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Rear Riser Turns (Aerodynamics)

By airdolphin, August 19, 2010
- 21 replies
- 10,161 views
- airdolphin
- August 26, 2010
Re: [The111] Fatality - Tampa Bay, FL - 20 Jan 2010 1 2 3 4 6

By in2jumping, January 20, 2010
- 132 replies
- 10,161 views
- wolfriverjoe
- January 28, 2010
Delta and tracking

By swoopdog, November 18, 2004
- 24 replies
- 10,137 views
- riggerrob
- November 24, 2004
Seat Belts 1 2 3

By Hooknswoop, January 13, 2003
- 65 replies
- 10,126 views
- PhillyKev
- January 21, 2003
Pull bridle when PC in tow?

By WaffleCrisp, October 10, 2014
- 19 replies
- 10,116 views
- WaffleCrisp
- October 15, 2014
Am I downsizing too fast? 1 2

By Kalrigan, October 1, 2013
- 26 replies
- 10,099 views
- potatoman
- October 6, 2013
Practicing your arch

By PalmettoTiger, June 12, 2001
- 15 replies
- 10,089 views
- PalmettoTiger
- June 15, 2001
Why isn't there an AAD with adjustable firing altitude? 1 2

By tsf, April 14, 2013
- 38 replies
- 10,082 views
- chuckakers
- May 12, 2013
Saftey related skydiving sayings 1 2 3

By jsaxton, August 21, 2003
- 74 replies
- 10,081 views
- jsaxton
- September 7, 2003
Freebag Lockup 1 2

By Squeak, December 12, 2012
- 42 replies
- 10,072 views
- JohnSherman
- December 25, 2012
name this mal 1 2

By dragon2, February 9, 2005
- 38 replies
- 10,063 views
- dragon2
- February 25, 2005
How to stop short on landing/comments on "Demo Jumper hits spectators" 1 2

By peek, January 1, 2013
- 46 replies
- 10,040 views
- ChrisD
- May 27, 2013
Glasses 1 2

By old_timer, September 21, 2012
- 28 replies
- 10,037 views
- ZigZagMarquis
- September 26, 2012
Tips on improving arching, mainly legs

By Caipirinha, July 28, 2013
- 21 replies
- 10,031 views
- pchapman
- August 1, 2013
Near miss in freefall? A mystery? Advice needed. 1 2

By T_P, May 25, 2009
- 48 replies
- 10,030 views
- kallend
- June 5, 2009
Little debate going on here... Cutaway and go to reserve on a PC in tow or just go to reserve??? 1 2

By NoShitThereIWas, October 6, 2013
- 41 replies
- 10,028 views
- Andy9o8
- October 23, 2013
What to do if you enter a cloud 1 2 3

By danornan, November 25, 2011
- 73 replies
- 10,021 views
- danornan
- December 13, 2011
Bowling DZOs/managers please read 1 2 3 4

By JoeBobJumper, May 30, 2012
- 95 replies
- 10,017 views
- billvon
- June 13, 2012
What if you cannot see your canopy? Loose harness restricts moving head 1 2

By AtrusBatleth, September 23, 2015
- 31 replies
- 10,013 views
- JohnMitchell
- November 13, 2015
"Check in! Check out! Ready, set..."

By mattyblast, January 9, 2006
- 24 replies
- 10,010 views
- roscoep
- January 16, 2006
Altitude awareness

By Grayhawk, June 21, 2016
- 21 replies
- 10,001 views
- Hajo
- June 29, 2016
AFF Jitters- Losing Instructors? 1 2

By stringtheorygal, September 24, 2012
- 27 replies
- 9,998 views
- OHCHUTE
- December 21, 2012
Comments on the article "From Tunnel to Sky"

By peek, January 12, 2017
- 8 replies
- 9,974 views
- skydived19006
- January 17, 2017
Too quick to cut away 1 2 3

By okalb, February 12, 2007
- 67 replies
- 9,968 views
- piahenzi
- March 17, 2007
R44 as a Jump Ship

By wildcard451, February 11, 2013
- 17 replies
- 9,963 views
- evan85
- October 1, 2013
All roads have wires

By DBCOOPER, October 14, 2015
- 23 replies
- 9,961 views
- CHunter
- November 2, 2015
The Golden Knights (Tryouts)

By taz9420, February 4, 2004
- 24 replies
- 9,937 views
- freakydiver
- February 9, 2004
AFF or RAPS????

By Loli, January 6, 2009
- 17 replies
- 9,928 views
- Andy9o8
- January 22, 2009
(New Student) Dislocated My Shoulder Pulling...

By g2uypie, June 17, 2017
- 16 replies
- 9,926 views
- medic0079
- August 7, 2017
Practice Skydive Altimeter for iPhone (altitude awareness)

By mixedup, September 15, 2011
- 20 replies
- 9,907 views
- dorbie
- August 31, 2012
Things to think about when doing Helicopter jump...

By shorehambeach, April 9, 2015
- 21 replies
- 9,899 views
- RMK
- May 5, 2015
water landing procedure

By andy2, April 16, 2003
- 13 replies
- 9,893 views
- crwmike
- April 16, 2003
Open door on takeoff 1 2 3 4

By CMiller, July 31, 2011
- 76 replies
- 9,885 views
- ShcShc11
- November 18, 2011
What a Cutaway....

By CRASH1, July 17, 2013
- 16 replies
- 9,875 views
- OG-Tahiti
- August 10, 2013
Rear riser landings? 1 2 3

By shah269, July 9, 2012
- 68 replies
- 9,867 views
- shah269
- July 20, 2012
Why Parachutists Die

By howardwhite, March 24, 2009
- 24 replies
- 9,857 views
- timmyfitz
- August 6, 2009
Signing your log book 1 2

By SSkydiver, May 4, 2003
- 26 replies
- 9,857 views
- JeffGordon
- May 12, 2003
I thought I knew how to PLF until... 1 2

By shibu, September 10, 2012
- 28 replies
- 9,855 views
- Amyr
- September 16, 2012
Kicking legs during canopy flight 1 2 3 4 6

By Tidlof, September 12, 2011
- 133 replies
- 9,847 views
- billvon
- September 18, 2011
Safety equipment for cameras 1 2

By PeterLisica, September 13, 2016
- 26 replies
- 9,846 views
- PeterLisica
- November 24, 2016
pulling low 1 2 3 4 5

By monkeysfist, October 11, 2010
- 100 replies
- 9,846 views
- anthonyfellows
- December 17, 2010
Why you check your pilot chute before you exit

By GAjumper84, May 2, 2015
- 15 replies
- 9,846 views
- cptchaos
- June 12, 2015
Chin mounted cameras

By unkulunkulu, May 15, 2017
- 10 replies
- 9,844 views
- lyosha
- November 7, 2017
How long can you leave a main packed? 1 2

By WooHoo, February 5, 2006
- 31 replies
- 9,839 views
- deadwood
- February 10, 2006
Drop Zone Access & Safety Signs

By Boomerdog, May 21, 2014
- 8 replies
- 9,839 views
- Fullmoon
- May 23, 2014
Additional reasons to not jump camera 1 2 3 4

By billvon, January 30, 2012
- 99 replies
- 9,831 views
- Lindenwood
- July 28, 2012
Flying in turbulence (long) 1 2

By billvon, April 24, 2003
- 39 replies
- 9,825 views
- pchapman
- June 6, 2007
Brian Germain 1 2

By NorrinRadd, June 19, 2013
- 30 replies
- 9,825 views
- normiss
- June 20, 2013
Line Overs and Hook Knives...

By Hooknswoop, July 3, 2002
- 20 replies
- 9,820 views
- polarbear
- July 9, 2002
Premature reserve on high altitude 1 2

By ber, December 2, 2004
- 25 replies
- 9,792 views
- mjosparky
- December 6, 2004
Single best Skydiving book...?

By RedBaron, January 22, 2007
- 18 replies
- 9,789 views
- mdrejhon
- March 2, 2007
Self-induced knot on toggles

By ASOT_QC, August 6, 2014
- 23 replies
- 9,785 views
- JohnMitchell
- September 21, 2014
Main-Reserve Entanglement/Unintentional Water Landing: Lessons Learned 1 2 3 4

By NWFlyer, May 30, 2006
- 99 replies
- 9,768 views
- NWFlyer
- June 3, 2006
Tell a student to quit 1 2 3 4 6

By RB_Hammer, June 5, 2007
- 126 replies
- 9,765 views
- trigger
- June 24, 2007
Back Loop, Front Loop, Barrel Roll A License 1 2

By craig_b, September 30, 2004
- 29 replies
- 9,763 views
- mattjw916
- October 11, 2004
Winter Gloves 1 2

By skyjumpenfool, November 23, 2009
- 25 replies
- 9,758 views
- Psychonaut
- January 9, 2010
Sun Path grounds Javelins with adjustable MLW 1 2

By kallend, July 19, 2004
- 49 replies
- 9,756 views
- billvon
- July 26, 2004
Stand up landings 1 2

By Baksteen, June 16, 2009
- 31 replies
- 9,756 views
- NWFlyer
- July 2, 2009
RSL, good or bad ? 1 2 3 4 5

By stillalive, January 25, 2006
- 109 replies
- 9,732 views
- kelpdiver
- February 8, 2006
Bailing out low? 1 2 3 4 5

By normiss, July 27, 2009
- 122 replies
- 9,719 views
- TrojanHorse
- August 20, 2009
Night jump questions...... 1 2 3 4 7

By Rstanley0312, January 21, 2010
- 150 replies
- 9,719 views
- firemedic
- April 2, 2011
Is swooping pushing the envelope? 1 2 3

By bigbearfng, December 31, 2011
- 54 replies
- 9,716 views
- PiLFy
- July 30, 2012
180 degree front riser requirement for "A" 1 2 3 4

By hackish, September 19, 2007
- 97 replies
- 9,713 views
- brettski74
- October 2, 2007
6000 feet?

By jigneshsoni, June 12, 2005
- 17 replies
- 9,713 views
- BadgerOnAStick
- June 16, 2005
how much extra flight time from tracking.. ?

By Edra, June 14, 2014
- 18 replies
- 9,710 views
- JohnMitchell
- June 30, 2014
Knee Turns.....visualisation

By Zoter, October 16, 2003
- 13 replies
- 9,703 views
- Zoter
- October 26, 2003
no reserve pull after cutaway ? 1 2

By alain, June 19, 2003
- 49 replies
- 9,700 views
- Cueb
- March 1, 2010
First Time at a Big Drop Zone

By NickyCal, December 15, 2013
- 23 replies
- 9,698 views
- tbrown
- January 1, 2014
re: skydiving fatalities, why not require the manufacturers to meet the TSO?

By emfbowne, March 27, 2013
- 21 replies
- 9,697 views
- racerman
- May 24, 2013
Canopy Collisions as a Percentage Fatalities Over Time

By base698, May 10, 2015
- 20 replies
- 9,683 views
- kkeenan
- August 23, 2015
Container sizing for noob

By LukeSkyBoarder, July 17, 2014
- 12 replies
- 9,674 views
- JeffCa
- July 18, 2014
Spiraling In The Holding Area

By KBUDA, December 5, 2018
- 21 replies
- 9,672 views
- yoink
- December 28, 2018
How long was your first jump course? 1 2 3

By lopullterri, November 15, 2010
- 72 replies
- 9,670 views
- slotperfect
- December 6, 2012
Lesson Learned.... 1 2

By Lazarus_762, April 8, 2013
- 28 replies
- 9,660 views
- cavscout73
- April 18, 2013
Often-used safety procedures: the PLF 1 2 3

By wmw999, September 1, 2003
- 52 replies
- 9,654 views
- wmw999
- February 24, 2020
Alti failure - what to do..... 1 2

By shorehambeach, February 3, 2013
- 32 replies
- 9,645 views
- mistercwood
- March 12, 2013
Who chopped my main? 1 2

By Kimbo, August 15, 2012
- 31 replies
- 9,645 views
- richardw38
- September 10, 2012
I finally decided to downsize 1 2 3 4

By JeepDiver, March 18, 2008
- 89 replies
- 9,640 views
- denete
- January 12, 2009
Jump Run Direction 1 2 3

By ZoneRat, February 19, 2004
- 55 replies
- 9,638 views
- kallend
- February 23, 2004
Chest strap or leg straps first? 1 2

By Orange1, December 27, 2005
- 27 replies
- 9,635 views
- Peej
- January 30, 2006
clear and pull- safety 1 2

By bernard, June 9, 2012
- 29 replies
- 9,631 views
- Birdguy
- June 22, 2012
Do Canopies Naturally Turn Upwind? 1 2 3

By shadeland, January 30, 2018
- 71 replies
- 9,617 views
- billvon
- February 7, 2018
harness trauma

By dunadan, November 29, 2004
- 14 replies
- 9,608 views
- Andrewwhyte
- December 5, 2004
Landing a parachute is a team sport! 1 2

By Feeblemind, September 9, 2013
- 28 replies
- 9,603 views
- DBCOOPER
- September 14, 2013
My $2500 mistake 1 2 3

By nwt, June 2, 2021
- 61 replies
- 9,588 views
- nwt
- November 1, 2021
Dropzones That Check Wingloading? 1 2

By NWFlyer, June 8, 2013
- 32 replies
- 9,580 views
- grue
- June 16, 2013
VIGIL in the U.S 1 2 3 4 5

By schwede, February 11, 2004
- 119 replies
- 9,577 views
- schwede
- April 8, 2004
People amaze me 1 2

By ozzy13, November 9, 2008
- 27 replies
- 9,568 views
- timve
- November 15, 2008
Riggers liability

By lilchief, November 4, 2007
- 24 replies
- 9,552 views
- livendive
- November 13, 2007
Wing loading your reserve 1 2

By CanuckInUSA, July 1, 2003
- 44 replies
- 9,534 views
- Pablito
- July 10, 2003
AFF training regulations about maximum time between jumps before to repeat from level 1. 1 2

By shattenjager, August 12, 2010
- 28 replies
- 9,516 views
- shattenjager
- June 9, 2011
Anyone Know Where to Find Water Training in California in February?

By Lawndarter, January 16, 2017
- 9 replies
- 9,492 views
- Lawndarter
- February 27, 2017
Video: Pilot Chute in Tow on your Reserve? 1 2

By Westerly, June 4, 2018
- 38 replies
- 9,491 views
- LeeroyJenkins
- June 21, 2018
Is it hard to pull reserve? 1 2 3 4

By rsmn17, September 22, 2005
- 75 replies
- 9,473 views
- obelixtim
- September 20, 2010
AFF student: having huge problem with kicking. 1 2

By jjoll, May 24, 2016
- 25 replies
- 9,470 views
- superplumber
- June 1, 2016
Building muscle to protect joints

By kilranian, July 22, 2011
- 24 replies
- 9,466 views
- rehmwa
- August 1, 2011
Leg strap sliding open on hop n pop.

By Bowie, March 26, 2008
- 22 replies
- 9,463 views
- pchapman
- November 20, 2018
cessna formation dropping tandems?

By swoopfly, August 29, 2014
- 19 replies
- 9,457 views
- riggerrob
- October 1, 2014
Wearing your helmet on take off. 1 2 3

By trigger, March 17, 2007
- 50 replies
- 9,454 views
- Unstable
- March 25, 2007
AFF in the cold months? Im in NC

By jbelanger86, November 12, 2017
- 17 replies
- 9,440 views
- Bob_Church
- December 9, 2017

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