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1. suggestions on magnetic slider stow?  

   By medic0079, April 27, 2015
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   • bruxelka
   • April 27, 2015

2. New Safety First Video now on YouTube: "Keeping the Dream Alive ...even when you aren't that current"  

   By BrianSGermain, April 30, 2014
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   • BrianSGermain
   • May 1, 2014

3. in the living daylights  

   By aerialcameraman, August 21, 2011
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   • missbrz
   • August 23, 2011

4. Estimated # of jumps made in 2004  

   By Spatula, February 13, 2005
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   • Spatula
   • February 13, 2005

5. yeeHa I'm gonna do it  

   By Zep, October 22, 2004
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   • Mixoligist
   • October 23, 2004

6. National AE judges certification  

   By bbarnhouse, January 27, 2004
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   • bbarnhouse
   • February 8, 2004

7. CSPA Insurance In US  

   By Blink, June 3, 2010
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   • Remster
   • June 3, 2010

8. Norwegian.no - Rigs as hand luggage  

   By saf40, July 24, 2008
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   • jurgencamps
   • July 24, 2008

9. Texas Briefs on Skydiving - Spaceland  

   By gemini, November 13, 2007
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   • popsjumper
   • November 14, 2007

10. Does anyone have issue #159 of Skydiving and a scanner to hand?  

    By cpoxon, January 8, 2006
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    • cpoxon
    • January 8, 2006

11. Learning to fly Head Down  

    By jessegold, June 26, 2023
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    • base615
    • July 2, 2023

12. WorldMeet2006 Germany - results  

    By keka, August 9, 2006
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    • piisfish
    • August 10, 2006

13. Chilling  

    By xing, October 8, 2003
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    • ojf1982
    • October 9, 2003

14. whoop  

    By witchcraft, June 5, 2003
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    • Yoshi
    • June 5, 2003

15. Nice landing at Go Vertical's Innhopp  

    By alge, August 8, 2009
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    • skydiverbry
    • August 8, 2009

16. BASE newspaper report on incidents (NON incident)  

    By bigway, November 12, 2007
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    • RhondaLea
    • November 14, 2007

17. New Skydiving Movie  

    By ivboro, November 12, 2006
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    • bigway
    • November 12, 2006

18. Hinton Skydive, UK  

    By GuyMan20, June 3, 2010
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    • GuyMan20
    • June 3, 2010

19. I know there's a million of em, but...  

    By efs4ever, November 13, 2007
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    • fallfast69
    • November 14, 2007

20. Made the switch  

    By 5w0rdsharky, May 31, 2007
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    • jeremy_o
    • May 31, 2007

21. Relative canopy size at altitude  

    By mr2mk1g, February 6, 2004
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    • wingnut
    • February 7, 2004

22. organizing boogies  

    By kizzie92, January 10, 2003
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    • skybytch
    • January 11, 2003

23. HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act  

    By SethInMI, August 29, 2023
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    • wmw999
    • August 30, 2023

24. chocolate farts?  

    By wetrock, September 16, 2016
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    • wmw999
    • September 16, 2016

25. New CYPRES disclaimer - 'it simply cuts a loop'  

    By pchapman, August 22, 2011
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    • champu
    • August 22, 2011

26. Friends Tandem  

    By Jayruss, June 19, 2005
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    • flyangel2
    • June 20, 2005

27. When did Lodi raise prices?  

    By jclalor, May 17, 2019
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    • Interstellar_court
    • May 17, 2019

28. Layoff & canopy size question  

    By Steeler, January 6, 2006
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    • Steeler
    • January 7, 2006

29. Got my A (finally)  

    By hchunter614, July 23, 2007
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    • Lastchance
    • July 24, 2007

30. looking for a turbine  

    By poorman, May 10, 2005
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    • poorman
    • May 10, 2005

31. Finished AFF this weekend  

    By idlewild70, June 14, 2004
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    • Ncrowe
    • June 15, 2004

32. DBA-Help! normalize Skydiving Museum Artifact Database  

    By patworks, September 10, 2016
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    • patworks
    • September 14, 2016

33. Technical Merits of Skyventure UK v Extremebody Flight  

    By Adriandavies, May 7, 2004
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    • NeedToJump
    • May 8, 2004

34. Commercial parachuting services vs. parachuting clubs  

    By peckerhead, April 10, 2007
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    • grue
    • April 10, 2007

35. 2007 US Nationals video  

    By freeflyJoe, January 14, 2008
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    • freeflyJoe
    • January 18, 2008

36. Nice article on skydiving  

    By kallend, September 10, 2007
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    • flypunk
    • September 11, 2007

37. wrist bands  

    By aerialcameraman, August 6, 2009
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    • stratostar
    • August 6, 2009

38. TSA security to jump from large airplanes Changes  

    By ozzy13, January 17, 2009
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    • Andy9o8
    • January 17, 2009

39. Job for 2013 Season  

    By 5kyd1vergav, February 22, 2013
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    • TheDoctor2608
    • February 23, 2013

40. hay fever - blocked nose  

    By virgin-burner, April 10, 2007
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    • nayf69
    • April 10, 2007

41. Do Previous AFF Jumps Count Towards BPA Licence?  

    By arni999, May 13, 2006
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    • riggerrob
    • May 13, 2006

42. Jump for charity.........help!!!  

    By sammywam, May 5, 2004
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    • Zeemax
    • May 7, 2004

43. Newbie Question  

    By clouddancerss, July 13, 2003
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    • Michele
    • July 13, 2003

44. Diamond 0.3x vs. Liquid 3 for cx110  

    By Kajmana, November 9, 2011
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    • Kajmana
    • November 9, 2011

45. Hiring a coach  

    By Theeper, October 11, 2009
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    • azureriders
    • October 11, 2009

46. Skydive Quotes??  

    By DoZ3r, November 11, 2007
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    • Baksteen
    • November 12, 2007

47. skydive4free  

    By Skytony, April 10, 2007
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    • PhreeZone
    • April 10, 2007

48. Going to make jump 4 in the morning.  

    By dkf1979, January 11, 2004
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    • dkf1979
    • January 11, 2004

49. Yeah Baby! C-2 Out Of The Way!  

    By Luv2Fall, April 23, 2003
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    • Luna
    • April 23, 2003

50. Yep, bought beer this weekend!  

    By jaybo, January 14, 2008
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    • grannyinthesky
    • January 16, 2008

51. Foretrex 201 and Paralog...  

    By OSOK, April 9, 2007
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    • KRBKV
    • April 10, 2007

52. Case of Nerves - Happy Ending  

    By skygazer, October 7, 2003
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    • skygazer
    • October 7, 2003

53. Fantastic Customer Service - rockskymarket  

    By verticalflyer, April 15, 2015
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    • keithbar
    • April 15, 2015

54. RE/MAX Skydiving Video to be shot in Colorado  

    By tdog, May 12, 2006
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    • ChrisL
    • May 12, 2006

55. how is christchurch skydiving school  

    By Deleted, October 20, 2004
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    • bigway
    • October 20, 2004

56. Great Progress  

    By Rachel22, February 19, 2013
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    • EOCS
    • February 20, 2013

57. Speedflying fatality NZ  

    By nigel99, February 18, 2012
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    • Squeak
    • February 18, 2012

58. newb skydiving question.  

    By jf951, August 4, 2009
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    • thrillstalker
    • August 4, 2009

59. What are Questions to ask when buying gear?  

    By Matti3, November 2, 2015
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    • Matti3
    • November 2, 2015

60. Fatality - tail Strike -  

    By ChrisD, August 13, 2013
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    • ChrisD
    • August 13, 2013

61. Tony suits?  

    By jumper03, July 11, 2003
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    • ReLLiK75
    • July 11, 2003

62. Twin Otter - DHC-6-400  

    By PLF, July 24, 2010
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    • normiss
    • November 2, 2015

63. quick! help me find the link...  

    By sartre, September 9, 2007
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    • d_squared431
    • September 9, 2007

64. EU Insurance for a citizen of outside EU-country  

    By Lexxxa, April 9, 2015
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    • BMFin
    • April 10, 2015

65. !!! our diver driver celebrated his 80th anniversary !!!  

    By timve, March 16, 2008
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    • ChrisL
    • March 20, 2008

66. I need a round canopy  

    By kimemerson, August 7, 2006
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    • kimemerson
    • August 7, 2006

67. Ever jump these helicopters??  

    By inextremis, October 8, 2005
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    • inextremis
    • October 9, 2005

68. Skydivers Can Benefit From Reading The BASE Fatality Database  

    By Kramer, February 5, 2005
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    • gordy
    • February 8, 2005

69. United States Parachute Association has a new web site.  

    By 3331, October 21, 2015
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    • NWFlyer
    • October 29, 2015

70. Sunwing Airline - have you taken your gear?  

    By Jooski, October 28, 2015
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    • JohnMitchell
    • October 29, 2015

71. Chicago area wind tunnel gets city approval  

    By kallend, May 19, 2013
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    • Fast
    • May 21, 2013

72. I'm still learning...  

    By ruleofpull, August 17, 2011
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    • Muffie
    • August 17, 2011

73. saving up taking a break, preparations  

    By peterjd, November 12, 2008
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    • LuckyMcSwervy
    • November 12, 2008

74. Helmet-strap: big chin cups?  

    By kpipes22, August 4, 2009
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    • Chubba
    • August 4, 2009

75. APF vs. USPA License  

    By samyueru, December 4, 2003
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    • samyueru
    • December 5, 2003

76. Ken & Barbie Skydivers  

    By JanJ, March 7, 2003
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    • JanJ
    • March 7, 2003

77. 1000th Jump videos  

    By Thomass3737, January 19, 2018
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    • Rover
    • January 21, 2018

78. Dropzone Flying Videos Available  

    By Gary73, May 10, 2012
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    • FlyingRhenquest
    • November 1, 2012

79. when is PIA symposium?  

    By superstu, January 4, 2006
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    • superstu
    • January 4, 2006

80. Good thing about winter weather  

    By itllclear, March 20, 2006
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    • chri
    • March 31, 2006

81. LoL just cant pass Level 6 IAF  

    By SkyDiveCoastie, August 22, 2005
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    • riddler
    • August 30, 2005

82. FAA ATC Privatization May Come Back This Spring  

    By 3331, January 17, 2018
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    • chuckakers
    • January 19, 2018

83. AFF students general performance  

    By Duvain, December 13, 2019   

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    • December 16, 2019

84. Keeping a license current  

    By slackercruster, June 2, 2011
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    • slackercruster
    • June 2, 2011

85. Mike Forsythe and Kevin Holbrook contact info  

    By Anvilbrother, May 26, 2007
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    • freefalle
    • May 26, 2007

86. AFF instuctor in Peurto Adventuras  

    By silk, December 28, 2006
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    • JohnRich
    • December 29, 2006

87. Skydiving popularity in mass media  

    By tdog, March 28, 2005
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    • MarkM
    • March 28, 2005

88. Nationals  

    By divingos, November 1, 2012
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    • divingos
    • November 1, 2012

89. First point!  

    By d123, May 11, 2008
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    • d123
    • May 18, 2008

90. Road Trip around the US, visiting the best dropzones  

    By kitfitton, November 1, 2012
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    • davelepka
    • November 1, 2012

91. What happened to Omniskore?  

    By breadhead, August 2, 2006
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    • Eule
    • August 6, 2006

92. Rafordites!  

    By SkyJunkie10131, June 20, 2006
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    • BlueSBDeath
    • June 22, 2006

93. Ricky Hustler  

    By howardwhite, March 30, 2006
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    • tbrown
    • March 31, 2006

94. Fun stuff to do  

    By bmoore21184, November 2, 2003
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    • bch7773
    • November 3, 2003

95. Reserve parachute question  

    By CheshireKat, April 5, 2015
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    • obelixtim
    • April 6, 2015

96. It's not a world record...but  

    By DSE, December 28, 2006
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    • DSE
    • December 28, 2006

97. Moss Point 40-way Pictures  

    By gemini, May 15, 2003
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    • jumpgod
    • June 2, 2003

98. Hand Cramp  

    By CornishChris, July 27, 2023
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    • 3331
    • July 28, 2023

99. accuracy gear  

    By ppd4350, October 11, 2024
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    • kleggo
    • October 14, 2024

100. Skydiving Mechanics/Theory learning sources  

     By daffes, November 23, 2013
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     • GLIDEANGLE
     • November 23, 2013