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1. Visiting new dropzones.....  

   By LookUpHigh, December 17, 2012
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   • popsjumper
   • January 6, 2013

2. New gear   1 2

   By frontloop33, January 31, 2011
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   • virgin-burner
   • February 2, 2011

3. Sponsorship And What I Want To Do   1 2

   By Jumpmunki, September 22, 2004
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   • Ncrowe
   • September 27, 2004

4. Wuffo questions  

   By airtwardo, July 13, 2003
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   • DYEVOUT
   • July 16, 2003

5. Trips to oahu from maui?? group rate?  

   By jraylitt, February 2, 2011
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   • jraylitt
   • February 5, 2011

6. Packing   1 2

   By jacketsdb23, July 9, 2006
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   • packerboy
   • July 11, 2006

7. full protection helmet  

   By Pinky2, August 1, 2013
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   • decompresion
   • August 2, 2013

8. Is he right?   1 2

   By matthewcline, October 22, 2012
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   • mjosparky
   • October 23, 2012

9. Is it a scam and what is my risk?   1 2

   By bsrodeo540, July 19, 2011
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   • Scrumpot
   • July 20, 2011

10. Newbie Question  

    By Cokie00, July 5, 2006
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    • BIGUN
    • July 6, 2006

11. survive terminal impact?  

    By raw, February 1, 2006
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    • tomvailco
    • February 9, 2006

12. What Happens with USPA????  

    By Lok, August 4, 2009
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    • konioa3d
    • August 19, 2009

13. 300 way day 4  

    By billvon, December 11, 2002
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    • nacmacfeegle
    • December 12, 2002

14. US ARMY -- Americans soar at world skydiving championships -- Press Clips  

    By quade, September 17, 2003
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    • riggerrob
    • September 18, 2003

15. Who has knee injury experience from skydiving?  

    By malorie721811, February 20, 2016
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    • TEB6363
    • February 22, 2016

16. Question about Far's and intentional cutaway's?  

    By Rdutch, January 30, 2003
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    • LawnDart21
    • April 10, 2006

17. Average altitude / price per ft  

    By joaocorreia, August 9, 2009
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    • rivetgeek
    • August 11, 2009

18. Who Looks More Scared . . .  

    By NickDG, March 15, 2008
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    • peggs82
    • March 23, 2008

19. Dropzone Reviews   1 2

    By damion75, January 18, 2006
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    • paraman1
    • February 14, 2006

20. What is your wind limit?   1 2 3

    By Perky77, December 5, 2003
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    • mjosparky
    • January 29, 2004

21. Melsinore ...  

    By jumpwally, January 24, 2011
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    • virgin-burner
    • January 29, 2011

22. Question about spotting.   1 2

    By npgraphicdesign, September 22, 2008
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • September 26, 2008

23. Blowup your reserve....  

    By potatoman, December 27, 2012
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    • JohnSherman
    • January 1, 2013

24. Frequent aviation oxygen use and its effect on the throat and sinus.  

    By rhys, March 7, 2011
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    • TampaPete
    • March 11, 2011

25. Should we comment to DZ's about their negative advertising?   1 2

    By peek, August 29, 2003
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    • MakeItHappen
    • September 6, 2003

26. Question about distance from airports for skydiving  

    By mysky, April 20, 2006
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    • pilotdave
    • April 23, 2006

27. I'm wondering...  

    By orangemagoo, May 3, 2005
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    • jumpjunkie2004
    • May 3, 2005

28. Skyvan question   1 2

    By AggieDave, January 22, 2004
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    • mjosparky
    • January 26, 2004

29. why do people "give each other skin" in the plane?   1 2

    By Newbie, September 29, 2003
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    • WrongWay
    • October 9, 2003

30. Ranking for dropzones by size/number of jumps per year?   1 2

    By masterblaster72, April 27, 2005
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    • Zenister
    • May 3, 2005

31. BPA A Licence vs USPA A Licence  

    By andromezza, June 21, 2017
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    • skytribe
    • June 22, 2017

32. Larry Pennington Recovery from Heart Attack  

    By tombuch, February 27, 2009
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    • VideoFly
    • February 28, 2009

33. Question To Instructors  

    By GreenLight, July 19, 2011
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    • diablopilot
    • September 19, 2011

34. Startskydiving Middletown Ohio., Taking pics   1 2

    By michaelknote, August 7, 2011
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • August 9, 2011

35. So what did this cartoon get right?   1 2

    By ntrprnr, July 10, 2009
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    • popsjumper
    • July 13, 2009

36. How much Fuel to Altitude and back?  

    By Zachanonymous, January 12, 2015
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    • riggerrob
    • January 13, 2015

37. Nascar demo   1 2 3

    By yjumpinoz, February 26, 2007
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • March 5, 2007

38. Porter  

    By aerialcameraman, March 11, 2007
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    • diverdriver
    • March 14, 2007

39. Can you post gofundme links for fellow skydivers?  

    By Cloudfly, November 17, 2017
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    • Cloudfly
    • November 20, 2017

40. Who got wet during water training?   1 2 3

    By skydivermom, August 15, 2007
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    • skydivermom
    • August 28, 2007

41. brit planning U.S. road trip for summer 2013  

    By biscuit_dave, January 28, 2013
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    • biscuit_dave
    • June 27, 2013

42. USPA Board of Directors Elections 2018  

    By 3331, October 1, 2018
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    • 3331
    • October 2, 2018

43. My knees are killing me!  

    By Randy_H, February 9, 2005
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    • Jimbo
    • February 15, 2005

44. Watch what site you buy new gear from !!  

    By bigfoot963, September 10, 2016
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    • nolhtairt
    • September 12, 2016

45. Congratulations, theonlyski  

    By iopenhi, January 10, 2012
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    • faulk04
    • January 13, 2012

46. Mr. Douglas needs you jumper's support !  

    By 386dallas, May 23, 2018
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    • jumpwally
    • June 14, 2018

47. "Regularity" of Jumping Question   1 2

    By BerryBoy, December 28, 2007
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    • BerryBoy
    • January 6, 2008

48. Magnets, Bitch !  

    By kkeenan, May 28, 2017
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    • cpoxon
    • May 30, 2017

49. USPA policy on wind turbines?  

    By riggerrob, February 20, 2015
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    • riggerrob
    • February 24, 2015

50. Stolen Gear in Monroe,GA   1 2

    By roostnureye, February 10, 2013
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    • jimmytavino
    • February 13, 2013

51. New to skydiving - Questions   1 2

    By Cerebrus, November 26, 2007
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    • Stuntbabex
    • November 28, 2007

52. Canopy deployment distance   1 2

    By 77r, March 31, 2007
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    • bigdad510
    • April 4, 2007

53. USPA Store Online  

    By TomWatson, February 19, 2015
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    • BIGUN
    • February 20, 2015

54. "big boned" hahaha...ok...chubby   1 2

    By snowboundlava, April 24, 2003
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    • dgskydive
    • April 25, 2003

55. Flexibility?  

    By DubJump, April 26, 2012
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    • ELLIOTT
    • April 30, 2012

56. Skydiving Sayings  

    By EOCS, July 25, 2011
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    • LDiCosimo
    • July 28, 2011

57. FOLLOW UP: G-Force question  

    By mailin, September 24, 2003
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    • mailin
    • September 25, 2003

58. Teaching to Pack   1 2

    By lazerq3, November 11, 2003
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    • Douva
    • November 17, 2003

59. Strider Hookknife  

    By AggieDave, March 7, 2005
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    • JeepDiver
    • March 9, 2005

60. The Anti-Thesis Approach To Mediocre Competition 4Way  

    By jumperconway, February 17, 2004
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    • ZoneRat
    • February 19, 2004

61. **Total $$$$**   1 2

    By shaneken, June 12, 2008
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    • ryan_d_sucks
    • June 14, 2008

62. Most common jump plane...   1 2

    By texmex, February 26, 2008
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    • jorgande
    • March 13, 2008

63. I HATE packing!   1 2

    By CHRCNF, September 26, 2010
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    • GLIDEANGLE
    • September 28, 2010

64. Heart rate whilst skydiving  

    By bobbybigtime, April 1, 2009
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    • Arvoitus
    • April 7, 2009

65. Adrenalin Rush IMAX, the movie   1 2

    By Skylark, December 17, 2003
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    • PhreeZone
    • January 2, 2004

66. Tunnel Time  

    By crandcm, January 20, 2018
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    • Meanee
    • January 29, 2018

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

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

68. Chevy Sonic advert  

    By cpoxon, October 20, 2011
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    • 3mpire
    • February 7, 2012

69. First headdown   1 2

    By thechad, February 24, 2004
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    • WrongWay
    • March 22, 2004

70. License Study Guide  

    By ChrisL, April 17, 2006
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    • mjosparky
    • April 18, 2006

71. Smart phone log books  

    By Squeak, April 17, 2012
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    • Deisel
    • April 18, 2012

72. George W. Bush shut our DZ.   1 2

    By adamUK, November 21, 2003
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    • hungarianchick
    • November 22, 2003

73. Hieght and Weight   1 2

    By maxwell88, April 20, 2010
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    • maxwell88
    • April 22, 2010

74. Collapsing a canopy after landing.  

    By MB38, November 23, 2005
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    • HydroGuy
    • November 28, 2005

75. First Jump: AFF or Tandem?   1 2

    By CupCakeBatter, September 26, 2007
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    • Nightingale
    • September 27, 2007

76. Tunnel pictures   1 2

    By NeedToJump, April 1, 2004
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    • NeedToJump
    • April 2, 2004

77. I hate...........   1 2

    By cjsgrlsx3, January 30, 2007
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    • daniel52587
    • February 1, 2007

78. Yet another sleepless night due to this   1 2

    By artistcalledian, October 17, 2005
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    • mdrejhon
    • October 18, 2005

79. Space Dive - Doco  

    By strife, November 8, 2012
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    • alygin
    • November 9, 2012

80. Starting up the sport in Suriname  

    By HoracioStjeward, October 31, 2014
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    • HoracioStjeward
    • November 16, 2014

81. Update to Karnage Krew incident thanks to Freak_accident   1 2

    By PmedicJ, May 27, 2010
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    • timmyfitz
    • June 2, 2010

82. Drop zone comings?  

    By phoenixlpr, June 13, 2014
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    • piisfish
    • June 15, 2014

83. Everyone's a comedian......   1 2

    By catfishhunter, August 21, 2011
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    • JohnMitchell
    • August 24, 2011

84. Does your Dropzone have wind holds?   1 2

    By valcore, February 6, 2006
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    • uponone
    • February 9, 2006

85. free flaliers ?   1 2

    By swoopfly, October 1, 2009
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    • brucet7
    • October 2, 2009

86. Why The Clarksville and ASC DZ's are such Happy places to Skydive   1 2 3

    By Jumpdude, January 15, 2009
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    • virgin-burner
    • January 17, 2009

87. i GOT A BIG BOY RIG!   1 2

    By atsaubrey, January 29, 2004
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    • cvfd1399
    • February 2, 2004

88. Another Middle Man!  

    By Jumpdude, July 10, 2013
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    • Jumpdude
    • July 12, 2013

89. Newbie question, wages.  

    By Lostinspace, July 7, 2003
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    • mjosparky
    • July 25, 2003

90. Health Insurance?   1 2

    By Superman32, December 14, 2004
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    • kelpdiver
    • December 27, 2004

91. flight skillls for heavier guys  

    By invader, November 9, 2015
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    • mereanarchy
    • November 25, 2015

92. Impact of skydiving on your regular life   1 2

    By Mad47, August 7, 2003
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    • rogue108
    • August 10, 2003

93. To Continue or Not to Continue???  

    By mofo554, September 14, 2003
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    • lowie
    • October 3, 2003

94. BOD   1 2

    By ozzy13, March 3, 2010
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    • zipplewrath
    • March 12, 2010

95. AFF Course Advise  

    By srikanth_1980m, August 19, 2015
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    • decompresion
    • August 24, 2015

96. Skydivers that also rock climb?   1 2

    By rideclimbfall, November 14, 2005
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    • steve1
    • December 6, 2005

97. Line tangle question   1 2

    By Graeme_Coutts, December 13, 2009
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    • rapter
    • December 18, 2009

98. Tradition of Pie Ceremony   1 2

    By RkyMtnHigh, June 6, 2006
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    • peckerhead
    • June 10, 2006

99. Finding an Aircraft!   1 2

    By dzjunky77, February 11, 2008
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    • asmund
    • February 21, 2008

100. Why do people use smaller reserves than mains?  

     By Westerly, March 28, 2018
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     • Jaysus
     • March 30, 2018