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1. Sharing The Love   1 2 3

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

2. Question for USPA instructional rating holders  

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

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

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

4. Diversity in Skydiving   1 2 3

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

5. jumping without insurance   1 2

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

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

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

7. The Warning label   1 2

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

8. Raising Minimum Deployment Altitudes   1 2 3 4 7

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

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

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

10. Average price to assemble a new rig   1 2

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

11. horny gorilla  

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

12. Compression Fracture from Jumping   1 2

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

13. Zhills tradition   1 2

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

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

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

15. How to kill your friends   1 2

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

16. Babies and Skydiving?   1 2

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

17. 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

18. Hollister and Groupon   1 2 3

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

19. Pocketable sized system unit with great stack of sensors  

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

20. XRW and canopy area vs WS area   1 2

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

21. strange/different jump aircraft?   1 2

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

22. New Mirage Colors   1 2

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

23. Oakley Jawbone Prescription Sunglasses  

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

24. Dubai 500 Shady Dealings  

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

25. SDC Article in the Chicago Reader  

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

26. Not cut out for it?  

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

27. Protection for ankle and tibia   1 2

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

28. Beginner with helmet camera   1 2 3 4 6

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

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

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

30. Own their own airport  

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

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

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

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

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

33. AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!   1 2 3

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

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

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

35. C208 jump door  

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

36. Who has the most jumps?   1 2

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

37. Ideal jump ship   1 2

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

38. Canopy transition for downsizing   1 2

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

39. Life lessons learned from this sport   1 2

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

40. 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

41. Tube exit  

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

42. Rate of descent  

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

43. Fear of Landing   1 2

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

44. O'Hare TSA issues   1 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

48. Fun solo exits?  

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

49. chest strap under canopy?   1 2 3 4

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

50. Tips on how to finance Skydiving.   1 2

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

51. Wing Jumping   1 2

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

52. weird skydiving tatoos   1 2

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

53. Whats wrong with this pic?  

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

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

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

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

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

56. Landing advice   1 2

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

57. Ears: pain, plugged, or perfect  

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

58. Checklist for traveling with rig   1 2

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

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

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

60. Girls in Skydiving   1 2 3

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

61. The death of Skydiving   1 2 3 4 7

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

62. Hard Rear riser turn leads to spin   1 2

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

63. Skydiving Movie Scenes  

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

64. How to know when its time to downsize  

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

65. Best Cessna jump-step?   1 2

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

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

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

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

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

68. Mister Bill and Tandem question  

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

69. need warm gloves for short fingers/small hands  

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

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

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

71. Interesting stats .................   1 2

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

72. naked tandem  

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

73. Mark Schlatter Thesis???   1 2

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

74. Flag Demos  

    By mdowling, February 3, 2003
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    • airtwardo
    • February 4, 2003

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

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

76. How often do you do three-ring maintenance?  

    By LuvToFly, May 18, 2005
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    • Dumpster
    • May 20, 2005

77. PULL OUT VS. THROW OUT   1 2 3

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

78. Youtubers?   1 2

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

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

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

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

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

81. breakaway the movie?!?!?  

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

82. Flying with your rig as a "tote"  

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

83. Jump Ship Feasibility Question   1 2

    By micro, December 31, 2005
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    • chuckakers
    • June 25, 2011

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

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

85. Cool Skydiving Exits  

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

86. Would you quit USPA if there was an alternative to liability insurance?   1 2

    By chuckbrown, February 27, 2007
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    • airtwardo
    • March 2, 2007

87. 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

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

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

89. Gassiness, burping in plane near 14,000'  

    By spezticle, October 20, 2016
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    • FlyLikeARaven
    • October 28, 2016

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

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

91. How the heck do you meet new skydivers? People to jump with?   1 2

    By Chelseaflies, October 3, 2013
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    • Chelseaflies
    • October 9, 2013

92. Bandit Jumps and finding a pilot   1 2

    By masterblaster72, May 16, 2007
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    • quade
    • May 18, 2007

93. DC-3 Jump Planes   1 2 3

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

94. Braked approach on final  

    By Katinka, October 12, 2006
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    • jheadley
    • October 13, 2006

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

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

96. recite cloud clearance rules for A license..  

    By agent_lead, January 15, 2006
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    • AFFI
    • January 17, 2006

97. Australian searching for USA skydive medical insurance  

    By jezlevett, May 26, 2014
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    • GLIDEANGLE
    • June 26, 2014

98. Twin Otter Lawsuit - (Was: Twin Otter production restarted!)   1 2

    By divrdave, April 12, 2007
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    • leewilcox
    • May 8, 2011

99. How should we deal with pattern collisions?   1 2 3

    By billvon, May 30, 2007
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    • dob
    • July 18, 2007

100. Jumping from small jets? Jets and wingsuits?? What happened?  

     By ConfusedVorlon, July 21, 2014
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     • riggerrob
     • July 23, 2014