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1. What is the maximum amount of people for a head up linked exit out of a caravan?  

   By nodrama, July 25, 2018
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   • massis
   • August 1, 2018

2. what is the most elliptical modern canopy ?  

   By Staso, November 18, 2003
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   • PhreeZone
   • November 18, 2003

3. what is the most relaibly softest opening canopy?   1 2

   By Tinkerbelle, February 22, 2004
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   • smiles
   • February 24, 2004

4. What is the nrearest DZ to Jackson Hole, WY ?  

   By DaveFabian, October 18, 2004
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   • DaveFabian
   • October 18, 2004

5. What is the point of USPA?   1 2

   By YISkyDive, January 19, 2006
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   • MattFallsFast
   • January 29, 2006

6. what is the right thing to do?   1 2

   By airsaint, November 26, 2003
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   • bmcd308
   • December 3, 2003

7. What is the Roll out of bed technique?  

   By MarianS, June 23, 2006
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   • apoil
   • June 23, 2006

8. What is the scariest part of the skydive for you?   1 2

   By mattyblast, December 15, 2006
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   • ladyhawke
   • December 18, 2006

9. What is the scariest thing you ever saw a student do?   1 2

   By noluckned, November 10, 2005
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   • skytripper
   • November 12, 2005

10. what is the significance of pumping the brakes right before flare on landing?  

    By agent_lead, December 26, 2005
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    • CrazyL
    • December 30, 2005

11. What is the speed of these aircraft?  

    By skydiverek, August 11, 2008
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    • Bertt
    • August 29, 2008

12. What is the standard bargaining etiquette for buying a used rig?  

    By johnnyoneeye, June 21, 2005
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    • skyyhi
    • June 22, 2005

13. What is the Standard for Pie?  

    By catfishhunter, October 1, 2004
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    • davidlayne
    • October 1, 2004

14. what is the tips of DZ manager  

    By darshnet, March 3, 2004
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    • riggerrob
    • March 3, 2004

15. What is the worst reason for buying a canopy thats maybe a bit to advanced\small for you  

    By j3zz, September 30, 2004
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    • wmw999
    • October 1, 2004

16. what is this  

    By martimarr, April 16, 2006
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    • napaguy99
    • April 17, 2006

17. What is this - paragliding w/BASE... or...?  

    By ScratchTX, September 25, 2003
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    • lazyfrog
    • September 26, 2003

18. What is this guy saying?  

    By Skylark, May 26, 2003
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    • fudd
    • May 28, 2003

19. What is this plane?   1 2

    By howardwhite, July 29, 2005
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    • tbdavis1
    • October 11, 2007

20. What is this worth?  

    By tkmww, June 17, 2009
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    • humanflite
    • June 17, 2009

21. What is this year's "bounce and blend"?  

    By riggerrob, September 24, 2009
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    • skyjumpenfool
    • September 27, 2009

22. What is this youtube video?  

    By ryan_d_sucks, October 11, 2008
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    • gsxrjumper720
    • October 12, 2008

23. what is tne name  

    By pojo, March 3, 2003
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    • pojo
    • March 3, 2003

24. What is up with this landing of the wingsuit last summer?  

    By bigway, July 14, 2006
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    • mjosparky
    • July 17, 2006

25. What is Wavier?  

    By DroptheMan04, May 28, 2006
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    • shropshire
    • May 29, 2006

26. What Is With the Sue Threads?   1 2 3

    By jmpnkramer, February 23, 2004
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    • Tonto
    • February 25, 2004

27. What is your choice for the best all around container   1 2 3 4

    By GeorgeOrwell, February 28, 2003
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    • sundevil777
    • November 6, 2003

28. What is your day to day job?  

    By Chris-Ottawa, November 17, 2006
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    • Chris-Ottawa
    • November 17, 2006

29. What is your defenition of current?  

    By udder, February 6, 2006
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    • brianfry713
    • February 6, 2006

30. What is your dropzone's tandem weight limit? Does your dropzone charge extra over a certain weight?  

    By Mr17Hz, September 29, 2010
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    • normiss
    • September 30, 2010

31. What is your favorite headgear?  

    By blue24, June 7, 2011
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    • Amazon
    • June 10, 2011

32. What is your favorite skydiving web site?   1 2

    By Rdutch, March 31, 2004
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    • Paige
    • April 1, 2004

33. What is your favourite part of skydiving?   1 2

    By Orange1, June 30, 2005
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    • DanglesOZQld
    • July 3, 2005

34. What is your field of work?   1 2 3 4 5

    By Superman32, December 22, 2005
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    • angryelf
    • January 14, 2006

35. What is your opinion about insurance   1 2

    By hottamaly, August 4, 2004
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    • dbattman
    • August 10, 2004

36. What is your opinion on the tunnels role in the future (and present) of competitive skydiving?  

    By mhjelset, May 2, 2007
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    • rehmwa
    • May 3, 2007

37. What is your opinion?  

    By daytripper419, July 8, 2010
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    • Joellercoaster
    • July 9, 2010

38. what is your order of post opening procedures?  

    By jf951, June 9, 2011
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    • bofh
    • June 16, 2011

39. What is your response?   1 2

    By colt2056, October 20, 2016
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    • SkyDivesAreUs
    • October 25, 2016

40. What is your resting heart rate?  

    By JackC1, March 25, 2013
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    • adagen
    • March 26, 2013

41. What is your weak point?  

    By k2everest, June 23, 2011
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    • jlmiracle
    • June 24, 2011

42. What is your wind limit?   1 2 3

    By Perky77, December 5, 2003
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    • mjosparky
    • January 29, 2004

43. What is Zero G's, Negative G's, and some examples?   1 2

    By BravestDog, September 1, 2012
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    • Beerlight
    • September 10, 2012

44. What it's all about   1 2 3

    By stratostar, May 18, 2007
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    • jumpwally
    • May 26, 2007

45. what job  

    By Briankillian, October 15, 2008
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    • keithbar
    • October 16, 2008

46. What jump # did you first land standing up?   1 2 3

    By Nickkk, May 13, 2005
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    • sclosoma
    • May 18, 2005

47. What Jump Did The Nerves Go Away   1 2 3

    By Kramer, October 21, 2003
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    • SkydiveNFlorida
    • November 11, 2003

48. What jump number was your first cutaway?   1 2 3 4

    By illusioneer, July 31, 2007
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    • airathanas
    • December 31, 2008

49. What jumps did you do in the beginning?  

    By soarfree, July 26, 2004
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    • soarfree
    • July 27, 2004

50. what kind (if any) of accident insurance do you have?  

    By jbelanger86, November 13, 2017
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    • firstime
    • November 13, 2017

51. what kind of batteries does the timeout range of audibles take?  

    By Jumpmunki, November 8, 2004
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    • Jumpmunki
    • November 8, 2004

52. What kind of batteries for "regular" Dytter?  

    By efs4ever, November 15, 2008
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    • shropshire
    • November 16, 2008

53. What kind of canopy pilot are you?   1 2 3

    By funks, May 10, 2005
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    • LearningTOfly
    • May 12, 2005

54. What kind of flying with cargo pants?  

    By JerseyShawn, December 22, 2010
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    • heavydude
    • December 27, 2010

55. What kind of jump plane is this?  

    By BeteNoire, May 19, 2013
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    • BeteNoire
    • May 19, 2013

56. what kind of seating do you prefer?   1 2

    By kingbunky, June 7, 2005
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    • Squeak
    • June 9, 2005

57. What kind of sport is this?  

    By yuri_base, May 20, 2006
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    • AFFI
    • May 22, 2006

58. what kind of student rigs does your dz use?  

    By groovychic, July 7, 2003
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    • FallinWoman
    • July 13, 2003

59. What knife style and where to put it....  

    By jose, January 19, 2005
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    • jose
    • January 19, 2005

60. What legal liability does an organizer have?  

    By mirage62, March 26, 2013
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    • jumpwally
    • April 4, 2013

61. What location in the world for the cheapest ticket to altitude?   1 2

    By freeflyfree, September 21, 2004
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    • skykittykat
    • November 1, 2004

62. What made you decide to quit the sport?   1 2

    By MichaelMoore, March 3, 2008
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    • brokenwing
    • March 7, 2008

63. What made you persue skydiving?   1 2

    By JerseyShawn, May 12, 2011
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    • fastphil
    • May 24, 2011

64. What Made You Start Skydiving?   1 2

    By Kiakambala, May 28, 2007
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    • kevinwhelan
    • June 1, 2007

65. What made you want to pursue skydiving?   1 2 3

    By b_dog, August 30, 2005
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    • derivative
    • June 8, 2009

66. What Major Boogies are left?   1 2

    By Thanatos340, January 9, 2008
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    • tkhayes
    • January 12, 2008

67. What make a good skydiver?  

    By WhiteMongoose, May 26, 2013
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    • Bignugget
    • May 29, 2013

68. What makes a dropzone a good dropzone?   1 2

    By Tuna-Salad, April 10, 2009
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    • pinkfairy
    • April 16, 2009

69. What makes a good skydiver?  

    By NWFlyer, July 12, 2005
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    • Orange1
    • July 14, 2005

70. What makes a good tandem student?  

    By Spudmuffin, October 4, 2004
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    • tigra
    • October 5, 2004

71. What makes a rig freefly friendly?  

    By tcoogan, April 12, 2008
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    • likestojump
    • April 13, 2008

72. What makes a team?  

    By AnotherGoodin, December 16, 2004
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    • Rdutch
    • December 20, 2004

73. What makes an experienced skydiver?   1 2 3 4 8

    By droquette, February 21, 2006
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    • AFFI
    • June 29, 2007

74. What makes people do low turns?  

    By xavenger, April 13, 2004
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    • chuckakers
    • April 17, 2004

75. What makes risks acceptable versus unacceptable?  

    By lawrocket, June 2, 2006
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    • ChangoLanzao
    • June 2, 2006

76. What makes skydivers so different from whuffos?   1 2 3

    By Guru312, February 7, 2014
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • February 20, 2014

77. What makes someone pick the place to make thier first jump?   1 2 3 4

    By Fast, March 7, 2007
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    • mvietori
    • May 1, 2007

78. What makes you a freeflyer?   1 2 3

    By dgskydive, January 15, 2004
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    • dgskydive
    • January 22, 2004

79. What makes you keep skydiving?   1 2

    By skyninja, May 29, 2007
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    • Joellercoaster
    • June 6, 2007

80. What makes you want to go to a boogie?   1 2

    By Rdutch, August 29, 2004
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    • chopchop
    • November 5, 2004

81. What Month Starts the Season in Northern U.S States?  

    By slotperfect, July 24, 2012
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    • Remster
    • July 25, 2012

82. What music do skydivers listen to?   1 2

    By alexafox, July 5, 2012
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    • piisfish
    • July 6, 2012

83. what nationality are you....anybody from Europe skydiving in USA  

    By mxaexm, January 15, 2009
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    • Phosphorus8
    • January 21, 2009

84. What not to do (how the Aggie almost died)   1 2 3 4 6

    By AggieDave, March 24, 2003
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    • sducoach
    • May 1, 2003

85. What not to do as a DZO.   1 2 3 4 5

    By jtiflyer, April 4, 2013
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    • Pacific
    • April 9, 2013

86. What not to wear   1 2

    By lawrocket, March 9, 2003
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    • dreamsville
    • March 20, 2003

87. What now?!  

    By bertusgeert, July 18, 2006
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    • popsjumper
    • July 19, 2006

88. What order?  

    By TrickyDicky, September 30, 2003
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    • webracer
    • September 30, 2003

89. What other countdowns are used in different countries, besides "Ready, Set, Go!"?   1 2

    By skydiverek, April 5, 2005
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    • packerboy
    • April 16, 2005

90. what other skydiving websites/forums do you surf  

    By phildthedildo, July 31, 2008
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    • Superfletch
    • August 2, 2008

91. What percentage of your salary do you spend on skydiving?  

    By potatoman, January 11, 2013
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    • Shredex
    • January 12, 2013

92. What percentage of your skydives are perfect?  

    By cocheese, July 19, 2010
    • 14 replies
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    • wmw999
    • July 19, 2010

93. What qualifies as a "Boogie"?  

    By mattyblast, April 3, 2006
    • 1 reply
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    • homer
    • April 3, 2006

94. What rating for flying jump planes  

    By kenthediver, August 17, 2015
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    • CountZero23
    • August 30, 2015

95. What reserve type?  

    By TampaPete, February 18, 2012
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    • jumpsalot-2
    • February 20, 2012

96. 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

97. what riser length should I get 23" or 24"  

    By daleskydive, May 25, 2012
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    • chuteless
    • May 29, 2012

98. What risk is OK? (Was - Medical issue just before exit - Oct 2021)  

    By JoeWeber, October 27, 2021
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    • billvon
    • November 2, 2021

99. What should a new jumper start with in terms of gear?   1 2

    By DrDom, October 6, 2013
    • 36 replies
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    • mrbang
    • October 24, 2013

100. What Should Be In The New SIM?  

     By timmymiller, March 12, 2022
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     • lyosha
     • March 26, 2022