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1. Question about reserve handle  

   By Jeth, September 3, 2004
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   • mattjw916
   • September 7, 2004

2. Stroke survivors that are still skydiving  

   By funjumper101, May 31, 2023
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   • wmw999
   • May 31, 2023

3. Malfunctions and Procedures  

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

4. running jokes?  

   By panzwami, April 11, 2005
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   • mr2mk1g
   • April 11, 2005

5. New Jumper  

   By Azzman, June 27, 2001
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   • DZBone
   • June 27, 2001

6. Refund on ticket?  

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

7. AFF program falls short on PLF training  

   By skyborne, September 11, 2008
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   • JohnRich
   • September 11, 2008

8. USPA Coach Rating Added  

   By sangiro, November 23, 2003
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   • HRHSkyPrincess
   • November 24, 2003

9. Cypress req in australia  

   By spencer, June 26, 2005
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   • skydiverton
   • July 12, 2005

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

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

11. please inform me ASAP!!!  

    By UVH, July 5, 2005
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    • Kris
    • July 5, 2005

12. How do I find USPA license #?  

    By freeflyfairy, August 28, 2004
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    • slotperfect
    • August 28, 2004

13. Hula hoop  

    By pkasdorf, September 19, 2005
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    • pkasdorf
    • September 19, 2005

14. freefly training  

    By DroptheMan04, August 14, 2006
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    • DSE
    • August 25, 2006

15. Very little separation on opening  

    By rainman, July 26, 2001
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    • rainman
    • July 27, 2001

16. Malfunction stills online  

    By pilotdave, April 27, 2003
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    • pilotdave
    • April 30, 2003

17. 50,000 posts  

    By Ron, February 21, 2005
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    • bob.dino
    • February 21, 2005

18. Where do I go?  

    By Airbender, September 14, 2005
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    • sundevil777
    • September 15, 2005

19. Passed AFF7 today!!!  

    By Mad_Jasper, December 23, 2009
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    • RaXz
    • December 23, 2009

20. How to train?  

    By jigneshsoni, June 15, 2005
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    • Nickkk
    • June 17, 2005

21. Question regarding first canopy WL  

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

22. PFT & HALO Jumping  

    By dzjmg, April 6, 2005
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    • Beerlight
    • April 6, 2005

23. Dragging Exits  

    By slotperfect, July 24, 2001
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    • slotperfect
    • July 24, 2001

24. **Newbie Looking for chute and training**  

    By jphillips2000, October 6, 2003
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    • Chrisky
    • October 6, 2003

25. Scary Situation - Landing  

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

26. Hang Gliders? and what to do about them?  

    By mfrese, March 4, 2004
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    • mfrese
    • March 4, 2004

27. So, I'm studying for my C & D License Exams...  

    By ZoneRat, August 4, 2003
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    • ZoneRat
    • August 4, 2003

28. jump number 4001 was too exciting  

    By riggerrob, October 21, 2002
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    • dterrick
    • October 21, 2002

29. Too long reserve closing loop  

    By ribizligizi, December 20, 2009
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    • ribizligizi
    • December 20, 2009

30. Camera accident  

    By cop, September 10, 2002
    • 2 replies
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    • christoofar
    • September 10, 2002

31. photos for training students  

    By Helix, January 29, 2010
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    • Helix
    • January 29, 2010

32. Locking the bridle?  

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

33. VERY new to sport- RSL question  

    By newdiver, February 3, 2004
    • 11 replies
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    • HRHSkyPrincess
    • February 4, 2004

34. My major run of mistakes - I'd like to share...  

    By Ragnarok, September 20, 2005
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    • hexadecimal
    • September 20, 2005

35. Have you ever?  

    By Ruskin, August 29, 2005
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    • mikeat10500
    • August 31, 2005

36. AFF at one DZ.  

    By erielack, July 18, 2001
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    • erielack
    • July 18, 2001

37. canopys prone to collapse??  

    By rynodigsmusic, July 9, 2006
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    • rynodigsmusic
    • July 10, 2006

38. Skydiver's Unite for Safety 2002  

    By deefly, January 15, 2002
    • 6 replies
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    • skymedic
    • January 15, 2002

39. AFF question  

    By crotalus01, August 4, 2004
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    • crotalus01
    • August 4, 2004

40. Track for safety, not the DZ  

    By thrillseek, July 17, 2002
    • 4 replies
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    • billvon
    • July 18, 2002

41. Newer skydivers - self regulate  

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

42. Staying current - AFF 1  

    By kristylea88, March 23, 2009
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    • Feeblemind
    • March 25, 2009

43. Licensing system in US  

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

44. Risk awareness  

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

45. Scary almost mal  

    By jsaxton, October 10, 2005
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    • bwilling
    • October 12, 2005

46. Transitioning from F-111 to ZP  

    By mnskydiver688, February 7, 2007
    • 4 replies
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    • billvon
    • February 9, 2007

47. Reserve Repack  

    By tmoran, January 12, 2006
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    • jumperconway
    • January 12, 2006

48. in aff what does the term lock on mean  

    By WayneRATS, July 15, 2003
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    • WayneRATS
    • July 15, 2003

49. SCARY! (my PC loose in the plane)!  

    By AggieDave, August 26, 2002
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    • fasterfaller
    • August 26, 2002

50. USPA License  

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

51. Exit order for tracking dives  

    By Snowflake, January 22, 2003
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    • BoobieCootie
    • January 22, 2003

52. Water Gear  

    By jgaley69, July 28, 2007
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    • diablopilot
    • July 30, 2007

53. Club Safety Officer?  

    By Designer, December 3, 2003
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    • Designer
    • December 8, 2003

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

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

55. Graduated level 8!  

    By joe399, July 21, 2007
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    • bodypilot1
    • July 23, 2007

56. Can you spot the loose reserve handle????  

    By skymiles, April 12, 2005
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    • BenediktDE
    • April 12, 2005

57. Canopy collision at Lake Wales boogie - no injuries  

    By JDBoston, January 27, 2003
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    • CornishChris
    • January 28, 2003

58. THANKS FOR ADVICE  

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

59. finished AFF thanks to the guys that  

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

60. Malfunction Today  

    By gpdm, August 26, 2007
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    • JustChuteMeNow
    • August 26, 2007

61. dangerous students...  

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

62. Attitudes on lending smaller canopies?  

    By pchapman, April 28, 2005
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • April 29, 2005

63. Not an Incident but Lesson Learned  

    By pd190, February 3, 2003
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    • riddler
    • February 13, 2003

64. Night Jump Briefing  

    By dragonfyr, October 14, 2005
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    • dragonfyr
    • November 16, 2005

65. PLF training  

    By potatoman, August 13, 2008
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    • Beerlight
    • August 14, 2008

66. Wrapped up AFF Saturday!  

    By hokierower, May 2, 2011
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    • jrmrangers
    • May 5, 2011

67. Lineover after opening?  

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

68. Coaching the Coach Video??  

    By everymansaved, November 12, 2006
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    • everymansaved
    • November 20, 2006

69. Snowflake/dislocated shoulder  

    By bluskidave, February 9, 2004
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    • Snowflake
    • February 12, 2004

70. lineover  

    By phoenixlpr, April 23, 2007
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    • phoenixlpr
    • April 23, 2007

71. Landed a Tension Knot  

    By Cayce, July 11, 2005
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    • EvilLurker
    • July 11, 2005

72. Search the 2003 SIM  

    By geronimo, January 17, 2003
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    • skr
    • January 18, 2003

73. Student Jumps  

    By skoob, April 15, 2003
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    • Cajones
    • April 15, 2003

74. Question for Tunnel people  

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

75. Cut away cables  

    By heftee, August 28, 2003
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    • heftee
    • August 29, 2003

76. Canopy equivalent charts for MSL changes..  

    By jose, September 2, 2004
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    • Miami
    • September 2, 2004

77. Tandem ratings and flight physicals??  

    By pullhigh, June 20, 2003
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    • MikeTJumps
    • June 21, 2003

78. AFF Training Aids  

    By Deisel, August 9, 2013
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    • Deisel
    • August 9, 2013

79. Picture Mal vs. Video Mal  

    By Cayce, January 13, 2005
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    • Superman32
    • January 15, 2005

80. Demo Canopies  

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

81. Re: [inextremis] Fatality in stadium jump France  

    By Slyde, October 7, 2008
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    • inextremis
    • October 7, 2008

82. How is the best way to go about this...  

    By johntheking, May 19, 2003
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    • skybytch
    • May 19, 2003

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

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

84. AFF2 repeat....much better than last time, thank you!  

    By Lazarus_762, August 11, 2012
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    • Lazarus_762
    • August 12, 2012

85. Im new in afp, had a question about what this meant.  

    By McLovin, September 27, 2008
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    • Gato
    • September 28, 2008

86. safety article - harnesses  

    By bekamong, June 7, 2006
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    • phoenixlpr
    • June 7, 2006

87. twisted risers spinning main  

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

88. STP 3 (video)  

    By bloody_trauma, July 20, 2007
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    • bloody_trauma
    • July 20, 2007

89. got a question?  

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

90. Dislocated shoulder.  

    By GeordieSkydiver, May 12, 2005
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    • crashintou
    • May 13, 2005

91. Canopy School at Deland  

    By Jib, February 2, 2003
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    • Luna
    • June 8, 2004

92. Swooping limitations (was: IL fatality)  

    By Scrumpot, August 3, 2006
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    • homer
    • August 4, 2006

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

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

94. Stop going above formations  

    By cvfd1399, October 3, 2004
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    • Cacophony
    • October 6, 2004

95. Question for AFF Instructors.  

    By wesclimb, May 25, 2005
    • 3 replies
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    • billvon
    • May 25, 2005

96. Pilot Chute Misbehaving  

    By Gato, August 19, 2008
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    • chrismgtis
    • August 20, 2008

97. bump n jump close call  

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

98. mal -what happened?  

    By flyhy, April 6, 2004
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    • riddler
    • April 12, 2004

99. Helo jumps  

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

100. What Has Skylord Been Up To?  

     By skylord, October 6, 2005
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     • skylord
     • October 14, 2005