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1. Canadian moved to the US, what do I need to do?  

   By Blink, January 19, 2013
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   • PiLFy
   • January 21, 2013

2. To those who sell gear at dz.com  

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

3. Updates from Thailand  

   By billvon, January 24, 2004
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   • tombuch
   • January 24, 2004

4. Tunnel time!  

   By waveoff5500, January 28, 2011
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   • Throttlebender
   • January 28, 2011

5. Different?  

   By willso, August 24, 2004
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   • willso
   • August 27, 2004

6. EU (Italy?) Medical pro Paracadute - You've GOT to be Kidding!!  

   By Guest, April 16, 2019
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   • massis
   • April 24, 2019

7. Logging and signing off   1 2

   By jlmiracle, February 2, 2005
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   • skydiver30960
   • February 6, 2005

8. New guy here  

   By ashmonkey, October 7, 2012
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   • ashmonkey
   • October 13, 2012

9. Serious Question for the Tandem Masters   1 2

   By Designer, March 23, 2004
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   • riggerrob
   • March 29, 2004

10. Anyone been hit by a hook knife or other debris in freefall?   1 2

    By jont, August 11, 2004
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    • RogerRamjet
    • August 17, 2004

11. Landing IN the aircraft  

    By nicrussell, October 29, 2003
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    • Patman
    • October 31, 2003

12. Twin Otter -100 -vs- -200 door size  

    By jrsample, December 7, 2011
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    • vpjr
    • December 14, 2011

13. A tandem jump they won't soon forget!  

    By katzurki, July 6, 2006
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    • Airgazm
    • July 8, 2006

14. golden knight question  

    By aerialcameraman, August 29, 2009
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    • slcooper
    • August 30, 2009

15. Aerodyne Demo Difficulties  

    By labrys, July 18, 2008
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    • verticalflier
    • August 7, 2008

16. Jumping off DZ in Canada - How to make it happen?  

    By Chris-Ottawa, November 8, 2006
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    • jimp
    • November 14, 2006

17. career options after a course from new zealand skydiving school  

    By rudra, June 8, 2017
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    • GLIDEANGLE
    • June 9, 2017

18. The right time for beer?  

    By Skolls081102, March 19, 2005
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    • Skolls081102
    • March 21, 2005

19. Bootie fly  

    By fudd, March 23, 2003
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    • Rdutch
    • March 24, 2003

20. canopy name  

    By popeyefireman, March 20, 2003
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    • billvon
    • March 20, 2003

21. What drop zones require an AAD?  

    By PorkyPorcellus, November 15, 2015
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    • JWest
    • November 16, 2015

22. First Rig?  

    By bbrodes, January 20, 2014
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    • councilman24
    • January 20, 2014

23. what would you do here?  

    By swoopfly, January 21, 2010
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    • Dean358
    • January 22, 2010

24. JFTC - Inside Edition Coverage?  

    By skykittykat, October 10, 2005
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    • NWFlyer
    • October 13, 2005

25. watching the nationals  

    By skybytch, September 8, 2007
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    • murphyka
    • September 11, 2007

26. on my way to u.s.a!!!   1 2

    By chipiematt, November 2, 2007
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    • shropshire
    • November 4, 2007

27. New Jumpsuit  

    By elcobi2004, September 11, 2008
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    • BDashe
    • September 11, 2008

28. Hybrid - New Maneuver???  

    By BigM, August 6, 2007
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    • champu
    • August 7, 2007

29. Dose your DZ deal with 1-800-SKYRIDE?  

    By skydived19006, November 12, 2004
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    • slotperfect
    • November 12, 2004

30. My landings suck  

    By SSkydiver, May 26, 2003
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    • johnny1488
    • May 26, 2003

31. Jump at Perris  

    By Singe, January 21, 2003
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    • Michele
    • January 22, 2003

32. Knee and Spine surgeries 35-45 years after skydiving.  

    By Osceola1968-70, September 20, 2014
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    • Osceola1968-70
    • September 21, 2014

33. Skydiving Family and COVID19  

    By skybytch, March 20, 2020
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    • bdb2004
    • March 24, 2020

34. AFF Question  

    By popeyefireman, December 10, 2003
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    • clousseauMinnie
    • December 15, 2003

35. Royalty free music?  

    By daytripper419, June 6, 2012
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    • shah269
    • June 7, 2012

36. Skydiving Insurance  

    By RobMox, March 14, 2006
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    • RobMox
    • March 22, 2006

37. Tell me what went wrong with this opening  

    By TheShrubber, March 17, 2004
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    • 3ringheathen
    • March 19, 2004

38. fun tandem student answer ...  

    By kefran, September 8, 2007
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    • kefran
    • October 2, 2007

39. Adjusting Cypres firing height for Comfort  

    By velo90, November 12, 2003
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    • velo90
    • November 17, 2003

40. Back from broken bones on aff d1  

    By rogerpidactor, September 9, 2014
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    • DrDom
    • September 20, 2014

41. First cutaway - not paying the beer fine  

    By RandomLemming, March 4, 2007
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    • RandomLemming
    • March 10, 2007

42. chopped main descent rate  

    By browncow, April 23, 2007
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    • BillyVance
    • April 27, 2007

43. Failed to locate the ripcord and pull during my 2rd tandem. Is this an issue?  

    By David Wang, November 26, 2019
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    • David Wang
    • November 26, 2019

44. IM FREE!  

    By Scoop, November 1, 2005
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    • Jackpunx
    • November 2, 2005

45. Skydiving with Colds  

    By valcore, July 26, 2005
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    • Beerlight
    • July 29, 2005

46. Getting back into the sport after a long break  

    By AlexK, June 17, 2006
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    • AlexK
    • June 19, 2006

47. Looking for t-shirts  

    By d123, July 29, 2011
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    • guppykf
    • August 2, 2011

48. funny incident  

    By gerryfuss, April 25, 2004
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    • tetra316
    • April 27, 2004

49. how to get a job...  

    By skydivex3m, July 4, 2007
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    • firstime
    • July 6, 2007

50. Jumping with Smoke 1st Time  

    By TFFTM, September 8, 2005
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    • TFFTM
    • September 11, 2005

51. Super Otter at Skydive Tecumseh  

    By AntiPinkChrissy, May 1, 2003
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    • freeflyanvil
    • May 3, 2003

52. Talk about scary!!!!!!!(But something to think about)  

    By Rdutch, May 5, 2003
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    • dreamsville
    • May 13, 2003

53. Crosswind DVD europe ??  

    By Plummets, September 17, 2003
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    • Remster
    • September 18, 2003

54. Fall rate before opening  

    By ja3688, October 20, 2010
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    • MorfiusX
    • October 20, 2010

55. Insurance for jumping in Europe?  

    By Soule76, April 14, 2019
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    • Soule76
    • April 19, 2019

56. how much is my rig worth?  

    By flyhy, May 27, 2004
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    • riggerrob
    • May 27, 2004

57. First skydive.... HOLY CRAP!!!!  

    By adaugherty91, October 23, 2010
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    • adaugherty91
    • November 8, 2010

58. I wish there was one specific way to learn sitfly  

    By Cinders, June 23, 2011
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    • ridestrong
    • June 30, 2011

59. osprey jump  

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

60. Parachute Wing Loading  

    By Quake120, May 5, 2006
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    • waltappel
    • May 5, 2006

61. jump numbers  

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

62. Skydiving and pain killers?  

    By vonSanta, September 23, 2003
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    • Fab
    • September 29, 2003

63. New rig... Jumpsuit color ideas? :-)  

    By jpechbre, April 29, 2008
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    • LongWayToFall
    • April 30, 2008

64. pressure???  

    By thrillstalker, July 6, 2009
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    • BobbyR1990
    • July 10, 2009

65. Mission Impossible - interesting stunt  

    By kleggo, July 11, 2023
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    • riggerrob
    • July 18, 2023

66. Not your usual downsize question?   1 2

    By Icon134, December 9, 2005
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    • marks
    • December 12, 2005

67. Naked jumps...  

    By udder, June 8, 2007
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    • billvon
    • June 12, 2007

68. New AFFI regualtions   1 2

    By crashtested, November 5, 2010
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    • popsjumper
    • November 8, 2010

69. *sigh*  

    By Cepheus, May 31, 2003
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    • Joellercoaster
    • June 2, 2003

70. Palatka accident??  

    By jumpinfool, January 5, 2004
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    • Hazarrd
    • January 5, 2004

71. trying to make it easier to find other skydivers to jump with  

    By chanhlemonlime, September 29, 2012
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    • chanhlemonlime
    • October 1, 2012

72. Wally gubbins?  

    By Tonythetiger7, January 4, 2012
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    • GARYC24
    • January 25, 2012

73. the scariest thing i've ever done  

    By mellow, July 12, 2009
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    • mellow
    • July 15, 2009

74. Consol jumps at different DZ?  

    By Jame58rown, June 4, 2010
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    • CornishChris
    • June 5, 2010

75. 5 Second Delays, Dammit.  

    By Gato, November 4, 2007
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    • Gato
    • November 7, 2007

76. Helping injured jumpers.  

    By matt_f_001, August 1, 2013
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    • matt_f_001
    • August 3, 2013

77. Volar en Canary Island  

    By Tropy, April 2, 2003
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    • Tropy
    • April 7, 2003

78. Perris Wind Tunnel -- First Flight Photos!  

    By quade, November 25, 2003
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    • ltdiver
    • December 1, 2003

79. Term Life Insurance  

    By DougH, August 18, 2020
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    • DougH
    • October 1, 2020

80. ok what have i forgotten???  

    By Squeak, June 25, 2003
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    • Genn
    • June 28, 2003

81. New Safety First Video  

    By BrianSGermain, September 23, 2013
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    • JohnMitchell
    • September 24, 2013

82. Dad trying to prevent me from skydiving as much as possible...   1 2

    By Philly215, August 16, 2007
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    • virgin-burner
    • August 17, 2007

83. trying to buy a shoulder brace for jumping  

    By calledisrael, July 26, 2005
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    • ltdiver
    • July 27, 2005

84. A license, now how to proceed ?  

    By Amad85, November 2, 2014
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    • joelgibson
    • November 4, 2014

85. Jumping choices  

    By Acensky, February 24, 2005
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    • katiebear21
    • February 24, 2005

86. Logbook Frenzy!  

    By Jclende795, November 5, 2003
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    • sunnydee123
    • November 11, 2003

87. tandem reserve rides  

    By FrEaK_aCcIdEnT, June 15, 2005
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    • crotalus01
    • June 17, 2005

88. How would you handle this?  

    By JCulver, September 9, 2008
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    • Stuntbabex
    • September 11, 2008

89. AFF 5!  

    By Nightingale, October 25, 2003
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    • Nightingale
    • October 29, 2003

90. Funny Tandem Comment  

    By jamjumps, July 7, 2014
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    • normiss
    • July 7, 2014

91. Freefall Withdrawal  

    By mtbriles, August 13, 2009
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    • Ketia0
    • August 14, 2009

92. copyrights-infringement all over the place  

    By virgin-burner, December 25, 2010
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    • base283
    • December 29, 2010

93. Perris DZ  

    By snwboardforlif, February 2, 2013
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    • tbrown
    • February 7, 2013

94. RAPS or AFF  

    By Boris73, September 3, 2006
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    • Katherine
    • September 4, 2006

95. The Ball Jump  

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

96. Getting off the hill.....stable exit problems-->  

    By Ragnarok, August 28, 2005
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    • EvilLurker
    • August 30, 2005

97. Skydiving Fatality  

    By taz9420, December 24, 2002
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    • riggerrob
    • December 25, 2002

98. What type of chute  

    By devon13713, December 11, 2002
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    • jceman
    • December 11, 2002

99. Can someone give me a little advice please :)  

    By Dracmyster, June 16, 2003
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    • 1234hutch
    • June 19, 2003

100. Everything skydiving related but my rig stolen  

     By HydroGuy, February 3, 2006
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     • dayle
     • February 22, 2006