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1. Friend wants to drop me from his plane   1 2

   By 69Buzzy, October 6, 2022
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   • wolfriverjoe
   • October 11, 2022

2. Curved main pin   1 2

   By jumpingjimmy, April 19, 2006
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   • jumpwally
   • April 25, 2006

3. Zepplin Skydive   1 2

   By DSE, July 3, 2009
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   • pirana
   • July 6, 2009

4. planes and canopies?   1 2

   By shortyj, January 15, 2007
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   • Trivial_Trekker
   • January 20, 2007

5. Lucky skydiver   1 2

   By frost, October 27, 2005
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   • ZigZagMarquis
   • October 29, 2005

6. Quiz   1 2

   By Hooknswoop, February 6, 2004
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   • mjosparky
   • February 18, 2004

7. about to start... please help   1 2

   By Sparky008, December 23, 2011
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   • dthames
   • December 25, 2011

8. Parachutist Cover Pic   1 2

   By Skymonkey13, May 29, 2006
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   • micro
   • May 31, 2006

9. 752 way   1 2

   By moth, February 26, 2005
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   • moth
   • March 5, 2005

10. What's an average waiting time for a new rig?   1 2

    By miniFly, August 20, 2003
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    • mr2mk1g
    • August 22, 2003

11. Skydiving - How and Why?   1 2

    By phonics1981, July 22, 2003
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    • juanesky
    • July 23, 2003

12. XRW and canopy area vs WS area   1 2

    By angryelf, November 23, 2015
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    • tred
    • March 18, 2016

13. 200 USA/500 uk jumps to fly birdman ????   1 2

    By MrPeabody, April 18, 2004
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    • LouDiamond
    • April 19, 2004

14. how old where you when you went for your first jump.   1 2

    By brendhanbb, February 6, 2014
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    • philly51
    • February 9, 2014

15. New gear   1 2

    By frontloop33, January 31, 2011
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    • virgin-burner
    • February 2, 2011

16. Tracking distance   1 2

    By Tito.J, December 3, 2006
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    • darrenspooner
    • January 18, 2007

17. bit by the bug noob   1 2

    By Wolf_doc, February 29, 2016
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    • bdawk
    • March 15, 2016

18. Hot glue smell after 1st jump   1 2

    By mattyblast, January 2, 2006
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    • BDashe
    • January 23, 2006

19. What is your favourite part of skydiving?   1 2

    By Orange1, June 30, 2005
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    • DanglesOZQld
    • July 3, 2005

20. New AFFI regualtions   1 2

    By crashtested, November 5, 2010
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    • popsjumper
    • November 8, 2010

21. Tandem Skydiving Experience - really nervous!!   1 2

    By mrsvb78, November 22, 2006
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    • NoWorriesNIkky
    • November 29, 2006

22. Need some AFF encouragement   1 2

    By SkyMadness, September 15, 2003
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    • phonics1981
    • September 21, 2003

23. trip to florida, what will we need?   1 2

    By Jumpmunki, January 14, 2004
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    • saucy_dee
    • March 7, 2007

24. Is full face helmet an option??   1 2

    By bigfall, August 2, 2005
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    • Joellercoaster
    • August 10, 2005

25. Opinions Needed   1 2

    By spidermonky, May 6, 2003
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    • betzilla
    • May 8, 2003

26. **Total $$$$**   1 2

    By shaneken, June 12, 2008
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    • ryan_d_sucks
    • June 14, 2008

27. Where will it go now?   1 2

    By WrongWay, January 21, 2004
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    • ernokaikkonen
    • January 23, 2004

28. 100th Jump - What did you do?   1 2

    By pccoder, August 11, 2004
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    • Newbie
    • August 12, 2004

29. Reserve Pin Field Service required for WFFC   1 2

    By PhillyKev, July 18, 2003
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    • kansasskydiver
    • July 22, 2003

30. Not your usual downsize question?   1 2

    By Icon134, December 9, 2005
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    • marks
    • December 12, 2005

31. packing is such a joy   1 2

    By Fab, February 25, 2005
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    • corco
    • March 1, 2005

32. Big Dropzones   1 2

    By skydude2000, November 29, 2007
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    • yellowgt
    • December 3, 2007

33. Are jumpsuits that important?   1 2

    By SkyDivesAreUs, January 10, 2017
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    • al05r
    • January 22, 2017

34. Has skydiving made you safer?   1 2

    By jrcolo, October 4, 2008
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    • jsaxton
    • October 8, 2008

35. Drug issue.....should i tell the DZ owner???   1 2

    By SSkydiver, February 26, 2005
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    • packerboy
    • February 28, 2005

36. Cloud Suck!!! ???   1 2

    By borgy, February 21, 2006
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    • Orange1
    • March 5, 2006

37. Your opinions wanted please.   1 2

    By Smeger, February 23, 2005
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    • packerboy
    • February 28, 2005

38. A bit nervous about first 10 second delay   1 2

    By pontiacgtp00, January 16, 2008
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    • Skyhighbird
    • February 10, 2008

39. 'Big Boy' A-License dropzone needed   1 2

    By MFS, March 24, 2013
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    • BIGUN
    • July 27, 2018

40. 727 Jumps   1 2

    By aztcgreg, November 1, 2014
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    • primetime
    • May 10, 2024

41. What does "World Class" mean?   1 2

    By peek, May 18, 2004
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    • gjhdiver
    • May 20, 2004

42. Skydiving affect sleeping?   1 2

    By tricky, January 20, 2004
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    • WrongWay
    • January 21, 2004

43. Smoke Sticks   1 2

    By frankiebrina, February 9, 2004
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    • mjosparky
    • February 14, 2004

44. UPSA BOD   1 2

    By divnswoop, August 7, 2008
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    • Mr17Hz
    • August 8, 2008

45. Are Skydiving resumes really considered for big ways?   1 2

    By Mirage63, June 27, 2005
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    • BillyVance
    • June 29, 2005

46. Jumpers on RADAR   1 2

    By LearningTOfly, December 5, 2005
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    • racerman
    • December 7, 2005

47. Midget Skydiver's....Do they exist?   1 2

    By Jackajeffries, September 17, 2003
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    • TrickyDicky
    • September 18, 2003

48. Turbulence question   1 2

    By Whamie, March 25, 2013
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    • JohnSherman
    • March 27, 2013

49. Downsizing?   1 2

    By dancy, October 26, 2009
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    • ufk22
    • November 1, 2009

50. Lost Motivation   1 2

    By Thijs, February 23, 2007
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    • Nasemann
    • March 3, 2007

51. Simple Physics Question   1 2

    By jigneshsoni, August 4, 2005
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    • tumbler
    • August 5, 2005

52. Check this out, never done before  

    By medusa, September 3, 2011
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    • millertime24
    • September 11, 2011

53. Mr. Bill Guys  

    By Kynan1, June 1, 2007
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    • weegegirl
    • June 12, 2007

54. Jumping out of Planes other than 182s  

    By somethinelse, June 7, 2003
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    • Demian
    • June 17, 2003

55. Bigway camp wrapup  

    By billvon, May 10, 2005
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    • Kwoo
    • May 20, 2005

56. After a day at the DZ....  

    By Celtics85, January 16, 2011
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    • kuai43
    • January 18, 2011

57. Where have all the July 4 demos gone?  

    By itllclear, July 5, 2006
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    • mjosparky
    • July 9, 2006

58. cypres skipped service  

    By imsparticus, March 14, 2009
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    • adamUK
    • September 8, 2013

59. Extra credit A license skills  

    By danielcroft, July 31, 2008
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    • MADPROPS
    • August 6, 2008

60. Dealing with frustration of not being able to jump...  

    By npgraphicdesign, June 19, 2009
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    • excel485
    • June 20, 2009

61. Riggers - do you use packers?  

    By councilman24, March 15, 2006
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    • NoShitThereIWas
    • April 14, 2006

62. STUPID WIND!!!!!:(  

    By jmar595, April 3, 2011
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    • Skyper
    • April 7, 2011

63. what would you do here?  

    By swoopfly, January 21, 2010
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    • Dean358
    • January 22, 2010

64. Why did you decide to be an instructor?  

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

65. Opinions on Skydive Oregon?  

    By jzzsxm, November 19, 2012
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    • jzzsxm
    • November 25, 2012

66. Anyone Ever Saved By Another Skydiver In FF?  

    By SkyHigh04, April 2, 2008
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    • TomSpoon
    • April 4, 2008

67. Advice on core strengtening exercises?  

    By gunsmokex, October 20, 2014
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    • palou
    • October 23, 2014

68. How many miles to your dropzone?  

    By verticalflyer66, February 17, 2005
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    • Fast
    • February 21, 2005

69. The value of Zoo loads  

    By jsaxton, January 19, 2010
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    • airathanas
    • January 20, 2010

70. Everest Skydive  

    By burim88, January 10, 2016
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    • Elisha
    • January 14, 2016

71. Psychological Stress and Sky Diving  

    By moretole, August 2, 2005
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    • jtlmd
    • August 3, 2005

72. Best way to fly through turbulence?  

    By Westerly, April 11, 2018
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    • c_dog
    • April 13, 2018

73. Something new to practice while solo jumping  

    By Ruub, July 30, 2008
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    • Ruub
    • August 1, 2008

74. What about this for water jumps?  

    By cvfd1399, August 2, 2004
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    • Remster
    • August 3, 2004

75. My baby is finally complete!  

    By jerry81, October 30, 2003
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    • bor
    • November 7, 2003

76. Cool Skydiving Exits  

    By Cathbern, April 6, 2018
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    • mbohu
    • August 7, 2020

77. AFF Landings  

    By AggieDale08, September 15, 2004
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    • turtlespeed
    • September 16, 2004

78. Video contest : movie to be seen !  

    By xav, January 9, 2011
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    • kimemerson
    • January 11, 2011

79. Tandem or s/l for first jump  

    By mike110, July 30, 2008
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    • LloydDobbler
    • July 31, 2008

80. Jump Clothing and Fire  

    By EDYDO, June 2, 2007
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    • councilman24
    • June 7, 2007

81. I'm writing new Dropzone software  

    By skydivingdutch, October 4, 2003
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    • skydivingdutch
    • October 11, 2003

82. How many jumps do you average a month?  

    By Ray.Castaneda, August 22, 2012
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    • theonlyski
    • August 28, 2012

83. anyone more uncurrent then me?  

    By Newbie, March 5, 2004
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    • salling772
    • March 7, 2004

84. I don't have 200 jumps but I brought it on a jump to see what would happen..  

    By Anvilbrother, October 10, 2010
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    • Staso
    • October 18, 2010

85. gear for sale on Dropzone.com  

    By thomas63, January 15, 2006
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    • theonlyski
    • June 17, 2011

86. Skydiving affordable in the future?  

    By bastichu, January 9, 2006
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • January 11, 2006

87. How do you know when everyone is ready?  

    By malarame, May 27, 2008
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    • quade
    • May 30, 2008

88. Free Camping at DZ?????  

    By jump2live, June 9, 2010
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    • tsalnukt
    • June 10, 2010

89. When is the most dangerous time in a jumpship?  

    By Tuna-Salad, September 18, 2008
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • September 22, 2008

90. JTFC 2005 Photos à la SudsyFist  

    By SudsyFist, October 4, 2005
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    • SudsyFist
    • October 18, 2005

91. what is your order of post opening procedures?  

    By jf951, June 9, 2011
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    • bofh
    • June 16, 2011

92. Bush (Senior) Skydives again  

    By shropshire, November 11, 2007
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    • thesaint
    • November 16, 2007

93. How did you get started w/ skydiving?  

    By skydivingdutch, September 12, 2003
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    • Raefordite
    • September 13, 2003

94. Deaf Student. Need advice to train them.  

    By jdpml, July 12, 2010
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    • jumpwally
    • August 16, 2010

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

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

96. Ditching  

    By HardCorr, May 12, 2005
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    • mark
    • May 14, 2005

97. Aerodyne/Icon Manufacturing Defects  

    By dcskydive, February 19, 2013
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    • hookitt
    • March 1, 2013

98. Rock out with your fail exits  

    By joelgibson, August 20, 2013
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    • joelgibson
    • August 26, 2013

99. SMART reserve...please give opinions...  

    By Michele, April 27, 2003
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    • riggerrob
    • April 29, 2003

100. Collegiates in Eloy!!!  

     By kansasskydiver, November 7, 2002
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     • skyboyblue
     • November 12, 2002