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1. What is safe skydiving?   1 2

   By jigneshsoni, June 9, 2007
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   • Remster
   • July 13, 2007

2. What is Snivel?  

   By pccoder, March 3, 2004
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   • SLIDER
   • March 9, 2004

3. what is the average length of aff level 1 training?  

   By fastmartin2002, November 7, 2002
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   • lawrocket
   • November 9, 2002

4. What is the best thing to do when you are low?   1 2 3 4

   By crotalus01, April 4, 2010
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   • AFFI
   • April 27, 2010

5. What is the most common cause for malfunctions?   1 2 3

   By jasonRose, July 21, 2005
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   • DSE
   • June 3, 2009

6. what is the proper technique for deploying your pilot chute?  

   By outofit, July 8, 2003
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   • tbrown
   • July 16, 2003

7. What is the proper way to deal with this?  

   By BFK, April 3, 2001
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   • froggie
   • May 8, 2001

8. What is the result of the Cypres misfire?  

   By Michele, September 4, 2001
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   • Albatross
   • September 4, 2001

9. What is this?  

   By falxori, May 29, 2005
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   • livenletfly
   • June 17, 2005

10. What is your average opening altitude?   1 2

    By elfanie, March 9, 2004
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    • Casurf1978
    • March 11, 2004

11. What Is Your Definition of a Double Malfunction?  

    By slotperfect, May 2, 2007
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • May 28, 2007

12. what kind of stuff can you do on AFF solo jumps?   1 2

    By chemist, August 7, 2013
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    • nigel99
    • August 10, 2013

13. what licenses is needed  

    By kingcloud14000, April 2, 2004
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    • bodypilot1
    • April 2, 2004

14. What logged jumps count towards the 15 "coaching jumps" required to renew a coach rating?  

    By WickedWingsuits, January 28, 2012
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    • matthewcline
    • February 3, 2012

15. What makes someone a good canopy pilot?   1 2

    By CanuckInUSA, April 26, 2004
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    • lawrocket
    • April 30, 2004

16. What next after AFF? USPA/ BPA/ ??  

    By jspratt, February 27, 2006
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    • Joellercoaster
    • March 8, 2006

17. what next?  

    By crotalus01, August 7, 2004
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    • riggerrob
    • August 7, 2004

18. What no pin check?   1 2 3 4

    By Slink2, June 28, 2002
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    • stayhigh
    • May 31, 2015

19. What out-of-the-ordinary things do you do for safety?   1 2 3

    By Guest, March 15, 2006
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • March 31, 2006

20. what packing technique is this?  

    By mixedup, April 9, 2012
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    • phoenixlpr
    • April 11, 2012

21. What RW jumps do i need for my A?  

    By HydroGuy, April 2, 2005
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    • HydroGuy
    • April 7, 2005

22. What seemed like a hard opening...leg straps  

    By mitsuman, October 29, 2008
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    • VTmotoMike08
    • November 2, 2008

23. What should happen if this happens?  

    By Kat4821, March 28, 2014
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    • airtwardo
    • March 29, 2014

24. What should I do now?  

    By CloudOnMyTongue, June 2, 2003
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    • nightjumps
    • June 6, 2003

25. what should you do if a 2 out side by side goes to a downplane on final?   1 2

    By Newbie, November 3, 2003
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    • DutchSkyCam
    • November 4, 2003

26. what should you do on a tracking jump if you hit cloud?  

    By Newbie, May 23, 2004
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    • riggerrob
    • June 3, 2004

27. What size and type of canopy should be my next one?  

    By Newbie, August 23, 2005
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    • linc_harris
    • August 30, 2005

28. What Size Canopy  

    By skyflyerh, January 4, 2006
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    • dharma1976
    • February 10, 2006

29. What size canopy to get the GF   1 2

    By MADPROPS, September 8, 2013
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    • primetime
    • September 14, 2013

30. What size, wl, and type did you use for your FIRST PRO rating?  

    By FrogNog, June 22, 2004
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    • riggerrob
    • June 24, 2004

31. What skills did you work on after getting the A-license?   1 2

    By chrismgtis, May 17, 2007
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    • Bill_K
    • May 30, 2007

32. What the hell? Here's an interesting one...  

    By flyfastc, February 21, 2016
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    • johnmatrix
    • April 5, 2016

33. What to carry with you on a skydive   1 2

    By danornan, April 11, 2011
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    • david3
    • April 15, 2011

34. What to do if two parachutes malfunction come out?  

    By ShcShc11, February 23, 2012
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    • skydiverek
    • March 4, 2012

35. What to do if you enter a cloud   1 2 3

    By danornan, November 25, 2011
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    • danornan
    • December 13, 2011

36. What to do in a canopy collision?   1 2

    By Lolie, October 14, 2002
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    • Cornholio
    • October 30, 2002

37. What to do in the winter over  

    By Shmuly, November 3, 2014
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    • JohnMitchell
    • November 5, 2014

38. What to do in this situation??   1 2

    By DON321, September 29, 2008
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    • robblack31
    • October 28, 2008

39. What to do to become a great instructor  

    By Albatross, July 31, 2001
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    • mikefarmer
    • August 13, 2001

40. What to do when self regulation isnt enough?   1 2

    By JerseyShawn, May 30, 2011
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    • lanceav8r
    • June 3, 2011

41. What to do when you're flying backwards   1 2

    By Synapse, January 13, 2004
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    • ixlr82
    • January 20, 2004

42. What to do? When under a canopy you didnt expect to be under?   1 2 3 4

    By Rdutch, August 27, 2003
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    • kallend
    • September 3, 2003

43. What to do...  

    By ERICCONNELLY, January 28, 2002
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    • RozeAY
    • February 5, 2002

44. What to expect after 4 months off and changing DZ’s?  

    By Phillbo, January 7, 2005
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    • Phillbo
    • January 13, 2005

45. what to expect at a coach's rating course  

    By panzwami, February 7, 2004
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    • tombuch
    • February 10, 2004

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

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

47. What to expect? Wingloading question  

    By Slowfaller, January 15, 2003
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    • Slowfaller
    • April 25, 2003

48. What to focus on after AFF?   1 2

    By FallingRGR, December 17, 2012
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    • Divalent
    • December 25, 2012

49. What was YOUR bottleneck?   1 2

    By Baksteen, August 26, 2008
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    • mdrejhon
    • February 14, 2009

50. What was your lowest intended hop & pop?   1 2 3

    By Parafoil27, July 28, 2009
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    • TTaaniel
    • October 27, 2009

51. what winds for 1st time when downsizing?  

    By countzero, June 14, 2006
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    • grasshopper
    • June 17, 2006

52. What would you do if…………………   1 2

    By Hooknswoop, September 24, 2002
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    • PhillyKev
    • September 24, 2002

53. What would you do protect your knees when you land?  

    By malorie721811, March 29, 2016
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    • BIGUN
    • April 5, 2016

54. What would you do?  

    By Babi, March 17, 2007
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    • JohnMitchell
    • March 19, 2007

55. What would you do?   1 2

    By BikerBabe, February 17, 2004
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    • diablopilot
    • February 19, 2004

56. What would YOU do?  

    By Remster, October 8, 2013
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    • -ftp-
    • October 16, 2013

57. What would you do?  

    By jumpinjackflash, October 14, 2003
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    • juanesky
    • October 14, 2003

58. What would you do?   1 2

    By fly4jumps, November 14, 2010
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    • popsjumper
    • November 23, 2010

59. What would you do?   1 2 3

    By Chris-Ottawa, August 28, 2006
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    • Chris-Ottawa
    • September 17, 2006

60. What would you do?   1 2

    By paulca, August 12, 2011
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    • carofreefalls
    • August 22, 2011

61. What would you have done?   1 2 3

    By packing_jarrett, August 15, 2005
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    • EvilLurker
    • August 27, 2005

62. What would you have done?   1 2

    By Bill_K, October 16, 2006
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    • jarrodh
    • October 20, 2006

63. What would you have done?  

    By weegegirl, April 23, 2004
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    • Cacophony
    • May 6, 2004

64. What would you have done???   1 2

    By laurie, August 3, 2004
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    • nael
    • August 9, 2004

65. What would you recommend as a first jump, based on the statistics that most will only make one jump - Static Line, Tandem or AFF?   1 2

    By LizCarnes, October 15, 2002
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    • Beachbum
    • October 19, 2002

66. What would...  

    By Sangi, October 3, 2010
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    • champu
    • October 18, 2010

67. What you should know about jump run  

    By bbarnhouse, May 18, 2003
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    • diverdriver
    • May 28, 2003

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

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

69. What's a reserve look like?   1 2

    By Pele2048, November 30, 2009
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    • tbrown
    • December 18, 2009

70. what's an atmonauti dive?  

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

71. What's causing pilot chutes in tow?   1 2

    By JohnMitchell, October 4, 2004
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    • loumeinhart
    • October 14, 2004

72. What's it going to take to slow down canopy landing death and injury rates.   1 2

    By Trae, October 4, 2005
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    • nicknitro71
    • October 6, 2005

73. What's more conservative?  

    By Jib, June 28, 2004
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    • mjosparky
    • June 30, 2004

74. what's the primary way you got to your current skill level?  

    By countzero, December 26, 2007
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    • Hausse
    • February 20, 2008

75. What's the proper exit order?   1 2 3

    By JohnRich, February 14, 2012
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    • popsjumper
    • June 19, 2013

76. What's this?  

    By stuart, May 21, 2002
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    • KATO33
    • May 21, 2002

77. What's wrong with this picture?  

    By skydiverek, August 24, 2008
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    • ifell
    • September 2, 2008

78. What's Wrong With This Picture?  

    By rgoper, May 6, 2002
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    • rgoper
    • May 8, 2002

79. Whatcha gonna do?  

    By skybytch, August 12, 2009
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    • topdocker
    • August 19, 2009

80. Whats missing?   1 2 3 4

    By f1freak, July 21, 2012
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    • skyjumpenfool
    • October 12, 2012

81. Whats Next???  

    By Dave_RMC, April 15, 2009
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    • Dave_RMC
    • April 16, 2009

82. whats on the test?  

    By pilotdave, April 14, 2002
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    • bbarnhouse
    • April 14, 2002

83. Whats the best way to deal with getting cought by a Dust Devil?  

    By Viking, August 21, 2003
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    • bclark
    • September 2, 2003

84. Whats the deal?  

    By ozzy13, March 19, 2007
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    • ChasingBlueSky
    • March 20, 2007

85. whats the difference between a flat track and max track?  

    By Newbie, August 1, 2003
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    • Tonto
    • August 5, 2003

86. Whats this mal. called?   1 2

    By scdiver89, January 10, 2010
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    • Jazzthieve
    • January 17, 2010

87. Whats Up?  

    By FlashGordon, July 23, 2003
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    • jayhfx
    • July 23, 2003

88. Whats wrong with this picture?  

    By SEREJumper, August 2, 2012
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    • BIGUN
    • August 5, 2012

89. When can you instruct?  

    By jigneshsoni, June 12, 2005
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    • riggerrob
    • June 13, 2005

90. When did you first try out an elliptical canopy?   1 2

    By jkwon, March 11, 2004
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    • DancingFlame
    • April 1, 2004

91. When did you have luck in a crash landing. between:  

    By Bartje, February 18, 2005
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    • dharma1976
    • June 3, 2008

92. When did you start wanting to get on a team?   1 2

    By lisamariewillbe, September 28, 2006
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    • jumpinlow
    • October 13, 2006

93. when do you cut away from linetwists?   1 2

    By Newbie, September 18, 2002
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    • fusedog
    • September 20, 2002

94. When do you take off the seat belt?   1 2

    By kflying, August 7, 2003
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    • lazyfrog
    • August 14, 2003

95. When do YOU wear flotation gear?   1 2

    By GLIDEANGLE, October 27, 2009
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    • skyjumpenfool
    • November 23, 2009

96. When does a Tourist become a skydiver?   1 2 3 4 5

    By Rogersmoke, March 29, 2012
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    • RyanFYF
    • August 3, 2012

97. When does Your Audible first go off on RW jumps   1 2

    By j3zz, July 9, 2004
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    • crwmike
    • July 27, 2004

98. When have you decided to stay in the plane.  

    By chileanXaos, June 25, 2004
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    • friflaj
    • July 9, 2004

99. When is enough enough?   1 2

    By DesertDevil, March 8, 2010
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    • mjosparky
    • March 14, 2010

100. When is it "just another skydive"?  

     By Orange1, October 29, 2007
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     • Trae
     • November 16, 2007