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1. Figure 8?  

   By riddler, December 20, 2002
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   • dterrick
   • December 21, 2002

2. Tunnel prior to AFF?   1 2

   By Braz933, September 4, 2008
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   • Jewels
   • June 11, 2009

3. Static line in Northern California?  

   By Bodhisattva420, March 6, 2010
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   • noname
   • March 15, 2010

4. GPS Issue  

   By tombuch, June 28, 2004
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   • newsstand
   • June 29, 2004

5. would you get your ticket back   1 2

   By wingnut, April 10, 2004
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   • skyjames
   • April 14, 2004

6. Does a Tandem count as a jump towards licences?   1 2 3

   By sd-slider, May 11, 2006
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   • airtwardo
   • June 4, 2006

7. Anything wrong with this exit from the plane?  

   By npgraphicdesign, September 20, 2008
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   • danielcroft
   • September 22, 2008

8. What attracts you to a drop zone?   1 2

   By chaoskitty, June 23, 2004
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   • CSpenceFLY
   • June 24, 2004

9. Just got my A license...what do I do now?  

   By aatif96, June 20, 2012
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   • dthames
   • June 20, 2012

10. Is jumping without a parachute safe?   1 2

    By Ripley10001, June 13, 2009
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    • Carrapeta
    • June 17, 2009

11. I have a question   1 2

    By seminole1221, January 17, 2006
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    • ibx
    • February 22, 2006

12. Psychological Well-being and Extreme Sports?  

    By GAR333, December 22, 2007
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    • itllclear
    • December 24, 2007

13. Skydiving And Tax Deductions  

    By gary350, February 28, 2004
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    • nightjumps
    • February 29, 2004

14. To Cypres or Not to Cypres....????   1 2

    By jacketsdb23, July 14, 2006
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    • MotherGoose
    • July 19, 2006

15. Why did you decide to be an instructor?  

    By zulu, April 13, 2004
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    • bodypilot1
    • April 15, 2004

16. I had my pre-second bag lock  

    By Magistr8, April 30, 2003
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    • Magistr8
    • May 1, 2003

17. first plane ride  

    By jumpinfarmer, November 14, 2003
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    • jimmytavino
    • November 17, 2003

18. 1st reserve ride!!   1 2

    By johnnyboy, September 18, 2006
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    • morten
    • September 19, 2006

19. Post jump sinus pain...  

    By freefall80, November 19, 2007
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    • Nukrites
    • November 23, 2007

20. Landing off  

    By fasted3, June 10, 2013
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    • DcloudZ
    • June 10, 2013

21. Beer  

    By Blahr, July 8, 2003
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    • brettpobastad
    • July 16, 2003

22. Newb Stigma?  

    By sealing, January 23, 2009
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    • Andy9o8
    • January 25, 2009

23. Triathlon Hybrid  

    By blacklabjumper, November 23, 2010
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    • faulknerwn
    • November 26, 2010

24. Bridge Day Gear  

    By cedge, August 23, 2011
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    • lost_n_confuzd
    • August 28, 2011

25. Stunt Junkies swoop to cutaway question  

    By jhilden, May 23, 2007
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    • brianfry713
    • May 25, 2007

26. Data Points - SP-190 loaded at 1.2:1  

    By quade, January 6, 2003
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    • quade
    • January 8, 2003

27. Post jump depression?  

    By Skylark, August 13, 2003
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    • skydivejersey
    • August 15, 2003

28. www.jimmyhalliday.com  

    By jimmyh, February 5, 2005
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    • BIGUN
    • February 7, 2005

29. Need Advice  

    By zonie, May 16, 2003
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    • freakydiver
    • May 19, 2003

30. Canopy color material  

    By jimjumper, February 5, 2003
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    • mouth
    • February 11, 2003

31. CHEAPERTHANDIRT.COM RIG SALE  

    By SKYWHUFFO, January 29, 2009
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    • RIGGER160
    • February 4, 2009

32. RSL vs SKYHOOK  

    By ailithir, January 27, 2009
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    • spindlee
    • January 27, 2009

33. Skydiving as a Single parent  

    By ropediver27, June 7, 2008
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    • padu
    • July 23, 2008

34. Big way camp at Perris  

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

35. From Beechcraft Duke B60 Can Jump???  

    By maxus, September 20, 2009
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    • riggerrob
    • September 22, 2009

36. Getting the fear   1 2

    By p1p3, October 14, 2008
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    • Gato
    • October 21, 2008

37. Cool little camera  

    By Mr17Hz, August 1, 2007
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    • airtwardo
    • August 9, 2007

38. "Blue Skies Forever" in Chinese  

    By sputnik, December 28, 2003
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    • cvfd1399
    • December 30, 2003

39. Skydiving travel nurses  

    By gunsmokex, December 25, 2016
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    • AlanS
    • December 26, 2016

40. A Licence Grad.. advice por favor?  

    By kalaniwavo, March 5, 2008
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    • Auryn
    • March 10, 2008

41. I got screwed, hope it doesn't happen to you!  

    By alexleclainche, March 31, 2009
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    • LloydDobbler
    • April 4, 2009

42. DZ recruiting...your opinion please   1 2

    By justaflygirl, October 5, 2004
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    • bob.dino
    • October 21, 2004

43. Advice on rig purchase...  

    By DrDom, November 28, 2013
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    • Mach1dmb
    • December 4, 2013

44. packing super fast  

    By 2shay, August 2, 2006
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    • shunkka
    • August 4, 2006

45. Ideas for a seminar to wuffos  

    By mr2mk1g, July 5, 2011
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    • mghanco
    • July 7, 2011

46. safire 2- Openings after injury  

    By AZskies, March 20, 2013
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    • hcsvader
    • April 2, 2013

47. Canopy colors  

    By bergh, April 23, 2003
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    • Yoshi
    • May 1, 2003

48. Are all malfunctions human error?   1 2

    By JohnRich, June 5, 2009
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    • quade
    • June 15, 2009

49. Sunset Jump in Florida  

    By jmpnkramer, February 21, 2003
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    • Designer
    • February 22, 2003

50. Newbie FAST faller slow-down suggestions  

    By sd-slider, July 12, 2005
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    • BlindBrick
    • July 13, 2005

51. Consistent 2 meter circle landings  

    By theQ, June 16, 2015
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    • theQ
    • June 24, 2015

52. Landing a Hybrid Canopy  

    By JAGOZ, July 5, 2006
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • July 6, 2006

53. Stilleto vs Vengence  

    By nwdyver, October 1, 2003
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    • sdctlc
    • October 8, 2003

54. Since Skydiving I .....   1 2

    By EOCS, January 26, 2012
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    • popsjumper
    • January 31, 2012

55. Would you still jump with your.....   1 2

    By napvid, June 26, 2008
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    • adobelover
    • June 30, 2008

56. Parents won't let me jump   1 2

    By Daryl87, June 25, 2004
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    • CrazyDave
    • July 6, 2004

57. How long did it take for you to perfect your landings?   1 2

    By npgraphicdesign, December 10, 2008
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    • tony202
    • December 24, 2008

58. MR Bill  

    By MattMazzocco, June 18, 2010
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    • Zlew
    • July 5, 2010

59. Hand signs...  

    By Skyliber, June 7, 2006
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    • Skyliber
    • July 11, 2006

60. Vertigo?  

    By Katherine, March 15, 2006
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    • Katherine
    • March 16, 2006

61. is it logical to do your first jump AFF?   1 2

    By CaneSpider, July 2, 2003
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    • AdrenalineBluez
    • May 31, 2005

62. Tandem Demos?  

    By tandemking, September 19, 2004
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    • obelixtim
    • October 9, 2013

63. halfway down , halfway back in landing  

    By kmzamani, February 4, 2022
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    • base615
    • February 7, 2022

64. Don's last skydive  

    By sid, March 15, 2006
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    • sid
    • March 25, 2006

65. When was your first Off DZ Landing   1 2

    By adventurechick, April 27, 2006
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    • adrenalinejunki
    • April 30, 2006

66. Drop Zone VS Skydiving Club  

    By somethinelse, December 9, 2014
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • December 9, 2014

67. Is there any hope for me?  

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

68. When regular skydiving just doesn't do it for you...   1 2

    By skydiverkeith, July 23, 2010
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    • BikerBabe
    • July 28, 2010

69. Am I experienced enough for this?  

    By i.c, June 4, 2005
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    • billvon
    • June 6, 2005

70. This is a very newbie question.  

    By Muenkel, July 1, 2003
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    • Layton
    • July 3, 2003

71. DZO's who post classified ads seeking staff  

    By stratostar, October 4, 2011
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    • stratostar
    • October 5, 2011

72. Caught in the middle FFA & FFU  

    By topper, August 9, 2005
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    • topper
    • August 11, 2005

73. Commercial air travel with a parachute  

    By jpsmith, February 19, 2007
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    • FallingDuck
    • February 21, 2007

74. I Got A Wingsuit!  

    By FlyingRhenquest, November 3, 2013
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    • FlyingRhenquest
    • November 4, 2013

75. The Latest Groupon From Sportations  

    By LyraM45, July 16, 2012
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    • jshiloh
    • July 16, 2012

76. High-G jump plane turns, or "Am I just a wuss?"  

    By FrogNog, October 21, 2003
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    • CJK
    • October 23, 2003

77. how many failed aff levels before graduating or so far   1 2

    By freeryde13, February 4, 2004
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    • RainbowSmurf
    • February 6, 2004

78. is anyone jumpin in the uk ??????   1 2

    By sky-pimp, December 18, 2005
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    • sky-pimp
    • December 20, 2005

79. Get in shape folks   1 2

    By Blahr, September 8, 2003
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    • Blahr
    • September 11, 2003

80. Question for those with lots of jumps: Skydiving becoming routine in your life?  

    By autoset, May 11, 2007
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    • autoset
    • May 12, 2007

81. Burning Man 2011 jumps  

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

82. Serious question about asking someone their experience level   1 2 3

    By ACMESkydiver, April 30, 2006
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    • zenkith
    • May 5, 2006

83. DZ with BEST Summer Weather  

    By jrjny, June 12, 2010
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    • Amazon
    • June 15, 2010

84. Anybody have any skydiving footage?  

    By jaytheman, December 31, 2014
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    • obelixtim
    • January 2, 2015

85. Differences In Jump Planes?  

    By mutumbo, January 12, 2011
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    • Scrumpot
    • January 13, 2011

86. Basic Newbie Gear   1 2

    By Krl1, May 10, 2004
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    • dgm458
    • May 13, 2004

87. Rigger Packed Main   1 2

    By Genego, March 1, 2009
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    • TheBachelor
    • March 5, 2009

88. Aircraft for the 500-way   1 2

    By billvon, June 27, 2008
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    • jsaxton
    • June 29, 2008

89. Is there an Android App for the USPA SIM?  

    By Southern_Man, April 16, 2013
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    • floormonkey
    • April 22, 2013

90. Xmas gifts for skydivers  

    By Starx, November 29, 2014
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    • GLIDEANGLE
    • December 1, 2014

91. GM Pledge?  

    By Hooknswoop, April 11, 2009
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    • Gary73
    • April 16, 2009

92. Barrel Roll the poll.   1 2

    By ridestrong, September 7, 2010
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    • happythoughts
    • September 7, 2010

93. What does your Dz charge for a hopNpop   1 2

    By Rdutch, January 5, 2005
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    • DaMan
    • January 7, 2005

94. Ground Launch off Building  

    By northcave, September 14, 2007
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    • pchapman
    • September 24, 2007

95. Downwinders with rollerblades  

    By drewcarp, September 19, 2010
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    • jono
    • September 24, 2010

96. 150 Hornet  

    By Squeak, February 4, 2003
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    • Slowfaller
    • February 10, 2003

97. Malfunction  

    By kmzamani, December 22, 2021
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    • donalexinder24
    • January 22, 2022

98. Airworthiness Directive affects thousands of Cessnas  

    By riggerrob, November 19, 2020
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    • Bigfalls
    • November 24, 2020

99. Newbie needs advice   1 2

    By Dobbo049, February 18, 2012
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    • adagen
    • February 20, 2012

100. Cheapest way to ship a rig from the US to New Zealand  

     By baronn, July 5, 2017
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     • baronn
     • July 16, 2017