General Skydiving Discussions

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1. How many lives have been saved by AADs ?   1 2

   By cocheese, January 2, 2006
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   • dsbbreck
   • January 7, 2006

2. When should low-number jumpers speak up about safety issues?   1 2

   By Andy9o8, May 22, 2005
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   • Plover
   • May 27, 2013

3. "big boned" hahaha...ok...chubby   1 2

   By snowboundlava, April 24, 2003
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   • dgskydive
   • April 25, 2003

4. Can you make a living as a tandem cameraman ?   1 2

   By lintern, September 27, 2005
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   • peckerhead
   • October 12, 2005

5. The "Cool Factor" and Safety   1 2

   By peek, December 5, 2003
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   • Airborne03
   • December 8, 2003

6. with the year half over, how are your skydiving goals going?   1 2

   By countzero, July 1, 2007
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   • Lastchance
   • July 24, 2007

7. Where to skydive over Christmas?   1 2

   By GeordieSkydiver, October 20, 2004
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   • JoeyRamone
   • October 21, 2004

8. What happens after a collision?   1 2

   By stevemeg, September 7, 2014
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   • Krip
   • September 16, 2014

9. You are under your reserve.... Now what?   1 2

   By Ron, August 13, 2013
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   • Ron
   • August 18, 2013

10. Maybe he said it right?....   1 2

    By Mike111, May 28, 2007
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    • 2fat2fly
    • May 29, 2007

11. FAA ramp checks??   1 2

    By Skydivesg, May 24, 2010
    • 29 replies
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    • JohnMitchell
    • June 1, 2010

12. AFF level(s) you had to repeat?   1 2

    By aftermid, July 20, 2005
    • 29 replies
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    • popsjumper
    • July 28, 2005

13. Skydiving and cell phones...not always the best combination   1 2

    By lauraliscious, July 28, 2010
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    • ILikePizza
    • August 6, 2010

14. Stupid mistakes?   1 2

    By gofast_ER, June 15, 2006
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    • Mostly_Harmless
    • June 23, 2006

15. Did you demo before you bought?   1 2

    By jumper03, September 2, 2004
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    • Reginald
    • September 8, 2004

16. List of under 18 DZs   1 2

    By pjchis, November 15, 2005
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    • michaelmullins
    • November 21, 2005

17. A whole new demo jump discussion...   1 2

    By Cashmanimal, August 23, 2007
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    • airtwardo
    • September 8, 2007

18. "Top 10" Landing Areas...   1 2

    By Kimblair13, January 6, 2008
    • 29 replies
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    • efs4ever
    • January 12, 2008

19. Stowing Brakes Incorrectly   1 2

    By DZDale, August 28, 2002
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    • popsjumper
    • March 18, 2008

20. Training for when you're not in the air.   1 2

    By AlexCrowley, August 27, 2005
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    • AlexCrowley
    • August 29, 2005

21. Mikey Holmes on Jay Leno   1 2

    By bigway, February 20, 2007
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    • piisfish
    • July 17, 2017

22. Leonardo DiCaprio skydived?   1 2

    By Douggarr, February 13, 2010
    • 29 replies
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    • hwt
    • March 21, 2010

23. Coaching license!!!   1 2

    By tetra316, February 24, 2004
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    • Airborne03
    • March 1, 2004

24. Choice of exit on hop-n-pop: poised or unpoised?   1 2

    By wildchild, July 12, 2004
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    • turtlespeed
    • July 20, 2004

25. I met Jay Stokes!   1 2

    By emmiwy, March 8, 2010
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    • emmiwy
    • March 19, 2010

26. regarding AFF   1 2

    By darksteppa1, July 8, 2004
    • 29 replies
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    • pccoder
    • July 20, 2004

27. JPL/NASA Supersonic Parachute   1 2

    By mchamp, July 1, 2012
    • 29 replies
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    • jinlee
    • August 9, 2012

28. Questions for skysurfers   1 2

    By skyejumper, July 14, 2004
    • 29 replies
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    • sabr190
    • July 20, 2004

29. Suppose that....   1 2

    By MakeItHappen, February 28, 2004
    • 29 replies
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    • slug
    • February 29, 2004

30. Thoughts on skydiving being safe or not   1 2

    By RTB, January 4, 2004
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    • Ron
    • January 6, 2004

31. Women's Class   1 2

    By skykittykat, November 8, 2005
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    • Conundrum
    • November 17, 2005

32. Nervous about second jump   1 2

    By tmarine253, September 24, 2010
    • 29 replies
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    • absane
    • September 26, 2010

33. Solo jumps: who needs em ?   1 2

    By cocheese, February 27, 2004
    • 29 replies
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    • sdgregory
    • February 29, 2004

34. Is there a first cut-away info poll?   1 2

    By iFlyFast, July 5, 2012
    • 29 replies
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    • James525
    • August 6, 2012

35. New BSR: Who Gets to Land Closest?   1 2

    By waltappel, July 7, 2007
    • 29 replies
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    • ChasingBlueSky
    • July 16, 2007

36. Living Social ads on Facebook   1 2

    By Jumpdude, July 22, 2013
    • 29 replies
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    • alabamaskydiver
    • August 1, 2013

37. "Regularity" of Jumping Question   1 2

    By BerryBoy, December 28, 2007
    • 29 replies
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    • BerryBoy
    • January 6, 2008

38. Getting into Skydiving   1 2

    By popnbrown, July 31, 2012
    • 29 replies
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    • MikeTJumps
    • August 5, 2012

39. High Speed, Total Malfunction   1 2

    By filioque, January 24, 2005
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    • Scrumpot
    • January 29, 2005

40. Dytter Flatline? (Not 1st or 2nd warning)   1 2

    By ntrprnr, September 4, 2006
    • 29 replies
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    • champu
    • September 12, 2006

41. How much jumping must one do before you would consider him a "regular"?   1 2

    By schattenjaeger, October 20, 2003
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    • Tonto
    • January 5, 2004

42. Do you like the hot stuff?   1 2

    By Guru312, December 12, 2009
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    • mircan
    • December 16, 2009

43. proudest moment?   1 2

    By Mike111, November 13, 2005
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    • Jumpah
    • November 15, 2005

44. Will I freeze?   1 2

    By ryan_d_sucks, October 24, 2006
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    • bob.dino
    • October 31, 2006

45. Deployment Sequence   1 2

    By CornishChris, July 12, 2007
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    • CornishChris
    • July 15, 2007

46. planning a first and only skydiving experience   1 2

    By mia137, September 20, 2005
    • 29 replies
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    • flyinchicken
    • October 2, 2005

47. Life lessons learned from this sport   1 2

    By potatoman, September 29, 2015
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    • kimemerson
    • October 1, 2015

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

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

49. future of canopies   1 2

    By GaryRay, July 9, 2008
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    • cobaltdan
    • July 12, 2008

50. Moving to Dubai just to skydive?   1 2

    By Chelseaflies, May 3, 2013
    • 29 replies
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    • DannyW
    • May 7, 2013

51. Bandit Jumps and finding a pilot   1 2

    By masterblaster72, May 16, 2007
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    • quade
    • May 18, 2007

52. Could this affect the Army Gold Knights?   1 2

    By Hermes70, July 19, 2012
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    • piisfish
    • July 30, 2012

53. Tracking / vertical speeds   1 2

    By SkydiveMonkey, May 25, 2003
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    • gemini
    • May 28, 2003

54. Finger caught in brake line.   1 2

    By Ron, January 20, 2005
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    • Ron
    • January 23, 2005

55. AFF student with not so great success   1 2

    By acho, August 11, 2015
    • 29 replies
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    • virgin-burner
    • September 24, 2015

56. flare height   1 2

    By leslieb, May 2, 2006
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    • LisaH
    • May 3, 2006

57. Exit Altitudes and World Records   1 2

    By ccowden, December 23, 2005
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    • Taylor610
    • December 27, 2005

58. barrel rolls to check airspace before pulling   1 2

    By andy2, May 24, 2003
    • 29 replies
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    • nightjumps
    • May 27, 2003

59. Do you bring a phone when skydiving?   1 2

    By YvonneWiggers, October 19, 2011
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    • Krip
    • October 21, 2011

60. Fighting back - Skyride   1 2

    By mmacro, July 16, 2009
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    • Andy9o8
    • July 21, 2009

61. How do you see risk   1 2

    By staticnewbie, February 16, 2003
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    • wonko
    • February 23, 2003

62. I hated AFF1, but now I want to do it again (IT'S MESSED WITH MY HEAD!)   1 2

    By Dom-Rivers, October 7, 2004
    • 29 replies
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    • Dom-Rivers
    • October 11, 2004

63. Caffeine kills skydiving performance?   1 2

    By WrongWay, May 4, 2004
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    • Mitt
    • June 4, 2004

64. Best DZs to get A License   1 2

    By tfg30, September 5, 2013
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    • DrDom
    • October 28, 2013

65. Jumping out of non jump planes   1 2

    By sleddog, September 15, 2005
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    • dorbie
    • September 27, 2005

66. Footwear with ankle support...   1 2

    By AEsco48, June 5, 2006
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    • Orange1
    • June 12, 2006

67. Should I be Jumping?   1 2

    By GTYS, February 23, 2011
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    • Ron
    • February 24, 2011

68. Everything pondered... question #2012. Double mal. What do you aim for?   1 2

    By cocheese, April 17, 2012
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    • Remster
    • July 24, 2012

69. Just got engaged - how do I make my new fiancé pack for me?   1 2

    By DontfallOff, January 15, 2013
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    • DontfallOff
    • January 18, 2013

70. skysurfing   1 2

    By krayzskydiver, September 28, 2004
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    • happythoughts
    • October 6, 2004

71. Dropped a toggle during landing   1 2

    By HydroGuy, September 22, 2005
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    • parachutist
    • September 24, 2005

72. Tipping   1 2

    By JeepRiddle, August 17, 2007
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    • davelepka
    • August 24, 2007

73. 90 Year Old Student   1 2

    By nightjumps, November 21, 2003
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    • DeNReN
    • November 22, 2003

74. Does watching youtube make you a better skydiver??   1 2

    By Stearny, July 20, 2011
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    • pinkfairy
    • July 22, 2011

75. BEEEEEEEEEEEEER!   1 2

    By CrazyDave, November 19, 2003
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    • skybrat68
    • November 21, 2003

76. is anyone jumpin in the uk ??????   1 2

    By sky-pimp, December 18, 2005
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    • sky-pimp
    • December 20, 2005

77. Please post malfunction pics.   1 2

    By Smeger, April 20, 2005
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    • darrenspooner
    • April 21, 2005

78. Any more skydiving dreams?   1 2

    By JoHawley, June 27, 2003
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    • phonics1981
    • June 30, 2003

79. Metal Plane Frames Generally Don't Have a Lot of "Give"   1 2

    By ntrprnr, August 20, 2007
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    • champu
    • August 22, 2007

80. PISA   1 2

    By bergh, February 10, 2003
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    • flyingferret
    • February 14, 2003

81. Experienced pilots   1 2

    By Macaw, March 13, 2007
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    • VectorBoy
    • March 17, 2007

82. why?   1 2

    By LegallyGirl, October 13, 2007
    • 29 replies
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    • peregrinerose
    • October 15, 2007

83. Hate tho's faggy(pink) dz student suits they make me wear.   1 2

    By LukeDuke, April 3, 2003
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    • brettpobastad
    • April 6, 2003

84. One up on Jeb?????   1 2

    By ugly_huckling, April 17, 2013
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    • airtwardo
    • April 21, 2013

85. Skydiving social network   1 2

    By sundry, December 15, 2007
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    • Krip
    • December 16, 2007

86. If you are a pilot... Did you stand up your first landing?   1 2

    By A1CSpooky, December 11, 2007
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    • VectorBoy
    • December 15, 2007

87. Most rentals for newbies   1 2

    By Lawdog1, September 22, 2007
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    • Blink
    • October 12, 2007

88. CYPRESS???   1 2

    By freeflyit, May 4, 2007
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    • freeflyit
    • May 5, 2007

89. Push the Envelope~Think Tank   1 2

    By airtwardo, July 5, 2005
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    • Designer
    • July 8, 2005

90. Any reason to get a 'b' license?   1 2

    By SkydiveNFlorida, October 20, 2003
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    • Stacy
    • October 22, 2003

91. What if USPA didn't exist?   1 2

    By Velopilot, June 22, 2007
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    • billvon
    • June 27, 2007

92. Online Rating Courses?   1 2

    By flyboy8501, September 19, 2012
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    • popsjumper
    • September 30, 2012

93. downsizing lesson learned...   1 2

    By blue24, July 8, 2011
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    • Waldschrat
    • July 12, 2011

94. Just took Scott Miller's course.   1 2

    By ntrprnr, July 15, 2006
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    • Meux
    • July 19, 2006

95. have you seen this? now, thats pretty NUTS..   1 2

    By virgin-burner, March 7, 2007
    • 29 replies
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    • PWScottIV
    • March 14, 2007

96. Self inflating belt for beach jumps   1 2

    By tetra316, August 29, 2006
    • 29 replies
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    • Amazon
    • August 30, 2006

97. wisdom teeth removal   1 2

    By GaryRay, September 24, 2007
    • 29 replies
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    • Shark
    • October 10, 2007

98. Have you ever gotten ripped off buying used gear online?   1 2

    By Kirils, January 30, 2003
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    • franck102
    • February 8, 2003

99. Are you more/less comfortable with certain instructors?   1 2

    By npgraphicdesign, October 8, 2008
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    • Tatetatetate
    • September 27, 2011

100. Looking for a detailed packing video   1 2

     By Safelandings, December 9, 2014
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     • Doperope
     • December 24, 2014