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1. A concern - cost?  

   By guineapiggie101, December 29, 2010
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   • riggerrob
   • December 30, 2010

2. who is Tim Rigby?  

   By Newbie, April 29, 2004
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   • bvsdjumper
   • May 3, 2004

3. The cost of assembling my new gear.  

   By skytramp2, March 10, 2008
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   • shropshire
   • March 13, 2008

4. Deland skydivers: "who is?" question  

   By ScratchTX, August 28, 2003
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   • arlo
   • August 30, 2003

5. Sky Diving Movies  

   By richardd, August 17, 2003
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   • TrickyDicky
   • August 21, 2003

6. 5 jumper STC for C182  

   By atmosphair, May 17, 2011
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   • neandertal
   • May 19, 2011

7. Can anyone bring a suit from USA to UK?  

   By jont, December 5, 2010
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   • freeatlast
   • December 6, 2010

8. Difference between AFF programs?  

   By npgraphicdesign, December 15, 2008
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   • diablopilot
   • December 15, 2008

9. Largest tube exit?  

   By Freddiekz, August 27, 2012
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   • gearless_chris
   • August 28, 2012

10. My swoop pond is cooler than yours!  

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

11. Perris Weather  

    By jjiimmyyt, February 9, 2004
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    • mjosparky
    • February 10, 2004

12. Biggest tandem factory?  

    By Kimblair13, November 2, 2005
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    • diablopilot
    • November 2, 2005

13. Just finished AFF!!!!  

    By scottd818, December 12, 2011
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    • scottd818
    • December 16, 2011

14. an UPSIZING-thread for a change..   1 2

    By virgin-burner, January 30, 2009
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    • virgin-burner
    • February 1, 2009

15. SIM Clarification Needed  

    By wrathchild, July 7, 2007
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    • popsjumper
    • July 8, 2007

16. Parachutist Magazine - No more Incident (Bounce) Reports?  

    By kleggo, January 13, 2021
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    • Cocowheats
    • February 6, 2021

17. Weird question  

    By FreefallSnoopy, May 31, 2012
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    • JohnSherman
    • June 3, 2012

18. Restricted licenses  

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

19. Beer for my instructors?  

    By wildman2231, April 22, 2006
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    • ScottyInAus
    • April 30, 2006

20. Swooping:Alti reliability  

    By mallyrich, July 7, 2005
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    • marks
    • July 8, 2005

21. Head down  

    By Blahr, February 2, 2004
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    • WrongWay
    • February 2, 2004

22. Is there a "skydiving-bible"?  

    By ben.f, July 22, 2009
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    • MiamiJumper
    • July 22, 2009

23. Thailand update #4  

    By billvon, January 30, 2004
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    • skybytch
    • January 31, 2004

24. Question for Jump Pilots  

    By Gary73, September 22, 2009
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    • captain1976
    • November 17, 2009

25. What is Wavier?  

    By DroptheMan04, May 28, 2006
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    • shropshire
    • May 29, 2006

26. Z-team  

    By cpoxon, April 1, 2007
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    • el_chester
    • April 3, 2007

27. Do you think my dad can skydive?  

    By Ketia0, May 11, 2009
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    • stevebabin
    • May 12, 2009

28. The Youngest Person to have an A License  

    By kevinsa, February 19, 2008
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    • freeflysteve
    • February 20, 2008

29. First Rig  

    By rugbyfan89, June 28, 2019
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    • Nabz
    • July 2, 2019

30. Legal to work in US  

    By Rafy, February 16, 2019
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    • gowlerk
    • February 18, 2019

31. Profit vs. Safety/Rules/Right Thing To Do  

    By Hooknswoop, June 26, 2005
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    • bob.dino
    • June 28, 2005

32. Selling gear reluctance  

    By Tatetatetate, June 10, 2012
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    • Tatetatetate
    • June 12, 2012

33. [crazy]  

    By screwbag, June 7, 2003
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    • jumpy
    • June 9, 2003

34. hibaldstow skydivers  

    By skydiveal, October 10, 2011
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    • Blamey
    • November 9, 2011

35. Got my first tandem cutaway!  

    By ccowden, August 17, 2004
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    • crotalus01
    • August 19, 2004

36. Where to make my first Jump?  

    By Singe, January 17, 2003
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    • quade
    • January 18, 2003

37. Stupid question ... ?  

    By skymynci, December 29, 2006
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    • JohnMitchell
    • December 31, 2006

38. Id like to down size but.....  

    By buggsyboo, September 4, 2008
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    • buggsyboo
    • September 10, 2008

39. Packing  

    By waster, November 21, 2002
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    • masher
    • November 22, 2002

40. My Second Tandem & Thoughts  

    By flytodeath, October 14, 2012
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    • gregpso
    • October 16, 2012

41. Custom Pull up Cords?  

    By tawright, September 6, 2006
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    • gravitational
    • September 7, 2006

42. Parachute jargon?  

    By jmar595, March 11, 2008
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    • fastphil
    • April 2, 2008

43. Brian Germain's New YouTube Video- link and discussion  

    By BrianSGermain, October 2, 2010
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    • freeflyer58D
    • October 8, 2010

44. Dropzone question  

    By FutureJumper, January 6, 2010
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    • airtwardo
    • January 6, 2010

45. Plane with floats jumpable?  

    By blueshrew, December 12, 2002
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    • pchapman
    • December 12, 2002

46. Caravans  

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

47. About to start AFF  

    By bobtheowl2, July 3, 2004
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    • brnnncrzy77
    • July 7, 2004

48. Stopping by to say hello, and thank you.  

    By FOF, June 15, 2022
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    • rmarshall234
    • July 1, 2022

49. DZM: loads per day 182?  

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

50. Beer and Skydiving  

    By novacaine, October 1, 2007
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    • novacaine
    • October 2, 2007

51. Tandem Questions re weight of student and cost...  

    By BravestDog, July 17, 2003
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    • jmpnkramer
    • July 20, 2003

52. Skydiving careers  

    By logandzwon, November 14, 2006
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    • tonyhays
    • November 17, 2006

53. AFF Landing  

    By Quake120, April 7, 2007
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    • Sub
    • April 8, 2007

54. tehran dropzone?  

    By freeflight, November 5, 2009
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    • Adriandavies
    • November 9, 2009

55. TRINDEM (TANDEM WITH TWO "PASSANGERS")  

    By pack40, March 12, 2003
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    • jimmytavino
    • March 13, 2003

56. What is that called?  

    By Texas_Diver, August 20, 2005
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    • scrublink
    • August 23, 2005

57. Lucky to be Alive !!!!  

    By SkyOCiel, January 28, 2004
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    • Mad47
    • January 29, 2004

58. ASR-Pioneer, Enters Chapter 11 Bankruptcy  

    By IanHarrop, November 30, 2023
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    • keith20mm
    • February 12, 2024

59. Incident statistics for varying disciplines  

    By reynolds, November 5, 2005
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    • kallend
    • November 7, 2005

60. Two newbie-type questions . . .  

    By kpipes, August 27, 2003
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    • webracer
    • August 28, 2003

61. cypress (??) need help  

    By gixxer5223, June 12, 2007
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    • aeromobile
    • June 13, 2007

62. 50+ YR OLD: NEED ADVICE  

    By Rio Santonil, October 20, 2020   

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    • JoeWeber
    • November 1, 2020

63. Slider  

    By Andy_Copland, October 22, 2006
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    • Andy9o8
    • October 30, 2006

64. Nationals why don't we re-organize the competition  

    By rjf98, October 18, 2003
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    • freeflybella
    • October 23, 2003

65. Opinions from experienced jumpers  

    By matt_f_001, August 21, 2006
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    • StreetScooby
    • August 23, 2006

66. Does becoming a professional jumper make it boring???  

    By WrongWay, September 9, 2003
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    • slotperfect
    • September 10, 2003

67. some formations...  

    By shermanator, June 5, 2007
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    • shermanator
    • June 6, 2007

68. University Skydiving Classes  

    By clintster, August 4, 2006
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    • Remster
    • August 7, 2006

69. What to do for my 100th jump?  

    By blondebombshell, June 12, 2006
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    • peckerhead
    • June 16, 2006

70. Upper wind Readings  

    By skydude2000, December 20, 2007
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    • AggieDave
    • December 21, 2007

71. AFF in a weekend  

    By BigDreams32, July 9, 2012
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    • jinlee
    • July 15, 2012

72. where to go for christmas and new year ??   1 2

    By sky-pimp, October 15, 2008
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    • LyraM45
    • December 3, 2008

73. Is recreational four-way belly flying dead?  

    By bdb2004, April 22, 2024
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    • wmw999
    • August 4, 2024

74. Pull Altitude, Hard Decks and Audibles  

    By Reginald, September 8, 2004
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    • sundevil777
    • September 11, 2004

75. Bad experiences with University of Utah – University Orthopaedic Center  

    By SBCmac, January 20, 2012
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    • SStewart
    • January 24, 2012

76. how to control my body well in the future AFF jumps  

    By David Wang, January 3, 2020
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    • David Wang
    • January 7, 2020

77. Has anybody seen...   1 2

    By weegegirl, February 11, 2004
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    • weegegirl
    • February 13, 2004

78. Beware Aussie freeflyers  

    By Zep, July 11, 2005
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    • DanglesOZQld
    • July 18, 2005

79. This is a new approach to gear purchases  

    By Zymurdoo, May 25, 2010
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    • Chris-Ottawa
    • May 31, 2010

80. field requirment  

    By kmzamani, June 30, 2021
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    • pchapman
    • July 3, 2021

81. Nice tandem story  

    By skybytch, April 18, 2009
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    • NWFlyer
    • April 20, 2009

82. Any one seen this "crazy skydive/skiing video"  

    By lundis, November 11, 2006
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    • Grips
    • November 23, 2006

83. Tracking with bent legs! Fastest Para in the world!  

    By Distabled, August 4, 2009
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    • mrbiceps
    • August 7, 2009

84. Jumping a Kayak  

    By Pammi, December 22, 2002
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    • skybytch
    • December 23, 2002

85. Jumping with a very minor tailbone bruise  

    By Kareem, August 16, 2022
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    • base615
    • August 17, 2022

86. Eyes in the Sky by Patrick Passe Or Exit By Bruno Bokken?  

    By schuey87, November 29, 2005
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    • Dazzle
    • November 30, 2005

87. Thanks!passed AFF!  

    By LVjayhawk15, February 14, 2013
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    • LVjayhawk15
    • February 26, 2013

88. Took My Camera to the Drop Zone Today  

    By Avion, May 16, 2010
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    • skyflower_bloom
    • May 18, 2010

89. Large Reserve Pros & Cons  

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

90. Having a cold and skydiving  

    By Shadowplay, August 16, 2003
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • August 18, 2003

91. IMPORTANT - Help a Skydiver - Please Read  

    By PLF, May 14, 2010
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    • PLF
    • May 24, 2010

92. Hyperventilating  

    By accur8shot, March 16, 2012
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    • Rozbun
    • April 5, 2012

93. Newbie Unintentional Spin Question  

    By skrovi, January 17, 2006
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    • kschilk
    • January 25, 2006

94. Reasons for downsizing  

    By Andybilly, August 9, 2007
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    • kelpdiver
    • August 10, 2007

95. Jump #100  

    By finch, June 14, 2009
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    • BDashe
    • June 26, 2009

96. a different view of chute size....  

    By ElectricFetus, June 18, 2011
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    • Trae
    • June 21, 2011

97. Tracking  

    By richardd, September 1, 2003
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    • davelepka
    • September 2, 2003

98. Newbie considering WFFC   1 2

    By sunseeker, May 25, 2004
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    • mustard
    • May 27, 2004

99. 76,400 feet (23,300 m) Skydive  

    By Tito.J, October 9, 2006
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    • popsjumper
    • October 10, 2006

100. breathing troubles...?  

     By speedylisa, November 29, 2005
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     • sixtysevengt5oo
     • November 30, 2005