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1. Company skydiving trip  

   By jumprunner, June 30, 2003
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   • tbrown
   • July 4, 2003

2. Helicopter Jump Question  

   By raider24, July 2, 2008
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   • mircan
   • July 10, 2008

3. Question about an old Perris incident  

   By ChrisL, February 3, 2006
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   • skybill
   • February 9, 2006

4. What is that called?  

   By Texas_Diver, August 20, 2005
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   • scrublink
   • August 23, 2005

5. Burning Man - Burning Sky  

   By Skwrl, April 15, 2014
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   • BIGUN
   • August 8, 2014

6. Skysurfing  

   By kottonics, January 20, 2011
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   • SurfFlite
   • March 2, 2011

7. New definition for skygod?  

   By bigbearfng, October 9, 2004
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   • Airman1270
   • October 11, 2004

8. DC9 Jet Turbine at Perris CA, Skydiver Load, Youtube Video, May 2024  

   By F104 Starfighter, May 15, 2024
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   • wolfriverjoe
   • May 17, 2024

9. Breathing In Skydiving  

   By TimeToFly4lyfe, May 19, 2017
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   • Maddingo
   • May 29, 2017

10. question about uspa regulation to follow a tandem  

    By ofer4, July 28, 2011
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    • mjosparky
    • July 30, 2011

11. Article in the RED EYE  

    By loudtom, July 11, 2005
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    • Jeth
    • July 19, 2005

12. My 100th jump  

    By RB_Hammer, July 6, 2007
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    • WILDBILLAQR
    • July 10, 2007

13. Bad Skydiving Dreams  

    By hobbes20000, June 15, 2016
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    • airdvr
    • June 29, 2016

14. Life Insurance-UK & US  

    By marcorenaldo, April 14, 2004
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    • dks13827
    • July 24, 2010

15. PLF....tumble...barrel roll...tumble...drag...drag...tumble...  

    By npgraphicdesign, May 25, 2009
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    • rehmwa
    • May 26, 2009

16. If you could name a skydiving documentary, what would you name it.  

    By LeeroyJenkins, October 25, 2017
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    • BIGUN
    • November 3, 2017

17. Parachute Landing Warning Signs?  

    By AggieDave, April 9, 2003
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    • PilotMike
    • April 11, 2003

18. I'm Opening At?  

    By ROK, January 30, 2007
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    • thedarkside
    • February 1, 2007

19. Descriptions of exits by name?  

    By SkydiveNFlorida, November 21, 2003
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    • weegegirl
    • November 26, 2003

20. No sh#t there I was...  

    By SniperCJ, August 17, 2003
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    • tbrown
    • August 31, 2003

21. Time Out Altimeter  

    By Nightingale, December 29, 2003
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    • mr2mk1g
    • December 30, 2003

22. Attn OZZIES: $25 boogie with free beer!!!  

    By Jasmin, September 19, 2003
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    • cesslon
    • September 30, 2003

23. Sunset Jump in Florida  

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

24. 20 mph winds...eeehhh  

    By tigepigeon, January 23, 2012
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    • Olmed
    • January 25, 2012

25. My low cutaway video from 1997  

    By Ron, November 30, 2010
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    • fencebuster
    • December 4, 2010

26. Fall Rates ?  

    By heavydude, May 1, 2008
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    • flipper
    • May 7, 2008

27. UK TV Tonight ITV 2300  

    By Yossarian, August 29, 2006
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    • Yossarian
    • September 8, 2006

28. TSA ON CARRYING On RIGS  

    By SKYWHUFFO, August 29, 2003
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    • drenaline
    • August 30, 2003

29. Lineover - When it comes on your reserve?  

    By mazevedo, July 14, 2003
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • December 3, 2010

30. Skydiving terms and definitions...  

    By Ragnarok, August 12, 2005
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    • Amazon
    • August 21, 2005

31. Instructor numbers for coaches  

    By riddler, January 30, 2006
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    • ally
    • February 6, 2006

32. joyz of tandem  

    By smiles, March 22, 2004
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    • harryskydives
    • March 31, 2004

33. Carburetor icing in Cessnas  

    By billvon, August 29, 2008
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    • scdrnr
    • September 1, 2008

34. Skydive San Diego Tribute to Andy  

    By stuartjl, December 13, 2005
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    • linestretch
    • December 23, 2005

35. To those who sell gear at dz.com  

    By Mad47, August 15, 2004
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    • cvfd1399
    • August 25, 2004

36. precision aerodynamics  

    By pyranha, August 28, 2015
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    • sunnyape
    • May 5, 2017

37. "Parachutist" error? Or a prank?  

    By JohnRich, December 31, 2008
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    • SStewart
    • December 31, 2008

38. Pro track graph  

    By SkydiveMonkey, February 15, 2003
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    • dreamsville
    • February 21, 2003

39. Well...my skydiving career is officially over...  

    By Chris-Ottawa, July 7, 2013
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    • islander
    • July 21, 2013

40. Wing loading question.  

    By flyer86, April 17, 2012
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    • bodypilot90
    • April 19, 2012

41. SKYDIVING VIDEO!!!!  

    By thepaintballguy, July 2, 2007
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    • veri
    • July 6, 2007

42. Winds Aloft in graphical format  

    By peek, March 16, 2006
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    • peek
    • March 17, 2006

43. jump numbers  

    By frowd, December 8, 2006
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    • Ugali
    • December 15, 2006

44. Nekkid under jump suit (nearly)  

    By Justpin, October 12, 2011
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • October 15, 2011

45. Congrats DSE for earning your AFFI  

    By steveorino, March 1, 2009
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    • airgord
    • March 10, 2009

46. tandem vs aff  

    By J321, April 27, 2006
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    • J321
    • May 1, 2006

47. A difficult photo to develop.  

    By alain, August 28, 2003
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    • quade
    • August 29, 2003

48. Like Skyride?  

    By Kiki32, August 23, 2007
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    • squarecanopy
    • August 27, 2007

49. Minimums  

    By RkyMtnHigh, October 24, 2006
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    • Elisha
    • October 24, 2006

50. BIG DZ AND BIG PLANES  

    By MexPilot, October 4, 2004
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    • mjosparky
    • October 7, 2004

51. Old Jump Planes Just Sitting Around?  

    By Skydive2, December 17, 2002
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    • jerry81
    • December 19, 2002

52. Long breaks between skydiving  

    By Emmie, October 22, 2007
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    • JeffNo
    • October 25, 2007

53. Nationals - Day 0  

    By billvon, October 21, 2006
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    • dharma1976
    • October 24, 2006

54. Jumper in downtown Dallas?  

    By blakepilot, October 11, 2011
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    • BoogeyMan
    • October 13, 2011

55. Fusion vs. Artificial Disc Replacement  

    By morejumps, May 7, 2010
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    • TheBachelor
    • April 29, 2021

56. Sibson - UK's safest dz?  

    By Newbie, January 28, 2004
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    • s.meacock
    • January 29, 2004

57. Skydiving regularly even though scared of it.  

    By EricaH, April 19, 2005
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    • EricaH
    • April 24, 2005

58. Round Jumps at Rantoul  

    By winsor, July 25, 2003
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    • towerrat
    • July 31, 2003

59. Was this a good deal?  

    By Demar, March 17, 2007
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    • Rick
    • March 21, 2007

60. Link to Radar  

    By tombuch, April 15, 2005
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    • Shark
    • April 23, 2005

61. Upside-Down Otter  

    By JohnRich, July 16, 2012
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    • theonlyski
    • July 18, 2012

62. Damn Insurance compay???  

    By Praetorian, March 23, 2004
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    • Scrumpot
    • March 27, 2004

63. info on tandem skydiving deaths  

    By jeffrey27rj, January 27, 2016
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    • riggerrob
    • June 3, 2016

64. Breaking Down Barriers  

    By Schwarztod, August 27, 2008
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    • Schwarztod
    • August 29, 2008

65. I'm Sixteen and a Complete newbie  

    By manyquestions, January 26, 2007
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    • matthias
    • January 29, 2007

66. Superstitions  

    By Pitbull83, September 23, 2005
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    • FrogNog
    • September 23, 2005

67. Buying a Complete Rig  

    By jessd, December 26, 2002
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    • LoneRanger
    • April 26, 2013

68. My First Cutaway: Jump 14  

    By Frenchjumper, May 1, 2016
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    • FreefallingCari
    • May 27, 2016

69. tandem jumps  

    By guineapiggie101, January 6, 2012
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    • Andy9o8
    • January 13, 2012

70. Rushed?  

    By Tuna-Salad, April 28, 2008
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    • Tuna-Salad
    • April 29, 2008

71. aircraft whats good?  

    By rhys, May 31, 2005
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    • btucker
    • June 2, 2005

72. Does Hollywood help or hurt skydiving?  

    By riddler, August 23, 2004
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    • argon
    • August 23, 2004

73. Skydivingmovies.com  

    By mofo554, February 14, 2003
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    • beowulf
    • February 18, 2003

74. What percentage of your skydives are perfect?  

    By cocheese, July 19, 2010
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    • wmw999
    • July 19, 2010

75. Lucky to be Alive !!!!  

    By SkyOCiel, January 28, 2004
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    • Mad47
    • January 29, 2004

76. Bridge Day: Tandems  

    By Doug_Davis, July 10, 2014
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    • Doug_Davis
    • July 13, 2014

77. My Son Wants To Know....  

    By BigMikeH77, July 4, 2013
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    • potatoman
    • July 12, 2013

78. Another ear pressure problem again  

    By chrismgtis, January 22, 2007
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    • scroadload
    • January 27, 2007

79. Line Breaks  

    By jarrodh, October 20, 2006
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    • jarrodh
    • October 20, 2006

80. new to skydiving  

    By aaron1029, April 24, 2009
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    • Inspired
    • May 17, 2009

81. novice looking for advice  

    By novice, January 26, 2004
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    • jsaxton
    • January 28, 2004

82. Rig for sale - ebay scam?  

    By docjohn, November 21, 2009
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    • kuai43
    • November 23, 2009

83. cessna 182 RG is it good for skydiving?  

    By skykank, January 9, 2012
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    • JohnRich
    • January 11, 2012

84. Canopy Piloting School reflections  

    By HydroGuy, July 6, 2005
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    • snafuhere
    • July 12, 2005

85. Getting current  

    By skybytch, December 27, 2024
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    • lummy
    • June 12

86. Newbie questions: stability, WL, etc.  

    By KevinP, November 20, 2010
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    • KevinP
    • November 24, 2010

87. Brian Germain's Latest Video!  

    By BrianSGermain, August 20, 2008
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    • virgin-burner
    • August 26, 2008

88. Adam Hammond a new Golden Knight, CONGRATS!!!  

    By Paige, November 16, 2003
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    • bnacrazywoman
    • November 20, 2003

89. Trouble pulling toggles/ complete flare  

    By BelskyBlueEyes, October 17, 2006
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    • mrGuy
    • October 18, 2006

90. WE HAVE LOST A GOOD MAN  

    By namgrunt, April 19, 2005
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    • namgrunt
    • April 19, 2005

91. Need a Heli to hire for skydiving  

    By sammymalta, October 2, 2012
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    • CornishChris
    • October 3, 2012

92. BPA Member now Living in Holland - Get a Dutch Licence?  

    By NeoX, March 15, 2017
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    • NeoX
    • March 17, 2017

93. New Jersey POPS record  

    By ChrisL, May 6, 2007
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    • philly51
    • May 8, 2007

94. Fear in Skydiving  

    By BrianSGermain, January 29, 2006
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    • skydivermom
    • January 31, 2006

95. Vertebrae replacement and recovery time.  

    By aussiefreefly, July 11, 2015
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    • obatzda
    • August 15, 2015

96. Comments on my Cookie G3 GoPro mount  

    By okcorral, December 12, 2012
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    • fogobo
    • January 7, 2013

97. The Ball Jump  

    By cloud9, November 15, 2002
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    • MotherGoose
    • January 25, 2007

98. Slow down free fall speed  

    By Kerozene, May 30, 2005
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    • kallend
    • May 31, 2005

99. Flour in pack tray  

    By nicrussell, June 30, 2004
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    • judedre
    • July 7, 2004

100. Nationals why don't we re-organize the competition  

     By rjf98, October 18, 2003
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     • freeflybella
     • October 23, 2003