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1. Weight belts...   1 2

   By VanillaSkyGirl, November 6, 2003
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   • Tonto
   • November 10, 2003

2. Your choice canopy   1 2 3 4

   By mchamp, August 24, 2010
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   • linebckr83
   • September 6, 2010

3. Spotting   1 2 3

   By 3ringheathen, January 23, 2004
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   • Ron
   • January 26, 2004

4. Should i just stop trying?   1 2

   By anarki, October 20, 2008
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   • lowpullin1
   • November 18, 2008

5. Any United Nations Skydivers?  

   By tyro, September 12, 2012
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   • Skwrl
   • February 6, 2013

6. Reserve malfunctions – how common are they?   1 2

   By OlympiaStoica, June 14, 2009
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   • tbrown
   • June 18, 2009

7. Door operation tips   1 2 3

   By Misternatural, August 3, 2009
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   • riggerrob
   • August 6, 2009

8. Wind tunnel--Las Vegas or Orlando  

   By k2everest, May 13, 2003
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   • allicat
   • May 16, 2003

9. Funny stuff you or other jumpers have done   1 2

   By chrismgtis, August 21, 2008
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   • mr_music11
   • August 24, 2008

10. Wingsuits over NYC  

    By shibu, May 20, 2014
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    • JohnMitchell
    • May 24, 2014

11. Why do DZ's Screw other DZ's??   1 2 3

    By ktmlouie47, July 20, 2010
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    • airathanas
    • July 28, 2010

12. Reserve Pin Field Service required for WFFC   1 2

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

13. Crabby Pilots   1 2

    By fasted3, December 8, 2011
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    • craigbey
    • December 12, 2011

14. Do You Want to be in SKYDIVING . . . ?  

    By NickDG, February 21, 2005
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    • WrongWay
    • February 22, 2005

15. Which shoulder do you look over during deployment?  

    By LearningTOfly, February 7, 2006
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    • Dolph
    • February 15, 2006

16. An Underwater Skydiving Experience  

    By NWFlyer, July 30, 2012
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    • BIGUN
    • July 31, 2012

17. Just a thought-Audio range finders for under canopy?   1 2

    By LongWayToFall, January 11, 2012
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    • LouDiamond
    • January 16, 2012

18. Bonus Time. Anyone on it?   1 2

    By efs4ever, June 29, 2007
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    • hongkongluna
    • July 2, 2007

19. Skydiving Rubber Stamp  

    By scroadload, April 30, 2007
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    • Lastchance
    • May 5, 2007

20. Question for anyone with a license   1 2 3

    By lindseyxo, January 8, 2010
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    • ibx
    • January 14, 2010

21. Backflip right before deployment  

    By -ftp-, July 10, 2013
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    • cpoxon
    • July 16, 2013

22. Packing for one week camping trip to new DZ -- Forgotten Items?   1 2

    By mdrejhon, June 16, 2006
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    • fergs
    • June 21, 2006

23. Twin Otter w/four-blade props?  

    By rmsmith, November 29, 2003
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    • kmcguffee
    • December 1, 2003

24. Do tandems count?  

    By JasonMax, October 11, 2011
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    • Ron
    • October 14, 2011

25. B license criteria  

    By hankusaurelius, December 10, 2012
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    • hankusaurelius
    • December 10, 2012

26. Risk   1 2

    By Tomcat933, August 19, 2009
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    • k-dubjumps
    • August 20, 2009

27. Stolen Gear   1 2

    By DocSherry, April 28, 2003
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    • BikerBabe
    • May 5, 2003

28. European Airline Security - weight belts  

    By damion75, April 4, 2007
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    • damion75
    • April 19, 2007

29. OHHHHHHHHHHHH SHIT!!!!!!  

    By TribalTalon, December 13, 2003
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    • sdgregory
    • December 18, 2003

30. Log Book question: What's the right thing to do?   1 2

    By SecondRound, March 5, 2013
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    • SecondRound
    • March 16, 2013

31. my nightmare level 4 jump  

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

32. Birthday jump ideas?  

    By Mousey, August 12, 2014
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    • Krip
    • September 16, 2014

33. possible stolen gear on craigslist????   1 2

    By MakeItHappen, February 20, 2013
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    • FastRon
    • February 23, 2013

34. Skydiving and cell phones...not always the best combination   1 2

    By lauraliscious, July 28, 2010
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    • ILikePizza
    • August 6, 2010

35. When to call it quits?  

    By hawkeye007, September 21, 2011
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    • AHoyThere
    • October 5, 2011

36. Terrible day at Elsinore   1 2

    By pyrodude, June 22, 2008
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    • kkeenan
    • June 26, 2008

37. Thoughts on the Nationals...   1 2

    By airtwardo, October 26, 2009
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    • CygnusX-1
    • October 28, 2009

38. Packing prices  

    By FreeflyIndian, February 10, 2013
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    • Remster
    • February 12, 2013

39. pre-jump rituals   1 2 3

    By sonomatommy, September 15, 2007
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    • LemmingBoy
    • September 30, 2007

40. Skydive Las Vegas Removes Themselves From the DZ Listing?   1 2 3

    By mbondvegas, January 8, 2008
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    • bozo
    • January 15, 2008

41. Medical Insurance and Jumping   1 2

    By pilotsR4pimps, March 3, 2009
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    • Andy9o8
    • March 6, 2009

42. RSL/NO RSL?   1 2

    By adamqbishop, April 2, 2012
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    • Ron
    • April 5, 2012

43. new Porter engine- Vancouver Canada  

    By smiles, November 23, 2005
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    • smiles
    • November 29, 2005

44. Paypal Scam?  

    By EOCS, November 25, 2015
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    • EOCS
    • December 3, 2015

45. Share your pics please!  

    By hech117, August 3, 2014
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    • Scrumpot
    • September 26, 2014

46. Gear checks  

    By skyturtle, May 30, 2012
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    • popsjumper
    • June 4, 2012

47. Dan Rossi story  

    By skyjames, September 25, 2003
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    • katiebear21
    • September 26, 2003

48. Perris Valley Ticket Price...  

    By winston_06, March 6, 2008
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    • michalm21
    • March 14, 2008

49. BIRTHDAY WISHES....FOR BILL COLE  

    By crystalcole1981, October 31, 2009
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    • chuteless
    • November 2, 2009

50. Is it safe to buy off the classified ???  

    By mab1218, October 30, 2015
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    • cslong14
    • November 13, 2015

51. Watch your stuff at the boogies!  

    By skydiverek, June 29, 2011
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    • NWFlyer
    • July 5, 2011

52. 182 P model pig with a capital P  

    By baronn, June 6, 2016
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    • CVeikkoEinari
    • July 20, 2016

53. A Lifetime of Fatalities  

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

54. Infrequent Jumping   1 2

    By ChadFlorian, March 9, 2006
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    • Reginald
    • March 21, 2006

55. Carl Daugherty: R W Underground  

    By Magikchild, August 23, 2003
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    • Tinkerbelle
    • March 1, 2004

56. AFF level 3 help  

    By CobraRover, October 29, 2009
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    • DigitalDave
    • October 31, 2009

57. WFFC Anvil Brothers List   1 2 3

    By BIGUN, June 6, 2005
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    • BIGUN
    • August 3, 2005

58. Jumping in metres   1 2

    By neilmck, July 17, 2019
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    • neilmck
    • October 20, 2020

59. general thoughts on what a demo is  

    By leapdog, August 17, 2010
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    • billvon
    • August 18, 2010

60. What is a Home DZ?  

    By kai2k1, October 12, 2004
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    • mathgeek
    • October 15, 2004

61. Where do you wear your altimeter?   1 2

    By grue, April 19, 2005
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    • Salsa_John
    • April 21, 2005

62. Basic Data required for Project  

    By spinglebout, November 22, 2013
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    • BKS60
    • December 16, 2013

63. High Alltitude  

    By mjaconetta, December 19, 2009
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    • mjosparky
    • December 24, 2009

64. DZ comic in comic book form   1 2

    By StevePhelps, October 6, 2005
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    • IanHarrop
    • February 19, 2006

65. Shameless plug--vote for movie about Dan BC  

    By katecooper, October 25, 2008
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    • ltdiver
    • November 4, 2008

66. Hello Relative Workshop!!!   1 2

    By crapflinger2000, May 20, 2003
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    • crapflinger2000
    • May 27, 2003

67. Audible setting   1 2

    By SSkydiver, September 5, 2004
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    • falling.gator
    • March 11, 2005

68. Worried over AFF   1 2

    By Mrmojorisin, March 4, 2007
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    • PWScottIV
    • March 27, 2007

69. STOLEN GEAR: Aerodyne complete new rig 9/15/2015  

    By skymama, September 15, 2015
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    • that_guy
    • September 18, 2015

70. "Celebrity Close Calls"  

    By JohnRich, July 18, 2011
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    • normiss
    • July 19, 2011

71. It's Pronounced 'Stiletto'   1 2

    By craigbey, October 17, 2012
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    • Ron
    • October 19, 2012

72. Any pointers?   1 2

    By Pitbull83, September 17, 2005
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    • OSOK
    • September 22, 2005

73. Adam Hammond a new Golden Knight, CONGRATS!!!  

    By Paige, November 16, 2003
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    • bnacrazywoman
    • November 20, 2003

74. A tale of two different drop zones   1 2

    By CanuckInUSA, September 13, 2004
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    • ryoder
    • September 17, 2004

75. Bummer at Chicago  

    By L.O., March 21, 2006
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    • L.O.
    • March 29, 2006

76. As many as you can  

    By baronn, January 9, 2013
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    • baronn
    • January 13, 2013

77. Teaching with an expired rating   1 2

    By mikew02, November 26, 2005
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    • Shark
    • November 30, 2005

78. Skydiving presentation - ideas needed!  

    By OwenB, July 25, 2011
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    • OwenB
    • July 26, 2011

79. Measuring brainactivity on skydivers  

    By lilchief, December 16, 2007
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    • kschilk
    • December 22, 2007

80. The time has come; which one should I do?   1 2 3

    By b_dog, December 12, 2006
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    • kelpdiver
    • December 14, 2006

81. non uspa dropzones  

    By freeryde13, January 12, 2004
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    • Antithesis
    • January 26, 2004

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

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

83. skydivings impact on your relationship   1 2

    By fpritchett64, August 22, 2006
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    • BannanaGirl
    • August 25, 2006

84. Time Out Altimeter  

    By Nightingale, December 29, 2003
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    • mr2mk1g
    • December 30, 2003

85. Hard opening ruined me.   1 2

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

86. Mirage Pics  

    By Spatula, January 30, 2004
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    • markovwgti
    • January 13, 2009

87. music in aircraft   1 2

    By mac2501, December 26, 2005
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    • artistcalledian
    • December 27, 2005

88. how do you fix...   1 2

    By tonyhathaway, December 8, 2005
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    • popsjumper
    • December 10, 2005

89. learning to pack...  

    By LVjayhawk15, April 24, 2013
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    • LVjayhawk15
    • May 2, 2013

90. who are the muff divers and  

    By andie2skydive, July 26, 2003
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    • happythoughts
    • July 30, 2003

91. Synchronicity  

    By CSpenceFLY, September 21, 2004
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    • mouth
    • September 24, 2004

92. VETS - Veterans Engaged in Team Skydiving   1 2

    By gemini, March 16, 2011
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    • mhotch
    • March 26, 2011

93. Tandems over AFF students   1 2

    By matt_f_001, October 7, 2008
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    • Redline165
    • October 10, 2008

94. NEW VIDEO: Altitude Awareness  

    By BrianSGermain, November 12, 2014
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    • DJL
    • November 12, 2014

95. Here's my new toy! ;o)  

    By ypelchat, October 4, 2003
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    • ypelchat
    • October 10, 2003

96. Best Jump planes (small dz)   1 2

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

97. Handle options (for main)?   1 2

    By fizzbuzz99, February 4, 2012
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    • muff528
    • February 13, 2012

98. Tipping your AFF instructors  

    By jastevens82, May 24, 2019
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    • Phillbo
    • July 3, 2019

99. Katana end cell closure   1 2

    By DocPop, May 9, 2011
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    • d100965
    • August 25, 2011

100. USPA/NON USPA DROP ZONE QUESTION   1 2

     By namgrunt, May 23, 2005
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     • BIGUN
     • May 25, 2005