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1. What is your opinion on the tunnels role in the future (and present) of competitive skydiving?  

   By mhjelset, May 2, 2007
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   • rehmwa
   • May 3, 2007

2. Packing Surfaces  

   By blacksha, June 18, 2008
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   • councilman24
   • June 18, 2008

3. planning a week long getaway.  

   By arai, January 26, 2006
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   • idoru99
   • January 26, 2006

4. Roll call for Byron this weekend  

   By gjhdiver, December 18, 2003
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   • genoyamamoto
   • December 19, 2003

5. 300 way - Day 1  

   By billvon, December 8, 2002
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   • Staso
   • December 10, 2002

6. Dislocated shoulder on an 8 way linked exit  

   By erdnarob, July 19, 2015
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   • SmokeJumper
   • July 23, 2015

7. Just Another Skydiving Video!  

   By ridestrong, February 6, 2011
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   • liftedtitan
   • February 7, 2011

8. Price of Gas Ratio to Price of Jump Ticket  

   By skinnyflyer, June 21, 2007
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   • skinnyflyer
   • June 24, 2007

9. What are my options for anniversary jump?  

   By RogerRamjet, May 12, 2003
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   • Luminous
   • May 12, 2003

10. Soreness  

    By Shadowplay, September 22, 2003
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    • Casch
    • September 23, 2003

11. Idea's for packing hangar floor..carpet...or?  

    By Skydive2, December 18, 2011
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • December 26, 2011

12. What do you think?  

    By FrEaK_aCcIdEnT, November 8, 2009
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    • cderham
    • November 10, 2009

13. Anyone know where i can buy soft links in the UK?  

    By Newbie, January 24, 2006
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    • TrickyDicky
    • January 25, 2006

14. Ghostriders artist?  

    By diablopilot, April 26, 2011
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    • mjosparky
    • April 27, 2011

15. Trying for license again, few questions  

    By evan15342, June 20, 2007
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    • AFFI
    • June 22, 2007

16. DUTY? / importing canopy from US to EU  

    By mostwanted, March 8, 2006
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    • BenediktDE
    • March 8, 2006

17. Body position and hard opening  

    By darrenspooner, June 30, 2004
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    • Squeak
    • July 1, 2004

18. Fall rate  

    By loch1957, September 25, 2012
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    • kallend
    • September 26, 2012

19. Dudeist paraphernalia  

    By feuergnom, January 25, 2010
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    • denete
    • February 9, 2010

20. tracking after a solo?  

    By JustaBill, May 22, 2004
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    • Frenchy68
    • May 25, 2004

21. Birthday Jump  

    By AleGolem, December 8, 2013
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    • AleGolem
    • June 25, 2014

22. take the first 3 classes then will i be ok with  

    By danny2485, February 15, 2009
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    • kelpdiver
    • February 17, 2009

23. How About that Winter USPA Board Meeeting?  

    By SmartGuy, February 15, 2008
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    • diablopilot
    • February 16, 2008

24. New question on Age  

    By rjf98, December 17, 2003
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    • tombuch
    • December 18, 2003

25. AFF 7  

    By thebeev, July 20, 2003
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    • skylord
    • July 24, 2003

26. UPT on the television show "Life"  

    By klingeme, February 5, 2009
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • February 17, 2009

27. #25 - A - SkyMama - Normiss: Whoohoo!  

    By jim_32766, April 25, 2010
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    • jim_32766
    • April 26, 2010

28. Jumps needed before attempting winguiting  

    By showithers, August 14, 2008
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    • skron
    • August 15, 2008

29. ABC Family Television Show Looking for Skydivers!  

    By switched, April 19, 2004
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    • Chizazz
    • April 20, 2004

30. Landing Accuracy Tips?  

    By Aleks2116, June 16, 2014
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    • Hollywood5581
    • June 22, 2014

31. Woot! Just Got My A License Spam!  

    By FlyingRhenquest, December 13, 2012
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    • popsjumper
    • December 20, 2012

32. Ski goggles?  

    By schuey, April 11, 2005
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    • cocheese
    • April 14, 2005

33. how many skydivers in the world?  

    By saming, April 17, 2004
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    • Andrewwhyte
    • April 19, 2004

34. Balloon Jump  

    By west33freefall, June 14, 2008
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    • moto89
    • June 16, 2008

35. Practice Flare  

    By aidanjames1, April 6, 2013
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    • popsjumper
    • April 6, 2013

36. Got my 2nd jump in on my lunch break today :D  

    By superman0710, March 3, 2005
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    • MarkM
    • March 4, 2005

37. First rig question  

    By ries85, December 19, 2011
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    • ries85
    • December 20, 2011

38. Good resource for learning how to flat pack?  

    By Jeff.Donohue, September 13, 2005
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    • demoknite
    • September 14, 2005

39. Share the Air  

    By airtwardo, April 19, 2004
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    • JohnMitchell
    • April 19, 2004

40. Stupid question, i know  

    By decompresion, December 4, 2007
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    • Rick
    • December 5, 2007

41. Different format A cards  

    By meltdown, December 16, 2003
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    • AggieDave
    • December 18, 2003

42. BOC woes  

    By tony509, February 3, 2003
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    • smak
    • February 4, 2003

43. Skydiving with a cold  

    By DHolland, August 29, 2010
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    • BillyVance
    • August 31, 2010

44. Long Road..But, Hello, this is A-44634!!!  

    By skygrl70, February 15, 2004
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    • Decibel
    • February 17, 2004

45. Firefly Suits  

    By sash, January 22, 2004
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    • skydivegirl
    • January 23, 2004

46. Lowest jump # SCR  

    By ToastyB, December 7, 2012
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    • upndownshop
    • December 16, 2012

47. Spain and medical letter for UK resident  

    By HaydnH, April 21, 2011
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    • Bip
    • April 22, 2011

48. Skydive at 17  

    By valcore, July 1, 2010
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    • ShayneH
    • July 3, 2010

49. where is this ?  

    By skydive4u2, November 5, 2009
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    • hookitt
    • November 7, 2009

50. Another Chuteless Jump  

    By Cornholio, April 11, 2008
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    • freeflychris
    • April 17, 2008

51. Article in AOPA Pilot about skydiving  

    By peek, August 24, 2006
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    • agent_lead
    • August 25, 2006

52. Completed AFF!  

    By dan_iv, March 1, 2005
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    • Cyanide41
    • March 3, 2005

53. Paul Rafferty Memorial Jump  

    By BigM, May 16, 2004
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    • katiebear21
    • May 23, 2004

54. £ Vs $  

    By fungi3001, May 7, 2003
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    • skytash
    • May 8, 2003

55. Malfunction drill: One or two hands to cut-away?  

    By Andievh, December 3, 2007
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    • chuckakers
    • December 5, 2007

56. How do you do a layout?  

    By Newbie, August 9, 2005
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    • Newbie
    • August 10, 2005

57. Business plan for DZ  

    By skycop806, May 21, 2005
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    • sweep
    • May 23, 2005

58. New Rig MT-1X  

    By nightjumps, February 15, 2004
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    • nightjumps
    • February 16, 2004

59. First solo jump!  

    By angrypeppers, November 28, 2006
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    • Royd
    • November 29, 2006

60. Midway through AFF - scared, excited and confused  

    By EagleMan, July 13, 2020
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    • Maddingo
    • July 24, 2020

61. Something to try in the plane  

    By chutem, June 30, 2005
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    • CornishChris
    • July 1, 2005

62. Freefall Time~How much?  

    By dgm458, June 24, 2004
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    • packerboy
    • June 29, 2004

63. Incidents and deaths forums  

    By crashtested, April 26, 2009
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    • crashtested
    • April 27, 2009

64. Airlines (WestJet) and parachutes...  

    By hackish, December 1, 2007
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    • goobersnuftda
    • December 4, 2007

65. Any private pilots training to be load pilots?  

    By FreeflyVan, March 15, 2004
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    • FreeflyVan
    • March 17, 2004

66. have you received your May issue of Parachutist yet?  

    By SivaGanesha, May 2, 2009
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    • Jakal1970
    • June 25, 2012

67. "regular" jumps during a boogie  

    By SivaGanesha, June 12, 2008
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    • SivaGanesha
    • June 13, 2008

68. Staying warm in the winter  

    By WhiteSteel, November 11, 2003
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    • vt1977
    • November 12, 2003

69. Skydiving and Asthma  

    By bluepill, January 31, 2003
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    • mccordia
    • February 3, 2003

70. Who owns /r/skydive on Reddit?  

    By Cornholio, December 6, 2012
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    • 3mpire
    • December 12, 2012

71. Is there a list of 1800 SKYRIDE websites somewhere?  

    By steveorino, December 9, 2005
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    • steveorino
    • December 10, 2005

72. Quick question!  

    By Smeger, February 27, 2005
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    • txhoss
    • March 1, 2005

73. Woohoo! 1500  

    By gemini, June 26, 2004
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    • jdhill
    • June 28, 2004

74. Skydive Radio #209 11.19.14 - with John Kallend is now available. Enjoy.  

    By diverds, November 19, 2014
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    • jumpwally
    • November 28, 2014

75. Bob Rawlins' Private Pilot's License -- Spinoff From Duanesburg Incident  

    By ZigZagMarquis, June 12, 2008
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    • mjosparky
    • June 12, 2008

76. My 100th!!!  

    By TMPattersonJr, May 25, 2006
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    • thesaint
    • May 27, 2006

77. First canopy ride with absolutely no thigh pain!!  

    By pertierr, August 8, 2005
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    • JoeG
    • August 9, 2005

78. Jumpers over DC?  

    By TriGirl, August 25, 2010
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    • TriGirl
    • August 28, 2010

79. AAF A License in a week program?  

    By tacmedic, September 25, 2008
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    • thirdworld19
    • October 7, 2008

80. USPA Membership  

    By RogerRamjet, January 12, 2007
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    • RogerRamjet
    • January 14, 2007

81. how many active skydivers in Australia?  

    By Ugali, May 14, 2006
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    • Trae
    • May 26, 2006

82. TSA letter when traveling with a rig?  

    By KolinskyDC, January 19, 2004
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    • freakyrat
    • January 21, 2004

83. Ground rush daydream...  

    By GroundRush1, March 25, 2003
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    • stylin
    • March 28, 2003

84. Drop-Zone Brats  

    By hcsvader, February 11, 2009
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    • jtnesbitt
    • February 12, 2009

85. reserve repack  

    By woodpecker, June 13, 2007
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    • LisaM
    • June 17, 2007

86. Cessna shhhhhh!  

    By birdynamnam, October 3, 2006
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    • birdynamnam
    • October 7, 2006

87. photo of near miss with Southwest 737?  

    By panzwami, December 7, 2005
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    • usedtajump
    • December 8, 2005

88. Terrified  

    By Scottyb, March 25, 2003
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    • Scottyb
    • March 27, 2003

89. Ballpark, how long does ground school take?  

    By AEsco48, July 8, 2006
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    • meatbomb
    • July 13, 2006

90. skydiver weight  

    By brnnncrzy77, April 8, 2005
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    • brnnncrzy77
    • April 8, 2005

91. ambidextrous feet  

    By azureriders, October 13, 2005
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    • azureriders
    • October 25, 2005

92. New to this  

    By smith.da, June 18, 2013
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    • NorrinRadd
    • June 19, 2013

93. Where to do my AFF  

    By k2everest, May 5, 2003
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    • tombuch
    • May 6, 2003

94. USPA to Provide Digital Credentials  

    By 3331, December 21, 2016
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    • mxk
    • January 11, 2017

95. Skydiving in the UK - BPA membership mandatory?  

    By Uriel2728, November 11, 2014
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    • freekflyguy
    • November 14, 2014

96. DZ near Brussels, Belgium?  

    By accur8shot, June 27, 2012
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    • accur8shot
    • September 16, 2012

97. Back injury  

    By skymick, July 8, 2003
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    • skymick
    • July 21, 2003

98. Quincy Bell 412  

    By SansSuit, December 6, 2011
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    • BillyVance
    • December 8, 2011

99. P206 STC needed  

    By goobersnuftda, January 30, 2010
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    • Andrewwhyte
    • February 1, 2010

100. Lost dentures during tandem  

     By NEcrewDOG, July 15, 2003
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     • Geminijeannie
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