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1. effect of pulling toggles at different speed?  

   By mixedup, January 1, 2012
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   • popsjumper
   • January 2, 2012

2. How much of an impact does wingloading affect snivel rate?  

   By regulator, April 19, 2010
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   • virgin-burner
   • April 19, 2010

3. Balancing opinions in skydiving.  

   By npgraphicdesign, August 8, 2010
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   • JohnDeere
   • August 9, 2010

4. Question Re: Tracking  

   By sunsetjim, October 22, 2003
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   • JohnRich
   • October 23, 2003

5. Night jumps in Perris  

   By Elpnor, November 21, 2019
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   • BradN
   • December 7, 2019

6. How do you perform this maneuver?  

   By shaiziel, June 28, 2006
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   • faulknerwn
   • June 30, 2006

7. Lost My Logbook  

   By Superfletch, January 22, 2005
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   • Salsa_John
   • January 24, 2005

8. Batteries  

   By aerialcameraman, March 26, 2004
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   • SkyPsycho
   • March 27, 2004

9. skyride  

   By moth, November 14, 2004
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   • SkymonkeyONE
   • November 14, 2004

10. Beer Jump on the New Hornet 150  

    By Squeak, March 22, 2003
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    • flow
    • March 24, 2003

11. income  

    By lvflyfast, May 21, 2010
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    • JohnMitchell
    • May 23, 2010

12. Tandem instructor??  

    By skydivebeauty, July 29, 2013
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    • cpoxon
    • July 29, 2013

13. Coach 1 any hints?  

    By MADPROPS, August 30, 2010
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    • MajorDad
    • August 31, 2010

14. Hit the 50-mark woo hoo and loving it  

    By Melt16, April 4, 2010
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    • Heatmiser
    • April 6, 2010

15. chin wacked with loose chest strap-  

    By smiles, February 18, 2003
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    • smiles
    • February 18, 2003

16. Freezing your face off  

    By Maggotry, February 27, 2005
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    • JohnRich
    • February 28, 2005

17. Difference between loose and full fit?  

    By Kolizion, November 14, 2015
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    • sammielu
    • November 14, 2015

18. HELP: HOW TO IMPORT A RIG TO EUROPE/AUSTRIA (VAT? CUSTOM FEES? DUTIES?)  

    By pack40, June 10, 2003
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    • TattooedMoFo
    • June 13, 2003

19. Forget Down Sizing - I'm ready to UP SIZE!  

    By SWhiplash, July 27, 2012
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    • monkycndo
    • July 30, 2012

20. tandem landing  

    By Caelum, September 24, 2005
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    • YahooLV
    • September 26, 2005

21. How would I give a skydiving trip as a gift?  

    By Vote4Pedro, December 21, 2007
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    • popsjumper
    • December 22, 2007

22. Recent changes to Part 91 pertaining to skydiving operations?  

    By Telek, April 23, 2010
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    • captain1976
    • April 26, 2010

23. Door!  

    By freestyle7457, August 7, 2007
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    • billeisele
    • August 8, 2007

24. Days Inn Phoenix Airport  

    By purplened, May 3, 2014
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    • drdive
    • May 3, 2014

25. 100 jumps...but what next?  

    By BillPaine, June 25, 2006
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    • billvon
    • June 26, 2006

26. Mentors  

    By freebirdtif, March 12, 2008
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    • Squeak
    • October 15, 2011

27. Dudeist paraphernalia  

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

28. Occurance of unrestrained helmets (items) killing in a crash?  

    By DougH, July 21, 2008
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    • JohnMitchell
    • July 22, 2008

29. so.. Skydive Temple?  

    By freekflying04, February 18, 2006
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    • lowpole
    • February 19, 2006

30. flying a camera ????????  

    By johnrss, March 15, 2009
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    • pbwing
    • March 16, 2009

31. Summerfest Accident  

    By kkeenan, August 18, 2007
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    • slotperfect
    • August 18, 2007

32. To Rent or Travel with Gear?  

    By guppykf, February 11, 2010
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    • davelepka
    • February 13, 2010

33. TV News coverage of Nationals  

    By kallend, September 15, 2007
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    • SARLDO
    • September 17, 2007

34. Make it a habit  

    By bbarnhouse, September 26, 2003
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    • skydiventom
    • September 28, 2003

35. Christmas Cards ?  

    By jumpinfarmer, November 20, 2003
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    • jumpinfarmer
    • November 22, 2003

36. 7 or 9 cell canopy?  

    By Belgian_Skygirl, May 31, 2005
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    • tso-d_chris
    • May 31, 2005

37. parachute and its pilot -- my new bible  

    By CloudyHead, August 27, 2011
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    • CloudyHead
    • August 31, 2011

38. HALO Jumps and Jet rides  

    By huka551, November 20, 2005
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    • brianfry713
    • November 21, 2005

39. Hospice Jump  

    By NSEMN8R, August 10, 2016
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    • riggerrob
    • August 10, 2016

40. West Tennessee Skydiving  

    By benny, February 18, 2004
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    • benny
    • February 19, 2004

41. Stall?  

    By huka551, March 29, 2005
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    • kelpdiver
    • March 30, 2005

42. PSA: Renew your USPA membership b4 it goes up!  

    By MakeItHappen, March 30, 2009
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    • skymama
    • March 31, 2009

43. regulations for no medical insurance coverage for Skydiving.  

    By rendezvous, May 28, 2003
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    • Slink2
    • May 31, 2003

44. The Real Wedding Crashers Simply Hilarious  

    By skinnersone, December 23, 2007
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    • skinnersone
    • December 24, 2007

45. Metal Plane Frames Generally Don't Have a Lot of "Give"   1 2

    By ntrprnr, August 20, 2007
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    • champu
    • August 22, 2007

46. Scotty Carbone  

    By maxmadmax, August 23, 2008
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    • cloudseeker2001
    • August 25, 2008

47. feeling deflated  

    By mellow, June 22, 2009
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    • ladydyver
    • June 25, 2009

48. Skydiving and fitness level  

    By fluffyduckie, November 30, 2008
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    • kelpdiver
    • December 1, 2008

49. Rate My AFF Jumps  

    By bmaxwe, November 26, 2019   

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    • sfzombie13
    • November 28, 2019

50. Cessna 162 Skycatcher Jump  

    By skydived19006, September 19, 2008
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    • AggieDave
    • September 20, 2008

51. Newb with typical ques - temp, stomach, ratings  

    By Riverdome, October 10, 2012
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    • SansSuit
    • October 11, 2012

52. Do I study the entire SIM to get my A license?  

    By SkydiveNFlorida, August 27, 2003
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    • wrightskyguy
    • August 28, 2003

53. personal skydiving high  

    By micro, July 12, 2006
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    • airtwardo
    • July 12, 2006

54. boogies  

    By aerialcameraman, October 27, 2009
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    • Boeris
    • October 27, 2009

55. Don't Let the CZ's Back In  

    By Slyde, May 21, 2009
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    • jammindave
    • May 23, 2009

56. I finally heard the wind! (long read)  

    By bluefingers, January 20, 2003
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    • Skystorm
    • January 27, 2003

57. Is unauthorized posting of photo illegal?  

    By Nullified, August 3, 2005
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    • Brian425
    • August 4, 2005

58. Rules for Tracking Competition  

    By schumacher, November 4, 2003
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    • Hooknswoop
    • November 5, 2003

59. No fun jumping in Las Vegas???  

    By stclaire2003, August 4, 2010
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    • Hvance
    • August 4, 2010

60. Cool video: Highway swoop  

    By skydivingdutch, January 30, 2004
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    • jaybo
    • February 2, 2004

61. Zen Moment  

    By 3mpire, July 19, 2011
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    • shah269
    • July 21, 2011

62. In the army with aspirations  

    By liljb72, July 17, 2006
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    • SWATcop
    • July 20, 2006

63. The Hook Knife Stories Thread  

    By cocheese, April 15, 2010
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    • jim_32766
    • April 15, 2010

64. question about making a living  

    By ailithir, September 22, 2008
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    • skydiveoc
    • September 24, 2008

65. Choosing The Size of Reserve to Buy...  

    By somethinelse, April 29, 2006
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    • tso-d_chris
    • May 4, 2006

66. Odd question about equipment  

    By shah269, May 24, 2009
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    • shah269
    • May 25, 2009

67. Parafoil Design for FS-2004 flight sim fans  

    By swarley, May 27, 2004
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    • swarley
    • May 27, 2004

68. boc pull out... which side?  

    By alanab, August 11, 2003
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    • riggerrob
    • August 12, 2003

69. Starting again...  

    By NlghtJumper, April 27, 2012
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    • packerboy
    • May 1, 2012

70. New equipment markup %???  

    By bigbearfng, May 27, 2009
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    • skypuppy
    • May 28, 2009

71. lets find the tallest skydiver  

    By sight_burner, February 28, 2005
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    • RedassSkychic
    • March 3, 2005

72. closed dz's?  

    By eyeinthesky, November 29, 2002
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    • skypuppy
    • November 30, 2002

73. What do you think? Question about the USPA  

    By Fast, October 9, 2003
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    • bendywendy
    • October 11, 2003

74. Vigil AAD's  

    By Peej, October 1, 2003
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    • poohbeer
    • October 3, 2003

75. Rookie having a hard time  

    By Alittleoff, September 5, 2011
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    • dqpacker
    • September 6, 2011

76. Mike Michigan: Margin of Influence  

    By skr, February 7, 2011
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    • BlindBrick
    • February 11, 2011

77. AFF practical advise  

    By Storyteller, April 28, 2010
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    • riggerrob
    • April 30, 2010

78. 100th In True SA tradition  

    By NeilRobertson, December 5, 2005
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    • Orange1
    • December 7, 2005

79. TUG/TUB?  

    By chanti, April 1, 2007
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    • FLJB
    • April 2, 2007

80. Do you know where your jump aircraft is?  

    By Guru312, December 10, 2010
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    • mjosparky
    • December 11, 2010

81. MOGAS operations - lead substitute additive?  

    By omerzitelia, October 13, 2019   

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    • jimjumper
    • October 14, 2019

82. CASA jumps @ Chuckwalla Raceway April 28 2019??  

    By kleggo, May 2, 2019
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    • kleggo
    • May 9, 2019

83. Another KKrew Scam :)  

    By RUN_FMX, June 27, 2011
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    • NealFitz
    • June 28, 2011

84. Life insurance for skydiving?  

    By andrewstewart, July 15, 2003
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    • tbrown
    • July 16, 2003

85. Jumping with a pink tutu?  

    By CarpeDiem3, November 12, 2012
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    • FreeFallFiend
    • November 12, 2012

86. Anvil Brothers  

    By cvfd1399, January 8, 2005
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    • cvfd1399
    • May 3, 2005

87. United Airlines "parachute authorization" letter  

    By billvon, July 7, 2003
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    • airtwardo
    • July 7, 2003

88. Dislocating shoulder  

    By colinl, December 17, 2005
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    • bodypilot1
    • December 30, 2005

89. Skydive Atlanta  

    By ianmdrennan, January 16, 2004
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    • jessd
    • January 19, 2004

90. Buy now or wait until later...  

    By NiteQwill, April 15, 2009
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    • x46255
    • April 16, 2009

91. What would you do???  

    By BigM, March 1, 2004
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    • riggerrob
    • March 3, 2004

92. Instructor from Iraq  

    By desertstorm, September 6, 2006
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    • matthewcline
    • September 6, 2006

93. Your dirt dive/organized load preference  

    By peek, January 28, 2004
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    • slotperfect
    • January 29, 2004

94. Detailed Licences requirements / Comparison ?  

    By SwissSkydiver, July 5, 2012
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    • piisfish
    • July 6, 2012

95. end cell closure on my pilot168  

    By billyg23, January 15, 2006
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    • GQ_jumper
    • January 18, 2006

96. Balloon jump  

    By mccordia, September 13, 2004
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    • mccordia
    • September 14, 2004

97. how do i lose altitude fast on a tracking dive?  

    By Newbie, April 22, 2005
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    • j3zz
    • April 25, 2005

98. GKs -- ELISA FELDT hometown story -- press clips  

    By quade, November 22, 2002
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    • swarley
    • November 22, 2002

99. Boogies / Events you are planning this year?   1 2

    By Vertifly, March 30, 2004
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    • ernguru
    • March 31, 2004

100. landing injuiries  

     By pojj, February 21, 2009
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     • kallend
     • February 22, 2009