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1. When is someone going to hit a plane in FF again?   1 2

   By recovercrachead, October 31, 2006
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   • riggerrob
   • November 2, 2006

2. what would you get?   1 2

   By caspar, October 31, 2006
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   • egghead_87us
   • November 2, 2006

3. Black Belt Way  

   By Meux, October 27, 2006
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   • rasmack
   • November 2, 2006

4. Aircraft with Soul   1 2 3

   By Andy_Copland, October 8, 2006
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   • Andy_Copland
   • November 2, 2006

5. Just completed S/L program  

   By Ironmanjay, November 2, 2006
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   • b_dog
   • November 2, 2006

6. Jumping with shades.  

   By WooHoo, October 31, 2006
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   • br0k3n
   • November 2, 2006

7. Perris Skyvan ?   1 2

   By tbrown, October 2, 2006
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   • otterboy
   • November 2, 2006

8. Have you ever damaged your ears while skydiving?  

   By nanobyte, October 31, 2006
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   • porterhouse
   • November 1, 2006

9. Election Info is at www.uspa.org  

   By larryskydives, November 1, 2006
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   • larryskydives
   • November 1, 2006

10. Sunpath Customer service?  

    By Chris-Ottawa, November 1, 2006
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    • Chris-Ottawa
    • November 1, 2006

11. Skydiving Record  

    By baycat, November 1, 2006
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    • baycat
    • November 1, 2006

12. Have you ever thrown up in the plane?   1 2 3

    By GPSJane, October 21, 2006
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    • bigway
    • October 31, 2006

13. One More Newbie Question . . .  

    By Gato, October 31, 2006
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    • tomvailco
    • October 31, 2006

14. NEW!  

    By DA50, October 29, 2006
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    • steveorino
    • October 31, 2006

15. Ski slope ground launching....   1 2

    By egghead_87us, October 21, 2006
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    • porterhouse
    • October 31, 2006

16. Air travel  

    By Martini, October 31, 2006
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    • davedlg
    • October 31, 2006

17. Will I freeze?   1 2

    By ryan_d_sucks, October 24, 2006
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    • bob.dino
    • October 31, 2006

18. Slider  

    By Andy_Copland, October 22, 2006
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    • Andy9o8
    • October 30, 2006

19. Im new  

    By Ensmith76, October 29, 2006
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    • SARLDO
    • October 30, 2006

20. is it easier?  

    By shortyj, October 30, 2006
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    • shortyj
    • October 30, 2006

21. Is static line any fun?   1 2 3

    By NoWorriesNIkky, September 9, 2006
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    • pilatus_p
    • October 30, 2006

22. Skydiving in OZ  

    By ResolvedElement, October 30, 2006
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    • ResolvedElement
    • October 30, 2006

23. Martial Arts for Skydiving   1 2

    By bdrake529, October 26, 2006
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    • packerboy
    • October 30, 2006

24. Student wind restriction  

    By Mark24688m, October 26, 2006
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    • Eule
    • October 30, 2006

25. I need a jump buddy.  

    By dweeb, October 28, 2006
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    • TheGirlWonder
    • October 30, 2006

26. Your biggest challenge?   1 2 3

    By chaoskitty, October 16, 2006
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    • b_dog
    • October 30, 2006

27. USPA Nationals Link  

    By masterrigger1, October 21, 2006
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    • ltdiver
    • October 30, 2006

28. how much would it cost to open a DZ?   1 2

    By bloody_trauma, October 20, 2006
    • 25 replies
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    • s10surfer
    • October 30, 2006

29. Eloy Christmas Boogie. How busy is the sky?  

    By WooHoo, October 26, 2006
    • 23 replies
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    • bbarnhouse
    • October 29, 2006

30. found a willing balloon pilot....  

    By skydvr69, October 28, 2006
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    • Sockpuppet
    • October 29, 2006

31. Interesting wartime story  

    By RobOC, October 29, 2006
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    • RobOC
    • October 29, 2006

32. skydiving in ontario  

    By skinnyflyer, October 28, 2006
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    • skinnyflyer
    • October 28, 2006

33. Casa Model Wanted  

    By Zoso, October 28, 2006
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    • Zoso
    • October 28, 2006

34. First jump after an injury  

    By ScottTX, October 17, 2006
    • 10 replies
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    • ScottTX
    • October 28, 2006

35. Just another newbie doing a down winder, or is he?  

    By skymiles, October 23, 2006
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    • sd-slider
    • October 28, 2006

36. Water training Scare   1 2

    By skydivermom, October 26, 2006
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    • happythoughts
    • October 28, 2006

37. Have you ever thrown up under canopy?   1 2

    By The111, October 24, 2006
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    • SwampThing
    • October 28, 2006

38. canopy for an infrequent jumper  

    By Yossarian, October 26, 2006
    • 12 replies
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    • Yossarian
    • October 28, 2006

39. Flying South for the winter!!  

    By peggs82, October 27, 2006
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    • peggs82
    • October 27, 2006

40. When To Flare??  

    By DustyP, October 24, 2006
    • 21 replies
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    • Spizzzarko
    • October 27, 2006

41. Video!  

    By WeakMindedFool, October 26, 2006
    • 7 replies
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    • NWFlyer
    • October 27, 2006

42. Sprained foot/ hurt knee- how long to wait?  

    By BelskyBlueEyes, October 25, 2006
    • 15 replies
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    • LuvToFly
    • October 27, 2006

43. i'd like to do it...  

    By martinrusso, October 25, 2006
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    • jakee
    • October 26, 2006

44. What's the purpose of a hop and pop?   1 2 3

    By b_dog, October 25, 2006
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    • Amazon
    • October 26, 2006

45. After 56 Jumps.. Finally Got My A License!  

    By MagicGuy, October 24, 2006
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    • NWFlyer
    • October 26, 2006

46. Cuba Dropzone?  

    By UPS, October 26, 2006
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    • UPS
    • October 26, 2006

47. Cyprus Boogie - help filling planes!  

    By jumpdr, October 26, 2006
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    • jumpdr
    • October 26, 2006

48. Do AFF now or wait?  

    By b_dog, October 23, 2006
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    • kelpdiver
    • October 26, 2006

49. "soft openings"  

    By recovercrachead, October 26, 2006
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    • bob.dino
    • October 26, 2006

50. AAD and DZ question   1 2 3

    By swooper81, October 20, 2006
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    • bozo
    • October 25, 2006

51. How do I safely travel with my new rig?  

    By inyournavl, October 24, 2006
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    • NWFlyer
    • October 25, 2006

52. Minimums  

    By RkyMtnHigh, October 24, 2006
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    • Elisha
    • October 24, 2006

53. Sabre 190  

    By 2ndgensteinke, October 24, 2006
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    • crotalus01
    • October 24, 2006

54. someone wants to rent my old rig. how much money to take?!  

    By Kuper, October 15, 2006
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    • bch7773
    • October 24, 2006

55. Nationals - Day 0  

    By billvon, October 21, 2006
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    • dharma1976
    • October 24, 2006

56. Skydiving Essay Draft  

    By Suavel, October 22, 2006
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    • StreetScooby
    • October 24, 2006

57. I wanna buy stuff!  

    By bloody_trauma, October 24, 2006
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    • Peej
    • October 24, 2006

58. lift from scotland-hib for 10 way speed this weekend?  

    By malboy, October 24, 2006
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    • malboy
    • October 24, 2006

59. student canopy question   1 2

    By futurehighflyer, October 18, 2006
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    • phoenixlpr
    • October 24, 2006

60. AFF Level 2, not so good...long  

    By angrypeppers, October 15, 2006
    • 12 replies
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    • angrypeppers
    • October 24, 2006

61. What did I do wrong?  

    By Tito.J, October 16, 2006
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    • Tito.J
    • October 24, 2006

62. Nationals - Day 2  

    By billvon, October 24, 2006
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    • billvon
    • October 24, 2006

63. State Farm Life Insurance  

    By BlindBrick, July 13, 2006
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    • gravitational
    • October 23, 2006

64. Nationals - Day 1  

    By billvon, October 23, 2006
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    • wmw999
    • October 23, 2006

65. Stunt Junkies TV Show   1 2

    By kkeenan, October 18, 2006
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    • jakee
    • October 23, 2006

66. Single skydivers  

    By Nicolaos, October 23, 2006
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    • Nicolaos
    • October 23, 2006

67. Incident reports quoteing newspaper reports  

    By slug, October 20, 2006
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    • slug
    • October 23, 2006

68. Crash mat for skydivers???   1 2

    By pilatus_p, October 9, 2006
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    • Rabbitt
    • October 23, 2006

69. 2006 4way draw?  

    By jsaxton, October 22, 2006
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    • Samurai136
    • October 22, 2006

70. Too Much Canopy for Me?  

    By FireMedicJumper, October 17, 2006
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    • freakyrat
    • October 22, 2006

71. Line Breaks  

    By jarrodh, October 20, 2006
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    • jarrodh
    • October 20, 2006

72. Twistline  

    By Rafaellimon, October 19, 2006
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    • riggerrob
    • October 20, 2006

73. Very large rig to fit very large person  

    By GPSJane, October 17, 2006
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    • JohanW
    • October 19, 2006

74. Funniest / most embarrassing first jump reaction   1 2 3

    By pilatus_p, October 3, 2006
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    • chrismgtis
    • October 19, 2006

75. Information   1 2

    By blinkdude101, October 17, 2006
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    • chutem
    • October 19, 2006

76. Feedback on web site  

    By kenneth21441, October 19, 2006
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    • kenneth21441
    • October 19, 2006

77. Bad Reaction From a Wuffo   1 2 3

    By rocketguy, October 16, 2006
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    • Eule
    • October 19, 2006

78. Trouble pulling toggles/ complete flare  

    By BelskyBlueEyes, October 17, 2006
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    • mrGuy
    • October 18, 2006

79. slowest tandem   1 2

    By skinnyshrek, May 3, 2005
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    • livendive
    • October 18, 2006

80. Where to Jump in Wichita  

    By rapter, October 17, 2006
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    • rapter
    • October 17, 2006

81. Gap year travel insurance  

    By nelly, October 17, 2006
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    • bob.dino
    • October 17, 2006

82. Onto coaching jumps!  

    By Mark24688m, October 17, 2006
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    • kkeenan
    • October 17, 2006

83. U. S. Nationals  

    By kkeenan, October 16, 2006
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    • kkeenan
    • October 17, 2006

84. Internet Advice   1 2

    By kkeenan, October 16, 2006
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    • Ron
    • October 17, 2006

85. AFF level 3 - borderline PASS (video)  

    By matthias, October 16, 2006
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    • matthias
    • October 17, 2006

86. PreSecond Cutaway  

    By jeremy556, October 17, 2006
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • October 17, 2006

87. Fear returned   1 2

    By marybalfanz, October 14, 2006
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    • matthias
    • October 17, 2006

88. AFF 6  

    By bigmike21, October 15, 2006
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    • legorowbot
    • October 17, 2006

89. Skydiving in South Korea?  

    By dweeb, October 16, 2006
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    • dweeb
    • October 16, 2006

90. USPA helping college clubs?  

    By VTcnix, October 14, 2006
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    • Spizzzarko
    • October 16, 2006

91. Refresher  

    By Biglee, October 16, 2006
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    • Biglee
    • October 16, 2006

92. Magellan Explorist ?  

    By SethInMI, October 16, 2006
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    • LouDiamond
    • October 16, 2006

93. Anyone got a T-10?  

    By Airman1270, October 14, 2006
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    • stratostar
    • October 16, 2006

94. Aircraft vs. 4-way teams   1 2 3 4 5

    By AggieDave, July 17, 2006
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    • rehmwa
    • October 16, 2006

95. Graduated AFF this morning.  

    By dweeb, October 15, 2006
    • 4 replies
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    • The_Don
    • October 16, 2006

96. How do you count years in the sport?  

    By Marios, October 13, 2006
    • 22 replies
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    • Andy9o8
    • October 16, 2006

97. winter in germany  

    By bloody_trauma, October 10, 2006
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    • bloody_trauma
    • October 15, 2006

98. Jumping a Helio Courier  

    By huey, October 15, 2006
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    • airtwardo
    • October 15, 2006

99. Answers to the questions I didn't ask  

    By skybytch, October 4, 2006
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    • SmilingPhoenix
    • October 15, 2006

100. The Governor comes visiting  

     By kallend, October 8, 2006
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     • murps2000
     • October 14, 2006