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1. A THIRD drop zone in Houston?  

   By ParaHog, July 20, 2012
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   • chuckakers
   • July 24, 2012

2. what to work on for a hoop dive?  

   By countzero, October 24, 2007
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   • wmw999
   • October 26, 2007

3. Gus Wing bio?  

   By jonstark, April 25, 2005
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   • slotperfect
   • April 25, 2005

4. Renting Rigs  

   By georgechurchill, November 18, 2004
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   • justaflygirl
   • November 20, 2004

5. How many times...  

   By vonSanta, August 28, 2003
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   • sducoach
   • August 29, 2003

6. Smart phone log books  

   By Squeak, April 17, 2012
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   • Deisel
   • April 18, 2012

7. Caravans  

   By jumpoutnow, February 22, 2011
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   • SStewart
   • February 23, 2011

8. USPA Special Election - VOTE NOW  

   By 3331, November 2, 2020
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   • michaelmullins
   • December 1, 2020

9. Batwing vs. Pilot  

   By theplummeter, September 11, 2010
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   • dragon2
   • September 13, 2010

10. Some analysis on fatalities data  

    By Muffie, May 4, 2011
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    • Muffie
    • May 10, 2011

11. Input PLEASE?????????  

    By WhoseNuts, February 28, 2008
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    • bodypilot1
    • February 29, 2008

12. Jumping with small women  

    By shward, September 11, 2010
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    • pinkfairy
    • September 12, 2010

13. Tandem Jump  

    By OMGjump, August 28, 2009
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    • mutumbo
    • November 29, 2009

14. Restricted licenses  

    By sandi, February 19, 2003
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    • freakflyer9999
    • February 20, 2003

15. Large Reserve Pros & Cons  

    By skydiverkeith, August 31, 2010
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    • dragon2
    • September 12, 2010

16. WOOT Just got my "A" today!  

    By thepaintballguy, June 30, 2008
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    • chrismgtis
    • July 2, 2008

17. Reverse Cross Country ??  

    By Plummet, May 29, 2004
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    • riddler
    • June 2, 2004

18. Door of Fear...  

    By nakedfool, February 25, 2008
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    • blackout
    • February 28, 2008

19. Is it possible for a pro-skydiver with thousands of jumps...  

    By autoset, January 26, 2007
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    • jsaxton
    • January 29, 2007

20. Searching for a video...  

    By aaroncosbey, March 1, 2014
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    • zoobrothertom
    • March 4, 2014

21. Perris Thai Practice Dives  

    By billvon, December 19, 2005
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    • ltdiver
    • December 21, 2005

22. go crazy freefly suits  

    By collier1234, July 9, 2013
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    • collier1234
    • July 15, 2013

23. passionate and discouraged  

    By skynewb, July 23, 2006
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    • marcandalysse
    • July 25, 2006

24. Possible Cutaway GPS Tracker Solution - Iota  

    By rohicks, July 24, 2014
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    • Divalent
    • April 1, 2017

25. newby question on wing loading  

    By jrcolo, February 26, 2008
    • 13 replies
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    • davelepka
    • February 27, 2008

26. Kudos to Skydive Dallas  

    By Heatmiser, December 22, 2008
    • 13 replies
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    • tamumech87
    • December 29, 2008

27. Incident reports quoteing newspaper reports  

    By slug, October 20, 2006
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    • slug
    • October 23, 2006

28. big boy question....  

    By JBR, July 12, 2014
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    • BIGUN
    • July 14, 2014

29. Jumping through cloud  

    By Rover, February 24, 2008
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    • wil092
    • February 26, 2008

30. 182 broken in La?  

    By 2fat2fly, March 10, 2006
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    • Lindsey
    • March 14, 2006

31. USPA Licenses in Germany  

    By prashvv, February 25, 2014
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    • michaelmullins
    • February 28, 2019

32. instructor etiquette  

    By tred, January 21, 2015
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    • stayhigh
    • January 22, 2015

33. Crossroads?  

    By hungarianchick, July 28, 2003
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    • Tonto
    • July 29, 2003

34. Newest USPA Member!!  

    By Demian, June 25, 2003
    • 13 replies
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    • lummy
    • June 30, 2003

35. Bob Buquor Memorial Star Crest Association missing?  

    By GLIDEANGLE, December 7, 2008
    • 13 replies
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    • upndownshop
    • December 27, 2008

36. Skydiver in need!! Help please  

    By Tomadams1, August 15, 2015
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    • BIGUN
    • August 19, 2015

37. Your opinion please!  

    By clint, December 19, 2005
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    • stratostar
    • December 20, 2005

38. softest opening possible  

    By lynxie, November 18, 2004
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    • pajarito
    • January 13, 2005

39. Helicopter at Cross Keys - question  

    By AirMail, November 22, 2002
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    • kris12
    • January 28, 2004

40. Jumping without an ACL???  

    By hottuna, March 16, 2005
    • 13 replies
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    • Silverlining
    • April 20, 2005

41. Front and rear riser question  

    By lindell, March 6, 2005
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    • CanuckInUSA
    • March 11, 2005

42. 1st Jump Questions  

    By LastBreath, June 3, 2006
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    • StreetScooby
    • June 6, 2006

43. Oohh yeah!  

    By thebeev, July 26, 2003
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    • SkydiveNFlorida
    • July 29, 2003

44. Microlines to Dacron . . . Do I need new hard links?  

    By Bodhisattva420, February 9, 2011
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    • Bodhisattva420
    • February 15, 2011

45. Trust your instinct's not your mind sometimes.  

    By Rdutch, May 12, 2003
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    • Rdutch
    • May 15, 2003

46. Negligence in skydiving or '' Just sign on the dotted line."  

    By Trae, September 17, 2005
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    • Trae
    • September 21, 2005

47. Project/activity ideas  

    By grannyinthesky, January 12, 2008
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    • LouDiamond
    • October 18, 2008

48. Stunt Junkies  

    By Mostly_Harmless, August 3, 2006
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    • HydroGuy
    • September 1, 2006

49. Jumping in a storm....  

    By Ragnarok, August 14, 2005
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    • dharma1976
    • August 15, 2005

50. Question Re: Tracking  

    By sunsetjim, October 22, 2003
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    • JohnRich
    • October 23, 2003

51. "The Gypsy Moths"  

    By Sangi, July 5, 2009
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • July 11, 2009

52. Perris Valley Tandem Bag Lock?  

    By cjsitfly, December 16, 2008
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    • skydived19006
    • December 23, 2008

53. Got my own stuff now :)  

    By shmali, November 17, 2003
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    • EdC
    • November 18, 2003

54. Should i plan on repeating AFF jumps?  

    By ASullivan, March 7, 2005
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    • Cyanide41
    • March 9, 2005

55. Learning to pack  

    By samyueru, August 8, 2004
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    • BIGUN
    • August 19, 2004

56. full time skydive employment  

    By skyfreek, December 15, 2005
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    • teason
    • December 17, 2005

57. Packing in the wind  

    By DigitalDave, May 2, 2010
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    • DigitalDave
    • May 3, 2010

58. got face dumped  

    By docjohn, July 9, 2009
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    • Fast
    • July 10, 2009

59. Getting Back into Skydiving  

    By SWATcop, April 10, 2006
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    • simes11
    • April 27, 2006

60. Odds ofmalfunction/cutaway on first jump?  

    By freeasabird, May 25, 2004
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    • argon
    • May 28, 2004

61. How much longer are you grounded????  

    By funks, September 23, 2003
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    • scottjaco
    • September 25, 2003

62. The Killing Zone  

    By nigel99, June 29, 2010
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    • nigel99
    • July 14, 2010

63. Another post from Tuna  

    By Tuna-Salad, August 19, 2008
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    • azureriders
    • August 21, 2008

64. No Fall Rate in Wingsuit  

    By pccoder, March 20, 2004
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    • WrongWay
    • March 23, 2004

65. Quick addiction  

    By kdashofy, July 27, 2015
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    • that_guy
    • July 31, 2015

66. So I get a new...........  

    By cjsgrlsx3, June 25, 2007
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    • cjsgrlsx3
    • June 26, 2007

67. cheryl stearns article  

    By nathaniel, December 18, 2003
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    • TomSpoon
    • December 20, 2003

68. My daughter; Down Syndrome. About to jump.  

    By efs4ever, March 7, 2005
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    • usedtajump
    • March 9, 2005

69. Using my own gear for AFF training???  

    By gnatt, November 12, 2009
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    • Chubba
    • November 13, 2009

70. My swoop pond is cooler than yours!  

    By grimmie, April 29, 2010
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    • grimmie
    • April 30, 2010

71. To Rent or Travel with Gear?  

    By guppykf, February 11, 2010
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    • davelepka
    • February 13, 2010

72. Newbie without a first jump...  

    By Riftcloud, November 10, 2004
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    • CanuckInUSA
    • November 11, 2004

73. jump 4 money??  

    By flyhy, April 20, 2004
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    • TrickyDicky
    • April 21, 2004

74. Vandalia, IL... need info on 182 crash this past weekend.  

    By diverdriver, May 24, 2005
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    • diverdriver
    • May 26, 2005

75. Where, when, who  

    By mjosparky, October 2, 2013
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    • mjosparky
    • October 4, 2013

76. Best Canopy Tree Recovery Ever!  

    By DougH, April 8, 2013
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    • ChrisD
    • April 9, 2013

77. DZM: loads per day 182?  

    By RSG, October 4, 2007
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    • Beerlight
    • October 8, 2007

78. a tough one...  

    By groundpounder, September 29, 2004
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    • dubbayab
    • September 30, 2004

79. Cooool freefly shuez!  

    By mindcool, June 8, 2003
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    • ChefJoeR
    • June 25, 2003

80. Skyball - Spaceball query  

    By Tonto, February 4, 2003
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    • apoil
    • February 8, 2003

81. Most incidents outside the U.S.?  

    By smayo76, June 19, 2007
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    • syntax
    • June 25, 2007

82. Some belly pictures from this weekend  

    By billvon, March 12, 2007
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • March 13, 2007

83. First AFF Jump  

    By ASullivan, March 5, 2005
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    • Perplexiti
    • March 6, 2005

84. Astronaut Laurel Clark reportedly a "parachutist"  

    By efs4ever, February 3, 2003
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    • LouDiamond
    • February 8, 2003

85. Tandem for mom...  

    By lauril, December 9, 2002
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    • rainman
    • December 10, 2002

86. Classifieds..  

    By Markj, September 14, 2005
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    • ciechan
    • September 16, 2005

87. Congrats to Jumpsfromplanes on your 100th!  

    By RkyMtnHigh, February 15, 2004
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    • piisfish
    • February 18, 2004

88. Jump from Everest  

    By Rstanley0312, February 5, 2014
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    • fastphil
    • February 12, 2014

89. Question for tandem instructors/evaluators  

    By inferno, May 15, 2005
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    • WildBill
    • May 26, 2005

90. Freefly Bungee: is it really necessary?  

    By E.Byrd, June 24, 2014
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    • JohnMitchell
    • June 25, 2014

91. Jumping with a vinyl banner?  

    By npgraphicdesign, May 1, 2009
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    • chileman
    • May 3, 2009

92. Dive and Dock  

    By sng2k, November 8, 2004
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    • happythoughts
    • November 10, 2004

93. Age Restrictions  

    By FlyMolo, July 19, 2003
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    • GroundZero
    • July 24, 2003

94. backflip deployment  

    By jf951, April 17, 2011
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    • BrianM
    • April 26, 2011

95. Glider jumps?  

    By SansSuit, January 27, 2010
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    • Jbag
    • February 9, 2010

96. I DID IT!!!  

    By Flygator, August 21, 2003
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    • Flygator
    • August 22, 2003

97. Slider getting caught up  

    By lintern, November 9, 2009
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    • timmyfitz
    • November 10, 2009

98. Medical certificate? How difficult it realy is?  

    By format, December 13, 2008
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    • tetra316
    • December 15, 2008

99. Otter Bite  

    By happythoughts, February 14, 2008
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • February 16, 2008

100. Other Countries  

     By Muppetdog, July 30, 2004
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     • Muppetdog
     • August 15, 2004