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1. Actress Yancy Butler  

   By MikeRMontagne, June 3, 2010
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   • dninness
   • June 8, 2010

2. Good DZs in Houston, Tx  

   By hoss, October 15, 2009
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   • airtwardo
   • October 17, 2009

3. In Praise of the Hop & Pop!  

   By GLIDEANGLE, September 9, 2007
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   • mbondvegas
   • September 14, 2007

4. Please help me out with your opinions, if you will.  

   By DrSher, September 13, 2016
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   • normiss
   • September 30, 2016

5. Attention Gamers! (and non gamers!)  

   By twodarhythm, March 31, 2010
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   • Teigen
   • April 1, 2010

6. Reserve Video  

   By andreeb77, October 12, 2010
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   • MartinOlsson
   • October 13, 2010

7. Velocity vs Ferrari  

   By discovery4, October 7, 2010
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   • airtwardo
   • October 13, 2010

8. Should S-turns and Accuracy mix with Swoopers?  

   By ematteo, June 1, 2007
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   • stratostar
   • June 2, 2007

9. Skydiver Survey for Psych Class  

   By gNemo, November 12, 2007
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   • Plover
   • May 27, 2013

10. How to land a parachute a little faster?  

    By bigfritz, October 8, 2003
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    • bigfritz
    • October 9, 2003

11. Fatality Database  

    By Whamie, August 17, 2012
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    • billvon
    • August 20, 2012

12. Injury and AFF  

    By tatame101, March 25, 2011
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    • mjosparky
    • March 27, 2011

13. drug use at the dz  

    By jshak81, August 1, 2006
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    • OnYourBack
    • August 9, 2006

14. Military Jumps...  

    By Da_SKiES_R_BLu, May 6, 2010
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    • fendor1369
    • June 3, 2010

15. The FAA Kicked Us Off The Runway and We're Using the Grass Field Behind the Club House for Takeoffs..  

    By BounceEasy, June 8, 2006
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    • slug
    • June 27, 2006

16. Demo or practice demo - Texas speedway  

    By jlmiracle, November 4, 2012
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    • jlmiracle
    • November 7, 2012

17. Corn or Beans. Which Suck more?  

    By labrys, January 10, 2008
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    • airathanas
    • January 20, 2008

18. Who has the most jumps on here?  

    By WI-Fly, April 4, 2007
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    • skydiverek
    • April 10, 2007

19. 900th Jump this weekend.  

    By ThighMan, June 2, 2003
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    • ThighMan
    • June 4, 2003

20. military jumper going civilian  

    By georgiaboy, September 10, 2014
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    • Anvilbrother
    • September 17, 2014

21. Best DZ to Pack at?  

    By skiman123, February 16, 2012
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    • tsisson
    • February 20, 2012

22. Looking for a serious answer/advice  

    By jumpingjoe, March 1, 2004
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    • Andrewwhyte
    • March 3, 2004

23. Who Looks More Scared . . .  

    By NickDG, March 15, 2008
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    • peggs82
    • March 23, 2008

24. Jump from Paraglider  

    By hcsvader, July 4, 2014
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    • PeteW
    • September 15, 2014

25. Going to my first Boogie  

    By Gyone, April 12, 2014
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    • Remster
    • April 24, 2014

26. Should I carry a Hook Knife?  

    By TXBLKBEAR, April 7, 2004
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    • packerboy
    • April 8, 2004

27. Want to relocate to Skydive, Photograph, and Base Jump -- Where?  

    By propilot, August 13, 2012
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    • propilot
    • August 16, 2012

28. A service announcement to all skydivers...  

    By millertime24, August 4, 2009
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    • Heatmiser
    • August 5, 2009

29. People opening above you-a true story  

    By jerry81, July 11, 2003
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    • grega
    • July 12, 2003

30. First purchase- What to buy?  

    By Jon17, December 18, 2010
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    • mjosparky
    • December 23, 2010

31. For all you Green light Jumpers and Newbies out there  

    By Squeak, June 1, 2011
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    • TampaPete
    • June 5, 2011

32. Got the A!  

    By Mike111, February 11, 2006
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    • Mike111
    • February 17, 2006

33. When did RW become FS?  

    By jlmiracle, March 19, 2008
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    • labrys
    • March 20, 2008

34. Custom parachute  

    By SupaSnail, July 30, 2012
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    • piisfish
    • August 14, 2012

35. A question for the europeans out there  

    By shveddy, March 26, 2009
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    • Andy9o8
    • March 30, 2009

36. Canadian 80-Way: June 22-25, 2006 - Registration  

    By mdrejhon, November 17, 2005
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    • mdrejhon
    • November 21, 2005

37. larsen and brusgaard customer service  

    By c10edges, March 21, 2013
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    • dqpacker
    • May 21, 2013

38. Staff Pay  

    By STI, February 12, 2008
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    • skypuppy
    • March 23, 2010

39. 2 point 8-way for C license?  

    By Slowfaller, October 7, 2005
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    • dragonfyr
    • October 8, 2005

40. I love the Cherokee  

    By Andy_Copland, August 6, 2006
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    • kallend
    • August 7, 2006

41. Film - "Proof"  

    By Stumpy, September 18, 2005
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    • Joellercoaster
    • October 8, 2005

42. "the flip flop jumper"  

    By blueskiesbill, March 24, 2009
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    • lekstrom10k
    • March 29, 2009

43. Demo jumps with tandems  

    By AggieDave, December 2, 2003
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    • mdwhalen
    • December 4, 2003

44. AFF.....to tip or not to tip??  

    By freeflyin84, April 5, 2007
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    • Remster
    • April 5, 2007

45. Skydiving physics  

    By fonz, November 27, 2004
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    • fonz
    • December 6, 2004

46. Stunt Junkies swoop to cutaway question  

    By jhilden, May 23, 2007
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    • brianfry713
    • May 25, 2007

47. Are boogies safe for students?  

    By Inspired, July 22, 2009
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    • fasted3
    • August 1, 2009

48. How much do tandem instructors get paid?  

    By paulagc, December 2, 2003
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    • nightjumps
    • December 4, 2003

49. Gear stolen at lodi this afternoon  

    By AndrewKarnowski, November 29, 2010
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    • airtwardo
    • December 16, 2010

50. bring a tandem..get a jump ticket..does your dz do this?  

    By agent_lead, May 21, 2007
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    • pditto
    • May 25, 2007

51. Emergeny Landing Legalities  

    By NeedToJump, October 1, 2003
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    • spectreflyer
    • October 5, 2003

52. cool vid !!!  

    By alain, May 12, 2003
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    • jtval
    • June 2, 2003

53. Tension knot??  

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

54. Anyone had laser eye surgery???  

    By davecav, January 3, 2008
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    • Speer
    • January 9, 2008

55. tandems...scarey???  

    By skydiver88, October 31, 2007
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    • GreyLake
    • November 7, 2007

56. So Excited!  

    By corpkid, October 4, 2013
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    • corpkid
    • November 18, 2013

57. Pumpkin jumps  

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

58. How many jumps before camera flying?  

    By NoRules, June 7, 2004
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    • nacmacfeegle
    • June 10, 2004

59. Having trouble docking!!!  

    By gsxrjumper720, August 28, 2008
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    • Tuna-Salad
    • September 8, 2008

60. I'm as dumb as fuck....  

    By tkhayes, July 5, 2008
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    • TomSpoon
    • July 14, 2008

61. A Lifetime of Fatalities  

    By tombuch, November 12, 2005
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    • mjosparky
    • November 17, 2005

62. sensitive teeth  

    By caz, June 9, 2005
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    • lowie
    • June 10, 2005

63. To Continue or Not to Continue???  

    By mofo554, September 14, 2003
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    • lowie
    • October 3, 2003

64. Lodi AFF  

    By Lioness, May 29, 2003
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    • mjosparky
    • May 31, 2003

65. So I just did my 100th!!!  

    By millertime24, September 2, 2008
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    • npgraphicdesign
    • September 8, 2008

66. B license, jumping with a tandem?  

    By blueraincap, March 26, 2014
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    • jclalor
    • April 1, 2014

67. Sliding door Cessna 206  

    By freeflye73, April 19, 2010
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    • dzswoop717
    • August 1, 2013

68. Jumpsuit Manufacturers  

    By ShayneH, December 12, 2010
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    • matthewcline
    • December 13, 2010

69. night jumps  

    By zhark, January 27, 2005
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    • Tonto
    • January 31, 2005

70. If you quit jumping, are you still a "skydiver"?  

    By Chowder, November 14, 2017
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    • yeyo
    • November 27, 2017

71. What to wear under jumpsuit?  

    By DanDanInc, May 1, 2013
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    • DanDanInc
    • May 8, 2013

72. what is the significance of pumping the brakes right before flare on landing?  

    By agent_lead, December 26, 2005
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    • CrazyL
    • December 30, 2005

73. Got out alive  

    By ChrisL, November 14, 2005
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    • rdesilets
    • November 15, 2005

74. how many of us have flown and dived?  

    By joelgibson, July 21, 2013
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    • potatoman
    • July 30, 2013

75. Rule differences between US and UK  

    By NottsTom, December 19, 2006
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    • riggerrob
    • December 21, 2006

76. fun jumps?  

    By AndrewKarnowski, June 13, 2006
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    • AndrewKarnowski
    • June 16, 2006

77. Skydiving Movie Scenes  

    By skygnat, May 18, 2010
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    • jimmytavino
    • May 21, 2010

78. Older skydivers, or old farts?  

    By Tonto, July 19, 2005
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    • skyjames
    • July 21, 2005

79. Tracking speeds  

    By milkybar, April 26, 2004
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    • Jethers203
    • April 30, 2004

80. Back brace for hard openings? Need advice  

    By keith82687, July 28, 2011
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    • tkhayes
    • August 1, 2011

81. support the newbies!  

    By bales, April 28, 2005
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    • Frenchy68
    • April 29, 2005

82. LOL - How NOT to Land  

    By chrismgtis, December 17, 2006
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    • bigdad510
    • December 20, 2006

83. Safety First TV: "Pulling the Slider Down"  

    By BrianSGermain, January 24, 2013
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    • DocPop
    • January 29, 2013

84. WTF  

    By jclalor, September 20, 2009
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    • labrys
    • September 24, 2009

85. What's in a skydiver's future?  

    By long6oarder, March 26, 2007
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    • Spizzzarko
    • March 27, 2007

86. spaceland!!!  

    By gofast_ER, March 18, 2006
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    • andy1
    • May 4, 2006

87. Packing Outside  

    By Bodhisattva420, March 1, 2011
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    • virgin-burner
    • March 3, 2011

88. Oil Price Rise = Jump Ticket Price Rise?  

    By Adriandavies, July 16, 2005
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    • diverdriver
    • July 20, 2005

89. Bad jump  

    By Wannaknow, July 24, 2013
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    • 3mpire
    • July 24, 2013

90. The SCUBA Paradigm  

    By winsor, June 21, 2007
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    • slk2go
    • July 10, 2008

91. When was your first scramble?  

    By Ashkit, August 28, 2007
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    • Ashkit
    • August 30, 2007

92. San diego DZ's  

    By stuffit, March 16, 2004
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    • Speer
    • March 31, 2004

93. Traveling with 2 rigs...?  

    By LloydDobbler, July 6, 2007
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    • LloydDobbler
    • July 11, 2007

94. what would u do?  

    By LegallyGirl, December 26, 2007
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    • BillyVance
    • December 28, 2007

95. Just another newbie doing a down winder, or is he?  

    By skymiles, October 23, 2006
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    • sd-slider
    • October 28, 2006

96. 1st pack job  

    By NiteQwill, May 22, 2009
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    • KermieCorleone
    • May 26, 2009

97. Aff at the WFFC  

    By loudtom, August 15, 2005
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    • loudtom
    • August 22, 2005

98. How much for a first rig?  

    By shah269, July 22, 2010
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    • Mangiapane85
    • July 24, 2010

99. Question for USPA instructional rating holders  

    By peek, February 19, 2015
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    • Joellercoaster
    • February 20, 2015

100. Heart Rates  

     By Auryn, December 20, 2002
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     • Raefordite
     • December 23, 2002