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1. Fact: All Skydivers Have Hard Landings  

   By Sled14, August 8, 2005
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   • bmoore21184
   • August 9, 2005

2. Need a funny but clean Top 10  

   By Mirthrindr2, June 24, 2011
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   • kunosoura
   • June 28, 2011

3. AFF L3 Question?  

   By Bill_K, November 20, 2005
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   • LittleDJ
   • November 24, 2005

4. I want to be a skydiver  

   By Kaworu517, November 7, 2007
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   • ladydyver
   • November 11, 2007

5. Predictable big-up for L&B  

   By jont, November 9, 2013
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   • hillson
   • November 12, 2013

6. Tetris  

   By tdog, March 22, 2006
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   • tdog
   • March 22, 2006

7. Pacific Aerospace P750 XSTOL - upgrade  

   By RMURRAY, May 19, 2017
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   • RMURRAY
   • May 19, 2017

8. Don't much like the plane ride...  

   By vonSanta, September 25, 2003
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   • cjam
   • September 26, 2003

9. Trust your instinct's not your mind sometimes.  

   By Rdutch, May 12, 2003
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   • Rdutch
   • May 15, 2003

10. Coming off of AFF and jump counts  

    By dweeb, October 3, 2006
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    • azdiver
    • October 4, 2006

11. Customs in and out of the USA  

    By AiRpollUtiOn, December 19, 2004
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    • Fab
    • December 21, 2004

12. Thanks Diablopilot  

    By Miami, June 17, 2005
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    • Miami
    • June 23, 2005

13. Being depressed and wanting to jump  

    By Skylark, January 7, 2003
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    • boudy
    • January 9, 2003

14. Boulder, CO or San Diego?  

    By skywombat, September 30, 2009
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    • BDashe
    • October 2, 2009

15. link to cutaway (film) scene?  

    By mr2mk1g, July 25, 2012
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    • rehmwa
    • July 26, 2012

16. women 4 way teams  

    By kelleyadai, August 20, 2003
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    • happythoughts
    • August 21, 2003

17. 2 unsupervised pack jobs before you got your A?  

    By fields, December 20, 2004
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    • IanHarrop
    • December 21, 2004

18. Goin to Germany!!!  

    By yardhippie, November 15, 2002
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    • wingnut
    • November 15, 2002

19. Looking for friend  

    By vince92233, December 27, 2002
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    • vince92233
    • December 27, 2002

20. Newest USPA Member!!  

    By Demian, June 25, 2003
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    • lummy
    • June 30, 2003

21. The age old question... under 18?  

    By Zaccutt, September 25, 2006
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    • skygod7777
    • September 27, 2006

22. I want to jump but cant..  

    By Ifearheights, February 23, 2012
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    • Ifearheights
    • February 25, 2012

23. Any spine surgeon jumpers here?  

    By livendive, January 27, 2015
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    • keithbar
    • January 28, 2015

24. Quicksilver  

    By drewcarp, March 28, 2011
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    • Calvin19
    • March 30, 2011

25. USPA Lawsuit-Skyride  

    By buzzfink, November 19, 2005
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    • buzzfink
    • November 20, 2005

26. Dump for Jumps??  

    By NinerThreeKilo, July 8, 2011
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    • NinerThreeKilo
    • July 12, 2011

27. FBI & DHS issue warning about watches with built-in altimeters  

    By brewman, January 5, 2005
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    • bigbearfng
    • January 7, 2005

28. design question (pls pls pls!!)  

    By katze, May 14, 2005
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    • JohnMitchell
    • May 23, 2005

29. Do you trust the dropzone reviews?  

    By sabregrl, December 13, 2004
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    • stratostar
    • December 15, 2004

30. Skydivers & Reality Shows  

    By ciscobird, August 18, 2011
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    • ciscobird
    • August 18, 2011

31. how long did is take you to get back in the sky  

    By DOCsa, April 3, 2004
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    • rocketdog
    • April 5, 2004

32. What is this year's "bounce and blend"?  

    By riggerrob, September 24, 2009
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    • skyjumpenfool
    • September 27, 2009

33. First AFF jump in little over a week....  

    By Alliecat, January 19, 2012
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    • Divinfool
    • January 20, 2012

34. Tipping instructors?  

    By quesera, July 21, 2010
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    • jaffo
    • July 22, 2010

35. RW  

    By WhenPigsFly, June 16, 2010
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    • WhenPigsFly
    • June 17, 2010

36. TSC Earthlink Commercial  

    By dizzyjw, August 8, 2012
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    • dizzyjw
    • August 9, 2012

37. Looking for British skydiver or rigger  

    By floormonkey, August 21, 2008
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    • shropshire
    • August 26, 2008

38. Sketchiest dropzone currently operating  

    By SansSuit, September 27, 2012
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    • popsjumper
    • September 28, 2012

39. Coach Brad Gilbert makes first (and probably last) skydive -- Press Clips  

    By quade, August 21, 2003
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    • vonSanta
    • August 23, 2003

40. I heard....  

    By RoysPlayThing, December 27, 2004
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    • Superman32
    • December 31, 2004

41. Tracking question  

    By jumper03, July 21, 2003
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    • jumper03
    • July 21, 2003

42. 101 Uses of a Parachute for Survival  

    By TeeMoney, April 17, 2009
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    • Amazon
    • April 18, 2009

43. Droid logbook app  

    By TSISK, March 5, 2011
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    • James525
    • March 5, 2011

44. Ground rush daydream...  

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

45. what happens when a stearing line brakes??  

    By Unutsch, April 26, 2003
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    • Unutsch
    • April 29, 2003

46. Nancy LaRiviere talks at the 8th Explorers Festival  

    By 3331, November 28, 2006
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    • sid
    • December 13, 2006

47. Trying different dropzones UK   1 2

    By julesshrew, November 14, 2004
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    • obelixtim
    • November 20, 2004

48. Thanks to the 300 way . . . .  

    By mattb, December 8, 2002
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    • dreamsville
    • December 10, 2002

49. Thanksgiving Jumps?  

    By Dannost, November 29, 2002
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    • skydiven4fun
    • December 2, 2002

50. Going from 190 main to 150 main  

    By Stomusky, November 23, 2005
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    • Beverly
    • November 24, 2005

51. My AFF Cat B Jump  

    By Calvinchu49, February 13, 2012
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    • Calvinchu49
    • February 14, 2012

52. Input PLEASE?????????  

    By WhoseNuts, February 28, 2008
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    • bodypilot1
    • February 29, 2008

53. Classifieds..  

    By Markj, September 14, 2005
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    • ciechan
    • September 16, 2005

54. old yet more radical canopy Vs down sizing on better design  

    By Westie, March 2, 2005
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    • damion75
    • March 4, 2005

55. Eloy - This weekend for the first time......  

    By Juzzie, May 21, 2013
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    • Juzzie
    • May 24, 2013

56. Vacation  

    By atsaubrey, December 2, 2004
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    • Morcyk
    • December 3, 2004

57. Freefly Skydive City (ZHills)?  

    By Alba-Mike, November 5, 2013
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    • tkhayes
    • November 5, 2013

58. Mad John  

    By DBCOOPER, August 22, 2003
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    • freakydiver
    • August 22, 2003

59. Any private pilots training to be load pilots?  

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

60. PIA Symposium  

    By SkySlut, January 29, 2003
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    • Samurai136
    • January 30, 2003

61. that guy...  

    By anewempire, April 10, 2006
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    • NoRules
    • April 12, 2006

62. stuck on aff 6  

    By Caelum, October 18, 2005
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    • Broke
    • October 19, 2005

63. newb question  

    By MustGoFast, November 7, 2006
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    • champu
    • November 8, 2006

64. torn or strained quad  

    By skypuppy, July 30, 2012
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    • riggerrob
    • August 1, 2012

65. Parachutist Insurance.  

    By loopysteph, March 31, 2004
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    • Remster
    • April 1, 2004

66. I think I've hit my plateau  

    By JustPlainChic, September 10, 2003
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    • jsaxton
    • September 12, 2003

67. The coolest skydive I have ever seen  

    By daniel52587, January 2, 2007
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    • NickDG
    • January 4, 2007

68. Personal/Actual Experience at DZs as professional Skydiver?  

    By foreverfree, February 4, 2005
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    • diablopilot
    • February 8, 2005

69. Skydiving regularly even though scared of it.  

    By EricaH, April 19, 2005
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    • EricaH
    • April 24, 2005

70. Name that Song!  

    By Lazarus_762, January 12, 2013
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    • Lazarus_762
    • January 13, 2013

71. Reflection...  

    By Cepheus, December 12, 2003
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    • riddler
    • December 12, 2003

72. Failed lvl 7 + My first malfunction... what a day!  

    By Surferd00d, July 28, 2007
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    • Bill_K
    • July 31, 2007

73. Legal repercussions of reporting incidents (was: Delphi fatality)  

    By NickDG, August 15, 2008
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    • Andy9o8
    • August 18, 2008

74. You landed where????  

    By kcjen24, August 14, 2012
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    • stratostar
    • August 14, 2012

75. looking for Steve Fisher, Ada,Ohio  

    By nt8us, May 31, 2011
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    • D11972
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76. Giving credit where it's due  

    By 3331, March 25, 2021
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    • 3331
    • March 25, 2021

77. Received a SkyFest Skydiving Scholarship??  

    By upndownshop, April 2, 2008
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    • upndownshop
    • April 9, 2008

78. Lew Sanborn Accuracy Competition Video  

    By AFFI, September 30, 2006
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    • AFFI
    • September 30, 2006

79. Newbie line twist question  

    By Stevetaylor, August 9, 2006
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    • Eatgrass
    • August 14, 2006

80. TSA Public Hearing - Proposed Rule  

    By Jeffwxyz, January 20, 2009
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    • Communications
    • January 23, 2009

81. expedition e350 aircraft  

    By RMURRAY, October 21, 2013
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    • riggerpaul
    • October 22, 2013

82. Sign in freefall 4 pics !  

    By skydude, January 26, 2003
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    • pilotdave
    • January 26, 2003

83. Who had a reserve ride on the very first jump (in your life)?  

    By skydiverek, February 23, 2005
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    • bobsled92
    • February 26, 2005

84. Bay Area Skydiving and this Clueless PPC Pilot  

    By skycatcher68, June 4, 2015
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    • headoverheels
    • June 4, 2015

85. Its all in a day of skydiving  

    By Ironmanjay, January 8, 2007
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    • Hayfield
    • January 10, 2007

86. My wheelchair is oiled, what do I need?  

    By Rebel, June 13, 2003
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    • Scottyb
    • June 14, 2003

87. What ever happened to Buzz Lightyear?  

    By mcrocker, August 7, 2003
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    • goose491
    • August 8, 2003

88. Bought my first rig!  

    By floridadiver81, May 13, 2007
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    • pfloyd
    • May 15, 2007

89. Passionate Skydivers, I need you!  

    By rebeccarosier, January 25, 2008
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    • SPAWNmaster
    • January 29, 2008

90. Skydiving and shoulder dislocations  

    By anirudhrb, January 5, 2018
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    • Chiquita
    • January 5, 2018

91. Damn Im beat!  

    By Rdutch, March 31, 2003
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    • SkySlut
    • April 1, 2003

92. Lost Currency  

    By MattyBoy, June 18, 2003
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    • MattyBoy
    • June 24, 2003

93. 27 Cessna Formation?  

    By dbagdrew, April 23, 2003
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    • diverdriver
    • April 23, 2003

94. Not another demo!  

    By JCW1966, November 9, 2007
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    • JCW1966
    • November 9, 2007

95. Skydiving Fundraisers...ideas/thoughts?  

    By Spudmuffin, October 12, 2004
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    • flyangel2
    • October 12, 2004

96. Natural Skydivers  

    By WooHoo, May 18, 2010
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • May 18, 2010

97. newb with a twisted ankle and a question  

    By ironeagle, June 22, 2003
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    • Tilion
    • July 1, 2003

98. SLATE on Skydiving  

    By howardwhite, February 20, 2009
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    • Douggarr
    • April 17, 2009

99. Need better leg control  

    By NewGuy2005, May 17, 2006
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    • NewGuy2005
    • May 18, 2006

100. Media coverage of 108 way world record  

     By kallend, August 4, 2009
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     • beowulf
     • August 10, 2009