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1. should i worry about my tandem????  

   By humblegod, August 8, 2010
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   • crotalus01
   • August 9, 2010

2. Should I...?  

   By dx316dx316, August 10, 2006
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   • miche
   • August 14, 2006

3. should it be required to jump without an AAD?   1 2 3 4

   By shermanator, June 29, 2008
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   • xenaswampjumper
   • July 11, 2008

4. should it require conscious effort to get a stable arch?  

   By mixedup, June 23, 2011
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   • AndyMan
   • June 23, 2011

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

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

6. Should moderators be allowed to do anything they want on the jump plane   1 2 3

   By CanuckInUSA, January 5, 2004
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   • LivingInClip
   • January 8, 2004

7. 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

8. Should Rich Winstock step down from USPA Safety Committee?  

   By ScottCruz, June 15, 2014
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   • cbjetboy
   • June 16, 2014

9. Should S-turns and Accuracy mix with Swoopers?  

   By ematteo, June 1, 2007
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   • stratostar
   • June 2, 2007

10. should skydiving become an olympic sport?  

    By costanza, May 7, 2012
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    • kallend
    • May 8, 2012

11. Should student jump once a month in the winter, or wait until March/April?  

    By tps7c, November 29, 2008
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    • DanG
    • December 1, 2008

12. Should students be allowed to use audibles?   1 2

    By lewmonst, August 30, 2004
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    • nael
    • September 4, 2004

13. Should students be made to look at fatality pictures?   1 2

    By Newbie, November 4, 2005
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    • RhondaLea
    • November 9, 2005

14. Should the riggers get confirmation from the producer that AAD reaaly had the maintenance?  

    By DZ_EPHESUS_TR, July 19, 2006
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    • DZ_EPHESUS_TR
    • July 19, 2006

15. Should the SIM be rewritten?  

    By JSE, October 12, 2010
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    • pirana
    • October 13, 2010

16. Should the USPA adopt Performance Wingsuiting at Nationals  

    By sdctlc, March 11, 2015
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    • DHemer
    • March 12, 2015

17. Should the USPA allow "Tandem Only" DZs as Group Members?   1 2 3

    By funjumper101, July 19, 2006
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    • imthegerm
    • July 27, 2006

18. Should the USPA also post record jumps with the highest count of local jumpers?   1 2

    By tdog, November 6, 2013
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    • Squeak
    • November 8, 2013

19. Should the USPA Board be required to vote by name?   1 2 3

    By EFS4LIFE, March 24, 2013
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    • TomNoonan
    • April 4, 2013

20. Should the USPA BOD Meetings Go Virtual  

    By skydived19006, February 15, 2017
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    • jlmiracle
    • February 17, 2017

21. Should there be a new "incidents" forum?  

    By cocheese, April 4, 2011
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    • pchapman
    • April 4, 2011

22. Should there be a skydivers version of "godwins law"  

    By feuergnom, July 2, 2014
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    • feuergnom
    • July 2, 2014

23. Should there be underage skydiving?   1 2 3

    By pacncathyjr, May 12, 2005
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    • skypuppy
    • May 13, 2005

24. Should this packer be paid?   1 2 3 4

    By ltdiver, July 19, 2004
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    • ladyskydiver
    • July 21, 2004

25. should TIME IN SPORT also become a requirement instead of jumpnumbers alone..   1 2 3 4 5

    By virgin-burner, August 25, 2009
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    • jumpwally
    • September 20, 2009

26. Should USPA Adopt a New Wingsuit BSR ?   1 2

    By JamesNahikian, April 13, 2004
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    • VectorBoy
    • April 13, 2004

27. Should we comment to DZ's about their negative advertising?   1 2

    By peek, August 29, 2003
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    • MakeItHappen
    • September 6, 2003

28. Should WE demand "standardized wingsuit training via USPA"   1 2 3 4 8

    By airtwardo, October 8, 2012
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    • kallend
    • October 28, 2012

29. Should you be charged for making a saftey call, and not jumping?   1 2 3

    By allisongandy, August 16, 2010
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    • Joellercoaster
    • August 24, 2010

30. Should You Get A World Record for Nothing?  

    By Question_Mark, October 21, 2009
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    • kkeenan
    • October 22, 2009

31. Should you steer the opening?  

    By lookoutbelow, May 25, 2012
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    • dragon2
    • May 26, 2012

32. Shoulder awareness  

    By EOCS, October 22, 2012
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    • DanDanInc
    • December 4, 2012

33. Shoulder brace/dislocated shoulder, also looking for Christy West/Dusty Smith  

    By Newtons2nd, June 18, 2005
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    • GAskygirl
    • June 21, 2005

34. Shoulder dislocation  

    By paulpaylado, May 8, 2013
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    • hookitt
    • May 8, 2013

35. Shoulder Dislocations while Skydiving  

    By Beverly, May 5, 2010
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    • JohnRich
    • May 5, 2010

36. Shoulder Injuries  

    By ryan_d_sucks, June 18, 2007
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    • Scubadivemaster
    • June 20, 2007

37. Shoulder injury  

    By Skydivingmanda, December 3, 2017
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    • bgrozev
    • December 13, 2017

38. Shoulder issues...?  

    By fcajump, March 4, 2010
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    • JohnMitchell
    • September 15, 2010

39. Shoulder Pain  

    By Maxim, October 13, 2003
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    • Skream
    • October 13, 2003

40. Shoulder Pain From Hand Deploy  

    By kkeenan, January 11, 2014
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    • ALS8
    • January 15, 2014

41. shoulder problem  

    By kasch, July 8, 2010
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    • kasch
    • July 9, 2010

42. Shoulder Problems  

    By apollard24, February 16, 2006
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • February 23, 2006

43. Shoulder replacement surgery  

    By Candy19, December 23, 2023
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    • JoeWeber
    • December 24, 2023

44. Shoulder Surgery   1 2

    By jamester28, November 17, 2010
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    • sniper1rfa
    • December 5, 2010

45. shoulders  

    By happythoughts, March 19, 2008
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    • tmaricle55
    • March 20, 2008

46. show us ya jumpsuits  

    By swoopdog, April 12, 2005
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    • Travman
    • April 14, 2005

47. Show us your oxygen system...  

    By rhys, April 8, 2011
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    • billvon
    • April 12, 2011

48. Showering?  

    By wonderwoman30, March 23, 2005
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    • kcjumpersgirl
    • March 29, 2005

49. SHREVEPORT LA -- Bill Geaslin lectures -- Press Clips  

    By quade, January 17, 2003
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    • quade
    • January 17, 2003

50. Shuttle CRW  

    By kkeenan, May 16, 2011
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    • BillyVance
    • May 18, 2011

51. shuttle launch  

    By Royd, September 9, 2006
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    • CesspoolDave
    • September 12, 2006

52. SI writer compares Army jump to bikini-clad supermodels -- Press Clips  

    By quade, November 19, 2003
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    • WILDBILLAQR
    • November 19, 2003

53. Sibson - UK's safest dz?  

    By Newbie, January 28, 2004
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    • s.meacock
    • January 29, 2004

54. Sick Heli jump over Exuma bahamas  

    By TikiMan, May 1, 2013
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    • TikiMan
    • May 3, 2013

55. sick whuffo comment  

    By mccordia, July 5, 2004
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    • somethinelse
    • July 6, 2004

56. Sickness after jumping.  

    By JackArcher, October 14, 2009
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    • JackArcher
    • October 19, 2009

57. side by side - emergency procedures  

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

58. Side door or tailgate?   1 2

    By Praetorian, May 17, 2005
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    • Remster
    • May 20, 2005

59. side sliding in freefall  

    By schon267, September 17, 2005
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    • Fast
    • September 19, 2005

60. Side Spin Question  

    By outlawphx, January 17, 2006
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    • tso-d_chris
    • January 18, 2006

61. Side-By-Side:Do you induce a downplane and cut away?   1 2

    By onlyood, August 26, 2006
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    • FXONE
    • September 7, 2006

62. Sierra Thomas   1 2 3

    By Sierrasmom22, April 10, 2010
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    • Opie
    • April 16, 2010

63. Sign in freefall 4 pics !  

    By skydude, January 26, 2003
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    • pilotdave
    • January 26, 2003

64. Sign th petition to help DZ Teuge in the Netherland s to survive!!  

    By CaTo, July 12, 2017
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    • CountZero23
    • August 9, 2017

65. Sign...  

    By examiner2, February 17, 2007
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    • examiner2
    • February 17, 2007

66. Signaling .....  

    By SkyPainter, February 9, 2009
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    • jpechbre
    • February 13, 2009

67. Signed logbook??  

    By jhilden, November 13, 2005
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    • Andy9o8
    • November 14, 2005

68. Signed off  

    By teamtwot, March 24, 2006
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    • piisfish
    • March 24, 2006

69. Signed off instructor!!  

    By rsmn17, April 17, 2006
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    • ripcords
    • May 1, 2006

70. Significant others   1 2 3 4

    By Nowjamessays, November 7, 2015
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    • radical_flyer
    • December 2, 2015

71. Signing jumps  

    By ifell, July 16, 2008
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    • chuckakers
    • July 17, 2008

72. Signing-Off to Let Your Minor Kid Jump..?!   1 2

    By somethinelse, August 23, 2005
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    • Witelli
    • August 29, 2005

73. Sikorsky S-92 jumped?  

    By helge, May 23, 2005
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    • pilotdave
    • May 24, 2005

74. Sill loving it  

    By gus, June 23, 2003
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    • Remster
    • June 23, 2003

75. silliest FUN DZ games  

    By carafreefly, June 18, 2007
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    • Kiki32
    • June 20, 2007

76. silly question   1 2 3

    By skygal3, December 20, 2002
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    • Bip
    • December 26, 2002

77. Silly question: do you blink?  

    By Chiemel, August 9, 2012
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    • rss_v
    • August 11, 2012

78. Silly question.. what is "RW training"  

    By thetreehugger, September 7, 2017
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    • Lawndarter
    • September 8, 2017

79. Silly skydiving injuries   1 2 3

    By Joellercoaster, June 28, 2015
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    • axewound949
    • August 14, 2015

80. Silly SRP ad from the Arizona Republic  

    By bsoder, October 19, 2004
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    • Phillbo
    • October 22, 2004

81. SIM  

    By udderow, March 30, 2007
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    • matthewcline
    • March 30, 2007

82. SIM app for I phone I pads.  

    By ozzy13, February 18, 2011
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    • miconar
    • February 23, 2011

83. SIM Clarification Needed  

    By wrathchild, July 7, 2007
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    • popsjumper
    • July 8, 2007

84. SIM rule change about jumping with students ????  

    By basehoundsam, July 9, 2007
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    • ryoder
    • July 10, 2007

85. SIM worth getting?  

    By noahgordon, March 10, 2005
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    • carbonezone
    • March 11, 2005

86. Simple data gathering - average pull height - above, or below 2500?  

    By yoink, August 5, 2013
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    • skydiver30960
    • September 28, 2013

87. Simple Physics Question   1 2

    By jigneshsoni, August 4, 2005
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    • tumbler
    • August 5, 2005

88. simple question  

    By elias123, June 11, 2006
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    • elias123
    • June 12, 2006

89. simple question about altimeter's  

    By GaryRay, July 16, 2007
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    • GaryRay
    • July 16, 2007

90. Simulated off landing  

    By yoink, February 28, 2004
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    • riggerrob
    • February 29, 2004

91. Since Skydiving I .....   1 2

    By EOCS, January 26, 2012
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    • popsjumper
    • January 31, 2012

92. Singapore Boogie August 20th  

    By Paulji, June 6, 2004
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    • Paulji
    • June 6, 2004

93. Singapore rigger?  

    By timbarrett, November 14, 2008
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    • timbarrett
    • November 14, 2008

94. single harness/single parachute legality (international)?   1 2

    By 5.samadhi, July 27, 2012
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    • skypuppy
    • July 30, 2012

95. Single point restraint / Seat belts   1 2

    By Squeak, June 18, 2008
    • 25 replies
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    • billvon
    • June 21, 2008

96. Single skydivers  

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

97. Sinking: Z-Po vs. Lo-Po (F-111)  

    By stitch, July 1, 2009
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    • davelepka
    • July 1, 2009

98. Sinus Infection - Hop n' Pops OK?  

    By flyinghonu, January 6, 2006
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    • anewempire
    • January 9, 2006

99. sinus pain during jump?  

    By schon267, June 27, 2007
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    • schon267
    • July 1, 2007

100. Sinus Pressure while in the air... Second Tandem  

     By ttoy, September 9, 2008
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     • chrismgtis
     • September 10, 2008