Skydiving History & Trivia

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1. Greene Sport Parachute Center  

   By gharendza, April 22, 2006
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   • van002
   • June 20, 2007

2. four canopies out  

   By manchuso, June 13, 2007
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   • manchuso
   • June 14, 2007

3. Bowling  

   By Melliandra, June 13, 2007
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   • bozo
   • June 13, 2007

4. Old time lost praire jumper question  

   By 2ndgensteinke, June 6, 2007
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   • BigSky
   • June 9, 2007

5. Origin of Pulled down Apex?  

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

6. Skydive brat here  

   By dear1, June 5, 2007
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   • dear1
   • June 8, 2007

7. Drop zone kids grow up to be jumpers.  

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

8. DZ in Second Life?  

   By leonanderson, August 31, 2006
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   • leonanderson
   • May 31, 2007

9. can one of you old-timers explain....   1 2 3 4

   By crotalus01, July 8, 2006
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   • maggott
   • May 30, 2007

10. Andover - anyone ever jumped one?  

    By AshDeBash, May 29, 2007
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    • lekstrom10k
    • May 29, 2007

11. rubber stamp & magnet-man  

    By lekstrom10k, May 16, 2007
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    • lekstrom10k
    • May 29, 2007

12. head down flying  

    By longtall, May 26, 2007
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    • airtwardo
    • May 28, 2007

13. Don Grant D-1248  

    By cosmobuddy, May 3, 2007
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    • howardwhite
    • May 22, 2007

14. Tandem Passenger  

    By kkeenan, April 17, 2007
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    • spanky39154
    • May 21, 2007

15. VI World Memorial and Pat Gorham Meet  

    By howardwhite, May 18, 2007
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    • Zing
    • May 19, 2007

16. Stearman rodeo  

    By howardwhite, April 27, 2007
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    • squarecanopy
    • May 16, 2007

17. Skippy Manino RIP  

    By efs4ever, March 13, 2007
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    • efs4ever
    • May 10, 2007

18. Number of Skydivers in the World  

    By garuda, May 7, 2007
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    • howardwhite
    • May 7, 2007

19. Dinner with a local legend  

    By Tonto, April 18, 2007
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    • Tonto
    • May 6, 2007

20. hello just found the site  

    By algotto, May 3, 2007
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    • airtwardo
    • May 3, 2007

21. Suzie Newman  

    By frawley308, April 30, 2007
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • May 1, 2007

22. National Skydive Museum; visionary renderings  

    By JovialChris, May 1, 2007
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • May 1, 2007

23. Delta II manual anyone?  

    By Beatnik, April 30, 2007
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    • lekstrom10k
    • May 1, 2007

24. Skydiving Trivia Question  

    By BIGUN, April 27, 2007
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • April 27, 2007

25. Skydiving History Link  

    By slotperfect, November 1, 2002
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    • airtwardo
    • April 27, 2007

26. Van Halen jumps into concert?  

    By Treejumps, April 10, 2007
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    • BillyVance
    • April 26, 2007

27. Skies Call  

    By JnL, December 5, 2002
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    • PROGRESSIVE
    • April 25, 2007

28. Bobby Wallace  

    By Zing, April 19, 2007
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    • Zing
    • April 19, 2007

29. Sibling Freefall or CRW records  

    By Bsquared, May 5, 2005
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    • Zing
    • April 18, 2007

30. Anyone ever know what happened to Geno Johnson?  

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

31. Raymond "Pelon" Gerrero  

    By mjosparky, April 16, 2007
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    • rapter
    • April 17, 2007

32. Bill Jones D1009  

    By lfhower, April 12, 2007
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    • lfhower
    • April 12, 2007

33. Lew Sanborn Day - Center of the World  

    By howardwhite, April 10, 2007
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    • airtwardo
    • April 11, 2007

34. Beeches over Perris  

    By howardwhite, April 9, 2007
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    • Zing
    • April 10, 2007

35. Omega rig?  

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

36. The Skydivers (The Movie)  

    By howardwhite, March 31, 2007
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    • itllclear
    • April 1, 2007

37. Arvin RW -- 1966  

    By howardwhite, March 30, 2007
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    • rapter
    • March 30, 2007

38. Where's Bill Ottley - Respect your skydiving elders!   1 2

    By Tinkerbelle, March 26, 2004
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    • joyrider7
    • March 30, 2007

39. Paddy McHugh - Aussie  

    By murrays, January 11, 2007
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    • DaveCogan
    • March 28, 2007

40. Jerry Borquin  

    By Splat63, March 25, 2007
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    • Splat63
    • March 27, 2007

41. Log book entries from first Freak Brothers convention  

    By EricGleason, June 10, 2006
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    • spotandfloat
    • March 24, 2007

42. Jim O'brian  

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

43. Fred Bowen death  

    By NWFlyer, March 10, 2007
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    • grimmie
    • March 18, 2007

44. Fielding passes  

    By mjosparky, March 10, 2007
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    • MissBuffDiver
    • March 17, 2007

45. got one for you guys  

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

46. First Collegiate Nationals  

    By howardwhite, March 9, 2007
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    • DougH
    • March 15, 2007

47. Bob Matthews  

    By Tidlof, March 10, 2007
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    • howardwhite
    • March 11, 2007

48. History of some "First Jumps"  

    By Guru312, March 2, 2007
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    • Zing
    • March 10, 2007

49. My Last Jump - by DrEco  

    By BIGUN, March 1, 2007
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    • skr
    • March 8, 2007

50. Name these freaks  

    By efs4ever, October 26, 2006
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    • bozo
    • March 8, 2007

51. Charles Lindbergh: First Jump Story   1 2

    By JohnRich, March 12, 2003
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • March 1, 2007

52. Cheryl Bob and Jimmy Jack Creson  

    By Tidlof, February 10, 2007
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    • rwcat
    • February 28, 2007

53. Looking for Folks Who Have Jumped in All Fifty States  

    By bluskytrvlr, December 21, 2004
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    • howardwhite
    • February 27, 2007

54. Re: [BIGUN] Skydiving History - by Dr. Eco  

    By skyjack71, February 24, 2007
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    • BIGUN
    • February 24, 2007

55. odd hip mounted pilot chute pouch  

    By pchapman, February 19, 2007
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    • aepiper
    • February 23, 2007

56. Ripcord trivia  

    By Macskydiver, February 21, 2007
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    • Macskydiver
    • February 21, 2007

57. Gene Hunnell -- DZ USA  

    By howardwhite, February 12, 2007
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    • howardwhite
    • February 21, 2007

58. How to pass a watermelon in freefall  

    By patworks, February 19, 2007
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    • skr
    • February 21, 2007

59. First Skydive was 1914. First Skydiver was Ms.  

    By patworks, January 10, 2006
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    • ltdiver
    • February 20, 2007

60. Reserve drill for old round kit   1 2

    By evilivan, February 12, 2004
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    • patworks
    • February 19, 2007

61. old skydiving posters  

    By BCA, February 9, 2007
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    • elias123
    • February 18, 2007

62. Dick Enarson, D-226--CA Services  

    By howardwhite, February 16, 2007
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    • howardwhite
    • February 16, 2007

63. 4way history needed  

    By darkwing, July 1, 2003
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    • steve1
    • February 13, 2007

64. Evolution of Safety in Skydiving  

    By mnskydiver688, February 6, 2007
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    • airtwardo
    • February 12, 2007

65. Denny "Bear" Gaynor died  

    By mjosparky, October 21, 2006
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    • tonybrogdon
    • February 5, 2007

66. old gear  

    By BCA, February 3, 2007
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • February 4, 2007

67. Restoring a Para-Plane  

    By Beatnik, February 3, 2007
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    • Beatnik
    • February 3, 2007

68. Parachutist Magazines  

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

69. Phil Christman passes  

    By mjosparky, January 26, 2007
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    • 2jumphi
    • January 29, 2007

70. Old Tyme Parachuting Porn...  

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

71. Jim Bates  

    By howardwhite, January 28, 2007
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    • MikeTJumps
    • January 28, 2007

72. Bill Booth; William Booth;William R. Booth---i don't get it  

    By N24, January 21, 2007
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    • happythoughts
    • January 28, 2007

73. Art Buchwald on skydiving  

    By howardwhite, January 18, 2007
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    • airdvr
    • January 25, 2007

74. Beaver   1 2

    By longtall, November 3, 2006
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    • deadbug
    • January 25, 2007

75. Freeflying, 1965 Style  

    By howardwhite, January 18, 2007
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    • skr
    • January 19, 2007

76. Cartoon Ad  

    By FlyinseivLP2, January 18, 2007
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    • profallrate
    • January 19, 2007

77. Old BIG skydiving poster?  

    By councilman24, January 16, 2007
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    • sundevil777
    • January 18, 2007

78. Don't you just LOVE skydiving?  

    By Guru312, January 10, 2007
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    • JoeG
    • January 16, 2007

79. record jumps in a single day?  

    By mgg2fly, January 12, 2007
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    • Guru312
    • January 12, 2007

80. Recent Para-Sled Jump  

    By Beatnik, January 9, 2007
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    • lekstrom10k
    • January 12, 2007

81. Equipment List -- 1977 RW Nationals  

    By howardwhite, January 10, 2007
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    • mark
    • January 11, 2007

82. Women jumpers on NPR  

    By wmw999, January 8, 2007
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    • tbrown
    • January 10, 2007

83. Identify this canopy   1 2 3

    By howardwhite, December 31, 2006
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • January 9, 2007

84. Two Old Freefall Survival Stories...?  

    By two40, December 30, 2006
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    • RogerRamjet
    • January 8, 2007

85. "Throwing Good" (SkyBall)  

    By howardwhite, January 8, 2007
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    • cpoxon
    • January 8, 2007

86. Eagle Field Boogie - June 21, 1981  

    By rmarshall234, January 2, 2007
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    • rmarshall234
    • January 6, 2007

87. FreeFall Express / 2005 Year End Video  

    By ZigZagMarquis, January 4, 2007
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • January 4, 2007

88. Z-Hills, Anybody remember Frankie?  

    By SmilingPhoenix, December 29, 2006
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    • SmilingPhoenix
    • January 2, 2007

89. Chet Poland!!!  

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

90. The saturday evening post from June 18th 1966  

    By idlewild70, December 27, 2006
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    • idlewild70
    • December 27, 2006

91. Patches from back in the day.   1 2 3

    By mjosparky, October 7, 2005
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    • airtwardo
    • December 23, 2006

92. When did wearing a sky diving patch go out of fashion.?   1 2

    By steve1, November 22, 2006
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    • goldwing
    • December 21, 2006

93. Gold Coast Skydivers/ Ft Laud..1967  

    By wayne8577, December 18, 2006
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    • RogerRamjet
    • December 18, 2006

94. jesus string  

    By candace, December 5, 2006
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    • tbrown
    • December 15, 2006

95. Bill Brandon in Skydiving Magazine  

    By skypuppy, December 14, 2006
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    • SkydiveJack
    • December 14, 2006

96. Cale Yarborough's sport death jump story  

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

97. Dragon Rapide G-AGSH. Then and Now.  

    By davidlayne, December 1, 2006
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    • freekflyguy
    • December 12, 2006

98. Digital Camera "Lost" at Nationals  

    By CReWLL, November 28, 2006
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    • airtwardo
    • December 9, 2006

99. Early USPA Instructor Certification Courses...  

    By Guru312, December 2, 2006
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    • skyjack71
    • December 7, 2006

100. Classic Airborne / Jumping / Skydiving Songs anyone?  

     By ZigZagMarquis, November 23, 2006
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     • Swoopin43
     • December 5, 2006