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1. Slightly different take on state records  

   By Beachbum, March 23, 2011
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   • mjosparky
   • March 25, 2011

2. COLLEGIATE SKYDIVING ???  

   By Jimchamp1, March 29, 2005
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   • RedassSkychic
   • March 29, 2005

3. Stolen Rig  

   By bluebird932, September 7, 2016
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   • bluebird932
   • September 11, 2016

4. AFF or Static Line courses in Auckland New Zealand  

   By DudeNZ, March 21, 2011
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   • mccurley
   • March 24, 2011

5. Weight concern  

   By rvmnw, October 5, 2010
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   • rvmnw
   • October 7, 2010

6. Energy drink school assignment help?  

   By Timmeeh, February 19, 2013
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   • piisfish
   • February 22, 2013

7. Season Starts and Stops?  

   By rcberryjr, August 12, 2011
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   • demoknite
   • August 18, 2011

8. Back in after 11 years hiatus  

   By rmachisen, December 5, 2004
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   • FrenchyDiver
   • December 8, 2004

9. osprey jump  

   By Dougiefresh, November 9, 2007
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   • LongWayToFall
   • November 12, 2007

10. Making my first jump this summer. Question.  

    By niolosoiale, March 30, 2006
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    • altichick
    • April 3, 2006

11. Certain aircraft more likely to cause tandem side-spin?  

    By Kimblair13, March 28, 2005
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    • WildBill
    • March 29, 2005

12. Congratulate me - I finally have the 'A'....  

    By Ragnarok, December 20, 2005
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • January 5, 2006

13. I have an A number :)  

    By aggie04, August 28, 2004
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    • aggie04
    • September 9, 2004

14. What and where was the first recorded dropzone?  

    By swoopfly, May 30, 2009
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    • CDRINF
    • June 8, 2009

15. Thrillplanet  

    By kallend, July 18, 2008
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    • Jumpdude
    • July 20, 2008

16. Can/Should you skydive with a knee meniscus tear?  

    By cestarmm, September 18, 2006
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    • Lindsey
    • September 21, 2006

17. Holy wow. I really, really like my new canopy.  

    By grue, October 8, 2005
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    • grue
    • October 10, 2005

18. Time off and canopies  

    By Superman32, July 25, 2005
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    • johnnyboydan
    • July 28, 2005

19. Correlation between elliptical canopies and aggressiveness?  

    By 20_kN, January 20, 2018
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    • RiggerLee
    • January 29, 2018

20. Audible Alti settings  

    By Distabled, June 18, 2009
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    • rhys
    • January 3, 2010

21. New skydiver, spend money on new container and then buy used canopies?  

    By Dzander21, July 2, 2017
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    • TriGirl
    • July 31, 2017

22. New Jumper Questions  

    By martlet, September 14, 2008
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    • peregrinerose
    • September 15, 2008

23. getting my foot in the door  

    By smorente, April 17, 2014
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    • smorente
    • April 21, 2014

24. Finished AFP 4&5! Feeling more relaxed now :)  

    By jbelanger86, January 22, 2018
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    • Deaconfrost
    • January 25, 2018

25. total newb please help  

    By biggiepow, January 12, 2008
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    • slobuzzard
    • January 14, 2008

26. How much do AFF instructors get paid?  

    By Hazarrd, December 4, 2003
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    • Kramer
    • December 5, 2003

27. Where would you go?  

    By JohnnyMarko, March 21, 2010
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    • thrillstalker
    • March 22, 2010

28. A Workout for Skydiving  

    By WooHoo, June 22, 2006
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    • FrEaK_aCcIdEnT
    • June 22, 2006

29. Chest mount?  

    By gixzig, September 30, 2010
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    • in2jumping
    • October 1, 2010

30. I would like to jump in Sonoma county... anyone have experience starting a club?  

    By daremrc, February 3, 2009
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    • jimmyh
    • March 29, 2009

31. FS1 too soon??  

    By winston_06, June 19, 2006
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    • damion75
    • June 22, 2006

32. Fear after first Cut-away  

    By niklasmato, July 25, 2016
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    • RyanMarshall
    • August 22, 2016

33. Careers within Skydiving  

    By morales, December 14, 2010
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    • rhys
    • December 18, 2010

34. Let's all play where's the pilot?  

    By chuckakers, January 12, 2009
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    • billvon
    • January 12, 2009

35. Old miltary bail out rig  

    By Scoop, June 19, 2006
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    • mr2mk1g
    • June 22, 2006

36. Skydive Deland questions  

    By corpkid, November 15, 2013
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    • ChrisD
    • November 21, 2013

37. Which type of parachute is right for me??  

    By Alliecat, June 1, 2011
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    • NovaTTT
    • June 1, 2011

38. Getting stable after diving exit  

    By KNewman, November 13, 2005
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    • popsjumper
    • November 20, 2005

39. Night Tandems  

    By Phillbo, March 15, 2011
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    • buzzfink
    • March 18, 2011

40. Buying Z-Hills Jump tickets online  

    By ntrprnr, December 24, 2009
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    • captain1976
    • December 24, 2009

41. '08 Season Ticket Prices vs The Fleet  

    By Genn, March 14, 2008
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    • PhreeZone
    • March 15, 2008

42. converting privately owned dz into a club  

    By tinlizzy73, May 13, 2008
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    • tinlizzy73
    • May 15, 2008

43. Starting AFF !  

    By LivingInClip, December 3, 2003
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    • Phillbo
    • December 3, 2003

44. Handy cam (hand mount tandem videos)  

    By freeflysurf500, October 29, 2003
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    • riggerrob
    • November 2, 2003

45. Other Sports  

    By phonics1981, August 6, 2003
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    • Ronnie
    • August 7, 2003

46. How to make an AFF instructor happy?  

    By sebinoslo, March 25, 2009
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    • sebinoslo
    • March 26, 2009

47. Distances while tracking  

    By Mach, March 24, 2006
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    • tso-d_chris
    • March 29, 2006

48. 100th jump  

    By rkillian, December 1, 2003
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    • heltzer
    • December 3, 2003

49. Restarting  

    By Dessiasman, July 28, 2010
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    • Andy9o8
    • August 2, 2010

50. Would you have cut this away?  

    By Kynan1, May 23, 2007
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    • mbondvegas
    • May 25, 2007

51. Skydiving with Contacts  

    By freeflyDaLi, September 5, 2003
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    • jumper03
    • September 7, 2003

52. How to prepare for a winter jump?  

    By grue, December 3, 2004
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    • slug
    • December 4, 2004

53. New skydiver, new gear?  

    By fendereh, August 24, 2007
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    • USPA
    • September 5, 2007

54. Torrey Pines Glider Port Dropzone...maybe someday  

    By FlyingJarhead, August 2, 2006
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    • brianfry713
    • August 3, 2006

55. GPS Cutaway Tracking  

    By lightbug, October 25, 2017
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    • jeanwainer
    • December 13, 2017

56. stolen log book, what can I do  

    By davidpanal, September 13, 2006
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    • riggerrob
    • September 14, 2006

57. Restarted AFF today  

    By husslr187, July 10, 2016
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    • crazydaisy315
    • August 8, 2016

58. Hard opening  

    By music321, October 23, 2012
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    • chuteless
    • October 26, 2012

59. your thoughts on the main story on front page?  

    By caspar, May 23, 2007
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • May 24, 2007

60. AFF Level One is complete. How did you feel on your first?  

    By jbelanger86, November 27, 2017
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    • Trafficdiver
    • December 11, 2017

61. Smallest DropZone  

    By sammymalta, September 14, 2012
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    • potatoman
    • August 27, 2014

62. recurrency question  

    By chuteless, June 10, 2004
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    • yoink
    • September 2, 2004

63. Vacuum packed  

    By NZL60, December 24, 2003
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    • Beerlight
    • February 3, 2004

64. Looking for the the inside scoop on Deland  

    By godziller, May 24, 2010
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    • captain1976
    • May 25, 2010

65. How to deal with a spouse starting AFF?  

    By cderham, September 28, 2009
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    • Baksteen
    • September 29, 2009

66. Is this a malfunction?  

    By Grips, June 17, 2006
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    • dragon2
    • June 19, 2006

67. Crosswind video/DVD vs Good Stuff Video/DVD  

    By rendezvous, December 2, 2003
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    • lazyfrog
    • January 6, 2004

68. Area 51  

    By CrazyDave, October 30, 2003
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    • CrazyDave
    • October 31, 2003

69. USPA: Would you join if membership wasn't required?  

    By chriswelker, June 4, 2004
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    • PrairieDoug
    • June 9, 2004

70. goofing around with gear.  

    By superman0710, March 22, 2005
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    • davedlg
    • March 23, 2005

71. AFF Level 2 - Advice Needed  

    By shotwell15, July 25, 2012
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    • lookoutbelow
    • August 5, 2012

72. dropzone employment  

    By jf951, December 7, 2010
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    • DARK
    • December 13, 2010

73. name the skydiving associations  

    By namgrunt, February 9, 2006
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    • ernokaikkonen
    • February 13, 2006

74. USPA B Water Training  

    By dtbecker, May 8, 2013
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    • FlyingRhenquest
    • May 9, 2013

75. Pro active EMS training.  

    By grimmie, September 24, 2009
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    • jdthomas
    • September 28, 2009

76. Skydiving Traditions  

    By vanman2, July 11, 2008
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    • Broke
    • July 14, 2008

77. What does this mean?  

    By ChrisL, April 29, 2005
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    • Zenister
    • May 2, 2005

78. Breaking myself video  

    By Jill_UK, June 13, 2006
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    • Joellercoaster
    • June 17, 2006

79. my new rig...  

    By CheCamur, April 10, 2003
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    • deefly
    • April 15, 2003

80. About "Cutting away"  

    By mjosparky, June 6, 2005
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    • partyboy
    • June 9, 2005

81. Skydiving in a kayak  

    By BillyVance, March 9, 2010
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    • CanuckInUSA
    • March 11, 2010

82. Met another skydiver at new job!  

    By somethinelse, February 21, 2004
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    • dgskydive
    • February 27, 2004

83. First Demo Jump!  

    By Airborne03, January 30, 2004
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    • Paige
    • February 2, 2004

84. Question from newbie: How many jumps did it take you to finish AFF.  

    By hubguy, August 5, 2003
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    • mnischalke
    • August 5, 2003

85. Mock parachute rig?  

    By Whamie, October 18, 2012
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    • darkwing
    • October 21, 2012

86. Walk me though AFF.  

    By Mazz, March 19, 2009
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    • drdive
    • March 20, 2009

87. Need some advice on flaring  

    By k-dubjumps, June 10, 2009
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    • JohnDeere
    • July 27, 2009

88. Head-down to belly - considerations?  

    By davidg39, March 19, 2014
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    • BMichaeli
    • March 25, 2014

89. Repack Cycle  

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

90. Smart Helmet  

    By jezlevett, September 30, 2015
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    • nolhtairt
    • October 1, 2015

91. diverdriver website  

    By mitirino, May 3, 2012
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    • diverdriver
    • November 7, 2013

92. paris wind tunnel  

    By falxori, September 25, 2003
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    • TrickyDicky
    • October 1, 2003

93. Dealing with mistakes  

    By unkulunkulu, May 6, 2013
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    • IJskonijn
    • May 7, 2013

94. Did Bill Dause really say . . . ?  

    By megamalfunction, April 20, 2017
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    • OzzieDave
    • June 5, 2017

95. Vikings/Lions game - bandit or planned?  

    By kuai43, September 21, 2015
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    • gunsmokex
    • September 28, 2015

96. SSM?  

    By jumperconway, June 6, 2005
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    • Merkur
    • June 8, 2005

97. Ears and Flying  

    By adventurechick, June 10, 2006
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    • AFFI
    • June 15, 2006

98. Need advice on canopy size  

    By Stik, February 22, 2003
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    • rpanter
    • February 25, 2003

99. Plateau? Boredom? What?  

    By RkyMtnHigh, August 23, 2005
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    • diverdriver
    • August 23, 2005

100. airline security  

     By adrenalinejunki, April 28, 2004
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     • WFFC
     • April 29, 2004