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1. Who's going to the Williston Boogie?  

   By ReLLiK75, January 8, 2004
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   • pilotdave
   • January 8, 2004

2. Who's job is it anyways? [WAS: Long Island king air crash?]  

   By ZigZagMarquis, August 1, 2007
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   • jdatc
   • August 7, 2007

3. Who's looking for a jump door on a DHC-3 single otter  

   By totter, January 30, 2010
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   • totter
   • January 30, 2010

4. who's out there  

   By speedfreak666, December 3, 2009
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   • Beerlight
   • December 3, 2009

5. Who's Photo???  

   By MakeItHappen, December 6, 2003
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   • judedre
   • December 7, 2003

6. Who's running for the open Directors seat next week?   1 2

   By baronn, January 26, 2020
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   • baronn
   • February 3, 2020

7. Who's saving up for New gear this spring!?!?   1 2 3

   By Unstable, January 21, 2008
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   • Unstable
   • February 22, 2008

8. Who's still jumping?  

   By NoRules, December 5, 2005
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   • Pancake
   • December 6, 2005

9. WHOOHOO!! NO SPINNING!! LVL 1 (&2) complete  

   By KevinP, March 7, 2011
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   • guineapiggie101
   • March 8, 2011

10. Whooopppeeee... I pick up my brand new Katana 150 in the morning  

    By shropshire, October 10, 2008
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    • CSpenceFLY
    • October 11, 2008

11. whoop  

    By witchcraft, June 5, 2003
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    • Yoshi
    • June 5, 2003

12. Whos afraid of the big bad 182?  

    By Blahr, February 21, 2004
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    • Decibel
    • February 24, 2004

13. Whose a Z-Hills Regular?  

    By justaflygirl, October 5, 2004
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    • justaflygirl
    • October 5, 2004

14. WHUFFO  

    By richardd, August 16, 2003
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    • Blahr
    • August 17, 2003

15. whuffo airborne qualified question  

    By jitsoa33, March 27, 2003
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    • steve1
    • March 31, 2003

16. whuffo concerns   1 2

    By Cayce, December 11, 2004
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    • freedom1
    • January 3, 2005

17. Whuffo gem of the day   1 2

    By MF42, July 25, 2006
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    • shermanator
    • July 28, 2006

18. Whuffo myth about breathing  

    By jhilden, May 25, 2007
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    • NSEMN8R
    • May 30, 2007

19. Whuffo they say that anyhow?   1 2

    By patworks, January 25, 2012
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    • TriGirl
    • January 29, 2012

20. whuffo?  

    By dtby74, January 1, 2006
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    • Andy9o8
    • January 3, 2006

21. Whuffos / How would you describe skydiving?   1 2

    By Tuna-Salad, April 12, 2009
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    • Sletzer
    • April 16, 2009

22. Whuffos and Mexico  

    By tigra, January 18, 2005
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    • tigra
    • January 18, 2005

23. Whuffos pointing out incidents   1 2

    By btvr, October 14, 2011
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    • Xander
    • October 26, 2011

24. Whuffos selling gear  

    By monkycndo, July 10, 2011
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    • muff528
    • July 20, 2011

25. Whuffos... limitations and definitions   1 2

    By ryan_d_sucks, August 27, 2006
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    • bch7773
    • August 28, 2006

26. Why 200?  

    By skittles_of_SDC, November 3, 2008
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    • Andy9o8
    • November 7, 2008

27. why 750Ft firing altitude?   1 2

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

28. why a packer?  

    By shunkka, January 24, 2004
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    • rocketdog
    • January 25, 2004

29. why am I so afraid??  

    By chiquita24, September 10, 2006
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    • chiquita24
    • September 11, 2006

30. Why am I still Nervous???   1 2

    By MJG, August 3, 2005
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    • jtlmd
    • August 5, 2005

31. Why am I still uncomfortable sitting by the door?   1 2 3

    By npgraphicdesign, June 21, 2010
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    • bluetwo
    • July 8, 2010

32. Why and how did you start skydiving?  

    By omrig102, February 12, 2017
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    • London86
    • March 3, 2017

33. Why are airlocks not popular?   1 2

    By SRI85, December 29, 2010
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    • craigbey
    • December 31, 2010

34. Why are DZ aerial photos uncommon on DZ websites?  

    By sasteam, September 9, 2003
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    • Shark
    • September 9, 2003

35. Why are Mains BIGGER than RES ????   1 2 3

    By shaz_nz, August 26, 2010
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    • billvon
    • August 30, 2010

36. why are manifesters usually girls?   1 2

    By Newbie, June 29, 2005
    • 37 replies
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    • gordy
    • July 5, 2005

37. Why are PRO insurance claims so high?  

    By sarge, September 22, 2003
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    • airtwardo
    • September 29, 2003

38. Why are rigs so damn expensive?   1 2 3

    By Tomcat933, August 31, 2009
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    • oozzee
    • September 18, 2009

39. Why are so few?   1 2 3 4 5

    By Pokemon, May 25, 2005
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    • Trae
    • August 29, 2005

40. Why are there more C licenses than B???  

    By cctpud01, March 11, 2010
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    • wmw999
    • March 19, 2010

41. Why are there no Antonov AN-2's in the US?   1 2 3

    By flyhi, August 7, 2008
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    • mircan
    • October 25, 2008

42. why aren't we participating in olympics yet?  

    By yurbai, August 30, 2004
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    • TrickyDicky
    • August 31, 2004

43. Why can we just all get along?  

    By AFFI, April 27, 2006
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    • airtwardo
    • April 30, 2006

44. Why can't I pull my front risers?   1 2

    By GPSJane, January 7, 2009
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    • Blink
    • January 11, 2009

45. Why can’t I get my friends and family to go skydiving?!?   1 2

    By Highfiveflyer, October 19, 2020
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    • kleggo
    • November 2, 2020

46. Why Canopy collisions happen   1 2 3

    By Rdutch, August 2, 2007
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    • Rdutch
    • August 10, 2007

47. Why collapse a slider?   1 2

    By Boomerdog, April 15, 2014
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    • mjosparky
    • April 26, 2014

48. why did skysurfing die?   1 2

    By Tidlof, August 1, 2017
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    • wildernessmedic
    • August 30, 2017

49. Why did the X games drop skysurfing?   1 2

    By morris, June 12, 2008
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • July 19, 2008

50. Why did you decide to be an instructor?  

    By zulu, April 13, 2004
    • 24 replies
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    • bodypilot1
    • April 15, 2004

51. Why did you make your first jump and how old were you when you made your first jump?   1 2 3

    By brendhanbb, December 17, 2018
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    • Justincblount
    • February 9, 2019

52. Why did you start skydiving?   1 2 3 4

    By Chris-Ottawa, June 1, 2006
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    • sundance
    • June 23, 2006

53. Why did you start skydiving?   1 2 3

    By Tuna-Salad, February 13, 2009
    • 52 replies
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    • mrwrong
    • February 19, 2009

54. Why did you start skydiving/ BASE jumping?   1 2 3

    By lkolkin, November 17, 2003
    • 59 replies
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    • JVig
    • December 3, 2003

55. Why did you start?   1 2

    By leandercool, November 9, 2011
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    • oldwomanc6
    • December 30, 2011

56. Why different separation times?  

    By bfilarsky, February 9, 2009
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    • mnealtx
    • February 10, 2009

57. Why do canopy manufacturers keep using Spectra?  

    By Westerly, September 6, 2018
    • 12 replies
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    • councilman24
    • September 8, 2018

58. Why do cops confiscate BASE rigs   1 2 3

    By freefalle, August 5, 2003
    • 58 replies
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    • michaeljanzen
    • August 10, 2003

59. Why do DZ's Screw other DZ's??   1 2 3

    By ktmlouie47, July 20, 2010
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    • airathanas
    • July 28, 2010

60. Why do I have to make "FUN" jumps?   1 2

    By OnYourBack, September 14, 2004
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    • OnYourBack
    • September 17, 2004

61. Why do loaded ribs puff more than non loaded ribs.  

    By f1shlips, October 21, 2004
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    • f1shlips
    • October 21, 2004

62. why do people "give each other skin" in the plane?   1 2

    By Newbie, September 29, 2003
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    • WrongWay
    • October 9, 2003

63. Why do people insist that skydiving gear is too expensive?   1 2 3 4 5

    By labrys, December 6, 2006
    • 115 replies
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    • sagan
    • December 14, 2006

64. Why do people skydive?   1 2

    By yurbai, February 11, 2004
    • 45 replies
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    • skychic79
    • February 13, 2004

65. Why do people skydive?   1 2

    By Babyrosey, August 22, 2012
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    • erdnarob
    • August 27, 2012

66. Why do people use smaller reserves than mains?  

    By Westerly, March 28, 2018
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    • Jaysus
    • March 30, 2018

67. Why do skydivers put gear on benches   1 2

    By sundevil777, February 14, 2011
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    • jtnesbitt
    • February 14, 2011

68. Why do smoke jumpers still use rounds ?  

    By rideclimbfall, October 24, 2007
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    • Lastchance
    • November 1, 2007

69. Why do some countries....   1 2

    By Mike111, January 17, 2006
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    • TrickyDicky
    • January 24, 2006

70. Why do some jumpers think it is okay to lean on others in the jump plane?  

    By AdamLanes, August 7, 2008
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    • AdamLanes
    • August 7, 2008

71. Why do some people choose not to go the next step with their license?   1 2

    By npgraphicdesign, October 27, 2008
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    • Nutz
    • October 29, 2008

72. Why do some people have more mal's than others  

    By Zep, June 20, 2005
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    • Tonto
    • June 22, 2005

73. Why do Tandem Instructors complain all day?   1 2

    By RockHard, June 11, 2005
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    • RossDagley
    • June 15, 2005

74. Why do whuffos walk on skydiving gear?   1 2 3 4

    By JohnRich, February 14, 2011
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    • obelixtim
    • March 4, 2011

75. Why do you do Tandems (TMs only, please)  

    By ematteo, October 18, 2003
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    • MikeTJumps
    • October 18, 2003

76. Why do you jump?   1 2

    By half-a-greek, July 4, 2009
    • 41 replies
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    • JohanW
    • July 9, 2009

77. Why do you skydive?   1 2

    By AmorDeCosmos, April 28, 2011
    • 48 replies
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    • richravizza
    • August 23, 2012

78. Why do you skydive?   1 2 3

    By Bear, April 6, 2013
    • 71 replies
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    • airtwardo
    • April 20, 2013

79. Why Do You Skydive? (Psychology)   1 2 3 4

    By DHolland, May 23, 2010
    • 99 replies
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    • jumpwally
    • July 2, 2010

80. WHY do you swoop?  

    By melushell, April 14, 2017
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    • loudtom
    • April 29, 2017

81. Why does a DZ's boom or bust?   1 2

    By Deisel, July 19, 2010
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    • grimmie
    • July 21, 2010

82. Why does customer service in skydiving suck?   1 2 3

    By Titanman2789, July 18, 2012
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    • rehmwa
    • July 26, 2012

83. Why Does the Army Use Roundies   1 2

    By two40, December 27, 2006
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    • Eule
    • December 28, 2006

84. Why does the BPA mag (Skydive) not publish fatality/incident reports?  

    By Newbie, March 6, 2006
    • 1 reply
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    • spanky39154
    • March 6, 2006

85. Why does this AFF student have 2 ripcord handles in both sides of his rig? *Pic*  

    By autoset, May 10, 2007
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    • riggerrob
    • May 10, 2007

86. Why does this happen?  

    By HardCorr, May 3, 2005
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    • Rhonda66
    • May 7, 2005

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

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

88. Why don't people skydive?   1 2 3

    By skydiverbry, August 22, 2012
    • 65 replies
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    • DocPop
    • September 6, 2012

89. Why Don't You Jump Anymore?   1 2 3 4 6

    By Muffie, January 5, 2011
    • 130 replies
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    • jahk
    • January 24, 2011

90. why dont you post your jump numbers?   1 2 3 4 6

    By tattoojeff, April 24, 2004
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    • Tonto
    • April 29, 2004

91. Why Downsize?   1 2 3

    By Airman1270, January 13, 2007
    • 57 replies
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    • Pulse
    • January 22, 2007

92. Why Groundspeed?   1 2 3 4

    By skr, April 6, 2012
    • 85 replies
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    • physicsman
    • April 26, 2012

93. Why Groupon is headed to "0"....  

    By baronn, October 23, 2014
    • 23 replies
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    • mbohu
    • December 25, 2017

94. Why hasn't someone invented a visual altimeter that functions like a CamEye?   1 2

    By Newbie, May 23, 2005
    • 36 replies
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    • DJL
    • May 27, 2005

95. Why haven't you gotten your B license?   1 2 3

    By peek, January 10, 2006
    • 70 replies
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    • winsor
    • February 8, 2006

96. Why I asked the question  

    By dsbbreck, January 29, 2004
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    • dsbbreck
    • January 31, 2004

97. Why I love skydiving  

    By BDashe, March 6, 2006
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    • shermanator
    • March 6, 2006

98. Why is Crossbracing Only Seen on Skydiving Canopies?  

    By jf951, October 7, 2019
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    • Deimian
    • October 8, 2019

99. Why is it that......   1 2

    By swoopfly, August 31, 2010
    • 29 replies
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    • ridestrong
    • September 1, 2010

100. Why is skydiving so expensive in Cebu?  

     By tommyatkins, January 26, 2014
     • 15 replies
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     • DrDom
     • February 16, 2014