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1. USPA D Licence  

   By iam, August 27, 2003
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   • RippedCord
   • August 31, 2003

2. traffic stop on route to DZ  

   By Mixoligist, February 19, 2003
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   • freakyrat
   • February 22, 2003

3. skydiving magazines  

   By Skyliving_Dave, April 19, 2005
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   • gjhdiver
   • April 26, 2005

4. Altitude at your Home DZ, Can you see the rooftop of a walmart or sams club?  

   By Mr17Hz, August 23, 2007
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   • HardCorr
   • August 27, 2007

5. Not cut out for it?  

   By StinkyPete, July 18, 2013
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   • FlyingRhenquest
   • July 21, 2013

6. Thailand update #3  

   By billvon, January 29, 2004
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   • Remster
   • January 30, 2004

7. And you thought intercepts in the US were hairy?  

   By dninness, May 11, 2010
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   • jumpwally
   • May 14, 2010

8. USPA in contempt of court  

   By Anti-USPA, February 12, 2023
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   • riggerrob
   • February 22, 2023

9. Naked Speed  

   By potatoman, July 16, 2013
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   • popsjumper
   • July 19, 2013

10. Question about my cutaway  

    By chigbee, March 19, 2007
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    • bloody_trauma
    • March 23, 2007

11. Is this a FAR violation?  

    By SkyPiggie, April 26, 2009
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    • oozzee
    • September 18, 2009

12. Whos afraid of the big bad 182?  

    By Blahr, February 21, 2004
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    • Decibel
    • February 24, 2004

13. Jumping from small jets? Jets and wingsuits?? What happened?  

    By ConfusedVorlon, July 21, 2014
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    • riggerrob
    • July 23, 2014

14. wings closing flap  

    By RBromley, October 10, 2012
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    • piisfish
    • October 12, 2012

15. Talking about skydiving w/ non-skydivers.  

    By CHRCNF, September 6, 2010
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    • matthias
    • September 13, 2010

16. How many times is to many???  

    By mtbriles, February 9, 2010
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    • DesertDevil
    • February 27, 2010

17. Going to WFFC with Less than 50 Jumps?  

    By Thanatos340, July 6, 2004
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    • WFFC
    • July 9, 2004

18. Do skydiving skills also keep you safer on the ground?  

    By Namowal, July 18, 2011
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    • flyingmontana
    • July 23, 2011

19. Troy Hartman & the upside down Jumper,  

    By Flying_Penguin, March 9, 2006
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    • skyblu3
    • March 16, 2006

20. Belly mount  

    By billvon, December 20, 2005
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    • Elisha
    • December 21, 2005

21. Query: Jump-Pilot Bailouts?  

    By Gary73, July 8, 2013
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    • flaperon
    • March 7, 2014

22. Fear and flying with skydivers questions please.  

    By BravestDog, January 27, 2004
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    • DOCsa
    • January 29, 2004

23. Car stolen -- GEAR IN TRUNK  

    By canopycandy, October 27, 2005
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    • noluckned
    • November 7, 2005

24. has anyone got any video of people tracking feet first?  

    By Newbie, July 7, 2005
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    • HydroGuy
    • July 14, 2005

25. State Farm Life Insurance  

    By BlindBrick, July 13, 2006
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    • gravitational
    • October 23, 2006

26. Another Ethical Question  

    By Tinystiletto, February 15, 2003
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    • crazy
    • February 19, 2003

27. Chance of Main and Reserve both malfunctioning  

    By SkyDiveCoastie, September 11, 2005
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    • Tonto
    • September 23, 2005

28. Total Freefall time  

    By Bosveld, July 5, 2004
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    • Tonto
    • July 8, 2004

29. Can a Cookie G2/3 help keep you from drowning?  

    By Skydivesg, July 10, 2013
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    • vanessalh
    • July 15, 2013

30. Dubai 500 Shady Dealings  

    By veritas1, January 10, 2012
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    • cpoxon
    • January 13, 2012

31. Da-Gimp and CoconutMonkey Get TM I's  

    By BlueSBDeath, March 17, 2004
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    • colbrodie
    • March 26, 2004

32. An update on my ass, and on being scared to jump  

    By Jessica, January 28, 2004
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    • LoudDan
    • January 29, 2004

33. 401k VS First Rig  

    By aaron111533, May 8, 2007
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    • freeflyimpaired
    • May 9, 2007

34. Green Jumping  

    By Jumpalot, March 8, 2006
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    • Jumpalot
    • March 14, 2006

35. Does your jump pilot put down/extend flaps on jumprun?  

    By dorkitup, July 7, 2014
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    • julius
    • July 12, 2014

36. 4th of july boogie  

    By freeflynate, March 24, 2004
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    • ianmdrennan
    • March 25, 2004

37. How do you get the most "skill development" out of your freefall?  

    By CloudyHead, July 15, 2011
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    • Stearny
    • July 20, 2011

38. Requirements for B License  

    By waterboy3412, June 4, 2009
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    • fasted3
    • July 14, 2009

39. Tipping  

    By rebellogan, May 30, 2004
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    • slotperfect
    • June 1, 2004

40. Pack job fee  

    By SSQ, April 22, 2006
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    • phoenixlpr
    • April 29, 2006

41. Going from a 230 to a Triathalon 190  

    By jumpjunkie2004, September 18, 2005
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    • DancingFlame
    • September 22, 2005

42. Video: Landing a Wingsuit on water without chute...BS or Real  

    By TikiMan, October 8, 2013
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    • fasted3
    • October 15, 2013

43. DZ Rivalries  

    By Thanatos340, March 10, 2005
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    • DavidKing
    • March 11, 2005

44. Cold-weather jumping  

    By Airviking, November 18, 2010
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    • CobraRover
    • November 24, 2010

45. Helicopter jumps  

    By npgraphicdesign, June 30, 2009
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    • virgin-burner
    • July 13, 2009

46. Canopy deflation  

    By ddircksen, January 29, 2006
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    • darkwing
    • January 31, 2006

47. Balloon Jumps  

    By blackout, November 14, 2010
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    • Bertt
    • November 24, 2010

48. How do you talk your friends into a jump?  

    By SKIandSKY, September 5, 2010
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    • thrillstalker
    • September 7, 2010

49. Have any of you gone through this?  

    By Bramble, July 9, 2010
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    • format
    • July 16, 2010

50. ground speed for a good landing in no wind? (0.95 wing loading)  

    By mixedup, January 9, 2012
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    • sundevil777
    • January 10, 2012

51. Carry on rigs with AAD - what's the deal?  

    By milehigheric, July 4, 2013
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    • JohnMitchell
    • July 7, 2013

52. Fatigue  

    By adventurechick, June 4, 2006
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    • dharma1976
    • June 5, 2006

53. What you don't know about Hypoxia and G forces.  

    By LouDiamond, June 22, 2010
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    • kasch
    • July 15, 2010

54. Scary Horseshoe Mal  

    By -ftp-, September 25, 2012
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    • catfishhunter
    • October 2, 2012

55. What did you feel like on your first solo?  

    By SDiver218, October 21, 2003
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    • Caseadilla
    • October 23, 2003

56. Cutaway under 100ft with skyhook?  

    By WhoDaresWins, March 6, 2017
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    • virgin-burner
    • March 13, 2017

57. Sometimes there’s one that makes you remember what it’s all about...  

    By diablopilot, August 15, 2008
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    • itllclear
    • August 22, 2008

58. Live/Work/Skydive  

    By skydiverkeith, July 9, 2010
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    • pinkfairy
    • July 15, 2010

59. Whats your Monthly Nut$$?  

    By FlyingJarhead, July 18, 2006
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    • mangledspoon
    • July 20, 2006

60. Blackwater forms skydiving team  

    By AndyMan, April 18, 2006
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    • John4455
    • April 27, 2006

61. AFF - how long does it take?  

    By cptfunky, June 26, 2003
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    • Tonto
    • June 27, 2003

62. skydiving speeds  

    By melushell, April 5, 2005
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    • AFFI
    • June 27, 2007

63. space jump  

    By hobbes4star, July 13, 2006
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    • billvon
    • July 20, 2006

64. right bicep bruise WTF  

    By gundoc7519, July 11, 2011
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    • wildcard451
    • July 13, 2011

65. DZ's with life flight also on the airport  

    By stratostar, February 9, 2009
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    • mx757
    • February 23, 2009

66. What are some of your Favorite Skydiving Dreams  

    By Casch, April 23, 2003
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    • ChunkyT
    • May 14, 2003

67. Live camera monitoring  

    By divadgagnon, April 1, 2012
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    • divadgagnon
    • April 4, 2012

68. fighting the feeling  

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

69. Jumping with eye glasses  

    By papax17, August 2, 2005
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    • ILUVCHUTERS
    • March 9, 2017

70. Swoop Kerwin video?  

    By blakeman, August 1, 2010
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    • nigel99
    • December 31, 2011

71. My new baby arrived!  

    By Chrisky, October 14, 2003
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    • softnotes
    • October 21, 2003

72. Jumping in 110 degree heat; The Pros and Cons.  

    By jclalor, June 29, 2013
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    • SgtDie
    • July 2, 2013

73. tsa and hook knives  

    By DBCOOPER, September 26, 2011
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    • shropshire
    • September 28, 2011

74. my nightmare level 4 jump  

    By mellow, July 6, 2009
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    • mellow
    • July 8, 2009

75. Situation I never thought of until it happened  

    By jacketsdb23, February 10, 2010
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    • mdrejhon
    • February 12, 2010

76. Balloon jump with A License  

    By tfg30, February 5, 2014
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    • pchapman
    • February 14, 2014

77. Pull Altitude  

    By Jackpunx, October 28, 2005
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    • Jackpunx
    • October 31, 2005

78. "Must know" skills for junior riggers  

    By riggerrob, July 2, 2012
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    • rifleman
    • July 4, 2012

79. Want a Cutaway?  

    By phonics1981, September 21, 2003
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    • fundgh
    • September 23, 2003

80. As if it wasn't enough!  

    By Jumpdude, April 7, 2013
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    • carbonezone
    • April 9, 2013

81. Another very dumb packing question...  

    By shah269, April 26, 2011
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    • virgin-burner
    • April 27, 2011

82. What have I done? What to do, what to do?  

    By xlh883, April 19, 2014
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    • xlh883
    • June 25, 2014

83. Am I Too Young To Jump??  

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

84. Kim Dear (Quantum Leap survivor) serialised story  

    By Eiley, January 7, 2007
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    • flygirl03
    • January 20, 2007

85. Ow, my aching shins!  

    By skymama, April 26, 2010
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    • BillyVance
    • April 28, 2010

86. Difference in Flare of new canopy vs 500 jump canopy  

    By fatso, June 26, 2013
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    • sundevil777
    • June 29, 2013

87. Best/cheapest place to get your license  

    By capix, December 18, 2011
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    • Bodhisattva420
    • December 26, 2011

88. what is easier to master?  

    By JumpsOffCliffs, September 2, 2009
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    • JPWoerner
    • September 4, 2009

89. Is it safe for me to get trained to skydive?  

    By BeaveCake, July 14, 2015
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    • AndyBoyd
    • July 19, 2015

90. VOR distance, radial calculator?  

    By SansSuit, June 27, 2010
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    • azureriders
    • July 7, 2010

91. Character and skydiving  

    By DSE, October 10, 2006
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    • bozo
    • October 12, 2006

92. Ideas for advertising skydiving club?  

    By Hvance, November 7, 2010
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    • mmurph24
    • November 11, 2010

93. Gear with bad juju  

    By skybytch, March 28, 2003
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    • billbooth
    • March 31, 2003

94. AFF training and Radio's  

    By rp4643, September 25, 2013
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    • DrDom
    • September 28, 2013

95. need advice for my AFF level 3  

    By leslie1618, April 27, 2007
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    • funkcanna
    • May 2, 2007

96. opening a "drop zone"?  

    By andy2, May 7, 2003
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    • ZigZag
    • May 10, 2003

97. AFF 3  

    By LisaH, April 21, 2006
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    • coolmankc
    • April 23, 2006

98. Cell phones for skydive carrying  

    By johnbamburg, March 7, 2016
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    • Skydivesg
    • March 16, 2016

99. Countries with AAD rules  

    By Rover, January 5, 2009
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    • erdnarob
    • November 9, 2010

100. computer geeks  

     By chutem, August 12, 2004
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     • Jeth
     • August 13, 2004