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1. coffee before jumping?  

   By nathaniel, January 13, 2006
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   • Trae
   • January 15, 2006

2. Tennesse Skydiving Center -- Aircraft   1 2 3 4

   By quade, September 9, 2003
   • 97 replies
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   • bmcd308
   • December 11, 2003

3. 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

4. Dying because of low turns   1 2 3 4

   By Michele, June 22, 2003
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   • Tonto
   • July 3, 2003

5. DZ Tools JumpRun! Windows 7 Compatability  

   By IanRosenvinge, January 10, 2010
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   • IanHarrop
   • March 25, 2010

6. Working at a Dropzone in Australia  

   By TheDoctor2608, October 8, 2012
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   • TheDoctor2608
   • January 18, 2013

7. Halo/Scuba Pic.   1 2

   By skrovi, February 6, 2007
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   • demoknite
   • June 18, 2010

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

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

9. DZ Manifesting/Tracking software  

   By Gators1240, September 8, 2010
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   • Gators1240
   • April 8, 2011

10. Should I have cut away?   1 2

    By mjskiii, September 15, 2016
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    • mjskiii
    • September 25, 2016

11. USPA Members: When You Vote for BOD - Do you use the actual ballot from Parachutist?   1 2 3

    By NWFlyer, February 10, 2008
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    • flyhi
    • February 20, 2008

12. L/D Vario  

    By yuri_base, June 5, 2015
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    • yuri_base
    • October 10, 2015

13. Any more skydiving dreams?   1 2

    By JoHawley, June 27, 2003
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    • phonics1981
    • June 30, 2003

14. Average age of DZ.Com posters   1 2 3

    By dubbayab, February 3, 2005
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    • Buried
    • February 10, 2005

15. Traveling with a Rig   1 2

    By malooper, September 16, 2013
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    • eunoia
    • November 5, 2013

16. Airbag vest protects from high speed crashes  

    By TomWatson, February 19, 2015
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    • potatoman
    • February 24, 2015

17. So Excited!  

    By corpkid, October 4, 2013
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    • corpkid
    • November 18, 2013

18. Your nicest aircraft to (solo) exit from?   1 2 3

    By Erroll, November 18, 2003
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    • bodypilot1
    • November 26, 2003

19. THIS SUCKS...  

    By skyeyeskydiving, December 17, 2002
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    • eyeinthesky
    • December 20, 2002

20. Why are there no Antonov AN-2's in the US?   1 2 3

    By flyhi, August 7, 2008
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    • mircan
    • October 25, 2008

21. Now, that's just too COOL (PHOTOS attached)!   1 2

    By skydiverek, January 15, 2003
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    • EricaH
    • August 12, 2003

22. down's syndrome skydiver   1 2

    By skybytch, June 15, 2008
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    • robskydiv
    • June 21, 2008

23. The Canopy You Fly   1 2 3

    By katzurki, May 31, 2005
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    • popsjumper
    • June 16, 2005

24. What will 300 grocery bags jumped out of a balloon do?   1 2 3 4

    By rdufokker, September 27, 2010
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    • -ftp-
    • September 7, 2011

25. intentional cut away   1 2 3

    By BMichaeli, April 18, 2010
    • 51 replies
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    • mjosparky
    • April 26, 2010

26. BOD meeting notes by Mike Turoff for the Feb. 06 meeting   1 2 3 4 6

    By MikeTJumps, February 19, 2006
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    • bob.dino
    • March 1, 2006

27. How far does an object drift before falling straight down?   1 2

    By dontbounce, February 22, 2006
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    • kallend
    • February 24, 2006

28. Question to skydivers from Joe Jennings   1 2

    By JoeJ, September 28, 2007
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    • Baksteen
    • October 29, 2007

29. 4-way exit FAIL - skydiver loses shoe   1 2

    By raphaelistics, July 3, 2019
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    • ILUVCHUTERS
    • July 25, 2019

30. and the worst DZo award goes to :   1 2 3

    By clustermagnet, July 6, 2012
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    • Ron
    • July 15, 2012

31. D B Cooper Found...   1 2

    By patrickweldon, March 25, 2008
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    • airtwardo
    • December 3, 2011

32. Best view from altitude   1 2

    By devarona, July 31, 2010
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    • theonlyski
    • August 16, 2010

33. Liability Insurance for Instructors  

    By stephepearson, October 16, 2012
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    • Maksimsf
    • October 22, 2012

34. jumping with cell phones   1 2

    By DA50, August 1, 2005
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    • sharimcm
    • August 3, 2005

35. AFF student with not so great success   1 2

    By acho, August 11, 2015
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    • virgin-burner
    • September 24, 2015

36. Round or Ram-air Reserve?   1 2

    By Smeger, February 24, 2005
    • 45 replies
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    • Hooknswoop
    • February 26, 2005

37. Future of skydiving   1 2

    By hymandd732, May 26, 2007
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    • virgin-burner
    • December 16, 2009

38. Pulling Reserve!!!!   1 2 3

    By CrazyIvan, November 16, 2002
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    • Iflyme
    • November 20, 2002

39. I Downsized... AGAIN... Pt 2  

    By FreefallingCari, January 6, 2017
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    • FreefallingCari
    • January 17, 2017

40. Pro Rating - 32 ft circle  

    By Zoso, August 28, 2017
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    • DougH
    • August 31, 2017

41. Cheapest (but safe) DZ To Rack Up Jumps?   1 2 3

    By BlueAngel, August 25, 2009
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    • Stuntbabex
    • August 31, 2009

42. What do you's prefer for your rig?   1 2

    By aidanjames1, January 6, 2014
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    • skydiverek
    • January 14, 2014

43. suicide   1 2 3

    By pengy, January 16, 2003
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    • billvon
    • January 17, 2003

44. Diesel aircraft   1 2 3 4

    By foxyflier, October 4, 2007
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    • billvon
    • January 8, 2008

45. JPL/NASA Supersonic Parachute   1 2

    By mchamp, July 1, 2012
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    • jinlee
    • August 9, 2012

46. B.A.S.E. with your sport parachute rig?   1 2

    By amttap, September 13, 2009
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    • jakee
    • September 17, 2009

47. SKYDIVING GROUPON THRU SPORTATIONS  

    By Donnasoar, November 29, 2011
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    • Jumpdude
    • November 30, 2011

48. Hitting an airbump in freefall?   1 2 3

    By Tuukka, May 29, 2012
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    • muff528
    • June 2, 2012

49. Sabre 2 vs. other canopies?  

    By wicodefly, August 9, 2015
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    • wicodefly
    • August 13, 2015

50. Damn the SIM pisses me off at times!  

    By skydived19006, June 30, 2014
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    • SansSuit
    • July 2, 2014

51. "Family oriented" drop zone   1 2 3 4 5

    By peek, June 29, 2009
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    • rehmwa
    • July 14, 2009

52. safe reserve wing loading   1 2

    By coolskydiverguy, September 5, 2014
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    • petejones45
    • September 11, 2014

53. Is landing downwind dangerous?   1 2

    By Chelseaflies, August 22, 2013
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    • obelixtim
    • August 27, 2013

54. Assuming unlimited money and no job: How much would you jump in one year?   1 2

    By grue, August 29, 2013
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    • LyraM45
    • September 4, 2013

55. Skydiving and motorcycle riding  

    By FreefallSnoopy, June 8, 2012
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    • virgin-burner
    • June 21, 2012

56. FLAG demo wingloading  

    By milehighpres, May 20, 2008
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    • justme12001
    • June 13, 2016

57. Sometimes there’s one that makes you remember what it’s all about...  

    By diablopilot, August 15, 2008
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    • itllclear
    • August 22, 2008

58. Skydive/Paragliding Crossover- any interest?  

    By jnick1206, April 12, 2013
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    • FlyingRhenquest
    • April 18, 2013

59. how do you NOT hurt yourself if you flare too early on landing...   1 2 3 4

    By guineapiggie101, February 28, 2011
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    • BlueWaterySky
    • March 27, 2011

60. Average Jump Pilot Pay  

    By jumplongisland, May 22, 2016
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    • Phil1111
    • August 11, 2016

61. Best Way to Check Weather  

    By shibu, August 6, 2013
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    • voilsb
    • August 7, 2013

62. unintentional first jump   1 2

    By mcordell, October 20, 2014
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    • Tink1717
    • October 25, 2014

63. How old is Tom Dolphin?   1 2

    By popsjumper, August 15, 2008
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    • Gato
    • August 21, 2008

64. Why would anybody jump from a perfectly good airplane   1 2 3

    By BHogg, July 15, 2009
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    • skyrider
    • November 5, 2010

65. Stolen Gear - Zhills (PDFT Rig with Peregrine 67)   1 2

    By ianmdrennan, May 9, 2013
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    • ianmdrennan
    • July 24, 2013

66. 12K vs 15K loads   1 2 3

    By UntamedDOG, December 20, 2005
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    • Remster
    • December 22, 2005

67. distance from your local DZ?   1 2 3 4

    By Nimitz88, November 29, 2004
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    • Superman32
    • December 8, 2004

68. Jump from Paraglider  

    By hcsvader, July 4, 2014
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    • PeteW
    • September 15, 2014

69. What was your "next" Canopy?   1 2

    By xijonix, July 1, 2013
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    • tbrown
    • July 6, 2013

70. "Are you a jumper?" video...  

    By xlh883, June 27, 2014
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    • xlh883
    • July 2, 2014

71. Skydiving in the winter?   1 2

    By Philly215, August 21, 2007
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    • highspeeddirt
    • August 27, 2007

72. RoamingDZ coming to Dublin, GA   1 2 3 4

    By mouth, February 3, 2004
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    • katiebear21
    • March 24, 2004

73. an ethical question   1 2 3 4

    By skybytch, February 5, 2003
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    • Skystorm
    • February 17, 2003

74. Fast learners   1 2 3 4 6

    By wmw999, November 7, 2011
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    • holie
    • November 24, 2011

75. A disturbing PM I recieved...bad advice???   1 2 3 4 5

    By discovery4, September 16, 2010
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    • Amazon
    • September 25, 2010

76. Lowest altitude you've pulled at?   1 2 3

    By blue24, June 23, 2011
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    • Calvin19
    • July 1, 2011

77. freefall time chart?  

    By Blahr, May 29, 2003
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    • SkydiveMonkey
    • June 3, 2003

78. Jeb Corliss to Demonstrate Live on Today Show Tomorrow   1 2 3 4 5

    By PLFXpert, February 25, 2008
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    • RickH
    • March 5, 2008

79. A concern Mother with many questions   1 2

    By Comfortablynumb, May 10, 2006
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    • obelixtim
    • May 29, 2006

80. In order to get a canopy into horizontal flight at landing...  

    By mbohu, October 12, 2017
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    • kuai43
    • October 13, 2017

81. AFF lessons in South Africa   1 2

    By boris_77, October 22, 2005
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    • boris_77
    • October 25, 2005

82. Jumping while a jumper "missing".   1 2

    By GLIDEANGLE, March 10, 2015
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    • Hellis
    • March 13, 2015

83. Is ours the only sport ...   1 2 3

    By ChangoLanzao, December 9, 2008
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    • Broke
    • January 2, 2009

84. Cloud bustin   1 2 3

    By ShivaDas, January 10, 2003
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    • pchapman
    • January 14, 2003

85. Ultimate Whuffo......   1 2 3

    By mofo554, March 28, 2003
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    • MrDree
    • September 16, 2010

86. Gift Certificate for Christmas Surprise  

    By dive85, December 14, 2011
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    • Jumpdude
    • December 17, 2011

87. Beer rules question  

    By AStack75, August 17, 2010
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    • Glitch
    • August 18, 2010

88. 50 bucks a jump for coahcing?   1 2 3 4 5

    By diverdriver, July 9, 2006
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    • packerboy
    • July 18, 2006

89. USPA Rating Renewal Extensions?   1 2

    By Deisel, March 21, 2020
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    • sfzombie13
    • May 6, 2020

90. Custom parachute  

    By SupaSnail, July 30, 2012
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    • piisfish
    • August 14, 2012

91. Bad news for UK skydivers   1 2

    By fatmarl, April 16, 2004
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    • jakee
    • April 30, 2004

92. When did you stop being nervous?   1 2

    By Thomsen91, January 21, 2007
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    • PWScottIV
    • January 25, 2007

93. Two Paths of Canopy Progression with John LeBlanc  

    By 3mpire, April 24, 2015
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    • sundevil777
    • April 30, 2015

94. Cell phones and skydiving   1 2

    By sdub2221, January 27, 2010
    • 48 replies
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    • LouDiamond
    • January 29, 2010

95. How can I make a career out of skydiving?  

    By skyfree, March 2, 2007
    • 19 replies
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    • marcusr
    • March 9, 2007

96. FAA Decision   1 2 3 4

    By Safteyjest, April 25, 2006
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    • mjosparky
    • May 6, 2006

97. Raising minimum deployment altitude   1 2 3 4 6

    By hcsvader, March 9, 2011
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    • ridestrong
    • March 30, 2011

98. eDo Onward = tauromachy  

    By Slyde, April 29, 2009
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    • CReW
    • May 2, 2009

99. D-FGOJ  

    By lars_d, February 13, 2010
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    • andreeb77
    • February 17, 2010

100. That's what dreams are made of!   1 2

     By skydivermom, July 18, 2006
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     • skydivermom
     • July 21, 2006