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1. FAA oversight of skydiving (was - Lodi incident)   1 2

   By skyfox2007, October 20, 2018
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   • LeeroyJenkins
   • October 26, 2018

2. Pumpkin jumps  

   By steve1, September 12, 2006
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   • ZigZagMarquis
   • September 14, 2006

3. Probability Risk of Skydiving vs. Driving a Car   1 2

   By Hazarrd, February 18, 2004
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   • pilatus_p
   • November 20, 2006

4. mogas  

   By NSEMN8R, December 13, 2013
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   • wolfriverjoe
   • December 13, 2013

5. I'd rather...   1 2 3

   By chopchop, April 1, 2004
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   • chopchop
   • April 5, 2004

6. ASTRA Anyone   1 2

   By propblast, February 23, 2003
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   • BrianM
   • September 22, 2015

7. How long before you tell someone that you are a skydiver?   1 2

   By Vertifly, January 9, 2006
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   • nerd137
   • January 11, 2006

8. Pictures from WT06 #1  

   By billvon, January 27, 2006
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   • IanHarrop
   • January 30, 2006

9. How difficult was your first Solo jump??  

   By npgraphicdesign, September 28, 2007
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   • yellowgt
   • October 1, 2007

10. February BOD minutes from the gallery   1 2

    By MikeTJumps, February 8, 2008
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    • lauraliscious
    • February 11, 2008

11. Things you wish you had...   1 2 3

    By krazykate, December 5, 2005
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    • daniel_owen_uk
    • December 16, 2005

12. Have you ever forgot your goggles?   1 2 3

    By PilotLevi, February 27, 2007
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    • rwieder
    • March 3, 2007

13. Bag Lock on jump #16.   1 2

    By eted71, June 6, 2007
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    • kevino
    • June 12, 2007

14. Packer Supervision   1 2 3

    By kkeenan, August 18, 2006
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    • ladyskydiver
    • August 21, 2006

15. USPA Collegiate Nationals is no longer allowing grad students to compete   1 2 3

    By kwoody, July 14, 2009
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    • Jcoff89
    • July 27, 2009

16. Terminal Velocity, Fastest ?   1 2

    By dropdeded, July 2, 2003
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    • sundevil777
    • July 6, 2003

17. Information on not recent tandem double fatal  

    By iwasinkheson68, March 14, 2018
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    • neandertal
    • March 23, 2018

18. downplaning after opening - is this OK?  

    By mixedup, June 2, 2011
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    • popsjumper
    • June 3, 2011

19. Skydiving fuel consumption?  

    By TurboChrist, March 18, 2007
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    • headoverheels
    • March 20, 2007

20. FAA Part 103 regulations for Skidivers?  

    By ICOM, January 29, 2003
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    • chadair
    • January 30, 2003

21. She's a Beauty! SSM Super Otter!   1 2

    By littlestranger, October 9, 2003
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    • bluskidave
    • October 27, 2003

22. Packing "Must do's"   1 2 3

    By freq-fly, April 21, 2006
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    • peregrinerose
    • April 27, 2006

23. Lost art of flat packing  

    By Dutchboy, February 20, 2018
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    • skyjumpenfool
    • February 22, 2018

24. Guys Gals! You can fix this right?   1 2

    By shah269, August 16, 2012
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    • shah269
    • August 18, 2012

25. Charles Mack (ripcordkid)  

    By roostnureye, July 23, 2013
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    • mattyhylander
    • June 5, 2014

26. GPS HUD from recon now for skydiving  

    By jeb, October 19, 2012
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    • kallend
    • October 23, 2012

27. TSA at dropzones?   1 2

    By kallend, January 20, 2007
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    • diverdriver
    • January 23, 2007

28. whuffo???   1 2

    By thrillstalker, June 20, 2009
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    • Ryno118
    • June 25, 2009

29. Are you a "goal oriented" skydiver?   1 2 3

    By skybytch, July 14, 2004
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    • Conundrum
    • August 17, 2004

30. Beech 1900 for skydiving.  

    By Otter, July 18, 2003
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    • diverdriver
    • July 20, 2003

31. Mouthguard  

    By MSK, October 11, 2009
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    • Harperd
    • October 14, 2009

32. Skydiving Maneuver How-Tos?  

    By bigfritz, August 21, 2003
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    • bigfritz
    • August 23, 2003

33. Highest number of jumps prior to FIRST reserve ride?   1 2

    By skydiverek, February 24, 2005
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    • rhys
    • July 16, 2008

34. BPA renewal doubts  

    By RossDagley, January 8, 2008
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    • RMK
    • August 21, 2008

35. Does your DZ have a prejudice towards low-passes (2500-5000) ??   1 2 3

    By stitch, April 19, 2007
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    • stitch
    • May 3, 2007

36. Tracking speed   1 2

    By DeepC, May 7, 2008
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    • champu
    • May 9, 2008

37. Packer common courtesies...   1 2

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

38. 1st Mal   1 2

    By richardd, September 14, 2003
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    • DeNReN
    • September 21, 2003

39. APF Promotional Video - "How to Skydive"  

    By NWFlyer, June 5, 2014
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    • strife
    • June 16, 2014

40. How many can actually pack?   1 2 3 4

    By Kat1221, April 2, 2004
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    • PhreeZone
    • April 15, 2004

41. Break off signal?   1 2

    By jrmrangers, August 6, 2011
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    • jrmrangers
    • August 8, 2011

42. proudest moment?   1 2

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

43. Medical Information on Waivers  

    By tombuch, March 8, 2007
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    • Eule
    • March 27, 2007

44. 3 jump wonder   1 2

    By hexadecimal, June 14, 2005
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    • Trae
    • August 25, 2005

45. Non-USPA Group Member DZ  

    By jumpwally, July 1, 2009
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    • hungry
    • July 9, 2009

46. Best reaction after cut away   1 2

    By hcsvader, April 6, 2010
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    • BDashe
    • April 10, 2010

47. Has anybody skydived/s without their wife knowing about it?   1 2 3

    By taylor.freefall, December 10, 2011
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    • taylor.freefall
    • January 5, 2012

48. New devices from the company Skylife  

    By Skylife-alt.com, October 27, 2017
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    • sundevil777
    • March 31, 2021

49. CSPA   1 2

    By FrflyPimpDaddy, March 15, 2004
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    • Andrewwhyte
    • March 19, 2004

50. lending your rig to a friend   1 2

    By moth, October 14, 2005
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    • bmcd308
    • October 26, 2005

51. Eardrum Question  

    By Stumpy, July 5, 2007
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    • chrismgtis
    • July 6, 2007

52. Question: What's The Lowest You've Ever Pulled?   1 2 3 4 5

    By Kramer, August 4, 2003
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    • elias123
    • January 8, 2007

53. Cluster Balloon Nooooob.  

    By Calvin19, July 7, 2015
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    • nolhtairt
    • July 8, 2015

54. Tipping Instructors??   1 2 3

    By CastAwayII, July 25, 2006
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    • skymama
    • September 2, 2006

55. USPA to Provide Digital Credentials  

    By 3331, December 21, 2016
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    • mxk
    • January 11, 2017

56. 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

57. Top Ten Phrases from the Incidents Forum that Annoy Me   1 2

    By Muffie, December 17, 2010
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    • mjosparky
    • December 22, 2010

58. Best Sunset Jumps  

    By BigMikeH77, June 13, 2016
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    • DBCOOPER
    • June 16, 2016

59. Looking for Weight & Balance sheet for 182 w/STOL  

    By goobersnuftda, April 6, 2010
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    • vpjr
    • April 9, 2010

60. How to break a Sabre in half...   1 2

    By Kris, August 25, 2003
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    • wildWilly
    • September 9, 2003

61. The "maybe you should try bowling" talk....   1 2 3

    By WrongWay, June 29, 2004
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    • livendive
    • July 13, 2004

62. Military jump numbers   1 2

    By robertmicp, December 20, 2004
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    • steve1
    • January 4, 2005

63. Future AFF'ers   1 2

    By Jumper-Brown, December 1, 2011
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    • Kerridwen
    • December 12, 2011

64. the worst DZ in america   1 2 3

    By acrojunky, July 4, 2004
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    • ACMESkydiver
    • July 7, 2004

65. MEL (Skyworks Rigging)   1 2

    By Ronaldo, May 8, 2008
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    • ShaggyFord
    • May 19, 2008

66. ic1 jm1 cp1 cp2   1 2

    By reddevil1, May 11, 2005
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    • reddevil1
    • May 17, 2005

67. Thrillseekers Survey...check this out!  

    By Trailmix52, November 22, 2006
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    • jceman
    • May 28, 2013

68. Re-Currency Requirements  

    By XMarked, August 6, 2012
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    • LiborJanicek
    • August 17, 2012

69. Hot air ballon   1 2

    By mic8952, August 4, 2006
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    • flr169
    • July 19, 2008

70. Tension knot??  

    By peanutgallery, July 26, 2009
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    • fasted3
    • August 1, 2009

71. Jump from space  

    By Eagle9, May 10, 2011
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    • Eagle9
    • July 25, 2011

72. Horizontal Relative Work  

    By megamalfunction, October 17, 2014
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    • Yanni
    • October 20, 2014

73. Winds Aloft Visualizer  

    By AJ_Stuyvenberg, March 4, 2014
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    • AJ_Stuyvenberg
    • March 8, 2014

74. Navajo jumpship questions...   1 2 3

    By hackish, October 21, 2009
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    • davelepka
    • October 29, 2009

75. Any news of the California state record?   1 2

    By kallend, January 22, 2009
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    • winston_06
    • January 30, 2009

76. Good way to exit front floater   1 2

    By regulator, October 4, 2010
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    • JohnMitchell
    • October 6, 2010

77. How do I make the most out of my first jump?   1 2

    By WintersKnight, April 19, 2014
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    • PiLFy
    • April 21, 2014

78. best way to Bomb Out?  

    By skygirl1, February 23, 2004
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    • Aura333
    • February 9, 2023

79. Naked Jumping   1 2

    By BSteven, January 19, 2006
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    • micro
    • February 14, 2006

80. Stowing Brakes Incorrectly   1 2

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

81. Rig stolen while checked in on flight.  

    By kentAllan, January 10, 2012
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    • antibac
    • January 13, 2012

82. Opinions on camera course for beginners  

    By divertech, October 16, 2014
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    • FrE3minD
    • December 16, 2014

83. What would you do if you lost your goggles on exit?   1 2

    By ridestrong, January 21, 2011
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    • DSE
    • January 28, 2011

84. Help me make a decision!   1 2

    By trab1925, April 13, 2009
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    • mangledspoon
    • April 23, 2009

85. Freefall stability   1 2

    By etannenb, October 21, 2005
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    • etannenb
    • October 30, 2005

86. Should USPA Adopt a New Wingsuit BSR ?   1 2

    By JamesNahikian, April 13, 2004
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    • VectorBoy
    • April 13, 2004

87. Emergency Procedures - Side by Side   1 2

    By BigMikeH77, January 3, 2013
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    • popsjumper
    • January 10, 2013

88. how far do you live from the DZ?   1 2 3

    By bunge, May 15, 2003
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    • oldnewbie
    • May 20, 2003

89. Skydive Chicago -- Man sues over propeller injuries -- Press Clips   1 2

    By quade, June 4, 2003
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    • diverdriver
    • June 11, 2003

90. Straps chafing!  

    By TheBlueCat, February 22, 2007
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    • sdigital
    • October 18, 2013

91. aircraft question -- Murphy Moose  

    By RMURRAY, January 3, 2006
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    • RMURRAY
    • January 4, 2006

92. Turning onto Final   1 2

    By ryan_d_sucks, May 22, 2007
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    • AFFI
    • May 24, 2007

93. Sky Van - Diver Exits   1 2

    By quade, December 15, 2003
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    • ltdiver
    • December 17, 2003

94. Tips on Healing Up Broken Femur...?  

    By somethinelse, August 17, 2006
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    • Eule
    • August 24, 2006

95. Skydiving in Netherlands~~~~  

    By waveandsmile, March 15, 2014
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    • Baksteen
    • March 18, 2014

96. flare height   1 2

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

97. Aircraft emergency exit - do you pay your ticket?   1 2 3 4 5

    By jerry81, November 29, 2006
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    • SpeedPhreak
    • December 11, 2006

98. What happens after AFF  

    By b0red88, January 31, 2012
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    • kallend
    • February 2, 2012

99. Jump numbers versus time in sport   1 2

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

100. Who farted in the airplane?   1 2

     By Hazarrd, October 29, 2003
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     • skydivejersey
     • October 30, 2003