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1. Tiny Parachutes?  

   By Hovergirl, June 7, 2010
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   • elltee56
   • June 10, 2010

2. Barrel Roll on Exit  

   By Nickkk, February 19, 2007
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   • simplyputsi
   • February 21, 2007

3. Pipistrel introduces electric trainer  

   By riggerrob, August 25, 2014
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   • GalFisk
   • September 3, 2017

4. Golden Knight Tandem Swoop  

   By Flyfast, June 15, 2011
   • 22 replies
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   • diablopilot
   • June 16, 2011

5. Cross-braced misconception  

   By cloud9, July 12, 2003
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   • apoil
   • July 15, 2003

6. Here's my new toy! ;o)  

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

7. How to make Jump #100 Special?  

   By schmal, August 21, 2012
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   • excaza
   • August 23, 2012

8. questions about cutaways  

   By cbuilder, January 3, 2011
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   • PiLFy
   • January 7, 2011

9. Night jump Dec 31 @ Eloy  

   By orbitjunkie, February 19, 2004
   • 22 replies
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   • orbitjunkie
   • March 5, 2004

10. Secret Skydive Handshake  

    By skylord, December 9, 2003
    • 22 replies
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    • Aviatrr
    • December 10, 2003

11. first reserve ride  

    By kefran, July 25, 2007
    • 22 replies
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    • virgin-burner
    • July 27, 2007

12. 100th jump  

    By danielshadwick, November 16, 2008
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    • bluepill
    • November 19, 2008

13. Opinions on gear?  

    By twodarhythm, January 1, 2011
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    • Airviking
    • January 5, 2011

14. arm bruises...  

    By AndyMan, July 14, 2003
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    • hookitt
    • July 15, 2003

15. Opinions of new jumpers (was - Clewiston fatality)  

    By RandomLemming, July 21, 2008
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    • denete
    • July 26, 2008

16. Tandem instructors: Do you let licensed friends/family of tandems jump with you?  

    By grue, May 5, 2005
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    • kallend
    • May 12, 2005

17. What does your chest strap look like after opening?  

    By rocketfeuille, December 6, 2003
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    • ZoneRat
    • December 9, 2003

18. Please help..thigh pain  

    By svaillan, August 29, 2004
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    • chutem
    • September 12, 2004

19. Bummed ! Can't jump for a while  

    By rickdaddy, December 7, 2004
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    • Dumpster
    • December 10, 2004

20. New Lawsuit that may actually stop the fake website scam  

    By Jumpdude, August 23, 2017
    • 22 replies
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    • Confucious12
    • January 3, 2019

21. Is this Legal****  

    By ssmirigl, June 4, 2010
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    • DSE
    • October 9, 2010

22. Students jumping in boogies  

    By banesanura, May 20, 2008
    • 22 replies
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    • skyh2omedic
    • May 23, 2008

23. AFF Student general questions  

    By Chiemel, May 14, 2012
    • 22 replies
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    • Hellis
    • May 21, 2012

24. Observer rides  

    By Nightingale, December 6, 2003
    • 22 replies
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    • Fast
    • December 8, 2003

25. Get a wingsuit  

    By Martini, September 19, 2006
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    • Martini
    • September 22, 2006

26. Help: Can't buy beer!  

    By WorldWarIII, April 19, 2015
    • 22 replies
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    • chuckakers
    • April 22, 2015

27. Stilleto vs Vengence  

    By nwdyver, October 1, 2003
    • 22 replies
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    • sdctlc
    • October 8, 2003

28. Yeah!!! I finally have a rig!  

    By BigWaveDave, January 8, 2004
    • 22 replies
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    • Dougjumper
    • January 12, 2004

29. A Boogie Virgin's questions...  

    By ntrprnr, October 8, 2005
    • 22 replies
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    • Remster
    • October 11, 2005

30. What's your favorite Exit?  

    By Floats18, August 28, 2005
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    • Kris
    • August 31, 2005

31. Finished AFF in Feb., now what?  

    By yupitskate, July 8, 2017
    • 22 replies
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    • mtravenz2017
    • August 9, 2017

32. Flaring  

    By taylor.freefall, January 4, 2008
    • 22 replies
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    • HillerMyLife
    • January 17, 2008

33. Going directly to SYLVER  

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

34. Skydive Kansas  

    By diverdrivr, April 18, 2003
    • 22 replies
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    • skydiverbrian
    • April 23, 2003

35. How do booties work?  

    By shah269, November 5, 2011
    • 22 replies
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    • DougH
    • November 9, 2011

36. Funny skydiving video  

    By JustinBenson, August 5, 2010
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    • LongWayToFall
    • August 8, 2010

37. Landing patterns and swooping.  

    By Deuce, August 29, 2005
    • 22 replies
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • August 30, 2005

38. Jumping with contacts  

    By Skolem45, July 26, 2005
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    • HeatherB
    • July 28, 2005

39. Tandem Jumps  

    By Airflow, March 1, 2003
    • 22 replies
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    • betzilla
    • March 9, 2003

40. Casa Grande Part 16 formal complaint filed  

    By stratostar, September 2, 2014
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    • stratostar
    • September 12, 2014

41. Where'd They All Go?  

    By landmissle, February 17, 2021
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    • nwt
    • March 5, 2021

42. I've kinda decided that......  

    By guineapiggie101, August 15, 2011
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    • DSE
    • August 17, 2011

43. Letter from Sunrise Manufacturing International... WTF??  

    By theonlyski, October 5, 2009
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • October 9, 2009

44. HURRY UP !  

    By bozo, November 20, 2005
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    • mjosparky
    • November 21, 2005

45. How many of you don't jump in the cold weather?  

    By npgraphicdesign, December 19, 2010
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    • virgin-burner
    • December 21, 2010

46. Scared myself, semi-low pull on jump 25  

    By Lostinspace, July 22, 2004
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    • skybill
    • July 24, 2004

47. Stretching before a jump...  

    By BigMikeH77, May 14, 2013
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    • Sierra117
    • May 21, 2013

48. Who can be a skydiver?  

    By divadgagnon, February 14, 2012
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    • divadgagnon
    • February 15, 2012

49. Keep landing on my arse...  

    By meltdown, September 30, 2003
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    • meltdown
    • October 6, 2003

50. Cloud Surfing at Sunset  

    By northcave, July 17, 2007
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    • skypuppy
    • July 20, 2007

51. Is It Illegal?  

    By TrickyDicky, August 8, 2003
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    • BBKid
    • August 9, 2003

52. OMFG read, just watched real TV  

    By ifics, October 2, 2003
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    • bch7773
    • October 6, 2003

53. A Tandem With My Mom  

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

54. My ear won't pop!  

    By jcbfly, August 25, 2006
    • 22 replies
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    • erdnarob
    • October 31, 2012

55. Noob alert: "Traffic rules"  

    By Marinus, October 30, 2011
    • 22 replies
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    • champu
    • November 3, 2011

56. AFF fear or anxiety  

    By srikanth_1980m, March 31, 2015
    • 22 replies
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    • srikanth_1980m
    • April 2, 2015

57. how many jumps?  

    By loch1957, December 4, 2010
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    • SpinxB
    • December 17, 2010

58. MS Excel Spreadsheet Logbook?  

    By slotperfect, March 25, 2006
    • 22 replies
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    • ChrisL
    • March 29, 2006

59. Downsizing too much?  

    By trendyp, January 26, 2005
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    • tommytrindall
    • February 16, 2006

60. The Uninsured... me?  

    By Eule, November 18, 2005
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    • popsjumper
    • November 19, 2005

61. skydive soundtrack  

    By gerv, August 5, 2003
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    • gerv
    • August 7, 2003

62. Will Anybody be Current After this is Over?  

    By PlaneFun, April 8, 2020
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    • skybill
    • April 12, 2020

63. SMILE!!! SMILE NOW!!!!  

    By WrongWay, June 7, 2004
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    • WrongWay
    • June 11, 2004

64. best way to Bomb Out?  

    By skygirl1, February 23, 2004
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    • Aura333
    • February 9, 2023

65. World FreeFall Convention  

    By crotalus01, May 2, 2012
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    • Rick
    • May 4, 2012

66. Flat track fall rate  

    By KDeschino, December 2, 2009
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    • JanuszPS
    • December 23, 2009

67. Test Jumpers  

    By popsjumper, October 31, 2007
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    • jimjumper
    • November 6, 2007

68. Countries with "liberal" cloud clearance rules  

    By Jonsmann, July 14, 2007
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    • freeatlast
    • July 17, 2007

69. Rachael Ray tandem  

    By demoknite, December 21, 2006
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    • riggerrob
    • December 25, 2006

70. The cost of assembling my new gear.  

    By skytramp2, March 10, 2008
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    • shropshire
    • March 13, 2008

71. Black Belt Way  

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

72. Which shoulder do you look over during deployment?  

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

73. Trendy or improvement ?  

    By erdnarob, October 5, 2015
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    • catfishhunter
    • October 9, 2015

74. Classified ad_need advise  

    By palejo, January 30, 2013
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    • Shredex
    • February 5, 2013

75. 1998 South Pole jump  

    By Frodo, January 12, 2005
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    • skydiverek
    • January 30, 2005

76. Freestyle/Freefly??  

    By Nightingale, February 2, 2004
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    • Chrisky
    • February 3, 2004

77. Landing IN the aircraft  

    By nicrussell, October 29, 2003
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    • Patman
    • October 31, 2003

78. Regaining control  

    By NuMRX, May 6, 2013
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    • popsjumper
    • May 8, 2013

79. Rapelling from jump plane  

    By rasmack, May 4, 2006
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    • mjosparky
    • May 5, 2006

80. Can anyone Suggest Some good DVD's to Buy?  

    By jedisk8r, March 31, 2004
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    • masher
    • April 2, 2004

81. Life insurance for skydivers  

    By SadSue, June 6, 2003
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    • what42
    • August 3, 2012

82. Do you study skydive vids?  

    By WrongWay, January 28, 2004
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    • freakydiver
    • February 2, 2004

83. pilot chute packing  

    By jf951, December 11, 2010
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    • DaVincisEnvy
    • December 11, 2010

84. TSA pulled pins on rig  

    By raider747, September 30, 2003
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    • DJL
    • October 2, 2003

85. Rental Gear Protocols  

    By bmcd308, March 31, 2004
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    • riggerrob
    • April 1, 2004

86. Summer job as a packer abroad, realistic ?  

    By Aventador, November 2, 2013
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • November 7, 2013

87. Any latebloomers to skydiving?  

    By Namowal, July 22, 2011
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    • drdive
    • August 1, 2011

88. Donating Blood  

    By dmcipod, September 23, 2009
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    • lowhook
    • September 26, 2009

89. Saber2 Pilots..  

    By scdiver89, February 23, 2011
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    • ibx
    • March 5, 2011

90. Noob question  

    By OneJumpWally, January 31, 2013
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    • FlyingRhenquest
    • February 1, 2013

91. how to get down?  

    By skydivercowboy, September 20, 2010
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    • skydivercowboy
    • September 23, 2010

92. OK that rea;;y hurt !  

    By loch1957, September 25, 2011
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    • loch1957
    • February 1, 2012

93. highest number of jumps ...w/o malfunction???  

    By mattmais, December 25, 2005
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    • CrazyL
    • December 27, 2005

94. Dropzone.com Eloy 2003, Jumptown Version  

    By skyfly, March 24, 2004
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    • doublespock
    • April 1, 2004

95. Female Lingerie Way  

    By wonko, July 19, 2009
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    • MikeJD
    • July 23, 2009

96. Commonwealth-Country skydivers  

    By aphid, December 18, 2008
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    • novacaine
    • January 6, 2009

97. Rating a DZ  

    By sangiro, July 12, 2004
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    • cocheese
    • July 14, 2004

98. What would you do?  

    By floridadiver81, May 14, 2007
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    • floridadiver81
    • May 16, 2007

99. Anyway At All To Go Skydiving Under 16  

    By showithers, March 2, 2008
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    • skydived19006
    • March 5, 2008

100. at home rig rack  

     By tred, April 24, 2015
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     • jumpwally
     • May 23, 2017