Skydiving History & Trivia

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1. What is this cockpit? #32766  

   By howardwhite, August 29, 2009
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2. Cale Yarborough's sport death jump story  

   By Zing, December 12, 2006
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   • cpoxon
   • December 13, 2006

3. Ever jump with your canopy in backwards???  

   By MissBuffDiver, May 6, 2005
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   • BASE841
   • May 10, 2005

4. Just thought id share this...  

   By ItsThatGuy, December 10, 2013
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   • StreetScooby
   • December 26, 2013

5. UT-15 Packing?  

   By winsor, November 2, 2007
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   • howardwhite
   • November 3, 2007

6. Francine MC Filthy  

   By GreenLight, August 19, 2005
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   • airtwardo
   • August 23, 2005

7. Origin of Pulled down Apex?  

   By everymansaved, February 2, 2007
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   • WGore
   • June 8, 2007

8. Do you recognize this guy?  

   By JumpUpMyAss, February 21, 2010
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   • drjump
   • February 22, 2010

9. Grim Business  

   By cwickliffe, June 15, 2007
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   • tbrown
   • July 7, 2007

10. Southern Parachute Center  

    By jaymundo, September 3, 2009
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    • nndefense
    • May 28, 2019

11. WWII Airborne Demonstration Team C-47 Promotional Video  

    By davidlayne, March 8, 2010
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    • nitrochute
    • March 23, 2010

12. More faces  

    By kallend, April 24, 2005
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    • MakeItHappen
    • April 27, 2005

13. Whats really unique about this?  

    By upndownshop, March 29, 2006
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    • poppenhager
    • April 1, 2006

14. D.B. Cooper Certificate of Achievement  

    By Chaos, December 23, 2015
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    • freeflyJoe
    • February 9, 2016

15. Quick Attach Seat Parachute  

    By SEREJumper, December 11, 2011
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    • riggerrob
    • December 14, 2011

16. Instant Karma in the Sky  

    By Bob_Church, January 12, 2018
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    • Bob_Church
    • January 21, 2018

17. tandem rw  

    By skypuppy, April 28, 2014
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • May 5, 2014

18. Cunning Stunts  

    By juggalo, August 10, 2009
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    • 3331
    • August 20, 2009

19. Who and where? #3  

    By howardwhite, January 18, 2009
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    • mccurley
    • January 26, 2009

20. The very first Skydivers  

    By XWuffo, April 8, 2004
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    • JoeyRamone
    • May 3, 2004

21. jump hawaii  

    By nitrochute, December 7, 2011
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    • stratostar
    • December 8, 2011

22. North Island sport parachute club  

    By jclalor, November 11, 2014
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    • dzswoop717
    • December 5, 2014

23. Pictures Of Your First Static Line Jump?  

    By GreenLight, April 25, 2005
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    • JohnRich
    • April 27, 2005

24. Parachute name  

    By SansSuit, April 25, 2010
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    • lekstrom10k
    • April 26, 2010

25. SKYDIVE: THE HISTORY OF SKYDIVING / PARACHUTING - 1960's  

    By BIGUN, December 1, 2013
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    • Krip
    • December 5, 2013

26. rodriguez parachute systems container  

    By skytribe, March 28, 2019
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    • rdufokker
    • July 17, 2021

27. High Alt. Record Attempts  

    By snapontoolman, January 22, 2005
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    • NickDG
    • January 31, 2005

28. Square hand deploy Pilot Chute  

    By jimmytavino, January 1, 2008
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    • wmw999
    • January 2, 2008

29. Memorable jumps - setting up exit out of Mike Mullins' King Air with a B2 Stealth Bomber right on his six  

    By BillyVance, July 6, 2013
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    • BillyVance
    • July 10, 2013

30. Historic parachuting newsreal footage available  

    By pilotdave, December 10, 2002
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    • CrazyDave
    • October 30, 2003

31. Sawdust  

    By Krip, September 1, 2013
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    • airtwardo
    • September 14, 2013

32. Douglas Bader's parachute jump(s)  

    By mr2mk1g, June 28, 2005
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    • Beerlight
    • July 23, 2005

33. Vintage Weekend Teuge The Netherlands October 3 & 4.  

    By ParaShoot, August 3, 2009
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    • anj4de
    • December 17, 2011

34. El Capitain  

    By gharendza, April 27, 2010
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    • quade
    • April 29, 2010

35. Need a Ripcord for a B-4  

    By murrays, April 28, 2005
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    • skr
    • May 3, 2005

36. Sentinel 2000 pin-puller AAD with Micro Puller  

    By pchapman, December 11, 2013
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    • riggerrob
    • December 20, 2013

37. Bob Sinclaire, one of the most impressive, still living Skydiving icon!  

    By Tinkerbelle, March 4, 2004
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    • cocheese
    • March 21, 2004

38. What kind of airplane  

    By ZigZagMarquis, December 31, 2010
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    • warpedskydiver
    • January 18, 2011

39. ...Skydive Apple Valley...  

    By IEJuggalo, September 9, 2009
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    • rapter
    • September 12, 2009

40. The man looked like a freaking comet..  

    By drewboo, September 15, 2003
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    • Hammitt
    • April 17, 2013

41. Movie: Skydiving - The Ultimate Thrill, who are the jumpers ?  

    By dks13827, June 30, 2009
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    • lindawaz
    • October 16, 2011

42. 1960 Fatality Info Please  

    By BigM, January 31, 2005
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    • mjosparky
    • February 4, 2005

43. Dale Gates  

    By airdvr, January 23, 2010
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    • skypuppy
    • March 5, 2010

44. Smallest DZ for a PC?  

    By C348, February 11, 2017
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    • jim gentry
    • July 18, 2020

45. High altitude records - no, not the "usual" question  

    By Orange1, March 27, 2006
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    • riggerrob
    • May 31, 2006

46. Sew-on 5 cell to 7 cell conversion  

    By pchapman, January 14, 2005
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    • usedtajump
    • January 21, 2005

47. Who 'deserves' an ash release dive ?  

    By metalslug, March 9, 2004
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    • smellysue
    • March 17, 2004

48. Just watched 'Gypsy Moths'  

    By dbattman, April 27, 2004
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    • JohnRich
    • May 5, 2004

49. Almost bought the farm  

    By lodestar, March 9, 2008
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    • skybill
    • March 10, 2008

50. Orange remembers Sixth World Meet  

    By howardwhite, July 10, 2007
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    • howardwhite
    • July 17, 2007

51. Camera people  

    By howardwhite, May 14, 2007
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • August 14, 2007

52. When the....  

    By councilman24, October 9, 2003
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    • mccurley
    • October 13, 2003

53. Parachutist Magazine, September 1979  

    By gary0302, March 21, 2015
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    • gary0302
    • April 2, 2015

54. Net.Rec.Skydive History . . .  

    By NickDG, September 23, 2004
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    • alg
    • September 30, 2004

55. What is this plane? #14  

    By howardwhite, November 5, 2007
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56. Who, where, when?  

    By howardwhite, January 11, 2008
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    • howardwhite
    • January 18, 2008

57. Country skydive video!  

    By grimmie, April 21, 2009
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    • grimmie
    • April 25, 2009

58. The 'original' Mr. Bill jump!  

    By airtwardo, August 21, 2007
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    • cpoxon
    • August 22, 2007

59. Anyone jump Ryan Field in Tucson in 60's or 70's?  

    By tcmidge, September 23, 2004
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    • Teresa Patton Davis
    • April 27, 2020

60. "the Geek Brothers"  

    By smiles, January 26, 2003
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    • jbrasher
    • April 15, 2004

61. Old Mike Swain & Wide World Of Sports videos  

    By patmoore, October 10, 2013
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    • chuteless
    • November 22, 2013

62. Big biplane diamonds?  

    By CFPasi, February 6, 2005
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    • CFPasi
    • February 13, 2005

63. What is this canopy? Old heavy 5 cell  

    By pchapman, September 21, 2009
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    • lekstrom10k
    • September 23, 2009

64. Airworthy Vintage Gear  

    By winsor, May 12, 2009
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    • ripcord4
    • May 20, 2009

65. Cross connector straps on round mains?  

    By SEREJumper, March 7, 2011
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    • chuteless
    • March 16, 2011

66. Godflicker?  

    By jimjumper, October 23, 2007
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    • 33zulu
    • April 16, 2020

67. Kevin Donnely  

    By mjosparky, April 24, 2011
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    • MissBuffDiver
    • May 2, 2011

68. Parachutist Magazines  

    By John4455, December 14, 2005
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    • kd5xb
    • February 2, 2007

69. Nick Piantanida "The Angry sky" ESPN july 30  

    By highspeeddirt, July 27, 2015
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70. Trivia Question  

    By Hooknswoop, October 3, 2003
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    • Amazon
    • October 7, 2003

71. Ft.Polk 1969  

    By nndefense, October 7, 2006
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    • nndefense
    • October 18, 2006

72. "Vintage" Photos  

    By Genn, January 8, 2003
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    • jorgea
    • May 4, 2013

73. Skydiving Films  

    By bonbaan, January 2, 2011
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    • racerman
    • January 18, 2011

74. Interesting Statistics of our industry  

    By MikeTJumps, July 5, 2005
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    • kallend
    • July 12, 2005

75. lockheed al60  

    By keithbar, June 4, 2009
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    • WGore
    • June 8, 2009

76. Twin Otter Archive  

    By davidlayne, June 29, 2012
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    • airdvr
    • July 11, 2012

77. Old Friends  

    By lodestar, March 2, 2008
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    • itllclear
    • March 5, 2008

78. When I was a student  

    By davidlayne, October 11, 2004
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    • airtwardo
    • October 18, 2004

79. what's that from ?  

    By piisfish, November 18, 2008
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    • eric.fradet
    • January 1, 2009

80. When was the first parachutist magazine published?  

    By SEREJumper, June 20, 2011
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    • councilman24
    • June 24, 2011

81. Howard DGA-15 Jump Planes- Old Elsinore  

    By swovelin, August 15, 2013
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    • PROGRESSIVE
    • August 18, 2013

82. whos this?  

    By dumstuntzz, February 10, 2008
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    • javelin1
    • February 15, 2008

83. Short film '58 World Meet  

    By JerryBaumchen, October 6, 2013
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    • airdvr
    • October 10, 2013

84. Curved Pin invented by Hank Aschiutto  

    By patworks, June 7, 2013
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    • PROGRESSIVE
    • June 15, 2013

85. "Flying Death"  

    By howardwhite, January 15, 2010
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    • lapster
    • March 9, 2010

86. got one for you guys  

    By GQ_jumper, March 5, 2007
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    • PhreeZone
    • March 16, 2007

87. Farmer Mcnasty  

    By Krip, January 29, 2012
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    • Krip
    • February 2, 2012

88. Student retention rate on S/l  

    By Krip, February 10, 2012
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    • skyrider
    • March 15, 2012

89. Ken Luellen (GA skydiver in the 1970's)  

    By KLuellen, September 22, 2010
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    • Jim_Hooper
    • September 30, 2010

90. Guardian Parachute  

    By goldwing, September 27, 2006
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    • 2jumphi
    • October 2, 2006

91. Pat Works and Wikipedia  

    By Bob_Church, November 8, 2016
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    • Krip
    • March 12, 2017

92. general history  

    By k_marr08, April 8, 2006
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    • riggerrob
    • May 4, 2006

93. Drop zone kids grow up to be jumpers.  

    By efs4ever, July 7, 2006
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    • dear1
    • June 5, 2007

94. "Amazing and Stupendous" new canopy  

    By howardwhite, September 3, 2007
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    • WGore
    • January 3, 2008

95. Barbara Druggan  

    By bodypilot90, July 26, 2006
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    • riggerrob
    • August 21, 2022

96. Paracommander question  

    By lucky508, March 17, 2008
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    • lucky508
    • March 25, 2008

97. What is this canopy? #7  

    By howardwhite, October 12, 2007
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    • howardwhite
    • October 16, 2007

98. MT-1S questions  

    By lucky508, December 9, 2009
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    • mike48
    • December 30, 2009

99. first ever AFF... who, where, when?  

    By shunkka, March 19, 2005
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    • shunkka
    • March 21, 2005

100. old video  

     By dragon2, March 14, 2014
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     • StreetScooby
     • March 23, 2014