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1. Home dropzone  

   By loch1957, October 2, 2011
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   • holie
   • October 4, 2011

2. OCMD skydive center ---June 3rd  

   By Melissa126, May 13, 2010
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   • Melissa126
   • June 10, 2010

3. Any good canopy simulators ?  

   By philhalper, October 21, 2021
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   • flyingwallop
   • October 27, 2021

4. Long-Flying Canopies?  

   By FlyingRhenquest, September 14, 2012
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   • FlyingRhenquest
   • September 18, 2012

5. Aerial Scrabble  

   By cpoxon, November 6, 2008
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   • DSE
   • November 8, 2008

6. Landing without a rig or a wingsuit  

   By Austintxflight, June 5, 2012
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   • JohnMitchell
   • June 9, 2012

7. thining of the old days....long past  

   By chuteless, February 16, 2011
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   • chuteless
   • February 23, 2011

8. FIRST NAKED JUMP  

   By selbbub78, September 21, 2003
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   • lazyfrog
   • September 25, 2003

9. I Suck. Need Advice.  

   By Evelyn, June 29, 2004
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   • happythoughts
   • June 30, 2004

10. Lost in the Gulf and no skydiving...SEND pictures!  

    By MiataDRM, January 16, 2003
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    • fergs
    • February 1, 2003

11. Super Slo Mo Selfies Skydive Spaceland.  

    By efs4ever, June 4, 2016
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    • efs4ever
    • June 8, 2016

12. Your AAD opened your reserve for you ....do you still live???   1 2

    By upndownshop, August 23, 2006
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    • ScottyE
    • August 24, 2006

13. Sketched  

    By rcberryjr, February 11, 2013
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    • Croc
    • February 16, 2013

14. Canopy flying sideways on final  

    By slcooper, September 18, 2009
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    • slcooper
    • September 19, 2009

15. Out of the Blue  

    By Tripitaka, December 16, 2003
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    • diablopilot
    • December 17, 2003

16. I Can't Say That I Like it When:  

    By Vertifly, October 6, 2003
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    • airdweller
    • October 9, 2003

17. USPA BOD meeting  

    By lauras, July 3, 2003
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    • sducoach
    • July 10, 2003

18. Reno Skydivers  

    By Scooters, May 5, 2013
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    • erdnarob
    • May 12, 2013

19. Skydive Long Island closes, making way for high-tech drone company  

    By cpoxon, October 2, 2015
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    • stayhigh
    • October 2, 2015

20. Pictures from 316 Way - Eloy  

    By skyPrincess2002, December 18, 2002
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    • diverdriver
    • December 20, 2002

21. Flying with the Flyboyz  

    By ccowden, June 18, 2003
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    • ccowden
    • June 20, 2003

22. First Cutaway. Jump #5  

    By gane53, June 24, 2010
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    • matty50
    • June 28, 2010

23. Best Cessna launch for a "Track the Cat"  

    By Zoso, September 18, 2006
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    • Zoso
    • September 22, 2006

24. Bonehead Mamba owners watch out!  

    By kawisixer01, August 2, 2011
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    • The_Don
    • August 11, 2011

25. Need advice on canopy size  

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

26. The Text Messaging Challenge  

    By howardwhite, December 19, 2008
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    • tommythevegan
    • December 24, 2008

27. Spirit airliner dodges skydiving plane  

    By jclalor, July 2, 2013
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    • cpoxon
    • July 2, 2013

28. 83-year-old skydiver  

    By Istvan, August 13, 2007
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    • noname
    • August 14, 2007

29. Deploying in a sit  

    By ladyskydiver, September 27, 2004
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    • Tonto
    • September 29, 2004

30. I had to share my joy toward my new helmet!   1 2

    By smsthilaire, January 6, 2004
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    • StevePhelps
    • January 8, 2004

31. PLEASE TAKE 2 SECONDS TO RESPOND . . . JUMPING WITH A COLD OR NOT???  

    By Jimchamp1, November 6, 2005
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    • Joellercoaster
    • November 10, 2005

32. Batwing vs. Pilot  

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

33. Cutaway Loop Incident(s)?  

    By wildfan75, December 29, 2012
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    • JohnMitchell
    • December 30, 2012

34. King Air 90 nose gear collapse in the North East.  

    By diverdriver, May 9, 2006
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    • firstime
    • May 17, 2006

35. G-force in canopyflying  

    By Sabrekakkonen, August 1, 2017
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    • JohnMitchell
    • August 2, 2017

36. Parachutist Magazine  

    By Bigfalls, October 6, 2021
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • October 10, 2021

37. Cessna T206H for skydive  

    By U-Sky, June 10, 2023
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    • riggerrob
    • June 13, 2023

38. BOC woes  

    By tony509, February 3, 2003
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    • smak
    • February 4, 2003

39. Colorado to Sea Level  

    By bmoore21184, November 23, 2003
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    • freakydiver
    • December 3, 2003

40. Did I get Sunburn?  

    By FlyingRhenquest, April 27, 2013
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    • quade
    • April 27, 2013

41. News clipping - Mid Air plane incident (Miami - TCAS activation)  

    By PhreeZone, December 6, 2007
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    • TomSpoon
    • December 9, 2007

42. Dakine gear bag questions  

    By eightate8at8, November 26, 2009
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    • Psychonaut
    • April 27, 2010

43. No jump for over 2 years AFF7 for D holders  

    By recovercrachead, August 9, 2006
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    • mjosparky
    • August 10, 2006

44. THERE'S A NEW HELI PILOT IN TOWN  

    By BAGEL, January 10, 2003
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    • Stacy
    • January 13, 2003

45. What's Skydiving Magazine like?  

    By Newbie, March 13, 2006
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    • billo
    • April 5, 2006

46. On heading openings  

    By Sonic, November 17, 2002
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    • falxori
    • November 19, 2002

47. How long before you were back???  

    By Myrka, August 23, 2007
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    • jwynne
    • August 26, 2007

48. Wanting to start over or quit altogether  

    By guppykf, April 16, 2011
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • April 21, 2011

49. Tandem at age 14  

    By Billy122, February 18, 2016
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    • Joellercoaster
    • February 19, 2016

50. Midway through AFF - scared, excited and confused  

    By EagleMan, July 13, 2020
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    • Maddingo
    • July 24, 2020

51. THE JET - What are the Specs?   1 2

    By Elisha, July 21, 2006
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    • Snowwhite
    • July 25, 2006

52. why a packer?  

    By shunkka, January 24, 2004
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    • rocketdog
    • January 25, 2004

53. Recent Book - Jumping Through Clouds  

    By peek, August 14, 2003
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    • goose491
    • August 18, 2003

54. Kurupee still in business?  

    By Daywalker585, August 1, 2017
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    • freeflyfree
    • September 5, 2017

55. Autonomous Caravan  

    By BMAC615, October 4, 2022
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    • JoeWeber
    • October 4, 2022

56. Air Traffic Control and Skydiving Again Face Threat!  

    By 3331, April 24, 2018
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    • obelixtim
    • April 26, 2018

57. Why modern canopies respond with delay?  

    By format, March 4, 2012
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    • in2jumping
    • March 6, 2012

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

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

59. Deland Aircraft/jumper collision - Latest  

    By Salsa_John, November 16, 2005
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    • RhondaLea
    • November 18, 2005

60. Jumping out of ur own aircraft  

    By fluidynamic, October 2, 2012
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    • theplummeter
    • October 3, 2012

61. Missouri - know a good place for Escrow\Fun Jumps\Formation flying?  

    By PIXIP, September 12, 2016
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    • PIXIP
    • September 22, 2016

62. Help, Giving a talk on the 400 way  

    By mirage62, January 9, 2007
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    • el_chester
    • February 7, 2007

63. Winds Aloft in graphical format  

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

64. Night Canopy Crest  

    By gravity13, September 30, 2017
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    • Bob_Church
    • October 4, 2017

65. DZ's operating on private airport/ airfields questions  

    By SEREJumper, June 19, 2012
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • June 21, 2012

66. DC3  

    By efs4ever, June 8, 2013
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    • nigel99
    • June 11, 2013

67. Is it hard to get to sleep the night after 1st jump  

    By zerojumps, April 23, 2003
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    • Magistr8
    • April 30, 2003

68. Dropzone advice for a newbie!  

    By fencks, October 11, 2012
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    • mr2mk1g
    • October 15, 2012

69. how loose is too loose??  

    By jt40ronin, March 26, 2003
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    • skr
    • March 28, 2003

70. So who all has destroyed ankles from bad landings?  

    By Cocowheats, November 18, 2020
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    • Cocowheats
    • November 26, 2020

71. Arrr, why can't I ever jump  

    By n_s_simpson, February 26, 2007
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    • pincheck
    • February 27, 2007

72. Have you ever tracked in flippers?  

    By Jib, November 6, 2004
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    • vdschoor
    • November 8, 2004

73. Container PICS  

    By frankiebrina, January 10, 2004
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    • sundevil777
    • January 18, 2004

74. PAC 750 XL has arrived  

    By schwede, March 13, 2005
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    • diablopilot
    • April 3, 2005

75. Questions about NZ Diploma in Commercial Skydiving.  

    By yurihammo, November 15, 2013
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    • Chelseaflies
    • November 20, 2013

76. Mentor Search  

    By AZcondor, May 10, 2007
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    • jheadley
    • May 11, 2007

77. Used gear at dz.com  

    By AMax, December 15, 2004
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    • dragon2
    • January 6, 2005

78. RK eye injury  

    By airtwardo, August 4, 2005
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    • airtwardo
    • August 4, 2005

79. Is this possible?  

    By WooHoo, June 29, 2006
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    • smiler
    • July 17, 2006

80. Airlines (WestJet) and parachutes...  

    By hackish, December 1, 2007
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    • goobersnuftda
    • December 4, 2007

81. Fun skydive story!  

    By canopycandy, July 5, 2003
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    • groovychic
    • July 6, 2003

82. Other Countries  

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

83. If I can do it anyone can!  

    By ScrdofHites, January 20, 2004
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    • cvfd1399
    • January 22, 2004

84. ---> $3,600 for the rig - is this a GOOD PRICE???  

    By skydiverek, February 3, 2008
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    • bigway
    • February 4, 2008

85. Brand new G3 coating peels off  

    By SICness, November 23, 2016
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    • piisfish
    • November 25, 2016

86. Too small to be a tandem master?  

    By skydivermom, June 25, 2005
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    • skydivermom
    • June 26, 2005

87. Vector Model Choice  

    By Woody0257, November 13, 2015
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    • riggerrob
    • November 15, 2015

88. Bertus Geldenhuys?  

    By sducoach, August 23, 2004
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    • sducoach
    • August 24, 2004

89. Help!  

    By ShawAviation, April 1, 2016
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    • ripcords
    • April 3, 2016

90. Finally "Walking the Talk"...A fresh new approach  

    By eeneR, October 23, 2003
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    • jceman
    • October 29, 2003

91. Please be careful  

    By freefalle, January 5, 2005
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    • diverdriver
    • January 18, 2005

92. Illinois Man Sues iFLY Indoor Skydiving Wind Tunnel after Severe Spinal Cord Injury. Oct 2022  

    By F104 Starfighter, May 20, 2024
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    • obelixtim
    • June 12, 2024

93. Got my face slapped today  

    By captain1976, November 29, 2009
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    • champu
    • December 11, 2009

94. Free Demos   1 2

    By DesertDevil, February 21, 2010
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    • billvon
    • March 1, 2010

95. Q for Accuracy Jumpers  

    By John_Scher, July 23, 2018
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    • John_Scher
    • July 25, 2018

96. Good first canopy? - 2nd hand Safire 2 209/229  

    By rifleman, November 27, 2013
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    • ChuckMartin
    • November 28, 2013

97. Botched a T2 dive  

    By l_ek0, June 21, 2013
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    • davelepka
    • June 24, 2013

98. how do I know when I'm ready to jump again?  

    By betzilla, March 8, 2003
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    • betzilla
    • March 10, 2003

99. Any one know the story behind this???  

    By Squeak, May 11, 2008
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    • hangdiver
    • May 14, 2008

100. Suppose that....   1 2

     By MakeItHappen, February 28, 2004
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     • slug
     • February 29, 2004