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19,234 topics in this forum

1. Reserve Bag Extraction Forces  

   By 3331, August 10, 2010
   • 24 replies
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   • BKR
   • August 15, 2010

2. NEXT: to buy or not to buy  

   By Rebecca-Berlin, April 4, 2008
   • 24 replies
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   • BenediktDE
   • July 1, 2008

3. Freefall Deployable Paraglider?  

   By stevebabin, June 19, 2003
   • 24 replies
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   • -ftp-
   • October 31, 2011

4. Helmet for small head  

   By darwin143, January 19, 2007
   • 24 replies
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   • jkbernstein
   • January 28, 2007

5. Slider Grommet Problem  

   By JohnRich, September 18, 2006
   • 24 replies
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   • kaerodyne
   • September 25, 2006

6. Help Me Choose New Gear!  

   By EVOL, May 7, 2009
   • 24 replies
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   • DocPop
   • May 12, 2009

7. Argus fire and Racer Reserve PC in tow  

   By divnswoop, December 13, 2012
   • 24 replies
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   • TrojanHorse
   • December 17, 2012

8. New line Set Triathlon - not good results - Help?  

   By popsjumper, July 27, 2006
   • 24 replies
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   • 377
   • August 10, 2006

9. need some feedback on my Tonysuit design (  

   By superman0710, February 23, 2006
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   • darkwing
   • February 24, 2006

10. helmet - help  

    By FFAddict, February 19, 2005
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    • FFAddict
    • March 4, 2005

11. Anybody order from PD lately?  

    By SniperCJ, April 13, 2004
    • 24 replies
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    • skymedic
    • April 23, 2004

12. NASA VAB Pilot Chute Test  

    By 3331, April 11, 2015
    • 24 replies
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    • KellyF
    • April 30, 2015

13. Vigil bulletin PSB-7 missing blade  

    By pchapman, October 4, 2011
    • 24 replies
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    • LouDiamond
    • October 20, 2011

14. ProTrack Batteries  

    By NoShitThereIWas, March 27, 2003
    • 24 replies
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    • jtval
    • May 28, 2003

15. Preventing liner over when cocooning?  

    By WingFlyer, August 20, 2007
    • 24 replies
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    • phoenixlpr
    • August 24, 2007

16. round reserve and cypress?  

    By phoenixlpr, November 13, 2007
    • 24 replies
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    • LouDiamond
    • November 15, 2007

17. A Brain Teaser for Gear Wonks  

    By JohnSherman, October 29, 2014
    • 24 replies
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • November 3, 2014

18. Velocity 170 sqf  

    By DKflyer, April 25, 2002
    • 24 replies
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    • rhino
    • April 27, 2002

19. Helmets Dot Snell  

    By Dougjumper, January 29, 2004
    • 24 replies
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    • VectorBoy
    • January 30, 2004

20. spectre and pilot  

    By Jackpunx, November 10, 2005
    • 24 replies
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    • phoenixlpr
    • November 14, 2005

21. Reserve handle attachment  

    By pyrodude, June 27, 2008
    • 24 replies
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    • diablopilot
    • June 28, 2008

22. Jumpsuit market  

    By Pitbull83, September 19, 2005
    • 24 replies
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    • Unutsch
    • January 3, 2006

23. Military rounds  

    By millertime24, April 11, 2008
    • 24 replies
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    • councilman24
    • April 18, 2008

24. Mirage Newsletter on Argus  

    By chutingstar, March 21, 2011
    • 24 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • March 28, 2011

25. Pricing - Main Cutaway and Reserve Handles  

    By Elisha, July 25, 2005
    • 24 replies
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    • masterrig
    • July 27, 2005

26. Experience with Nitrochute Corp.  

    By tangledlines, January 28, 2007
    • 24 replies
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    • tangledlines
    • February 17, 2007

27. Tempo Reserve Observation!  

    By Courteney, November 9, 2004
    • 24 replies
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    • phoenixlpr
    • September 12, 2007

28. How much $$$ to give a rigger for . . .  

    By kelel01, February 1, 2004
    • 24 replies
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    • chapdog
    • February 19, 2004

29. Winter gloves...  

    By LloydDobbler, September 27, 2006
    • 24 replies
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    • Rover
    • February 3, 2009

30. over priced skydiving helmet - e.g. bonehead and etc.  

    By dropzone_moron, January 9, 2006
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    • GravityGirl
    • January 13, 2006

31. To AAD or Not To AAD, That is the Question...  

    By Bandanarama, November 10, 2004
    • 24 replies
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    • tbrown
    • November 13, 2004

32. bag lock or strip due to safety stow  

    By darnknit, March 3, 2006
    • 24 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • March 6, 2006

33. Hard openings with a sabre?  

    By sillie1111, June 2, 2004
    • 24 replies
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    • masher
    • June 9, 2004

34. Safire2 149 or Sabre2 150  

    By lazaryu, June 4, 2007
    • 24 replies
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    • jakee
    • June 12, 2007

35. Question about the various people who are qualified to work on Skydiving equipment  

    By paul.Mcallister, January 30, 2012
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    • ripcord4
    • February 1, 2012

36. Dbags: w/canopy or container?  

    By cameramonkey, March 5, 2002
    • 24 replies
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    • billvon
    • March 6, 2002

37. How old is too old?  

    By Smitty23, July 30, 2018
    • 24 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • August 19, 2018

38. Stowing brakes on Wings?  

    By aeroflyer, August 30, 2010
    • 24 replies
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    • Deyan
    • November 2, 2012

39. All hail gear checks  

    By livendive, July 7, 2008
    • 24 replies
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • July 10, 2008

40. Katana 135  

    By mysky, January 8, 2005
    • 24 replies
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    • Brains
    • October 5, 2005

41. Hackey or Freefly pad  

    By LittleDJ, October 2, 2006
    • 24 replies
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    • HydroGuy
    • October 4, 2006

42. Skip all line stows but the locking stow?  

    By FrogNog, December 17, 2003
    • 24 replies
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    • moonglo
    • January 4, 2004

43. Bent pin..Straighten or replace??  

    By riggergreg, June 15, 2006
    • 24 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • July 20, 2011

44. How current is your rigger?  

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

45. Javelin Tandem Rig????  

    By cessna54tango, April 27, 2006
    • 24 replies
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    • divnswoop
    • May 9, 2006

46. Triathlon Slammer - Painful  

    By topper, August 7, 2006
    • 24 replies
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    • fmmobley
    • August 10, 2006

47. Your non-US country's reserve cycle  

    By councilman24, October 28, 2003
    • 24 replies
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    • councilman24
    • November 6, 2003

48. Container comparison  

    By Te Rata, August 3, 2019
    • 24 replies
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    • HPC
    • August 30, 2019

49. Best Fullface for large heads!  

    By adamsr, April 21, 2004
    • 24 replies
    • 2,967 views
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    • usskydiver
    • April 23, 2004

50. Wings or a Dolphin?  

    By Emmie, December 30, 2001
    • 24 replies
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    • Iflyme
    • January 4, 2002

51. To "riggers"  

    By 377, February 23, 2010
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    • VectorBoy
    • February 25, 2010

52. Newbie first rig. Container advise, pah-lease!  

    By garyhugo, May 29, 2015
    • 24 replies
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    • jumpwally
    • June 3, 2015

53. BEST JUMP SUIT FOR NOVICE  

    By kwflyer, January 17, 2013
    • 24 replies
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    • NeonLights
    • January 18, 2013

54. Precision Aerodynamics Fusion - Owners Manual  

    By micro, June 19, 2006
    • 24 replies
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    • micro
    • June 22, 2006

55. Bonehead Gunner  

    By Scoby, July 4, 2003
    • 24 replies
    • 6,287 views
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    • newshooter12
    • July 14, 2003

56. computer rigging logboks?  

    By rigger_john, November 22, 2005
    • 24 replies
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    • LisaM
    • November 24, 2005

57. Check out my new rig!  

    By teason, December 10, 2006
    • 24 replies
    • 3,646 views
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    • fcajump
    • December 17, 2006

58. Sabre 2 or Saffire 2 which one?  

    By goingdown31, January 23, 2013
    • 24 replies
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    • ljwobker
    • March 12, 2013

59. PD new canopy "Peregrine"  

    By mchamp, January 25, 2013
    • 24 replies
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    • 240d
    • August 31, 2013

60. Any truth to the rumor?  

    By funks, September 30, 2004
    • 24 replies
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    • koz2000
    • October 4, 2004

61. Anyone else running Sidewinder rigs?  

    By hackish, July 18, 2014
    • 24 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • July 22, 2014

62. Pilot Emergency Parachutes - Most Popular?  

    By slotperfect, July 17, 2008
    • 24 replies
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    • slotperfect
    • July 23, 2008

63. 'normal' opening new canopy available?  

    By councilman24, December 30, 2008
    • 24 replies
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    • mdrejhon
    • January 5, 2009

64. Removable Slider?  

    By EXTremeWade, July 26, 2011
    • 24 replies
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    • popsjumper
    • June 17, 2013

65. Packing for shorter snivel/faster opening?  

    By lepidoctora, October 3, 2012
    • 24 replies
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    • 5.samadhi
    • October 10, 2012

66. Copyright issue for the Custom Dial Face ...  

    By KermieCorleone, March 9, 2010
    • 24 replies
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    • kallend
    • March 21, 2010

67. Parachute Packing Project  

    By JAMS1991, January 30, 2013
    • 24 replies
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • January 31, 2013

68. Cookie G3 sizing  

    By randyb, September 29, 2013
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    • EWRookie
    • September 5, 2014

69. Packing Technique  

    By LearningTOfly, October 7, 2005
    • 24 replies
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    • packing_jarrett
    • October 14, 2005

70. Mirage G4 M5 Packing a Sabre2 210?  

    By jbred74, June 27, 2010
    • 24 replies
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    • FlarefuckPLF
    • February 5, 2017

71. Help on gear  

    By slj678, October 14, 2008
    • 24 replies
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    • danielcroft
    • October 15, 2008

72. good deal ?  

    By yvanpec, January 4, 2015
    • 24 replies
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    • NWFlyer
    • January 6, 2015

73. packing a Sabre  

    By flyhy, August 25, 2002
    • 24 replies
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    • michaeljanzen
    • October 8, 2002

74. Who makes the best comp RW suit?  

    By skymiles, January 7, 2003
    • 24 replies
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    • Rdutch
    • January 8, 2003

75. Voodoo  

    By gemstar, January 17, 2002
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    • riggerrob
    • January 8, 2003

76. Etiquette Question for Riggers  

    By Elisha, September 24, 2007
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    • fcajump
    • October 2, 2007

77. How much is too much ...  

    By txhoss, October 19, 2008
    • 24 replies
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    • Skwrl
    • October 24, 2008

78. Cookie GAS Full Face  

    By Travman, March 27, 2009
    • 24 replies
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    • CazmoDee
    • January 28, 2010

79. Teflon instead of curved pin  

    By SkydiveMonkey, March 21, 2002
    • 24 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • March 25, 2002

80. Any news about PD katanas  

    By Orlando, March 19, 2006
    • 24 replies
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    • diablopilot
    • March 21, 2006

81. would you ....  

    By grosfion, May 29, 2002
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    • crazy
    • June 5, 2002

82. Hop N Pop with an AltiTrack  

    By RB_Hammer, February 21, 2007
    • 24 replies
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    • RB_Hammer
    • October 21, 2008

83. CYPRES 1 Batteries (Was: cypres 2 maintainence price announced at PIA)  

    By tdog, January 25, 2005
    • 24 replies
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    • skydiverton
    • February 10, 2005

84. Bungee vs bands on freebags  

    By alan, January 4, 2004
    • 24 replies
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    • diablopilot
    • January 7, 2004

85. Is It Worth $4300 ???  

    By dovev82, December 23, 2006
    • 24 replies
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    • freeflysteve
    • December 27, 2006

86. Making Closing Loops  

    By abyzet, September 15, 2009
    • 24 replies
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    • councilman24
    • February 4, 2015

87. I know they are all good, command me  

    By someday, September 28, 2007
    • 24 replies
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    • wmw999
    • October 1, 2007

88. LONG closing loop  

    By GLIDEANGLE, March 4, 2008
    • 24 replies
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    • damion75
    • March 12, 2008

89. are helmets pointless?  

    By callmewhuffo, January 5, 2004
    • 24 replies
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    • jeremyneas
    • January 6, 2004

90. Feedback wanted, application for new cutter, Argus?  

    By df8m1, February 16, 2013
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    • df8m1
    • November 3, 2013

91. Sub 150 reserves for larger people  

    By xijonix, February 23, 2016
    • 24 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • February 26, 2016

92. Super Bulletproof Soft Links  

    By BlindBrick, June 21, 2005
    • 24 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • June 23, 2005

93. loose fabric on vector 3 main flaps..  

    By skydivex3m, July 4, 2006
    • 24 replies
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    • RogerRamjet
    • July 7, 2006

94. J3 or J4 for PD193 and 150reserve?  

    By uogiene, March 23, 2006
    • 24 replies
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    • fcajump
    • March 27, 2006

95. Comprehensive list of repack cycles?  

    By RoryJ, April 24, 2011
    • 24 replies
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    • Squeak
    • April 26, 2011

96. Expert Cypres in student rigs  

    By howardwhite, January 11, 2003
    • 24 replies
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    • howardwhite
    • January 13, 2003

97. Advanced Rigger Training  

    By masterrigger1, July 9, 2007
    • 24 replies
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    • CrazyL
    • August 22, 2007

98. Vector new options  

    By OG-Tahiti, March 27, 2010
    • 24 replies
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    • OG-Tahiti
    • April 6, 2010

99. 2 stage reserve ?  

    By Snowflake, March 26, 2002
    • 24 replies
    • 5,107 views
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    • polarbear
    • March 28, 2002

100. Cutaway Cable cleaning?  

     By BoostedXT, June 25, 2004
     • 24 replies
     • 9,680 views
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     • darkwing
     • May 2, 2005