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1. Hard opening question  

   By Casurf1978, March 7, 2006
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2. Hard opening ruined me.   1 2

   By sub1427, May 12, 2008
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   • riddler
   • May 22, 2008

3. Hard Opening Soreness...  

   By JENNR8R, September 10, 2006
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   • udder
   • September 11, 2006

4. Hard opening vs Soft opening | Altitude loss  

   By americanfreefall, February 7, 2020   

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5. hard opening why?  

   By medic0079, October 14, 2007
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   • 2fat2fly
   • October 18, 2007

6. Hard Openings  

   By funks, November 10, 2004
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   • firstime
   • November 15, 2004

7. Hard openings and your neck !!!!!  

   By skydiver51, January 28, 2004
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   • January 30, 2004

8. hard openings dome slider?   1 2

   By Elpnor, September 2, 2018
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   • flyboy6554
   • November 6, 2018

9. Hard openings on a spectre?   1 2

   By millertime24, November 5, 2007
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   • CSpenceFLY
   • November 12, 2007

10. Hard Openings Suck   1 2 3 4

    By valcore, October 3, 2005
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    • stefd
    • October 16, 2005

11. HARD OPENINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   1 2

    By jmpnkramer, September 12, 2003
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    • Aviatrr
    • September 16, 2003

12. Hard pulls  

    By n2skdvn, August 6, 2003
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    • smiles
    • August 8, 2003

13. Hard Rear riser turn leads to spin   1 2

    By kvnhlstd, December 22, 2014
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    • Joel45
    • December 27, 2014

14. hard to reach skydive u in deland  

    By Terminal-V, September 9, 2004
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    • kimgriffin
    • September 10, 2004

15. HARD toggles  

    By CrazyIvan, May 5, 2003
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    • skybytch
    • May 5, 2003

16. Hard Touchdown, Gimped for a day or so.  

    By Tuna-Salad, December 9, 2008
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    • Shepp
    • December 9, 2008

17. Hardcore accident video compilation   1 2

    By skydiverek, November 2, 2015
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18. Harness bruises, etc..  

    By ryan_d_sucks, August 23, 2006
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    • jurgencamps
    • August 24, 2006

19. Harness Cutting into Me on Opening  

    By funkcanna, May 10, 2007
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    • funkcanna
    • May 13, 2007

20. Harness rotation  

    By Squeak, April 1, 2004
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    • raftman
    • April 2, 2004

21. Has an 'A' License card ever been rejected?  

    By Elisha, August 1, 2005
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    • jlmiracle
    • August 1, 2005

22. Has any of you experienced a bag lock and..  

    By autoset, April 19, 2007
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    • mik
    • April 19, 2007

23. has anybody else seen that skydiving commercial?  

    By TribalTalon, February 4, 2004
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    • SkydivingNurse
    • February 6, 2004

24. Has anybody ever figured out how many jumps are done annually world-wide?  

    By oosskis, March 3, 2006
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    • wmw999
    • March 3, 2006

25. Has Anybody Jumped an Audiovox DC400?  

    By Avion, June 29, 2005
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    • Avion
    • June 29, 2005

26. Has anybody seen...   1 2

    By weegegirl, February 11, 2004
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    • weegegirl
    • February 13, 2004

27. Has anybody skydived/s without their wife knowing about it?   1 2 3

    By taylor.freefall, December 10, 2011
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    • taylor.freefall
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28. Has anyone done tandem out of a Helicopter?   1 2 3

    By briangilbertson, January 25, 2007
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    • flydude
    • January 30, 2007

29. Has anyone else ever  

    By Leapinglizardto, July 28, 2008
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    • Leapinglizardto
    • July 29, 2008

30. Has anyone else noticed.........  

    By superwoman8433, October 1, 2008
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    • grimmie
    • October 5, 2008

31. Has anyone ever booked 2 or more jumps for their first time?  

    By brendhanbb, December 9, 2018
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    • muff528
    • December 28, 2018

32. has anyone ever done a helicopter safety briefing?  

    By FlyingRedneck, February 12, 2007
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    • riggerrob
    • February 14, 2007

33. Has anyone ever hit a bird?   1 2

    By Tuna-Salad, December 31, 2008
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    • pashakiev
    • January 13, 2009

34. Has anyone ever jumped out of a float plane?   1 2

    By ington6, May 15, 2010
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    • totter
    • May 19, 2010

35. Has anyone flown with a tandem container recently?  

    By LawnDart21, February 15, 2005
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    • GravityGirl
    • February 16, 2005

36. Has anyone got an old copy of the Parachute And It's Pilot?  

    By Throttlebender, August 10, 2010
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    • labrys
    • August 10, 2010

37. has anyone got any video of people tracking feet first?  

    By Newbie, July 7, 2005
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    • HydroGuy
    • July 14, 2005

38. Has anyone Had a Phantom SQAURE reserve ride ?  

    By Auryn, February 3, 2003
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    • cadmium
    • February 23, 2003

39. Has anyone here ever BASE jumped Trango Towers?  

    By WI-Fly, April 5, 2007
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    • WI-Fly
    • April 5, 2007

40. Has anyone here ever tried this?  

    By thepaintballguy, May 21, 2007
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    • thepaintballguy
    • May 25, 2007

41. has anyone jumped a microlight?   1 2

    By Newbie, February 4, 2003
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    • Tonto
    • April 16, 2003

42. Has anyone learned or taught to skydive in a very different way?  

    By Calvin19, December 10, 2006
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    • Calvin19
    • December 10, 2006

43. Has anyone operated a Navaho jumpship?  

    By Andrewwhyte, February 12, 2008
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    • riggerrob
    • February 13, 2008

44. Has anyone put an 83 Katana in a Javelin RSK?  

    By bootlegtrader, July 15, 2012
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    • bootlegtrader
    • July 15, 2012

45. Has anyone seen this before?   1 2

    By davelepka, August 11, 2003
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    • bkdice
    • August 13, 2003

46. Has anyone seen this video?   1 2

    By tmarine253, December 10, 2010
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    • skinnay
    • December 13, 2010

47. Has anyone seen this video?  

    By tmarine253, December 10, 2010
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    • tmarine253
    • December 10, 2010

48. Has anyone selling gear in classifieds received potential scam buyers lately?  

    By LawnDart21, December 1, 2005
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    • JVig
    • September 24, 2006

49. Has Atair gone out of buisness?  

    By jonno, April 4, 2010
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    • likestojump
    • April 5, 2010

50. Has basic skydiving become an obstacle?   1 2

    By Tuna-Salad, August 27, 2009
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    • SKYgoonie
    • September 1, 2009

51. Has DZ.com helped you learn anything you could not have learned at the DZ?   1 2

    By Mixoligist, March 1, 2011
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    • JohnnyMarko
    • April 2, 2011

52. Has skydiving lost the "hippy" vibe?   1 2 3 4 5

    By Newbie, April 16, 2007
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    • GrabGrass
    • April 26, 2007

53. Has skydiving made you safer?   1 2

    By jrcolo, October 4, 2008
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    • jsaxton
    • October 8, 2008

54. Has someone made a good skydiving documentary?  

    By skydivingdutch, March 4, 2006
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    • snugfit
    • March 5, 2006

55. Has the Victoria Cilliers case become to INSANE to discuss?  

    By SoCalJumper, May 4, 2018
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    • gowlerk
    • May 4, 2018

56. has this happened to anyone else?  

    By kapers, August 16, 2009
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    • kapers
    • August 17, 2009

57. Has this happened to you (gross picture included)   1 2

    By sabregrl, June 2, 2004
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    • teason
    • June 12, 2004

58. Has your DZ raised jump ticket?  

    By A2C, September 11, 2005
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    • loflyer
    • September 14, 2005

59. Hate my new rig!!   1 2

    By gravitysucks, May 16, 2005
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    • Ron
    • May 17, 2005

60. Hate tho's faggy(pink) dz student suits they make me wear.   1 2

    By LukeDuke, April 3, 2003
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    • brettpobastad
    • April 6, 2003

61. have a good laugh :)  

    By Raistlin, June 18, 2004
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    • turtlespeed
    • June 29, 2004

62. Have a Rockin' College Skydiving Club (a how to manual)  

    By aubsmell, October 11, 2005
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    • aubsmell
    • October 20, 2005

63. Have any of you gone through this?  

    By Bramble, July 9, 2010
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    • format
    • July 16, 2010

64. Have B, have not jumped in 5 months  

    By Praetorian, March 31, 2005
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    • bodypilot1
    • April 1, 2005

65. Have Haley's chute; Looking for Norton's.  

    By Rondo, May 21, 2004
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    • Rondo
    • May 21, 2004

66. have not jumped in 2 years  

    By bigway, April 20, 2004
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    • jeepnjump
    • April 21, 2004

67. Have Skyride come to Ireland   1 2

    By kevinwhelan, April 6, 2005
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    • slug
    • April 13, 2005

68. Have tape but no Manual??  

    By sdctlc, February 26, 2004
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    • Chute
    • February 27, 2004

69. Have to get 19 jumps before 4th of July Weekend... suggestions?   1 2

    By grue, April 8, 2005
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    • hipgnosis
    • April 12, 2005

70. Have to quit... why is it so hard??   1 2 3

    By skydv, August 8, 2003
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    • softnotes
    • August 12, 2003

71. Have you accepted the risks posed by Skydiving/BASE? (Kinda long)  

    By Peej, October 12, 2004
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    • bmoore21184
    • November 14, 2004

72. have you been hurt jumping?   1 2 3

    By superstu, May 17, 2007
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    • Andy9o8
    • May 28, 2007

73. Have you discussed skydiving with your family/friends in the event of an accident?   1 2

    By Chris-Ottawa, August 3, 2006
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    • brianfry713
    • August 7, 2006

74. Have you done a demo of your current reserve   1 2

    By DaMan, August 12, 2005
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    • RevJim
    • August 16, 2005

75. Have you done a NAKED skydive?!   1 2 3

    By peacefuljeffrey, May 21, 2005
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    • Designer
    • June 15, 2005

76. Have you done the POP's World record attempt's for years?  

    By mirage62, November 24, 2010
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    • flyangel2
    • November 26, 2010

77. Have you ever asked to see aircraft maint loggs?   1 2

    By skydived19006, January 25, 2008
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    • dannydan
    • February 3, 2008

78. Have you ever been on a jump ship when something went wrong?   1 2 3 4

    By Tuna-Salad, December 21, 2008
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    • godfrog
    • January 6, 2009

79. Have you ever been surprised a student returned?  

    By Amyr, June 29, 2012
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    • CSpenceFLY
    • July 2, 2012

80. Have you ever bought a new main?   1 2

    By fudd, January 12, 2004
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    • CanuckInUSA
    • January 13, 2004

81. 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

82. Have you ever cut away for an unstowed toggle?   1 2

    By cbain, December 22, 2005
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    • flynskydive
    • December 24, 2005

83. Have you ever cut away from a slider up  

    By NelKel, December 24, 2005
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    • azureriders
    • December 25, 2005

84. Have you ever damaged your ears while skydiving?  

    By nanobyte, October 31, 2006
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    • porterhouse
    • November 1, 2006

85. Have you ever decided not to jump because of a pin check?  

    By Hazarrd, October 29, 2003
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    • towerrat
    • October 29, 2003

86. Have you ever done a bandit Jump?   1 2

    By northcave, June 24, 2007
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    • jumping.bean
    • July 1, 2007

87. Have you ever done a naked Jump?   1 2 3

    By Bolas, August 20, 2003
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    • houstontx
    • September 9, 2003

88. Have you ever done a tandem as the student?  

    By 3mpire, June 29, 2013
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    • Croc
    • July 3, 2013

89. Have you ever eaten anything in freefall?   1 2

    By Newbie, October 28, 2005
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    • georgyporgy
    • November 6, 2005

90. Have you ever forgot your goggles?   1 2 3

    By PilotLevi, February 27, 2007
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    • rwieder
    • March 3, 2007

91. Have You Ever Fudged YOUR Jump Numbers?   1 2 3 4 5

    By katiebear21, November 28, 2006
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    • brianfry713
    • December 8, 2006

92. HAVE YOU EVER GONE LOW INTENTIONALLY?  

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

93. Have You Ever Gone Low INTENTIONALLY?   1 2

    By murrays, March 26, 2003
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    • MattyBoy
    • September 3, 2003

94. Have you ever gone low unintentionally?   1 2

    By jerry81, March 19, 2003
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    • ZoneRat
    • September 4, 2003

95. Have you ever gotten ripped off buying used gear online?   1 2

    By Kirils, January 30, 2003
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    • franck102
    • February 8, 2003

96. have you ever had to choose between your 'job' and skydiving? (i.e. stop diving or get fired)   1 2

    By gimpboogie, February 8, 2008
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    • riggerrob
    • February 11, 2008

97. Have you ever heard of / seen....  

    By VisionAir, November 23, 2004
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    • flylikeahandbag
    • November 24, 2004

98. Have you ever jumped with a knee brace?  

    By RkyMtnHigh, May 12, 2007
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    • teason
    • May 17, 2007

99. Have you ever landed inside the plane?   1 2 3

    By mazevedo, January 12, 2004
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    • HeatherB
    • February 2, 2004

100. Have you ever made a fool of yourself at a new D.Z.??   1 2

     By steve1, July 17, 2003
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     • EvilSteve
     • August 18, 2003