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6,253 topics in this forum

1. getting current  

   By browncow, July 2, 2011
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   • browncow
   • July 3, 2011

2. Bring on level 4! :D  

   By Andy_Copland, July 14, 2005
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   • lemonjelly
   • July 17, 2005

3. seat belts  

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

4. Season starting, some canopy flight things to consider  

   By jdfreefly, April 13, 2004
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   • Unstable
   • April 15, 2004

5. Cut-away cable housing - my experience  

   By pierre3636, August 22, 2005
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   • pierre3636
   • August 23, 2005

6. Controlability/Crash Landing  

   By dropdeded, June 23, 2003
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   • davelepka
   • June 23, 2003

7. Re: [krkeenan] Fatality ASC(skyride)  

   By jumper03, January 20, 2006
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   • jumper03
   • January 20, 2006

8. Re: [freakydiver] Injury in San Diego  

   By flighty, November 25, 2003
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   • Nightingale
   • November 25, 2003

9. Have had my first high speed malfunction  

   By badlock, September 29, 2003
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   • Chrisky
   • September 30, 2003

10. And MORE questions.....  

    By UliToo, November 7, 2008
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    • popsjumper
    • November 12, 2008

11. respose to earlier post about missing handle  

    By crazy8, May 18, 2006
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    • slotperfect
    • May 18, 2006

12. Spotting and Exit Procedures discussion on Skydive Radio  

    By BrianSGermain, March 22, 2012
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    • BrianSGermain
    • March 22, 2012

13. Canopy Handling/Student Landing  

    By RopeJunkie, February 22, 2006
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    • RopeJunkie
    • February 23, 2006

14. New rig/ downsizing  

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

15. Teaching Visualization Technique  

    By Designer, October 24, 2003
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    • riggerrob
    • October 27, 2003

16. Cat 8 dives  

    By SkydiveMonkey, August 4, 2001
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    • SkydiveMonkey
    • August 4, 2001

17. Leg Straps  

    By TimHolt, July 21, 2017
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    • TimHolt
    • July 21, 2017

18. Body position when chopping  

    By Sonic, November 30, 2002
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    • billvon
    • November 30, 2002

19. knot pt3  

    By nacmacfeegle, May 20, 2002
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    • nacmacfeegle
    • May 20, 2002

20. Low timer self induced linetwists at 1000'  

    By blazingcannon, August 29, 2002
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    • blazingcannon
    • August 29, 2002

21. Dive Planning  

    By Albatross, January 26, 2002
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    • quade
    • January 26, 2002

22. ckeck your toggles  

    By jvair, June 23, 2005
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    • Designer
    • June 23, 2005

23. night jump training  

    By Bergen, June 6, 2006
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    • BIGUN
    • June 6, 2006

24. A Lic Problem Cont.  

    By Sebazz1, January 29, 2002
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    • skymedic
    • January 29, 2002

25. If you R a RW please enter here  

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

26. 4th of July  

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

27. good safety articles here  

    By Newbie, August 2, 2002
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    • hobbes4star
    • August 2, 2002

28. Coached Rating and beyond!  

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

29. Tandem certification  

    By Tink1717, January 22, 2003
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    • Tink1717
    • January 22, 2003

30. Aircraft Safety Tips of the Week  

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

31. H&P exit problems...  

    By Icon134, August 12, 2004
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    • Reginald
    • August 13, 2004

32. Check that spot  

    By wlie, August 26, 2002
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    • christoofar
    • August 26, 2002

33. Where to find stats on aad fires and fails  

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

34. ripcord service bulletin  

    By freeflycracker, July 18, 2003
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    • Hooknswoop
    • July 18, 2003

35. Qualifying a Trainer/Instructor  

    By Iota, September 13, 2004
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    • Mad47
    • September 15, 2004

36. another question about exit separation  

    By The111, March 1, 2004
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    • Scrumpot
    • March 4, 2004

37. Safety Day at Small DZ  

    By cbain, March 9, 2005
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    • Superfletch
    • March 12, 2005

38. Statistics and cypres  

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

39. Another gear mistake caught in the plane  

    By sundevil777, June 17, 2003
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    • freakydiver
    • June 17, 2003

40. Newbie question  

    By jedisk8r, March 31, 2004
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    • USPA
    • March 31, 2004

41. help with a license  

    By midwaychris, December 8, 2002
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    • markbaur
    • December 8, 2002

42. Aircraft traffic Q  

    By bigbearfng, October 26, 2004
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    • wuffo
    • October 28, 2004

43. Further training  

    By robertmicp, September 28, 2004
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    • Frenchy68
    • September 29, 2004

44. Pilot chute entangled with bridle  

    By VOT, July 18, 2011
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    • JohnRich
    • July 18, 2011

45. Out Landings. . .  

    By skyyhi, March 29, 2004
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    • Chrisky
    • April 1, 2004

46. Ears ringing  

    By The111, August 19, 2003
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    • aero04
    • August 20, 2003

47. Any recommendations for AFF courses in Adelaide area?  

    By AdamB, July 23, 2011
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    • AdamB
    • July 23, 2011

48. CC Course: Wait for Rig?  

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

49. Is ID requested for a waiver?  

    By b744, April 26, 2004
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    • riggerrob
    • April 30, 2004

50. Collapse Round Parachute  

    By TimHolt, July 21, 2017
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    • TimHolt
    • July 21, 2017

51. Any Instructors in SoCal area?  

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

52. Buy Stolen and Genuine made; passports from (puredocumentation@gmail.com) with ID cards, working permits, drivers license and much more!  

    By 33kkgkozlov, February 8, 2018
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    • glh
    • February 8, 2018

53. October 1st and the changing AFF requirements  

    By Rmillerick, September 3, 2003
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    • dterrick
    • September 3, 2003

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

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

55. Thanks  

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

56. More to come?  

    By CanuckInUSA, April 21, 2003
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    • riddler
    • April 25, 2003

57. Show jump safety record  

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

58. S&T News from USPA, 1/24/07  

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

59. first line twist was a good learning experience  

    By FlyingJarhead, September 19, 2006
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    • MB38
    • September 20, 2006

60. AFF COMPLETION  

    By MNM604, November 15, 2004
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    • Randy_H
    • November 15, 2004

61. Group Exits?  

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

62. AFF Pre-course at Skydive San Marcos  

    By skycoach, January 9, 2004
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    • skycoach
    • January 12, 2004

63. Choosing Eyeglass Frames for your Face: Things to you should know  

    By lucyraynott, April 27, 2017
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    • lucyraynott
    • April 27, 2017

64. Experience and Luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

    By rhino, February 12, 2002
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    • rhino
    • February 12, 2002

65. Learning an invaluable lesson  

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

66. Classifying an area for a Demo Jump  

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

67. Fatality Database & dropzone  

    By pela, January 8, 2006
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    • NelKel
    • January 8, 2006

68. Tracking & line of flight  

    By lippy, February 26, 2004
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    • JohnMitchell
    • February 27, 2004

69. New Safety First Video - FREE on YouTube - from Brian Germain  

    By BrianSGermain, March 6, 2012
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    • BrianSGermain
    • March 6, 2012

70. look in for twin otter information  

    By skydiverjerry, December 29, 2004
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    • Kris
    • December 29, 2004

71. Re: [freakydiver] Injury in San Diego  

    By alan, November 25, 2003
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    • Auryn
    • November 25, 2003

72. Seeking Instructor in Little Rock, Arkansas Area  

    By ayumigirl, November 14, 2006
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    • skydive4u2
    • November 17, 2006

73. Incident Themes  

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

74. 2 canopies & RSL (re PIA Dual-Square Report)  

    By matt1215, May 31, 2006
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    • darkwing
    • May 31, 2006

75. the sun was in my eyes  

    By happythoughts, January 18, 2005
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    • happythoughts
    • January 19, 2005

76. 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

77. Wow,a Safety day that really was safe!  

    By Designer, March 15, 2004
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    • Iamthebest_391
    • March 15, 2004

78. Waivers  

    By RkyMtnHigh, March 7, 2005
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    • RkyMtnHigh
    • March 8, 2005

79. Low Level Wraps - options?  

    By TheAnvil, March 13, 2006
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    • chachi
    • March 14, 2006

80. looking 4 images about basic movement  

    By zaGURU, November 30, 2003
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    • Mad47
    • December 2, 2003

81. canopy training  

    By gracefulglider, July 3, 2005
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    • Feeblemind
    • July 6, 2005

82. drop zone s.o.ps  

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

83. winter water training?  

    By boilthemonkey, November 22, 2009
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    • skyjumpenfool
    • November 23, 2009

84. In Response to/incidents/unsafe situations with non freefly friendly gear  

    By hookitt, June 4, 2003
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    • Monsterchute
    • June 6, 2003

85. Get License A at other dropzone?  

    By DroptheMan04, July 2, 2006
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    • MarkM
    • July 4, 2006

86. Couple of lessons learned about deployment separation  

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

87. The day after, my few cents.  

    By flytrybe, March 20, 2007
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    • flytrybe
    • March 20, 2007

88. Training Question  

    By Wassituya, November 30, 2001
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    • Aviatrr
    • November 30, 2001

89. course aff  

    By moff, June 26, 2004
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    • vt1977
    • June 28, 2004

90. Seeking contact info for Simon Wade  

    By stratostar, December 7, 2010
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    • stratostar
    • December 7, 2010

91. Coach and AFF Course in October  

    By robsdu, September 21, 2011
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    • chuckakers
    • September 22, 2011

92. Tunnel camp or skills camp?  

    By Jessica, October 27, 2002
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    • weid14
    • October 28, 2002

93. Gear Checks  

    By reyno_gr, April 30, 2006
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    • Mockingbird
    • May 6, 2006

94. Student Gear - What to look for ?  

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

95. What to expect at an AFF pre-course?  

    By jsaxton, December 16, 2003
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    • Kris
    • December 17, 2003

96. Gear Maintenance & Checklist  

    By PalmettoTiger, January 22, 2002
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    • PalmettoTiger
    • January 22, 2002

97. double mal vid question from newbie!  

    By Smeger, December 16, 2005
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    • Smeger
    • December 16, 2005

98. tandem jump if you have shoulder problems  

    By azdiver, August 18, 2006
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    • fugozzie
    • August 18, 2006

99. AFF/RAPS/AFP/IAD  

    By DZJ, October 12, 2004
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    • BIGUN
    • October 12, 2004

100. Under a smaller canopy than expected  

     By peek, September 3, 2003
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     • fundgh
     • September 3, 2003