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1. two out :)  

   By pywas, March 25, 2005
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   • jimmytavino
   • March 26, 2005

2. Door of Fear...  

   By nakedfool, February 25, 2008
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   • blackout
   • February 28, 2008

3. The "Cool Factor" and Safety   1 2

   By peek, December 5, 2003
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   • Airborne03
   • December 8, 2003

4. New Soul Flyers video is incredible!!  

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

5. Does your DZ  

   By Michele, May 31, 2003
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   • Andy9o8
   • April 29, 2013

6. AFF: Taft and Hollister  

   By jumpslo, March 12, 2010
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   • diablopilot
   • March 22, 2010

7. Brian Germain's Book: Canopy and its Pilot   1 2

   By hackish, October 10, 2007
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   • October 16, 2007

8. 1000!  

   By Melissa126, September 29, 2014
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   • Joellercoaster
   • September 30, 2014

9. Can you be overly cautious/too safe?   1 2

   By Newbie, October 27, 2005
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   • Throttlebender
   • July 28, 2010

10. Please Check The Spot   1 2

    By docjohn, September 8, 2006
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    • LouDiamond
    • September 9, 2006

11. Weight belts worn on commercial airlines  

    By Brodi3687, December 3, 2015
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    • philly51
    • December 7, 2015

12. odd students?   1 2

    By skyboyblue, May 8, 2003
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    • Biscuit
    • May 12, 2003

13. Repack Cycle  

    By tigra, January 24, 2005
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    • tigra
    • January 25, 2005

14. Human gyrocopter - blade suit  

    By SinkingSamara, August 13, 2015
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    • Bluhdow
    • August 17, 2015

15. What's the largest .........   1 2

    By pd190, June 5, 2003
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    • quade
    • June 10, 2003

16. Is this Legal****  

    By ssmirigl, June 4, 2010
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    • DSE
    • October 9, 2010

17. Lucky skydiver   1 2

    By frost, October 27, 2005
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • October 29, 2005

18. Mounted GPS Antenna on Frap Hat. Comments?  

    By efs4ever, March 1, 2007
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    • efs4ever
    • March 4, 2007

19. High temps at Perris  

    By billvon, July 23, 2006
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    • Deuce
    • July 25, 2006

20. Red Face For Red Devils  

    By davidlayne, August 16, 2008
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    • airtwardo
    • August 19, 2008

21. All Pilots Are Swimmers  

    By Slyde, April 26, 2009
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    • EvilEagle
    • April 29, 2009

22. Scary prospects   1 2 3

    By mnskydiver688, March 23, 2007
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    • tomleone
    • March 30, 2007

23. stupid beginner question  

    By mickeyb117, September 22, 2013
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    • DrDom
    • September 22, 2013

24. another beginner question - license levels after AFF  

    By bluesboystig, December 20, 2013
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    • bluesboystig
    • December 21, 2013

25. Different look on skydiving - Pureskydive.com  

    By darklow, March 19, 2010
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    • darklow
    • March 31, 2010

26. Superman Joins the Army and goes Skydiving  

    By Ehecatl, October 29, 2017
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    • obelixtim
    • October 31, 2017

27. Funny skydiving story: short video by Brian Germain  

    By BrianSGermain, November 15, 2012
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    • PiLFy
    • November 18, 2012

28. Mister Douglas  

    By Rustbucket350, November 17, 2022
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    • skyderrill66
    • February 22, 2023

29. Changes are needed, but not the knee-jerk way that some are proposing …   1 2 3

    By CanuckInUSA, March 29, 2007
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    • PhreeZone
    • April 2, 2007

30. planes and canopies?   1 2

    By shortyj, January 15, 2007
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    • Trivial_Trekker
    • January 20, 2007

31. Lost Motivation   1 2

    By Thijs, February 23, 2007
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    • Nasemann
    • March 3, 2007

32. What's the name of the item?  

    By Eagleeye, November 24, 2017
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    • jimjumper
    • November 27, 2017

33. Jumping without things   1 2

    By SethInMI, July 12, 2010
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    • billvon
    • July 14, 2010

34. Real cutaway - practice makes perfect  

    By crashtested, February 27, 2008
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    • Inigo_Montoya
    • April 14, 2011

35. Here it is!  

    By dgskydive, October 6, 2003
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    • dgskydive
    • October 9, 2003

36. How safe are all these Twin Otters?   1 2

    By stateofnature, May 3, 2004
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    • Mak
    • May 5, 2004

37. DRP static line  

    By TLD, September 8, 2021
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    • BIGUN
    • September 26, 2021

38. Making fun of skydivers who died   1 2

    By captain1976, November 15, 2009
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    • LongWayToFall
    • November 18, 2009

39. WTF  

    By jclalor, September 20, 2009
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    • labrys
    • September 24, 2009

40. Most important factor in choosing a DZ?   1 2

    By Thanatos340, March 3, 2004
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    • robskydiv
    • March 16, 2004

41. Organising balloon jump  

    By flyingwallop, February 17, 2016
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    • JackJ
    • February 19, 2016

42. A unconscious desire for human flight, or just a fun sport?   1 2

    By Skylark, May 20, 2003
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    • jeremyneas
    • May 21, 2003

43. Downwind Landing vs. Low Turn   1 2 3

    By jumpjunkie2004, May 31, 2006
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    • obelixtim
    • June 3, 2006

44. Best Skydiving commercial Ever  

    By Derekbox, December 12, 2008
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    • prodiver913
    • December 13, 2008

45. Most Memorable Skydiving Event   1 2

    By robskydiv, October 9, 2009
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    • jumpwally
    • October 23, 2009

46. First post! Flat Spin!  

    By DTMH, February 22, 2013
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    • Scrumpot
    • February 23, 2013

47. 2-point 107-way  

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

48. Perris Valley Balloon Jump on Sun 23 May?  

    By RMK, May 20, 2010
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    • James.UWE
    • May 22, 2010

49. How far have you come since your 1st post?   1 2 3 4

    By AggieDave, October 29, 2003
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    • feuergnom
    • December 14, 2005

50. Help getting from NJ to Gardiner, NY   1 2

    By Terruko, March 14, 2013
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    • Mach1dmb
    • March 17, 2013

51. Balloon Jumps   1 2

    By ryan_d_sucks, November 19, 2008
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    • bfilarsky
    • November 20, 2008

52. Helicopter  

    By heliops, March 5, 2009
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    • shropshire
    • March 8, 2009

53. Pilot lisence required to operate jumpship  

    By potatoman, September 7, 2010
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    • mjosparky
    • September 11, 2010

54. Ever lost your cut-away equipment?   1 2

    By thermosnight, January 10, 2004
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    • skydiver_33460
    • January 24, 2004

55. Do you walk across a taxi-way after you land?   1 2

    By skyhussy, March 8, 2004
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    • pccoder
    • March 9, 2004

56. After a hard opening?  

    By Danh124, December 1, 2015
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    • format
    • December 3, 2015

57. Sports Skydiving New Zealand?  

    By Alba-Mike, September 30, 2013
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    • Stumpy
    • October 5, 2013

58. How many Static Line jumps did you do before your 1st Freefall   1 2 3

    By velo90, November 11, 2003
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    • Designer
    • November 14, 2003

59. Buying used rig  

    By Superman32, November 16, 2005
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    • Eule
    • November 22, 2005

60. Dropzones with diverse customer base  

    By Unstable, August 9, 2007
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    • wildfan75
    • August 10, 2007

61. Coaching license!!!   1 2

    By tetra316, February 24, 2004
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    • Airborne03
    • March 1, 2004

62. USPA Elections 2  

    By BASE1375, October 19, 2015
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    • cpoxon
    • October 20, 2015

63. Are you scared of your reserve?   1 2

    By TheSecret, October 10, 2008
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • October 12, 2008

64. Press Clip: Missy Nelson in the Black Table  

    By ChasingBlueSky, September 30, 2004
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    • ccowden
    • October 2, 2004

65. Another stupid question: first pack job   1 2

    By kelel01, December 16, 2003
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    • marks
    • December 19, 2003

66. Tracking practice  

    By SpinxB, October 25, 2010
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    • SpinxB
    • October 26, 2010

67. What things have landed (crashed) near you?   1 2

    By vonSanta, September 24, 2003
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    • vonSanta
    • September 30, 2003

68. Situation I never thought of until it happened  

    By jacketsdb23, February 10, 2010
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    • mdrejhon
    • February 12, 2010

69. Contacts vs Glasses?  

    By jumper03, June 27, 2003
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    • kyros1
    • July 7, 2003

70. A License  

    By JediMindTricks, January 31, 2012
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    • theonlyski
    • February 2, 2012

71. rigs and airport security  

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

72. continuing after a break  

    By alopatenko, October 29, 2017
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    • riggerrob
    • November 30, 2022

73. Rigger wing graphic  

    By councilman24, January 14, 2007
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    • councilman24
    • January 23, 2007

74. Supplemental O2  

    By gowlerk, June 10, 2017
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    • northrun
    • June 23, 2017

75. So... my level 1 AFF was a thing  

    By Gimpymoo, April 12, 2022
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    • riggerrob
    • April 17, 2022

76. Audible Anomoly  

    By labrys, December 8, 2006
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    • labrys
    • December 16, 2006

77. Tandem "rental" prices   1 2

    By runDMsef, September 8, 2004
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    • MikeTJumps
    • September 13, 2004

78. Bigun and Riggerrob   1 2

    By srsand1960, December 28, 2005
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    • artistcalledian
    • December 31, 2005

79. Landing off  

    By DA50, December 31, 2006
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    • happythoughts
    • January 10, 2007

80. What did you feel like on your first solo?  

    By SDiver218, October 21, 2003
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    • Caseadilla
    • October 23, 2003

81. Opinions of new jumpers (was - Clewiston fatality)  

    By RandomLemming, July 21, 2008
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    • denete
    • July 26, 2008

82. Ice-Bucket Challenge – Skydiver Edition  

    By RMK, August 27, 2014
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    • Alexg3265
    • September 1, 2014

83. In Praise of the Hop & Pop!  

    By GLIDEANGLE, September 9, 2007
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    • mbondvegas
    • September 14, 2007

84. Florida DZ's??  

    By dayle, February 19, 2003
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    • bodypilot90
    • February 21, 2003

85. Skydivers who don't deserve respect.   1 2 3

    By Trae, August 18, 2005
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    • billvon
    • August 19, 2005

86. WTF Side slide/orbit  

    By Falcon7Zero, June 17, 2013
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    • Falcon7Zero
    • June 23, 2013

87. Practice highspeed malfuction procedures  

    By NvyZero, December 27, 2012
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    • monkycndo
    • January 4, 2013

88. How do I cancel my 1800 sky ride order?   1 2

    By Lazycreation, November 17, 2005
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    • Michele
    • November 19, 2005

89. When it's pull-time .....   1 2

    By skybabe76, September 19, 2003
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    • canopywhore
    • September 25, 2003

90. Would you let a non jumper pack your reserve??   1 2 3

    By callmewhuffo, October 8, 2003
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    • rendezvous
    • October 20, 2003

91. How bad is a bad spot!  

    By Phlip, July 21, 2003
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    • Unstable
    • July 22, 2003

92. starting right  

    By nosferatu87, December 20, 2006
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    • playgroundguy
    • December 21, 2006

93. "Freefall to Death"  

    By Eiley, January 22, 2006
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    • sixtysevengt5oo
    • January 28, 2006

94. Sleep Number bed  

    By lippy, October 26, 2009
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    • psychoswooper
    • October 30, 2009

95. Fear is back  

    By BaNaNaJoE, April 12, 2019
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    • Nabz
    • May 1, 2019

96. It's August...Anyone else missing the WFFC   1 2

    By jaffo, August 11, 2010
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    • Master_Yoda
    • August 13, 2010

97. Letting go of the door for the LAST time...   1 2

    By AFFI, July 10, 2006
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    • AFFI
    • July 14, 2006

98. Ship Rig FedEx Vs. Carrying on flight?q  

    By rapper4mpi, January 16, 2003
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    • Ron
    • January 24, 2003

99. Important National Political Issues Related to Skydiving  

    By tombuch, February 16, 2007
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    • RBM
    • June 2, 2007

100. An apology to members, moderators:  

     By Groundbound, March 29, 2005
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     • freakydiver
     • March 30, 2005