General Skydiving Discussions

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1. skydiving oxygen system legality?   1 2

   By pchapman, July 18, 2012
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   • billvon
   • July 24, 2012

2. Suggestions for 100th Skydive   1 2

   By dmcipod, July 21, 2010
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   • sebcat
   • July 23, 2010

3. Tracking Jumps...   1 2

   By jumpjunkie2004, September 24, 2005
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   • GTAVercetti
   • September 26, 2005

4. Out-of-DZ skydiving jobs?   1 2

   By andubkov, December 14, 2006
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   • Mr17Hz
   • December 15, 2006

5. Bandit Jumps   1 2

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

6. Does it get better?   1 2

   By bazzfreefly, September 16, 2005
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   • brabzzz
   • March 17, 2006

7. Would you consider...   1 2

   By Ronaldo, December 1, 2010
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   • Ronaldo
   • December 1, 2010

8. When have you used your hook knife?   1 2

   By SRI85, October 9, 2010
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   • lopullterri
   • December 1, 2010

9. Jump: from Suicidal Depression to Skydiving and Reality's Edge   1 2

   By ZoeJD, October 4, 2019
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   • ZigZagMarquis
   • November 21, 2019

10. PC not cocked - question   1 2

    By northcave, April 30, 2008
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    • peckerhead
    • May 4, 2008

11. The "First Person Down" Rule   1 2

    By Breezejunky, October 1, 2004
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    • skybill
    • October 6, 2004

12. Here's $1,500!   1 2

    By Jessica, December 12, 2002
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    • riggerrob
    • December 16, 2002

13. A license and done   1 2

    By forever2wheels, August 19, 2015
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    • Croc
    • August 26, 2015

14. How does your home DZ's aircraft maintenance compare to other DZ's?   1 2

    By Hooknswoop, January 13, 2015
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    • DBCOOPER
    • January 23, 2015

15. Triathlon@1.08 WL - To jump or not to jump...   1 2

    By iFlyFast, May 10, 2012
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    • popsjumper
    • July 17, 2012

16. Am I nuts or what??   1 2

    By az_wolf_lover, September 2, 2006
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    • chutem
    • September 4, 2006

17. Good grounds for banning someone from a DZ?   1 2

    By Andrewnewell, December 18, 2005
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    • micro
    • December 20, 2005

18. Tracking speed.   1 2

    By shah269, May 2, 2011
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    • mjosparky
    • May 4, 2011

19. Any pointers?   1 2

    By Pitbull83, September 17, 2005
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    • OSOK
    • September 22, 2005

20. A gift for iPhone users !   1 2

    By thegull, July 29, 2011
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    • thegull
    • January 11, 2012

21. New Rig   1 2

    By phonics1981, September 23, 2003
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    • TrickyDicky
    • September 26, 2003

22. my wife got ripped off 3 years ago w/ a rig   1 2

    By recovercrachead, September 1, 2006
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    • shropshire
    • September 3, 2006

23. Why do skydivers put gear on benches   1 2

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

24. Skyride's Gay Skydiving Advert   1 2

    By NovaTTT, November 14, 2009
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    • captain1976
    • November 20, 2009

25. Cloud Cover   1 2

    By Mike111, May 31, 2006
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    • meatbomb
    • July 21, 2006

26. What type of sitting do you prefer?   1 2

    By Darius11, January 10, 2005
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    • FrogNog
    • January 13, 2005

27. Paint job for a plane   1 2

    By camamel, December 10, 2005
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    • dsbbreck
    • December 19, 2005

28. I can't talk about it   1 2

    By redshift, March 31, 2003
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    • mustard
    • April 5, 2003

29. Pull-Out vs BOC   1 2

    By Feather, July 18, 2006
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    • diablopilot
    • July 20, 2006

30. How many dropzones have you jumped?   1 2

    By SansSuit, July 30, 2015
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    • PixieUK
    • August 6, 2015

31. Mark Schlatter Thesis???   1 2

    By skydived19006, November 6, 2009
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • November 14, 2009

32. Does your life insurance policy include skydiving?   1 2

    By ltdiver, April 21, 2004
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    • WildBill
    • September 19, 2005

33. Dropzone drive time   1 2

    By Gary73, August 17, 2007
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    • monkycndo
    • August 18, 2007

34. Dead Friends List   1 2

    By skybytch, May 30, 2006
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    • apoil
    • June 3, 2006

35. Ever fell like the biggest F'up in the sky?   1 2

    By BlindBrick, July 4, 2005
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    • tigra
    • July 6, 2005

36. Hello, my name is _______, and I <insert stupidity here>...   1 2

    By Vertifly, May 22, 2004
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    • Vertifly
    • May 26, 2004

37. Go Sports Skydiving (PS3)   1 2

    By SPAWNmaster, February 7, 2008
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    • ElJosh
    • February 19, 2008

38. Decent Skydiving Movies?   1 2

    By Lazarus_762, September 1, 2012
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    • Machine-710
    • December 24, 2012

39. LAS VEGAS!!!   1 2

    By nitrodan, April 29, 2003
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    • jtval
    • May 2, 2003

40. First Solo nerves....   1 2

    By Nightingale, November 12, 2003
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    • ZoneRat
    • November 15, 2003

41. PAC 750XL: Pros and Cons   1 2

    By flyhi, September 28, 2004
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    • gjhdiver
    • September 29, 2004

42. relative proximity and deployment   1 2

    By Misternatural, September 3, 2009
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    • Misternatural
    • September 3, 2009

43. PDFT Incident in Switzerland 11/3/10 - get well/general discussion   1 2

    By irishrigger, November 4, 2010
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    • skymama
    • November 10, 2010

44. Timing or Trim?   1 2

    By ladyhawke, October 3, 2007
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    • ladyhawke
    • October 4, 2007

45. Tips on how to finance Skydiving.   1 2

    By Kursk, November 4, 2009
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    • UDSkyJunkie
    • November 10, 2009

46. What dropzones have the best fleet of aircraft?   1 2

    By regulator, April 14, 2009
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    • fundgh
    • April 30, 2009

47. Big girl looking to jump   1 2

    By biggirl, April 8, 2005
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    • Rettrae
    • April 13, 2005

48. My appology to AFFI   1 2

    By floridadiver81, January 16, 2007
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    • Lokhmaty
    • January 17, 2007

49. Does skydiving affect your view on mortality?   1 2

    By weezil1, July 19, 2003
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    • EricaH
    • July 22, 2003

50. Talking To..........   1 2

    By geronimo, June 11, 2003
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    • geronimo
    • June 21, 2003

51. What was your most expensive jump?????   1 2

    By Jethers203, May 16, 2004
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    • jumpmonkeyUK
    • May 21, 2004

52. When skydiving is more than skydiving   1 2

    By veri, July 10, 2006
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    • freeflyit
    • July 14, 2006

53. AFF lessons in South Africa   1 2

    By boris_77, October 22, 2005
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    • boris_77
    • October 25, 2005

54. Skydiving age and discipline.   1 2

    By JWest, June 18, 2015
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    • JWest
    • June 20, 2015

55. What happened to the sky surfers?   1 2

    By half-a-greek, June 23, 2009
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    • HALO1
    • June 27, 2009

56. Reversal Theory & Skydiving   1 2

    By Mikhail, February 4, 2008
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    • Meux
    • February 9, 2008

57. Helicopter at The Ranch this weekend.....You decide...   1 2

    By Chris-Ottawa, November 22, 2006
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • November 24, 2006

58. Injury in skydiving???   1 2

    By msqueen, April 22, 2007
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    • mnskydiver688
    • April 24, 2007

59. Gas prices and Jump Ticket Prices   1 2

    By Feeblemind, April 8, 2011
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    • mjosparky
    • September 14, 2012

60. Which downsize first scared you?   1 2

    By NeonLights, December 16, 2012
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    • waveoff5500
    • March 26, 2013

61. Jump #29 reserve ride - maybe this isn't for me...   1 2

    By hackish, September 22, 2007
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    • hackish
    • September 27, 2007

62. best beginner school/instructor/dropzone in usa/world?   1 2

    By motoxbudd, August 31, 2011
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    • thrillstalker
    • September 13, 2011

63. Jump numbers versus time in sport   1 2

    By cbain, November 11, 2002
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    • blueshrew
    • November 28, 2002

64. Can you jump when it's raining?   1 2

    By Casch, January 11, 2003
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    • drenaline
    • January 29, 2003

65. 15,000 Jumps!   1 2

    By Designer, August 31, 2005
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    • Tonto
    • September 9, 2005

66. In the future without fossil fuels how could we jump   1 2

    By rickjump1, May 4, 2004
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    • billvon
    • May 17, 2004

67. Lasik   1 2

    By thesaint, November 29, 2005
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    • Speer
    • December 5, 2005

68. physics spinoff - why do big ways fall slower?   1 2

    By The111, February 10, 2004
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    • Pendragon
    • February 12, 2004

69. Camera Glasses for Newer Skydivers.   1 2

    By Cocowheats, June 14, 2021
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    • megamalfunction
    • September 19, 2021

70. How many of each line. 9 cell Silhouette   1 2

    By TracyS, March 14, 2013
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    • sundevil777
    • March 20, 2013

71. Size of Main vs. Reserve   1 2

    By Stomusky, November 25, 2005
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    • peckerhead
    • December 5, 2005

72. Just expressing about my 1st jump   1 2

    By GypsySkyy, November 3, 2011
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    • chemfx
    • December 1, 2011

73. Skydiving Chain of Death   1 2

    By shveddy, June 14, 2009
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    • diablopilot
    • June 20, 2009

74. rig purchase traditions and rituals   1 2

    By skydivamegan, October 2, 2006
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    • MB38
    • October 3, 2006

75. Oil Price - Jump Prices   1 2

    By Transmitter, January 20, 2016
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    • Dopamine_Junkie
    • January 24, 2016

76. Have you ever chosen not to jump once at altitude? Why?   1 2

    By kcb203, July 17, 2017
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    • i_like_ceviche
    • September 18, 2017

77. Do you walk across a taxi-way after you land?   1 2

    By skyhussy, March 8, 2004
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    • pccoder
    • March 9, 2004

78. Are you scared of heights?   1 2

    By Chris-Ottawa, February 21, 2007
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    • TAXIWAY
    • February 23, 2007

79. Newbie questions about streamer.   1 2

    By d123, September 29, 2006
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    • tbrown
    • October 2, 2006

80. How do I explain the differences in freefall rates?   1 2

    By bdenny20, January 6, 2016
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    • JohnMitchell
    • January 12, 2016

81. Wind Tunnel in Houston??????   1 2

    By chuckakers, December 28, 2003
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    • upndownshop
    • December 18, 2004

82. Jump Door for Cessna 182P SUCCESS !!!!!   1 2

    By goobersnuftda, April 22, 2013
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    • baronn
    • January 9, 2019

83. Weight Restrictions?   1 2

    By IWannaSkydive, January 13, 2010
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    • LyraM45
    • January 17, 2010

84. Reverse S fold pack job   1 2

    By Elpnor, March 22, 2018
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    • Justincblount
    • March 30, 2018

85. total knee replacement   1 2

    By bigbearfng, September 11, 2020
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    • bigbearfng
    • December 4, 2021

86. Beach landings   1 2

    By Evelyn, July 14, 2005
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    • Evelyn
    • August 2, 2005

87. Stupidity   1 2

    By Quake120, April 11, 2007
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    • brianfry713
    • April 13, 2007

88. Dangerous jump numbers?   1 2

    By timbarrett, April 6, 2007
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    • sinnok
    • April 13, 2007

89. How much wind at 12k is too fast to jump?   1 2

    By Jib, December 11, 2004
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    • meatbomb
    • December 13, 2004

90. Twin Otter Bench Seats and lights?   1 2

    By tkhayes, July 6, 2003
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    • wingnut
    • July 15, 2003

91. why did skysurfing die?   1 2

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

92. Icarus Nano or PD Optimum reserves?   1 2

    By Blumpkin, September 16, 2014
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    • 20kN
    • January 30, 2021

93. Priceless Exit Shot!   1 2

    By gweeks, July 27, 2005
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    • mjosparky
    • August 1, 2005

94. Tandem "rental" prices   1 2

    By runDMsef, September 8, 2004
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    • MikeTJumps
    • September 13, 2004

95. Key West Pics   1 2

    By BETO74, November 14, 2005
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    • LouDiamond
    • November 25, 2005

96. A united and respectful skydiving community.   1 2

    By AFFI, June 23, 2006
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    • Tonto
    • June 28, 2006

97. Difficult is worth doing   1 2

    By billvon, April 29, 2008
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    • wardin
    • July 24, 2008

98. 17 Years Old - Tandem   1 2

    By BigM, November 9, 2011
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    • leandercool
    • November 15, 2011

99. Hawaii!!   1 2

    By Ryye, October 23, 2010
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    • skyrider
    • January 1, 2011

100. 2006 World meet?   1 2

     By dabase, August 7, 2006
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     • dummyphelps
     • January 2, 2007