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1. High vizibility canopies   1 2

   By Scoop, March 18, 2007
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   • LouDiamond
   • April 3, 2007

2. I'm thinking of spending a week doing coached jumps  

   By dweeb, March 18, 2007
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   • philly51
   • March 19, 2007

3. REV JIMS pie  

   By bozo, March 18, 2007
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   • bozo
   • April 20, 2007

4. Da Vinci tattoo, who's got it?   1 2

   By Chris-Ottawa, March 18, 2007
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   • pinkfairy
   • April 17, 2009

5. Tandems Are Like A Box of Chocolates  

   By slotperfect, March 17, 2007
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   • DSE
   • March 18, 2007

6. Was this a good deal?  

   By Demar, March 17, 2007
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   • Rick
   • March 21, 2007

7. How Old? should you be for skydiving?  

   By kungen, March 17, 2007
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   • GravityJunky
   • March 25, 2007

8. Airshow Demo following Crash  

   By kkeenan, March 17, 2007
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   • slotperfect
   • March 17, 2007

9. will pay for high quality skydiving pictures  

   By SkyProdigy, March 17, 2007
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   • d123
   • March 19, 2007

10. Non-Skydiving Airshow Crash  

    By kkeenan, March 17, 2007
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    • kkeenan
    • March 17, 2007

11. Late night beer induced wingsuit thought!  

    By WooHoo, March 16, 2007
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    • grayhghost
    • April 11, 2007

12. Katana Vs. Velocity  

    By fasterisbest, March 16, 2007
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    • fasterisbest
    • March 16, 2007

13. Mr Potatohead jump questions  

    By yamtx73, March 16, 2007
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    • darkwing
    • March 16, 2007

14. The Sensationalism TV Skydive Gone Wrong   1 2

    By nvknight04, March 16, 2007
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    • Andy9o8
    • March 26, 2007

15. SKydiving insurance questions - what's best?  

    By degeneration, March 15, 2007
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    • cpoxon
    • March 17, 2007

16. Possible to Have Fast Yet Soft Openings?  

    By somethinelse, March 15, 2007
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    • packerboy
    • March 17, 2007

17. rigs from England  

    By Freeflysmiley, March 15, 2007
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    • Mark4
    • March 19, 2007

18. Quick question on deployment  

    By theshortbus, March 15, 2007
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    • diablopilot
    • March 15, 2007

19. Writing a paper  

    By andrewb898, March 15, 2007
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    • kevinwhelan
    • March 15, 2007

20. Going to Eloy DZ  

    By kneepuff, March 15, 2007
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    • kneepuff
    • March 15, 2007

21. Pro track accuracy?  

    By MooChooser, March 14, 2007
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    • Quincy
    • March 15, 2007

22. World team sector 7 question  

    By bigway, March 14, 2007
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    • dragon2
    • March 14, 2007

23. Experienced pilots   1 2

    By Macaw, March 13, 2007
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    • VectorBoy
    • March 17, 2007

24. Boogies?   1 2

    By nvknight04, March 13, 2007
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    • peek
    • March 15, 2007

25. Interpretation   1 2

    By theshortbus, March 12, 2007
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    • pchapman
    • March 16, 2007

26. My first Horny Gorilla  

    By pfloyd, March 12, 2007
    • 11 replies
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    • Andy_Copland
    • March 13, 2007

27. For the cost of 39 cents you can help a DZ Wright a letter please   1 2

    By Broke, March 12, 2007
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    • pilotdave
    • March 15, 2007

28. Skydiving Magazine, How much does it cost to become Skydiver of the Year?   1 2 3 4

    By loudtom, March 12, 2007
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    • Squeak
    • March 19, 2007

29. Javelin RSL Issue  

    By John4455, March 12, 2007
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    • billvon
    • March 13, 2007

30. Bat Hang from a Cessna  

    By Elisha, March 12, 2007
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    • Eule
    • April 3, 2007

31. Ixtapa boogie...going / been?  

    By nicolesheridan, March 12, 2007
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    • nicolesheridan
    • March 12, 2007

32. Some belly pictures from this weekend  

    By billvon, March 12, 2007
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • March 13, 2007

33. Porter  

    By aerialcameraman, March 11, 2007
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    • diverdriver
    • March 14, 2007

34. Carry the Rig on international Flights  

    By fraja, March 11, 2007
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    • yoink
    • March 19, 2007

35. ride to and from Perris or Elsinore  

    By flyinchicken, March 11, 2007
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    • flyinchicken
    • March 11, 2007

36. safty day  

    By JOHNBSKI, March 11, 2007
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    • JOHNBSKI
    • March 11, 2007

37. Static Line twists / First freefall   1 2 3

    By 14000andfalling, March 10, 2007
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    • lekstrom10k
    • March 17, 2007

38. Skydiving Tattoos  

    By tomvailco, March 10, 2007
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    • tomvailco
    • March 10, 2007

39. Alternative to sunglasses  

    By labrys, March 10, 2007
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    • labrys
    • March 16, 2007

40. Great Comedy. First AFF Cutaway pull  

    By ryguy, March 9, 2007
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    • slotperfect
    • March 9, 2007

41. Not only is Skyride unethical...they're not too bright...  

    By crazydiver, March 8, 2007
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    • slotperfect
    • March 9, 2007

42. How hard is jumping when snow is on the ground?  

    By mnskydiver688, March 8, 2007
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    • wildfan75
    • March 9, 2007

43. Medical Information on Waivers  

    By tombuch, March 8, 2007
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    • Eule
    • March 27, 2007

44. College Club Rules  

    By FallingDuck, March 8, 2007
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    • JohnMitchell
    • March 13, 2007

45. have you seen this? now, thats pretty NUTS..   1 2

    By virgin-burner, March 7, 2007
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    • PWScottIV
    • March 14, 2007

46. An introduction to Skydive Secure - data unity for skydivers.   1 2 3

    By Mr17Hz, March 7, 2007
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    • Erroll
    • July 11, 2007

47. What makes someone pick the place to make thier first jump?   1 2 3 4

    By Fast, March 7, 2007
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    • mvietori
    • May 1, 2007

48. falling or flying? what is your glideslope?  

    By awindrider, March 7, 2007
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    • awindrider
    • March 8, 2007

49. To the Guy Flying Tail on the Cover of the Feb 07 Parachutist...  

    By Gawain, March 7, 2007
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    • sundevil777
    • March 7, 2007

50. HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act  

    By TitaniumLegs, March 7, 2007
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    • kelpdiver
    • March 7, 2007

51. Dropzone in Mesquite NV  

    By numskull99, March 6, 2007
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    • numskull99
    • March 6, 2007

52. Drugs and DZs   1 2 3 4 5

    By jvcvudu, March 6, 2007
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    • denete
    • August 16, 2008

53. Needs Improvement  

    By MakeItHappen, March 6, 2007
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    • slotperfect
    • March 6, 2007

54. Canopy control by definition is not swooping   1 2

    By greybeard, March 6, 2007
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    • brenthutch
    • April 9, 2007

55. unreported incidents...  

    By Glitch, March 6, 2007
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    • tombuch
    • March 6, 2007

56. How do you choose which DZ to visit?  

    By DJL, March 5, 2007
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    • rhys
    • March 7, 2007

57. Question about working for a drop zone.  

    By scuba5k, March 5, 2007
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    • ChrisL
    • March 7, 2007

58. Peter Pan in Perris  

    By bluskytrvlr, March 5, 2007
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    • Thunderbow
    • March 6, 2007

59. how to survive the long break  

    By Nasemann, March 5, 2007
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    • monkycndo
    • March 5, 2007

60. USPA 2007 Nationals registration is up  

    By Mr17Hz, March 5, 2007
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    • kallend
    • March 6, 2007

61. Worried over AFF   1 2

    By Mrmojorisin, March 4, 2007
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    • PWScottIV
    • March 27, 2007

62. AFF courses in Brazil? Help needed  

    By badders_84, March 4, 2007
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    • badders_84
    • March 4, 2007

63. Any Brits here have foreign parachute licences?  

    By Scoop, March 4, 2007
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    • bigway
    • March 4, 2007

64. Flaring Styles?  

    By floridadiver81, March 4, 2007
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    • sparkie
    • March 14, 2007

65. Should I comply?   1 2 3

    By fpritchett64, March 4, 2007
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    • DSE
    • March 16, 2007

66. First cutaway - not paying the beer fine  

    By RandomLemming, March 4, 2007
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    • RandomLemming
    • March 10, 2007

67. Skratch woke me up....  

    By patworks, March 4, 2007
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    • airtwardo
    • March 4, 2007

68. GPS tracks on tandems Skydive Houston 03 03 2007  

    By efs4ever, March 4, 2007
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    • Eule
    • March 6, 2007

69. which ear remedy?  

    By awindrider, March 3, 2007
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    • Trae
    • March 28, 2007

70. A Physics Question  

    By kevinwhelan, March 3, 2007
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    • dorbie
    • March 4, 2007

71. Florida POPS jumps  

    By kallend, March 3, 2007
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    • The_Don
    • March 7, 2007

72. A Promise Kept   1 2

    By matthewcline, March 3, 2007
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    • matthewcline
    • May 3, 2007

73. A License written test  

    By billstap, March 2, 2007
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    • The_Don
    • March 3, 2007

74. How can I make a career out of skydiving?  

    By skyfree, March 2, 2007
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    • marcusr
    • March 9, 2007

75. Mailing a Rig US to UK  

    By NottsTom, March 1, 2007
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    • Buried
    • March 5, 2007

76. Reason for your cutaway   1 2 3

    By pfloyd, March 1, 2007
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    • padskydive
    • May 10, 2007

77. Mounted GPS Antenna on Frap Hat. Comments?  

    By efs4ever, March 1, 2007
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    • efs4ever
    • March 4, 2007

78. My new wingsuit (prototype)  

    By skr, February 28, 2007
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    • jakee
    • March 1, 2007

79. Swimmers ear after jumping...?  

    By Yossarian, February 28, 2007
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    • Somatic
    • February 28, 2007

80. First rig, first pack job, first jump of season...  

    By reinhart36, February 28, 2007
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    • reinhart36
    • March 1, 2007

81. Finally get to jump again!!  

    By jamie_smoove, February 27, 2007
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    • pincheck
    • February 28, 2007

82. Can someone tell me what went wrong?  

    By shortyj, February 27, 2007
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    • flyboyne
    • March 4, 2007

83. Would you quit USPA if there was an alternative to liability insurance?   1 2

    By chuckbrown, February 27, 2007
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    • airtwardo
    • March 2, 2007

84. head-down.net?  

    By feuergnom, February 27, 2007
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    • pilotdave
    • March 4, 2007

85. GPS tracks as a visual aid?  

    By Eule, February 27, 2007
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    • LouDiamond
    • March 4, 2007

86. Have you ever forgot your goggles?   1 2 3

    By PilotLevi, February 27, 2007
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    • rwieder
    • March 3, 2007

87. Hornet 170  

    By udder, February 26, 2007
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    • udder
    • February 26, 2007

88. diver-drivers  

    By John2375, February 26, 2007
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    • Trivial_Trekker
    • February 26, 2007

89. Nascar demo   1 2 3

    By yjumpinoz, February 26, 2007
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • March 5, 2007

90. The USPA should raise membership prices (read post first)  

    By Mr17Hz, February 26, 2007
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    • thedarkside
    • February 27, 2007

91. Arrr, why can't I ever jump  

    By n_s_simpson, February 26, 2007
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    • pincheck
    • February 27, 2007

92. Tandem Master or Instructor?+ Where?  

    By skypimp.gzo, February 26, 2007
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    • skypimp.gzo
    • February 27, 2007

93. Cool pictures needed  

    By freeflyit, February 25, 2007
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    • airtwardo
    • March 1, 2007

94. DC-9 modified for Skydiving Perris, California  

    By GravityJunky, February 25, 2007
    • 19 replies
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    • DougH
    • March 4, 2007

95. DiverDriver.com Accident Section Update 2/22/07  

    By diverdriver, February 23, 2007
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    • diverdriver
    • February 25, 2007

96. what was the worst container youve ever jumped?   1 2

    By PilotLevi, February 23, 2007
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    • 2shay
    • March 3, 2007

97. hi everyone! i was only wondering..   1 2 3

    By virgin-burner, February 23, 2007
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    • virgin-burner
    • February 27, 2007

98. packing question  

    By empire, February 23, 2007
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    • packing_jarrett
    • February 25, 2007

99. Poor man's jump, question for scuba guys  

    By matt1215, February 23, 2007
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    • aguila
    • February 25, 2007

100. Lost Motivation   1 2

     By Thijs, February 23, 2007
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     • Nasemann
     • March 3, 2007