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1. GPS repeater for Twin Otter  

   By bdrake529, October 31, 2006
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   • jumpwally
   • August 8, 2009

2. Skydiving as a Single parent  

   By ropediver27, June 7, 2008
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   • padu
   • July 23, 2008

3. Would you hire me?  

   By peckerhead, April 10, 2007
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   • RB_Hammer
   • April 10, 2007

4. Helicopter Jumps  

   By Reginald, December 31, 2003
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   • AggieDave
   • January 12, 2004

5. Pd Spectre Openings  

   By base388, February 21, 2013
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   • Croc
   • February 23, 2013

6. Damn Cypres servicing!  

   By npgraphicdesign, June 4, 2009
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   • Martini
   • June 9, 2009

7. What risk is OK? (Was - Medical issue just before exit - Oct 2021)  

   By JoeWeber, October 27, 2021
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   • billvon
   • November 2, 2021

8. More good news from USPA  

   By Zing, January 12, 2008
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   • Pulse
   • January 19, 2008

9. How did you get the funds to jump!?  

   By brett1382, August 30, 2005
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   • bob.dino
   • August 31, 2005

10. Altimeters and reaction times  

    By pincheck, February 16, 2006
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    • nate_1979
    • February 20, 2006

11. 3 Ring  

    By jbelanger86, January 29, 2018
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    • gb1
    • February 7, 2018

12. What was your first jump? And another question  

    By Howeller, October 20, 2020
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    • riggerrob
    • November 27, 2020

13. After graduation question  

    By Scottyb, June 1, 2003
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • June 3, 2003

14. Exit question  

    By NotBond, November 7, 2008
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    • matthewcline
    • November 13, 2008

15. Club bylaws....  

    By redramdriver, March 29, 2006
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    • DougH
    • February 11, 2020

16. tandem reserve rides  

    By FrEaK_aCcIdEnT, June 15, 2005
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    • crotalus01
    • June 17, 2005

17. Data Points - SP-190 loaded at 1.2:1  

    By quade, January 6, 2003
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    • quade
    • January 8, 2003

18. Velocity/Katana why only small sizes  

    By scottjaco, February 5, 2004
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    • diablopilot
    • February 6, 2004

19. How to skydive fulltime  

    By SpinxB, June 2, 2011
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    • SpinxB
    • June 3, 2011

20. Sprained ankle advice.  

    By hechz, July 18, 2008
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    • icevideot
    • July 19, 2008

21. Big way RW - the inside scoop  

    By blotdiva, June 2, 2003
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    • Emma
    • June 3, 2003

22. Here I go...  

    By Stevetaylor, August 5, 2006
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    • wildfan75
    • August 7, 2006

23. Bounce....  

    By jumpingjimmy, May 10, 2006
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    • airtwardo
    • May 11, 2006

24. Skydive Perris VS Skydive Elsinore  

    By David Wang, December 13, 2019
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    • David Wang
    • April 22, 2020

25. If you were out of the sport for a while....  

    By skyejumper, November 2, 2006
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    • CrazyRick
    • November 7, 2006

26. Skydiving by yourself?  

    By traceomac, May 15, 2013
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    • popsjumper
    • May 21, 2013

27. time off from skydiving - keep gear or sell?  

    By sandi, February 14, 2013
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    • sandi
    • February 16, 2013

28. Prelim pix of my new Voodoo ...  

    By SkydiveNFlorida, December 3, 2004
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    • SkydiveNFlorida
    • December 6, 2004

29. Is it really true?  

    By tvo7, July 25, 2005
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    • FallingOsh
    • July 27, 2005

30. Tandem Instructors: Helmets?  

    By Hooknswoop, July 3, 2003
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    • dsbbreck
    • July 11, 2003

31. Ok, this sounds silly but...  

    By spindlee, March 16, 2008
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    • Genn
    • March 18, 2008

32. First Cutaway - Story & Questions  

    By inzite, May 2, 2005
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    • murps2000
    • May 5, 2005

33. does your family understand?  

    By outofit, January 1, 2003
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    • eyeinthesky
    • January 6, 2003

34. When will we have jets again?  

    By ManagingPrime, March 18, 2011
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    • JohnMitchell
    • March 20, 2011

35. Who sold me sabre 190 all red  

    By buzi, November 6, 2007
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    • buzi
    • November 9, 2007

36. Mirage Pics  

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

37. Signing jumps  

    By ifell, July 16, 2008
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    • chuckakers
    • July 17, 2008

38. How much difference does DZ altitude make when it comes to landing your canopy?  

    By grue, May 2, 2005
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • May 4, 2005

39. Jumping with people  

    By Islandcool, March 3, 2003
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    • rocketdog
    • March 6, 2003

40. What is your dropzone's tandem weight limit? Does your dropzone charge extra over a certain weight?  

    By Mr17Hz, September 29, 2010
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    • normiss
    • September 30, 2010

41. New Soul Flyers video is incredible!!  

    By usskydiver, September 17, 2003
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    • RkyMtnHigh
    • November 2, 2003

42. I have a lot of questions. New Jumper  

    By jbelanger86, January 9, 2018
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    • GoGoGadget
    • January 14, 2018

43. Eyes, Altis, and Audibles  

    By denete, September 5, 2007
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    • AFFI
    • September 7, 2007

44. How can I safely experience hypoxia?  

    By ntrprnr, October 26, 2011
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    • LyraM45
    • November 1, 2011

45. Why are there more C licenses than B???  

    By cctpud01, March 11, 2010
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    • wmw999
    • March 19, 2010

46. How common are injuries for AFF Level 1?  

    By Neely47, August 3, 2014
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    • DrDom
    • August 30, 2014

47. What about parachute-paragliding with a movable tail?  

    By littlediamon, December 5, 2017
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    • kuai43
    • December 31, 2017

48. Stupid Human Trick- 'Mr. Bill'  

    By missann1320, May 17, 2007
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    • brianfry713
    • May 25, 2007

49. 1st balloon jump  

    By lazyfrog, February 2, 2004
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    • pa2themd
    • February 4, 2004

50. Oakley Fuel Cells in freefall  

    By JohnnyMarko, August 6, 2010
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    • millertime24
    • September 27, 2010

51. separation anxiety  

    By emmiwy, March 15, 2010
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    • regulator
    • March 16, 2010

52. USPA Awards Poll  

    By diverds, August 23, 2005
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    • BillyVance
    • August 26, 2005

53. Quality vs Quantity  

    By RkyMtnHigh, January 28, 2005
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    • chrisgr
    • February 1, 2005

54. Buy a Big Plane?  

    By NewGuy2005, November 16, 2005
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    • Eule
    • November 17, 2005

55. Airlock Canopies?  

    By sdctlc, March 1, 2003
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    • ChasingBlueSky
    • March 4, 2003

56. Flying in Breaks  

    By Thedivingdog, May 27, 2011
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    • pchapman
    • May 28, 2011

57. Best exercises for skydiving?  

    By Southern_Man, May 18, 2010
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    • Ironmanjay
    • May 24, 2010

58. logbook software  

    By JustinR, June 15, 2009
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    • danielcroft
    • September 28, 2009

59. how do i get my aff-training recommendations and advice!!  

    By timmybuddhadude, December 12, 2005
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    • timmybuddhadude
    • June 18, 2006

60. Got my own gear!  

    By pfloyd, December 20, 2006
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    • pfloyd
    • December 21, 2006

61. HOW MANY SKYDIVES A YEAR?  

    By e_nevett, September 23, 2010
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    • pirana
    • September 24, 2010

62. Head down  

    By Blahr, February 2, 2004
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    • WrongWay
    • February 2, 2004

63. Coach Jumps and Nerves  

    By MagicGuy, September 4, 2006
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    • DougH
    • September 11, 2006

64. Flaking a nylon mess  

    By Bodhisattva420, December 11, 2009
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    • riggerrob
    • December 15, 2009

65. switching to digital pics  

    By skyfreek, December 31, 2007
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    • Brains
    • January 2, 2008

66. Average Salary of a 'Skydiver', 'Fun Jumper', 'Part time staff'  

    By clint, December 22, 2005
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    • kallend
    • December 28, 2005

67. Tracking  

    By mrbiceps, July 21, 2009
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    • Kami-kaze
    • July 25, 2009

68. update from the 124 ways  

    By billvon, September 26, 2003
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    • loudtom
    • October 1, 2003

69. Skydive Bagdad?  

    By Zenister, April 8, 2003
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    • taz9420
    • April 14, 2003

70. How to fall fast when small  

    By Wharewaka, July 28, 2006
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    • azdiver
    • July 30, 2006

71. Flying commercially with your rig  

    By huka551, August 23, 2005
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    • RossDagley
    • August 24, 2005

72. need advice on what Size Rig to get. Or not get  

    By HammerinHank, November 8, 2017
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    • HammerinHank
    • November 16, 2017

73. An Underwater Skydiving Experience  

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

74. Is skydiving humor funny or insensitive and inappropriate?  

    By sasteam, September 19, 2003
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    • lazyfrog
    • October 1, 2003

75. Crusty Demon Turned Skydiver...  

    By RUN_FMX, August 4, 2009
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    • mutumbo
    • September 24, 2009

76. Choosing The Size of Reserve to Buy...  

    By somethinelse, April 29, 2006
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    • tso-d_chris
    • May 4, 2006

77. Medical Information on Waivers  

    By tombuch, March 8, 2007
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    • Eule
    • March 27, 2007

78. It's official - skydiving is cool  

    By totalwreck, September 17, 2003
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    • Speer
    • September 30, 2003

79. Dust devils are sketchy...  

    By LeeroyJenkins, November 7, 2017
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    • LeeroyJenkins
    • November 11, 2017

80. stupid neighbours: burned aircraft !  

    By alain, November 16, 2003
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    • FrogNog
    • November 27, 2003

81. Upsized your Canopy?  

    By RkyMtnHigh, October 28, 2007
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    • skybytch
    • October 29, 2007

82. What to do now that I have my A license  

    By regulator, March 10, 2009
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    • Dan1
    • March 16, 2009

83. "Blue Skies Forever" in Chinese  

    By sputnik, December 28, 2003
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    • cvfd1399
    • December 30, 2003

84. Parachute Stunt (first)  

    By ianmdrennan, October 25, 2013
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    • Croc
    • November 3, 2013

85. Comparison of DZ Jump prices - Please Advise  

    By Kacee, July 26, 2006
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    • skr
    • July 28, 2006

86. DZ loyalty  

    By skybytch, December 2, 2009
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    • airtwardo
    • December 5, 2009

87. TM or TI?  

    By peek, June 3, 2004
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • June 4, 2004

88. Exit separation?  

    By cvfd1399, April 24, 2004
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    • sundance
    • April 27, 2004

89. What would you do?  

    By Muenkel, July 31, 2003
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    • SkydiveNFlorida
    • August 2, 2003

90. Heading to Deland! It's official!!  

    By jrouse, December 23, 2012
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    • jrouse
    • January 23, 2013

91. I'm finally in the Metal-in-your-leg club!  

    By jf951, October 14, 2013
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    • DrDom
    • October 28, 2013

92. 17 years old and interested in skydiving!  

    By ADEBORD, January 1, 2009
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    • Halfpastniner
    • January 2, 2009

93. How Old? should you be for skydiving?  

    By kungen, March 17, 2007
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    • GravityJunky
    • March 25, 2007

94. Am I experienced enough for this?  

    By i.c, June 4, 2005
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    • billvon
    • June 6, 2005

95. clouds and lightning  

    By Layton, July 7, 2004
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    • maxmadmax
    • July 12, 2004

96. Opening shock forces  

    By adamUK, July 10, 2012
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    • adamUK
    • July 24, 2012

97. waiting on your cypres?  

    By swoopfly, May 11, 2011
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    • swoopfly
    • May 12, 2011

98. A Poem  

    By skipro101, April 23, 2004
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    • skipro101
    • April 26, 2004

99. Expectations: Number of Jumps to get a USPA A License  

    By reelnoncents, March 10, 2014
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    • AviationTD
    • March 12, 2014

100. HOLY SHIT!  

     By JoeyH, October 21, 2013
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     • thomas.n.thomas
     • October 24, 2013