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1. What and where was the first recorded dropzone?  

   By swoopfly, May 30, 2009
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   • CDRINF
   • June 8, 2009

2. What approach for getting my "A"  

   By paparker21, February 16, 2016
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   • Di0
   • February 23, 2016

3. what are DZ's in florida gona do?  

   By acrojunky, September 3, 2004
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   • namgrunt
   • September 3, 2004

4. What are my options for anniversary jump?  

   By RogerRamjet, May 12, 2003
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   • Luminous
   • May 12, 2003

5. What are my rights/ Dz information?   1 2

   By Toddnkaya1, July 1, 2013
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   • nigel99
   • July 3, 2013

6. What are Part 55 Rules?  

   By RippedCord, January 12, 2004
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   • kallend
   • January 12, 2004

7. What are Questions to ask when buying gear?  

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

8. What are some good places in Northern Cali?  

   By DragonWolf, August 27, 2006
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   • DragonWolf
   • August 27, 2006

9. What are some good videos?  

   By lukepinion, December 16, 2002
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   • LoneRanger
   • April 26, 2013

10. what are some of the pros and cons of aad? new to the sport  

    By treeman, November 6, 2004
    • 21 replies
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    • treeman
    • November 8, 2004

11. What are some of your Favorite Skydiving Dreams  

    By Casch, April 23, 2003
    • 24 replies
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    • ChunkyT
    • May 14, 2003

12. What are the chances of FREE tandem jump?   1 2

    By Cookiemunster, May 26, 2005
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    • ChileRelleno
    • June 6, 2005

13. What are the chances?  

    By WooHoo, March 2, 2011
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    • Niki1
    • March 16, 2011

14. What are the factors that you pick a DZ?  

    By kyros1, June 25, 2003
    • 17 replies
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    • diverdriver
    • June 28, 2003

15. What are the names of the skydive licenses at the world?  

    By michelribeiro, July 28, 2016
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    • piisfish
    • August 5, 2016

16. What are the Ratings?  

    By SeanCulver, April 24, 2003
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    • eddytheeagle
    • April 24, 2003

17. what are the rough percentage ratios of Freeflyers to belly-flyers?  

    By patworks, October 21, 2012
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    • patworks
    • October 26, 2012

18. What are the Uproars about WTS/Mike Mullins Emails going around   1 2

    By shotat, November 25, 2003
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    • RippedCord
    • December 4, 2003

19. What are these things? (Aircraft question)  

    By justinb138, March 26, 2005
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    • billvon
    • March 29, 2005

20. what are these?  

    By chineseknife, September 17, 2004
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    • mjosparky
    • September 18, 2004

21. What are you doing with your argus?   1 2 3

    By Jbag, March 22, 2011
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    • DiverMike
    • April 8, 2011

22. What are you thoughts on Videos?  

    By a97virago, February 3, 2003
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    • rickfri59
    • February 3, 2003

23. What are your EP's   1 2

    By DougH, December 17, 2006
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    • fastphil
    • December 19, 2006

24. What are your first impressions of a dropzone...   1 2

    By Husker, July 20, 2009
    • 36 replies
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    • skybytch
    • July 26, 2020

25. What are your Skydiving Withdraw Symptoms  

    By valcore, August 16, 2005
    • 23 replies
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    • tbrown
    • August 21, 2005

26. What are your thoughts on Pilatus Porter aircraft?   1 2 3

    By McDirt, March 12, 2006
    • 71 replies
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    • smiles
    • May 4, 2014

27. What attracts you to a drop zone?   1 2

    By chaoskitty, June 23, 2004
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    • CSpenceFLY
    • June 24, 2004

28. what can i do? Skydive Suffolk VA.   1 2

    By dsaint77, October 4, 2009
    • 40 replies
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    • JohnMitchell
    • October 9, 2009

29. what can we do about "skydive nashville"?   1 2 3

    By lancefrazier, December 5, 2008
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    • Jumpdude
    • December 10, 2008

30. What can we do about Shimell?  

    By howtosee, April 29, 2005
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    • howtosee
    • April 29, 2005

31. What Can We Do About Skyride II   1 2 3 4 37

    By slotperfect, November 15, 2007
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    • fincher
    • January 6, 2010

32. What can we do about Skyride?   1 2 3 4 92

    By ChasingBlueSky, October 22, 2004
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    • skydived19006
    • November 15, 2007

33. What can we do about the USPA.....   1 2 3 4 5

    By diablopilot, January 28, 2005
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    • Hooknswoop
    • February 3, 2005

34. what can we do about the what can we do about skyride II thread  

    By yarak, August 31, 2008
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    • yarak
    • August 31, 2008

35. what canopy do you use for demos   1 2

    By aerialcameraman, September 14, 2009
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    • airtwardo
    • September 17, 2009

36. What canopy has the most fatalities?   1 2

    By cocheese, November 16, 2011
    • 37 replies
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    • Darktower
    • November 25, 2011

37. What Canopy to buy?  

    By jonge066, January 17, 2010
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    • JohanW
    • January 19, 2010

38. What Canopy to Choose  

    By Reetah, September 28, 2003
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    • phonics1981
    • September 29, 2003

39. What caused your malfunction?   1 2

    By blue24, June 13, 2011
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    • gilead1
    • June 19, 2011

40. What causes a post to go to the recycle bin?  

    By Jumpdude, December 27, 2007
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    • Jumpdude
    • December 27, 2007

41. What causes orbiting  

    By Broke, April 27, 2008
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    • jsaxton
    • April 29, 2008

42. what causes this  

    By nathaniel, January 12, 2006
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    • narcimund
    • January 12, 2006

43. What comes with a used reserve?  

    By syost00, March 28, 2020
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    • gowlerk
    • March 28, 2020

44. What companys offer Demos  

    By markovwgti, July 23, 2007
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    • kaerodyne
    • July 24, 2007

45. What could cause a backward turn?   1 2

    By Bramble, September 14, 2010
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    • popsjumper
    • September 20, 2010

46. what countries are aads mandatory?  

    By skypuppy, October 1, 2015
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    • DHemer
    • October 8, 2015

47. What deal do you have with your airport?  

    By grimmie, June 16, 2010
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • June 17, 2010

48. What did I do wrong?  

    By Tito.J, October 16, 2006
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    • Tito.J
    • October 24, 2006

49. What did you do for your 100th jump?   1 2 3

    By Milney, February 9, 2003
    • 56 replies
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    • jheadley
    • December 1, 2006

50. What did you feel like on your first solo?  

    By SDiver218, October 21, 2003
    • 24 replies
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    • Caseadilla
    • October 23, 2003

51. What did you give up for skydiving   1 2 3

    By grlsgotalot2lrn, February 24, 2005
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    • bkoch
    • March 3, 2005

52. What did you learn this weekend?   1 2

    By superstu, June 23, 2003
    • 46 replies
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    • Mad47
    • June 26, 2003

53. what did you sell to skydive ?   1 2 3

    By AustinPerkins, February 2, 2011
    • 63 replies
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    • Airviking
    • February 16, 2011

54. What did you write about your first jump?  

    By FlyinNover, July 21, 2004
    • 15 replies
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    • grue
    • July 25, 2004

55. What do do/learn after getting licensed?  

    By frontloop33, April 17, 2011
    • 19 replies
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    • popsjumper
    • April 19, 2011

56. What do i do if i lost my logbook?  

    By markovwgti, September 7, 2007
    • 10 replies
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    • NickDG
    • September 9, 2007

57. What do I do?   1 2

    By Prior23, February 3, 2010
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    • StangMan90
    • February 6, 2010

58. what do i need to go to england and jump?  

    By danny2485, January 20, 2009
    • 15 replies
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    • Foggy
    • January 23, 2009

59. What do jump numbers really mean?   1 2

    By scrublink, August 30, 2005
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    • bmcd308
    • September 2, 2005

60. what do owners think of their JFX   1 2 3

    By daleskydive, October 11, 2011
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    • Jvx
    • August 16, 2013

61. what do u guys think?  

    By dkf1979, November 15, 2003
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    • Tonedog1980
    • November 18, 2003

62. What do you budget to attend a boogie?   1 2 3 4 5

    By GLIDEANGLE, October 9, 2007
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    • missbrz
    • October 9, 2012

63. what do you concider a malfunction  

    By BaronVonBoll, June 1, 2009
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    • popsjumper
    • June 2, 2009

64. What do you consider a successful jump?   1 2

    By Southern_Man, May 17, 2012
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    • Morne
    • May 20, 2012

65. What do you do at the DZ when fate tosses you a crappy weather day?  

    By hokierower, February 28, 2011
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    • reidy
    • February 28, 2011

66. What do you do at your DZ??  

    By pa2themd, August 13, 2004
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    • piisfish
    • August 19, 2004

67. What do you do under canopy between deployment and starting your landing pattern?  

    By kcb203, May 12, 2017
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    • councilman24
    • June 5, 2017

68. What do you do with your gear at a boogie?   1 2

    By jrmrangers, October 16, 2011
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    • spikes2020
    • November 3, 2011

69. What do YOU do with your old parachutists?  

    By Unstable, January 23, 2008
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    • Skydivesg
    • January 26, 2008

70. What do you guys pay to jump at your DZ?   1 2

    By Philly215, August 16, 2007
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    • white_falcon
    • August 21, 2007

71. What do you have to deal with at your airport?   1 2

    By legalize1966, June 19, 2010
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    • alabamaskydiver
    • June 25, 2010

72. What do you like about canopy flight?   1 2 3

    By ianyapxw, March 10, 2014
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    • ianyapxw
    • March 16, 2014

73. What do you look for in a boogie??  

    By Feeblemind, January 27, 2006
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    • WeakMindedFool
    • January 29, 2006

74. What do you look for in a LO   1 2

    By Albatross, April 10, 2003
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    • happythoughts
    • April 21, 2003

75. What do you say to someone before a jump?   1 2 3 4

    By MartinRobichaud, June 13, 2015
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    • Quagmirian
    • September 28, 2020

76. What do you say to...  

    By Tink1717, July 4, 2004
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    • wmw999
    • July 6, 2004

77. What do you say when people ask about death in this sport?   1 2 3 4

    By JohnGraham, September 26, 2005
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    • kelpdiver
    • October 3, 2005

78. What do you say?  

    By skybytch, September 3, 2003
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    • rehmwa
    • September 4, 2003

79. What do you think of my new jumpsuit?   1 2

    By StevePhelps, January 15, 2004
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    • WrongWay
    • January 16, 2004

80. What do you think of my website?  

    By adam.abitbol, March 21, 2012
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    • ShcShc11
    • March 22, 2012

81. What do you think of Racer Containers?  

    By maxmadmax, March 29, 2004
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    • maxmadmax
    • March 29, 2004

82. What do you think the katana is going to be like?   1 2

    By frankiebrina, January 28, 2004
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    • sash
    • January 30, 2004

83. What do you think?  

    By FrEaK_aCcIdEnT, November 8, 2009
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    • cderham
    • November 10, 2009

84. What do you think? Question about the USPA  

    By Fast, October 9, 2003
    • 15 replies
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    • bendywendy
    • October 11, 2003

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

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

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

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

87. What do your parents think of your skydiving?   1 2 3 4 5

    By andy2, June 6, 2003
    • 103 replies
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    • softnotes
    • June 26, 2003

88. What does "biff" really mean?   1 2

    By sunsetjim, April 11, 2004
    • 27 replies
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    • SkydiveMO
    • April 14, 2004

89. What does "step-through" mean? ----> packing related  

    By autoset, April 25, 2007
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    • Booster_MPS
    • April 26, 2007

90. What does "World Class" mean?   1 2

    By peek, May 18, 2004
    • 25 replies
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    • gjhdiver
    • May 20, 2004

91. What does being "top docked" mean?  

    By cmnt, August 16, 2007
    • 4 replies
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    • kkeenan
    • August 16, 2007

92. What does everyone think!?  

    By bbs3232, June 23, 2009
    • 8 replies
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    • virgin-burner
    • June 24, 2009

93. What does RAM air stand for?   1 2

    By NoShitThereIWas, May 12, 2003
    • 38 replies
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    • mcrocker
    • May 24, 2003

94. What does the abbreviation CRW mean?  

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

95. What does the skydive world need?  

    By nayf69, April 10, 2007
    • 0 replies
    • 171 views
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    • nayf69
    • April 10, 2007

96. What does the term "lay base" mean?  

    By mikepetrucci, July 22, 2010
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    • stitch
    • July 26, 2010

97. What does this mean?  

    By ChrisL, April 29, 2005
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    • Zenister
    • May 2, 2005

98. What does your chest strap look like after opening?  

    By rocketfeuille, December 6, 2003
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    • ZoneRat
    • December 9, 2003

99. What does your Dz charge for a hopNpop   1 2

    By Rdutch, January 5, 2005
    • 34 replies
    • 3,364 views
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    • DaMan
    • January 7, 2005

100. What drop zones require an AAD?  

     By PorkyPorcellus, November 15, 2015
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     • JWest
     • November 16, 2015