Skydiving History & Trivia

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1. Jack Jorens  

   By drjump, June 14, 2009
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   • patworks
   • March 13, 2010

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

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

3. Roger Nelson  

   By jaymundo, June 11, 2003
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   • sjonak
   • July 20, 2003

4. Joe Herman's impromptu Mr. Bill jump  

   By Liemberg, September 5, 2017
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   • MikeJD
   • September 20, 2017

5. 43rd Birthday of the First Big-Way 10/17/65  

   By patworks, October 18, 2008
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   • skybill
   • November 5, 2008

6. What is this?  

   By howardwhite, February 20, 2010
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   • lucky508
   • February 22, 2010

7. Another memory picture from old old Spaceland  

   By efs4ever, March 14, 2009
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   • Mbranch202
   • May 13, 2009

8. Ripcord pull force (re Poynter's manual)  

   By johnmatrix, October 14, 2011
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   • mjosparky
   • October 18, 2011

9. Second Generation Jumpers  

   By Splat63, June 9, 2007
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   • Splat63
   • July 2, 2007

10. Earliest jumping in the US?  

    By AggieDave, February 28, 2004
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    • bravoniner
    • March 5, 2004

11. PARACHUTIST Magazine January 1964  

    By docjohn, June 4, 2008
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    • rainman
    • June 16, 2008

12. The Bard of B.A.S.E --NickDG  

    By patworks, June 9, 2013
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    • patworks
    • July 2, 2013

13. It was fifty years ago today....  

    By patmoore, December 2, 2012
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    • skyjumpenfool
    • December 27, 2012

14. Florida Parachute Council?  

    By hillson, September 2, 2014
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    • patmoore
    • November 4, 2014

15. What is this plane? #7  

    By howardwhite, September 11, 2007
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    • howardwhite
    • September 12, 2007

16. Best of the 1980s Nationals  

    By Bob_Church, March 30, 2018
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    • RV8
    • February 17, 2023

17. P.i at lakewood airport history  

    By HISTORYPIN12, April 15, 2015
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    • DBCOOPER
    • April 28, 2015

18. what happened to all the snoots are for toots?  

    By rdufokker, May 7, 2010
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    • Spam54
    • September 9, 2011

19. Vic Deveau, D-529  

    By howardwhite, December 1, 2007
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    • wdy_bnckr
    • December 4, 2007

20. Skydiving Pirate Ransom Transfer  

    By eJAKAL, January 9, 2009
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    • RogerRamjet
    • January 13, 2009

21. Should ParaCommanders be used only with cutaway systems?  

    By pchapman, December 7, 2015
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • December 18, 2015

22. Bob Sinclair...  

    By kenneth21441, May 29, 2006
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    • kenneth21441
    • June 6, 2006

23. Eating cheese before jumping  

    By howardwhite, May 16, 2008
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    • jsaxton
    • May 28, 2008

24. Herdair  

    By howardwhite, August 27, 2007
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    • Guru312
    • September 1, 2007

25. Omega rig?  

    By kungen, March 31, 2007
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    • howardwhite
    • April 3, 2007

26. Where and Who?  

    By rdufokker, May 10, 2010
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    • zoobrothertom
    • May 14, 2010

27. Triangular Main Canopy  

    By marcusr, June 14, 2006
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    • docjohn
    • June 27, 2006

28. Two way fun (old)  

    By howardwhite, October 5, 2008
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    • drjump
    • October 7, 2008

29. Mary Ellen Weber  

    By cocheese, March 31, 2004
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    • cocheese
    • April 5, 2004

30. Who is it?  

    By jimp, April 13, 2016
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    • daffes
    • April 18, 2016

31. Mullins Story, True?  

    By skydived19006, February 25, 2011
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    • topdocker
    • February 28, 2011

32. Chet Poland!!!  

    By jaymundo, April 12, 2005
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    • scroadload
    • December 31, 2006

33. Identify this canpoy (easy)  

    By likestojump, May 3, 2009
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    • riggerrob
    • May 6, 2009

34. Information On Possible Skydiving Fatality  

    By T10PCM1, August 23, 2007
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    • T10PCM1
    • August 24, 2007

35. DB Cooper it's own section  

    By rdufokker, November 3, 2010
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    • quade
    • November 3, 2010

36. How to make a small fortune in parachuting...  

    By Guru312, May 9, 2005
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    • May 24, 2005

37. More World Meet 81  

    By billabx, December 24, 2007
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    • billabx
    • December 26, 2007

38. Pat Works-profile for USPA-UnCut + HTML (Re Done)  

    By patworks, October 7, 2012
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    • tonybrogdon
    • October 10, 2012

39. 40 years ago  

    By wdy_bnckr, January 28, 2013
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    • wdy_bnckr
    • January 28, 2013

40. Jim O'brian  

    By DFWAJG, March 17, 2007
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    • DFWAJG
    • March 20, 2007

41. Skysurfing at the X Games!  

    By garrysnowden, April 4, 2003
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    • jguy904
    • October 20, 2004

42. 1934 free fall flight control:  

    By patworks, April 23, 2013
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    • riggerrob
    • April 26, 2013

43. Can you identify these Kapowsin and Perris jumpers?  

    By sundevil777, August 7, 2005
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    • sundevil777
    • November 19, 2023

44. Old Tyme Parachuting Porn...  

    By Guru312, January 8, 2007
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    • airtime1
    • January 29, 2007

45. What is this plane #20  

    By gjhdiver, December 19, 2007
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    • riggerrob
    • December 21, 2007

46. Bill Booth, movie star?!  

    By heavision, July 26, 2021
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    • Sawyserv
    • January 5, 2024

47. Looking for Bob Pope D-2162  

    By SEREJumper, January 3, 2013
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    • wmw999
    • January 12, 2013

48. Bird Base Blues Bros..& THE CATERPILLAR FROM HELL  

    By faller, May 24, 2012
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    • jimjumper
    • May 30, 2012

49. A broken DC-3  

    By piper17, December 22, 2007
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    • Zing
    • December 22, 2007

50. Vintage find!  

    By SEREJumper, September 14, 2008
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    • SEREJumper
    • September 17, 2008

51. What are these canopies?  

    By howardwhite, September 27, 2008
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    • JumpUpMyAss
    • October 3, 2008

52. first jump with a rigid wing?  

    By kingbunky, May 23, 2008
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    • ericfradet
    • June 4, 2008

53. Old pig back safety system what was this system called  

    By sonofapope, February 21, 2015
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    • Hammitt
    • February 25, 2015

54. Okinawa  

    By ripcord4, November 16, 2012
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    • ripcord4
    • November 16, 2012

55. First Jump from Ultralight?  

    By wartload, March 31, 2005
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    • videointhesky
    • June 16, 2005

56. Old Old skydiving movie  

    By mmartin1872, February 9, 2008
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    • mmartin1872
    • February 10, 2008

57. how tall was Georgia 'Tiny' Broadwick?  

    By SivaGanesha, June 1, 2009
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    • jimjumper
    • June 4, 2009

58. Blaine Wright  

    By steve1, October 31, 2012
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    • airtime1
    • November 10, 2012

59. Pete Gruber  

    By likvidskaj, February 1, 2005
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    • sprtdth
    • February 3, 2005

60. OK- HOW COLD WAS IT? jumping no door aircraft  

    By jackwallace, May 2, 2010
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    • skybill
    • May 19, 2010

61. Pic of wonderful T-bow landing  

    By Thunderbow, January 16, 2016
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    • lars_d
    • March 23, 2016

62. SKYDIVING, term, First Use  

    By patworks, June 25, 2012
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    • patworks
    • July 9, 2012

63. 100 jumps in 12 hours x 4  

    By Tonto, March 26, 2003
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    • freefalle
    • September 30, 2011

64. What is this plane #? ?  

    By howardwhite, March 7, 2009
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    • riggerrob
    • March 16, 2009

65. DB Cooper Mystery "Solved"  

    By gonzalesna, December 8, 2011
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    • theonlyski
    • December 8, 2011

66. conventional rigs without a chest strap?  

    By pchapman, April 26, 2009
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • May 3, 2009

67. Record?....  

    By Cashmanimal, October 5, 2007
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    • NickDG
    • October 9, 2007

68. Cardinal Puff Mugs  

    By howardwhite, October 27, 2010
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    • drjump
    • November 5, 2010

69. Green Star Express  

    By tonybrogdon, August 2, 2008
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    • keithbar
    • August 26, 2008

70. Contact info please  

    By base570, January 2, 2013
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    • base570
    • January 4, 2013

71. 50 skydives on 50th birthday  

    By rjweagl, June 20, 2005
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    • rwcat
    • August 3, 2005

72. A Parachutist April fool's pic  

    By ffejdraga, January 26, 2004
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    • ffejdraga
    • January 30, 2004

73. 50th Anniversary  

    By ripcord4, June 7, 2012
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    • ripcord4
    • June 9, 2012

74. Floyd Martineau, and the first CDN Baton pass among other things....  

    By skypuppy, April 6, 2005
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    • skypuppy
    • April 6, 2005

75. The Sunshine factory?  

    By SStewart, March 20, 2011
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • April 9, 2011

76. old photographs..  

    By collinb, December 18, 2008
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    • skybill
    • April 29, 2009

77. Ralph White  

    By javelin1, February 15, 2008
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    • howardwhite
    • January 8, 2010

78. Bill Booth  

    By billbooth, May 10, 2022
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    • patmoore
    • November 12, 2022

79. What is this plane? #2  

    By howardwhite, August 16, 2007
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    • grimmie
    • November 3, 2007

80. Nice stand-up....for 1941!   1 2

    By airtwardo, January 14, 2011
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    • keithbar
    • February 2, 2011

81. why no DZO operates a Pilatus PC12?  

    By alberto1980, January 16, 2010
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    • alberto1980
    • January 17, 2010

82. ever seen that kind of pilot chute ?  

    By piisfish, June 9, 2011
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    • riggerrob
    • June 12, 2011

83. got stow hooks?  

    By lucky508, February 10, 2011
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    • Anvilbrother
    • February 15, 2011

84. And yet anotherone here!! WTF became of Vic Logan, AKA "Captin good vibes"  

    By riggermick, July 20, 2006
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    • jimp
    • January 1, 2009

85. Mr Bill?  

    By Rainmagnet, September 11, 2003
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    • Amazon
    • September 12, 2003

86. Bill Dause At Hearn, Texas  

    By usedtajump, May 21, 2004
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    • orangesky
    • September 25, 2006

87. Birthday: it's the 50th year since my first skydive.  

    By patworks, September 14, 2011
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    • 1888
    • September 23, 2011

88. Calling those who have jumped in Texas  

    By AggieDave, November 25, 2003
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    • Don90
    • December 10, 2003

89. contact an Aussie gal, named Libby Lyver.  

    By chuteless, October 14, 2014
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    • chuteless
    • October 23, 2014

90. Where and when.  

    By mjosparky, June 10, 2008
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    • councilman24
    • June 12, 2008

91. Why Called A Square  

    By danebert, June 3, 2004
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    • ryoder
    • July 26, 2004

92. automatic opener history PART 2  

    By chuteshack, April 19, 2013
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    • patworks
    • April 23, 2013

93. About Cowboy  

    By CameraGeek, January 11, 2005
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    • jumpwally
    • April 1, 2005

94. Loss of Jim Bates  

    By MikeTJumps, July 1, 2007
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    • MakeItHappen
    • July 4, 2007

95. Anyone ever know what happened to Geno Johnson?  

    By riggermick, June 21, 2006
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    • Gene03
    • April 18, 2007

96. Daryl Henry article "Command the Commander" online  

    By pchapman, July 13, 2010
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    • hardarch
    • July 29, 2010

97. Skydive Radio  

    By kkeenan, July 12, 2006
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    • iamsam
    • August 2, 2006

98. What is this cockpit? #1  

    By howardwhite, December 23, 2007
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    • Swoopin43
    • December 31, 2007

99. Washington DC Skydiving Club  

    By fcajump, January 15, 2011
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    • nebug
    • July 15, 2011

100. Martin Caidin  

     By skypuppy, February 29, 2012
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     • rdufokker
     • March 12, 2012