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6,253 topics in this forum

1. CANOPY CLASS  

   By maurice1369, August 11, 2007
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   • ianmdrennan
   • August 13, 2007

2. First Time Jump (Level1)  

   By VirtualBoy, February 17, 2004
   • 7 replies
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   • cruzit
   • February 17, 2004

3. Just off AFF  

   By lespaul980, October 1, 2006
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   • kelpdiver
   • October 2, 2006

4. Following the pattern  

   By Zach, April 26, 2004
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   • tombuch
   • April 26, 2004

5. Canopy Flight Seminars with Brian Germain  

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

6. manuel deployment w/ pc in tow?  

   By tattoojeff, March 29, 2004
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   • nightjumps
   • March 30, 2004

7. Golden Knights training  

   By bloody_trauma, May 17, 2006
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   • Ron
   • May 19, 2006

8. Greetings and a couple of questions  

   By bitmonkey, August 2, 2006
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   • bob.dino
   • August 3, 2006

9. drill your EP's  

   By The111, March 29, 2004
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   • sundevil777
   • March 31, 2004

10. Tandem Packing Manuals  

    By MightyMouse, April 20, 2005
    • 3 replies
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    • pchapman
    • April 22, 2005

11. Post AFF training questions.  

    By aquaflamz, April 22, 2004
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    • aquaflamz
    • April 23, 2004

12. course in new zealand  

    By ReggieBaby, March 25, 2009
    • 1 reply
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    • humbled1
    • March 26, 2009

13. freefly - start  

    By flyhy, April 7, 2002
    • 3 replies
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    • Spy38W
    • April 8, 2002

14. Reserve extraction/inflation should it have worked?  

    By ChileRelleno, November 28, 2003
    • 6 replies
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    • ACMESkydiver
    • December 2, 2003

15. Tunnel investment  

    By Jessica, March 24, 2002
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    • prost
    • March 24, 2002

16. Ready to Return?  

    By bmoore21184, May 3, 2005
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    • HydroGuy
    • May 7, 2005

17. Thanks Jumper03!!!  

    By KNewman, November 13, 2007
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    • peregrinerose
    • November 14, 2007

18. Skylord First Solo Dive!!  

    By skylord, February 28, 2005
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    • LaDonna
    • March 1, 2005

19. I am wrong as a paraglider ?  

    By mfrog, September 26, 2003
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    • riggerrob
    • September 26, 2003

20. AFP Or S/L(I know it's been talked about before but your opinion helps alot)  

    By Skyhighbird, January 17, 2008
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    • riggerrob
    • January 19, 2008

21. Do I need a collapsible for a 150 eliptical?  

    By ForeverDive, February 20, 2002
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    • phastasphuk
    • February 20, 2002

22. Awesome skydive!  

    By diver123, March 20, 2002
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    • AndyMan
    • March 21, 2002

23. Need Packing Lesson in Minneapolis  

    By TheCapt, October 10, 2006
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    • rehmwa
    • October 12, 2006

24. Yet another method to calculate exit seperation  

    By speedy, September 7, 2004
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    • skr
    • September 8, 2004

25. Repost  

    By bkoch, May 16, 2005
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    • hookitt
    • May 16, 2005

26. Mal Pics for AFF FJC  

    By RozeAY, January 16, 2003
    • 1 reply
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    • councilman24
    • January 17, 2003

27. Wingloading Maximums  

    By skymonkey, August 19, 2003
    • 1 reply
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    • skymonkey
    • August 19, 2003

28. Keeping Current  

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

29. student manuals  

    By MrHixxx, March 8, 2003
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    • skr
    • March 11, 2003

30. Let's not forget, folks  

    By LuvToFly, January 26, 2004
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    • LuvToFly
    • January 26, 2004

31. New Canopy, Breakin Period ?  

    By b1jercat, May 20, 2003
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    • billvon
    • May 20, 2003

32. brake fire & reserve ride  

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

33. container cutting lines  

    By chopchop, September 23, 2002
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    • ernokaikkonen
    • September 24, 2002

34. Factors to choose eyewear  

    By lucyraynott, April 6, 2017
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    • lucyraynott
    • April 6, 2017

35. down size questions  

    By SGT-Frontline, September 25, 2007
    • 1 reply
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    • JohnMitchell
    • September 25, 2007

36. Finally Strong Rated!  

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

37. Safety Day Tips  

    By Otter, September 12, 2003
    • 1 reply
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    • Otter
    • September 14, 2003

38. First solo done  

    By lawrocket, December 2, 2002
    • 4 replies
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    • Chief
    • December 2, 2002

39. wingload question  

    By Jackpunx, December 9, 2005
    • 8 replies
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    • Jackpunx
    • December 9, 2005

40. Should I have changed the landing area?  

    By Bolas, September 17, 2004
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    • IvanPeters
    • September 21, 2004

41. Been a long time...  

    By jordanos, May 4, 2007
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    • littleskycrab
    • May 4, 2007

42. First cutaway  

    By Griff69, May 10, 2005
    • 5 replies
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    • Feeblemind
    • May 11, 2005

43. Way of researching DZs?  

    By rocketdog, August 26, 2005
    • 7 replies
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    • PhreeZone
    • August 30, 2005

44. AFF Level 3 at Night!  

    By Shark, May 12, 2003
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    • nightjumps
    • May 12, 2003

45. Risers - tuck tab or velcro  

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

46. Cypres firing during high speed landings?  

    By Para5-0, September 24, 2005
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    • slotperfect
    • September 24, 2005

47. Opinions on final "safety check"  

    By linuxguy, June 2, 2003
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    • nightjumps
    • June 2, 2003

48. Skydive U  

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

49. Training thoughts  

    By safeone, September 16, 2003
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    • pds
    • September 17, 2003

50. Safety + Training - Canopy Incidents  

    By Pattybeeny, May 24, 2011
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    • bnunyabiz
    • May 24, 2011

51. n00b Question  

    By QuickDraw, December 30, 2001
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    • QuickDraw
    • December 30, 2001

52. Defensive Flying Techniques?  

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

53. Tandem Progression, looking forward to my 1st solo, a question?  

    By JeepDiver, November 10, 2004
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    • skyhighkiy
    • November 12, 2004

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

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

55. nasty tandem line twists  

    By linestretch, October 25, 2004
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    • timmyfitz
    • October 25, 2004

56. USPA Safety Day at Snohomish.  

    By Guest, February 28, 2003
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    • Guest
    • February 28, 2003

57. Canopy coaching course  

    By nigel99, August 5, 2012
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    • nigel99
    • August 5, 2012

58. Advanced Instructor Course  

    By SkyFrog, September 6, 2004
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    • slotperfect
    • September 7, 2004

59. AFF program in the winter....  

    By nemesis43, August 30, 2002
    • 6 replies
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    • fasterfaller
    • August 30, 2002

60. Altitude loss comparisons?  

    By rredman, March 29, 2004
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    • rredman
    • March 30, 2004

61. Cutaway D-Bag  

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

62. May 19 - Skykef, Israel - Failed cutaway/2 Canopy Malfunction  

    By highlee369, May 20, 2010
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    • highlee369
    • May 20, 2010

63. Packing Question  

    By assoutjohnnie, November 29, 2005
    • 1 reply
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    • FrogNog
    • November 29, 2005

64. Canopy Seminars  

    By theskydiveguy, February 2, 2004
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    • TimDave
    • February 6, 2004

65. SPI Skydiving  

    By ShouldIReally, April 9, 2002
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    • Jessica
    • April 10, 2002

66. Book Author  

    By Ruskin, November 1, 2005
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    • kelpdiver
    • November 12, 2005

67. Perris Student Manual  

    By g3ninfinite, February 11, 2012
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    • g3ninfinite
    • February 11, 2012

68. Tandems on First Pass and Experienced Higher?  

    By brianhay@protonmail.com, September 12, 2024
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • September 24, 2024

69. CANOPY CONTROL CLASS info...Pleez?  

    By somethinelse, April 5, 2005
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    • craichead
    • April 30, 2005

70. unstable deployment  

    By waster, September 2, 2002
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    • aneblett
    • September 3, 2002

71. NTSB statistics compare to Jump Operations 2001  

    By diverdriver, April 4, 2002
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    • diverdriver
    • April 5, 2002

72. Any parachute packing courses happening in Canada?  

    By V1Rotate, July 18, 2023
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    • riggerrob
    • July 24, 2023

73. Interesting Parallels to Aviation?  

    By Scrumpot, December 29, 2003
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    • freeflyguy
    • January 2, 2004

74. coach and tandem training  

    By mfuller, September 22, 2007
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    • Skymonkey2
    • October 1, 2007

75. how many jumps for AFF  

    By flygirl60, May 30, 2003
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    • andy2
    • May 31, 2003

76. crash position  

    By longtall, July 23, 2007
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    • longtall
    • July 24, 2007

77. S&T News from USPA, 3/21/05  

    By livendive, March 22, 2005
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    • livendive
    • March 25, 2005

78. Safety Day 2005; What did you learn from it?  

    By Shark, March 14, 2005
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    • skymedic
    • March 15, 2005

79. Where do I get a training harness to practice exit, arch, pull & recovery  

    By lintern, February 9, 2004
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    • Cloggy
    • February 9, 2004

80. Any tips for good Freefly coach near Melbourne (Australia)?  

    By Vidu, October 12, 2011
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    • hunty
    • October 23, 2011

81. IAD - Risks with Aircraft  

    By Katie01, June 16, 2003
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    • billvon
    • June 16, 2003

82. Here's my under canopy strategy  

    By JustRelax, September 2, 2003
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    • ZoneRat
    • September 2, 2003

83. S&T News from USPA, 10/28/05  

    By livendive, October 28, 2005
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    • livendive
    • October 28, 2005

84. Time to complete AFF?  

    By flyinghuntster, February 2, 2004
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    • TimDave
    • February 6, 2004

85. AFF: long gap between level 5 & 6 - what should I do?  

    By lintern, April 13, 2004
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    • Tonto
    • April 20, 2004

86. A lesson relearned  

    By Designer, September 29, 2002
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    • Designer
    • September 29, 2002

87. Level 2 Tandem done!  

    By NotBond, October 19, 2008
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    • Andy_Copland
    • October 20, 2008

88. what's an atmonauti dive?  

    By Newbie, August 1, 2003
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    • andy2
    • August 1, 2003

89. Article on Fear  

    By tdog, March 15, 2007
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    • JohnRich
    • March 15, 2007

90. Skyventure Orlando  

    By Hoot, March 29, 2004
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    • lilryno
    • March 31, 2004

91. US JUMPING  

    By andyc, September 14, 2002
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    • Jimbo
    • September 15, 2002

92. FAA and part 91  

    By TreeRat, January 26, 2010
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    • jsreznor
    • January 26, 2010

93. Safety Day  

    By awagnon, January 10, 2010
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    • davelepka
    • January 10, 2010

94. Rough landings  

    By trumpetfish, October 7, 2003
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    • davelepka
    • October 7, 2003

95. SDC water training  

    By waterboy3412, August 6, 2009
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    • fluffyduckie
    • August 11, 2009

96. Safety day seminar  

    By billvon, March 15, 2004
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    • billvon
    • March 16, 2004

97. PD online manuals  

    By rmcvey, December 16, 2001
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    • larry
    • December 18, 2001

98. First post...question regarding a light weight person  

    By sselos, August 18, 2004
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    • jerm
    • August 25, 2004

99. Injury video  

    By andygrom, January 14, 2003
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    • Kinaa
    • January 14, 2003

100. Six to Eight seconds might not be enough  

     By skHIjunky, February 28, 2002
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     • skHIjunky
     • February 28, 2002