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1. How to improve and execute precise turns. ?  

   By skrovi, May 8, 2006
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   • Mockingbird
   • May 10, 2006

2. 'Accuracy canopy' used by Cheryl Stearns?  

   By metalslug, July 8, 2003
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   • mjosparky
   • July 9, 2003

3. 501(c)(3) for injured Skydivers?  

   By shibu, October 15, 2015
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   • DiverMike
   • October 19, 2015

4. Orlando I-Fly tunnel instructor wanted  

   By corpkid, May 12, 2013
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   • Bignugget
   • May 16, 2013

5. Is this the oldest tandem passenger EVER? 94 year old lady?!!  

   By humanflite, November 9, 2008
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   • FlyerSG1234
   • November 10, 2008

6. Atlas - Alti 2 question  

   By squampton, August 9, 2016
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   • Flavius
   • August 16, 2016

7. Where was this when I was young?  

   By pfloyd, February 7, 2007
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   • sagan
   • February 9, 2007

8. Defending Psychoswooper  

   By Ladybug, March 25, 2005
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   • airtwardo
   • March 26, 2005

9. Canyon jump at MOAB  

   By kallend, September 27, 2010
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   • kallend
   • September 29, 2010

10. ARGH! This weather SUCKS!!!  

    By mattyblast, January 2, 2006
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    • Grisha
    • January 3, 2006

11. AAF - Start or wait?  

    By nael, February 29, 2004
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    • cvfd1399
    • March 1, 2004

12. Skydiver health insurance  

    By Jessica, December 26, 2002
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    • Opie
    • January 3, 2003

13. How fit/strong do I need to be for skydiving?  

    By zifkid773, March 10, 2019
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    • ghostdog
    • March 14, 2019

14. learning to pack  

    By jf951, March 25, 2009
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    • knic
    • March 26, 2009

15. supersonic jump, 23 miles high  

    By emmiwy, March 17, 2010
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    • flyhi
    • March 18, 2010

16. 16 months off, what next  

    By fundgh, February 5, 2007
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    • thedarkside
    • February 9, 2007

17. first reserve ride.... need some help afterwards :)  

    By jejejelle, August 5, 2003
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    • Margusja
    • August 7, 2003

18. Parachutist 'lands on top of radio mast' WTF?!?  

    By britboynz, March 19, 2005
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    • bch7773
    • March 25, 2005

19. Katana  

    By amir1967, July 4, 2005
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    • DocPop
    • February 8, 2013

20. barometric pressure question  

    By HoldtheIce, September 28, 2009
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    • mjosparky
    • September 30, 2009

21. Anyone else find this odd?  

    By yarak, May 12, 2008
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • May 15, 2008

22. rumors, rumors, rumors...  

    By hmatousek, February 6, 2007
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    • hmatousek
    • February 8, 2007

23. On TV right now: "Sons of Guns" makes a tandem skydive  

    By CarpeDiem3, October 25, 2012
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    • akarunway
    • October 27, 2012

24. Average fall rate?  

    By kelel01, October 2, 2003
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    • schattenjaeger
    • October 4, 2003

25. In Flight Maintenance?  

    By EvilGenius, August 5, 2016
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    • Rickendiver
    • August 8, 2016

26. Skydive San Marcos - Encroachment?  

    By SkyPiggie, March 10, 2011
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    • Bertt
    • March 14, 2011

27. Rent a bigger plane for the weekend?  

    By jcbfly, January 7, 2008
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    • Beerlight
    • January 9, 2008

28. Massive amounts of help needed. PLEASE  

    By Brumby, February 2, 2007
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    • bazelos
    • February 8, 2007

29. I know you've seen the guys in Norway buzzing the cliffs, but have you seen this?  

    By Mazz, March 22, 2009
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    • Sletzer
    • March 24, 2009

30. World Record Tandem Jump  

    By rgbnz, July 16, 2007
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    • LouDiamond
    • July 17, 2007

31. storm jumpers  

    By syntax, August 30, 2004
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    • talon2
    • September 2, 2004

32. Is it legal  

    By Steveanders86, July 27, 2009
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    • Steveanders86
    • July 29, 2009

33. Book your Skydive with The Discovery Channel  

    By JohnRich, November 5, 2008
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    • shropshire
    • November 6, 2008

34. Alana Banana's SpongeBob Jump!  

    By jazzjumper, August 31, 2004
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    • jazzjumper
    • September 1, 2004

35. Liability question  

    By Blahr, February 2, 2004
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    • jumperconway
    • February 3, 2004

36. What's with all the shoulder dislocations?  

    By Throttlebender, March 10, 2011
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    • GLIDEANGLE
    • March 10, 2011

37. proposed regulation of skydiving- Transport Canada  

    By smiles, February 6, 2007
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    • Zeppo
    • February 7, 2007

38. Extreme Escape--Cage Diving  

    By Grips, June 17, 2006
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    • TrickyDicky
    • June 19, 2006

39. HOLY MOLY! MY QUADRIPLEGIC SISTER DOES TANDEM FOR HER 65th BDAY!  

    By CrazyRick, October 10, 2004
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    • popsjumper
    • October 13, 2004

40. Harness rotation  

    By Squeak, April 1, 2004
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    • raftman
    • April 2, 2004

41. Updating the fatality logs for 2014 and 2015  

    By cheapNfun, August 30, 2015
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    • johnmatrix
    • October 7, 2015

42. Biggest & Busiest DZ  

    By Alex92, May 9, 2008
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    • sagan
    • May 13, 2008

43. Formation load  

    By jcecil, July 10, 2007
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    • jcecil
    • July 16, 2007

44. Need help, pls  

    By iri, December 1, 2003
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    • ixlr82
    • December 2, 2003

45. I got my A!  

    By emmiwy, March 13, 2010
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • March 14, 2010

46. My last 3 paraplegic skydives-from Friday 29th May  

    By Distabled, May 31, 2009
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    • Distabled
    • June 2, 2009

47. need real advice  

    By airronchi, August 6, 2005
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    • javelin1
    • July 14, 2008

48. Got my A today  

    By pfloyd, February 4, 2007
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    • FallingDuck
    • February 6, 2007

49. shipping your rig  

    By jkotch, January 28, 2005
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    • mikecm469
    • January 29, 2005

50. feeling peaceful after landing/less nervous in the plane/Line twist on my jump  

    By David Wang, December 23, 2019
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    • David Wang
    • December 24, 2019

51. Anyone think the Stratos cgi video was done better than the real thing?  

    By shibu, October 16, 2012
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    • mjosparky
    • October 23, 2012

52. One More Newbie Question . . .  

    By Gato, October 31, 2006
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    • tomvailco
    • October 31, 2006

53. Gear Regulations ??  

    By PhoenixFire, August 4, 2003
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    • falxori
    • August 6, 2003

54. Becoming an AFF instructor-advice  

    By pinkeyquiezo, April 28, 2012
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    • popsjumper
    • May 1, 2012

55. Drugs, part II...  

    By Airman1270, October 12, 2004
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    • jerry81
    • October 12, 2004

56. Contact Congress to Oppose User Fees for General Aviation  

    By Communications, July 23, 2011
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    • Southern_Man
    • February 2, 2012

57. USPA Fights New Ban on Large Venue Demo Jumps  

    By NightJumper, February 28, 2003
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    • flyingferret
    • February 28, 2003

58. AFF 3...what the hell?  

    By floridadiver81, February 4, 2007
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    • popsjumper
    • February 5, 2007

59. I found my arch!!  

    By Jeth, August 30, 2004
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    • Conundrum
    • August 31, 2004

60. How do you land a skysurf board?  

    By jkeeling, July 3, 2003
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • July 7, 2003

61. Time to take some time off?  

    By Jumps, April 20, 2008
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    • javelin1
    • July 13, 2008

62. Arching  

    By willski52, September 10, 2006
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    • steveorino
    • September 11, 2006

63. Gear Trafficking  

    By lemmeskydive, March 23, 2014
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    • swilson
    • March 27, 2014

64. tunnel time  

    By guineapiggie101, October 27, 2011
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    • popsjumper
    • October 27, 2011

65. Lost Prairie Video....a little glimpse of Heaven  

    By JJohnson, January 3, 2004
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    • videointhesky
    • January 4, 2004

66. Perris tomorrow?  

    By themitchyone, November 28, 2003
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    • scottjaco
    • December 1, 2003

67. Persistent Head and Neck Issues After Skydiving  

    By bluepelican, July 27, 2013
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    • ChrisD
    • July 29, 2013

68. Jump Into NASA August 22-24!!  

    By chuckakers, August 3, 2003
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    • chuckakers
    • August 5, 2003

69. Jumping in Canada  

    By steve1, April 26, 2004
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    • Remster
    • April 30, 2004

70. Slider & skyties etc  

    By yurihammo, August 7, 2014
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    • yurihammo
    • August 17, 2014

71. somewhat nervous, but I did it  

    By Ifearheights, July 30, 2012
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    • Ifearheights
    • July 31, 2012

72. Classified Scammers  

    By megamalfunction, November 14, 2017
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    • paraSD
    • November 18, 2017

73. Mounting Protrack on Main Lift Web - Safety?  

    By njasshole, January 23, 2005
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    • Scrumpot
    • January 25, 2005

74. TSA Proposed Rule - This could be trouble  

    By pilotdave, October 31, 2008
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    • SkyPainter
    • November 3, 2008

75. Question for Everyone...  

    By Mozencrath, October 20, 2007
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    • dmetz
    • October 31, 2007

76. Student wind restriction  

    By Mark24688m, October 26, 2006
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    • Eule
    • October 30, 2006

77. Cool video: Highway swoop  

    By skydivingdutch, January 30, 2004
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    • jaybo
    • February 2, 2004

78. Jump nerves  

    By maverick1, September 2, 2003
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    • richardd
    • September 2, 2003

79. Florida skies, clear the way!!! :)  

    By Tigerfly, July 14, 2016
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    • Tigerfly
    • July 15, 2016

80. Logbook Question  

    By funkcanna, July 11, 2007
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    • trigger
    • July 13, 2007

81. ALS smoke grenades  

    By councilman24, April 24, 2006
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    • bowlan
    • February 3, 2007

82. Backloops  

    By jumpinjackflash, October 1, 2003
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    • jumpinjackflash
    • October 1, 2003

83. looking for high res pic of FRANKENOTTER  

    By EVOL, October 25, 2011
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    • LyraM45
    • October 26, 2011

84. Still Looking for a little help.  

    By aberardi678, November 12, 2005
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    • darkwing
    • November 13, 2005

85. Old "Skydiving" cover shot  

    By Remster, December 4, 2014
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    • kkeenan
    • March 1, 2015

86. Parachutist Cover  

    By jinlee, July 27, 2012
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    • dropbear84
    • July 30, 2012

87. My first weekend as a skydiver. (AFF experiences)  

    By mijnjiku, May 14, 2007
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    • mijnjiku
    • May 18, 2007

88. New Rig  

    By screamingeagle, February 1, 2007
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    • Unstable
    • February 3, 2007

89. Discipline progression  

    By xlh883, June 12, 2006
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    • Hambone
    • June 14, 2006

90. Exits!  

    By Jackpunx, November 9, 2005
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    • Orange1
    • November 11, 2005

91. Straddle seats in caravan  

    By DanglesOZQld, July 19, 2005
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    • bisqit999
    • July 20, 2005

92. Posted to middle east  

    By ethan, November 25, 2003
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    • tilly
    • November 28, 2003

93. AIRCRAFT FOR SKYDIVERS! PLEASE HELP ME :)  

    By TomEU, October 16, 2012
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    • holie
    • October 17, 2012

94. Skydiving Discipline Progression Question  

    By Stearny, May 19, 2011
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    • kkeenan
    • May 19, 2011

95. Starting a skydiving business?  

    By DasRind, October 31, 2008
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    • dynamicedge
    • November 1, 2008

96. funny ad in ebay?  

    By bigbearfng, November 10, 2005
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    • noluckned
    • November 11, 2005

97. Skydiving in Netherlands~~~~  

    By waveandsmile, March 15, 2014
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    • Baksteen
    • March 18, 2014

98. Nylon Taffeta for jump suits- HELP Where can I get it  

    By fireflytx, August 18, 2003
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    • d123
    • February 3, 2007

99. Bill Booth 50th Anniversary Video Tribute  

    By kkeenan, February 21, 2015
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    • flyboy6554
    • February 27, 2015

100. New Years Day Jump N. of Mason-Dixon  

     By scroadload, January 4, 2009
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     • gearless_chris
     • January 5, 2009