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1. THEY DID IT (300 WAY)   1 2 3

   By Enrique, December 12, 2002
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   • BikerBabe
   • December 16, 2002

2. Stupid Skydiving Faces   1 2

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

3. dry rate for skydiving 182  

   By NSEMN8R, September 2, 2013
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   • DanG
   • September 18, 2013

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

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

5. N00B On a long spot! What to do what to do!   1 2 3 4

   By shah269, June 7, 2012
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   • kallend
   • June 13, 2012

6. Winter Jumping without Gloves?   1 2

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

7. Giving Our Sport a "Black Eye"   1 2 3 4

   By freeflymickey, July 18, 2008
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   • freeflymickey
   • July 30, 2008

8. Best Skydiving DVDs/Vids of all time?  

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

9. Denver's mayor jumps without chute   1 2

   By 377, September 19, 2006
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   • LordRatner
   • September 22, 2006

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

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

11. My Continuous Struggle To Arch Properly   1 2

    By anthonyfellows, July 6, 2008
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    • humanflite
    • August 9, 2008

12. My experience so far. Pretty long post ahead.   1 2

    By Karen89, June 26, 2013
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    • FlyingRhenquest
    • July 21, 2013

13. One up on Jeb?????   1 2

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

14. Hard Openings Suck   1 2 3 4

    By valcore, October 3, 2005
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    • stefd
    • October 16, 2005

15. Would this piss you off?   1 2 3 4 8

    By funks, December 3, 2003
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    • bigfritz
    • January 7, 2004

16. An Important Notice to USPA Members   1 2

    By 3331, April 23, 2010
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    • EDYDO
    • May 15, 2010

17. Tow launching!?   1 2

    By divadgagnon, October 1, 2011
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    • baseitr6
    • October 7, 2011

18. Vikings/Lions game - bandit or planned?  

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

19. Rental rig reserve repack...   1 2 3

    By skybytch, April 5, 2004
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    • Krip
    • September 16, 2012

20. New Jumpsuit...too tight?  

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

21. High Altitude Jumps?   1 2

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

22. Speedstar?   1 2

    By Airviking, October 29, 2010
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    • kallend
    • November 1, 2010

23. NCSU Skydiving Club!  

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

24. How to placate the parents?   1 2

    By kirrz, December 4, 2005
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    • kirrz
    • December 14, 2005

25. Finished AFF in Feb., now what?  

    By yupitskate, July 8, 2017
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    • mtravenz2017
    • August 9, 2017

26. Skydivers Smoke  

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

27. does anyone else get nervous when thinking about jumping again after being uncurrent?   1 2 3

    By Newbie, March 30, 2004
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    • Peej
    • March 13, 2006

28. 2007 Goals   1 2 3 4 5

    By chaoskitty, November 13, 2006
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    • ebusto
    • January 9, 2008

29. Picking up your deployed canopy   1 2

    By CrazyIvan, April 22, 2003
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    • PhillyKev
    • April 25, 2003

30. How did you're first Hop & Pop go?   1 2 3 4

    By Sletzer, February 13, 2008
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    • fundgh
    • June 7, 2008

31. Rookie question about strange opening I experienced today.  

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

32. Weight   1 2

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

33. No wind landing, advice needed...  

    By JBR, May 3, 2014
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    • girthy
    • May 12, 2014

34. Flashing Tandem Student & fake boobs   1 2

    By Phlip, July 14, 2003
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    • VanillaSkyGirl
    • July 17, 2003

35. Skydiving near Pensacola, FL  

    By nelsonsd, March 19, 2004
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    • wingnut
    • April 10, 2004

36. Group Member Program Pros/Cons   1 2 3

    By skydived19006, January 24, 2008
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    • chriswelker
    • January 28, 2008

37. how many of us have flown and dived?  

    By joelgibson, July 21, 2013
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    • potatoman
    • July 30, 2013

38. Bandit Jumps   1 2

    By SLOfreefall, January 15, 2004
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    • waltappel
    • July 6, 2007

39. Theory of lift   1 2

    By johnny1488, March 8, 2003
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    • dreamsville
    • March 13, 2003

40. What rig is the girl wearing on the cover of this months (Aug 2010) Parachutist?   1 2

    By ridestrong, July 27, 2010
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    • riggerrob
    • July 28, 2010

41. How good were you as a newbie   1 2

    By wmw999, October 30, 2012
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    • trig78
    • December 24, 2012

42. Take Back the Sky   1 2 3 4 7

    By MakeItHappen, March 21, 2007
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    • NWFlyer
    • March 27, 2007

43. Very painful opening and canopy ride  

    By Hendo, June 25, 2016
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    • Hendo
    • July 6, 2016

44. Same Price Less Altitude   1 2

    By damir, November 7, 2015
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    • nikaru
    • November 22, 2015

45. cutaway/ reserve pillow sayings   1 2 3

    By tattoojeff, April 24, 2004
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    • Fierce4Life
    • November 20, 2009

46. The Bladder Cops Question   1 2 3

    By skr, April 6, 2003
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    • WFFC
    • April 9, 2003

47. = New Skydiving Gear =   1 2 3

    By miraclecreator, March 3, 2010
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    • excaza
    • July 13, 2012

48. c182 airplane question   1 2

    By hackish, July 31, 2007
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    • scdrnr
    • August 1, 2007

49. Ambulance chasers?   1 2

    By Bandito, April 20, 2012
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    • Krip
    • April 22, 2012

50. Phone app  

    By Jumpdude, April 22, 2015
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    • propblast
    • May 20, 2015

51. Dropzone Pilot on a PPL?   1 2

    By orribolollie, November 23, 2006
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    • diverdriver
    • November 27, 2006

52. FAA rules in favor of skydiving!  

    By stratostar, September 6, 2013
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    • billvon
    • September 6, 2013

53. spectre to a xaos   1 2

    By pg8532, October 2, 2010
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    • TheCaptain
    • October 5, 2010

54. Unsupportive wife   1 2 3

    By gravitywhore, September 9, 2007
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    • Sangi
    • July 3, 2009

55. 20 mph winds...eeehhh  

    By tigepigeon, January 23, 2012
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    • Olmed
    • January 25, 2012

56. Problem with atmonauti article in parachutist   1 2 3 4

    By sundevil777, March 31, 2006
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    • Mike111
    • April 20, 2006

57. Post A more Intense video than   1 2 3 4

    By maxwellman23, August 6, 2011
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    • skyblu3
    • August 19, 2011

58. A THIRD drop zone in Houston?  

    By ParaHog, July 20, 2012
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    • chuckakers
    • July 24, 2012

59. not recognizing skydivers I've met before/jumped with   1 2

    By chemist, December 27, 2014
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    • ryoder
    • January 1, 2015

60. Christmas Gifts for Skydivers?   1 2

    By diablopilot, December 2, 2003
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    • tdog
    • December 3, 2005

61. diverdriver website  

    By mitirino, May 3, 2012
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    • diverdriver
    • November 7, 2013

62. Now I'm really confused, S/L or AFF??   1 2 3 4 7

    By skyflygirl1, October 31, 2006
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    • imdskydiver
    • November 9, 2006

63. Lodi AFF  

    By Lioness, May 29, 2003
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    • mjosparky
    • May 31, 2003

64. Skydiving in private property  

    By KrisFlyZ, May 5, 2004
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    • mathias
    • May 7, 2004

65. Brian's First Wingsuit Flight in Norway: Youtube Video by Brian Germain  

    By BrianSGermain, July 30, 2013
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    • DSE
    • August 5, 2013

66. how old where you when you went for your first jump.   1 2

    By brendhanbb, February 6, 2014
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    • philly51
    • February 9, 2014

67. Correlation between elliptical canopies and aggressiveness?  

    By 20_kN, January 20, 2018
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    • RiggerLee
    • January 29, 2018

68. USPA D Licence  

    By iam, August 27, 2003
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    • RippedCord
    • August 31, 2003

69. Naked World Record  

    By SansSuit, June 24, 2015
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    • nolhtairt
    • June 26, 2015

70. do you still jump at the DZ where you made your first???   1 2

    By jimmytavino, November 28, 2002
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    • mouth
    • December 7, 2002

71. Jump plane pilots   1 2

    By hudsonderek, October 21, 2007
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    • godfrog
    • December 27, 2007

72. Female Tandem Master Needed for Commercial  

    By birdtrick, April 22, 2008
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    • JohnRich
    • April 24, 2008

73. Got titanium?   1 2 3

    By Orange1, February 13, 2006
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    • ArchMohr
    • April 27, 2006

74. As unsafe as it gets   1 2

    By Condor, November 12, 2003
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    • Seamonkey
    • November 15, 2003

75. Getting back into skydiving after a break  

    By Emmie, April 16, 2009
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    • Emmie
    • April 24, 2009

76. Slowest speed  

    By mchamp, August 6, 2010
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    • Remster
    • August 11, 2010

77. Reality of a Skydiving career?   1 2 3

    By t0n3z, April 22, 2007
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    • kschilk
    • December 8, 2007

78. I'm 14. Would you let me pack for you???   1 2

    By ItsThatGuy, November 6, 2013
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    • potatoman
    • November 15, 2013

79. DiverDriver.com Accident Section Update  

    By diverdriver, November 13, 2002
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    • diverdriver
    • November 17, 2002

80. Rec.skydiving - Sound off!   1 2

    By Genie, November 10, 2011
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    • keithbar
    • November 28, 2011

81. Post-Jumping Depression  

    By MarkTL, March 9, 2009
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    • LuckyMcSwervy
    • March 10, 2009

82. why 750Ft firing altitude?   1 2

    By highspeeddirt, November 13, 2015
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    • jumpsalot-2
    • November 18, 2015

83. Exit from Piper Cherokee?   1 2

    By tornado, August 16, 2006
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    • mjosparky
    • August 18, 2006

84. Skydiving & Depression, does it help?   1 2

    By poser, June 4, 2009
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    • crustySCSA69
    • June 7, 2009

85. 400-way   1 2 3 4

    By skydiverek, February 25, 2005
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    • NWFlyer
    • February 2, 2006

86. Plane dives with you   1 2 3

    By northcave, August 13, 2007
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    • brettski74
    • October 28, 2007

87. Variety of aircraft out there   1 2

    By Master_Yoda, August 18, 2010
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    • mircan
    • August 27, 2010

88. Cellular/ GPS Tracker for Canopy?  

    By Westerly, July 4, 2018
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    • johnhking1
    • March 5, 2023

89. Turbo fan goggles for skydiving - silly idea?   1 2

    By tumbleroll, December 6, 2009
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    • sparkie
    • December 16, 2009

90. Batwing: how many still flying   1 2

    By mike524, September 2, 2011
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    • piisfish
    • August 21, 2013

91. Looking for a detailed packing video   1 2

    By Safelandings, December 9, 2014
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    • Doperope
    • December 24, 2014

92. Mr Bill   1 2

    By NealFitz, September 30, 2008
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    • NeverTooLow
    • June 1, 2010

93. who is Daniel Connor 15 Skylark Drive Holtsville, NY 11742 US   1 2

    By rickt86, March 5, 2010
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    • extratorker
    • March 22, 2010

94. Need an advice for the full face helmet  

    By SFBayArea, August 5, 2013
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    • Remster
    • August 8, 2013

95. USPA opening altitude  

    By mentax, October 4, 2013
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    • FlyingRhenquest
    • October 5, 2013

96. "Do a Search" is BULLSHIT   1 2 3

    By tbrown, February 1, 2009
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    • DARK
    • February 3, 2009

97. military parachute clubs  

    By bloody_trauma, August 12, 2008
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    • 1105
    • September 15, 2011

98. Last stage AFF the hop and pop   1 2

    By grumpylittleman, March 27, 2014
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    • cbennettjr
    • April 8, 2014

99. Thoughts on reserve ride   1 2

    By TampaPete, October 2, 2016
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    • evh
    • October 5, 2016

100. Transporting rig on motorcycle?   1 2 3

     By floridadiver81, January 28, 2007
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     • floridadiver81
     • February 4, 2007