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1. 1988 Olympics in S. Korea  

   By Faicon9493, December 11, 2021
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   • pchapman
   • April 19, 2022

2. skydiving careers?  

   By snapontoolman, August 12, 2004
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   • bigway
   • August 12, 2004

3. Mac Software  

   By Deisel, August 31, 2013
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   • DSE
   • August 31, 2013

4. What type of sitting do you prefer?   1 2

   By Darius11, January 10, 2005
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   • FrogNog
   • January 13, 2005

5. "You can do everything right and still die in this sport".   1 2 3

   By Spatula, September 15, 2004
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   • mjosparky
   • September 28, 2004

6. Skydive harder with Viagra  

   By kallend, June 23, 2006
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   • kallend
   • June 27, 2006

7. * Wingsuit flight, 7 feet above the ground!!! (video attached) *   1 2

   By skydiverek, June 12, 2003
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   • cpoxon
   • June 16, 2003

8. Belly Skills  

   By Dagny, October 16, 2003
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   • skr
   • November 7, 2003

9. Problems with ears and pressure - should I have this operation ?  

   By lintern, February 5, 2005
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   • flyangel2
   • February 7, 2005

10. Jumbo PC Malfunction and Cutaway  

    By braden.smith, July 16, 2013
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • July 18, 2013

11. Another Ethical Question  

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

12. Crosswind DVD cover  

    By Linoge, March 1, 2006
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    • Vertifly
    • March 2, 2006

13. Skydive Houston or Skydive Spaceland   1 2

    By MirageSkydiver, March 27, 2011
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    • PiLFy
    • March 29, 2011

14. Carburetor icing in Cessnas  

    By billvon, August 29, 2008
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    • scdrnr
    • September 1, 2008

15. noise in freefall  

    By firstime, November 5, 2003
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    • mx757
    • November 6, 2003

16. Is this video normal?  

    By rayf, May 8, 2009
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    • raceface
    • May 13, 2009

17. Do you tell your employer that you do skydiving?   1 2

    By bastichu, January 12, 2006
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    • L.O.
    • January 30, 2006

18. Looking for skydiver to jump with company flag  

    By finedesign, January 17, 2014
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    • flyhi
    • February 4, 2014

19. Piper Cherokee 6 Pilots advice needed  

    By LivingLegend, June 2, 2008
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    • Andy_Copland
    • June 4, 2008

20. handcam instead of Camera?  

    By Mike111, April 7, 2006
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    • Mike111
    • April 10, 2006

21. Have you ever eaten anything in freefall?   1 2

    By Newbie, October 28, 2005
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    • georgyporgy
    • November 6, 2005

22. legal age to jump???  

    By stilettodude, June 11, 2003
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    • loughery
    • June 12, 2003

23. Help..Floatation gear question  

    By paulagc, June 3, 2003
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    • airtwardo
    • June 4, 2003

24. In case I land off, I...   1 2

    By decompresion, August 19, 2010
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    • decompresion
    • October 7, 2010

25. 3 lockign stows (yes i have used search!)  

    By jf951, December 2, 2009
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    • jf951
    • December 4, 2009

26. Is Felix Baumgartner too good to be true?   1 2

    By mikkey, August 7, 2003
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    • billvon
    • August 15, 2003

27. Are you a good judge of character? (skydive related)   1 2

    By WrongWay, April 27, 2004
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    • Shark
    • May 6, 2004

28. What legal liability does an organizer have?  

    By mirage62, March 26, 2013
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    • jumpwally
    • April 4, 2013

29. Skydivers are fair weather friends   1 2

    By shadowon, September 13, 2007
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    • skydivelynn
    • September 24, 2007

30. Newbie DZ/Instructor questions?  

    By doubleplay, June 25, 2012
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    • nigel99
    • June 27, 2012

31. B-Rels  

    By aidanjames1, April 18, 2014
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    • shift
    • April 21, 2014

32. Transcending Fear  

    By BrianSGermain, April 21, 2005
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    • Orange1
    • April 22, 2005

33. 7 cell flaring   1 2

    By firediver, October 10, 2003
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    • billvon
    • October 16, 2003

34. Wrap lock   1 2

    By d123, July 14, 2011
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    • Stearny
    • August 25, 2011

35. Group Member pledge about pilot and maintance  

    By DBCOOPER, October 3, 2009
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    • drjump
    • October 12, 2009

36. If you could buy a plane for your DZ......   1 2 3

    By weaverd, July 26, 2011
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • August 3, 2011

37. MSN looking for skydivers for reality show??  

    By freefalljason, February 17, 2009
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    • freefalljason
    • February 18, 2009

38. Dentures  

    By rdwdretrt, September 4, 2011
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    • Geminijeannie
    • July 12, 2018

39. Do you appreciate your Packers?  

    By Salsa_John, March 28, 2005
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    • Buried
    • March 30, 2005

40. Small or aggressive canopy, no experience, grounded.   1 2 3 4

    By Jimbo, November 3, 2003
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    • mr2mk1g
    • November 5, 2003

41. Travelling To/From Moscow - Airline pops the reserve   1 2

    By frost, June 24, 2008
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    • jcecil
    • July 15, 2008

42. The biker guy doesn’t get it…….   1 2

    By shah269, May 26, 2009
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    • shah269
    • May 29, 2009

43. US DZ's still flying a Porter?  

    By angryelf, October 28, 2017
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    • HPC
    • November 12, 2017

44. Discussion - iFly or Perris?  

    By Andrewbrinkhaus, November 26, 2009
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    • Andrewbrinkhaus
    • November 27, 2009

45. legs numb, out of breathe, sick.  

    By ray702, August 18, 2012
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    • DcloudZ
    • August 19, 2012

46. PT6A-24 propeller brake?  

    By riggerrob, August 3, 2013
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    • riggerrob
    • August 5, 2013

47. Bucket List   1 2

    By marolam, April 30, 2010
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    • tjm
    • May 5, 2010

48. Allergic to Latex  

    By skydivemermaid, October 11, 2015
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    • maggyrider
    • October 26, 2015

49. courtesy for your packer   1 2

    By PackerBarry, January 22, 2004
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    • dgskydive
    • January 23, 2004

50. Skydiving and sinus trouble... Help?  

    By Cepheus, November 26, 2002
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    • Dumpster
    • November 28, 2002

51. bucket list jumps  

    By brendhanbb, February 6, 2014
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    • ianyapxw
    • February 8, 2014

52. big boy skydiving   1 2

    By mattsplat, April 10, 2009
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    • mrbiceps
    • April 23, 2009

53. Hard openings on a spectre?   1 2

    By millertime24, November 5, 2007
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    • CSpenceFLY
    • November 12, 2007

54. Keeping hush hush on incidents/crashes   1 2 3 4

    By Vallerina, July 28, 2004
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    • WrongWay
    • August 3, 2004

55. Flying a flag , while under canopy....??????  

    By flr169, August 16, 2004
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    • masher
    • August 17, 2004

56. Skydiving is gay  

    By RUN_FMX, October 5, 2009
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    • Dumpster
    • October 6, 2009

57. New BSR: Who Gets to Land Closest?   1 2

    By waltappel, July 7, 2007
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    • ChasingBlueSky
    • July 16, 2007

58. Goggles or full face helmet  

    By FreeDiver, June 30, 2003
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    • kyros1
    • July 1, 2003

59. Is skydiving for me?   1 2

    By endlesst0m, September 6, 2008
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    • squarecanopy
    • September 10, 2008

60. Wing Loadings - who is over?   1 2 3 4 5

    By jumpingjimmy, May 3, 2006
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    • mjosparky
    • May 5, 2006

61. Night Jump   1 2

    By Tuna-Salad, November 19, 2008
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    • girthrockwel
    • November 23, 2008

62. Restarting  

    By Dessiasman, July 28, 2010
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    • Andy9o8
    • August 2, 2010

63. Cold weather jumping and Saranex suits  

    By Broke, February 22, 2008
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    • buff
    • February 22, 2008

64. Who is picking up the bill?   1 2 3 4 5

    By jlmiracle, February 5, 2004
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    • stoneycase
    • February 11, 2004

65. What caused your malfunction?   1 2

    By blue24, June 13, 2011
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    • gilead1
    • June 19, 2011

66. I don't have 200 jumps but I brought it on a jump to see what would happen..  

    By Anvilbrother, October 10, 2010
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    • Staso
    • October 18, 2010

67. Skydive San Francisco Information  

    By skydivelaw, April 13, 2008
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    • av8rdav
    • May 23, 2008

68. FLAREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! OUCH   1 2

    By cvfd1399, May 21, 2004
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    • Dougiefresh
    • May 24, 2004

69. Stupid mistakes?   1 2

    By gofast_ER, June 15, 2006
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    • Mostly_Harmless
    • June 23, 2006

70. Which would you recommend? Haha   1 2

    By FlySky7, April 4, 2012
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    • JohnnyMarko
    • April 6, 2012

71. Jump pilots pay  

    By zap49, February 16, 2009
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    • tetra316
    • February 18, 2009

72. Flaring  

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

73. Have you accepted the risks posed by Skydiving/BASE? (Kinda long)  

    By Peej, October 12, 2004
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    • bmoore21184
    • November 14, 2004

74. Got my SCR!   1 2 3

    By Reginald, April 5, 2004
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    • fastphil
    • January 19, 2007

75. Bad Lander!  

    By staton23, September 13, 2012
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    • ufk22
    • September 15, 2012

76. USPA Badges  

    By Mjolnir, August 29, 2018
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    • betzilla
    • August 31, 2018

77. Large Skydivers   1 2 3

    By Slyder, May 10, 2004
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    • freakflyer9999
    • May 11, 2004

78. Yet another Space Halo Con artist? Steve Truglia  

    By Flying_Penguin, March 14, 2008
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    • Andy_Copland
    • April 7, 2008

79. My first rig at last...  

    By rocketford, July 23, 2013
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    • rocketford
    • July 31, 2013

80. FIRST JUMP - 17,400 FEET! please comment!   1 2

    By c0mpletec0ntrol, October 31, 2005
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    • kelpdiver
    • November 2, 2005

81. Do I stop skydiving?   1 2

    By Skye23, November 16, 2003
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    • Remster
    • November 28, 2003

82. Hypothetical.... Your under canopy....   1 2

    By ToTheTop, September 1, 2008
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    • popsjumper
    • September 7, 2008

83. No Pilot Chute Belly Reserves  

    By superswooper, August 20, 2019   

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    • oldwomanc6
    • September 27, 2019

84. Skydiving Incomes   1 2

    By ryan_d_sucks, November 30, 2006
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    • ntrprnr
    • December 2, 2006

85. Tandem Instructors: Helmets?  

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

86. IT FINALLY HAPPENED!   1 2

    By skydivermom, December 12, 2005
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    • skydivermom
    • December 13, 2005

87. Altimaster -> Clock  

    By tucoxn, June 1, 2007
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    • Zing
    • June 9, 2007

88. David Brandal (have you had dealings with him?)  

    By Jumpmunki, August 18, 2004
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    • sangiro
    • August 19, 2004

89. Can't get through AFF - I can't turn :(  

    By rob, May 9, 2004
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    • rob
    • May 16, 2004

90. Heli hop & pop   1 2

    By ifell, November 2, 2008
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    • ifell
    • November 6, 2008

91. Exit Separation for Pilots  

    By diverds, May 1, 2008
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    • kallend
    • May 5, 2008

92. Balloon Jumps   1 2

    By adventurechick, October 19, 2006
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    • TALONSKY
    • November 20, 2006

93. Apprehensive about AFF 2  

    By A.Stieda, May 28, 2013
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    • popsjumper
    • May 28, 2013

94. PFF/AFF enquiry  

    By SCOTT.FRASER, August 6, 2013
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    • dzswoop717
    • August 7, 2013

95. Geezers set TX record   1 2

    By kallend, July 11, 2006
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    • smooth
    • July 14, 2006

96. Static Line vs. AFF  

    By mailin, February 5, 2004
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    • oldfart
    • February 5, 2004

97. Can't Fly with a rig in Boston   1 2

    By Plaedouh, October 31, 2004
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    • mattjw916
    • November 24, 2004

98. Keeping current in Canada through the winter   1 2 3

    By Chris-Ottawa, August 17, 2006
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    • JohanW
    • August 23, 2006

99. RW and FF?   1 2

    By virulindex, February 15, 2008
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    • fercie
    • March 11, 2008

100. Anyone know this guy? Balloons/lawn chair  

     By peek, March 20, 2017
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     • WV177RG
     • March 23, 2017