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1. Safe jumping with newbies  

   By Jessica, August 1, 2002
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   • ernokaikkonen
   • August 2, 2002

2. What's a polite way of saying "no"?   1 2

   By Jiggs, July 30, 2002
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   • coconutmonkey
   • August 2, 2002

3. DETERMINING WIND DIRECTION, AM I RIGHT?  

   By pack40, July 24, 2002
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   • pack40
   • August 1, 2002

4. Statistics for a worried parent   1 2

   By diverds, July 1, 2002
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   • ernokaikkonen
   • August 1, 2002

5. Frustration   1 2

   By derweasel, July 29, 2002
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   • kingbunky
   • July 31, 2002

6. Ninja pilots .....  

   By SkydiveMonkey, July 18, 2002
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   • ernokaikkonen
   • July 30, 2002

7. FXC fired premature  

   By cloud9, July 22, 2002
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   • ernokaikkonen
   • July 29, 2002

8. Safety advice?  

   By jtval, July 24, 2002
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   • jumpy
   • July 28, 2002

9. RE-Lining?  

   By jtval, July 14, 2002
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   • fasterfaller
   • July 25, 2002

10. Scared myself a little  

    By jncoughlin, July 21, 2002
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    • jncoughlin
    • July 24, 2002

11. Exit Separation - Real World Thoughts   1 2

    By mattb, February 28, 2002
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    • crazy
    • July 24, 2002

12. Pilot Chute Size?   1 2

    By nicknitro71, July 15, 2002
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    • fred
    • July 24, 2002

13. canopy swoop = demo jump  

    By peek, July 17, 2002
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    • riggerrob
    • July 23, 2002

14. B licence question  

    By Emmie, July 19, 2002
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • July 23, 2002

15. Accelerating opening.  

    By Deuce, July 19, 2002
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    • Deuce
    • July 19, 2002

16. Improving exit awareness  

    By Jessica, July 15, 2002
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    • Jumperpaula
    • July 19, 2002

17. Releasing Brakes Late  

    By mjkoziel, July 17, 2002
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    • ifallout
    • July 18, 2002

18. Slider hesitation and hang up  

    By Slink2, July 18, 2002
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    • ERICCONNELLY
    • July 18, 2002

19. video training  

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

20. Whoa...Another almost....  

    By freeflir29, July 16, 2002
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    • freeflir29
    • July 18, 2002

21. Track for safety, not the DZ  

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

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

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

23. spinning malfunction  

    By WmLauterbach, July 16, 2002
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    • Hooknswoop
    • July 17, 2002

24. Look at others gear while on video  

    By PhreeZone, July 8, 2002
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    • goose491
    • July 17, 2002

25. Incident Themes  

    By rking12, July 16, 2002
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    • ScratchTX
    • July 17, 2002

26. Goggles In Freefall  

    By gale, July 17, 2002
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    • christoofar
    • July 17, 2002

27. cypres misfires ?  

    By BMFin, July 15, 2002
    • 12 replies
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    • billvon
    • July 17, 2002

28. Ears Ringing/pressure  

    By mirage, July 13, 2002
    • 12 replies
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    • drenaline
    • July 17, 2002

29. Survey of what makes a DZ a home for you  

    By kopelen, July 10, 2002
    • 19 replies
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    • narcimund
    • July 16, 2002

30. Making stow bites too big, a close one...   1 2

    By GrumpySmurf, July 7, 2002
    • 28 replies
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    • ifallout
    • July 16, 2002

31. Scared myself good on a night jump!  

    By JJohnson, July 10, 2002
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    • goose491
    • July 15, 2002

32. Heatwave- same category as Stilletto?  

    By dbattman, July 9, 2002
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    • rking12
    • July 15, 2002

33. This Post Is Being Made  

    By rgoper, July 11, 2002
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    • jtval
    • July 14, 2002

34. crossfire collapse on final  

    By skygirlie12, July 2, 2002
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    • Michele
    • July 12, 2002

35. sorry there really was a point to my last post  

    By Snowflake, July 9, 2002
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    • Snowflake
    • July 11, 2002

36. Braked turns before a flare  

    By ScratchTX, July 4, 2002
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    • skybytch
    • July 11, 2002

37. High altitude loads - no more.   1 2

    By CanEHdian, July 4, 2002
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    • PhreeZone
    • July 10, 2002

38. Jewelry danger  

    By wlie, July 3, 2002
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    • christoofar
    • July 10, 2002

39. Long Spots and Making it back  

    By freeflydeeva, July 8, 2002
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    • freeflydeeva
    • July 9, 2002

40. Line Overs and Hook Knives...  

    By Hooknswoop, July 3, 2002
    • 20 replies
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    • polarbear
    • July 9, 2002

41. Surviving the WFFC  

    By billvon, June 28, 2002
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    • billvon
    • July 9, 2002

42. #490 was cutaway #1  

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

43. Mistake...Lesson Learned  

    By gemini, July 1, 2002
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    • ifallout
    • July 8, 2002

44. downplaning - how, what and why?   1 2

    By Newbie, April 22, 2002
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    • JakGramley
    • July 7, 2002

45. RW or FS ?  

    By BMFin, July 4, 2002
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    • Shark
    • July 5, 2002

46. finally ready, ... opinions requested now  

    By fonzi, July 5, 2002
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    • LawnDart21
    • July 5, 2002

47. hard landing  

    By nathaniel, July 2, 2002
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    • DTOXX
    • July 3, 2002

48. freeflying = unlearning rw skills?  

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

49. Credentials  

    By sangiro, June 29, 2002
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    • ltdiver
    • July 2, 2002

50. Hornet landings  

    By Emmie, April 12, 2002
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    • Jimbo
    • July 1, 2002

51. please advise me!  

    By gcfreefly, July 1, 2002
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    • skybytch
    • July 1, 2002

52. how long did it take you to get over sensory overload  

    By SilentJ, June 27, 2002
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    • Kirils
    • July 1, 2002

53. Scary ride.  

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

54. High Speed Main Malfunction  

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

55. Revised requirements for the D   1 2 3

    By Jimbo, June 13, 2002
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    • ramon
    • June 29, 2002

56. Dislocating Shoulders Everywhere  

    By christoofar, June 17, 2002
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    • caseyusa
    • June 28, 2002

57. Who do most of you pull so low?   1 2

    By tooueay, June 26, 2002
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    • airdrew20012001
    • June 28, 2002

58. Skydiving Through Clouds   1 2

    By gale, June 24, 2002
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    • indyz
    • June 27, 2002

59. Cypres firing at Otay  

    By billvon, June 25, 2002
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    • thrillseek
    • June 27, 2002

60. jumping again  

    By justme, June 26, 2002
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    • justme
    • June 27, 2002

61. It's ok. Just land off.  

    By FallingMarc, June 25, 2002
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    • FallingMarc
    • June 27, 2002

62. Newer skydivers - self regulate  

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

63. Bands or Tubestows  

    By ChrisDykstra, June 25, 2002
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • June 26, 2002

64. Fatality Page   1 2 3

    By Slink2, May 26, 2002
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    • caseyusa
    • June 26, 2002

65. Check that Chest Strap   1 2

    By webracer, May 20, 2002
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    • hobbes4star
    • June 26, 2002

66. Too early to jump a 149?   1 2

    By SatchFan, May 31, 2002
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    • ShortBus
    • June 26, 2002

67. Scary story on rec-dot  

    By Jessica, June 21, 2002
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    • wildblue
    • June 24, 2002

68. How you pack is what you get.  

    By drenaline, June 17, 2002
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    • Kris
    • June 22, 2002

69. Please listen to the people around you  

    By DanG, May 31, 2002
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    • billvon
    • June 21, 2002

70. A License Training  

    By megscott73, June 19, 2002
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    • drenaline
    • June 20, 2002

71. C license  

    By rendezvous, June 12, 2002
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    • drenaline
    • June 20, 2002

72. pushing the limits  

    By wonko, June 18, 2002
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    • nacmacfeegle
    • June 18, 2002

73. How my freind died.  

    By ForeverDive, June 4, 2002
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    • thrillseek
    • June 18, 2002

74. My Thoughts on Jumping AADs   1 2 3 4

    By slotperfect, May 30, 2002
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    • nigel99
    • June 17, 2002

75. Bad decision I wanted to share, I was lucky.  

    By LawnDart21, June 14, 2002
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    • ernokaikkonen
    • June 17, 2002

76. Germany plane crash, rumour or truth?  

    By Remster, June 4, 2002
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    • Phil
    • June 16, 2002

77. Unnecessary Risk...  

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

78. Aircraft Safety Tips of the Week  

    By diverdriver, June 14, 2002
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    • drenaline
    • June 14, 2002

79. Tandem News From USPA/FAA  

    By slotperfect, June 10, 2002
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    • slotperfect
    • June 14, 2002

80. Crotchwork art  

    By tooueay, June 12, 2002
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    • tooueay
    • June 13, 2002

81. Ow, my hands.   1 2

    By Jessica, June 10, 2002
    • 45 replies
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    • ltdiver
    • June 12, 2002

82. Speaking of Cockiness & Complacency....  

    By Merrick, June 10, 2002
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    • Merrick
    • June 11, 2002

83. Sitfly & Ouch  

    By jfields, June 10, 2002
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    • PhillyKev
    • June 11, 2002

84. !st Balloon jump  

    By Kirils, June 6, 2002
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    • freeflytim
    • June 11, 2002

85. Complacency and cockiness   1 2

    By skreamer, June 5, 2002
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    • Remster
    • June 10, 2002

86. Dytter flatline   1 2

    By Jessica, June 1, 2002
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    • kmcguffee
    • June 9, 2002

87. Cutaway procedures   1 2

    By kopelen, June 6, 2002
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    • Spy38W
    • June 7, 2002

88. front riser and turbulance  

    By rendezvous, June 5, 2002
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    • billvon
    • June 7, 2002

89. USPA License  

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

90. Excess Brake Lines  

    By IronMike, June 1, 2002
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    • weid14
    • June 6, 2002

91. Question for Tunnel people  

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

92. Fall Rates  

    By Chief, June 4, 2002
    • 7 replies
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    • quade
    • June 5, 2002

93. potato-chipping  

    By caseyusa, May 26, 2002
    • 9 replies
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    • mountainman
    • June 5, 2002

94. videos  

    By edd, May 26, 2002
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    • diver123
    • June 2, 2002

95. Skydive U  

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

96. Steering line knot  

    By nacmacfeegle, May 20, 2002
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    • jaymundo
    • June 1, 2002

97. AEDs on the DZ  

    By weber, May 24, 2002
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    • WmLauterbach
    • May 31, 2002

98. Check your rapid links  

    By wildblue, May 29, 2002
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    • canopydave
    • May 31, 2002

99. Low line twist fatality?  

    By jaymundo, May 30, 2002
    • 10 replies
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    • cloud9
    • May 31, 2002

100. AFF Instr's / Tandem Instr's  

     By ChromeBoy, May 22, 2002
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     • flipper
     • May 30, 2002