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1. News: Sky diver reaches for speed record   1 2

   By cpoxon, April 22, 2005
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   • adamUK
   • April 27, 2005

2. Why are rigs so damn expensive?   1 2 3

   By Tomcat933, August 31, 2009
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   • oozzee
   • September 18, 2009

3. USPA 50 year anniversary=FREE Membership   1 2

   By ElviDan63, January 29, 2015
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   • DSE
   • March 26, 2015

4. How quickly can you pack?   1 2 3

   By dsbbreck, June 4, 2003
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   • FlyBear
   • June 28, 2013

5. Pilot Legality   1 2

   By bch7773, March 9, 2003
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   • SkyMissy
   • March 12, 2003

6. What's a better analogy for Wuffos?   1 2 3

   By steve1, November 9, 2007
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   • monkycndo
   • November 19, 2007

7. FAA's new proposed "PLA's" what it all means.   1 2

   By stratostar, July 5, 2012
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   • stratostar
   • September 18, 2012

8. PATCHES!!!!!   1 2

   By airfury17, August 3, 2006
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   • kallend
   • August 7, 2006

9. Skydive Radio #213 05.06.15 - with Jump Pilot Panel Discussion is now available. Enjoy.  

   By diverds, May 5, 2015
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   • zoobrothertom
   • May 8, 2015

10. Skydiving after wisdom teeth extraction  

    By vt1977, December 5, 2003
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    • schattenjaeger
    • December 6, 2003

11. Breathing In Skydiving  

    By TimeToFly4lyfe, May 19, 2017
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    • Maddingo
    • May 29, 2017

12. Should minimum recommendations apply to you?   1 2 3 4 6

    By skybytch, October 1, 2007
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    • billvon
    • October 12, 2007

13. tips for a new AFF student   1 2

    By awdordie, April 3, 2016
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    • awdordie
    • May 15, 2016

14. Jav or Vector   1 2

    By daleskydive, April 23, 2012
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    • GobbleGobble
    • June 7, 2013

15. Exiting commercial flight in the event of a emergency   1 2

    By jf951, July 31, 2014
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    • BMFin
    • August 6, 2014

16. Flock the Vote! - Wingsuit Instructor Poll   1 2 3

    By WickedWingsuits, September 30, 2012
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    • WickedWingsuits
    • October 21, 2012

17. Riding the plane down   1 2 3

    By Orange1, October 21, 2005
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    • billvon
    • November 1, 2012

18. How to source a Cessna 182 for Skydiving Operations in India  

    By rjangra, May 3, 2017
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    • rjangra
    • May 16, 2017

19. USPA update on another pilot chute-in-tow due to bridle piercing.   1 2

    By ridestrong, June 27, 2012
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    • Bertt
    • November 28, 2012

20. Parachutist lands on pitch during game  

    By AviationTD, September 16, 2013
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    • chemist
    • October 22, 2013

21. Why do people insist that skydiving gear is too expensive?   1 2 3 4 5

    By labrys, December 6, 2006
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    • sagan
    • December 14, 2006

22. Horseshoe from Blown Toggle   1 2

    By surfrgrl1, July 23, 2009
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    • surfrgrl1
    • November 2, 2009

23. What does "biff" really mean?   1 2

    By sunsetjim, April 11, 2004
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    • SkydiveMO
    • April 14, 2004

24. side by side - emergency procedures  

    By ludikris, May 12, 2017
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    • mxk
    • May 15, 2017

25. PAC 750XL -- News Clips   1 2 3

    By quade, December 22, 2003
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    • ltdiver
    • July 9, 2004

26. What would you do?   1 2

    By Rstanley0312, July 15, 2013
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    • popsjumper
    • July 23, 2013

27. Nipple rings and skydiving  

    By reidgc, July 18, 2012
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    • oldwomanc6
    • July 21, 2012

28. How common are injuries for AFF Level 1?  

    By Neely47, August 3, 2014
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    • DrDom
    • August 30, 2014

29. So how old is too old for a used rig?   1 2

    By scottf1887, November 28, 2013
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    • likestojump
    • December 3, 2013

30. The Kansas City Skydiving Center   1 2

    By PaulsProudSis, April 16, 2006
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    • slotperfect
    • April 17, 2006

31. Some dropzones suck   1 2 3 4 5

    By freeflyit, June 23, 2006
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    • mjosparky
    • June 27, 2006

32. Insuring your rig?  

    By thomas_crowe, December 16, 2014
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    • petejones45
    • January 9, 2015

33. 182 flipped over at skydive las vegas   1 2 3

    By freeflychris, August 17, 2006
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    • bozo
    • November 19, 2008

34. Life insurance options?   1 2

    By kpipes22, May 21, 2007
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    • BrokenR1
    • May 27, 2011

35. creating a list of hard openings  

    By Bob_Church, March 8, 2017
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    • Jumpingeezer
    • March 14, 2017

36. Tracking with Booties  

    By BobxMarley, April 25, 2014
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    • mjosparky
    • May 1, 2014

37. college skydiving teams   1 2

    By divingduck, May 15, 2003
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    • NoShitThereIWas
    • June 6, 2003

38. How to push myself to register a slot in the plane..  

    By Pit76, August 24, 2017
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    • dthames
    • September 25, 2017

39. Meet Stan the Student (long)   1 2 3 4 7

    By billvon, July 14, 2010
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    • fasted3
    • July 18, 2010

40. Non jumping partner giving you grief about skydiving?  

    By MrGrumpie, July 31, 2014
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    • dthames
    • August 1, 2014

41. skydiving in Monaco, Monte Carlo, Nice  

    By KatePaz, January 25, 2014
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    • Boogers
    • January 27, 2014

42. Jump with a tandem?   1 2

    By shibbayshib, July 17, 2007
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    • johnny1488
    • July 18, 2007

43. Skydiving affect sleeping?   1 2

    By tricky, January 20, 2004
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    • WrongWay
    • January 21, 2004

44. Porter missing in the UK // reward//   1 2 3

    By piisfish, October 28, 2010
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    • PhreeZone
    • November 6, 2012

45. Psychology question   1 2

    By Pollock91, November 27, 2012
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    • SkyTwinkie
    • December 3, 2012

46. AFF course Lodi  

    By cosreba, May 20, 2011
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    • brofromanomo
    • May 24, 2011

47. More "great" skydiving publicity on cnn.com   1 2 3 4 6

    By Spatula, December 13, 2005
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    • chuteless
    • December 17, 2005

48. The number of jumps required for jumping a camera in different countries   1 2 3 4

    By rhys, December 17, 2010
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    • husky329
    • January 12, 2011

49. Good Pilot/Bad Pilot   1 2 3 4 5

    By Hooknswoop, June 8, 2005
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    • Erroll
    • December 8, 2006

50. Skydive Flagstaff  

    By bbarnhouse, September 27, 2004
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    • GraficO
    • October 1, 2004

51. GPS data on normal jumps (wishful thinking)  

    By dthames, January 17, 2017
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    • timrf79
    • January 29, 2017

52. USPA Member ??? READ THIS !!!   1 2 3 4 8

    By airtwardo, August 29, 2003
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    • swould
    • February 17, 2004

53. Skydiving for a living, living the dream.   1 2

    By dfa2006, September 17, 2014
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    • chuteless
    • September 19, 2014

54. Skydiving fuel use - worldwide?   1 2

    By kuai43, December 26, 2018
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    • Justincblount
    • January 24, 2019

55. Doe's anybody remember Bob Neely?  

    By skydiver_33460, January 28, 2004
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    • kkeenan
    • May 25, 2016

56. Skydiving by yourself?  

    By traceomac, May 15, 2013
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    • popsjumper
    • May 21, 2013

57. How to wear sunglasses properly when Skydiving..?   1 2

    By partyboy, July 14, 2005
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    • DanglesOZQld
    • July 19, 2005

58. Travelling abroad with parachute..airport security open reserve?  

    By flyboy68, August 29, 2012
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    • Remster
    • September 4, 2012

59. Demo Streamer Set-up   1 2

    By arl120384, June 9, 2012
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    • airtwardo
    • June 20, 2012

60. Near Miss - Crosskeys, NJ 6,7,2007   1 2

    By diverdriver, June 10, 2007
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    • vpjr
    • November 20, 2007

61. TITAN heads up display altimeter  

    By voodew1, December 25, 2004
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    • LouDiamond
    • May 6, 2007

62. FAI Sequential world record rules  

    By mirage62, September 22, 2013
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    • mirage62
    • September 27, 2013

63. Ban period?   1 2 3

    By swotcox, October 23, 2018
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    • pchapman
    • November 1, 2018

64. Alternatives to jump numbers as a gateway for progression?   1 2

    By nutellaontoast, September 23, 2013
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    • champu
    • October 1, 2013

65. Worst/scariest "Holy shit" jump...   1 2 3 4

    By JerseyShawn, July 20, 2011
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    • JohnMitchell
    • August 23, 2011

66. How to Survive a Parachute Failure   1 2

    By skydiverek, March 24, 2013
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    • FlyBear
    • March 30, 2013

67. 16 year old tandems  

    By BigTom99, April 17, 2007
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    • erdnarob
    • February 21, 2014

68. Please help..thigh pain  

    By svaillan, August 29, 2004
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    • chutem
    • September 12, 2004

69. Regaining control  

    By NuMRX, May 6, 2013
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    • popsjumper
    • May 8, 2013

70. Fusion vs. Artificial Disc Replacement  

    By morejumps, May 7, 2010
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    • TheBachelor
    • April 29, 2021

71. wingloading choice   1 2 3

    By nigel99, June 23, 2013
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    • -ftp-
    • July 2, 2013

72. "pimped" Caravan   1 2

    By riggerrob, May 20, 2005
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    • mnealtx
    • May 21, 2005

73. Deprecate the USPA   1 2

    By jrodrod, September 16, 2016
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    • cpoxon
    • September 23, 2016

74. attn doctors and or people with appendix removed   1 2

    By mxcale, June 22, 2009
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    • mxcale
    • July 1, 2009

75. Staff Drug Testing as a Condition of Employment.   1 2 3 4 8

    By matthewcline, January 26, 2011
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    • popsjumper
    • February 20, 2011

76. A Public Apology To Don and Louise CROSS Skydive nagambie   1 2

    By gregpso, July 7, 2012
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    • gregpso
    • December 22, 2012

77. Bush (Senior) Skydives again  

    By shropshire, November 11, 2007
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    • thesaint
    • November 16, 2007

78. Decent Skydiving Movies?   1 2

    By Lazarus_762, September 1, 2012
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    • Machine-710
    • December 24, 2012

79. CH-47 Chinooks as jumpships   1 2

    By micro, December 28, 2005
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    • Nenesanteago
    • May 13, 2006

80. MS Excel Spreadsheet Logbook?  

    By slotperfect, March 25, 2006
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    • ChrisL
    • March 29, 2006

81. Military Discount  

    By SoraTai, January 30, 2013
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    • ChuckMartin
    • June 14, 2014

82. UPT micron new main closing loop attachment point????  

    By niwotskydiver, July 18, 2012
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    • JBecker
    • September 4, 2013

83. Tension knot?  

    By ihavearrived, October 22, 2005
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    • BillyVance
    • October 23, 2005

84. USPA Solo Challenge   1 2 3 4 6

    By MakeItHappen, December 12, 2008
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    • LloydDobbler
    • December 25, 2008

85. Funny Russian Skydiving Video...   1 2

    By boachanoff, February 11, 2005
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    • JeepDiver
    • February 21, 2005

86. King Air engine loss?   1 2 3 4 5

    By normiss, August 25, 2009
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    • azureriders
    • September 10, 2009

87. Favorite Log Book Entry   1 2 3

    By jumpjunkie2004, August 21, 2006
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    • crotalus01
    • August 9, 2012

88. GPS Cutaway Tracking  

    By lightbug, October 25, 2017
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    • jeanwainer
    • December 13, 2017

89. Skydive Coolidge  

    By bbarnhouse, August 1, 2005
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    • cpoxon
    • August 10, 2005

90. Currency debate   1 2 3 4 5

    By swoopfly, December 19, 2013
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    • mjosparky
    • December 31, 2013

91. Need an emergency exit   1 2

    By tjcc, September 27, 2013
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    • Bignugget
    • October 1, 2013

92. C-182 Non-Fatal Zephyrhills, FL 11-25-2012  

    By diverdriver, November 26, 2012
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    • fly4jumps
    • December 11, 2012

93. Should reserves (2-parachute system) be mandatory in skydiving?   1 2 3

    By JeffCa, May 28, 2015
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    • Bluhdow
    • June 4, 2015

94. Piltus vs. Caravan  

    By MICHELANGELO, March 30, 2008
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    • grimmie
    • March 31, 2008

95. Military skydivers   1 2 3

    By clintonradloff, August 25, 2003
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    • hungjumper
    • June 22, 2013

96. How do young skydivers get to do so many jumps/tunnel time?   1 2 3 4

    By Newbie, March 2, 2006
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    • badtempered
    • November 8, 2015

97. IFLY Chicago tunnel?!?!?!  

    By kawisixer01, August 29, 2012
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    • kallend
    • February 23, 2013

98. what's up with USPA?  

    By livendive, June 27, 2014
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    • NWFlyer
    • October 1, 2014

99. Hot/Cold Air vs. Fallrate  

    By Shredex, December 28, 2012
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    • potatoman
    • January 3, 2013

100. Mr Bill Death Strap   1 2

     By hikeat, May 27, 2013
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     • Rainbo
     • May 30, 2013