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1. Granny losing false teeth in a jump?  

   By Orange1, June 2, 2005
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   • BillyVance
   • June 14, 2005

2. Now this is a Gear Bag  

   By rjklein4470, December 5, 2017
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   • RMK
   • December 9, 2017

3. Students jumping in boogies  

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

4. Anyone want a Skittle? I mean AFF rating?  

   By OldSchol, March 31, 2009
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   • SimpleJack
   • April 6, 2009

5. I will listen to my instructers but does any one know relaxing techniques  

   By Amy-P, July 14, 2006
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   • BannanaGirl
   • July 24, 2006

6. Perception of time  

   By NuMRX, May 8, 2013
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   • popsjumper
   • May 18, 2013

7. anyone looking for a nice round?  

   By stratostar, January 13, 2012
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   • Krip
   • January 17, 2012

8. Katana Opening  

   By matt6242, May 5, 2008
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   • grimmie
   • May 11, 2010

9. Dave Norcutts Kingair 200  

   By kruse, December 3, 2010
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   • neandertal
   • December 18, 2010

10. Sky Diving after Tyroid Surgery?  

    By LGreg34, April 17, 2004
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    • Rdy2skydive
    • April 20, 2004

11. HALO ( 30000) at WFFC, is it worth the experience for $350   1 2

    By rendezvous, June 19, 2003
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    • diablopilot
    • June 23, 2003

12. Non-Riggers....Have you packed or at least watched a reserve being packed?  

    By Ron, June 13, 2003
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    • livendive
    • June 18, 2003

13. Pd Spectre Openings  

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

14. Who's familiar with Skydive Spaceland?  

    By PPL, June 23, 2013
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    • fastphil
    • June 24, 2013

15. Does your DZ have a drug testing policy for Staff members?   1 2 3

    By WFFC, April 6, 2003
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    • SkySlut
    • April 9, 2003

16. skydiving gatherings  

    By flyrite99, March 23, 2004
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    • maxmadmax
    • March 23, 2004

17. AIRCRAFT FOR SKYDIVERS! PLEASE HELP ME :)  

    By TomEU, October 16, 2012
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    • holie
    • October 17, 2012

18. I'm going to love this sport!!  

    By mailin, September 23, 2003
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    • vonSanta
    • September 23, 2003

19. What is this plane?   1 2

    By howardwhite, July 29, 2005
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    • tbdavis1
    • October 11, 2007

20. Soloing Fear...?!   1 2 3

    By somethinelse, September 20, 2004
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    • brokenwing
    • April 17, 2008

21. USPA 'A' to CSPA 'A'  

    By SureShotAlex, February 22, 2012
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    • Andrewwhyte
    • February 23, 2012

22. Stolen Javelin???  

    By colin, April 15, 2015
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    • zoobrothertom
    • April 17, 2015

23. DZ Rivalries  

    By Thanatos340, March 10, 2005
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    • DavidKing
    • March 11, 2005

24. Question on chest strap for women  

    By Jeth, January 14, 2007
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    • Genn
    • January 16, 2007

25. Cessna 206 empty weights?  

    By Harriko_FIN, October 4, 2016
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    • Harriko_FIN
    • October 9, 2016

26. Odd malfunction twice in a row  

    By runandjump, November 30, 2014
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    • Skydivesg
    • November 30, 2014

27. Reserve wingload personal limits for HP canopy pilots   1 2

    By jose, December 22, 2004
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    • Kris
    • December 24, 2004

28. Skyray in Time  

    By kallend, November 14, 2003
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    • base283
    • November 17, 2003

29. Oh, that superstitions! Oh that myths!   1 2

    By LittleSkyWitch, July 17, 2003
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    • airtwardo
    • July 24, 2003

30. Pulling low (videographers)   1 2

    By matt1215, May 7, 2006
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    • Jethers203
    • May 9, 2006

31. What happen to Packing Cathy @ z-hills?  

    By mirage62, October 16, 2003
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    • skytrixaz
    • October 19, 2003

32. Demo team flies into Broncos, Tebow controversy  

    By robinheid, January 10, 2012
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    • Remster
    • January 12, 2012

33. Zach Lewis Article - Skyhook Cutaways  

    By Emu, May 15, 2015
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    • pchapman
    • May 17, 2015

34. Learing to pack on AFF   1 2

    By ibx, April 3, 2004
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    • nael
    • April 12, 2004

35. price of skydiving  

    By tvo7, June 25, 2005
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    • jtval
    • June 30, 2005

36. What do you do with your gear at a boogie?   1 2

    By jrmrangers, October 16, 2011
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    • spikes2020
    • November 3, 2011

37. Altitude Warning Alarm Stratigy   1 2

    By Avion, April 17, 2005
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    • Avion
    • April 25, 2005

38. Landings? What are they like? how hard and fast?   1 2

    By ashworthy2k, July 5, 2010
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    • jrjny
    • July 15, 2010

39. Joe Jennings is this you?  

    By baronn, November 17, 2015
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    • ryoder
    • November 22, 2015

40. howto explain to friend that (s)he is dangerous?   1 2

    By gravityizsexy, October 18, 2004
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    • peregrinerose
    • October 20, 2004

41. Fear and flying with skydivers questions please.  

    By BravestDog, January 27, 2004
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    • DOCsa
    • January 29, 2004

42. Favorite online short film  

    By SpeakLife92, February 23, 2014
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    • SpeakLife92
    • February 27, 2014

43. Class A Hasn't Jumped in 15 Years  

    By Thomas.foster2@gmail.com, August 5, 2022
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    • skyrick
    • August 22, 2022

44. Crabbing and Cross Wind Long Spot  

    By chbrook, October 20, 2010
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    • JohnMitchell
    • October 20, 2010

45. why skydive toledo needs a turbine?  

    By binkster, May 16, 2005
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    • RMURRAY
    • February 22, 2007

46. Most jumps in a year - who?  

    By skydiverek, April 8, 2005
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    • BigM
    • April 12, 2005

47. Ever got a bruise like this from leg strap?   1 2

    By cvfd1399, February 11, 2004
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    • skychic79
    • February 13, 2004

48. What do you look for in a boogie??  

    By Feeblemind, January 27, 2006
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    • WeakMindedFool
    • January 29, 2006

49. Getting Paid for Stadium Demo Jumps  

    By FrEaK_aCcIdEnT, August 30, 2005
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    • airtwardo
    • September 5, 2005

50. Time to give up for a while?   1 2 3

    By Justpin, November 6, 2011
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    • pincheck
    • November 8, 2011

51. Parachute hanger in DZ  

    By sql259, September 14, 2009
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    • jimmytavino
    • September 16, 2009

52. What's an average waiting time for a new rig?   1 2

    By miniFly, August 20, 2003
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    • mr2mk1g
    • August 22, 2003

53. Ash dive business?  

    By airdvr, January 10, 2013
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    • MikeJD
    • January 15, 2013

54. Does your dz award you a jump ticket for referral?   1 2

    By SkydiveNFlorida, December 9, 2003
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    • PlayDough
    • December 12, 2003

55. Disco Ball night jump   1 2

    By Maxx, August 22, 2011
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    • jumpsalot-2
    • August 26, 2011

56. Garrett Powered King Air 90   1 2

    By skydive80, September 10, 2023
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    • JoeWeber
    • November 7, 2023

57. Best way to improve canopy skills?   1 2

    By Deisel, September 27, 2008
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    • EXTremeWade
    • November 13, 2008

58. Garmin Fenix as a altimeter?  

    By stayhigh, October 12, 2015
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    • timrf79
    • October 13, 2015

59. Skydiving footwear  

    By Gavrilo Andrić, December 28, 2020
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    • pchapman
    • February 24, 2021

60. Completing AFF at different DZ - is it a bad idea?  

    By kirrz, November 15, 2005
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    • pjchis
    • November 16, 2005

61. Check this out, never done before  

    By medusa, September 3, 2011
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    • millertime24
    • September 11, 2011

62. Closed DZ  

    By mpkossl, June 23, 2011
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    • Andy9o8
    • June 26, 2011

63. Well... AFF here I come..  

    By chasitie, February 20, 2018
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    • raff
    • March 7, 2018

64. USPA Election Counts  

    By Jimbo, January 9, 2003
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    • quade
    • January 12, 2003

65. Deployment Altitude?  

    By brianemerson, August 9, 2005
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    • daniel_owen_uk
    • August 10, 2005

66. My first really scary experience  

    By themitchyone, March 15, 2004
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    • skychic79
    • March 16, 2004

67. grounded :-(  

    By oh2ski2002, May 25, 2007
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • May 28, 2007

68. Tandem Swooping  

    By Airman1270, August 17, 2011
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    • bluetwo
    • October 23, 2011

69. On the cubject of tracking...  

    By bertusgeert, May 14, 2004
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    • ChrisL
    • May 17, 2004

70. future of canopies   1 2

    By GaryRay, July 9, 2008
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    • cobaltdan
    • July 12, 2008

71. Best Canopy Tree Recovery Ever!  

    By DougH, April 8, 2013
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    • ChrisD
    • April 9, 2013

72. A Skydiving Fatality List. by the Sacramento Bee  

    By jakebaustin, December 15, 2023
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    • JoeWeber
    • July 2, 2024

73. AFF Instructors  

    By skylord, July 16, 2003
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    • usskydiver
    • July 17, 2003

74. Gratuity as a student  

    By DeeDee13, March 28, 2009
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    • Andrewwhyte
    • April 2, 2009

75. Tandem Master Appreciation   1 2

    By weegegirl, June 14, 2004
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    • Jskydiver22
    • November 17, 2004

76. Aff6 downwind.  

    By JeffD, November 15, 2003
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    • funks
    • November 19, 2003

77. Will there ever be another World Freefall Convention?  

    By FallsFast, September 13, 2018
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    • Ron
    • September 17, 2018

78. Where will it go now?   1 2

    By WrongWay, January 21, 2004
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    • ernokaikkonen
    • January 23, 2004

79. Would you jump with someone you suspected of being high?   1 2 3

    By Katzeye, April 9, 2003
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    • billvon
    • April 14, 2003

80. SKYDIVE CLEWISTON  

    By dazzlesky, March 15, 2004
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    • stl135
    • March 22, 2004

81. Other flying people's description of skydivers   1 2

    By vonSanta, August 22, 2003
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    • Erroll
    • September 1, 2003

82. You're not a real skydiver unless....   1 2

    By ltdiver, April 21, 2004
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    • vonSanta
    • April 23, 2004

83. Fear returned   1 2

    By marybalfanz, October 14, 2006
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    • matthias
    • October 17, 2006

84. "But if it [sky diving] was safe, nobody would do it"   1 2

    By tdog, October 4, 2005
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    • rehmwa
    • October 5, 2005

85. How to make Jump #100 Special?  

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

86. I want to hear your sucess story!   1 2

    By GravityGirl, January 12, 2005
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    • GravityGirl
    • January 17, 2005

87. How important is the maintenance of Skydiving Aircraft to you?   1 2

    By buzzfink, December 6, 2003
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    • diverdriver
    • December 11, 2003

88. Positive image in Longmont  

    By BigMikeH77, August 27, 2013
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    • ryoder
    • August 30, 2013

89. New International Licience.  

    By rmcvey, November 3, 2002
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    • dterrick
    • November 3, 2002

90. Wind Sock  

    By BlueSBDeath, February 12, 2005
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    • meandean
    • February 17, 2005

91. USPA Sigma application  

    By bjbkkb, June 23, 2017
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    • chuckakers
    • July 11, 2017

92. Katana  

    By amir1967, July 4, 2005
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    • DocPop
    • February 8, 2013

93. Another very dumb packing question...  

    By shah269, April 26, 2011
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    • virgin-burner
    • April 27, 2011

94. Learning how to freefly  

    By kungen, May 21, 2007
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    • sparkie
    • May 24, 2007

95. psycho packing  

    By yoink, August 21, 2003
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    • jmpnkramer
    • August 23, 2003

96. Traveling with a rig - once you get there...  

    By Henryhops, December 4, 2016
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    • DougH
    • December 20, 2016

97. PRO Pack  

    By iranianjumper, March 12, 2021
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    • gowlerk
    • March 30, 2021

98. NOTAMs aren't NOTAMs anymore  

    By SethInMI, December 6, 2021
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    • sfzombie13
    • January 24, 2022

99. Pay the S&TA?   1 2

    By Deisel, April 17, 2011
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    • riggerpaul
    • April 20, 2011

100. Definition of a skydive?  

     By iceage, August 13, 2008
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     • rehmwa
     • August 15, 2008