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1. Jumping from my own plane   1 2

   By President, October 7, 2004
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   • dtpilot
   • October 10, 2004

2. "flat tracking" meaning?   1 2

   By dthames, February 22, 2013
   • 25 replies
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   • kallend
   • February 26, 2013

3. Hey Army Jumpers... What does Master Parachutist entail?   1 2

   By ntrprnr, September 12, 2007
   • 36 replies
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   • Gawain
   • September 20, 2007

4. GPS tracking for Sky Divers  

   By jeling, September 9, 2009
   • 16 replies
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   • c1sc0
   • September 16, 2009

5. AFF Tipping Instructor?  

   By k2everest, June 1, 2011
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   • cpoxon
   • June 1, 2011

6. Good loner hobby?   1 2

   By Isaiah_4031, April 5, 2009
   • 28 replies
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   • kelpdiver
   • April 16, 2009

7. 1ST 100 way . When / Where  

   By jdpml, November 19, 2012
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   • frontfloater
   • February 22, 2018

8. Cal City Otter & C206 at Pepperell, MA   1 2 3 4 5

   By ZigZagMarquis, April 4, 2008
   • 111 replies
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   • ZigZagMarquis
   • September 30, 2009

9. Pilot vs Sabre2: which one opens slower/softer?   1 2

   By skydiverek, September 23, 2014
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   • Joellercoaster
   • October 17, 2014

10. Stickers in the inside of airplanes?   1 2

    By CC_Shenanigans, June 7, 2013
    • 28 replies
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    • skybill
    • June 12, 2013

11. Dropzone etiquette?  

    By SkyDivesAreUs, October 12, 2016
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    • Lawndarter
    • October 18, 2016

12. 2nd solo...my hands slipped...   1 2

    By Karen89, November 17, 2012
    • 42 replies
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    • FlyingRhenquest
    • January 18, 2013

13. CYPRES Activation Alititude   1 2

    By MakeItHappen, August 15, 2013
    • 26 replies
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    • Skydivesg
    • August 22, 2013

14. To anyone who wears a shoulder brace   1 2

    By Jin2Kazama, September 2, 2008
    • 31 replies
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    • squiffy
    • September 8, 2008

15. AFP vs. AFF?  

    By charleslittle, October 27, 2003
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    • jumperconway
    • October 28, 2003

16. running wild with Bear Gryll show  

    By BETO74, July 29, 2014
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    • Tuna-Salad
    • August 3, 2014

17. New AFF students take a look...   1 2 3

    By floridadiver81, January 9, 2007
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    • Hayden
    • September 2, 2010

18. OREGON -- Police officer fired for skydiving injury -- Press Clips   1 2

    By quade, June 25, 2003
    • 25 replies
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    • quade
    • June 28, 2003

19. whuffo airborne qualified question  

    By jitsoa33, March 27, 2003
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    • steve1
    • March 31, 2003

20. GoPro vs. Drift   1 2

    By skydivetara, January 14, 2011
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    • Morne
    • February 2, 2011

21. Two-Out Malfunction: What's The Point In Disconnecting the RSL?  

    By 20_kN, January 8, 2018
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    • JohnMitchell
    • January 21, 2018

22. Comments on my Cookie G3 GoPro mount  

    By okcorral, December 12, 2012
    • 14 replies
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    • fogobo
    • January 7, 2013

23. Discouraged by first AFF class.  

    By BOSA007, June 10, 2014
    • 17 replies
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    • virgin-burner
    • June 17, 2014

24. Goggles/Glasses   1 2

    By Phosphorus8, May 6, 2009
    • 37 replies
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    • LyraM45
    • June 22, 2009

25. can a big guy skydive safely?   1 2 3

    By justin84, August 22, 2003
    • 59 replies
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    • ChrisL
    • May 1, 2004

26. What is your response?   1 2

    By colt2056, October 20, 2016
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    • SkyDivesAreUs
    • October 25, 2016

27. USPA downsizing guidelines proposal   1 2 3 4

    By HydroGuy, December 15, 2005
    • 85 replies
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    • billvon
    • December 20, 2005

28. USPA Membership Dues& Rating Fees going up?   1 2 3 4 6

    By chriswelker, January 21, 2009
    • 138 replies
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    • chriswelker
    • February 4, 2009

29. Vigil...   1 2 3

    By Popovitch, December 16, 2004
    • 53 replies
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    • koz2000
    • January 22, 2005

30. Woopy Jump: Mixing skiing & parachuting  

    By JohnRich, November 3, 2009
    • 10 replies
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    • Couloirman
    • November 7, 2009

31. Cessna 182 Fear   1 2 3

    By skylawgirl84, March 16, 2011
    • 56 replies
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    • JohnMitchell
    • March 26, 2011

32. Are you "This Guy" at the DZ?   1 2 3 4

    By chutem, September 20, 2006
    • 75 replies
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    • Richards
    • January 11, 2007

33. Are stock PD canopies built ready to go?   1 2

    By Anvilbrother, May 20, 2011
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    • demon4o7
    • May 25, 2013

34. Fear sitting next to the door   1 2 3 4

    By chrismgtis, August 11, 2008
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    • chrismgtis
    • August 15, 2008

35. jumping in winds...   1 2

    By justaflygirl, May 1, 2005
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    • JumpSurfRepeat
    • July 27, 2017

36. DZ gets fined for "unairworthy" airplane  

    By skydivingchad, November 16, 2012
    • 21 replies
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    • neandertal
    • January 25, 2013

37. Skydive Southern California CLOSED DOWN?  

    By Kbone, December 2, 2004
    • 23 replies
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    • VectorBoy
    • December 9, 2004

38. How many Gs are you pulling?  

    By Royd, September 3, 2006
    • 16 replies
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    • Eule
    • September 8, 2006

39. Stratos jump gear (was: Incident at Sebastian)  

    By JohnMitchell, June 2, 2014
    • 20 replies
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    • skypuppy
    • June 16, 2014

40. Number of Jumps vs. pre-second visit to different DZ   1 2

    By ladyskydiver, November 12, 2002
    • 28 replies
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    • jimmytavino
    • November 13, 2002

41. My daughter Claire maybe UK youngest A license skydiver   1 2 3

    By freeflysteve, July 3, 2008
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    • thrillstalker
    • December 14, 2010

42. Anyway At All To Go Skydiving Under 16  

    By showithers, March 2, 2008
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    • skydived19006
    • March 5, 2008

43. Cutaway Stats   1 2

    By mbondvegas, August 23, 2006
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    • skydiver1717
    • August 24, 2006

44. Raising Minimum Deployment Altitudes   1 2 3 4 7

    By Butters, January 26, 2012
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    • Para5-0
    • February 4, 2012

45. Wing loading   1 2

    By Madigan, November 13, 2018
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    • Trafficdiver
    • December 15, 2018

46. unsafe Camera man at Nationals   1 2 3

    By lowpull, October 19, 2009
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    • chuckakers
    • October 27, 2009

47. The death of Skydiving   1 2 3 4 7

    By mjosparky, June 18, 2007
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    • billvon
    • June 26, 2007

48. Any additional techniques for preventing line twist?   1 2

    By arm900fj, January 15, 2013
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    • yuri_base
    • January 22, 2013

49. Would the sport, as a whole, be more or less safe if a skyhook were in every rig?   1 2

    By MarsGirl, January 10, 2013
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    • airtwardo
    • June 14, 2014

50. Did you lose a lot of your old friends after you started jumping?   1 2 3

    By SkydiveNFlorida, August 6, 2003
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    • gregpso
    • November 3, 2012

51. Skydivingmovies.com is back!  

    By MisterCrash, May 5, 2016
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    • MisterCrash
    • July 7, 2016

52. Baystate Skydiving Center-Another DZ seeking to gain airport access   1 2

    By stratostar, January 8, 2012
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    • excaza
    • June 14, 2012

53. Spaceland - This CAN'T be true...can it?   1 2 3 4

    By popsjumper, March 8, 2011
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    • cocheese
    • March 26, 2011

54. How many of each line. 9 cell Silhouette   1 2

    By TracyS, March 14, 2013
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    • sundevil777
    • March 20, 2013

55. Full Face vs Open Face Helmet Question?  

    By bowbender45, December 8, 2009
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    • ridestrong
    • December 16, 2009

56. How much is sky diving gear?  

    By woodencyclone, November 4, 2005
    • 19 replies
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    • shunkka
    • November 16, 2005

57. Hiring a Skydiving Plane  

    By sammymalta, September 24, 2012
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    • CSpenceFLY
    • September 25, 2012

58. Sky god term meaning?  

    By Sangi, January 29, 2008
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    • airtwardo
    • January 29, 2008

59. Exit Order   1 2 3

    By cloud-nine, May 7, 2004
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    • kallend
    • February 25, 2010

60. Recovery time back to jumping from plates and screws on radius  

    By rogerpidactor, May 30, 2014
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    • dwhenline
    • June 3, 2014

61. No AAD, No Jump   1 2 3 4 5

    By christoofar, February 28, 2004
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    • craddock
    • March 6, 2004

62. How to finance your jumps ?   1 2

    By NeedCoffee, May 25, 2016
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    • FB1609
    • June 21, 2016

63. Skydiving correlated with criminality?  

    By kallend, October 17, 2012
    • 23 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • October 21, 2012

64. From the USPA website:   1 2 3 4 5

    By kallend, December 5, 2007
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    • BillyVance
    • December 12, 2007

65. Why Downsize?   1 2 3

    By Airman1270, January 13, 2007
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    • Pulse
    • January 22, 2007

66. Exit Order Safety Article   1 2 3 4

    By BrianSGermain, March 26, 2012
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    • kallend
    • March 25, 2013

67. Comments concerning a Canopy Licensing System   1 2 3 4 5

    By MakeItHappen, June 3, 2013
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    • nigel99
    • July 27, 2013

68. my skydiving log books   1 2

    By chuteless, November 30, 2004
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    • flygirl03
    • January 11, 2005

69. DZs That Lie About Their Weekly Jump Numbers   1 2 3 4

    By bnacrazywoman, July 20, 2011
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    • skydance1954
    • September 9, 2014

70. "Parachutist" versus "Skydiving" Magazines   1 2

    By JohnRich, October 31, 2008
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    • airbigdaddy
    • January 12, 2009

71. Beginner with helmet camera   1 2 3 4 6

    By Seapro, February 19, 2012
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    • cavscout73
    • March 21, 2012

72. has anyone jumped a microlight?   1 2

    By Newbie, February 4, 2003
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    • Tonto
    • April 16, 2003

73. Have you ever jumped with a knee brace?  

    By RkyMtnHigh, May 12, 2007
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    • teason
    • May 17, 2007

74. Aerodyne Icon harness sizing  

    By Bud_T, December 27, 2017
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    • jacobdouglastx
    • August 28, 2019

75. Vintage jump suits  

    By vincemoore88, May 31, 2012
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    • celayne
    • June 7, 2012

76. Has anyone ever jumped out of a float plane?   1 2

    By ington6, May 15, 2010
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    • totter
    • May 19, 2010

77. Why did the X games drop skysurfing?   1 2

    By morris, June 12, 2008
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • July 19, 2008

78. Diversity in Skydiving   1 2 3

    By mofo554, September 3, 2003
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    • testpilot
    • November 24, 2003

79. Sharing The Love   1 2 3

    By slotperfect, June 26, 2005
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    • snowslider
    • February 24, 2007

80. Stolen Gear - Sanford, FL - 25 Feb 2014  

    By slotperfect, February 26, 2014
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    • slotperfect
    • February 25, 2015

81. New USPA license stuff.   1 2

    By Ron, December 16, 2002
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    • masher
    • December 21, 2002

82. Sunshine Factory  

    By maurice1369, July 2, 2007
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    • Ron
    • June 25, 2017

83. Reserve/Cutaway Handle Sayings   1 2

    By shmali, October 30, 2003
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    • vdschoor
    • December 9, 2009

84. That sick feeling....   1 2

    By kelter, January 12, 2009
    • 35 replies
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    • JohnMitchell
    • March 1, 2009

85. Queen Air as jump plane  

    By Basejumperjeff, September 2, 2008
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    • TomSpoon
    • September 4, 2008

86. BFR's  

    By yeyo, August 26, 2010
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    • yeyo
    • August 27, 2010

87. TUCSON -- Dana Bowman -- Press Clips  

    By quade, February 5, 2003
    • 14 replies
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    • pilotdave
    • December 9, 2004

88. How many Dropzones still have a DC3?   1 2

    By propblast, October 18, 2015
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    • NWFlyer
    • October 29, 2015

89. Can anything be learned from this video?   1 2 3

    By -ftp-, March 30, 2012
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    • BIGUN
    • April 5, 2012

90. Psychological and physiologic effects of skydiving?  

    By bisqit999, March 29, 2008
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    • bisqit999
    • March 30, 2008

91. New world record? Most tandems in one day   1 2

    By cpoxon, August 18, 2003
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    • NickDG
    • May 21, 2005

92. Did an accident shake your confidence?   1 2 3

    By Xtine, August 26, 2009
    • 50 replies
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    • tbrown
    • October 7, 2009

93. Horry County evicts skydiving business from North Myrtle Beach airport   1 2

    By airdvr, October 23, 2015
    • 26 replies
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    • Boomerdog
    • November 30, 2015

94. Make sure you READ the waiver!   1 2 3 4 9

    By billvon, February 20, 2004
    • 214 replies
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    • livnbored
    • February 27, 2004

95. Natural Skydivers?   1 2 3

    By SonnyChiba, July 14, 2003
    • 58 replies
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    • Lee03
    • November 4, 2003

96. Compression Fracture from Jumping   1 2

    By JustChuteMeNow, May 23, 2005
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    • riggerrob
    • June 10, 2024

97. Staying Stable during free fall... is it that difficult?  

    By Joea, January 23, 2008
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    • gravitywhore
    • January 24, 2008

98. Never cutaway? Do you look forward to your first?   1 2

    By JeffCa, October 20, 2013
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    • crotalus01
    • November 14, 2013

99. Crazy cutaway video   1 2

    By skydiverek, November 3, 2015
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    • Baksteen
    • November 9, 2015

100. chest strap under canopy?   1 2 3 4

     By rocketscientist, April 22, 2008
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     • Squeak
     • July 1, 2008