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1. Stiletto 107 for a beginner. NO JOKE: READ AND ANSWER   1 2

   By asphaltpussy, May 19, 2009
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   • JohanW
   • May 22, 2009

2. Students do the craziest things   1 2 3

   By jclalor, November 7, 2008
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   • popsjumper
   • November 24, 2008

3. Jump masters responsibility   1 2 3

   By skydiver51, February 15, 2004
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   • GroundZero
   • February 22, 2004

4. sabre1   1 2

   By uberchris, May 22, 2012
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   • sebcat
   • May 26, 2012

5. Why I don't jump without a CYPRES   1 2 3 4

   By Freeflylizard, April 3, 2001
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   • GeekStreak
   • June 18, 2001

6. Wind drift calculator online  

   By johnny1488, April 14, 2003
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   • diverdriver
   • April 15, 2003

7. What would YOU do?  

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

8. Bag lock   1 2

   By SkydiveMonkey, May 22, 2002
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   • billvon
   • May 24, 2002

9. Landing direction   1 2

   By fasted3, July 2, 2009
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   • fasted3
   • July 8, 2009

10. Glider Pilots... We love em !!!!!   1 2 3 4

    By sneaky, April 30, 2005
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    • kevinwhelan
    • May 5, 2005

11. Keeping track of time   1 2

    By JohnMitchell, May 15, 2015
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    • skybill
    • May 19, 2015

12. Did my first "fun jump" today!! ... It went horribly awry.  

    By Chelseaflies, November 14, 2013
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    • ChrisD
    • December 13, 2013

13. Skydiving with kids   1 2

    By flashpipe, February 21, 2008
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    • jimmytavino
    • November 18, 2010

14. Safety day!  

    By cyberskydive, February 26, 2001
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    • Pammi
    • March 7, 2001

15. 2009 fatalities   1 2

    By jclalor, January 1, 2010
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    • pchapman
    • January 10, 2010

16. FREE First Aid course specific to skydiving/PG - Feb 28, 2016; Newburyport, MA   1 2

    By DrDom, January 15, 2016
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    • DrDom
    • February 9, 2016

17. Demoing my reserve - questions   1 2

    By hillson, September 20, 2012
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    • erdnarob
    • September 30, 2012

18. IAF vs AFF...  

    By OSOK, June 7, 2007
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    • Orange1
    • June 9, 2007

19. Info or Manual on Ram Air Parachute  

    By freefallr, April 11, 2012
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    • erdnarob
    • June 17, 2012

20. freeflyers or belly flyers out first??   1 2

    By J_bird, April 20, 2007
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    • rehmwa
    • April 26, 2007

21. I'm Scared   1 2

    By upsideout, February 11, 2006
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    • Andy9o8
    • April 28, 2006

22. When to flare- high vs low winds  

    By jenomegle, January 1, 2011
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    • dorbie
    • January 8, 2011

23. Practice your PLF's????  

    By skyjumpenfool, December 17, 2009
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    • theonlyski
    • December 24, 2009

24. advices for first static-line jump & injured back ?   1 2

    By drago76, July 18, 2017
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    • drago76
    • July 27, 2017

25. Back up devices (from incidents)   1 2 3 4 8

    By Hooknswoop, March 21, 2005
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    • dorbie
    • March 30, 2005

26. Swim Goggles  

    By Hooknswoop, July 5, 2002
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    • Tonto
    • July 21, 2003

27. Suit jump?  

    By kilranian, November 30, 2012
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    • chuteless
    • December 12, 2012

28. Pull the reserve handle?   1 2

    By riddler, December 11, 2003
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    • tbrown
    • December 25, 2003

29. This is what the sport has come to   1 2 3 4

    By chuckakers, May 28, 2011
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    • shropshire
    • June 1, 2011

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

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

31. Log Tunnel Time?  

    By Krl1, June 4, 2004
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    • Shark
    • June 9, 2004

32. How to resprond to accidentally dislodged reserve handle   1 2

    By rhopstr, September 12, 2012
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    • erdnarob
    • October 2, 2012

33. Skydiving is one of the safest risky sports   1 2 3 4 7

    By pkasdorf, January 21, 2004
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    • pkasdorf
    • January 30, 2004

34. Alternatives to S-turns on final  

    By Bignugget, May 5, 2017
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    • faulknerwn
    • May 10, 2017

35. Time awareness v.s. altitude awareness  

    By crazy, February 22, 2003
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    • nacmacfeegle
    • February 25, 2003

36. Warning signs of complacency   1 2

    By billvon, March 19, 2009
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    • beowulf
    • March 30, 2009

37. Heavy DSLRs on your helmet?  

    By Westerly, April 13, 2018
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    • crapflinger2000
    • May 29, 2018

38. Catching a cutaway and or free bag - Don't   1 2

    By danornan, March 21, 2013
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    • douwanto
    • March 25, 2013

39. horseshoe -> baglock = 1st cutaway   1 2 3

    By Jeth, September 6, 2005
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    • Hooknswoop
    • September 27, 2005

40. Careful with the border guards....   1 2 3

    By hackish, April 7, 2010
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    • billvon
    • January 30, 2011

41. Jumping a dc3   1 2

    By bodypilot90, January 21, 2012
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    • skydive4u2
    • January 28, 2012

42. Have you ever been injured while skydiving?   1 2 3 4

    By Clownburner, June 18, 2003
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    • Kurtz
    • August 3, 2003

43. Freefall University - Caveat Emptor   1 2

    By RandomLemming, June 16, 2006
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    • jumpwally
    • June 28, 2006

44. AFF Level 5 Cutaway   1 2

    By RonRandomguy, July 31, 2011
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    • RonRandomguy
    • August 3, 2011

45. Let's talk about 'no pulls'   1 2 3

    By airdvr, August 29, 2010
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    • NovaTTT
    • September 13, 2010

46. Canopy Malfunction: Lineover (*landed*, with photos)   1 2 3

    By SudsyFist, September 14, 2005
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    • airman210
    • November 1, 2006

47. Hypoxia at 15,500'?   1 2

    By LittleOne, October 4, 2004
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    • dnewcomer
    • October 8, 2004

48. How often do you Inspect/clean/lube your cut-away cable and exercise your 3-rings?  

    By ufk22, October 16, 2015
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    • tikl68
    • December 4, 2015

49. Sky Hook RSL - the discussion   1 2 3

    By mountainman, March 11, 2003
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    • riggerrob
    • October 13, 2007

50. How many altimeters?   1 2 3

    By davjohns, June 21, 2010
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    • erdnarob
    • July 12, 2010

51. Hypoxia + Asthma + Skydiving  

    By Chris-Ottawa, February 20, 2007
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    • Andy_Copland
    • February 23, 2007

52. To soon for a coach rating?   1 2 3 4

    By gixzig, September 8, 2010
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    • Ron
    • September 18, 2010

53. Shooeez do you uze   1 2

    By shah269, August 12, 2011
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    • cube
    • August 31, 2011

54. Torn ACL  

    By skycuffs, April 27, 2008
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    • rehmwa
    • April 28, 2008

55. High Altitude Chamber Training Information  

    By NWFlyer, August 10, 2010
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    • mjosparky
    • January 21, 2011

56. Student AFF - Spinning problem   1 2

    By aragao, April 28, 2003
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    • Bunyip
    • June 3, 2003

57. Off landing, Slid In, What Happened?   1 2

    By Xitesmai, July 9, 2014
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    • wasatchrider
    • July 11, 2014

58. how safe was the 2008 season?   1 2

    By mxaexm, January 15, 2009
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    • kallend
    • February 7, 2009

59. Tips stopping a nosebleed that happens on way to altitude...  

    By mdrejhon, March 28, 2010
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    • mdrejhon
    • April 4, 2010

60. can't arch properly   1 2

    By ailithir, May 15, 2008
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    • Chris_K
    • July 3, 2008

61. Sit fly Coach Jumping or Sit Fly Tunnel Training?  

    By SuperKat, August 22, 2009
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    • Kami-kaze
    • September 5, 2009

62. Low S-turns Hurt   1 2

    By encinoadam, February 1, 2006
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    • lug
    • February 16, 2006

63. Aerodyne Pilot - Novice wingloading  

    By VincentVL., December 28, 2007
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    • pinkfairy
    • January 6, 2008

64. AAD "OFF button" reachable   1 2

    By format, November 4, 2013
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    • format
    • November 22, 2013

65. Reasonable downsize + model change?  

    By yeyo, February 24, 2016
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    • Pobrause
    • April 5, 2016

66. Commercial balloon tandem skydives?   1 2

    By REDAKTOR, September 28, 2018
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    • riggerrob
    • October 5, 2018

67. Stow your excess steering line!  

    By peek, March 12, 2014
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    • mjosparky
    • March 14, 2014

68. I learned a valuable lesson this weekend..   1 2

    By shoeless_wonder, December 1, 2013
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    • chuckakers
    • December 11, 2013

69. Packing errors!?   1 2

    By frontloop33, June 5, 2011
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    • aeroflyer
    • June 12, 2011

70. WL recommendations   1 2 3 4

    By geronimo, June 22, 2003
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    • VectorBoy
    • June 28, 2003

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

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

72. Wind Turning Canopy?   1 2

    By mickle1, November 1, 2007
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    • dthames
    • January 31, 2018

73. BOC vs Pull out  

    By rendezvous, March 25, 2002
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    • billbooth
    • March 26, 2002

74. Toggle Grip  

    By flyhi, March 24, 2014
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    • craddock
    • March 27, 2014

75. Tandem student wearing a handcam.  

    By xijonix, June 7, 2014
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    • Scrumpot
    • June 10, 2014

76. Keep an Eye Out for this Pilot-Chute-in-Tow Malfunction   1 2

    By Communications, September 18, 2009
    • 35 replies
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    • Gary73
    • October 7, 2009

77. Is my Wing Loading gonna kill me?   1 2 3 4

    By PWScottIV, February 5, 2007
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    • chrismgtis
    • February 16, 2007

78. Relaxing in freefall   1 2

    By relax, May 3, 2004
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    • Brodes
    • May 11, 2004

79. Barrel rolls on big ways: Was - Fatality - Z-Hills, FL   1 2 3

    By aresye, December 29, 2008
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    • jtnesbitt
    • January 14, 2009

80. Sketchy final   1 2 3

    By Teigen, March 24, 2010
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    • pinkfairy
    • July 29, 2010

81. Wake turbulence and the Velocity   1 2

    By billvon, October 17, 2011
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    • billvon
    • March 18, 2012

82. Chest strap question  

    By havoc996, April 16, 2014
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    • mjosparky
    • April 25, 2014

83. Opinions wanted about a 2-step RSL procedure   1 2 3 4 9

    By borg2050, November 14, 2005
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    • goose491
    • November 18, 2005

84. Hard Opening   1 2

    By aresye, October 19, 2008
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    • jayrech
    • April 14, 2010

85. Where to put a Hook knife  

    By r2hubert, October 31, 2002
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    • riggerrob
    • November 9, 2002

86. Safety watch outs jumping in costume  

    By timrf79, September 12, 2016
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    • Rstanley0312
    • September 27, 2016

87. When to flare?   1 2 3 4

    By buba07, August 26, 2007
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    • Scoop
    • September 1, 2007

88. Long hair and deployment dangers (risers).  

    By stanbridge, October 18, 2005
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    • GravityGirl
    • December 24, 2005

89. Another reason not to listen to AFF instructors...   1 2 3

    By ManagingPrime, August 7, 2010
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    • dnasty
    • September 28, 2010

90. 24th Jump cutaway  

    By London86, July 5, 2016
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    • FastDaniel
    • November 22, 2016

91. Reserve Size   1 2 3

    By davjohns, December 24, 2007
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • February 1, 2008

92. How to Relax?  

    By Gaza, September 23, 2003
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    • jumpgod
    • October 15, 2003

93. shoulder injury prevention  

    By happythoughts, September 15, 2010
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    • happythoughts
    • September 22, 2010

94. Geraldo Flores II ? Can't get stable but can hide a camera....  

    By shorehambeach, May 12, 2014
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    • Doug_Davis
    • May 20, 2014

95. C-License Exam  

    By fundgh, September 17, 2003
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    • Stik
    • September 18, 2003

96. Inappropriate student canopies for lightweight people.   1 2 3

    By Trae, September 25, 2005
    • 71 replies
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    • divegoddess
    • October 8, 2005

97. Would you lower your min cutaway altitude if you had a Skyhook?   1 2 3 4 5

    By Hooknswoop, April 13, 2005
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    • Scrumpot
    • April 16, 2005

98. Selfie's  

    By Bignugget, January 3, 2014
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    • shropshire
    • January 7, 2014

99. First AFF, 255 lbs, what do i need to know...   1 2 3

    By jpickens, June 24, 2010
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    • KermieCorleone
    • July 17, 2010

100. D LICENCE TEST QUESTIONS help??????  

     By grymmskull, October 10, 2011
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     • upndownshop
     • October 19, 2011