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1. daisy-chain jump with s/l  

   By sfzombie13, March 27, 2005
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   • skr
   • March 30, 2005

2. Dropzone dance off  

   By wildWilly, July 21, 2014
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   • CharlieP
   • September 18, 2014

3. Confused a lot of people with my first tandem today, lol  

   By PixieUK, August 4, 2013
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   • -ftp-
   • August 19, 2013

4. Relative Workshop Tandem Rating Candidates?  

   By efs4ever, August 26, 2004
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   • efs4ever
   • September 9, 2004

5. I need some advice: Afterburners  

   By robskydiv, March 9, 2003
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   • hookitt
   • March 11, 2003

6. Ohio State (Women's) Record  

   By jkbernstein, July 13, 2008
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   • d7295
   • July 22, 2008

7. start skydiving gear rental  

   By waveoff5500, August 16, 2011
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   • Rdutch
   • August 20, 2011

8. What companys offer Demos  

   By markovwgti, July 23, 2007
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   • kaerodyne
   • July 24, 2007

9. AFF Level 3, passed  

   By angrypeppers, November 8, 2006
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   • angrypeppers
   • November 11, 2006

10. Did you remember your hook knife when you borrowed / rented gear?  

    By Skypup, April 7, 2004
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    • TrickyDicky
    • April 8, 2004

11. Line Stows - New Method or No Way Jose  

    By mtravenz2017, August 9, 2017
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    • Blis
    • August 14, 2017

12. checklist in the plane  

    By caspar, February 15, 2007
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    • fonz
    • February 16, 2007

13. Skydiving vacation in California  

    By ellinas, May 26, 2010
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    • ellinas
    • June 2, 2010

14. D-License & a lot of thanks  

    By GLIDEANGLE, January 3, 2010
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    • emmiwy
    • March 26, 2010

15. Another year  

    By riggermick, May 6, 2004
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    • bodypilot1
    • May 6, 2004

16. Good Morning Miami - Tandem Scene  

    By skyPrincess2002, March 7, 2003
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    • indyz
    • March 9, 2003

17. Taking my rig on a plane.  

    By mgregory, March 22, 2010
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    • skyjumpenfool
    • March 25, 2010

18. My first rig!!!  

    By JoeG, December 31, 2006
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    • JoeG
    • December 31, 2006

19. Embroidered Pull up cords  

    By ripcordray, December 5, 2003
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    • katiebear21
    • December 6, 2003

20. Should I get coaching for every jump  

    By LeeChapman, April 12, 2015
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    • DSE
    • April 15, 2015

21. military parachute Question?????  

    By clintonradloff, December 24, 2005
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    • 386dallas
    • June 25, 2006

22. Parachutist Magazine  

    By Nightingale, November 3, 2003
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    • flyangel2
    • November 4, 2003

23. What is a Speed star  

    By ASullivan, October 10, 2005
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    • kallend
    • October 10, 2005

24. Spins  

    By skydude2000, June 7, 2004
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    • Unparagoned
    • June 14, 2004

25. WWYD?- jump infrequently or go uncurrent  

    By countzero, September 7, 2007
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    • UDSkyJunkie
    • September 9, 2007

26. Z120 Duece  

    By blazetailman, April 19, 2003
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    • kallend
    • April 23, 2003

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

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

28. ATMONAUTI  

    By DexterBase, January 5, 2004
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    • VectorBoy
    • January 9, 2004

29. Help with my Skydiving Website  

    By kansasskydiver, March 3, 2003
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    • Magistr8
    • March 8, 2003

30. Rode the plane up with Lew Sanborn  

    By Bignugget, February 17, 2013
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    • jimp
    • February 19, 2013

31. What is the Roll out of bed technique?  

    By MarianS, June 23, 2006
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    • apoil
    • June 23, 2006

32. What do i do if i lost my logbook?  

    By markovwgti, September 7, 2007
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    • NickDG
    • September 9, 2007

33. Skydive video for whuffos.......?  

    By WrongWay, December 7, 2004
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    • ScratchTX
    • December 7, 2004

34. Beginner A license ?'s  

    By Zachanonymous, April 20, 2014
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    • dzswoop717
    • April 21, 2014

35. canopy school???????????????  

    By skydiver88, November 11, 2007
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    • sneakypete
    • November 11, 2007

36. Problems with ears and pressure - should I have this operation ?  

    By lintern, February 5, 2005
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    • flyangel2
    • February 7, 2005

37. new here. whats a boogie?  

    By fendereh, July 20, 2007
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    • Zing
    • July 21, 2007

38. Lake Wales DZ  

    By EDYDO, December 4, 2004
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    • SkydiveNFlorida
    • December 7, 2004

39. Congratulations CINDI  

    By chuteless, February 29, 2004
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    • flygirl03
    • March 2, 2004

40. Good pilots...  

    By vonSanta, September 7, 2003
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    • Beerlight
    • September 9, 2003

41. downplaning after opening - is this OK?  

    By mixedup, June 2, 2011
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    • popsjumper
    • June 3, 2011

42. First Jump? Winter  

    By kelter, January 13, 2009
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    • pilotdave
    • January 14, 2009

43. a dumb question  

    By huka551, March 27, 2005
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    • riggerrob
    • March 28, 2005

44. Packing tips?  

    By Harksaw, May 16, 2003
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    • taz9420
    • June 3, 2003

45. Rapid fire newbie questions  

    By xdoctor, May 3, 2004
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    • shropshire
    • May 5, 2004

46. Cup and Saucer???  

    By sunnydee123, June 2, 2003
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    • sunnydee123
    • June 3, 2003

47. World Records  

    By turtlespeed, July 20, 2004
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    • upndownshop
    • July 23, 2004

48. BLUE SKIES APP: New weather app for licensed jumpers  

    By Annabellacb, January 14, 2018
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    • billvon
    • January 18, 2018

49. Allergic to Latex  

    By skydivemermaid, October 11, 2015
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    • maggyrider
    • October 26, 2015

50. My first demo...  

    By Airman1270, May 8, 2006
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    • airtwardo
    • May 11, 2006

51. cooool video  

    By futurehighflyer, September 4, 2003
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    • trumpetfish
    • September 8, 2003

52. AFF at Seb ??  

    By Plummets, May 22, 2003
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    • Skylark
    • June 2, 2003

53. Canopy drift distance (after cutaway)  

    By shorepiper82, June 1, 2011
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    • DocPop
    • June 1, 2011

54. Skydiving with allergies/sinuses?  

    By npgraphicdesign, May 28, 2010
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    • BillyVance
    • May 29, 2010

55. I've got TWO drogues, one for the each of ya.  

    By DJL, June 21, 2006
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    • riggerrob
    • June 22, 2006

56. DZs open 7 days a week?  

    By chrissarine, March 17, 2010
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    • chrissarine
    • March 22, 2010

57. How many people go to tunnel camps  

    By Skydivesg, February 4, 2013
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    • Bignugget
    • February 12, 2013

58. Skydiver featured in local magazine article  

    By JohnRich, November 1, 2011
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    • flyangel2
    • November 3, 2011

59. T-shirt Graphics  

    By llkenziell, November 3, 2006
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    • smiles
    • November 7, 2006

60. turning in place  

    By moth, July 25, 2005
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    • Ron
    • July 26, 2005

61. Wingsuits in the news  

    By pilotdave, June 10, 2004
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    • AdD
    • June 11, 2004

62. Hulahoop Dives  

    By Bluskies83, August 6, 2012
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    • feuergnom
    • August 11, 2012

63. Jumpsuit  

    By guineapiggie101, February 10, 2012
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    • guineapiggie101
    • February 13, 2012

64. Questions from Gato the Newbie  

    By Gato, September 15, 2006
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    • Gato
    • September 17, 2006

65. Newspaper Story  

    By BlueSBDeath, October 13, 2004
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    • justaflygirl
    • October 16, 2004

66. Upcoming battle with my mom about skydiving  

    By David Wang, December 16, 2019
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    • ColoradoJones
    • December 21, 2019

67. Winter DZ  

    By bdenny20, October 14, 2015
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    • iwasyourpilot
    • October 20, 2015

68. Hornet 190  

    By Channman, January 7, 2008
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    • masterrigger1
    • January 11, 2008

69. Am I current?  

    By L.O., February 15, 2006
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    • RossDagley
    • February 16, 2006

70. Need feedback from skydivers who use smoke.  

    By Cez23, September 10, 2010
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    • airtwardo
    • September 30, 2010

71. At what age  

    By Broke, July 14, 2008
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    • Skydivesg
    • July 16, 2008

72. I jumped today too . . .  

    By sdgregory, February 29, 2004
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    • sdgregory
    • March 1, 2004

73. Anyone receive December Issue of Parachutist Magazine?  

    By ShawnHuang, December 4, 2017
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    • Bob_Church
    • January 5, 2018

74. Tunnel Pre/AFF  

    By DaleH, May 21, 2007
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    • jigneshsoni
    • May 25, 2007

75. Demo's.... Average price  

    By Kid_Icarus, January 28, 2005
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    • BillyVance
    • February 3, 2005

76. Did your parents ask you if you wanted to make a jump?  

    By upndownshop, October 26, 2012
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    • rustywardlow
    • October 29, 2012

77. Used Racer&Raven II(1992) . . . is it safe?  

    By Bodhisattva420, December 23, 2009
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • December 23, 2009

78. Piper Navajo  

    By didi_br, December 14, 2017
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    • didi_br
    • January 5, 2018

79. Petition to keep open Skydiving Centre Teuge (The Netherlands)  

    By dragon2, July 3, 2017
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    • dragon2
    • July 9, 2017

80. This weather.  

    By Kalrigan, October 26, 2012
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    • pchapman
    • October 28, 2012

81. DRP static line  

    By TLD, September 8, 2021
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    • BIGUN
    • September 26, 2021

82. IAD/SL - Your Experiences  

    By Zipp0, June 19, 2006
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    • morten
    • June 20, 2006

83. I want to lease a Safire2 149  

    By HydroGuy, December 2, 2005
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    • hookitt
    • March 29, 2006

84. Skymaster 290  

    By spyker, March 25, 2009
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    • robskydiv
    • March 26, 2009

85. FAI changes bigway hold time rules!  

    By diverdriver, March 4, 2003
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    • quade
    • March 5, 2003

86. Jump run awareness skills....  

    By TKATC, July 20, 2005
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    • EricaH
    • July 25, 2005

87. what are the rough percentage ratios of Freeflyers to belly-flyers?  

    By patworks, October 21, 2012
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    • patworks
    • October 26, 2012

88. to much?  

    By elias123, May 7, 2006
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    • NickDG
    • May 9, 2006

89. CUTAWAy... UN F#$@ING BELIEVABLE  

    By DRLOVE, October 4, 2005
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    • GravityGirl
    • October 5, 2005

90. can't jump blues...  

    By groovychic, July 7, 2003
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    • gus
    • July 8, 2003

91. Container size to canopy size question.  

    By HammerinHank, December 10, 2017
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    • Blis
    • December 11, 2017

92. TV show asks: How many of you have jumped outside traditional DZs?  

    By samlukeanthony, March 24, 2009
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    • longtall
    • March 25, 2009

93. Most jumps in a day... ok!  

    By jannu, June 11, 2005
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    • jannu
    • June 12, 2005

94. cutaway handles  

    By Yossarian, March 25, 2006
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    • Andy9o8
    • March 28, 2006

95. Can you recommend a gear store in Europe?  

    By FastRodriguez, February 5, 2013
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    • FastRodriguez
    • February 6, 2013

96. RIG QUESTION  

    By atsaubrey, October 2, 2003
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    • riggerrob
    • October 3, 2003

97. What are the names of the skydive licenses at the world?  

    By michelribeiro, July 28, 2016
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    • piisfish
    • August 5, 2016

98. Have you ever damaged your ears while skydiving?  

    By nanobyte, October 31, 2006
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    • porterhouse
    • November 1, 2006

99. Commercial airlines can you carry on your rig  

    By Euroman, June 1, 2009
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    • brettski74
    • June 2, 2009

100. Two "Occurences"  

     By diverdriver, July 7, 2003
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     • Unstable
     • July 8, 2003