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1. Stupid question ... ?  

   By skymynci, December 29, 2006
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   • JohnMitchell
   • December 31, 2006

2. Is this real?  

   By Heatmiser, August 6, 2010
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   • Master_Yoda
   • August 7, 2010

3. Austrailian jumpers! do you know this canopy?  

   By teason, November 3, 2006
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   • packerboy
   • November 10, 2006

4. Awesome Twin Otter Formation Picture  

   By Skydive2, March 11, 2008
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   • rushboy
   • March 21, 2008

5. D-license on its way  

   By Conquest150, August 5, 2003
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   • payback462
   • August 9, 2003

6. Retired Due To Injury  

   By bocabruce1, October 8, 2009
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   • kimemerson
   • October 9, 2009

7. I am a device dependent kiddie!  

   By Vallerina, September 6, 2004
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   • jumpwally
   • September 8, 2004

8. Banner Ads  

   By BIGUN, November 21, 2005
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   • upndownshop
   • November 21, 2005

9. rigs and airport security  

   By keithbar, January 8, 2009
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   • Scrumpot
   • January 13, 2009

10. Jump #s: Load Hog with Only 3 Jumps Today!?!?!  

    By Gato, November 10, 2008
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    • grannyinthesky
    • November 12, 2008

11. Best Way to Check Weather  

    By shibu, August 6, 2013
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    • voilsb
    • August 7, 2013

12. Fuck yeah!  

    By maxwellman23, May 29, 2010
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    • JohnMitchell
    • May 31, 2010

13. AFF4 Issue - Spinning. Suggestions?  

    By chrismgtis, October 30, 2006
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    • Pia
    • November 7, 2006

14. Nike and Skydiving?  

    By Kimblair13, May 4, 2005
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    • Ron
    • May 5, 2005

15. I Spy with MY little "o"  

    By Slyde, April 30, 2009
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    • airtwardo
    • December 30, 2009

16. how bout new rip cords  

    By 2shay, February 9, 2007
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    • NewGuy2005
    • February 12, 2007

17. Reasons to log  

    By skydived19006, July 15, 2008
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    • livendive
    • July 17, 2008

18. Waiting  

    By dekac99, June 14, 2005
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    • packerboy
    • June 15, 2005

19. What is the ballpark manufacturing time for a parachute?  

    By rrmtopo, August 4, 2013
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    • normiss
    • August 6, 2013

20. Otter question for pilots  

    By funks, May 2, 2005
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    • bob.dino
    • May 5, 2005

21. 2-point 107-way  

    By kallend, July 25, 2009
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    • TVPB
    • August 2, 2009

22. Last weekend (or, how Kate, Dominic and I got deeper in debt)  

    By billvon, July 8, 2003
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    • VectorBoy
    • July 9, 2003

23. High Alltitude  

    By mjaconetta, December 19, 2009
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    • mjosparky
    • December 24, 2009

24. My skydiving comeback  

    By ScottTX, May 15, 2007
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    • jigneshsoni
    • May 25, 2007

25. which California dropzome is closest to southern LA?  

    By eyeinthesky, April 11, 2003
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    • mjosparky
    • April 20, 2003

26. 5 Second Delays, Dammit.  

    By Gato, November 4, 2007
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    • Gato
    • November 7, 2007

27. New head down world record  

    By kallend, August 4, 2012
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    • Zenister
    • August 9, 2012

28. OH WINTER  

    By flygirl1220, November 6, 2013
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    • flygirl1220
    • November 19, 2013

29. Insuring your rig??  

    By Sinead, August 24, 2005
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    • AlexCrowley
    • August 26, 2005

30. Vacation  

    By atsaubrey, December 2, 2004
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    • Morcyk
    • December 3, 2004

31. First Boogie?  

    By jamiem, January 7, 2008
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    • bomb420
    • January 9, 2008

32. Professionalism is a lost art...  

    By pissedoffpilot, July 7, 2004
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    • airtwardo
    • July 19, 2004

33. Skyrides Fresh new look  

    By stratostar, April 1, 2008
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    • LloydDobbler
    • November 7, 2008

34. Spaceball anyone?  

    By burnout, February 1, 2007
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    • PWScottIV
    • February 8, 2007

35. Freefall with glasses?  

    By Saw, June 15, 2006
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    • robconway
    • June 19, 2006

36. Running and Skydiving  

    By opurt, May 1, 2004
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    • opurt
    • May 3, 2004

37. anyone tried invent 3 canopies in a rig?  

    By DroptheMan04, July 31, 2006
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    • murps2000
    • August 3, 2006

38. My career might be over  

    By Marz, December 27, 2002
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    • airtwardo
    • May 30, 2011

39. o my gawd! Im STILL doin the trippin' dance!  

    By justaflygirl, November 29, 2004
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    • Morcyk
    • December 2, 2004

40. Hi I'm Jim, here to request some help...........  

    By Canada_Jim, May 16, 2017
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    • Canada_Jim
    • June 25, 2017

41. Start AFF now or wait till spring?  

    By RumBum, August 22, 2005
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    • riddler
    • August 25, 2005

42. pilot chute out in plane  

    By firstime, July 15, 2004
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    • firstime
    • July 19, 2004

43. New rig rituals?  

    By udder, December 21, 2006
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    • JohnRich
    • December 22, 2006

44. First jump a buddy-buddy?  

    By aj4218, June 7, 2005
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    • beezyshaw
    • June 9, 2005

45. HAVE YOU EVER GONE LOW INTENTIONALLY?  

    By Yoshi, September 2, 2003
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    • Yoshi
    • September 3, 2003

46. What is it exactly that you love about the discipline you chose?  

    By Kalrigan, July 25, 2016
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    • Baksteen
    • August 1, 2016

47. Health Insurance - Tonik.  

    By AndyMan, January 25, 2005
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    • jumpwally
    • January 27, 2005

48. This is lower than low  

    By ChasingBlueSky, July 13, 2004
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    • pccoder
    • July 17, 2004

49. WHOOHOO!! NO SPINNING!! LVL 1 (&2) complete  

    By KevinP, March 7, 2011
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    • guineapiggie101
    • March 8, 2011

50. where should i complete my aff???  

    By humblegod, July 28, 2010
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    • skycamefalling
    • July 29, 2010

51. How bout this for a new altimiter?  

    By kai2k1, November 28, 2004
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    • kelpdiver
    • November 30, 2004

52. Slider  

    By Andy_Copland, October 22, 2006
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    • Andy9o8
    • October 30, 2006

53. Trying to contact Capt. Joe Kittenger  

    By diverds, July 11, 2007
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    • mx757
    • July 15, 2007

54. Attempt To Sit ?  

    By dropdeded, January 31, 2004
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    • Cava
    • February 2, 2004

55. wind tunnel = currency?  

    By accur8shot, January 29, 2013
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    • LeslieRP
    • February 1, 2013

56. I got a CYPRES!!!!  

    By Nightingale, September 4, 2008
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    • virgin-burner
    • September 5, 2008

57. 1,000 - 1,200 Standard Military Exit Altitude?  

    By shibu, August 7, 2014
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    • riggerrob
    • October 11, 2024

58. Dublin- How Many?  

    By BigM, March 21, 2006
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    • skinnyshrek
    • March 23, 2006

59. Slow fall rate  

    By mww115, October 23, 2003
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    • happythoughts
    • October 30, 2003

60. Video of me - student jump  

    By skydivingdutch, September 30, 2003
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    • skydivingdutch
    • October 1, 2003

61. Should I even bother to get my C license?  

    By HydroGuy, November 12, 2005
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    • psf
    • November 14, 2005

62. Would you pay $5 for 1/2 hour tunnel time?  

    By Avion, June 7, 2005
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • June 8, 2005

63. Findinig cutaway canopy - my vision  

    By acho, September 29, 2015
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    • acho
    • September 30, 2015

64. I hate wind, as of now...  

    By Skyliber, June 13, 2006
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    • Skyliber
    • June 16, 2006

65. Where should I start  

    By dresherr, December 22, 2002
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    • billvon
    • December 26, 2002

66. Skydiving Fatality Rates Over the Years  

    By tso-d_chris, November 11, 2005
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    • wmw999
    • November 14, 2005

67. Traveling with gear.  

    By skittles_of_SDC, July 11, 2008
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    • iamsam
    • July 11, 2008

68. USPA meeting minutes  

    By skydivingchad, April 10, 2008
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    • NWFlyer
    • May 9, 2008

69. the 2FLY cheat  

    By tangram, January 13, 2004
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    • Andy9o8
    • September 30, 2005

70. USPA rule change in last 10 years?  

    By jaffo, July 25, 2010
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    • jaffo
    • July 27, 2010

71. AFF Injury Rates.  

    By garyhugo, February 16, 2015
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    • kkeenan
    • March 1, 2015

72. UPT Vector 3 M-series Question  

    By BlunderHog, March 1, 2011
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    • NovaTTT
    • March 3, 2011

73. New Military Static Line Chute?  

    By SkydiveJack, March 5, 2008
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    • LouDiamond
    • March 6, 2008

74. Have you ever verified jump #s?  

    By bigbearfng, January 3, 2009
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    • virgin-burner
    • January 5, 2009

75. Skydivingmovies.com is back!  

    By MisterCrash, May 5, 2016
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    • MisterCrash
    • July 7, 2016

76. Am I worthlest?  

    By jkotch, June 2, 2004
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    • rickjump1
    • June 6, 2004

77. Big way camp at Perris  

    By billvon, April 9, 2003
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    • CDRINF
    • April 12, 2003

78. Spectre parachute a good starting chute?  

    By dgbiss, May 17, 2011
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    • sundevil777
    • May 18, 2011

79. survive terminal impact?  

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

80. Fall rate  

    By jraylitt, May 15, 2011
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    • Remster
    • May 18, 2011

81. Cross Country - Planning  

    By AlanS, February 22, 2015
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    • kuai43
    • February 25, 2015

82. Am I being "out of line"?  

    By diver360, December 5, 2010
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    • Airman1270
    • December 6, 2010

83. Sport and a job 9 to 5 - is it possible?  

    By bsrodeo540, September 3, 2008
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    • virgin-burner
    • September 4, 2008

84. Videoing AFF jump  

    By CornishChris, March 23, 2007
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    • Fast
    • March 26, 2007

85. What I did this weekend...  

    By Superman32, September 25, 2005
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    • jkbernstein
    • September 28, 2005

86. New skydover! Questions!  

    By Jumper00035112, December 20, 2002
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    • billvon
    • December 23, 2002

87. All-You-Can-Jump-Pass @ CSC  

    By chicagoland, January 10, 2011
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    • cbuffalino
    • October 15, 2012

88. Dummy Pulls  

    By 5w0rdsharky, May 11, 2007
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    • morten
    • May 15, 2007

89. photo usage  

    By skybytch, November 6, 2005
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    • BigM
    • November 10, 2005

90. New York City Bans All Parachutes.  

    By 3331, September 18, 2015
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    • Amazon
    • September 21, 2015

91. Hypertension and Skydiving  

    By PesadillaK, August 27, 2008
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    • awindrider
    • September 2, 2008

92. Your opinion solicited- Was: USPA Prompts Virginia Liability Action  

    By peek, January 29, 2004
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    • slug
    • January 31, 2004

93. Need help spending money  

    By bdazel, January 22, 2013
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    • FlyingRhenquest
    • January 23, 2013

94. leg straps hurt  

    By gnotz, October 16, 2011
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    • steve1
    • October 19, 2011

95. 8 way practice pics  

    By billvon, March 21, 2007
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    • Gawain
    • March 25, 2007

96. JUMPING AFTER A BAD LANDING  

    By imthegerm, June 10, 2006
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    • burble
    • June 12, 2006

97. My New Rig!!!!  

    By aneblett, April 8, 2003
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    • aneblett
    • April 10, 2003

98. No opportunity to learn to pack  

    By Anonymous4697, June 5, 2019
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    • Di0
    • August 2, 2019

99. wingloading vs canopy size  

    By Snowflake, December 20, 2002
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    • crazy
    • December 21, 2002

100. Flying with your rig as a "tote"  

     By bbrodes, February 2, 2015
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     • pchapman
     • February 12, 2015