  

    By Westerly, March 31, 2018
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    • Maddingo
    • March 31, 2018

46. Skysurfing, what I need and how too!  

    By Pegazus, March 17, 2018
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    • rjklein4470
    • March 23, 2018

47. Coached Rating and beyond!  

    By west33freefall, July 29, 2008
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    • dragon2
    • July 29, 2008

48. Re: [alan] Injury in San Diego  

    By freakydiver, November 24, 2003
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    • koala
    • November 25, 2003

49. Altimeter  

    By rainier, June 24, 2001
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    • PalmettoTiger
    • June 25, 2001

50. Defensive Flying Techniques?  

    By ZoneRat, June 25, 2004
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    • WrongWay
    • June 25, 2004

51. AFF options  

    By Modern_Animal, September 16, 2020
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    • skyguyscott
    • September 21, 2020

52. Sabre 2 170: GAINED WEIGHT - WINGLOAD  

    By joewreilly, September 16, 2016
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    • riggerrob
    • September 16, 2016

53. Does FS1 (CAT10) allow you to jump with tandems ?  

    By lintern, August 8, 2005
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    • damion75
    • August 9, 2005

54. Losing a brake toggle  

    By prepheckt, December 2, 2002
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    • garywainwright
    • December 2, 2002

55. #490 was cutaway #1  

    By RichM, July 5, 2002
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    • freeflir29
    • July 8, 2002

56. I am fallible (and the slo-mo button works)  

    By livendive, August 8, 2005
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    • Trae
    • August 9, 2005

57. Making a Malfunction Simulator  

    By lilryno, March 9, 2004
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    • DShiznit
    • March 9, 2004

58. Skydiver's Parachute Deploys Early, Nearly Crashes Chopper  

    By SoCalJumper, February 12, 2014
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    • SFBayArea
    • February 18, 2014

59. skydiving videos that focus on form (free?)  

    By andy2, April 23, 2003
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    • ixlr82
    • April 24, 2003

60. Re: [cssriggers] So, You Want to Be a Rigger?  

    By rjf98, August 4, 2003
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    • riggerrob
    • August 10, 2003

61. Skydiving Fatal on first jump AFF in India  

    By air_devil, February 7, 2014
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    • shaz10
    • February 12, 2014

62. AFF IN THAILAND  

    By shaz10, February 10, 2014
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    • ianyapxw
    • February 11, 2014

63. Scary ride.  

    By drenaline, July 1, 2002
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    • Kirils
    • July 1, 2002

64. Cutaway's & Brakes  

    By StevieBoy, January 26, 2002
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    • Aviatrr
    • January 26, 2002

65. AFF IRC Pass Rates  

    By markbaur, April 20, 2003
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    • SkySlut
    • April 21, 2003

66. canopy collapse videos  

    By clustermagnet, May 13, 2009
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    • jsreznor
    • May 13, 2009

67. Goofy opening????  

    By lazerq3, June 11, 2001
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    • freeflyguy
    • June 12, 2001

68. Accuracy landing for students  

    By CoolBeans, April 19, 2019
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    • riggerrob
    • April 20, 2019

69. Wind speed indicator recommendations?  

    By ronwah, April 19, 2019   

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    • jcoldren
    • June 26, 2019

70. If you R a RW please enter here  

    By RSG, November 11, 2002
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    • RSG
    • November 18, 2002

71. Brian Germain at Just Jump Skydive  

    By BigMarty, May 6, 2010
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    • JohnRich
    • May 6, 2010

72. Smoke jumps  

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

73. Sweet  

    By CanuckInUSA, November 16, 2002
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    • drenaline
    • November 16, 2002

74. exit type  

    By iranianjumper, May 16, 2020
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    • iranianjumper
    • May 16, 2020

75. Help with Collapsible pilot chute  

    By helldog, October 13, 2004
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    • Jethers203
    • October 13, 2004

76. Re: [dubbayab] Fatality at Imatra, Finland  

    By metalslug, March 3, 2004
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    • riggerrob
    • March 4, 2004

77. FAA advice on landings  

    By kallend, April 9, 2010
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    • gofast_ER
    • April 14, 2010

78. Packing Class at Perris Valley  

    By robertmicp, October 11, 2004
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    • Nightingale
    • October 12, 2004

79. New rig/ downsizing  

    By Petereffinpan, November 29, 2006
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    • AFFI
    • November 29, 2006

80. Group Exits?  

    By elfanie, November 11, 2003
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    • Brains
    • November 11, 2003

81. Whats Next???  

    By Dave_RMC, April 15, 2009
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    • Dave_RMC
    • April 16, 2009

82. Lineover after opening?  

    By CMiller, November 26, 2006
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    • drdive
    • November 27, 2006

83. Where to find stats on aad fires and fails  

    By pds, November 11, 2002
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    • slotperfect
    • November 11, 2002

84. My Three (Tree?) Landing Lessons  

    By thomas.n.thomas, March 9, 2011
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    • kuai43
    • March 9, 2011

85. Thinking of doing AFF!  

    By jreyfoldy, July 20, 2005
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    • Andy_Copland
    • July 20, 2005

86. S/L or not  

    By Seagull61, June 5, 2006
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    • riggerrob
    • June 5, 2006

87. Media liaison - is it happening – or are we building a bad reputation?  

    By charlesr, June 4, 2004
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    • quade
    • June 4, 2004

88. Keeping Current  

    By freebird, January 14, 2002
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    • Iflyme
    • January 15, 2002

89. How many jumps before first real (military) HALO jump  

    By jarij, November 2, 2012
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    • theonlyski
    • November 2, 2012

90. Difference between IAF and AFF training  

    By phrog12, May 6, 2001
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    • riggerrob
    • May 8, 2001

91. Canopy courses in NorCal?  

    By Skolem45, July 14, 2005
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    • GravityGirl
    • July 17, 2005

92. Knot in brake line hang up.  

    By cvfd1399, October 3, 2004
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • October 4, 2004

93. Refund on ticket?  

    By udder, May 29, 2004
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    • AndyMan
    • May 29, 2004

94. Canadian plane regs change - TAWS  

    By toronto_bill, December 3, 2011
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    • Bertt
    • December 7, 2011

95. Aff Course Material  

    By sangiro, January 8, 2002
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    • fonz
    • January 9, 2002

96. Practicing EPs without gear?  

    By Superman32, March 9, 2005
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    • freakydiver
    • March 9, 2005

97. Coming back to the sport after 5 years =P  

    By javip82, November 22, 2011
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    • rrmtopo
    • December 4, 2011

98. Static line training question  

    By dkf1979, November 3, 2003
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    • nightjumps
    • November 3, 2003

99. Skydive U  

    By SkydiveMonkey, May 17, 2002
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    • jtval
    • June 2, 2002

100. Want to come back but have no license  

     By dmitri76, March 8, 2005
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     • mjosparky
     • March 8, 2005