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1. Um....what kind of training is this again?  

   By WrongWay, February 5, 2005
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   • bob.dino
   • February 7, 2005

2. Injury stats for jumping...where?  

   By Guru312, February 6, 2005
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   • kbordson
   • February 7, 2005

3. USPA Awards - Options to Consider  

   By BIGUN, September 4, 2004
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   • AggieDave
   • September 7, 2004

4. Packing  

   By 12bhi, January 4, 2003
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   • sarge
   • January 7, 2003

5. Skydiving Records  

   By ASullivan, February 3, 2005
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   • ltdiver
   • February 6, 2005

6. Was it a lineover or funky opening ?  

   By Cornholio, March 1, 2004
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   • mattsplat
   • March 1, 2004

7. Sketchy dream...  

   By bluewaterstream, December 3, 2003
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   • jumperconway
   • December 4, 2003

8. Anyone Insured?  

   By richardd, September 4, 2003
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   • mr2mk1g
   • September 8, 2003

9. Visio stencils  

   By chuck.reilly, May 18, 2005
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   • TimHolt
   • July 21, 2017

10. PFF/AFF enquiry  

    By SCOTT.FRASER, August 6, 2013
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    • dzswoop717
    • August 7, 2013

11. Skydiving is gay  

    By RUN_FMX, October 5, 2009
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    • Dumpster
    • October 6, 2009

12. New Jumpsuit  

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

13. canopy sizes  

    By GaryRay, May 25, 2007
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    • GaryRay
    • May 26, 2007

14. Denver Locals  

    By Bluhdow, July 16, 2016
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    • Bluhdow
    • August 24, 2016

15. hybrid breakoff  

    By happythoughts, September 26, 2010
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    • keithbar
    • October 1, 2010

16. Normal or reason for concern?  

    By FinlanderSisu, October 15, 2004
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    • JohnMitchell
    • October 17, 2004

17. Warmest DZ @ end of Feb.  

    By EricaH, January 8, 2004
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    • EricaH
    • January 8, 2004

18. Scores from Gap?  

    By ChasingBlueSky, September 5, 2003
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    • TalbertGK4
    • September 8, 2003

19. The Pefect Sky Diver "Profession"  

    By skyjumpenfool, March 15, 2008
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    • base_nz
    • March 17, 2008

20. Shipping my Rig - FedEx?  

    By ntrprnr, January 3, 2006
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    • MagicGuy
    • January 3, 2006

21. participant data  

    By cze02, December 3, 2003
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    • velo90
    • December 4, 2003

22. Jump Tickets Prices  

    By scottymccomas, February 10, 2013
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    • Shredex
    • February 13, 2013

23. BEER RULES  

    By BeachChair, September 6, 2003
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    • Synergie
    • September 8, 2003

24. What happened to..  

    By recyclebingo, June 14, 2005
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    • flyangel2
    • June 14, 2005

25. Choosing canopy colors - packing an issue?  

    By natecoon, December 29, 2005
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    • Eule
    • January 3, 2006

26. Cypres 2 display failure?  

    By yukon8, October 4, 2003
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    • ypelchat
    • October 5, 2003

27. Backfly Exit order?  

    By ubisunt, August 8, 2016
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    • JohnMitchell
    • August 19, 2016

28. great week - 100th jump, 1st CRW and b'day at DZ!  

    By andreweden, December 16, 2010
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    • andreweden
    • December 17, 2010

29. Has anyone here ever tried this?  

    By thepaintballguy, May 21, 2007
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    • thepaintballguy
    • May 25, 2007

30. What the heck is this?  

    By tal10527, August 6, 2003
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    • sinker
    • August 8, 2003

31. Winter's Impact on Jumping  

    By JumpSurfRepeat, July 2, 2016
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    • riggerrob
    • August 18, 2016

32. Skydiving Experiences  

    By LifeonFire, April 30, 2012
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    • BobMoore
    • May 7, 2012

33. AFF summer  

    By ryanksky, March 16, 2011
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    • ryanksky
    • March 16, 2011

34. just wondering/bored  

    By ryan188, December 27, 2006
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    • ryan188
    • December 28, 2006

35. Vertical Axis Entertainment Video Trailer  

    By Cacophony, October 15, 2004
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    • djmarvin
    • October 16, 2004

36. New to jumping, some questions  

    By JPGonring, May 1, 2012
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    • BobMoore
    • May 7, 2012

37. golden knights  

    By bloody_trauma, May 6, 2006
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    • bloody_trauma
    • May 10, 2006

38. Nothing but clouds.... then, THE HOLE! (it was so beautiful)  

    By gravityizsexy, December 3, 2004
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    • gravityizsexy
    • December 4, 2004

39. Helicopter jump  

    By roam82, May 30, 2011
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    • flashvortx
    • May 31, 2011

40. There will be jumping at SoBe this weekend!  

    By packncathy, March 26, 2004
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    • Ncrowe
    • April 5, 2004

41. Skydivers and Risk-Taking Behavior  

    By camaroluvr447, April 7, 2014
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    • JohnMitchell
    • April 8, 2014

42. When to buy my first rig.....  

    By adventurechick, February 15, 2006
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    • superman0710
    • February 15, 2006

43. Double Surgery, a good idea?  

    By pauld767, June 10, 2005
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    • lawrocket
    • June 13, 2005

44. Horney Gorrila  

    By pa2themd, July 7, 2003
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    • pa2themd
    • July 9, 2003

45. I packed my first reserve  

    By packing_jarrett, April 25, 2005
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    • sid
    • May 3, 2005

46. where can i see some really good tracking?  

    By Newbie, April 4, 2004
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    • billvon
    • April 5, 2004

47. finally have to repeat one....  

    By eyeinthesky, April 14, 2003
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    • eyeinthesky
    • April 18, 2003

48. Swooping on the Today show  

    By kenz, July 22, 2005
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    • diablopilot
    • July 25, 2005

49. Rate of Descent...help?  

    By elfanie, December 1, 2003
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    • rehmwa
    • December 3, 2003

50. Did Survivor host Jeff Probst skydive?  

    By BobWright, December 13, 2004
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    • flyhi
    • May 13, 2013

51. Turbine engine failures  

    By allseeingeye, May 26, 2011
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    • jumprun14K
    • May 31, 2011

52. made my 2000th jump Saturday!  

    By steveorino, September 27, 2010
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    • d_squared431
    • September 29, 2010

53. A Liscence Pull Altitude  

    By bobotie, June 19, 2006
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    • tombuch
    • June 20, 2006

54. More then 1 reserve chute?  

    By FlyingJarhead, May 6, 2006
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    • TrickyDicky
    • May 9, 2006

55. A few pictures  

    By billvon, December 21, 2009
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    • champu
    • December 23, 2009

56. Kapowsin DZ transition  

    By cherokee, February 10, 2006
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    • cherokee
    • May 9, 2006

57. Best Instructor I have ever seen  

    By Ron, March 21, 2005
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    • lauras
    • March 25, 2005

58. A thread about Thread  

    By Squeak, October 30, 2003
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    • slotperfect
    • November 1, 2003

59. Made my first jump today...  

    By calicoolguy, January 8, 2008
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    • ZeG
    • January 9, 2008

60. Couple skydive  

    By Tigerlilly, November 17, 2005
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    • flyangel2
    • November 18, 2005

61. Kudos to the n00b~  

    By airtwardo, May 29, 2011
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    • airtwardo
    • May 31, 2011

62. aff  

    By treeman, October 1, 2005
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    • treeman
    • October 5, 2005

63. regulations for no medical insurance coverage for Skydiving.  

    By rendezvous, May 28, 2003
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    • Slink2
    • May 31, 2003

64. Skyride's fake awards company  

    By alabamaskydiver, October 28, 2011
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    • BillyVance
    • October 28, 2011

65. Help! Trying to Finance a Plane  

    By Freefalloz, April 2, 2004
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    • Gawain
    • April 2, 2004

66. Aerodyne Demo Program  

    By hjumper33, September 13, 2006
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    • Cloudi
    • September 14, 2006

67. I got my A!!!!!!!!  

    By rsmn17, June 17, 2006
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    • micro
    • June 19, 2006

68. Train tracking dive  

    By cvfd1399, October 13, 2004
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    • mjosparky
    • October 13, 2004

69. season running out...need my A-License!  

    By charleslittle, October 27, 2003
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    • sdgregory
    • October 31, 2003

70. Static line in Northern California?  

    By Bodhisattva420, March 6, 2010
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    • noname
    • March 15, 2010

71. Emergency exit  

    By mjaconetta1, May 10, 2008
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • May 13, 2008

72. The power of marketing  

    By Deyan, February 2, 2012
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    • airtwardo
    • February 4, 2012

73. Just got my first Sykjumping license!  

    By millertime24, March 9, 2011
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    • danielcroft
    • March 10, 2011

74. ears ears ears ears  

    By jf951, May 21, 2010
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    • jf951
    • May 24, 2010

75. What is a standard and predictable pattern?  

    By MakeItHappen, March 29, 2007
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    • billvon
    • March 30, 2007

76. tictoc evades IRS Investigation  

    By sducoach, August 29, 2003
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    • tictoc
    • September 4, 2003

77. Movie recommendations  

    By Hoffman7110, November 17, 2017
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    • jbelanger86
    • December 2, 2017

78. Mandatory AAD's (was: Franklin County fatality)  

    By cgriff, August 15, 2014
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    • skypuppy
    • August 22, 2014

79. TSA's Large Aircraft Security Program Proposal  

    By Lolie, December 16, 2008
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    • kallend
    • January 9, 2009

80. erroneous information found in SIM - Maybe  

    By Tuna-Salad, September 6, 2008
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    • billvon
    • September 8, 2008

81. Went into a spin on exit  

    By chrismgtis, May 21, 2007
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    • chrismgtis
    • May 21, 2007

82. Exiting a Piper Cherokee 140 (PA-28)  

    By flyusa, December 26, 2005
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    • davelepka
    • December 30, 2005

83. Beginner canopy  

    By riguy00, March 15, 2014
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    • damir
    • March 29, 2014

84. Questions to ask DZ  

    By Kerrida, July 10, 2008
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    • Kerrida
    • July 14, 2008

85. Packer in the states  

    By DoZ3r, May 19, 2007
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    • kkeenan
    • May 21, 2007

86. Safety First TV Free Video: Spinning Malfunction Lessons  

    By BrianSGermain, January 30, 2013
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    • format
    • February 4, 2013

87. Skydiving and Concussions  

    By Muenkel, June 4, 2004
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    • steve1
    • June 8, 2004

88. I'm poor...Need advice from Pro's  

    By sobertoday, November 30, 2003
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    • mr2mk1g
    • December 1, 2003

89. Full Face Mask  

    By MarkTL, January 5, 2009
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    • denete
    • January 9, 2009

90. Flag rental  

    By scroadload, May 9, 2008
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    • BillyVance
    • May 12, 2008

91. Job opportunities in SKYdiving  

    By futurehighflyer, August 2, 2003
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    • robskydiv
    • August 6, 2003

92. What is this year's "bounce and blend"?  

    By riggerrob, September 24, 2009
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    • skyjumpenfool
    • September 27, 2009

93. finished aff  

    By incode, November 13, 2005
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    • Lainey
    • November 15, 2005

94. First Balloon Jump - things to think about  

    By shorehambeach, June 10, 2017
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    • piisfish
    • June 13, 2017

95. yet another "Yey i got may A" thread  

    By incode, December 21, 2005
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    • NlghtJumper
    • December 29, 2005

96. Static Line v. AFF?  

    By morningdove831, November 13, 2005
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    • morningdove831
    • November 15, 2005

97. Waivers in the States  

    By Squeak, July 13, 2004
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    • mr2mk1g
    • July 15, 2004

98. Act Fast Vote for the one with the parachute  

    By airsaint, July 3, 2003
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    • groovychic
    • July 6, 2003

99. Pulling on chest Straps, ok?  

    By skrovi, May 4, 2006
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    • billvon
    • May 5, 2006

100. Where to do AFF?  

     By parapilot, July 19, 2005
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     • kevinwhelan
     • July 21, 2005