Skydiving History & Trivia

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1. Old jumpers who went to the Big House   1 2

   By steve1, January 13, 2004
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   • Slyde
   • January 3, 2008

2. Remember When..........$$$   1 2

   By gunpaq, October 20, 2013
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   • chuteless
   • November 22, 2013

3. Jerry Bird  

   By steve1, December 17, 2004
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   • strange
   • October 17, 2005

4. Who's this?  

   By upndownshop, March 29, 2006
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   • lekstrom10k
   • March 16, 2011

5. Hung 'em up...   1 2 3

   By airtwardo, August 15, 2005
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   • GreenLight
   • September 24, 2005

6. Dar Robinson - Any memories?  

   By flyingferret, May 13, 2004
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   • rdufokker
   • December 8, 2019

7. Post the 1st Page of your Logbook . . .   1 2 3

   By NickDG, December 10, 2007
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   • goldwing
   • January 9, 2008

8. First turbine?   1 2

   By PhreeZone, January 15, 2003
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   • jimjumper
   • April 22, 2024

9. Parachutist Magazine Profile -- Uncut, Full text  

   By patworks, September 18, 2012
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   • patworks
   • October 5, 2012

10. How many decades have you jumped in   1 2

    By Krip, June 1, 2014
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    • Krip
    • June 9, 2014

11. The other plane Rapter was thinking about   1 2

    By ZigZagMarquis, April 9, 2011
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    • Beerlight
    • April 25, 2011

12. Ropes 'n Rings   1 2 3

    By howardwhite, October 17, 2007
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    • piper17
    • November 26, 2007

13. Z-Hills turkey meet 1975   1 2 3

    By McGonigal, September 8, 2008
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    • Jim_Hooper
    • October 3, 2008

14. Gary Douris  

    By mjosparky, September 4, 2009
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    • stayhigh
    • July 7, 2014

15. Airborne Songs & Poems  

    By steve1, February 16, 2010
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    • steve1
    • February 18, 2010

16. 1964 Para-Commander MK1 Serial# 64736  

    By SEREJumper, April 11, 2009
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    • stratostar
    • April 16, 2009

17. What is this canopy? #32766   1 2

    By howardwhite, April 19, 2009
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    • jonstark
    • April 29, 2009

18. Steve Snyder  

    By captain1976, January 8, 2010
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    • captain1976
    • March 17, 2010

19. The Rocket Jet Release   1 2

    By SEREJumper, June 16, 2009
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    • thefirsthawk
    • June 2, 2010

20. rubber stamp & magnet-man  

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

21. 40 years in The sport   1 2

    By 3331, August 15, 2009
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    • mjosparky
    • September 26, 2009

22. Coolidge C-54 (Spotter archives)   1 2

    By howardwhite, March 21, 2007
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    • 33zulu
    • July 1, 2010

23. Skydiving, North Florida, late 70s early 80s  

    By shall555, May 22, 2005
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    • psychoswooper
    • September 15, 2006

24. First Skydive was 1914. First Skydiver was Ms.  

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

25. SCR Database Updated   1 2 3

    By RogerRamjet, July 12, 2008
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    • RogerRamjet
    • June 15, 2009

26. Belly Reserve Deployment   1 2

    By howardwhite, October 30, 2007
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    • riggerrob
    • November 21, 2007

27. "Sexist" Ads -- Parachutist   1 2

    By howardwhite, April 3, 2007
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    • Krip
    • March 11, 2009

28. Orgin of BSBD   1 2

    By jclalor, December 31, 2011
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    • airtwardo
    • February 2, 2012

29. paracommander question   1 2 3

    By lazyfrog, September 8, 2003
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    • steve1
    • May 23, 2011

30. Jim Marshall (Vikings) skydiving info  

    By NEcrewDOG, July 3, 2003
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    • PROGRESSIVE
    • April 22, 2014

31. Z-Hills Flightline  

    By piper17, December 22, 2007
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    • bungee75
    • April 29, 2016

32. Did Ted Mayfield get a bum rap?  

    By steve1, May 30, 2007
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    • JoeC
    • August 5, 2007

33. Direct Deploy  

    By tbrown, March 6, 2006
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    • nitrochute
    • March 31, 2006

34. Home made Paracommander?  

    By anj4de, March 17, 2012
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    • ripcord4
    • June 20, 2012

35. Old school exit!   1 2

    By mjosparky, November 6, 2008
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    • jonstark
    • November 28, 2008

36. Charles Lindbergh: First Jump Story   1 2

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

37. Can you help me identify these skydivers?  

    By MarkR, September 2, 2003
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    • bean
    • September 24, 2003

38. Ottley Wings On Ebay   1 2

    By gunpaq, April 13, 2014
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    • 3331
    • June 29, 2014

39. Fun Facts   1 2

    By MissBuffDiver, June 11, 2005
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    • norman8791
    • June 16, 2005

40. USPA nationals  

    By Krip, October 4, 2009
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    • kkeenan
    • October 23, 2009

41. OLD Jump Plane Locations  

    By propblast, August 17, 2013
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    • mjosparky
    • November 20, 2013

42. Skydiving songs   1 2

    By howardwhite, December 1, 2010
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    • Grubber
    • December 9, 2010

43. Freak Brother alphabetical listing   1 2

    By freakbrother, December 16, 2002
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    • mgatusch@gmail.com
    • November 15, 2023

44. Plane Pix  

    By howardwhite, March 3, 2010
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    • lekstrom10k
    • March 10, 2010

45. JUMP RUN 1979 - Canada / Florida film  

    By TREEZ, October 29, 2011
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    • RogerRamjet
    • November 3, 2011

46. Fort Campbell Sport Parachute Club Closes  

    By CDRINF, September 15, 2004
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • September 28, 2004

47. Masters of The Sky on You Tube  

    By TomSpoon, December 7, 2009
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    • Tink1717
    • December 20, 2009

48. The Petrified Hand  

    By DJL, September 7, 2006
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    • Shell666
    • September 23, 2006

49. where did the word "frap" come from?  

    By waltappel, May 14, 2006
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    • stitch
    • June 14, 2006

50. Deployment systems for a Paracommander   1 2

    By dgw, November 6, 2011
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    • stratostar
    • February 21, 2012

51. Hutchinson, KS  

    By SCS292, October 3, 2013
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    • tonybrogdon
    • November 30, 2013

52. Am I still a skydiver?   1 2

    By Guru312, November 3, 2007
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    • rickjump1
    • August 23, 2009

53. Perris Valley Skydiving Society   1 2

    By tonybrogdon, September 24, 2004
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    • jbrasher
    • April 16, 2008

54. Name these freaks  

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

55. Denny "Bear" Gaynor died  

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

56. Can you identify this plane crash?  

    By JohnRich, August 28, 2011
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    • bravoniner
    • July 2, 2013

57. I 5 Strangler, skydiver?  

    By 377, March 11, 2008
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    • timski
    • March 2, 2021

58. Mirror Image  

    By goldwing, September 14, 2012
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    • docjohn
    • October 18, 2013

59. Easter Boogie at the Hills  

    By piper17, January 1, 2008
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    • piper17
    • February 22, 2008

60. First Reserve Parachute  

    By flyinmedic, October 26, 2004
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    • riggerrob
    • December 13, 2004

61. Post round pre squars   1 2

    By fogobo, November 28, 2009
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    • steve1
    • January 21, 2010

62. Oldest canopy being jumped?   1 2

    By lucky508, September 28, 2010
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    • Spooky52
    • October 10, 2015

63. uspa wings  

    By longtall, May 20, 2009
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    • 1888
    • July 14, 2009

64. First to skydive all 7 continents?  

    By adp1723, May 16, 2014
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    • Amazon
    • May 26, 2014

65. Jump Prices Over The Years   1 2

    By jbrasher, June 11, 2005
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    • markd_nscr986
    • July 7, 2005

66. the forefathers   1 2

    By johnnyboydan, April 10, 2005
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    • wartload
    • April 20, 2005

67. How many jumps for first 8 way   1 2

    By Krip, October 21, 2011
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    • lufkincy
    • June 23, 2013

68. Star Crest Awards -- Please check in   1 2

    By Douggarr, July 31, 2009
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    • Jim_Hooper
    • August 12, 2009

69. Oregon Beach Jump  

    By howardwhite, June 14, 2007
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    • BCA
    • October 10, 2009

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

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

71. Farting in the airplane   1 2

    By slug, August 9, 2006
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    • slug
    • August 16, 2006

72. High Alt. Attempt Info ??   1 2

    By dropdeded, February 20, 2003
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    • bravoniner
    • March 8, 2004

73. Let's Bring Back the THUNDER BOW!   1 2

    By scs317, March 1, 2010
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    • dreamdancer
    • May 4, 2010

74. What is this plane? #26   1 2

    By howardwhite, January 23, 2008
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    • trebilco
    • January 30, 2008

75. Baton pass jump / 50th anniversary   1 2

    By pchapman, August 18, 2008
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    • airtwardo
    • September 12, 2008

76. What is this canopy? #4  

    By howardwhite, September 19, 2007
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    • CharlieMac
    • January 29, 2013

77. "I'm going in" skydiving song?  

    By pchapman, April 13, 2008
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    • mccurley
    • August 5, 2008

78. Who is....  

    By howardwhite, April 23, 2008
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    • ldk
    • February 2, 2014

79. How many logbooks?   1 2

    By Krip, September 26, 2011
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • October 14, 2011

80. 10-way speed star  

    By adietkin, May 3, 2005
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    • RogerRamjet
    • May 5, 2005

81. Indoor BASE  

    By howardwhite, July 27, 2010
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    • zoobrothertom
    • July 31, 2010

82. 1983 Nationals Muskogee OK T Shirt. Anyone Own one?  

    By efs4ever, September 1, 2009
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    • kd5xb
    • September 7, 2011

83. The Passing Of Thundercloud  

    By 2jumphi, August 18, 2007
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    • howandwhy
    • October 12, 2020

84. parachutes incorporated  

    By nitrochute, April 13, 2006
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    • dudeman17
    • May 9, 2020

85. What are the odds?   1 2

    By RogerRamjet, October 11, 2005
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    • goose491
    • November 11, 2005

86. What is this plane? #27   1 2

    By howardwhite, January 30, 2008
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    • Beerlight
    • February 13, 2008

87. DB Cooper  

    By SStewart, March 5, 2015
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    • BobKnoss
    • April 4, 2015

88. What is this rig? #2   1 2

    By howardwhite, November 30, 2007
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    • captain1976
    • December 5, 2010

89. Jumpship pilots from hell?   1 2

    By Erroll, May 26, 2005
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    • mikeat10500
    • September 9, 2005

90. Howard White Will Know   1 2

    By ZigZagMarquis, March 5, 2011
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    • crustySCSA69
    • June 3, 2011

91. Low Pull Artists vs. Swoopers   1 2 3

    By zoobrothertom, June 4, 2008
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    • zoobrothertom
    • September 12, 2008

92. DH Heron aircraft?  

    By darkwing, June 20, 2003
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    • howardwhite
    • March 12, 2010

93. Pea gravel  

    By Krip, August 19, 2013
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    • quade
    • August 24, 2013

94. Who and where?  

    By howardwhite, October 23, 2007
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    • billabx
    • November 30, 2007

95. Old AAD's  

    By fcajump, December 7, 2010
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    • feuergnom
    • August 23, 2011

96. Skip Evans--Pilot  

    By ltdiver, May 14, 2008
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    • VectorBoy
    • November 16, 2008

97. Tommy Kinder passes  

    By Beerlight, January 31, 2007
    • 18 replies
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    • Beerlight
    • August 22, 2007

98. single engine otter jumps.   1 2

    By keithbar, February 2, 2011
    • 33 replies
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    • keithbar
    • February 22, 2011

99. Lowest D-Licence w/o Jumping Rounds   1 2 3

    By outlawphx, October 3, 2005
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    • quack
    • October 20, 2006

100. Any Viet Nam, Iraq or Afgan vets use a flare gun?  

     By Guru312, March 11, 2007
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     • mdf
     • September 5, 2007