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1. Manifest Software  

   By Para-cutie, March 31, 2010
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   • DBiggs
   • December 11, 2019

2. what do owners think of their JFX   1 2 3

   By daleskydive, October 11, 2011
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   • Jvx
   • August 16, 2013

3. Aerodyne/Icon Manufacturing Defects  

   By dcskydive, February 19, 2013
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   • hookitt
   • March 1, 2013

4. B-17 jump :)   1 2

   By ChrisL, October 9, 2012
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   • jzzsxm
   • October 18, 2012

5. Blue Skies Magazine Sponsoring a Skyride Boogie?   1 2 3 4 10

   By Driver1, January 6, 2011
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   • popsjumper
   • March 9, 2011

6. So THIS is why I'm a little apprensive about starting   1 2 3

   By dkvkb, September 13, 2013
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   • Trafficdiver
   • July 10, 2014

7. Have you ever chosen not to jump once at altitude? Why?   1 2

   By kcb203, July 17, 2017
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   • i_like_ceviche
   • September 18, 2017

8. The FAA grounded a skydive O2 system today   1 2 3

   By Zing, October 6, 2007
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   • billvon
   • October 15, 2007

9. Any Oman skydivers here?  

   By welshKat, September 1, 2003
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   • Musallam_Alkalbani
   • May 28, 2022

10. Unsupportive spouse???   1 2 3

    By peanutgallery, July 26, 2007
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    • riggerquo
    • March 8, 2010

11. Skydiving - A guy's dream   1 2 3

    By Mokasx, March 15, 2014
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    • Lukske
    • March 24, 2014

12. 100th jump tradition  

    By jumpingjoe, April 13, 2004
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    • Kris
    • April 14, 2004

13. Do any Drop Zones state side offer C-130 jumps?   1 2

    By Hollywood5581, August 18, 2014
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    • Doug_Davis
    • August 22, 2014

14. Hardcore accident video compilation   1 2

    By skydiverek, November 2, 2015
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    • tikl68
    • January 21, 2016

15. Long term rig rentals?  

    By scottf1887, June 2, 2014
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    • 1001001sos
    • June 7, 2014

16. Karnage Krew - Gary Lucas - Hearing RESULTS   1 2 3

    By justincolebriss, April 5, 2011
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    • strop45
    • March 12, 2012

17. horizontal speed on tracking   1 2 3 4

    By jbettingen, April 16, 2007
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    • JohnMitchell
    • April 20, 2007

18. Negative reactions to the sport   1 2 3

    By NorrinRadd, August 19, 2013
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    • DcloudZ
    • September 4, 2013

19. USPA National Directors Lying about jump numbers....   1 2

    By swooper71, March 20, 2015
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    • normiss
    • April 6, 2015

20. DZ Culture   1 2

    By skyfox2007, October 29, 2017
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    • Lawndarter
    • November 4, 2017

21. Ear problem and ditter  

    By dancy, September 8, 2010
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    • airtwardo
    • January 24, 2013

22. C-182G Jump Door STC needed  

    By back2earth, January 21, 2011
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    • riggerrob
    • January 27, 2011

23. weight bags for packing parachute   1 2

    By djta0707, June 9, 2008
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    • AggieDave
    • June 11, 2008

24. how much would it cost to open a DZ?   1 2

    By bloody_trauma, October 20, 2006
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    • s10surfer
    • October 30, 2006

25. Cool skydive tattoos!  

    By Skytrooper, October 26, 2013
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    • 3mpire
    • November 12, 2013

26. USPA Being Sued Federal ?  

    By FREETRY, March 8, 2017
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    • ControlFreak
    • March 10, 2017

27. Air Borne Systems  

    By mjosparky, March 2, 2014
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    • demoknite
    • March 12, 2014

28. Casa Grande Part 16 formal complaint filed  

    By stratostar, September 2, 2014
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    • stratostar
    • September 12, 2014

29. Titusville Manifest and Sky Gods new deployment altitudes   1 2 3 4 9

    By jraf, December 4, 2006
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    • slotperfect
    • December 6, 2006

30. Aircraft Exit best practice/Body position for beginners  

    By laudaksg, June 1, 2014
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    • seedless024
    • June 18, 2014

31. 100th jump ideas?????????   1 2

    By djta0707, June 28, 2008
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    • wildWilly
    • July 2, 2008

32. Drop Zone Ethics - 101 (In Kansas City)   1 2 3 4

    By jumper410, April 11, 2006
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    • billvon
    • April 15, 2006

33. Am I being selfish   1 2 3

    By Placcypaddy, January 5, 2018
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    • Placcypaddy
    • February 22, 2018

34. Need a pilot with jump plane in WY this weekend   1 2

    By Briharp9, July 23, 2014
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    • DiverMike
    • July 31, 2014

35. wolmari pack  

    By beavdog, November 12, 2002
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    • Kennedy
    • November 13, 2002

36. NE1 know where Michael Schumacher jumped?  

    By freeflycracker, June 24, 2006
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    • evan85
    • February 24, 2016

37. Life Insurance Consideration for One-Time Jump?  

    By newinlodi, November 12, 2003
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    • azureriders
    • September 18, 2005

38. Your most memorable instructor   1 2 3 4

    By zulu, April 2, 2004
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    • bertthebaron
    • May 2, 2004

39. so what is the nicest thing anyone on the dz has done for you?   1 2 3

    By D22369, November 3, 2013
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    • Jvx
    • November 29, 2013

40. Third Class Medical in the News Again,...   1 2 3 4 6

    By ChrisD, December 12, 2013
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    • stratostar
    • January 10, 2014

41. What if I need a skydiving lawyer?   1 2

    By ddircksen, February 3, 2006
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    • chuckakers
    • February 27, 2017

42. What to do   1 2 3 4 7

    By GeorgeOrwell, January 3, 2009
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    • GeorgeOrwell
    • January 31, 2009

43. Best hand luggage bag for a Rig   1 2

    By mgs13, November 8, 2011
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    • colin
    • November 27, 2011

44. Why jump at night?   1 2 3 4 13

    By Deisel, November 21, 2011
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    • popsjumper
    • December 5, 2011

45. What happens after a collision?   1 2

    By stevemeg, September 7, 2014
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    • Krip
    • September 16, 2014

46. Injured skydiver saved in mid-air by fellow jumper   1 2

    By jman83, April 20, 2010
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    • DocPop
    • April 27, 2010

47. LASIK and sky diving?   1 2 3 4

    By brycew, August 4, 2005
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    • tustinr
    • August 10, 2005

48. Post 1st Jump sickness? (Hours after)  

    By JesseJumper, April 24, 2011
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    • roam82
    • May 31, 2011

49. Bill Booth featured on Huffington Post   1 2

    By kallend, August 1, 2013
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    • shveddy
    • August 19, 2013

50. High Altitude Record   1 2 3

    By Flyfast, July 30, 2009
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    • chuteless
    • August 13, 2013

51. What not to do as a DZO.   1 2 3 4 5

    By jtiflyer, April 4, 2013
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    • Pacific
    • April 9, 2013

52. Jump Anxiety   1 2

    By a.j., July 19, 2004
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    • jumpgump
    • February 3, 2014

53. Drinking while diving   1 2 3 4

    By Icyhills, November 13, 2008
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    • grue
    • June 21, 2013

54. Skydiving is like many other sports   1 2 3

    By chuteless, January 8, 2014
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    • Bluhdow
    • January 12, 2014

55. Need input from USPA members, Parachutist article   1 2 3

    By peek, July 5, 2017
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    • wan2doit
    • August 1, 2017

56. JFTC Press Clips  

    By quade, October 5, 2002
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    • quade
    • October 18, 2002

57. RealDropzone - Enterprise class dropzone management software, a Reality.   1 2

    By Mr17Hz, July 19, 2007
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    • mdrejhon
    • January 20, 2009

58. Best Skydiving Movie EVER (Chris Cowden)   1 2 3 4

    By Floats18, March 20, 2006
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    • username118877
    • March 23, 2015

59. Drones and Skydiving  

    By ManagingPrime, February 28, 2012
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    • kallend
    • October 1, 2015

60. pepperell tree landing being billed 10grand   1 2 3 4 7

    By JALUV2, January 7, 2011
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    • Andy9o8
    • July 9, 2013

61. Beech Super King Air 200 - why arn't all jump aircraft built like this?   1 2

    By skydiverek, March 31, 2005
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    • Squeak
    • April 4, 2005

62. Canopy Collision video (thankfully non fatal)   1 2 3 4 9

    By Fallcoholic, February 7, 2012
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    • kuai43
    • February 16, 2012

63. Maui Skydiving? Vacationing there in Sept, Anyone live there?  

    By George_ORH, June 28, 2010
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    • mikey348
    • July 6, 2010

64. 8000 Ft Static Line Student Jump?   1 2

    By bamber, September 3, 2017
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    • Baksteen
    • September 11, 2017

65. Lodi Jumpers   1 2 3 4 5

    By robskydiv, December 20, 2009
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    • rhys
    • April 4, 2010

66. Dropzone Politics   1 2 3 4 6

    By scratch69, October 31, 2005
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    • jumpwally
    • July 12, 2011

67. HALO - Freefall Warriors TV Show  

    By tdog, December 31, 2004
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    • pilotdave
    • January 24, 2005

68. Did Survivor host Jeff Probst skydive?  

    By BobWright, December 13, 2004
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    • flyhi
    • May 13, 2013

69. Tom Cruise jumping in the UK filming Mission Impossible  

    By shorehambeach, August 2, 2017
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    • billvon
    • August 6, 2018

70. Strong Lawsuit & 'Defense Fund'   1 2 3 4 6

    By tkhayes, April 14, 2009
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    • feuergnom
    • January 12, 2010

71. broken neptune 2   1 2

    By missbrz, September 2, 2011
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    • allocator
    • December 13, 2016

72. green light does not mean GO!   1 2 3 4

    By dreamtoy, October 13, 2012
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    • kallend
    • October 22, 2012

73. Triangular parachute?  

    By BMichaeli, November 9, 2010
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    • Beatnik
    • November 10, 2010

74. 16 year old fun jumper? Is she too young?   1 2

    By Chelseaflies, November 30, 2013
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    • StoppieJoe
    • December 5, 2013

75. Don Kellner - 40,000 jumps  

    By cpoxon, May 25, 2011
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    • grimmie
    • May 27, 2011

76. Choosing the right drop Zone   1 2 3

    By Ramzisleiman, December 17, 2014
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    • Ramzisleiman
    • May 9, 2015

77. pulled cutaway handle on exit   1 2 3 4

    By docjohn, April 14, 2010
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    • dogboybirdy
    • June 15, 2016

78. Bill Ottley   1 2

    By efs4ever, November 25, 2005
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    • skybill
    • December 8, 2005

79. shoes?   1 2

    By anarki, November 20, 2008
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    • MomDaBomb
    • November 22, 2008

80. Mounting a Contour HD Camera on a Helmet.  

    By ridestrong, December 28, 2010
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    • ridestrong
    • December 30, 2010

81. DZ Camping. What's your setup?   1 2 3

    By Shredex, December 12, 2012
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    • sepstrup
    • December 18, 2012

82. Predicting cloud coverage   1 2

    By mattwht, December 10, 2013
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    • format
    • December 12, 2013

83. tsa and hook knives  

    By DBCOOPER, September 26, 2011
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    • shropshire
    • September 28, 2011

84. Any military parachute riggers here?  

    By JT_76, September 19, 2006
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    • milehighpres
    • September 23, 2006

85. Drugs on a dz   1 2 3 4 7

    By Vallerina, October 11, 2004
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • October 14, 2004

86. More then 1 reserve chute?  

    By FlyingJarhead, May 6, 2006
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    • TrickyDicky
    • May 9, 2006

87. Very useful graph   1 2

    By piisfish, November 25, 2014
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    • realpet
    • March 17, 2015

88. Dropzone Etiquette   1 2

    By Justin212, August 19, 2013
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    • Squeak
    • August 22, 2013

89. You are under your reserve.... Now what?   1 2

    By Ron, August 13, 2013
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    • Ron
    • August 18, 2013

90. A packers tip question   1 2 3

    By Whamie, June 25, 2013
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    • cavscout73
    • July 4, 2013

91. Difference between F111 and Zero P chute  

    By bigkid, June 12, 2003
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    • Bluhdow
    • August 7, 2019

92. They both have AADs, so everything's cool right?   1 2 3

    By Remster, August 22, 2014
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    • faulknerwn
    • August 31, 2014

93. Malfunction/Cutaway & Ground Crash Video   1 2 3 4 8

    By ridestrong, April 14, 2010
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    • Andy_Copland
    • September 29, 2010

94. Waiver / Underage   1 2 3 4 7

    By korbin, October 8, 2008
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    • skydived19006
    • February 11, 2014

95. Wings or vector?   1 2 3 4

    By JoeyH, December 11, 2012
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    • DSE
    • December 24, 2012

96. Does your life insurance policy include skydiving?   1 2

    By ltdiver, April 21, 2004
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    • WildBill
    • September 19, 2005

97. I want to see pictures of cool looking rigs!   1 2 3 4 5

    By packerboy, November 15, 2004
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    • TiaDanger
    • September 7, 2010

98. Jumping a Camera   1 2 3 4

    By Jackpunx, January 17, 2006
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    • jasonRose
    • January 20, 2006

99. PROskydiving Acquires DZ Tools   1 2

    By chicagoland, December 16, 2010
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    • tdog
    • September 18, 2013

100. Most interesting out landing?   1 2 3 4 7

     By Hazarrd, November 24, 2003
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     • skydivermom
     • August 15, 2007