Skydiving History & Trivia

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

   By skyjack71, November 15, 2006
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   • Jim_Hooper
   • February 26, 2008

2. Vintage Weekend at Teuge The Netherlands  

   By ParaShoot, July 4, 2008
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   • dragon2
   • February 19, 2009

3. Pole dancer?  

   By davidlayne, April 2, 2009
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   • muff528
   • April 9, 2009

4. Suits: Thunderbolt, Balloon, etc.   1 2

   By flyingferret, November 4, 2004
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   • airtwardo
   • December 18, 2005

5. Marijuana saved George Bush Sr. life  

   By swoopfly, February 17, 2010
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   • Andy9o8
   • February 20, 2010

6. Skies Call  

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

7. using two pilot chutes?   1 2

   By lucky508, January 20, 2009
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   • RogerRamjet
   • August 10, 2009

8. New Paracommander owner!...What do you think?   1 2

   By steve1, June 3, 2006
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   • steve1
   • August 15, 2006

9. 4way history needed  

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

10. Total Jumps Worldwide Yearly  

    By djvelour, February 16, 2006
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    • poppenhager
    • March 5, 2006

11. MG (the car) advertisement jump  

    By AggieDave, January 31, 2005
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    • mjosparky
    • February 18, 2005

12. Muskogee Article - Call for Stories & Pics   1 2

    By BIGUN, June 22, 2007
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    • LTPlano
    • February 13, 2009

13. Jumping Vintage Gear  

    By Hausse, March 13, 2009
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    • 3mpire
    • August 30, 2013

14. Another old photo....(Pope Valley)  

    By meakins, April 29, 2009
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    • SCR216
    • October 23, 2010

15. old lancaster calif drop zone  

    By ripcordkid, November 8, 2003
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    • DrEco
    • April 12, 2009

16. Mitch Decoteau  

    By BKR, April 13, 2006
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    • DrSher
    • September 15, 2016

17. Bob Spraque?   1 2

    By slug, February 25, 2004
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    • howardwhite
    • June 9, 2008

18. roy johnson  

    By nitrochute, February 28, 2005
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    • dks13827
    • August 6, 2015

19. "Pioneers" Reunion   1 2

    By howardwhite, March 10, 2009
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    • Douggarr
    • May 19, 2009

20. Vintage footage   1 2

    By aj4218, August 10, 2010
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    • TREEZ
    • October 29, 2011

21. oldest solo skydiver?  

    By base570, February 21, 2005
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    • steve1
    • February 24, 2005

22. New year’s jump stories  

    By lucky508, December 31, 2013
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    • airtwardo
    • August 25, 2014

23. Better Days In Skydiving   1 2

    By GreenLight, January 29, 2012
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    • jimjumper
    • February 22, 2012

24. Looking for information:Sparrow Canopy  

    By propblast, January 5, 2013
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    • propblast
    • April 11, 2014

25. What is this plane? #6  

    By howardwhite, September 11, 2007
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    • usedtajump
    • September 23, 2007

26. History of Accuracy Parachutes  

    By airtwardo, October 28, 2004
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • October 29, 2004

27. Early USPA Instructor Certification Courses...  

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

28. Know anything about this Lodestar?  

    By JDutton, April 21, 2009
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    • Remster
    • April 20, 2012

29. I've Become Him . . .   1 2

    By NickDG, May 4, 2005
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    • NickDG
    • May 21, 2005

30. Old Racer Ad   1 2

    By BlueSBDeath, April 3, 2011
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    • 33zulu
    • April 16, 2011

31. Parasled jumps?  

    By tuffjump, May 28, 2011
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    • CazOfDaGhetto
    • August 28, 2011

32. Pioneer Ted Strong is gone!  

    By tonybrogdon, October 17, 2011
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    • mjosparky
    • October 27, 2011

33. 1981 Loveland/Fort Collins Mid Air Collision  

    By kimlove, June 4, 2006
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    • mdrejhon
    • June 6, 2006

34. Deceased female relatives   1 2

    By skybytch, March 19, 2004
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    • lekstrom10k
    • April 21, 2011

35. who?  

    By skypuppy, February 13, 2008
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    • howardwhite
    • February 15, 2008

36. Freak Brothers Flash Back   1 2

    By freakbrother, March 11, 2006
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    • frynsky
    • July 7, 2006

37. Regarding ParaCommanders (PC's)   1 2 3 4

    By Usetawuz, March 28, 2008
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    • CazmoDee
    • April 19, 2008

38. "Pointing"   1 2

    By howardwhite, September 14, 2007
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    • NickDG
    • September 24, 2007

39. Just going through negatives. Year 1982  

    By efs4ever, May 9, 2006
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    • mjosparky
    • May 12, 2006

40. Timeline of Student Equipment: RSL, AAD, BOC  

    By spex, August 5, 2013
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    • andrewhilton
    • August 15, 2013

41. Jumped a 55 year old 26' Navy Conical  

    By pchapman, November 19, 2012
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    • airtwardo
    • November 27, 2012

42. Rags vs cheap-o's   1 2 3

    By mark, May 9, 2006
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    • skr
    • May 24, 2006

43. How big were pea pits in the early days?   1 2

    By Milo, October 29, 2009
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    • patworks
    • December 23, 2009

44. more old pix  

    By jonstark, December 22, 2008
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    • AVDAN
    • January 13, 2009

45. Lake Elsinore . . .  

    By NickDG, January 24, 2005
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    • nerd137
    • February 6, 2005

46. Masters of the sky  

    By jaymundo, December 18, 2002
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    • PROGRESSIVE
    • November 24, 2004

47. Have you ever jumped with the notorious, or famous?   1 2

    By hardarch, March 25, 2015
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    • riggerrob
    • June 30, 2015

48. What is this canopy? #32756   1 2

    By howardwhite, January 4, 2010
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    • SCR216
    • July 13, 2010

49. Looking for a Paradactyl   1 2

    By manchuso, September 21, 2010
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    • Plover
    • May 25, 2013

50. Wonder if we will see these again?  

    By upndownshop, December 28, 2012
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    • CharlieMac
    • January 29, 2013

51. When was the last time ...   1 2

    By Divalent, August 28, 2011
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    • Divalent
    • October 4, 2011

52. Front Mounted Reserves   1 2

    By tonybrogdon, February 13, 2009
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    • tonybrogdon
    • February 23, 2009

53. What is this canopy release? #1  

    By howardwhite, February 13, 2008
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    • fergs
    • February 17, 2008

54. Rodriguez Brothers  

    By adamjenner, February 20, 2003
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    • Skydiver40TN
    • July 12, 2003

55. History of the closing pin necklace  

    By MikeJD, August 25, 2004
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    • riggermick
    • September 21, 2004

56. recycling nylon for parachutes?  

    By heidihagen, April 3, 2005
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    • riggerrob
    • August 31, 2015

57. Where and when? #1   1 2

    By howardwhite, September 1, 2007
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    • wmw999
    • September 10, 2007

58. Pink Floyd, where is he now??  

    By johnb250, November 4, 2006
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    • skyjumpenfool
    • February 4, 2010

59. "Malfunction Junction"  

    By danchapman, August 24, 2010
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    • witesox
    • June 5, 2011

60. When did paid packing start?   1 2

    By steve1, August 31, 2011
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    • piisfish
    • September 22, 2011

61. Van Halen jumps into concert?  

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

62. Old PC Mannuals   1 2

    By wayne8577, December 5, 2005
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    • steve1
    • March 31, 2006

63. Inn at Orange jumps  

    By howardwhite, January 29, 2010
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    • Trafficdiver
    • March 1, 2015

64. Wisconsin Dells  

    By lodestar, October 14, 2009
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    • skyjumpenfool
    • February 3, 2012

65. Is Exiting A Small Door Beech A Lost Art?   1 2 3

    By steve1, September 13, 2006
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    • Calvin19
    • October 10, 2006

66. Parachuting in Antarctica  

    By SWhiplash, July 27, 2014
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    • mjosparky
    • November 23, 2016

67. Today is the 48th Anniversary of my 1st jump!   1 2

    By patworks, December 23, 2009
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    • lodestar
    • January 4, 2010

68. Seven five  

    By Krip, October 1, 2009
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    • tbrown
    • November 27, 2009

69. Hooper vs bad taste   1 2 3

    By Jim_Hooper, August 1, 2008
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    • patmoore
    • August 21, 2008

70. Riptide Helicopter - aka Screaming Mimi- Perris 1985  

    By tonybrogdon, December 18, 2004
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    • billvon
    • March 15, 2005

71. skydiving films titles   1 2

    By reddevil1, August 10, 2004
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    • rehmwa
    • January 31, 2005

72. Nude Beer commercial  

    By SansSuit, January 2, 2012
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    • wartload
    • February 6, 2012

73. What ever happened to Sammy Ramos?  

    By riggermick, July 2, 2006
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    • Swoopin43
    • July 19, 2006

74. round reserves   1 2

    By Yossarian, February 2, 2006
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    • mjosparky
    • February 14, 2006

75. Where is this sign located?   1 2 3

    By upndownshop, October 29, 2007
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    • upndownshop
    • November 2, 2007

76. Delightful Deland  

    By billabx, November 30, 2007
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    • Spam54
    • September 9, 2011

77. Thermal's   1 2

    By slug, November 4, 2004
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    • MissBuffDiver
    • April 23, 2005

78. Nice footwear :)  

    By gravitysurfer, May 21, 2009
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    • Glitch
    • May 26, 2009

79. the very first ram air reserve save  

    By highspeeddirt, August 31, 2007
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    • jonstark
    • September 6, 2007

80. Speed star records  

    By Orange1, December 27, 2005
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    • Joellercoaster
    • January 4, 2006

81. G.E. number?  

    By starkmtn, March 3, 2014
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    • DocMallard
    • August 13, 2014

82. Back when I was an airborne trooper...  

    By steve1, January 29, 2005
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    • StevePhelps
    • September 23, 2005

83. Para Commander question   1 2

    By captain1976, August 8, 2011
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    • JimCone
    • August 22, 2011

84. Texas Skydiving Association  

    By AggieDave, February 9, 2006
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    • Crossbow
    • March 30, 2009

85. Building Escape Parachutes - a summary of designs  

    By pchapman, December 10, 2007
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    • NickDG
    • December 10, 2007

86. golden knights question airborne??  

    By keithbar, April 3, 2009
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    • zoobrothertom
    • July 14, 2009

87. What is this canopy? #32767   1 2

    By howardwhite, April 2, 2009
    • 30 replies
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    • Beatnik
    • April 15, 2009

88. Plane Crash Near Cal City?  

    By GreenLight, February 28, 2006
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • March 16, 2006

89. First Ram Air Canopy  

    By freefaller76, December 8, 2003
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    • slug
    • January 6, 2004

90. Would you jump this   1 2

    By Broke, September 13, 2007
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    • brokenwing
    • September 27, 2007

91. I met a old timer...   1 2

    By lisamariewillbe, November 1, 2006
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    • BIGUN
    • November 24, 2006

92. First 16-way star, April '69  

    By patworks, January 29, 2011
    • 16 replies
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    • mjosparky
    • March 8, 2011

93. What is THIS plane... let me try   1 2 3

    By ZigZagMarquis, January 3, 2008
    • 69 replies
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    • juggalo
    • January 15, 2008

94. Hangover cure  

    By patworks, January 10, 2010
    • 17 replies
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    • airtwardo
    • January 20, 2010

95. Fathom: The movie. 1967  

    By kimemerson, December 22, 2009
    • 12 replies
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    • captain1976
    • January 15, 2010

96. Round canopy ?   1 2

    By froglady, September 15, 2005
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    • froglady
    • October 14, 2005

97. Another Para Commander question  

    By captain1976, October 4, 2011
    • 23 replies
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    • BobBurnham
    • September 29, 2015

98. DB COOPER identified ? Walter Reca - Michigan skydiver  

    By TREEZ, May 18, 2018
    • 8 replies
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    • slotperfect
    • July 30, 2018

99. Hutch/Skydog  

    By winsor, February 21, 2007
    • 13 replies
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    • fastfaller2
    • February 21, 2020

100. % of skydivers with titanium in them?  

     By Orange1, February 10, 2006
     • 23 replies
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     • Orange1
     • February 16, 2006