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. Southern Parachute Center  

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

5. UT-15 Packing?  

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

6. Just thought id share this...  

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

7. Do you recognize this guy?  

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

8. Origin of Pulled down Apex?  

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

9. Francine MC Filthy  

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

10. More faces  

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

11. Grim Business  

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

12. D.B. Cooper Certificate of Achievement  

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

13. WWII Airborne Demonstration Team C-47 Promotional Video  

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

14. Pictures Of Your First Static Line Jump?  

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

15. Instant Karma in the Sky  

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

16. Whats really unique about this?  

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

17. tandem rw  

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

18. rodriguez parachute systems container  

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

19. Quick Attach Seat Parachute  

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

20. Cunning Stunts  

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

21. The very first Skydivers  

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

22. Who and where? #3  

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

23. jump hawaii  

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

24. North Island sport parachute club  

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

25. High Alt. Record Attempts  

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

26. 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

27. Square hand deploy Pilot Chute  

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

28. Parachute name  

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

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

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

30. Need a Ripcord for a B-4  

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

31. Sawdust  

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

32. Historic parachuting newsreal footage available  

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

33. El Capitain  

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

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

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

35. Douglas Bader's parachute jump(s)  

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

36. Sentinel 2000 pin-puller AAD with Micro Puller  

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

37. The man looked like a freaking comet..  

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

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

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

39. What kind of airplane  

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

40. ...Skydive Apple Valley...  

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

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

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

42. Smallest DZ for a PC?  

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

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

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

44. Dale Gates  

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

45. 1960 Fatality Info Please  

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

46. When the....  

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

47. Almost bought the farm  

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

48. Sew-on 5 cell to 7 cell conversion  

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

49. Who 'deserves' an ash release dive ?  

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

50. Just watched 'Gypsy Moths'  

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

51. Orange remembers Sixth World Meet  

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

52. Camera people  

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

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. "the Geek Brothers"  

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

57. Who, where, when?  

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

58. 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

59. Country skydive video!  

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

60. The 'original' Mr. Bill jump!  

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

61. Old Mike Swain & Wide World Of Sports videos  

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

62. Airworthy Vintage Gear  

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

63. Big biplane diamonds?  

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

64. Godflicker?  

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

65. What is this canopy? Old heavy 5 cell  

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

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

    By highspeeddirt, July 27, 2015
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67. Parachutist Magazines  

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

68. Cross connector straps on round mains?  

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

69. Kevin Donnely  

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

70. "Vintage" Photos  

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

71. Trivia Question  

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

72. Skydiving Films  

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

73. lockheed al60  

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

74. Ft.Polk 1969  

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

75. Old Friends  

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

76. Interesting Statistics of our industry  

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

77. Twin Otter Archive  

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

78. Short film '58 World Meet  

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

79. Howard DGA-15 Jump Planes- Old Elsinore  

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

80. When I was a student  

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

81. When was the first parachutist magazine published?  

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

82. whos this?  

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

83. what's that from ?  

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

84. Curved Pin invented by Hank Aschiutto  

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

85. got one for you guys  

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

86. "Flying Death"  

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

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

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

88. Farmer Mcnasty  

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

89. Guardian Parachute  

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

90. Student retention rate on S/l  

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

91. Pat Works and Wikipedia  

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

92. Barbara Druggan  

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

93. general history  

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

94. Drop zone kids grow up to be jumpers.  

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

95. Coolidge AZ, 1977-78  

    By 3331, January 10, 2021
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    • kleggo
    • April 29, 2021

96. Paracommander question  

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

97. "Amazing and Stupendous" new canopy  

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

98. old video  

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

99. MT-1S questions  

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

100. What is this canopy? #7  

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