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So, You Want to Be a Rigger? 1 2 3 4 6

By Hooknswoop, July 27, 2003
- 145 replies
- 112,038 views
- riggerrob
- October 12, 2022
Manufacturer Contacts On dropzone.com 1 2 3 4 5

By slotperfect, April 19, 2004
- 122 replies
- 115,715 views
- aaindustries
- December 7, 2018
NO ADVERTISING HERE - USE THE CLASSIFIEDS

By slotperfect, March 1, 2012
- 0 replies
- 25,650 views
- slotperfect
- March 1, 2012
Post your Infinity 1 2 3 4 40

By dgskydive, January 30, 2004
- 996 replies
- 62,945 views
- Krip
- September 19, 2014
My little project 1 2 3 4 21

By Quagmirian, July 11, 2012
- 520 replies
- 97,119 views
- IJskonijn
- October 18, 2019
New AAD made in USA 1 2 3 4 16

By df8m1, April 6, 2015
- 384 replies
- 69,852 views
- SCS422
- July 10, 2024
Got Wings? 1 2 3 4 16

By jmfreefly, January 30, 2004
- 378 replies
- 49,028 views
- mahirob
- August 6, 2013
Vigil AAD 1 2 3 4 8

By padalka, August 11, 2004
- 195 replies
- 25,078 views
- redknight
- January 17, 2005
Cypres 2 service bulletin 1 2 3 4 8

By avgjoe, February 1, 2013
- 184 replies
- 27,193 views
- skydiverek
- November 20, 2013
RSL REMOVED FROM JAVELIN H/C BY RIGGERS 1 2 3 4 8

By RIGGER, February 5, 2006
- 182 replies
- 14,175 views
- RiggerLee
- August 29, 2007
Cutting the loop or pulling the pin? 1 2 3 4 8

By nigel99, September 1, 2013
- 177 replies
- 29,100 views
- Meresa
- September 17, 2015
180 Day Repack news 1 2 3 4 7

By howardwhite, November 18, 2008
- 172 replies
- 18,476 views
- riggerpaul
- February 9, 2009
Post your Micron 1 2 3 4 7

By chileanXaos, July 6, 2004
- 169 replies
- 27,825 views
- jumpwally
- September 23, 2013
Racer speedbag 1 2 3 4 7

By ernokaikkonen, February 24, 2006
- 166 replies
- 44,783 views
- DSE
- December 24, 2011
REVIEW: BoneHead REVOLVE Helmet 1 2 3 4 6

By LouDiamond, August 19, 2010
- 147 replies
- 42,145 views
- LouDiamond
- October 11, 2013
Post your Mirage Pics 1 2 3 4 6

By mysky, January 9, 2005
- 145 replies
- 26,449 views
- dmcculloch
- November 14, 2012
WILL AADS BECOME MANDATORY? 1 2 3 4 6

By katzas, April 7, 2014
- 145 replies
- 12,947 views
- Tink1717
- April 13, 2014
Dealer Problem 1 2 3 4 6

By andreeb77, February 14, 2011
- 144 replies
- 16,209 views
- Bildo
- January 22, 2012
Parachute Rigger Handbook 1 2 3 4 6

By skybytch, January 29, 2011
- 139 replies
- 10,764 views
- mjosparky
- February 27, 2011
Javelin RSL.. unairworthy or not? 1 2 3 4 6

By packertom, February 20, 2007
- 134 replies
- 22,207 views
- dorbie
- March 8, 2007
Vigil Ground Misfire 1 2 3 4 6

By chutingstar, April 6, 2004
- 134 replies
- 17,555 views
- Ron
- May 6, 2004
Racer by Jump Shack 1 2 3 4 6

By GregAndrea, November 27, 2018
- 132 replies
- 26,424 views
- gb1
- January 11, 2019
Argus Ban List 1 2 3 4 6

By theonlyski, March 30, 2011
- 132 replies
- 24,873 views
- LouDiamond
- June 24, 2011
Was: Recommended specs on reserve exit weight, do you go over max? 1 2 3 4 6

By phoenixlpr, July 11, 2006
- 132 replies
- 10,715 views
- mjosparky
- August 5, 2006
From a Sabre 150 to Stiletto 150.. 1 2 3 4 6

By eightate8at8, November 4, 2009
- 131 replies
- 16,036 views
- gearless_chris
- February 23, 2010
Colbalt Canopies? 1 2 3 4 6

By Mattbs4e, February 14, 2003
- 131 replies
- 9,786 views
- Ron
- February 24, 2003
Skyhook ? 1 2 3 4 6

By swoopfly, September 26, 2009
- 128 replies
- 14,274 views
- councilman24
- October 8, 2009
skyhook 1 2 3 4 6

By longtall, March 20, 2007
- 126 replies
- 11,959 views
- mnealtx
- August 15, 2007
horshoe mal on a reserve 1 2 3 4 6

By caspar, June 15, 2006
- 126 replies
- 9,699 views
- rigger_john
- July 3, 2006
the Saber2 sucks! 1 2 3 4 5

By ridestrong, November 9, 2009
- 124 replies
- 13,157 views
- mdrejhon
- November 24, 2009
Which AAD to get? Vigil II, Cypres 2, M2? 1 2 3 4 5

By valoche, April 16, 2014
- 124 replies
- 20,289 views
- mirino
- October 5, 2015
Cypres-2 fire on ground 1 2 3 4 5

By Nelyubin, May 13, 2011
- 123 replies
- 16,748 views
- virgin-burner
- September 23, 2011
Slinks! 1 2 3 4 5

By jumper03, May 3, 2005
- 121 replies
- 9,631 views
- AggieDave
- June 3, 2005
Argus ban discussion (Was Argus Ban List) 1 2 3 4 5

By Coreefdiver, April 14, 2011
- 118 replies
- 11,647 views
- pchapman
- May 11, 2011
PD Storm 1 2 3 4 5

By NewGuy2005, April 29, 2008
- 117 replies
- 23,012 views
- in2jumping
- November 23, 2012
Philosophy of banning the Argus 1 2 3 4 5

By pchapman, March 23, 2011
- 115 replies
- 10,584 views
- jerm
- March 28, 2011
Small competition. Vector 3 design. 1 2 3 4 5

By bigway, October 31, 2009
- 114 replies
- 12,435 views
- FrEaK_aCcIdEnT
- June 2, 2010
Argus Investigation - San Marcos 1 2 3 4 5

By dgermano, April 14, 2011
- 114 replies
- 11,864 views
- bigdad510
- April 24, 2011
pd pulse 1 2 3 4 5

By tb182, March 11, 2009
- 113 replies
- 29,031 views
- dpreguy
- April 1, 2018
Holes cut into the ribs on my new Cobalt! 1 2 3 4 5

By andrewstewart, April 24, 2003
- 111 replies
- 6,949 views
- skybytch
- April 29, 2003
Cypres2 or Vigil 1 2 3 4 5

By danger29, January 7, 2005
- 110 replies
- 12,597 views
- timmyfitz
- June 10, 2010
Packing Racer Reserves 1 2 3 4 5

By HPC, November 11, 2017
- 109 replies
- 10,723 views
- mark
- November 14, 2017
Who should reline a canopy? Rigger? Master Rigger? Factory? 1 2 3 4 5

By kitof1976, November 26, 2003
- 109 replies
- 12,960 views
- mjosparky
- June 1, 2005
MARS M2 AAD 1 2 3 4 5

By padraigbrowne, April 18, 2012
- 108 replies
- 42,564 views
- joeythesauce
- May 29, 2015
Is 20+ years too old for a reserve parachute? 1 2 3 4 5

By PixieUK, January 16, 2014
- 108 replies
- 23,611 views
- sfzombie13
- July 20, 2023
Major PD price increase coming 1 2 3 4 5

By billvon, June 23, 2006
- 107 replies
- 10,680 views
- livendive
- July 10, 2006
Why I jumped a whole Season with a BASE rig from 13K ft... 1 2 3 4 5

By badlock, April 8, 2008
- 105 replies
- 11,097 views
- livendive
- September 3, 2008
Pros & Cons of M.A.R.D (Was: Skyhook Activation Stories) 1 2 3 4 5

By eric.fradet, September 29, 2008
- 105 replies
- 15,834 views
- skydiverek
- June 28, 2011
new relative workshop product? 1 2 3 4 5

By rhys, August 10, 2006
- 105 replies
- 12,328 views
- Slurp56
- July 7, 2010
Your Reserve WL 1 2 3 4 5

By mchamp, March 3, 2011
- 104 replies
- 11,227 views
- Plover
- May 24, 2013
one more Icon malfunction 1 2 3 4 5

By carrier louis paul, November 17, 2021
- 104 replies
- 20,666 views
- Deyan
- January 24, 2024
Javelin, Mirage, or Wings? 1 2 3 4 5

By velvet, February 16, 2004
- 104 replies
- 13,843 views
- RTB
- March 15, 2004
Older Gear 1 2 3 4 5

By Airman1270, November 16, 2004
- 100 replies
- 8,830 views
- mjosparky
- June 4, 2006
Do MARD Components require TSO Certification? 1 2 3 4 5

By JohnSherman, December 2, 2011
- 100 replies
- 10,674 views
- riggerrob
- December 22, 2011
Mirage MARD is out 1 2 3 4

By skydiverek, October 6, 2014
- 99 replies
- 30,999 views
- jerolim
- February 22, 2016
Show us your canopy in flight!!! 1 2 3 4

By Chris-Ottawa, December 12, 2006
- 99 replies
- 9,795 views
- jumpchikk
- December 20, 2006
RIGGER ERROR - LIFE SAVING ISSUE 1 2 3 4

By RIGGER, September 14, 2007
- 99 replies
- 13,234 views
- doogie
- December 19, 2007
Soft v hard links - interesting pic ..... 1 2 3 4

By mik, December 30, 2004
- 98 replies
- 13,609 views
- dluque
- February 27, 2019
Skyhook RSL snag on door handle, at pin cover flap 1 2 3 4

By pchapman, August 12, 2009
- 98 replies
- 16,428 views
- BigMark
- November 8, 2017
Vortex Product Service Bulletin 1 2 3 4

By mcordell, January 4, 2016
- 98 replies
- 19,758 views
- mcordell
- February 22, 2016
Vector 3 main flap (not pin) snag potential 1 2 3 4

By danielcroft, June 10, 2009
- 97 replies
- 7,252 views
- beowulf
- June 20, 2009
Master or Serior ticket to make a repair? 1 2 3 4

By hackish, February 5, 2015
- 97 replies
- 10,667 views
- hackish
- February 12, 2015
Vigil Status report 1 2 3 4

By Elisha, February 7, 2006
- 97 replies
- 17,401 views
- skyjenn
- February 22, 2006
Strong DHT - design flaws, safety hazards, maitenance hazards 1 2 3 4

By Zahry, July 20, 2009
- 97 replies
- 12,830 views
- eric.fradet
- August 8, 2009
Double stowing suspension lines 1 2 3 4

By brettpobastad, July 17, 2005
- 96 replies
- 10,394 views
- brettpobastad
- July 23, 2005
Airtec response to recent events 1 2 3 4

By RTB, September 21, 2005
- 96 replies
- 8,200 views
- LouDiamond
- December 7, 2005
question on packing reserves 1 2 3 4

By AirborneDaddy, November 20, 2005
- 96 replies
- 5,099 views
- riggerrob
- December 3, 2005
Will riggers raise thier prices on reserve repacks? 1 2 3 4

By AirWhore, November 19, 2008
- 95 replies
- 5,390 views
- ozzy13
- November 30, 2008
What rig do you own and...... 1 2 3 4

By mchamp, December 7, 2010
- 95 replies
- 9,104 views
- theonlyski
- March 12, 2012
Containers 1 2 3 4

By nick.marenakos, March 27, 2010
- 95 replies
- 6,624 views
- aussiechick
- April 14, 2010
FAA: Altering Main Canopies 1 2 3 4

By tdog, January 18, 2008
- 94 replies
- 5,739 views
- tdog
- January 30, 2008
Racer 1 2 3 4

By Megatron, February 12, 2009
- 94 replies
- 6,111 views
- jcd11235
- February 21, 2009
petition for exemption to the 120 day reserve repack cycle denied 1 2 3 4

By jsaxton, September 5, 2005
- 94 replies
- 5,089 views
- Samurai136
- October 19, 2005
cypres manufacturers sued 1 2 3 4

By mrbiceps, September 1, 2010
- 93 replies
- 14,254 views
- popsjumper
- February 24, 2011
JAVELIN RSL... IMPORTANT, MUST READ 1 2 3 4

By packertom, March 6, 2007
- 93 replies
- 12,669 views
- mark
- May 2, 2007
Got a sewing machine 1 2 3 4

By theonlyski, February 22, 2011
- 93 replies
- 10,344 views
- masterrig
- March 13, 2012
do any other manufacturers or engineers support the speedbag? 1 2 3 4

By darnknit, May 1, 2006
- 92 replies
- 5,752 views
- mjosparky
- May 18, 2006
Javelin Vs. Racer 1 2 3 4

By CISSCO101, December 16, 2004
- 92 replies
- 9,143 views
- riggingplace
- December 28, 2004
When rigging, please do / do not... 1 2 3 4

By piisfish, January 22, 2012
- 91 replies
- 7,087 views
- masterrigger1
- July 19, 2012
Reserve total packed 1 2 3 4

By skydiverek, December 12, 2010
- 91 replies
- 8,295 views
- fcajump
- December 16, 2010
PD at the PIA 1 2 3 4

By ianmdrennan, January 17, 2005
- 90 replies
- 9,365 views
- diablopilot
- March 1, 2005
Neptune programming API 1 2 3 4

By kelk1, October 4, 2005
- 90 replies
- 5,270 views
- Trae
- October 7, 2005
Which Container????? 1 2 3 4

By hayfelix, October 25, 2009
- 89 replies
- 5,657 views
- virgin-burner
- November 11, 2009
GOT MY 1 2 3 4

By petejones45, November 23, 2010
- 89 replies
- 4,484 views
- nigel99
- November 27, 2010
Pillow reserve handles & RSL's 1 2 3 4

By mjosparky, August 3, 2003
- 89 replies
- 7,107 views
- Ron
- September 2, 2003
front riser bucking on a cobalt 135 1 2 3 4

By TaylorC, November 13, 2005
- 89 replies
- 5,506 views
- VectorBoy
- November 20, 2005
Quasar II's with steel flap springs grounded 1 2 3 4

By councilman24, April 18, 2007
- 89 replies
- 11,192 views
- DualHawk
- May 9, 2007
Racer rigs 1 2 3 4

By atsaubrey, August 15, 2004
- 89 replies
- 8,269 views
- teason
- October 29, 2004
Another Vigil Anomaly 1 2 3 4

By kkeenan, August 28, 2006
- 89 replies
- 8,929 views
- Gashimo
- November 25, 2007
New Racer 2K3 1 2 3 4

By downtoearth, October 10, 2009
- 89 replies
- 16,757 views
- BigMark
- November 25, 2012
First impressions of the Spectre 135 - Interesting Openings 1 2 3 4

By Chris-Ottawa, August 14, 2006
- 88 replies
- 6,008 views
- JohanW
- August 20, 2006
Argus 1 2 3 4

By swoopgaz, July 17, 2008
- 88 replies
- 11,763 views
- jb88ci
- April 15, 2010
Is Your Hand Deploy Pilot Chute Correctly Made? 1 2 3 4

By billbooth, April 23, 2002
- 87 replies
- 23,774 views
- TonyJ
- November 19, 2006
What was your first main? 1 2 3 4

By RyanofOZ, January 6, 2004
- 87 replies
- 6,345 views
- Ron
- January 19, 2004
Réunion airport security thought AAD is explosive device and made me put rig in the hold 1 2 3 4

By NeoX, October 21, 2015
- 86 replies
- 13,494 views
- PhreeZone
- October 29, 2015
Cypres Replacement 1 2 3 4

By kevin922, September 7, 2010
- 86 replies
- 6,599 views
- mjosparky
- September 16, 2010
Post your Samurai/Lotus/Jedei 1 2 3 4

By Amazon, October 18, 2004
- 86 replies
- 8,129 views
- Viking
- January 4, 2006
What the hell is going on with AAD's ?? 1 2 3 4

By ORGASMO, May 16, 2011
- 86 replies
- 9,582 views
- Plover
- May 24, 2013
finding suprises during a repack 1 2 3 4

By jdthomas, May 27, 2006
- 86 replies
- 13,431 views
- riggerrob
- June 13, 2011
I&R Price - Raising yours if we go to 180 days? 1 2 3 4

By councilman24, May 22, 2007
- 85 replies
- 4,725 views
- SkymonkeyONE
- May 31, 2007

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