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1. Shannon Pilcher  

   By larrypen, December 15, 2010
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   • matthewcline
   • December 15, 2010

2. reserve ride on a fresh repack ie. first jump  

   By steviejb, April 30, 2006
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   • usedtajump
   • May 2, 2006

3. Insurance to cover income loss / disability (UK)  

   By Seventailfox, January 24, 2015
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   • dunc
   • February 17, 2015

4. Will my rig fit as a carry on???  

   By iluvtofly, December 15, 2008
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   • kelpdiver
   • December 16, 2008

5. I'm back...again  

   By ChrisL, July 6, 2018
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   • JohnMitchell
   • July 7, 2018

6. .....FEAR........ . . . . . .  

   By margo81, June 20, 2005
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   • Avion
   • June 23, 2005

7. your average fallrate on your belly  

   By heidihagen, June 11, 2005
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   • alw
   • June 12, 2005

8. Just booked AFF1, Question about beer.  

   By oracle, July 29, 2009
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   • fishawk
   • July 30, 2009

9. Had a close call today  

   By Mach1dmb, July 13, 2012
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   • chuteless
   • July 13, 2012

10. C-182  

    By atsaubrey, December 5, 2005
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    • Lindsey
    • December 6, 2005

11. Advice  

    By ryanfitzpatrick, September 22, 2014
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    • skyjumpenfool
    • September 22, 2014

12. anyone hear the one about the military guy and the pink canopy?  

    By whatever, November 22, 2003
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    • BenGriffiths
    • November 25, 2003

13. Access to Riggers  

    By tombuch, August 12, 2005
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    • Elisha
    • August 12, 2005

14. ATTENTION: PUBLIC ANOUNCEMENT TO THE WORLD OF SKYDIVING:  

    By virgin-burner, September 30, 2007
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    • virgin-burner
    • October 2, 2007

15. Doing a Mr. Bill?  

    By DoZ3r, February 2, 2008
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    • br0k3n
    • February 4, 2008

16. RE/MAX Promotional Video is Done!  

    By tdog, June 21, 2006
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    • airtwardo
    • June 27, 2006

17. Just found out the hard way how a slider works  

    By Adriandavies, January 5, 2004
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    • flyangel2
    • January 6, 2004

18. What does being "top docked" mean?  

    By cmnt, August 16, 2007
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    • kkeenan
    • August 16, 2007

19. wind tunnel question  

    By jkotch, January 17, 2004
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    • marcandalysse
    • January 21, 2004

20. packing employment?  

    By urthboundmisfit, January 22, 2003
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    • bbarnhouse
    • January 22, 2003

21. 400-way article  

    By ixlr82, February 17, 2021
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    • dqpacker
    • April 26, 2021

22. Honest numbers  

    By Praetorian, August 17, 2004
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    • captain1
    • August 20, 2004

23. Photos posted from Rantoul  

    By tonyhathaway, August 7, 2004
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    • Fast
    • August 16, 2004

24. Why I love skydiving  

    By BDashe, March 6, 2006
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    • shermanator
    • March 6, 2006

25. Brian Germain's New Video: Glider Jump in Estonia  

    By BrianSGermain, September 10, 2011
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    • miku
    • September 13, 2011

26. It's DEMO Season  

    By dustin19d, March 16, 2013
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    • dustin19d
    • March 22, 2013

27. knee reconstruction anybody?  

    By fatflying, September 10, 2004
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    • artbel
    • September 16, 2004

28. "stay safe out there!"  

    By virgin-burner, August 20, 2013
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    • shveddy
    • August 20, 2013

29. Cup and Saucer???  

    By sunnydee123, June 2, 2003
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    • sunnydee123
    • June 3, 2003

30. Lovely news story on the sport  

    By stratostar, August 10, 2012
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    • jtiflyer
    • August 12, 2012

31. Have you ever thought about how amazing this sport is?  

    By Jethers203, March 23, 2004
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    • skybytch
    • March 23, 2004

32. Cool video from this easter...get on a boat!!  

    By lilchief, April 15, 2009
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    • flaatster
    • April 21, 2009

33. The skydivers Handbook  

    By CloudOnMyTongue, June 4, 2003
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    • KenKnight
    • June 10, 2003

34. Funny Jump  

    By spidermonky, January 22, 2005
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    • tdog
    • January 26, 2005

35. New News: Olympic Committee voted Skydiving down (again)  

    By ltdiver, September 21, 2004
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    • mr2mk1g
    • September 27, 2004

36. Birds Vs. Skydivers  

    By northcave, July 18, 2007
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    • eUrNiCc
    • July 25, 2007

37. chocolate farts?  

    By wetrock, September 16, 2016
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    • wmw999
    • September 16, 2016

38. Skydive panama central america, not florida?????  

    By johngrant, March 8, 2012
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    • J-S
    • March 9, 2012

39. Billy Weber  

    By stratostar, March 28, 2005
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    • JeffSkydiver
    • April 3, 2005

40. Finally Got My A Lisence!!!!!!  

    By Ashkit, August 27, 2007
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    • Dougjumper
    • August 30, 2007

41. Herd Boogie 2003 Pictures  

    By DBCOOPER, August 31, 2003
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    • DBCOOPER
    • September 3, 2003

42. Ever dream of someone else going in?  

    By ReLLiK75, October 17, 2003
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    • Unstable
    • October 29, 2003

43. Cuts on hands  

    By pertierr, October 19, 2004
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    • bch7773
    • October 20, 2004

44. VERY SURPRISED TO NOT SEE....  

    By ElectricFetus, August 5, 2016
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    • DHemer
    • August 5, 2016

45. full time skydive employment  

    By skyfreek, December 15, 2005
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    • teason
    • December 17, 2005

46. Landing a wingsuit letdown  

    By bigway, October 21, 2005
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    • CanuckInUSA
    • October 24, 2005

47. Using NSL as a business?  

    By PhreeZone, March 13, 2003
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    • riggerrob
    • March 14, 2003

48. After AFF??  

    By 100LL, February 13, 2011
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    • labrys
    • February 14, 2011

49. Anyone wear glasses out there?  

    By dhallman2, May 15, 2005
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    • Andy9o8
    • May 23, 2005

50. Universal Sports Network to Feature Skydiving Nationals  

    By 3331, October 13, 2014
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    • cgriff
    • October 23, 2014

51. Evaluating Personal Ability  

    By Gators1240, November 4, 2010
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    • Ron
    • November 5, 2010

52. AFF in Sweden  

    By sebinoslo, April 9, 2009
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    • Hellis
    • April 14, 2009

53. SkySlut is now one of "Those Guys"  

    By sducoach, February 16, 2004
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    • SkyDekker
    • February 17, 2004

54. how much did I make in skydiving last year 04  

    By sight_burner, February 8, 2005
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    • sight_burner
    • February 9, 2005

55. An open letter to Skydive Taft,CA  

    By scottjaco, January 17, 2005
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    • jumperconway
    • January 19, 2005

56. Chunky tandem  

    By Superman32, March 15, 2005
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    • matthewcline
    • March 16, 2005

57. Heading south for the winter  

    By hcsvader, September 26, 2008
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    • peggs82
    • September 27, 2008

58. First jumps off student status  

    By JoeG, August 7, 2006
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    • Stevetaylor
    • August 10, 2006

59. USA "3rd party insurance "  

    By THier220, August 26, 2017
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    • THier220
    • August 27, 2017

60. headdown silhouette  

    By shawnstarr, February 25, 2004
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    • superstu
    • March 2, 2004

61. Caravan driver - times required?  

    By slushie, July 16, 2014
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    • slushie
    • July 16, 2014

62. Guess what I should have by 10am Friday!   1 2

    By atsaubrey, December 15, 2005
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    • nate_1979
    • December 19, 2005

63. Anybody dealt with nocek700 before or shipped to poland?  

    By slj678, April 5, 2009
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    • andubkov
    • April 27, 2011

64. Looking for the the inside scoop on Deland  

    By godziller, May 24, 2010
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    • captain1976
    • May 25, 2010

65. Link to Radar  

    By tombuch, April 15, 2005
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    • Shark
    • April 23, 2005

66. Worst AFF LVL 1 Video  

    By Islandcool, March 30, 2003
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    • dreamsville
    • March 31, 2003

67. Ears keep popping  

    By Shadowplay, May 24, 2004
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    • Beerlight
    • May 24, 2004

68. Yeah!!! I finally have a rig!  

    By BigWaveDave, January 8, 2004
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    • Dougjumper
    • January 12, 2004

69. Skymonkeyone  

    By jloirsdaan, February 2, 2006
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • February 2, 2006

70. licensed skydiver and gear costs  

    By Nick117, June 25, 2014
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    • Pobrause
    • June 25, 2014

71. Possible stollen Rig?  

    By JWest, April 16, 2015
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    • JWest
    • April 16, 2015

72. Best place to buy suits/trousers/jackets in UK?  

    By Paul_sri150, January 27, 2013
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    • INCH2524
    • January 27, 2013

73. Idea's!??!  

    By SkyDiveChica, March 28, 2004
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    • tattoojeff
    • March 30, 2004

74. Tandem 3- minor problems  

    By MrFreefall383, April 30, 2006
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    • MrFreefall383
    • May 1, 2006

75. I would lik esome information on landings please?  

    By joanne123, December 22, 2008
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    • joanne123
    • December 28, 2008

76. Flour sock (instead of smoke can)  

    By mircan, September 1, 2011
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    • mircan
    • September 3, 2011

77. Maybe he said it right?....   1 2

    By Mike111, May 28, 2007
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    • 2fat2fly
    • May 29, 2007

78. Filling in logbooks??  

    By goblin, November 9, 2008
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    • IanHarrop
    • November 11, 2008

79. someone wants to rent my old rig. how much money to take?!  

    By Kuper, October 15, 2006
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    • bch7773
    • October 24, 2006

80. Does out out of proportion affect...  

    By Cookiemunster, April 15, 2005
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    • nathaniel
    • April 16, 2005

81. Question from a noob  

    By SgtDie, November 9, 2011
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    • jimmytavino
    • November 28, 2011

82. Be careful when landing in tall grass  

    By Broke, June 30, 2006
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    • Joellercoaster
    • July 4, 2006

83. Cat II - Whena re u ready  

    By linuxguy, June 9, 2003
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    • Vana
    • June 10, 2003

84. Would you have cut this away?  

    By Kynan1, May 23, 2007
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    • mbondvegas
    • May 25, 2007

85. Cookie G2 and the G3 Roller Mount  

    By FlyGirlla, January 12, 2015
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    • Skydivesg
    • January 12, 2015

86. skydiving neckties  

    By EricTheRed, December 19, 2003
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    • twnsnd
    • December 19, 2003

87. TRACY (NorCal) -- Tracy sky diving plan still up in the air -- Press Clips  

    By quade, January 14, 2003
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    • jsaxton
    • January 29, 2003

88. Repeat an AFF Level? Advise please ....  

    By sxc, July 23, 2008
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    • sxc
    • July 27, 2008

89. Front risers....  

    By rhino, July 21, 2005
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    • LearningTOfly
    • July 25, 2005

90. mals and reactions...  

    By skydivercowboy, November 18, 2009
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    • Tolgak
    • November 21, 2009

91. Skydive Gift Certificate life  

    By Rover, February 14, 2010
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    • Andy9o8
    • February 16, 2010

92. Slowest fall rate  

    By Sabrekakkonen, February 14, 2017
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    • irishrigger
    • February 14, 2017

93. Lotus canopy - opinions please...  

    By yoink, October 8, 2003
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    • jerm
    • October 14, 2003

94. Municipal airport shuts down jumping  

    By steve1, April 8, 2003
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    • kevin922
    • April 30, 2003

95. Chick Needs Someone to Skydive With (Naples, FL)  

    By Esclava, August 2, 2003
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    • rogue108
    • August 10, 2003

96. Here I go...  

    By Stevetaylor, August 5, 2006
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    • wildfan75
    • August 7, 2006

97. mickey mouse feet under canopy  

    By pete683, May 20, 2009
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    • Andy0689
    • May 22, 2009

98. Reading material for new skydivers.  

    By JasonNC, October 21, 2013
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    • GLIDEANGLE
    • October 21, 2013

99. Health insurance coverage value  

    By dirtbox, July 22, 2011
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    • NWFlyer
    • July 22, 2011

100. English girl working in USA  

     By bekamong, October 25, 2005
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     • evilivan
     • October 30, 2005