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1. Total Reverse Shoulder Replacement  

   By jkbernstein, January 10, 2015
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   • tred
   • January 12, 2015

2. 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

3. what did you sell to skydive ?   1 2 3

   By AustinPerkins, February 2, 2011
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   • Airviking
   • February 16, 2011

4. Humans vs Dogs..   1 2

   By jrcolo, November 8, 2010
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   • riggerrob
   • November 17, 2010

5. Saw something amazing  

   By nigel99, October 3, 2013
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   • DrDom
   • October 5, 2013

6. Skydiving Movie Proposal (First Draft)  

   By downplay, November 25, 2008
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   • quade
   • December 1, 2008

7. HI GUYS NEED AN OPINION !  

   By Tamas11, November 6, 2017
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   • Pit76
   • November 8, 2017

8. Rig as hand luggage on RyanAir ?   1 2

   By bdev, May 26, 2004
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   • darrenspooner
   • July 15, 2006

9. 13 week layoff - Repack Main?   1 2

   By fmmobley, June 18, 2006
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   • outrager
   • June 25, 2006

10. funniest personal jump story?  

    By eyeinthesky, December 20, 2002
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    • rickfri59
    • December 24, 2002

11. Cost of Class A?  

    By pyrotech, March 31, 2011
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    • Mikeal
    • April 14, 2011

12. 20 jumps in, and I have a couple of questions.  

    By DeltaKiloWhisky, September 20, 2016
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    • DHemer
    • October 5, 2016

13. How do you Deal with it?!   1 2

    By turtlespeed, June 9, 2003
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    • squirrel
    • June 11, 2003

14. Kapowsin DZ transition  

    By cherokee, February 10, 2006
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    • cherokee
    • May 9, 2006

15. My first Horny Gorilla  

    By pfloyd, March 12, 2007
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    • Andy_Copland
    • March 13, 2007

16. When did you start   1 2 3

    By Lesuer, August 10, 2004
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    • meltdown
    • August 16, 2004

17. Dive Creating Software  

    By okalb, April 10, 2007
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • April 11, 2007

18. T SHIRTS WHATS THE DEAL????   1 2 3

    By RichardWeed, March 30, 2004
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    • StevePhelps
    • April 2, 2004

19. Slider & skyties etc  

    By yurihammo, August 7, 2014
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    • yurihammo
    • August 17, 2014

20. Had my first taste of baglock today...   1 2

    By Chris-Ottawa, August 6, 2011
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    • popsjumper
    • August 15, 2011

21. RE: Surviving the No Wind Landing   1 2

    By hexadecimal, September 5, 2007
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    • sagan
    • September 6, 2007

22. tandems...scarey???  

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

23. what was the worst container youve ever jumped?   1 2

    By PilotLevi, February 23, 2007
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    • 2shay
    • March 3, 2007

24. I offered several of my friends an opportunity for a free tandem and none took it   1 2

    By Monkeyb, June 11, 2004
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    • ltdiver
    • June 13, 2004

25. Am I Too Young To Jump??  

    By bbs3232, June 23, 2009
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    • bbs3232
    • July 6, 2009

26. Scary Plane Ride  

    By bclark, August 7, 2003
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    • mouth
    • August 12, 2003

27. ETA on fun jumping resuming at the Palm DZ in Dubai?  

    By jzzsxm, October 5, 2015
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    • jzzsxm
    • October 10, 2015

28. Is it possible?   1 2 3 4

    By MarkTL, November 28, 2008
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    • skittles_of_SDC
    • December 1, 2008

29. Black Belt Way  

    By Meux, October 27, 2006
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    • rasmack
    • November 2, 2006

30. World record longest freefall without oxygen.  

    By skydiverkeith, July 21, 2010
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    • skydiverkeith
    • July 21, 2010

31. Paraglider incident  

    By SkyMagilla, December 26, 2014
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    • DrDom
    • December 27, 2014

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

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

33. cypres   1 2 3

    By digurman, August 12, 2003
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    • tbrown
    • August 17, 2003

34. What happens to the raft?   1 2 3

    By cyn, July 9, 2008
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    • mjosparky
    • July 13, 2008

35. Addressing Safety Concerns (Individuals)  

    By matthewcline, March 12, 2011
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    • DSE
    • March 19, 2011

36. Freeflying too early?   1 2 3

    By I3uller, November 1, 2008
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    • I3uller
    • November 6, 2008

37. AFF Sky's the Limit  

    By mahirob, March 18, 2013
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    • Andy9o8
    • March 19, 2013

38. Pulling very high   1 2

    By President, October 4, 2004
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    • MWGemini
    • October 7, 2004

39. Why can’t I get my friends and family to go skydiving?!?   1 2

    By Highfiveflyer, October 19, 2020
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    • kleggo
    • November 2, 2020

40. getting my foot in the door  

    By smorente, April 17, 2014
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    • smorente
    • April 21, 2014

41. Do you think small format cameras are generally safe or unsafe???   1 2 3 4 5

    By ridestrong, February 25, 2011
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    • demoknite
    • March 2, 2011

42. weight / mass / freefall speed   1 2

    By Skylark, January 30, 2005
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    • darkwing
    • February 2, 2005

43. Floater exit  

    By Parachut3Panda, September 18, 2018
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    • Niki1
    • October 4, 2018

44. 100th Jump into the "Darkside?"   1 2

    By flygirl719, June 27, 2006
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    • flygirl1
    • July 6, 2006

45. Jumping in sunglasses   1 2

    By Jkralovec, September 20, 2009
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    • normiss
    • September 29, 2009

46. USPA Board of Directors: Why Aren't More Non-DZOs on the Board?   1 2

    By NWFlyer, July 17, 2006
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    • jlmiracle
    • July 24, 2006

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

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

48. I hate that my injury is giving skydiving a bad name...   1 2

    By Jeth, September 23, 2004
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    • KATO33
    • September 26, 2004

49. Jumping in a Costume   1 2

    By DangerMouse02, October 28, 2003
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    • DangerMouse02
    • November 10, 2003

50. How much did you spend in 2004 on skydiving   1 2 3

    By reddevil1, January 4, 2005
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    • mdrejhon
    • May 19, 2005

51. Going directly to SYLVER  

    By shunkka, July 13, 2004
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    • jwynne
    • August 8, 2006

52. Snivel Distance ?   1 2 3

    By jumpwally, September 26, 2003
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    • popsjumper
    • December 16, 2004

53. Caravan cycle times   1 2

    By Joyner, January 5, 2005
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    • bob.dino
    • January 12, 2005

54. Yakir Saraf - Legitimate skydiver ????????  

    By dribbus, July 28, 2013
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    • XMarked
    • July 30, 2013

55. How should i feel after giving someone a cutaway?   1 2 3

    By FallloutboyDAoC, March 28, 2010
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    • SPAWNmaster
    • April 2, 2010

56. How About Cutting SKYRIDE Some Slack?   1 2 3 4

    By skypapa, November 14, 2007
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    • DougH
    • November 15, 2007

57. canopy guru's answer this   1 2

    By orbitjunkie, February 5, 2007
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    • nbryant
    • February 14, 2007

58. Maximum Jumps per day  

    By grassman, July 23, 2007
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    • grassman
    • July 26, 2007

59. Skydiving motivational picture  

    By jmar595, March 25, 2008
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    • jtval
    • March 26, 2008

60. Good snippets of advice   1 2

    By Orange1, May 4, 2005
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    • darrenspooner
    • May 9, 2005

61. Crip skydiving   1 2

    By Ripple, June 11, 2003
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    • Ripple
    • June 17, 2003

62. A Tandem With My Mom  

    By slotperfect, June 9, 2005
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    • Irishpub3
    • June 15, 2005

63. skydive aircrafts   1 2

    By dkf1979, November 21, 2003
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    • tspillers
    • December 12, 2003

64. Jump from a low wing?   1 2

    By cornishe, October 29, 2003
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    • nicrussell
    • November 1, 2003

65. Priorities: Rig or Tunnel Camp   1 2 3

    By sum1mom, August 26, 2004
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    • kallend
    • August 30, 2004

66. Arrogance.   1 2

    By caspar, July 30, 2006
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    • JohnMitchell
    • August 3, 2006

67. Did I handle this in a safe manner?  

    By rifleman, June 21, 2013
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    • freekflyguy
    • June 24, 2013

68. No Chill Perception in Freefall   1 2

    By chrismgtis, November 7, 2006
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    • Titanman2789
    • November 12, 2006

69. Packers Certificate   1 2 3

    By nigel99, October 11, 2011
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • November 1, 2011

70. Skydivers and Risk-Taking Behavior  

    By camaroluvr447, April 7, 2014
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    • JohnMitchell
    • April 8, 2014

71. Completely unpredictable fear response  

    By leonard, May 20, 2011
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    • e.a.hernandez
    • May 24, 2011

72. Wondering what it takes to get a DC-3 started   1 2

    By Tweek, December 30, 2004
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    • packing_jarrett
    • January 17, 2005

73. Skydiver Survey for Psych Class  

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

74. Buckled Under Pressure   1 2

    By RkyMtnHigh, January 8, 2004
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    • RkyMtnHigh
    • January 14, 2004

75. Employer's attitudes to skydivers   1 2 3

    By jimmurt, May 10, 2011
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    • JohnnyMarko
    • May 31, 2011

76. Am I the only non-human skydiver?   1 2

    By pinkpanther, September 18, 2003
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    • Chute
    • September 22, 2003

77. "Tandem bounty", aka free slot for bringing a tandem. Does your DZ do it?  

    By grue, June 21, 2013
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    • Andy9o8
    • June 22, 2013

78. BPA 'A Licence' jumper jumping in the US- There for 3 months.  

    By NicolaM, March 9, 2017
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    • NicolaM
    • March 10, 2017

79. "corking"....what is it?  

    By hawkflight, May 17, 2004
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    • cocheese
    • May 19, 2004

80. Time between jumps after AFF?  

    By BobbyR1990, June 15, 2009
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    • zen_mtn_climber
    • June 17, 2009

81. How high would the price of packing have to go until you would pack your own main?   1 2 3

    By Gravitymaster, April 2, 2004
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    • andygregory
    • April 5, 2004

82. How can I fix these problems in my jumping? (AFF)   1 2 3

    By rss_v, March 24, 2012
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    • christelsabine
    • April 22, 2012

83. Requirements to jump with other people in your country  

    By RandomLemming, April 13, 2010
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    • muz
    • April 14, 2010

84. Died from medical in air. Insurance denied as skydiving. Help?   1 2

    By liquidair, April 16, 2009
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    • Lucky...
    • May 6, 2009

85. "Instructor" arrested...was Lodi Tandem Fatality  

    By jacketsdb23, June 23, 2021
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    • SivaGanesha
    • July 10, 2021

86. School or SKYDIVE?   1 2

    By Kimblair13, October 30, 2005
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    • Jackpunx
    • October 31, 2005

87. Different fall rates   1 2

    By raw, January 28, 2006
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    • kallend
    • February 1, 2006

88. Jumping when you are supposed to be grounded??   1 2

    By funks, October 28, 2003
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    • riggerrob
    • October 30, 2003

89. 3 Minute Video worth watching  

    By BrianSGermain, November 8, 2012
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    • BrianSGermain
    • November 11, 2012

90. New Rig Colors...HELP!!!!!   1 2

    By moodyskydiver, December 11, 2002
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    • flyhi
    • December 12, 2002

91. Jumpsuit?  

    By yzracer, August 25, 2010
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    • mjosparky
    • October 11, 2010

92. Medical Insurance   1 2

    By Ashtanga, December 21, 2005
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    • CrazyL
    • December 28, 2005

93. 130,000???   1 2

    By gofast_ER, April 17, 2006
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    • ltdiver
    • April 20, 2006

94. Shipping my rig  

    By Phillbo, April 21, 2004
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    • justinb138
    • April 23, 2004

95. Cessna 401  

    By lowpole, February 13, 2005
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    • lowpole
    • February 20, 2005

96. Hot glue smell after 1st jump   1 2

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

97. fighting the feeling  

    By juliemt, December 7, 2002
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    • TheBile
    • December 11, 2002

98. Snowboarding goggles VS skydiving goggles  

    By ronixx, May 9, 2014
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    • DrDom
    • May 11, 2014

99. Is it really necessary the FS1 b4 you freefly?   1 2 3 4 5

    By meistwer, June 19, 2006
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    • damion75
    • June 23, 2006

100. UGA Skydiving Club  

     By Hvance, November 4, 2010
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     • Divalent
     • September 10, 2012