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1. Injured skydiver saved in mid-air by fellow jumper   1 2

   By jman83, April 20, 2010
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   • DocPop
   • April 27, 2010

2. Why is it that......   1 2

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

3. Training to combat Panic?   1 2

   By Mike111, August 10, 2005
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   • Mike111
   • August 11, 2005

4. I want dive loops on my reserve.   1 2

   By Deuce, March 18, 2004
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   • Nightingale
   • March 20, 2004

5. "Bloody Foreigners" jumping in the UK   1 2

   By kallend, April 27, 2007
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   • CornishChris
   • May 1, 2007

6. Has basic skydiving become an obstacle?   1 2

   By Tuna-Salad, August 27, 2009
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   • SKYgoonie
   • September 1, 2009

7. Do you tip?   1 2

   By LivingInClip, November 12, 2003
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   • akarunway
   • November 13, 2003

8. Skydivers Annoy neighbors - Press clipping   1 2

   By PhreeZone, May 7, 2009
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   • SkyIsLove83
   • November 6, 2009

9. Spinning mal on both canopies...yikes!!   1 2

   By mattyblast, October 7, 2006
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   • Fast
   • October 10, 2006

10. Skydiving on TV   1 2

    By JohnRich, February 14, 2004
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    • bertusgeert
    • February 17, 2004

11. Suit against the ranch is dismissed (finally)   1 2

    By rivetgeek, August 25, 2009
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    • Andy9o8
    • August 31, 2009

12. Best Caption for this photo??????   1 2

    By girthy, June 20, 2013
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    • mrbang
    • June 22, 2013

13. After a reserve repack I look at my card and....   1 2

    By 321seeya, September 25, 2004
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    • f1shlips
    • September 27, 2004

14. Jump Anxiety   1 2

    By a.j., July 19, 2004
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    • jumpgump
    • February 3, 2014

15. Geezers set TX record   1 2

    By kallend, July 11, 2006
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    • smooth
    • July 14, 2006

16. Financial Viability   1 2

    By Bluey10, September 17, 2011
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    • potatoman
    • September 22, 2011

17. skydivers anonymous   1 2

    By dontlikemustard, June 19, 2012
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    • JohnMitchell
    • June 25, 2012

18. Is the risk worth the reward?   1 2

    By funks, January 11, 2006
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    • Feeblemind
    • January 19, 2006

19. When to buy and when to rent?   1 2

    By Kritterchef, December 8, 2005
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    • apollard24
    • December 10, 2005

20. Is being a gymnast or competitive diver help while skydiving   1 2

    By OHCHUTE, December 9, 2012
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    • OHCHUTE
    • December 11, 2012

21. Freefall Fruit   1 2

    By Tuna-Salad, August 22, 2009
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    • skron
    • August 28, 2009

22. John Kallend's response to Ralph Glasser's letter to Parachutist about lift while tracking   1 2

    By peek, September 6, 2006
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    • VectorBoy
    • October 8, 2006

23. Over a tandem not a safe place to be   1 2

    By shah269, September 11, 2012
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    • Krip
    • September 17, 2012

24. Newbie wondering if skydiving is for me   1 2

    By DKane, March 30, 2013
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    • accur8shot
    • April 1, 2013

25. Continental Airlines Skydiving Club   1 2

    By CarolinaBlue, December 7, 2005
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    • airtwardo
    • December 8, 2005

26. winter jumping, how keep warm?   1 2

    By jumpinfarmer, December 28, 2004
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    • dmbale
    • December 31, 2004

27. Bandit jumping?   1 2

    By LongWayToFall, June 8, 2008
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    • LongWayToFall
    • June 12, 2008

28. How to Survive a Parachute Failure   1 2

    By skydiverek, March 24, 2013
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    • FlyBear
    • March 30, 2013

29. BPA Council Elections   1 2

    By nigelh, December 4, 2005
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    • nigelh
    • December 7, 2005

30. Student Retention post A license   1 2

    By milehigheric, June 4, 2013
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    • hoboknife
    • June 18, 2013

31. First Jump: AFF or Tandem?   1 2

    By CupCakeBatter, September 26, 2007
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    • Nightingale
    • September 27, 2007

32. How often do you wash your jumpsuit???   1 2

    By sum1mom, May 18, 2005
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    • billvon
    • May 20, 2005

33. where to go for christmas and new year ??   1 2

    By sky-pimp, October 15, 2008
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    • LyraM45
    • December 3, 2008

34. ARE CYPRES AND AAD'S COMPULSORY   1 2

    By clintonradloff, December 21, 2005
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    • kimemerson
    • April 16, 2006

35. Has anybody seen...   1 2

    By weegegirl, February 11, 2004
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    • weegegirl
    • February 13, 2004

36. Whats your reason????   1 2

    By swoopfly, October 29, 2009
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    • HoldtheIce
    • October 30, 2009

37. Sabre 2   1 2

    By homer, January 27, 2003
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    • mustard
    • January 29, 2003

38. Do you notice change when downsizing rigs?   1 2

    By crashtested, February 4, 2008
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    • virgin-burner
    • February 6, 2008

39. What's it like to be a parent and skydiver?   1 2

    By shaiziel, June 26, 2006
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    • murrays
    • July 10, 2006

40. broken neptune 2   1 2

    By missbrz, September 2, 2011
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    • allocator
    • December 13, 2016

41. Nekkid Jump   1 2

    By skyhighkiy, October 13, 2004
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    • billvon
    • November 1, 2004

42. Stickers in the inside of airplanes?   1 2

    By CC_Shenanigans, June 7, 2013
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    • skybill
    • June 12, 2013

43. Jumping In The Military   1 2

    By Kramer, August 13, 2003
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    • skymonkey
    • August 17, 2003

44. HARD OPENINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   1 2

    By jmpnkramer, September 12, 2003
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    • Aviatrr
    • September 16, 2003

45. Collective Noun for Skydivers   1 2

    By kevinwhelan, August 4, 2005
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    • Guest
    • August 5, 2005

46. Felix Baumgartner faster than a Porter   1 2

    By chronistin, June 10, 2003
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    • marcin
    • June 16, 2003

47. Confidence in you instructor?   1 2

    By Squeak, November 5, 2003
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    • Tonto
    • November 10, 2003

48. Anything different about a Helicopter jump?   1 2

    By AggieDave, January 9, 2004
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    • Reginald
    • January 18, 2004

49. Spray for disinfecting/etc my helmet?   1 2

    By corpkid, May 7, 2014
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    • rwieder
    • May 31, 2014

50. Michel Fournier High Altitude Record Attempt (again)?   1 2

    By ltdiver, March 15, 2006
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    • riddler
    • April 13, 2006

51. What do you's prefer for your rig?   1 2

    By aidanjames1, January 6, 2014
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    • skydiverek
    • January 14, 2014

52. USPA vs. TSA   1 2

    By AggieDave, July 15, 2003
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    • AggieDave
    • July 17, 2003

53. AFF Level 4, failed twice   1 2

    By ninjagogo12, March 28, 2018
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    • Guodian
    • April 22, 2018

54. Good loner hobby?   1 2

    By Isaiah_4031, April 5, 2009
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    • kelpdiver
    • April 16, 2009

55. Will youtube put people off Tandem jumps.   1 2

    By speedy, April 1, 2008
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    • stratostar
    • April 2, 2008

56. What do you think of my new jumpsuit?   1 2

    By StevePhelps, January 15, 2004
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    • WrongWay
    • January 16, 2004

57. Oh My God!!! I just realized that I qualify for POPS!!   1 2

    By jaffo, August 20, 2010
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    • D22369
    • August 21, 2010

58. Fracture of tibia and did not know it   1 2

    By BelskyBlueEyes, November 14, 2006
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    • CSpenceFLY
    • November 20, 2006

59. Will this be a viable jumpship   1 2

    By 2fat2fly, May 16, 2005
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    • itllclear
    • May 18, 2005

60. thread spinoff, riding the plane down for instructors?   1 2

    By andy2, June 9, 2003
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    • brettpobastad
    • June 13, 2003

61. pushing w/l limits   1 2

    By ridebmxbikes, March 6, 2013
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    • popsjumper
    • March 11, 2013

62. Funny Russian Skydiving Video...   1 2

    By boachanoff, February 11, 2005
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    • JeepDiver
    • February 21, 2005

63. AFF - 'kicking on exit' issue   1 2

    By matthias, August 13, 2006
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    • matthias
    • August 16, 2006

64. Do you have a favorite time of day to jump?   1 2

    By ttoy, July 27, 2007
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    • jakee
    • July 30, 2007

65. New Parachute Material to be Displayed   1 2

    By tombuch, October 13, 2005
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    • MikeForsythe
    • October 19, 2005

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

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

67. Are all malfunctions human error?   1 2

    By JohnRich, June 5, 2009
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    • quade
    • June 15, 2009

68. Demos gone viral, killing the business.   1 2

    By grimmie, August 21, 2013
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    • D22369
    • August 30, 2013

69. How would your life be different?   1 2

    By airdvr, May 17, 2008
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    • navaga
    • May 31, 2008

70. Mile-Hi Otter to be flight tested   1 2

    By CanuckInUSA, August 31, 2005
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    • gravitational
    • September 4, 2005

71. 120-way photos on-line now   1 2

    By tonyhathaway, April 23, 2003
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    • gjhdiver
    • April 29, 2003

72. Good tandem DZs near London   1 2

    By guineapiggie101, February 25, 2013
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    • JohnMitchell
    • March 1, 2013

73. Number of Jumps vs. pre-second visit to different DZ   1 2

    By ladyskydiver, November 12, 2002
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    • jimmytavino
    • November 13, 2002

74. Stupid Newbie Question   1 2

    By Amyr, November 18, 2011
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    • pchapman
    • November 20, 2011

75. I'm about to do my first tandem jump do you guys recommend 1800 sky rides san diego drop zone?   1 2

    By Lazycreation, November 17, 2005
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    • shropshire
    • November 26, 2005

76. Average number of D licenses per year?   1 2

    By DougH, May 20, 2008
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    • Erroll
    • May 24, 2008

77. Force to deploy reserve, Small girl   1 2

    By Lostinspace, October 10, 2004
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    • LiveLifeGoJump
    • December 12, 2004

78. Same Price Less Altitude   1 2

    By damir, November 7, 2015
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    • nikaru
    • November 22, 2015

79. Barrel Rolls   1 2

    By danebert, July 30, 2003
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    • Mad47
    • August 12, 2003

80. Is it cheaper once you get your own gear?   1 2

    By b_dog, August 30, 2005
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    • kelpdiver
    • August 31, 2005

81. Picking up your deployed canopy   1 2

    By CrazyIvan, April 22, 2003
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    • PhillyKev
    • April 25, 2003

82. wind   1 2

    By degarmo, May 5, 2006
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    • degarmo
    • May 15, 2006

83. Compilation Picture   1 2

    By kevinsa, March 13, 2008
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    • skyblu3
    • March 24, 2008

84. Am i Right or Wrong?   1 2

    By someday, May 30, 2007
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    • slotperfect
    • May 31, 2007

85. "Square" Parachutes   1 2

    By JohnRich, June 5, 2009
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    • JackC
    • June 9, 2009

86. Hard opening ruined me.   1 2

    By sub1427, May 12, 2008
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    • riddler
    • May 22, 2008

87. Anyone Else Notice This???   1 2

    By BigM, April 4, 2004
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    • mdrrus
    • April 8, 2004

88. Best Jump planes (small dz)   1 2

    By Jskydiver22, December 7, 2004
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    • SKYWHUFFO
    • December 8, 2004

89. Never nervous jumpng, but real nervous after I read stuff here.   1 2

    By jclalor, September 8, 2008
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    • KathleenL
    • September 15, 2008

90. Building knowledge   1 2

    By buba07, May 18, 2008
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    • firstime
    • May 21, 2008

91. HELP!!!   1 2

    By jumprunner, May 28, 2010
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    • airtwardo
    • June 1, 2010

92. Making suggestions to AFF-I??   1 2

    By KevinP, March 15, 2011
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    • Ron
    • March 21, 2011

93. Where is George Jicha???   1 2

    By scroadload, February 1, 2007
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    • tonyhathaway
    • February 12, 2007

94. Brush with death!   1 2

    By dr1zzle, November 25, 2024
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    • dr1zzle
    • December 11, 2024

95. Flat flying top speed?   1 2

    By imfalling, December 16, 2010
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    • rhys
    • December 18, 2010

96. Low Altitude Helicopter jump?   1 2

    By Scarface007, November 28, 2017
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    • Erroll
    • October 27, 2022

97. Hand-Jive   1 2

    By Mothra, August 9, 2011
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    • Mothra
    • August 10, 2011

98. Night Jumps   1 2

    By adventurechick, August 1, 2006
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    • SWATcop
    • August 4, 2006

99. Dislocated   1 2

    By link2334, June 12, 2006
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    • winston_06
    • June 20, 2006

100. Does your DZ have load organizers?   1 2

     By countzero, February 1, 2008
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     • JohnMitchell
     • July 9, 2017