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1. AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!   1 2 3

   By PIZZ, March 16, 2005
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   • sammer
   • March 17, 2005

2. How Old is Too Old   1 2

   By RevvyAiny, October 23, 2011
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   • kallend
   • October 25, 2011

3. Today, Tennessee State law says No to Skyride!   1 2 3 4 6

   By Jumpdude, July 1, 2008
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   • billvon
   • December 4, 2008

4. wingsuits need to full flare and loop to land proficiently  

   By skeatesy, June 6, 2012
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   • billvon
   • June 11, 2012

5. Babies and Skydiving?   1 2

   By skydiveress, September 20, 2005
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   • StevePhelps
   • September 28, 2005

6. Fun-jumping Russian style   1 2

   By Kentiy, September 8, 2010
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   • Kentiy
   • December 19, 2010

7. altitude to pull rip chord   1 2

   By loriann13, February 27, 2004
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   • trumpetfish
   • March 5, 2004

8. strange/different jump aircraft?   1 2

   By yarpos, February 17, 2005
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   • Storhemulen
   • November 16, 2006

9. Ideal jump ship   1 2

   By redshift, June 30, 2012
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   • DBCOOPER
   • July 10, 2012

10. Rounds - what were they like to land ?   1 2 3

    By RMK, June 6, 2014
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    • tbrown
    • June 14, 2014

11. Having trouble docking!!!  

    By gsxrjumper720, August 28, 2008
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    • Tuna-Salad
    • September 8, 2008

12. jumping without insurance   1 2

    By thrillstalker, September 9, 2010
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    • riggerrob
    • September 10, 2010

13. Skydive Arizona Aircraft Vandalism  

    By CarpeDiem3, October 12, 2012
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    • totter
    • October 13, 2012

14. Rock out with your fail exits  

    By joelgibson, August 20, 2013
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    • joelgibson
    • August 26, 2013

15. Old rigs  

    By wmw999, May 15, 2016
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    • JohnMitchell
    • May 22, 2016

16. Halo . Freefall Warriors  

    By WeakMindedFool, February 27, 2004
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    • elias123
    • December 22, 2007

17. Zhills tradition   1 2

    By happythoughts, September 17, 2007
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    • gb1
    • February 28, 2016

18. Protection for ankle and tibia   1 2

    By GideonY, April 10, 2016
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    • Amazon
    • April 17, 2016

19. Canopy transition for downsizing   1 2

    By Ericakeeley, January 13, 2019
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    • becka
    • February 14, 2019

20. PULL OUT VS. THROW OUT   1 2 3

    By JACKO, March 1, 2001
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    • BlueSBDeath
    • April 4, 2007

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

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

22. weird skydiving tatoos   1 2

    By bigway, July 21, 2004
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    • halopistols
    • May 13, 2006

23. How to kill your friends   1 2

    By WeakMindedFool, December 22, 2006
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    • Feeblemind
    • December 31, 2006

24. Question for USPA instructional rating holders  

    By peek, February 19, 2015
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    • Joellercoaster
    • February 20, 2015

25. Where does Red Bull get all its money for sponsors and such?   1 2

    By ShcShc11, January 7, 2012
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    • airtwardo
    • January 21, 2012

26. New Mirage Colors   1 2

    By kopelen, November 5, 2002
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    • kopelen
    • November 17, 2002

27. Newbies: Do you pack your own rig?   1 2 3 4

    By flyinghonu, December 13, 2004
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    • dqpacker
    • January 10, 2005

28. How many jumps do you have?   1 2 3 4 5

    By JumpCrazy, June 11, 2003
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    • Buckaroo
    • July 2, 2003

29. Who has the most jumps?   1 2

    By Rhonda66, February 4, 2003
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    • ripcords
    • January 13, 2006

30. The Warning label   1 2

    By Tonto, June 1, 2006
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    • mattjw916
    • June 14, 2006

31. Is lightning a factor?   1 2

    By cvfd1399, December 19, 2003
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    • Maximus1
    • December 24, 2003

32. Introducing the Skyboard / skydiving glider  

    By britboynz, November 17, 2005
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    • Zenister
    • November 18, 2005

33. Hollister and Groupon   1 2 3

    By Xhollister, December 14, 2011
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    • BillyVance
    • December 22, 2011

34. XRW and canopy area vs WS area   1 2

    By angryelf, November 23, 2015
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    • tred
    • March 18, 2016

35. New never before released info....   1 2

    By MakeItHappen, September 29, 2010
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    • Remster
    • March 22, 2012

36. horny gorilla  

    By jf951, September 28, 2009
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    • docjohn
    • October 1, 2009

37. Reasons not to buy an AAD   1 2 3 4 5

    By cocheese, March 30, 2010
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    • skypuppy
    • April 14, 2010

38. Average price to assemble a new rig   1 2

    By regulator, March 12, 2009
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    • Dan1
    • March 16, 2009

39. O'Hare TSA issues   1 2

    By tdog, May 18, 2012
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    • dyz
    • June 13, 2012

40. Farmer McNasty – Perris Area Balloon Jump   1 2 3

    By RMK, July 28, 2012
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    • grimmie
    • August 3, 2012

41. Own their own airport  

    By Para-cutie, September 18, 2013
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    • cpoxon
    • September 30, 2013

42. Girls in Skydiving   1 2 3

    By killa_k, November 29, 2005
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    • Snowbird
    • December 2, 2005

43. How do you feel about people bring their dogs to the dz?   1 2 3 4 6

    By peanutgallery, July 5, 2008
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    • popsjumper
    • July 17, 2008

44. Fear of Landing   1 2

    By yobnoc, March 18, 2019
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    • Baksteen
    • July 17, 2019

45. Is it possible to skyjump from an airliner?   1 2 3

    By A-Train, January 27, 2007
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    • dorbie
    • February 13, 2007

46. SDC Article in the Chicago Reader  

    By FallingILweenie, April 2, 2004
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    • TandemTerry
    • April 10, 2004

47. Pocketable sized system unit with great stack of sensors  

    By TuomoK, October 13, 2014
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    • TuomoK
    • November 28, 2014

48. Life lessons learned from this sport   1 2

    By potatoman, September 29, 2015
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    • kimemerson
    • October 1, 2015

49. 'Big Boy' A-License dropzone needed   1 2

    By MFS, March 24, 2013
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    • BIGUN
    • July 27, 2018

50. Not cut out for it?  

    By StinkyPete, July 18, 2013
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    • FlyingRhenquest
    • July 21, 2013

51. Dubai 500 Shady Dealings  

    By veritas1, January 10, 2012
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    • cpoxon
    • January 13, 2012

52. Oakley Jawbone Prescription Sunglasses  

    By Boris73, December 25, 2009
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    • djmarvin
    • December 31, 2009

53. anyone's got a spare 50$ for our friend Sangi!?   1 2 3 4 5

    By virgin-burner, October 17, 2011
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    • cpoxon
    • October 26, 2011

54. C208 jump door  

    By dzbum, May 22, 2006
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    • JohnMitchell
    • May 24, 2006

55. Carry on rigs with AAD - what's the deal?  

    By milehigheric, July 4, 2013
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    • JohnMitchell
    • July 7, 2013

56. Starting AFF in two weeks. Scared AF!   1 2

    By wshreek, May 13, 2018
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    • kleggo
    • September 10, 2018

57. Skydiving bullies. Put up your hand.   1 2 3 4

    By obelixtim, April 19, 2012
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    • JasonYergin
    • April 23, 2012

58. Landing advice   1 2

    By Skystorm, November 1, 2002
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    • JustRelax
    • September 26, 2003

59. AFF1 Crash Landing   1 2 3 4 5

    By Hunt_Joshua_G, August 18, 2008
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    • wrightskyguy
    • August 26, 2008

60. DC-3 Jump Planes   1 2 3

    By heavydude, April 13, 2010
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    • keithbar
    • May 7, 2010

61. 1-800skyride advertising on DZ.com   1 2 3 4

    By wildWilly, July 5, 2010
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    • Jumpdude
    • January 14, 2011

62. Youtubers?   1 2

    By Teigen, November 4, 2009
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    • skydivefj
    • August 11, 2010

63. MTV Putting skydivers in jeopardy   1 2 3 4 5

    By gsxrjumper720, February 16, 2009
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    • Baksteen
    • February 26, 2009

64. Felix Baumgartner to Cross the Channel -- Press Release   1 2 3

    By quade, July 25, 2003
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    • cpoxon
    • August 14, 2003

65. AFF - peperrell, MA or Lebanon, ME ?   1 2

    By arunhotra, May 15, 2013
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    • costanza
    • December 5, 2013

66. Hard Deck - where is yours and why ?   1 2

    By shorehambeach, April 1, 2013
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    • popsjumper
    • April 5, 2013

67. Survivors can now sue (new ruling?)   1 2

    By ltdiver, April 13, 2004
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    • ltdiver
    • April 17, 2004

68. Wing Jumping   1 2

    By dropwannabe, February 24, 2010
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    • shropshire
    • February 26, 2010

69. New skydiver not feeling the 'it' factor   1 2

    By InternetNinja, February 17, 2014
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    • DrDom
    • February 20, 2014

70. Tube exit  

    By ncfitzge, February 15, 2007
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    • Zep
    • September 21, 2007

71. Hard Rear riser turn leads to spin   1 2

    By kvnhlstd, December 22, 2014
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    • Joel45
    • December 27, 2014

72. Checklist for traveling with rig   1 2

    By Psychonaut, December 22, 2009
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    • kallend
    • January 1, 2010

73. Rate of descent  

    By Toddnkaya1, August 28, 2013
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    • jimmytavino
    • August 29, 2013

74. Biggest fads in skydiving...   1 2 3 4

    By surfbum5411, September 19, 2012
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    • waveoff5500
    • September 24, 2012

75. C-182 crash, Texas about July 10th   1 2 3

    By diverdriver, July 17, 2007
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    • flyer299
    • August 8, 2007

76. Skydiving Movie Scenes  

    By skygnat, May 18, 2010
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    • jimmytavino
    • May 21, 2010

77. naked tandem  

    By skydiverjerry, March 27, 2004
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    • happythoughts
    • March 29, 2004

78. www.skydive4free.com (Was: What can we do about Skyride?)   1 2

    By skydived19006, July 13, 2007
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    • davelepka
    • July 19, 2007

79. Why Do You Skydive? (Psychology)   1 2 3 4

    By DHolland, May 23, 2010
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    • jumpwally
    • July 2, 2010

80. Whats wrong with this pic?  

    By obelixtim, March 21, 2016
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    • IJskonijn
    • April 1, 2016

81. Tips on how to finance Skydiving.   1 2

    By Kursk, November 4, 2009
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    • UDSkyJunkie
    • November 10, 2009

82. Ears: pain, plugged, or perfect  

    By cocheese, April 23, 2004
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    • Stumpy
    • April 26, 2004

83. Have you jumped your reserve?   1 2 3 4

    By bwilling, December 9, 2002
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    • Tonto
    • April 30, 2003

84. Candidate for the USPA BOD   1 2 3

    By fencebuster, August 5, 2015
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    • fencebuster
    • August 18, 2015

85. How to know when its time to downsize  

    By Brad2, January 18, 2015
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    • Joellercoaster
    • January 19, 2015

86. Mark Schlatter Thesis???   1 2

    By skydived19006, November 6, 2009
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • November 14, 2009

87. Gravity Gear shop and other crapy shops?   1 2 3 4

    By Lok, August 15, 2010
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    • padu
    • August 20, 2010

88. Parchustist' equipment reports for fatalities   1 2

    By Bob_Church, April 18, 2018
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    • Luke_Quichotte
    • June 15, 2018

89. Fun solo exits?  

    By BasReith, July 24, 2013
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    • firstime
    • July 26, 2013

90. Letter from the tandem manufactors over underage tandems   1 2 3 4 7

    By PhreeZone, November 24, 2010
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    • rhys
    • December 30, 2010

91. Skydiving Airplanes and Pilots Operating Away From The DZ   1 2

    By tombuch, October 9, 2007
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    • skyberdyber
    • April 22, 2008

92. Interesting stats .................   1 2

    By Juz, April 24, 2012
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    • Skyper
    • May 14, 2012

93. Mister Bill and Tandem question  

    By JohnSmith, March 28, 2003
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    • betzilla
    • April 1, 2003

94. Cool Skydiving Exits  

    By Cathbern, April 6, 2018
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    • mbohu
    • August 7, 2020

95. breakaway the movie?!?!?  

    By dkf1979, November 5, 2003
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    • sully199
    • November 6, 2003

96. Would you support a wingloading BSR?   1 2 3 4

    By billvon, March 9, 2012
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    • davelepka
    • March 13, 2012

97. Flying with your rig as a "tote"  

    By bbrodes, February 2, 2015
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    • pchapman
    • February 12, 2015

98. Best Cessna jump-step?   1 2

    By riggerrob, October 23, 2014
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    • wetrock
    • October 26, 2014

99. need warm gloves for short fingers/small hands  

    By skycc, December 29, 2009
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    • trigger
    • January 2, 2010

100. Help please!! Uk skydiving.co.uk has disappeared!!!   1 2

     By Rankin82, July 2, 2012
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     • Mega13
     • July 26, 2012