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

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

2. Live or Die   1 2

   By format, July 26, 2013
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   • Squeak
   • August 21, 2013

3. you know your a canadian skydiver when....   1 2

   By FlyingRedneck, November 24, 2007
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   • chuteless
   • May 28, 2010

4. Travelling With Your Rig   1 2 3 4

   By freakyrat, December 20, 2002
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   • mx757
   • January 7, 2006

5. no more skydiving for me   1 2

   By chuteless, September 1, 2004
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   • mikemc
   • September 9, 2004

6. What does the abbreviation CRW mean?  

   By mmaaddllii, August 7, 2007
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   • stacie
   • August 8, 2007

7. Most Exotic Place you've jumped?   1 2

   By TikiMan, July 26, 2011
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   • goobersnuftda
   • July 31, 2011

8. Possible Cutaway GPS Tracker Solution - Iota  

   By rohicks, July 24, 2014
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   • Divalent
   • April 1, 2017

9. "Parachutist" Whatzit #2  

   By Hogzilla, January 21, 2016
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   • docowens
   • February 13, 2016

10. AMARILLO, TX Nearest DZ?  

    By efs4ever, June 22, 2003
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    • dreaming13000
    • June 6, 2014

11. Hard opening and chop !!!! AFF 1  

    By sinjin, February 20, 2007
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    • slotperfect
    • February 23, 2007

12. Bill Booth's 50th Anniversary Jump  

    By billbooth, February 4, 2015
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    • Alexg3265
    • February 7, 2015

13. Dust devils are sketchy...  

    By LeeroyJenkins, November 7, 2017
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    • LeeroyJenkins
    • November 11, 2017

14. New Skydiving Video   1 2

    By mccordia, September 21, 2004
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    • PhreeZone
    • October 1, 2004

15. HUD Altimeter inside a full face helmet  

    By Rashiid, November 12, 2018
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    • gowlerk
    • December 28, 2018

16. A letter to the editor of Parachutist   1 2 3

    By diverdriver, August 26, 2003
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    • kallend
    • August 28, 2003

17. did i fall through the centre of a rainbow?   1 2

    By Newbie, May 12, 2003
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    • Billy
    • May 14, 2003

18. Tandems, Hurting or helping membership?   1 2 3 4

    By thedarkside, January 17, 2007
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    • Pulse
    • January 30, 2007

19. New Safety Video: "Pilot Chute Kill Line Maintenance"   1 2

    By BrianSGermain, December 2, 2015
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    • BrianSGermain
    • December 8, 2015

20. Jumpship discussion - Piper Cherokee 6-300  

    By Unstable, October 13, 2007
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    • jonstark
    • January 15, 2012

21. Skydiving without an Altimeter   1 2 3 4 6

    By dgskydive, August 11, 2005
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    • AdrenalineBluez
    • August 24, 2005

22. Skydiving in Europe   1 2

    By ashleyseitz86, March 12, 2010
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    • jumpwally
    • April 13, 2010

23. Movie recommendations  

    By Hoffman7110, November 17, 2017
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    • jbelanger86
    • December 2, 2017

24. British Skydivers....currency question.  

    By dropoutdave, July 29, 2003
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    • Steph2
    • July 31, 2003

25. Best money/time spent?   1 2

    By PhreeZone, November 1, 2002
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    • leandercool
    • March 16, 2012

26. Physics Presentation on Skydiving  

    By NoShitThereIWas, April 3, 2003
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    • kallend
    • April 5, 2003

27. Really unimpressed with arrogant twatmuppets.   1 2 3 4

    By Calvin19, March 1, 2010
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    • ridestrong
    • March 8, 2010

28. Questions About Skydiving   1 2

    By Magicrock, May 22, 2008
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    • AStack75
    • July 16, 2010

29. Third Party Insurance  

    By UKKid35, May 22, 2013
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    • mr2mk1g
    • May 24, 2013

30. Best Skydive Ever?   1 2

    By skykatherine, April 22, 2013
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    • skykatherine
    • April 24, 2013

31. Vertebrae replacement and recovery time.  

    By aussiefreefly, July 11, 2015
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    • obatzda
    • August 15, 2015

32. Skydiving Death vs. Alcohol Death.   1 2

    By Kramer, November 22, 2003
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    • nacmacfeegle
    • November 27, 2003

33. Skydive Attire -   1 2 3

    By 3pines, November 5, 2005
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    • flyangel2
    • November 8, 2005

34. Student canopies/line twist?   1 2

    By Toddnkaya1, August 9, 2013
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    • wicodefly
    • August 19, 2013

35. Facts on why this drug issue started   1 2 3

    By FAC, April 8, 2003
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    • kallend
    • April 10, 2003

36. Imax Skydiving Movie  

    By docjohn, September 15, 2004
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    • LouDiamond
    • September 28, 2004

37. Phantom fogging problem   1 2

    By joelgibson, September 29, 2014
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    • joelgibson
    • November 4, 2014

38. Fleecing the Collegiates   1 2

    By thrillseek, December 6, 2002
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    • falleneros
    • January 12, 2003

39. Jumping out of non jump planes   1 2

    By sleddog, September 15, 2005
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    • dorbie
    • September 27, 2005

40. Ideas Needed For 100th Jump   1 2 3

    By WayneRATS, November 11, 2003
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    • ZoneRat
    • November 22, 2003

41. Slow openings and emergency exit from the plane   1 2

    By ellena, August 16, 2014
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    • chuckakers
    • August 22, 2014

42. A DHC-6 Twin Otter Resurrection?   1 2

    By rmsmith, March 31, 2006
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    • TomSpoon
    • April 12, 2006

43. crosskeys update   1 2

    By billvon, July 11, 2003
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    • ltdiver
    • July 17, 2003

44. DZO putting his money where his mouth is   1 2 3

    By chriswelker, February 24, 2009
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    • LloydDobbler
    • February 27, 2009

45. Spectre parachute a good starting chute?  

    By dgbiss, May 17, 2011
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    • sundevil777
    • May 18, 2011

46. 100th Skydive   1 2

    By cbjetboy, March 17, 2013
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    • cbjetboy
    • June 25, 2013

47. Barrel Rolls   1 2

    By danebert, July 30, 2003
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    • Mad47
    • August 12, 2003

48. Skydiving and Drugs   1 2

    By freakflyer9999, September 12, 2004
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    • billvon
    • September 14, 2004

49. Fracture of tibia and did not know it   1 2

    By BelskyBlueEyes, November 14, 2006
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    • CSpenceFLY
    • November 20, 2006

50. IMPORTANT - Skydiver Story - CBS News   1 2

    By PLF, May 3, 2010
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    • PLF
    • May 12, 2010

51. Hop n Pop for school prom   1 2

    By Kiakambala, May 15, 2007
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    • Mostly_Harmless
    • May 16, 2007

52. Diving exits: toward the tail or nose?  

    By Westerly, April 21, 2018
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    • billvon
    • June 4, 2018

53. Perfectly Good Airplane Crap   1 2 3 4

    By Shadowplay, October 26, 2003
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    • BoogeyMan
    • September 2, 2011

54. i killed myself today..   1 2 3

    By virgin-burner, October 29, 2011
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    • virgin-burner
    • November 2, 2011

55. IS AIRCRAFT & JUMP PILOT INSURED FOR SKYDIVING?  

    By foreverfree, September 8, 2004
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    • drjump
    • September 9, 2004

56. What have I done? What to do, what to do?  

    By xlh883, April 19, 2014
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    • xlh883
    • June 25, 2014

57. waiting for my first tandem and FJC   1 2

    By priyohere, August 25, 2016
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    • spacetrance
    • September 10, 2016

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

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

59. New jumper - what to do when spotting safety issues   1 2

    By RichyR, August 3, 2015
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    • yoink
    • August 7, 2015

60. roberta mancino   1 2

    By jeb, November 9, 2010
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    • BillyVance
    • December 10, 2010

61. How did you solve your line-twists problem?   1 2

    By peek, July 1, 2016
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    • Joellercoaster
    • July 14, 2016

62. Motorcycle + Rig?  

    By LBobRife, September 23, 2016
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • October 14, 2016

63. Is there Life Insurance  

    By cloudclimr, January 10, 2010
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    • humanflite
    • March 21, 2010

64. 400 foot "dummies"   1 2 3 4

    By mjosparky, January 17, 2009
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    • airwalker09
    • January 22, 2009

65. Wing X stol kit  

    By skykank, February 19, 2012
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    • jcrouch
    • February 21, 2012

66. DC-9 at Perris   1 2 3 4

    By rest, March 13, 2004
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    • BlindBrick
    • March 17, 2004

67. why doesnt everyone use an AAD?   1 2 3

    By eyeinthesky, November 19, 2002
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    • Coreefdiver
    • March 22, 2012

68. Bad experience with a DZ, need a little advice  

    By DustinGI, May 18, 2014
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    • MikeBIBOM
    • May 22, 2014

69. Sabre2 vs Safire2   1 2

    By BatmanSD, August 27, 2015
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    • Joellercoaster
    • September 7, 2015

70. Owning/Managing a Dropzone   1 2

    By SPAWNmaster, November 30, 2009
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    • skydived19006
    • December 10, 2009

71. Manifest Dilemma - What would you do?  

    By Diogenes, September 4, 2017
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    • tikl68
    • September 6, 2017

72. Jumping Restrictions near Denver   1 2 3

    By DickMcMahon, September 21, 2005
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    • scdrnr
    • October 15, 2005

73. Loosing contact lenses   1 2

    By Callie, May 11, 2006
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    • popeyefireman
    • May 17, 2006

74. expensive day at the DZ...   1 2 3 4

    By ChrisL, August 8, 2010
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    • Bolas
    • August 17, 2010

75. One up on Jeb?????   1 2

    By ugly_huckling, April 17, 2013
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    • airtwardo
    • April 21, 2013

76. Which downsize first scared you?   1 2

    By NeonLights, December 16, 2012
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    • waveoff5500
    • March 26, 2013

77. There is no "muscle memory"   1 2

    By NewGuy2005, October 9, 2005
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    • divegoddess
    • October 13, 2005

78. likestojump rocks!  

    By hudsonderek, December 17, 2008
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    • pashakiev
    • March 31, 2010

79. How often do you wash your jumpsuit???   1 2

    By sum1mom, May 18, 2005
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    • billvon
    • May 20, 2005

80. New Jumpsuit...too tight?  

    By lippy, September 28, 2009
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    • virgin-burner
    • October 22, 2009

81. have you been hurt jumping?   1 2 3

    By superstu, May 17, 2007
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    • Andy9o8
    • May 28, 2007

82. Why?   1 2 3 4 5

    By Skylark, March 19, 2003
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    • ernokaikkonen
    • March 24, 2003

83. NCSU Skydiving Club!  

    By DaphneT83, April 27, 2004
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    • ncsuguy80
    • May 3, 2004

84. What's the purpose of a hop and pop?   1 2 3

    By b_dog, October 25, 2006
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    • Amazon
    • October 26, 2006

85. Skydivers Smoke  

    By John4455, April 14, 2003
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    • airtwardo
    • April 26, 2003

86. Stupid Skydiving Faces   1 2

    By ryan_d_sucks, August 26, 2006
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    • ryan188
    • September 1, 2006

87. Vikings/Lions game - bandit or planned?  

    By kuai43, September 21, 2015
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    • gunsmokex
    • September 28, 2015

88. Best Skydiving DVDs/Vids of all time?  

    By Silverlining, March 14, 2005
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    • WrongWay
    • March 18, 2005

89. Zanggggg! (Low CReW downplane)   1 2 3

    By JohnnyMarko, April 21, 2012
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    • skyjumpenfool
    • April 26, 2012

90. What do you wear if not a jumpsuit?   1 2

    By rss_v, April 24, 2012
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    • obelixtim
    • April 27, 2012

91. Weird skydive dreams?   1 2 3

    By Tuna-Salad, August 19, 2008
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    • mminolli
    • September 4, 2008

92. Skydiving is scary   1 2

    By Tuna-Salad, April 16, 2008
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • April 22, 2008

93. AFF level(s) you had to repeat?   1 2

    By aftermid, July 20, 2005
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    • popsjumper
    • July 28, 2005

94. Blacklisting skydivers [was: hard impact at nationals]   1 2 3

    By RichLees, September 18, 2011
    • 70 replies
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    • virgin-burner
    • September 29, 2011

95. Im 16 And I Want To Jump...   1 2 3

    By Da_SKiES_R_BLu, November 12, 2008
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    • TEXX56
    • November 15, 2008

96. Weight   1 2

    By Rachel22, January 22, 2013
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    • popsjumper
    • January 25, 2013

97. The Fat man is back   1 2

    By atsaubrey, February 20, 2009
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    • Amazon
    • April 27, 2010

98. Rookie question about strange opening I experienced today.  

    By Danh124, November 28, 2014
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    • skyjumpenfool
    • December 3, 2014

99. High Altitude Jumps?   1 2

    By Kid_Icarus, February 25, 2004
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    • damion75
    • February 29, 2004

100. Winter Jumping without Gloves?   1 2

     By Bodhisattva420, January 19, 2011
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     • Chris-Ottawa
     • January 21, 2011