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1. holy cow  

   By chineseknife, September 17, 2004
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   • lfhower
   • September 17, 2004

2. Double repeat!!!  

   By Scottyb, April 18, 2003
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   • Scottyb
   • April 21, 2003

3. joyz of tandem  

   By smiles, March 22, 2004
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   • harryskydives
   • March 31, 2004

4. Child care in Eloy   1 2

   By guzman, November 17, 2010
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   • skyflower_bloom
   • November 18, 2010

5. Landing Patterns  

   By MakeItHappen, August 28, 2005
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   • kallend
   • August 29, 2005

6. Oops . . .  

   By NickDG, March 24, 2005
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   • Tink1717
   • March 25, 2005

7. A favor needed for Adrian Nicholas' family  

   By gasson, September 26, 2005
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   • gasson
   • September 29, 2005

8. Which russian plane was approved for use in US?  

   By BlindBrick, September 20, 2004
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   • mr2mk1g
   • September 21, 2004

9. Have you tried this?  

   By KathieL34, December 31, 2019   

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   • IJskonijn
   • January 9, 2020

10. Oklahoma PoPs Record  

    By nightjumps, May 21, 2003
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    • nightjumps
    • May 22, 2003

11. Shannon Pilcher is back in the air!!!  

    By m0ng00se007, June 13, 2011
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    • pincheck
    • June 15, 2011

12. a friend's first cut-away on his 118th jump! Wow! (Non-fatal)  

    By David Wang, December 3, 2019
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    • SivaGanesha
    • December 5, 2019

13. Thank you Letter  

    By zulu, March 26, 2004
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    • zulu
    • March 26, 2004

14. first paying tandem!!  

    By rjf98, April 1, 2004
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    • Kramer
    • April 6, 2004

15. Stupid noob questions about jump planes  

    By FL_new_jumper, November 3, 2011
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    • thrillstalker
    • November 4, 2011

16. Balloon rappel- tenth anniversary  

    By snugfit, April 12, 2013
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    • billvon
    • April 15, 2013

17. Garmin Fenix application to measure distance (Free)  

    By jeanneretjerome, August 19, 2022
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    • jeanneretjerome
    • August 19, 2022

18. Skydiving on airports  

    By RoyWharton, October 7, 2006
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    • Elisha
    • October 9, 2006

19. Where can I find this t shirt?  

    By macj, June 19, 2013
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    • AStack75
    • June 19, 2013

20. Where was this when I was young?  

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

21. Tandem passengers  

    By airdvr, September 21, 2009
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    • diablopilot
    • September 23, 2009

22. Atmo vs Angle ???  

    By mixedup, April 29, 2013
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    • NeonLights
    • April 29, 2013

23. Would you jump at a DZ with a wingloading rule?  

    By outlawphx, August 11, 2005
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    • scrublink
    • August 11, 2005

24. SkyWriter 3.0  

    By saucy_dee, January 26, 2009
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    • meekerboy
    • February 2, 2009

25. My 2nd AFF jump: PLF + photos.  

    By npgraphicdesign, May 25, 2008
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    • npgraphicdesign
    • May 26, 2008

26. Actions in the Aircraft  

    By SSGJOHNSON, March 11, 2006
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    • matthewcline
    • March 13, 2006

27. Packing tips?  

    By Harksaw, May 16, 2003
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    • taz9420
    • June 3, 2003

28. 2 point 120 way  

    By mjosparky, April 20, 2003
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    • flyangel2
    • April 22, 2003

29. A Messing of the Minds  

    By Misternatural, July 28, 2010
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    • Misternatural
    • July 30, 2010

30. discipline advise...  

    By bloody_trauma, August 4, 2008
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    • popsjumper
    • August 6, 2008

31. I am a floater  

    By pccoder, August 3, 2004
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    • pccoder
    • August 4, 2004

32. How do you land a skysurf board?  

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

33. Lease rates for a C-182  

    By flr169, February 19, 2011
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    • goobersnuftda
    • March 2, 2011

34. Rushed?  

    By Tuna-Salad, April 28, 2008
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    • Tuna-Salad
    • April 29, 2008

35. Its been done again! Jack-o-lantern jump!  

    By bch7773, October 29, 2005
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    • mdrejhon
    • November 1, 2005

36. 206 jump door  

    By Rdutch, September 2, 2010
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    • SKIandSKY
    • September 5, 2010

37. Skydiving images  

    By Alanaos, September 15, 2005
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    • Kris
    • September 16, 2005

38. Skydiving instructor at California center gets prison time  

    By BIGUN, October 3, 2024
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    • riggerrob
    • December 10, 2024

39. dumb question  

    By tvo7, July 2, 2005
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    • skydiverek
    • November 25, 2005

40. Pics of Bigairsportz .. or any airlocked main  

    By Praetorian, April 8, 2004
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    • peacefuljeffrey
    • April 9, 2004

41. Your Own Spectators = Distraction?  

    By LuckyMcSwervy, September 7, 2008
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    • PeregrineFalcon
    • September 9, 2008

42. Jetski skydive stunt  

    By nnowakow, June 11, 2006
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    • Flying-Wench
    • June 13, 2006

43. Video of Richard Branson doing a Lutz  

    By dorbie, March 24, 2007
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    • dorbie
    • March 25, 2007

44. A-44563  

    By Nightingale, January 20, 2004
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    • labrys
    • January 21, 2004

45. Hard opening vs Soft opening | Altitude loss  

    By americanfreefall, February 7, 2020   

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    • Dave Crocco
    • February 8, 2020

46. D-License & a lot of thanks  

    By GLIDEANGLE, January 3, 2010
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    • emmiwy
    • March 26, 2010

47. Very Bad Spot!  

    By CDRINF, July 15, 2007
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    • GPSJane
    • July 17, 2007

48. Level 5 AFF!  

    By virulindex, March 3, 2008
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    • virulindex
    • March 12, 2008

49. My first editing attempt  

    By bigern13, July 22, 2006
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    • sid
    • July 28, 2006

50. its time to start  

    By alex30, March 10, 2009
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    • alex30
    • March 15, 2009

51. I GOT MY NEW SAMURAI TODAY!!!  

    By jerm, February 13, 2005
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    • jerm
    • March 9, 2005

52. Bad start for 2012  

    By flyboy6554, April 8, 2012
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    • MikeJD
    • April 12, 2012

53. POPS record jumps  

    By kallend, September 1, 2006
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    • lewmonst
    • September 3, 2006

54. FINNALY I MADE MY FIRST JUMP (OK FIRST SQUARE JUMP)  

    By pack40, April 23, 2003
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    • Katzeye
    • April 24, 2003

55. Suicides and Skydiving  

    By Mr17Hz, May 5, 2006
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    • slotperfect
    • May 6, 2006

56. True love, or just a fling  

    By MiamiJumper, July 23, 2009
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    • DSE
    • July 25, 2009

57. aircraft whats good?  

    By rhys, May 31, 2005
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    • btucker
    • June 2, 2005

58. Off AFF, now what?  

    By Bill_K, March 9, 2006
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    • MagicGuy
    • March 11, 2006

59. Great Comedy. First AFF Cutaway pull  

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

60. Mirage misspelled "than".  

    By scholarkyle, August 1, 2010
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    • scholarkyle
    • August 5, 2010

61. I've completed Bill's "Downsize Checklist" now what?  

    By doug925, November 4, 2008
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    • Blink
    • November 6, 2008

62. Know Your Rig from Parachutist  

    By UnusualAttitude, May 11, 2007
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    • wmw999
    • May 13, 2007

63. Attention DZOs that bid on US Nationals & competitors  

    By MakeItHappen, June 17, 2009
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    • bbarnhouse
    • June 22, 2009

64. Relaxing? - HELP?  

    By corpkid, June 8, 2013
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    • corpkid
    • June 9, 2013

65. Getting into Skydiving  

    By Canes1135, November 1, 2012
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    • piisfish
    • November 2, 2012

66. How many jumps do you have?  

    By THERAUCE, August 28, 2020
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    • Deimian
    • August 31, 2020

67. Why different separation times?  

    By bfilarsky, February 9, 2009
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    • mnealtx
    • February 10, 2009

68. 100!  

    By GeordieSkydiver, December 18, 2004
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    • DZJ
    • December 29, 2004

69. Bill Newell  

    By mjosparky, August 6, 2012
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    • GTairhoss
    • August 27, 2012

70. visit at the dropzone..  

    By virgin-burner, April 8, 2007
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    • piisfish
    • April 10, 2007

71. Foreigner jumping in the USA without insurance..  

    By GussoneR, August 5, 2011
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    • riggerrob
    • August 7, 2011

72. I'm hooked  

    By medic001918, May 21, 2010
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    • medic001918
    • May 24, 2010

73. Red Bull Down Town L.A.  

    By hangdiver, March 21, 2019   

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    • SethInMI
    • March 22, 2019

74. Practice Flare  

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

75. Freefliers: Do you check your alti during the jump?  

    By ernokaikkonen, March 29, 2004
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    • MochaSkyChick
    • April 1, 2004

76. time time time  

    By pojj, December 26, 2008
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    • nomal2day
    • December 28, 2008

77. I passed AFF!!!!!  

    By Nightingale, November 8, 2003
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    • themitchyone
    • November 9, 2003

78. What is your favorite headgear?  

    By blue24, June 7, 2011
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    • Amazon
    • June 10, 2011

79. New Zealand Trip Video by Brian Germain  

    By BrianSGermain, March 4, 2008
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    • shropshire
    • March 13, 2008

80. Question from newbie: How many jumps did it take you to finish AFF.  

    By hubguy, August 5, 2003
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    • mnischalke
    • August 5, 2003

81. show us ya jumpsuits  

    By swoopdog, April 12, 2005
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    • Travman
    • April 14, 2005

82. Is it TRUE.. Skydive without a parachute  

    By ucadam, April 13, 2008
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    • Broke
    • April 15, 2008

83. Farwell slaphappy  

    By XXXMAVXXX, November 4, 2003
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    • manifestgirl
    • November 5, 2003

84. Polarized Sunglasses and Jumprun viewing  

    By kturnau, May 5, 2005
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    • diverdriver
    • May 9, 2005

85. A Resource For Those Yet To Make Their First Skydive  

    By slotperfect, January 2, 2003
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    • slotperfect
    • January 2, 2003

86. Jumping In Hawaii  

    By lobo, April 23, 2003
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    • DaMan
    • May 22, 2003

87. Number of times you have read a waiver?  

    By DBCOOPER, February 20, 2004
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    • DBCOOPER
    • February 23, 2004

88. Check this out!  

    By AUSkyguy, October 17, 2007
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    • cpoxon
    • October 17, 2007

89. Flour in pack tray  

    By nicrussell, June 30, 2004
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    • judedre
    • July 7, 2004

90. Is there such a thing as being too relaxed while skydiving?  

    By Tuna-Salad, February 15, 2009
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    • stitch
    • February 16, 2009

91. course  

    By zcohen13, February 1, 2016
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    • tred
    • February 1, 2016

92. shopping?  

    By speedylisa, November 28, 2005
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    • krazykate
    • November 29, 2005

93. TeXXas 20 way revival??  

    By Beachbum, August 9, 2010
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    • zoobrothertom
    • August 14, 2010

94. Skydive Houston should change it's name to....  

    By WatchYourStep, March 22, 2010
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    • AndrewKarnowski
    • March 31, 2010

95. Certain aircraft more likely to cause tandem side-spin?  

    By Kimblair13, March 28, 2005
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    • WildBill
    • March 29, 2005

96. o my gawd! Im STILL doin the trippin' dance!  

    By justaflygirl, November 29, 2004
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    • Morcyk
    • December 2, 2004

97. Otter Bite  

    By happythoughts, February 14, 2008
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • February 16, 2008

98. night jumps  

    By snafuhere, July 10, 2006
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • July 14, 2006

99. nyc skydivers  

    By freeryde13, January 20, 2004
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    • nbblood
    • January 22, 2004

100. New Safety First Video now on YouTube: "Keeping the Dream Alive ...even when you aren't that current"  

     By BrianSGermain, April 30, 2014
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     • BrianSGermain
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