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1. tragic weekend for skydiving...  

   By mobbik, April 2, 2012
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   • shropshire
   • April 4, 2012

2. Skyride Taking Advantage of Google Places  

   By gweeks, March 4, 2011
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   • Scrumpot
   • September 28, 2011

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

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

4. Health/Life Insurance for American Skydivers in the US  

   By cstewart20, February 10, 2017
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   • DonScott
   • March 1, 2017

5. Adjusting Cypres firing height for Comfort  

   By velo90, November 12, 2003
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   • velo90
   • November 17, 2003

6. Day 3....the real beginning  

   By diverdriver, December 10, 2002
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   • Mad47
   • December 10, 2002

7. What makes risks acceptable versus unacceptable?  

   By lawrocket, June 2, 2006
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   • ChangoLanzao
   • June 2, 2006

8. What is a story behing THIS photo?  

   By skydiverek, November 9, 2009
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   • virgin-burner
   • November 12, 2009

9. News clipping - Mid Air plane incident (Miami - TCAS activation)  

   By PhreeZone, December 6, 2007
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   • TomSpoon
   • December 9, 2007

10. Packing tandems  

    By GARYC24, August 12, 2003
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    • riggerrob
    • August 23, 2003

11. Intentional cutaway  

    By billvon, February 17, 2004
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    • Deuce
    • February 18, 2004

12. fulltime skydiving  

    By aerialcameraman, December 18, 2011
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    • joephus
    • December 27, 2011

13. Birthday Bikini Skydive  

    By katiebeth, November 9, 2009
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    • Remster
    • November 11, 2009

14. Pull test on Raven reserve  

    By zcohen13, March 25, 2016
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    • piisfish
    • March 30, 2016

15. Making Jumpsuit into Shorty  

    By skylawgirl84, June 19, 2014
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    • Fast
    • June 25, 2014

16. looking like shit and flying good is MUCH harder than looking good and flying like shit!  

    By virgin-burner, September 25, 2011
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    • virgin-burner
    • September 26, 2011

17. When can you consider yourself a Professional Skydiver?  

    By markovwgti, December 11, 2008
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    • skyjumpenfool
    • December 15, 2008

18. Stratosphere Parachute Jump  

    By davidscottjones, January 11, 2007
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    • Eule
    • January 20, 2007

19. Jump #'s  

    By SSGJOHNSON, April 24, 2006
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    • Hawkins121
    • April 25, 2006

20. ATP vs AFF  

    By azureriders, September 14, 2005
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    • azureriders
    • September 15, 2005

21. Windtunnel?  

    By CloudOnMyTongue, August 8, 2003
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    • Bodyflight.Net
    • January 24, 2004

22. 2 year old kid to go skydiving  

    By Rover, March 28, 2012
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    • Andy9o8
    • March 29, 2012

23. driving to the DZ...How long is to long?  

    By lippy, December 11, 2008
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    • Peej
    • December 15, 2008

24. Upper level winds  

    By RB_Hammer, November 29, 2006
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    • RB_Hammer
    • December 1, 2006

25. Genesee County manager attempts to cancel Batavia Bogie  

    By TomSpoon, July 9, 2008
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    • Andy9o8
    • July 6, 2009

26. Gear Checks in the plane  

    By KollegeKay, December 16, 2011
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    • charlie5
    • December 23, 2011

27. Daydreaming about a (former) NorCal DZ  

    By Elisha, August 31, 2005
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    • Elisha
    • September 15, 2005

28. 727 deliberate crash in Mexico April '12  

    By kuai43, September 21, 2012
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    • AggieDave
    • September 24, 2012

29. falling or flying? what is your glideslope?  

    By awindrider, March 7, 2007
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    • awindrider
    • March 8, 2007

30. First skydive.... HOLY CRAP!!!!  

    By adaugherty91, October 23, 2010
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    • adaugherty91
    • November 8, 2010

31. 10 Way Speed  

    By Evelyn, January 19, 2006
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    • tigra
    • January 22, 2006

32. Should I ask for a rebate?  

    By napaguy99, June 29, 2004
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    • migliore
    • June 29, 2004

33. Australia Skydiving  

    By DemolitionDarby, January 28, 2017
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    • GD64
    • February 4, 2017

34. What is Wavier?  

    By DroptheMan04, May 28, 2006
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    • shropshire
    • May 29, 2006

35. Wanting to start over or quit altogether  

    By guppykf, April 16, 2011
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • April 21, 2011

36. Cost of Orthopedic Hardware  

    By VictorSuvorov, April 20, 2010
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    • R1DOC
    • April 23, 2010

37. 1st Cutaway  

    By Darius11, December 30, 2004
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    • droquette
    • January 3, 2005

38. Packing Rates  

    By BirdWoman, January 12, 2004
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    • Reginald
    • January 23, 2004

39. 'Educational' AFF  

    By pilatus_p, October 8, 2006
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    • pilatus_p
    • October 9, 2006

40. Brand New and 16:)  

    By DavidKnise, May 25, 2006
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    • DavidKnise
    • May 28, 2006

41. C182 turnaround times  

    By iwasinkheson68, August 9, 2010
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    • chris74
    • August 30, 2010

42. Random Exiting  

    By Vertifly, May 26, 2006
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    • zappman
    • May 27, 2006

43. USA Nationals  

    By Squeak, September 15, 2013
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    • Remster
    • September 21, 2013

44. Skydiving  

    By godfrog, April 16, 2011
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    • Airviking
    • April 19, 2011

45. Burning Man 2011 jumps  

    By sunkenstate, September 6, 2011
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    • DSE
    • September 20, 2011

46. Random questions from reading the forums...  

    By ntrprnr, August 20, 2006
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    • Eule
    • August 24, 2006

47. nyc skydivers  

    By freeryde13, January 20, 2004
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    • nbblood
    • January 22, 2004

48. winter weekends  

    By firstime, December 13, 2003
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    • jmpnkramer
    • December 16, 2003

49. Another saturday, another semi-successful couple of jumps.  

    By npgraphicdesign, October 5, 2008
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    • Gato
    • October 7, 2008

50. Have you known before? (dumb question alert)  

    By Michele, November 29, 2002
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    • arlo
    • December 3, 2002

51. 2006 World Meet of S&A - Malevsky Cup  

    By gkchristopher, August 14, 2006
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    • Eule
    • August 24, 2006

52. Do not cross runway under 1000ft/300m, how to decide?  

    By phoenixlpr, May 24, 2006
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    • Dolph
    • May 26, 2006

53. taking a rig as carry on in canada  

    By TaylorC, January 13, 2006
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    • riggerrob
    • January 18, 2006

54. Paratrooper new to skydiving  

    By thekgb2k1, August 26, 2009
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    • riggerrob
    • August 28, 2009

55. Anyone know when we will see the first non petrol powered jump ship?  

    By Newbie, September 7, 2005
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    • DanglesOZQld
    • September 12, 2005

56. What's the real story on Amelia Island DZ?  

    By oldfart, January 20, 2004
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    • oldfart
    • January 21, 2004

57. freefly question, need advise please...  

    By justhavingfun, June 18, 2003
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    • FlyinDesigns
    • June 20, 2003

58. Is there any hope for me?  

    By 14000andfalling, August 24, 2009
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    • thrillstalker
    • August 27, 2009

59. Am I missing something? Will this pay if I die Skydiving?  

    By Mazz, April 22, 2009
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    • catfishhunter
    • April 23, 2009

60. canopy control question  

    By aliengirl, February 13, 2004
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    • Croc
    • February 15, 2004

61. Prefered way to train for A license?  

    By EAPD202, September 23, 2008
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    • Scrumpot
    • October 6, 2008

62. regularly jumping a round reserve ??  

    By piisfish, March 15, 2004
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    • mikeat10500
    • March 15, 2004

63. Doing a tandem  

    By PurpleBadger, June 17, 2003
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    • usedtajump
    • June 19, 2003

64. 20 Seconds of Joy Documentary  

    By Backintothesky, September 14, 2013
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    • Boomerdog
    • September 16, 2013

65. "A" License Baby!!!  

    By Bradley77, October 4, 2006
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    • Spatula
    • October 6, 2006

66. recite cloud clearance rules for A license..  

    By agent_lead, January 15, 2006
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    • AFFI
    • January 17, 2006

67. Looking for an answer  

    By Feeblemind, February 25, 2005
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    • Feeblemind
    • February 26, 2005

68. USPA Survey E (Expert) License Question  

    By wolfriverjoe, February 10, 2021
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    • riggerrob
    • March 3, 2021

69. 9/11 Flag jumps  

    By ksjumper, September 6, 2011
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    • JCW1966
    • September 14, 2011

70. Failing AFF sessions?  

    By sayrepolice, May 29, 2007
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    • philip2005
    • June 14, 2007

71. Who had a reserve ride on the very first jump (in your life)?  

    By skydiverek, February 23, 2005
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    • bobsled92
    • February 26, 2005

72. Aggressive Flat Turns?  

    By matt1215, May 23, 2006
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    • AFFI
    • May 25, 2006

73. 1st Jump - To Eat or Not To Eat?  

    By PicOlio, August 7, 2005
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    • cHoDaBoY
    • August 8, 2005

74. When selecting a dz to visit, the most important 3 items to me are ...  

    By gemini, September 24, 2004
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    • piisfish
    • November 4, 2004

75. Logbook Frenzy!  

    By Jclende795, November 5, 2003
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    • sunnydee123
    • November 11, 2003

76. Pro Rating Practice  

    By John4455, August 15, 2003
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    • John4455
    • August 18, 2003

77. parachutist mag cover  

    By martimarr, February 27, 2006
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    • catfishhunter
    • March 2, 2006

78. Do You Pay your Load Organizer?  

    By flyhi, March 24, 2003
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    • Ron
    • March 25, 2003

79. First AFF Jump Tonight  

    By kootmando1979, June 12, 2007
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    • Zipp0
    • June 13, 2007

80. Looking for Skidiving videos  

    By sidhe78, October 21, 2005
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    • mds58
    • October 24, 2005

81. graduated AFF!  

    By Mike111, December 5, 2005
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    • Mike111
    • December 6, 2005

82. Boogie Games?  

    By skydivetara, April 13, 2010
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    • Phosphorus8
    • April 15, 2010

83. Does AFF-I rating make skydiving a job?  

    By Icon134, June 27, 2005
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    • DanglesOZQld
    • June 29, 2005

84. Headcorn AFF  

    By jimmyisme, June 11, 2012
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    • tomireland
    • June 15, 2012

85. Choosing an instructor for AFF  

    By deviate, October 16, 2010
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    • sebcat
    • October 27, 2010

86. Cobalt 39 inflight pics  

    By IMGR2, May 4, 2003
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    • IMGR2
    • May 5, 2003

87. HELP!!! Jumping in Austria.  

    By mbohu, April 2, 2019
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    • SethInMI
    • April 8, 2019

88. I miss Quincy  

    By BIGUN, June 12, 2010
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    • jumpwally
    • June 21, 2010

89. Why not to freefly a Talon.  

    By Bignugget, June 11, 2013
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    • excuse
    • June 12, 2013

90. Stiletto or cobalt  

    By Droopy, January 16, 2003
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    • jumperconway
    • January 28, 2003

91. Skydiving and fitness level  

    By fluffyduckie, November 30, 2008
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    • kelpdiver
    • December 1, 2008

92. Naked jump at Perris this Sun?  

    By mr_woosh, February 23, 2007
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    • mr_woosh
    • February 27, 2007

93. choosing a DZ  

    By LVjayhawk15, December 1, 2012
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    • Andy9o8
    • December 2, 2012

94. UGA Skydiving Club  

    By Hvance, November 4, 2010
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    • Divalent
    • September 10, 2012

95. ---> $3,600 for the rig - is this a GOOD PRICE???  

    By skydiverek, February 3, 2008
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    • bigway
    • February 4, 2008

96. Classic Skydiving Gear  

    By frawley308, October 20, 2005
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    • rasmack
    • October 22, 2005

97. I'll have an A please, Bob  

    By britboynz, January 8, 2004
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    • phonics1981
    • June 23, 2004

98. Free Gopro HD Hero 3: Online Skydiving Research  

    By drmattbarlow, March 19, 2013
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    • NewGuy2005
    • March 20, 2013

99. Competion ideas  

    By Pink1980, April 3, 2010
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    • ilostminame
    • April 14, 2010

100. Did you receive your 10 year tenure award?  

     By SkydiveMO, October 2, 2006
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     • Zing
     • October 4, 2006