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1. 100th! (pics)  

   By RyanOBrian, December 23, 2007
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   • Grips
   • January 1, 2008

2. what are some of the pros and cons of aad? new to the sport  

   By treeman, November 6, 2004
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   • treeman
   • November 8, 2004

3. AFF Passed first go! 12 jumps total so far  

   By EOCS, June 30, 2011
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   • skyflower_bloom
   • July 2, 2011

4. News story on skydiving couple  

   By DSE, June 20, 2006
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   • beufus
   • June 26, 2006

5. please help me someone  

   By aberardi678, May 2, 2005
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   • grue
   • May 3, 2005

6. Parachutist Magazine Nov. 2003  

   By EJU, May 24, 2019
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   • pchapman
   • June 1, 2019

7. What's with all the shoulder dislocations?  

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

8. Lowell Bachman  

   By howardwhite, February 27, 2008
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   • howardwhite
   • February 28, 2008

9. Graduated AFF!!  

   By softlandings, March 17, 2003
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   • KATO33
   • March 18, 2003

10. Sabre2 question born from another post..  

    By ifics, February 9, 2004
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    • WILDBILLAQR
    • February 10, 2004

11. AFF summer  

    By ryanksky, March 16, 2011
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    • ryanksky
    • March 16, 2011

12. Old Skydiving Movies  

    By paracuda, August 16, 2007
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    • shermanator
    • August 18, 2007

13. Atair front-page article  

    By kefran, May 19, 2008
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    • brokky
    • October 11, 2008

14. Virgin Atlantic Free Rig Transporation  

    By richardw38, March 23, 2012
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    • Squeak
    • March 25, 2012

15. incidents  

    By moth, December 29, 2004
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    • skypuppy
    • January 2, 2005

16. Anybody Know about Cheryl Elliott?  

    By tombuch, November 13, 2007
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    • 2fat2fly
    • November 28, 2007

17. USPA International Liability  

    By Avikus, June 11, 2013
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    • Communications
    • June 12, 2013

18. Maytown's Annual Crash & Burn Fest-a-palooza  

    By chuckbrown, July 4, 2008
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    • javelin1
    • July 16, 2008

19. SkyQuest: Ron Hill & Norm Kent  

    By JamesNahikian, December 31, 2004
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    • rehmwa
    • January 5, 2005

20. Protrack question  

    By kuai43, July 3, 2015
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    • NWFlyer
    • July 4, 2015

21. Pre "A" USPA ?  

    By dropdeded, October 30, 2003
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    • dropdeded
    • October 30, 2003

22. Burning Man  

    By tomvailco, July 20, 2006
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    • Jaden
    • July 22, 2006

23. Crowded skies, Landing...Safety?  

    By blue24, June 28, 2011
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    • shah269
    • June 29, 2011

24. Do Porters have  

    By WatchYourStep, October 12, 2005
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    • piisfish
    • October 19, 2005

25. Upcoming battle with my mom about skydiving  

    By David Wang, December 16, 2019
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    • ColoradoJones
    • December 21, 2019

26. Recovering altitude  

    By d0s, July 13, 2004
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    • pccoder
    • July 16, 2004

27. Sick Heli jump over Exuma bahamas  

    By TikiMan, May 1, 2013
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    • TikiMan
    • May 3, 2013

28. Student not progessing  

    By neily, June 30, 2004
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    • sducoach
    • July 11, 2004

29. Christy Frikken--2007 Skydiver of the Year!  

    By ltdiver, March 6, 2008
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    • airgord
    • March 7, 2008

30. AFF/gear/forum/basic advice needed from experienced jumpers  

    By dropzonechaps, September 17, 2012
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    • scottd818
    • September 17, 2012

31. Had my first malfunction yesterday...  

    By twodarhythm, August 22, 2009
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    • mdrejhon
    • August 27, 2009

32. Skydiving and pregnancy  

    By awagnon, February 17, 2010
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    • surfs_up
    • October 11, 2010

33. TERRIFYING freefall! BREATHTAKING parachute ride, ROUGH landing!  

    By skydivermom, July 19, 2005
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    • apley
    • July 23, 2005

34. Do you remember the good or the bad skydives?  

    By CanuckInUSA, January 26, 2004
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    • SkydivingNurse
    • January 29, 2004

35. backfly in tracksuit  

    By AndreySt, July 15, 2012
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    • virgin-burner
    • July 16, 2012

36. 300-Way on TV - UPDATE  

    By skymiles, March 19, 2003
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    • dreamsville
    • March 20, 2003

37. AC emergency... what hight do you go to your reserve?   1 2

    By yoink, February 5, 2004
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    • jkm2500
    • February 7, 2004

38. SD Aggieland Plane Crash and Recovery (pictures)  

    By AggieDave, May 25, 2003
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    • AggieDave
    • May 27, 2003

39. Wind tunnel in the uk??  

    By DOCsa, April 20, 2004
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    • Plummets
    • April 22, 2004

40. Are military static line considered jumps?  

    By StevePhelps, August 4, 2003
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    • Tonto
    • August 6, 2003

41. Gary Cobb in Oz  

    By kleggo, January 10, 2007
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    • bigway
    • January 14, 2007

42. Recommendations for a video watching/editing tablet  

    By ty_tanium, June 22, 2018
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    • GalFisk
    • June 26, 2018

43. Recommendation: Weather APP  

    By Rio Santonil, November 28, 2020   

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    • tripp9r
    • December 2, 2020

44. NEW RIG!!! CHECK IT OUT - PICS WITH EXPLANATIONS!!  

    By Unstable, February 1, 2004
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    • Unstable
    • February 2, 2004

45. I want one (DH-6)  

    By pope, September 29, 2005
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    • JohnMitchell
    • October 1, 2005

46. Is this confirmed?  

    By kallend, July 10, 2013
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    • JohnMitchell
    • July 10, 2013

47. He did it!  

    By mofo554, July 31, 2003
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    • cpoxon
    • October 17, 2003

48. What is the best book or training video would you recommend  

    By Safelandings, September 6, 2013
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    • wicodefly
    • September 11, 2013

49. why we don't have safety day in march at wv skydivers.  

    By sfzombie13, March 5, 2021
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    • piisfish
    • March 7, 2021

50. European Dropzones  

    By JollyJelly, June 25, 2013
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    • shorehambeach
    • June 25, 2013

51. The first FAI Wingsuit World Cup Competition.  

    By DSE, May 26, 2015
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    • DSE
    • May 27, 2015

52. First Hop and Pop coming up.  

    By Brian425, November 4, 2003
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    • TheMonkey
    • November 4, 2003

53. Head congestion before jumping  

    By Muenkel, June 17, 2003
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    • tigra
    • June 18, 2003

54. Did you receive your 10 year tenure award?  

    By SkydiveMO, October 2, 2006
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    • Zing
    • October 4, 2006

55. United States Parachute Association has a new web site.  

    By 3331, October 21, 2015
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    • NWFlyer
    • October 29, 2015

56. ozzie new to skydiving  

    By oztoby, September 28, 2010
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    • Hvance
    • September 29, 2010

57. Combat Dogs  

    By labrys, March 17, 2010
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    • davelepka
    • March 18, 2010

58. Everybody just wants to have fun  

    By miconar, May 12, 2013
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    • miconar
    • May 13, 2013

59. AFF under 18 in USA?  

    By YanBizzle, September 13, 2006
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    • michaelmullins
    • September 13, 2006

60. It's important to buckle up!  

    By fudd, December 14, 2003
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    • Markj
    • December 23, 2003

61. I'll have an A please, Bob  

    By britboynz, January 8, 2004
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    • phonics1981
    • June 23, 2004

62. Fuel per jump  

    By Zachanonymous, September 22, 2019
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    • Zachanonymous
    • September 22, 2019

63. Help Me Dirt Dive My 500th!  

    By BigM, July 21, 2003
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    • mjosparky
    • July 24, 2003

64. Newbie asks for some answers?  

    By mustang34, April 12, 2009
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    • mustang34
    • April 15, 2009

65. sabre 120 and beginner  

    By huszcza, September 5, 2003
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    • huszcza
    • September 10, 2003

66. 100th jump any suggestions?  

    By ripcords, May 6, 2004
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    • popeyefireman
    • May 9, 2004

67. should I or shouldn't I have?  

    By Punky_Monkey, January 14, 2005
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    • gordy
    • January 15, 2005

68. Just call me yellow...  

    By mamajumps, November 20, 2006
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    • chrismgtis
    • November 28, 2006

69. What's the point of the Incident/Fatality Thread...  

    By skykittykat, January 1, 2006
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    • popsjumper
    • January 11, 2006

70. Is there something wrong with my openings?  

    By mircan, March 27, 2008
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    • docjohn
    • March 30, 2008

71. where can i see some really good tracking?  

    By Newbie, April 4, 2004
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    • billvon
    • April 5, 2004

72. New "celebrity" skydiver - Justine Henin-Hardenne  

    By cpoxon, August 16, 2005
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    • Eule
    • August 20, 2005

73. perris or elsinore to start over with half done certification  

    By triales13, June 22, 2009
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    • IEJuggalo
    • June 27, 2009

74. Not Making It Into the Pattern  

    By MagicGuy, January 11, 2007
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    • Ms.sofaking
    • January 12, 2007

75. Flying commercially with your rig  

    By huka551, August 23, 2005
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    • RossDagley
    • August 24, 2005

76. Double Malfunction Video  

    By Kbone, February 20, 2005
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    • op5e
    • February 21, 2005

77. How much you pay for a demo?  

    By Jeth, October 10, 2005
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    • Jeth
    • October 11, 2005

78. Jump frequency  

    By loch1957, January 22, 2012
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • January 22, 2012

79. Why is the Roger Nelson thread locked??  

    By Fireflyer, June 12, 2003
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    • skymedic
    • June 12, 2003

80. finished aff  

    By incode, November 13, 2005
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    • Lainey
    • November 15, 2005

81. Trading Sex For D License (Was: Fastest time to D licence)  

    By AngelinaLewis, May 1, 2006
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    • slotperfect
    • May 1, 2006

82. First skydiving injury and I didn't even crash?  

    By CanuckInUSA, April 6, 2003
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    • jtval
    • April 7, 2003

83. Did My First Night Jump Tonight  

    By FlyingRhenquest, August 3, 2013
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    • FlyingRhenquest
    • August 5, 2013

84. Would you pay $5 for 1/2 hour tunnel time?  

    By Avion, June 7, 2005
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • June 8, 2005

85. question about AFF  

    By tbsrider9, February 23, 2010
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    • jim_32766
    • February 24, 2010

86. 2 Otter Hybrid Attempt  

    By skyflychris, January 29, 2010
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    • Joellercoaster
    • March 19, 2010

87. Freefall bird strikes...  

    By AggieDave, May 18, 2003
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    • darkwing
    • May 19, 2003

88. Curv Z sunglasses  

    By btvr, August 30, 2011
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    • FlyingRhenquest
    • August 19, 2014

89. Re: jump tickets increase  

    By palejo, June 28, 2004
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    • jrpayne
    • July 7, 2004

90. got face dumped  

    By docjohn, July 9, 2009
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    • Fast
    • July 10, 2009

91. MURDER AT THE DZ. rig tampering results in 30 year sentence  

    By paraSD, October 22, 2010
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    • ijinak
    • October 26, 2010

92. Looking back on 2500 jumps  

    By SansSuit, October 11, 2009
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    • captain1976
    • October 14, 2009

93. Transition question  

    By Raistlin, June 3, 2004
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    • jose
    • June 7, 2004

94. How far have you driven to a boogie   1 2

    By pa2themd, January 6, 2005
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    • Amazon
    • January 23, 2005

95. club dues  

    By skydave114, January 31, 2007
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    • DougH
    • February 1, 2007

96. Skydiving mags  

    By Cinders, September 7, 2010
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    • kcm
    • September 10, 2010

97. Serious issues breathing last few jumps  

    By chrismgtis, April 28, 2009
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    • humanflite
    • May 17, 2009

98. fffuuuukinnnn A...............license  

    By porpoishead, November 28, 2006
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    • porpoishead
    • December 4, 2006

99. Not found for 1 week  

    By Whamie, December 20, 2012
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    • FlyingRhenquest
    • December 21, 2012

100. CREEPS user feedback  

     By beezyshaw, February 9, 2004
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     • popsjumper
     • September 2, 2005