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19,237 topics in this forum

1. Sabre canopies   1 2 3

   By jumpinfarmer, February 4, 2004
   • 55 replies
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   • cousindave
   • February 16, 2004

2. stilletto,crossfire or springo?   1 2

   By joeylad, December 15, 2007
   • 40 replies
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   • jee
   • December 26, 2007

3. Which container would you choose?  

   By Maddingo, October 18, 2017
   • 10 replies
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   • Maddingo
   • October 19, 2017

4. sabre 2 190 for a beginner  

   By freeryde13, October 12, 2003
   • 14 replies
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   • ypelchat
   • October 14, 2003

5. The Racer Quick Loop  

   By peter.draper, September 26, 2011
   • 21 replies
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   • BlueSBDeath
   • September 28, 2011

6. How current is your rigger?  

   By riggerrob, September 17, 2012
   • 24 replies
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   • riggerrob
   • September 24, 2012

7. Collapsable Pilot Chute on a Sabre 190. Thoughts?   1 2 3

   By Big_Red, January 19, 2006
   • 65 replies
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   • blue_sky_chris
   • January 27, 2006

8. how much does it cost for a rigger to install a cypress?  

   By Rookeskydiver, January 27, 2003
   • 16 replies
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   • Plucky
   • January 28, 2003

9. Parachute made wrong   1 2

   By captain1976, September 28, 2009
   • 38 replies
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   • councilman24
   • October 2, 2009

10. Wings Container   1 2

    By Scoby, August 23, 2002
    • 40 replies
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    • PhillyKev
    • August 27, 2002

11. replacing / repairing factory tandem parts  

    By skydiveoc, November 23, 2013
    • 19 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • November 28, 2013

12. what canopies do the military use??? not rounds!  

    By TheJokergs, October 10, 2003
    • 19 replies
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    • shunkka
    • October 25, 2003

13. fxc 12000 in a normal cypress/vigal ready container?  

    By kgp4death, November 17, 2010
    • 23 replies
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    • tkhayes
    • November 22, 2010

14. Packing innovations   1 2

    By Dogmatix, August 19, 2019
    • 37 replies
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    • tabouare
    • September 12, 2019

15. Packed my first racer....   1 2 3

    By jumper03, March 30, 2006
    • 59 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • January 23, 2011

16. what Mirage Containersize for Pulse 170?  

    By Flyolli, November 29, 2009
    • 11 replies
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    • TeoSantos
    • December 22, 2012

17. Just can't get the canopy packed..   1 2

    By eightate8at8, October 19, 2009
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    • Ron
    • December 23, 2009

18. Crazy line-dump/bag-strip Video !  

    By skydiverek, September 24, 2016
    • 9 replies
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    • gowlerk
    • October 21, 2016

19. Source for Bernina 217N cams  

    By indyz, September 18, 2012
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    • indyz
    • May 12, 2015

20. Anyone have contact info for a Paul Iglin?  

    By Morgenhloz, November 15, 2015
    • 14 replies
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    • DougH
    • November 18, 2015

21. What was your first main?   1 2 3 4

    By RyanofOZ, January 6, 2004
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    • Ron
    • January 19, 2004

22. Tempo or Super Raven ???  

    By hisgoofyness, May 6, 2002
    • 13 replies
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    • hobbes4star
    • May 8, 2002

23. 7 Cell or 9 Cell  

    By jclalor, June 21, 2009
    • 8 replies
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    • Parafoil27
    • June 26, 2009

24. Do you understand the benfits of a Collin's Lanyard?   1 2 3

    By klingeme, June 10, 2008
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    • LouDiamond
    • June 17, 2008

25. post your sexy micron or cool micron   1 2

    By acrojunky, December 23, 2004
    • 43 replies
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    • bigway
    • October 16, 2009

26. Letting people borrow your gear?  

    By ACMESkydiver, June 7, 2004
    • 22 replies
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    • tbrown
    • June 9, 2004

27. "setting the lines"  

    By tsalnukt, July 14, 2013
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    • Squeak
    • July 25, 2013

28. Cookie G3, what do you use to clean visor?  

    By SFBayArea, August 23, 2013
    • 8 replies
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    • Avikus
    • August 29, 2013

29. Need A Good Rig Bag!  

    By bbrodes, February 4, 2014
    • 15 replies
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    • bbrodes
    • February 7, 2014

30. Incidents from Jumping a CYPRESS that is overdue for Maintenance   1 2

    By jakebaustin, March 6, 2019
    • 34 replies
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    • fcajump
    • April 5, 2019

31. Front riser turns...  

    By mountainman, August 22, 2001
    • 10 replies
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    • Iflyme
    • August 28, 2001

32. Rubberbandless d-bags   1 2

    By peterk, June 11, 2005
    • 41 replies
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    • jrcrackers
    • June 27, 2005

33. Skydive shop in New York city  

    By Tom_Tom, July 26, 2008
    • 6 replies
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    • Jacqueslevrai
    • August 2, 2008

34. Custom Made Cutaway & Reserve Handles  

    By actor2k, March 27, 2006
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    • Vectracide
    • April 1, 2006

35. Flexon Container?  

    By hawkflight, December 21, 2005
    • 22 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • December 23, 2005

36. cut-in laterals  

    By katzurki, March 26, 2005
    • 13 replies
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    • RMURRAY
    • March 29, 2005

37. Pull Out Reserve - Woomera  

    By TVPB, January 12, 2006
    • 19 replies
    • 6,509 views
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    • kleggo
    • January 16, 2006

38. Main Canopies   1 2

    By section5, October 10, 2011
    • 34 replies
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    • NovaTTT
    • October 13, 2011

39. Karnage Krew   1 2

    By donjohn25, September 1, 2009
    • 31 replies
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    • donjohn25
    • January 27, 2010

40. Holes in a reserve - to patch or not to patch?   1 2 3

    By hackish, January 14, 2008
    • 69 replies
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    • erdnarob
    • June 9, 2008

41. semi stowless bag  

    By iranianjumper, May 13, 2017
    • 11 replies
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    • chutingstar
    • May 23, 2017

42. RMW jumpsuit photos please   1 2

    By bigway, May 7, 2006
    • 25 replies
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    • bigway
    • July 5, 2006

43. Where to wear a Hook knife  

    By helldog, January 8, 2004
    • 22 replies
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    • Tonto
    • January 9, 2004

44. "Make sure you rotate your three rings while you are checking your risers!"   1 2

    By mark, June 23, 2005
    • 39 replies
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    • adamUK
    • June 30, 2005

45. The Pilot canopy and bad/hard openings   1 2

    By NelKel, December 12, 2005
    • 44 replies
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    • MikeGerwig
    • December 19, 2005

46. Almost ready to buy my first rig, can I order it directly from the manufacturer or exclusively through a dealer? Vector 3 M- Series  

    By scp, March 28, 2008
    • 17 replies
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    • Ronaldo
    • June 23, 2008

47. Katana review  

    By billvon, February 15, 2004
    • 21 replies
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    • PhreeZone
    • February 21, 2004

48. closing loops.  

    By rtroup, July 14, 2004
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    • Chrisky
    • July 28, 2004

49. Open question - main vs reserve size   1 2 3

    By billvon, May 8, 2004
    • 72 replies
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    • riddler
    • May 13, 2004

50. Favorite altimeter & why?   1 2

    By mattyblast, January 23, 2006
    • 28 replies
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    • packerboy
    • January 28, 2006

51. Smart reserve   1 2

    By flyboy6554, December 17, 2004
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    • brits17
    • December 23, 2004

52. Washing Rigs   1 2

    By TCMRigging, June 20, 2006
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    • lopullterri
    • January 4, 2012

53. I tolerate 100% down and 3-4 month long order times because  

    By mbohu, April 13, 2018
    • 21 replies
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    • gowlerk
    • April 18, 2018

54. Pilot HMA lineset  

    By Emu, June 15, 2008
    • 13 replies
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    • tdog
    • June 16, 2008

55. PD Spectre  

    By FreeflyDom, January 10, 2010
    • 23 replies
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    • theonlyski
    • December 31, 2010

56. LARSEN & BRUSGAARD  

    By Tonto, February 3, 2005
    • 24 replies
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    • beezyshaw
    • September 1, 2006

57. sponsorship canopy ?   1 2

    By ludikris, December 19, 2013
    • 27 replies
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    • airtwardo
    • December 20, 2013

58. Saber 1 Mixed Reviws   1 2 3

    By aprwvu, October 28, 2011
    • 53 replies
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    • Doperope
    • November 19, 2011

59. Reattaching velcro to the inside of a helmet  

    By VTmotoMike08, June 13, 2008
    • 12 replies
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    • mr2mk1g
    • June 16, 2008

60. questions about canopy lines and cost to replace  

    By graymadder, December 14, 2008
    • 9 replies
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    • graymadder
    • December 16, 2008

61. Pinholes in Canopy Tail?  

    By Geoff, September 19, 2001
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    • swaika
    • January 12, 2015

62. Rig schematic/diagram  

    By SacrificialPawn, January 4, 2008
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    • denete
    • January 6, 2008

63. "Bartack" by zigzag machine - any tricks  

    By alexey, June 22, 2006
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    • hookitt
    • June 29, 2006

64. How bad of an idea is this...   1 2 3

    By CHRCNF, October 9, 2010
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    • BrianM
    • October 14, 2010

65. Common rigging errors   1 2

    By Jessica, November 15, 2002
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    • MrHixxx
    • November 19, 2002

66. Why are you a rigger?   1 2

    By Jessica, February 10, 2003
    • 39 replies
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    • ernokaikkonen
    • February 20, 2003

67. Spectre or Sabre  

    By LilZilla, April 8, 2005
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    • TomSpoon
    • June 1, 2005

68. Buying western union from POLAND in classifieds  

    By dcjulie99, August 8, 2012
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    • tkhayes
    • August 12, 2012

69. Unwarranted Concern?   1 2

    By Superman32, November 23, 2005
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    • Zoter
    • November 27, 2005

70. Re: [mjosparky] Fatality: Texel - Adrian Nicolas - 17 September 2005   1 2 3

    By raymod2, October 5, 2005
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    • mjosparky
    • January 6, 2006

71. PD/Big Air manufacturing partnership   1 2

    By BrianSGermain, January 19, 2004
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    • BrianSGermain
    • January 28, 2004

72. Neptune 3  

    By Dirtybird, March 10, 2012
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    • LouDiamond
    • March 18, 2012

73. Closing a Reflex reserve...  

    By DebaucheroRdrgz, January 23, 2010
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    • riggermick
    • January 27, 2010

74. New FB Rigging Group  

    By NovaTTT, June 2, 2016
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    • NovaTTT
    • July 22, 2016

75. Birdz Eyewear - Rx Goggles  

    By craichead, June 28, 2005
    • 19 replies
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    • sdctlc
    • August 13, 2007

76. words on cheep reserves?  

    By E-Rach, February 6, 2016
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    • Baksteen
    • February 20, 2016

77. How important or "precise" are harness sizes?  

    By rss_v, October 26, 2012
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    • rss_v
    • October 27, 2012

78. Paraglider rig with 3-ring and "sky Hook"?   1 2

    By shropshire, November 17, 2008
    • 26 replies
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    • shropshire
    • November 19, 2008

79. EG SKY SUITS  

    By jclalor, December 12, 2009
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    • thomas_crowe
    • December 18, 2014

80. Paraflite Cirrus Reserve - info wanted  

    By shall555, July 21, 2005
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    • riggerrob
    • July 23, 2005

81. ZPX questions  

    By DBCOOPER, January 16, 2012
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    • sundevil777
    • February 27, 2014

82. Documentation   1 2

    By leapdog, March 13, 2008
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    • leapdog
    • April 25, 2008

83. Sabre2 slider not coming down  

    By FFlyer, September 13, 2006
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    • yardhippie
    • October 11, 2006

84. How old is your container?   1 2

    By FrancoR, December 18, 2003
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    • crutch
    • December 26, 2003

85. Shoe Goo  

    By steve1, April 29, 2005
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    • dbac
    • May 3, 2005

86. Matter are useless. Jumpsuit recommendations?  

    By goldengolly, February 16, 2011
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    • konioa3d
    • July 19, 2011

87. what are acceptable reserve extraction forces  

    By sid, June 6, 2011
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    • jerolim
    • June 8, 2011

88. Afterburners on Bev Suit  

    By Psychoz, February 8, 2007
    • 10 replies
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    • NWFlyer
    • February 9, 2007

89. Letter from Argus   1 2 3

    By SStewart, March 24, 2011
    • 62 replies
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    • PhreeZone
    • March 27, 2011

90. Wings Container   1 2

    By Bushmasta, February 9, 2002
    • 29 replies
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    • Ronaldo
    • November 25, 2009

91. Portable Altitude Test Chamber  

    By varigging, October 13, 2003
    • 19 replies
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    • masterrig
    • October 31, 2006

92. Wrinkles in Mirage g4.1 M5  

    By WingFlyer, August 21, 2007
    • 16 replies
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    • WingFlyer
    • August 23, 2007

93. Discusion: What if TSO's were eliminated?   1 2 3

    By diablopilot, October 18, 2004
    • 54 replies
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    • mjosparky
    • October 22, 2004

94. Pro fly suits  

    By ataltitude, September 6, 2012
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    • cwg357
    • July 20, 2017

95. 20 year life on gear   1 2

    By Rover, July 27, 2008
    • 30 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • September 14, 2009

96. My magnetic risercovers affect my cell phone   1 2

    By badlock, March 22, 2007
    • 29 replies
    • 6,418 views
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • April 10, 2007

97. alti watches??   1 2

    By Zeemax, September 29, 2003
    • 26 replies
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    • base689
    • November 11, 2003

98. Skyhelmet Fujin worth it?  

    By crllarena, April 29, 2020
    • 12 replies
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    • k11stan
    • December 19, 2020

99. Canopy depreciation  

    By cdragon, June 17, 2008
    • 4 replies
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    • cdragon
    • June 18, 2008

100. Argus missfiring   1 2

     By HenryRobert, April 19, 2007
     • 32 replies
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     • azureriders
     • April 25, 2007