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DZOs-Would you move your DZ to New Mexico if it passed a law banning injury/death lawsuits caused by skydiving? 1 2

By meatbomb1984, February 6, 2017
- 26 replies
- 24,034 views
- 1001001sos
- April 6, 2017
Penalty For Illegal Skydive 1 2

By Nutz, October 22, 2003
- 33 replies
- 23,898 views
- PhreeZone
- October 25, 2003
Perris DC 9-21 JET for sale 1 2

By 377, February 27, 2014
- 26 replies
- 23,756 views
- Unstable
- June 6, 2017
Noob question! Best canopy brands for a newer jumper?

By SkyDivesAreUs, February 1, 2017
- 24 replies
- 23,634 views
- Croc
- February 12, 2017
Rules for jumping with a camera 1 2 3

By xtheowl, May 16, 2011
- 59 replies
- 23,588 views
- xtheowl
- May 23, 2011
Would anyone be interested in an app that tracks skydivers and monitors off-dropzone landings? 1 2

By megamalfunction, April 20, 2017
- 34 replies
- 23,579 views
- megamalfunction
- April 28, 2017
Listening To Music While Skydiving! 1 2 3

By Skyhighbird, December 31, 2007
- 50 replies
- 23,316 views
- mgancomi
- October 2, 2018
Icarus Nano or PD Optimum reserves? 1 2

By Blumpkin, September 16, 2014
- 29 replies
- 23,278 views
- 20kN
- January 30, 2021
Skydiving After Scuba? 1 2

By benbrockwell, December 5, 2006
- 26 replies
- 23,269 views
- Shark
- December 7, 2006
Has anyone ever hit a bird? 1 2

By Tuna-Salad, December 31, 2008
- 39 replies
- 23,173 views
- pashakiev
- January 13, 2009
Shayna Richardson's One and Only Post...Read It and Get Over It!!!! 1 2 3 4 14

By BabyBlues, December 21, 2005
- 335 replies
- 23,146 views
- slotperfect
- December 26, 2005
Cutaway Handle Text Ideas 1 2 3

By ChadF, June 23, 2013
- 68 replies
- 23,129 views
- HSPScott
- January 8, 2014
How many feet would you have to fall to reach 120mph? 1 2

By BravestDog, September 1, 2012
- 36 replies
- 23,116 views
- EFS4LIFE
- September 10, 2012
Heart rate readings while skydiving 1 2

By bradp, November 14, 2006
- 41 replies
- 23,037 views
- BrianSGermain
- December 7, 2006
Video: Landing a Wingsuit on water without chute...BS or Real

By TikiMan, October 8, 2013
- 24 replies
- 22,988 views
- fasted3
- October 15, 2013
About CompAir 8 1 2

By ubauerle, November 9, 2011
- 25 replies
- 22,890 views
- riggerrob
- May 22, 2014
Do military static line jumps count toward jump numbers or just mil. freefall jumps? 1 2 3

By cctpud01, June 6, 2010
- 50 replies
- 22,726 views
- jakebaustin
- June 1, 2024
Can you make a living as a tandem cameraman ? 1 2

By lintern, September 27, 2005
- 29 replies
- 22,666 views
- peckerhead
- October 12, 2005
Favorite one-liners or routine for tandem interviews. 1 2 3

By weegegirl, October 17, 2005
- 69 replies
- 22,650 views
- D.B.Cooper
- June 8, 2006
Perris Jet retired? 1 2 3 4 6

By MichaelMoore, May 27, 2008
- 143 replies
- 22,606 views
- normiss
- October 5, 2015
Hypertension and Skydiving

By PesadillaK, August 27, 2008
- 17 replies
- 22,551 views
- awindrider
- September 2, 2008
This looks terrible... 1 2 3 4

By chronistin, October 17, 2005
- 87 replies
- 22,491 views
- base_nz
- March 6, 2008
Can radar detect skydivers? 1 2

By JT_76, September 17, 2006
- 45 replies
- 22,481 views
- des
- February 16, 2022
FBI serve search warrant in Lodi 1 2 3

By MLyons, January 31, 2018
- 53 replies
- 22,435 views
- jacketsdb23
- February 24, 2018
What upgrades exists to our cessna 182? 1 2

By helge, November 30, 2004
- 38 replies
- 22,326 views
- jp-pinto
- August 29, 2013
Skydiving with Military boots VS Hangwags 1 2

By autoset, June 3, 2007
- 30 replies
- 22,292 views
- josephabbott
- October 2, 2017
Which Military job does the most skydiving?

By jephprospect, October 1, 2011
- 17 replies
- 22,276 views
- LDiCosimo
- October 5, 2011
Pieing Choice 1 2

By Boogers, April 9, 2014
- 25 replies
- 22,251 views
- monkycndo
- April 12, 2014
Estimating Temperature @ Altitude??

By Ducky, July 18, 2003
- 8 replies
- 22,236 views
- Ducky
- July 20, 2003
What's difficult about skydiving 1 2 3 4

By Sjaak, January 6, 2012
- 92 replies
- 22,212 views
- Rick
- January 10, 2012
how do you know when to pull the chute. 1 2

By brendhanbb, February 6, 2014
- 34 replies
- 22,188 views
- DrDom
- February 16, 2014
1.333 Wingloading with 160 jumps.... 1 2 3 4 14

By markovwgti, February 12, 2008
- 340 replies
- 22,164 views
- wmw999
- February 26, 2009
How old is too old to start? 1 2 3

By DEG, February 5, 2015
- 59 replies
- 22,154 views
- gowlerk
- June 18, 2020
Cheapest AFF in the world?

By FNG79, July 16, 2003
- 10 replies
- 22,140 views
- vonSanta
- August 12, 2003
Jump Pilot Pay

By dzswoop717, July 23, 2013
- 16 replies
- 22,128 views
- dwhenline
- July 30, 2013
Skydiving and Pressure equalization on ears

By anccert, July 24, 2007
- 18 replies
- 22,111 views
- Beerlight
- September 27, 2007
FAA to fine Lodi $664,000 1 2 3 4 10

By SkydiveJack, October 13, 2010
- 242 replies
- 22,038 views
- billvon
- October 22, 2010
Skydiving tattoo ideas? 1 2

By twodarhythm, July 19, 2009
- 43 replies
- 21,960 views
- airtwardo
- March 15, 2011
GoPro rules and why. 1 2 3 4

By hech117, March 28, 2014
- 96 replies
- 21,900 views
- SkymonkeyONE
- May 8, 2014
HALO for civilians 1 2

By oldfart, January 15, 2004
- 46 replies
- 21,894 views
- Beerlight
- April 13, 2013
Spotting calculator 1 2 3 4

By chuckakers, January 29, 2009
- 98 replies
- 21,886 views
- hookitt
- April 27, 2011
Bill Dause is under the chopping block!! 1 2 3 4 7

By ts1962, March 7, 2008
- 153 replies
- 21,832 views
- rhys
- February 3, 2010
Sad news for tandem 1 2 3 4 12

By MakeItHappen, December 24, 2009
- 275 replies
- 21,764 views
- JerryBaumchen
- February 7, 2010
Booth's Law #2 1 2 3

By billbooth, June 24, 2003
- 60 replies
- 21,703 views
- wetrock
- March 30, 2013
Will the fear of stepping out of the plane ever go away?! 1 2

By IZombieMan, April 12, 2017
- 39 replies
- 21,688 views
- alopatenko
- September 24, 2017
What to do for a bruised tailbone? 1 2

By ntrprnr, September 16, 2005
- 40 replies
- 21,649 views
- Heatmiser
- May 25, 2010
This guy insisted he was ok to jump a Velo 1 2 3 4 10

By chuckakers, April 15, 2012
- 226 replies
- 21,640 views
- Bill_K
- September 17, 2012
African American Skydivers 1 2 3

By dzolloyd, January 27, 2007
- 58 replies
- 21,614 views
- wings93
- July 23, 2013
Eugene Skydivers- Airport Access Fight 1 2 3 4 5

By stratostar, January 12, 2012
- 107 replies
- 21,446 views
- Ronn
- February 19, 2014
A new "Citizens for Quiet Skies" issue 1 2

By chuckakers, March 12, 2017
- 36 replies
- 21,404 views
- wan2doit
- May 10, 2017
Does your DZ try to guilt you if you have a cutaway? 1 2 3 4

By -SK-, October 9, 2012
- 96 replies
- 21,366 views
- stayhigh
- April 16, 2014
Greg Gasson - no parachute jump

By PixieUK, September 26, 2013
- 20 replies
- 21,312 views
- chuteless
- October 4, 2013
Solar Eclipse Jump? 1 2

By JoePancakes, June 16, 2017
- 30 replies
- 21,162 views
- pterodactyl1986
- August 29, 2017
The Kansas City Skydiving Center, What Will Be The Affect? 1 2 3 4 11

By skydived19006, February 7, 2006
- 260 replies
- 21,088 views
- slotperfect
- March 5, 2006
USPA and PIA Issue Joint Skydiver Advisory 1 2 3 4 7

By Communications, April 1, 2010
- 170 replies
- 21,059 views
- pms07
- November 3, 2018
Funny Skydiving Nicknames 1 2 3 4

By BleuCiel, February 4, 2015
- 76 replies
- 21,047 views
- FlyLikeARaven
- March 4, 2016
freefall sex 1 2 3

By lifesatrip, April 28, 2008
- 50 replies
- 21,038 views
- dorbie
- October 29, 2011
Logbook Signatures 1 2

By pilotdave, December 8, 2004
- 41 replies
- 21,032 views
- pchapman
- August 29, 2014
C172 Crash-Florida Keys 1 2 3 4 5

By RhondaLea, July 31, 2005
- 101 replies
- 20,967 views
- charmsdroppop
- August 26, 2005
Turbo-charged Cessna 206 vs normally aspirated 206

By clint, April 8, 2004
- 19 replies
- 20,873 views
- billvon
- April 15, 2004
Living On A Drop Zone Full Time 1 2 3

By lpeter757, May 6, 2016
- 59 replies
- 20,759 views
- mathrick
- June 28, 2017
What's the best skydiving school in the world? (if ever there is such a thing) 1 2

By amihan07, April 7, 2012
- 40 replies
- 20,689 views
- virgin-burner
- April 10, 2012
How much can a packer make?

By dgskydive, January 22, 2004
- 21 replies
- 20,627 views
- dippymoo
- January 29, 2004
Tandem skydive vs. solo? 1 2 3

By kram88, August 5, 2013
- 51 replies
- 20,521 views
- Hellis
- August 16, 2013
A better way out of line twist! 1 2 3 4 5

By JohnDeere, August 25, 2009
- 120 replies
- 20,423 views
- pchapman
- May 22, 2018
USPA - Jan Meyer Impeachment?? 1 2 3 4 22

By Thanatos340, January 16, 2008
- 539 replies
- 20,356 views
- marks
- February 17, 2008
Luke Aikins planning new stunt. 1 2 3 4 7

By Erroll, March 17, 2022
- 172 replies
- 20,207 views
- Deisel
- June 5, 2022
Existing State and National Records 1 2 3 4 8

By gemini, June 29, 2005
- 180 replies
- 20,202 views
- Merkur
- March 21, 2021
How high can you jump w\o supplemental oxygen?

By AEsco48, May 2, 2006
- 9 replies
- 20,159 views
- tombuch
- May 2, 2006
City of Nashville vs Skyride court date set 1 2 3 4 13

By BillyVance, November 19, 2009
- 319 replies
- 20,147 views
- skyrider
- November 3, 2010
How did YOU afford it? 1 2 3 4

By Melissa126, July 5, 2010
- 88 replies
- 20,052 views
- Hunt_Joshua_G
- August 1, 2010
Loose chest strap/Cypres fire. 1 2 3 4 6

By CSpenceFLY, June 4, 2013
- 128 replies
- 20,043 views
- ryoder
- June 11, 2013
Re: [stemartin72] Triple Fatality - Ludovic Woerth 1 2 3

By base283, April 6, 2014
- 50 replies
- 20,041 views
- zoobrothertom
- April 22, 2014
Jumping after knee surgery

By michaeldupreez, January 23, 2008
- 13 replies
- 20,034 views
- Rover
- September 2, 2011
Winter gloves?????

By prodiver913, November 22, 2008
- 17 replies
- 20,017 views
- pilotdave
- November 28, 2008
Balloon jump with A License

By tfg30, February 5, 2014
- 24 replies
- 20,006 views
- pchapman
- February 14, 2014
Can I jump with a spinal fusion? 1 2

By spencersmith233, September 7, 2011
- 38 replies
- 19,978 views
- chriswelker
- September 16, 2011
Online study guide for USPA license exams?

By HydroGuy, August 20, 2005
- 8 replies
- 19,934 views
- tombuch
- August 22, 2005
Recon Flight HUD Arrived 1 2

By FlyingRhenquest, January 24, 2013
- 27 replies
- 19,929 views
- DSE
- March 14, 2013
Just curious: how many jumps, how many cut-aways? 1 2

By GermanSKY, January 28, 2017
- 41 replies
- 19,925 views
- kallend
- March 15, 2017
An introduction to Skydive Secure - data unity for skydivers. 1 2 3

By Mr17Hz, March 7, 2007
- 63 replies
- 19,901 views
- Erroll
- July 11, 2007
Static Line or AFF 1 2

By ryan_d_sucks, December 6, 2006
- 28 replies
- 19,701 views
- kelpdiver
- December 7, 2006
Know your rights - Federal Funded Airports and Access issues 1 2

By stratostar, June 12, 2009
- 35 replies
- 19,680 views
- flyboy6554
- February 11, 2018
Which DZ`s in your state accept Skyride? 1 2 3 4 9

By Thanatos340, October 25, 2007
- 204 replies
- 19,646 views
- slotperfect
- November 15, 2007
Should D license requirements be changed? 1 2 3 4 17

By Croc, August 25, 2006
- 418 replies
- 19,639 views
- topdocker
- June 9, 2015
What to wear under jumpsuit?

By DanDanInc, May 1, 2013
- 24 replies
- 19,572 views
- DanDanInc
- May 8, 2013
Student mistakes 1 2 3

By Deimian, April 28, 2014
- 64 replies
- 19,522 views
- Baksteen
- June 12, 2014
Is skydiving dangerous? (Was - Fatality Perris 18 Mar 2019) 1 2 3

By MIKELOCK34, March 28, 2019
- 74 replies
- 19,489 views
- David Wang
- November 30, 2019
Skydive California City 1 2

By skydivesi, January 15, 2013
- 26 replies
- 19,260 views
- timber
- May 21, 2024
rantoul lawsuit 1 2 3 4

By brothermuff65, October 7, 2003
- 88 replies
- 19,220 views
- primetime
- September 5, 2019
Triple Fatality - Ludovic Woerth 1 2 3

By stemartin72, April 6, 2014
- 52 replies
- 19,204 views
- zoobrothertom
- April 22, 2014
How often statistically does the parachute not open? 1 2

By Addicks, June 20, 2005
- 32 replies
- 19,189 views
- ultrasonik
- June 24, 2005
DC-9 Jet at Perris 1 2 3 4 12

By scottjaco, October 18, 2003
- 276 replies
- 19,117 views
- dweeb
- January 1, 2007
contact lenses

By philh, November 28, 2003
- 15 replies
- 19,111 views
- skymick
- November 30, 2003
Human Flight 3D Movie ... IMAX 1 2

By joaocorreia, October 26, 2008
- 34 replies
- 18,985 views
- nigelh
- March 27, 2017
Best/cheapest place to get your license

By capix, December 18, 2011
- 24 replies
- 18,977 views
- Bodhisattva420
- December 26, 2011
Lasik or PRK? 1 2 3

By FlyGirlla, February 17, 2014
- 50 replies
- 18,976 views
- FlyGirlla
- April 18, 2014
Countries with AAD rules

By Rover, January 5, 2009
- 24 replies
- 18,914 views
- erdnarob
- November 9, 2010
Jump Calculator

By Jumpster66, August 26, 2010
- 3 replies
- 18,891 views
- BIGUN
- August 26, 2010
Should WE demand "standardized wingsuit training via USPA" 1 2 3 4 8

By airtwardo, October 8, 2012
- 193 replies
- 18,850 views
- kallend
- October 28, 2012

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