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1. Jumbo PC  

   By OldMan, September 17, 2011
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   • piisfish
   • September 22, 2011

2. When did paid packing start?   1 2

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

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

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

4. Delightful Deland  

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

5. 1983 Nationals Muskogee OK T Shirt. Anyone Own one?  

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

6. Dave Clark  

   By Usetawuz, November 9, 2005
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   • jackylx21x
   • September 7, 2011

7. ZHills sign   1 2 3

   By howardwhite, August 20, 2010
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   • crustySCSA69
   • September 6, 2011

8. Australian History  

   By Marisan, August 26, 2011
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   • davidlayne
   • September 3, 2011

9. Parasled jumps?  

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

10. Complete Rig Cheap   1 2

    By mjosparky, August 6, 2011
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    • CazOfDaGhetto
    • August 28, 2011

11. Cardinal Puff for fun!  

    By nndefense, August 23, 2011
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    • nndefense
    • August 26, 2011

12. Hit´n´rock  

    By manchuso, August 25, 2011
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    • manchuso
    • August 25, 2011

13. PC ?  

    By thegrump, October 29, 2007
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    • pchapman
    • August 25, 2011

14. "Late Jake" the Colorado jumper??  

    By grimmie, July 15, 2011
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    • grimmie
    • August 23, 2011

15. Old AAD's  

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

16. Jump Aircraft for static lines  

    By howardwhite, July 12, 2007
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    • fredmeister
    • August 23, 2011

17. Para Commander question   1 2

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

18. Joe Kittinger's record jump.... 51 years ago today.  

    By dks13827, August 17, 2011
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    • 33zulu
    • August 20, 2011

19. FOR RADIAL FANS  

    By africapete, August 13, 2011
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    • airtwardo
    • August 19, 2011

20. Oldest Parachute club?   1 2

    By hcsvader, June 18, 2011
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    • mik
    • August 19, 2011

21. Jim Fee  

    By mjosparky, August 4, 2011
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    • airtwardo
    • August 5, 2011

22. Name this jumpship  

    By davidlayne, July 29, 2011
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    • denniscoursey
    • August 2, 2011

23. DC3 and floaters  

    By davidlayne, July 26, 2011
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    • jimjumper
    • July 30, 2011

24. Who has jumped at the Most dropzones   1 2

    By hcsvader, July 7, 2011
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    • aerialfx
    • July 27, 2011

25. Paracommander...need advise   1 2

    By anj4de, July 15, 2011
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    • captain1976
    • July 21, 2011

26. Twardo's student???  

    By iopenhi, July 15, 2011
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    • airtwardo
    • July 21, 2011

27. ATTN: Canadians  

    By JerryBaumchen, July 20, 2011
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • July 21, 2011

28. Washington DC Skydiving Club  

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

29. Have Jumpsuit- Looking for Year, Info, Value. PCA VietNam patches  

    By Phoenix501, March 20, 2010
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    • kd5xb
    • July 14, 2011

30. 2011 Old Farts Reunion  

    By GreenLight, July 6, 2011
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    • SCR216
    • July 9, 2011

31. The Legend of Dead Dugan  

    By kkeenan, June 20, 2011
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    • patworks
    • July 5, 2011

32. pack jobs, how long?  

    By lodestar, June 10, 2011
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    • patworks
    • July 5, 2011

33. airborne journalists  

    By jrodrod, June 18, 2011
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    • jrodrod
    • July 3, 2011

34. Beach Blanket Bingo  

    By lodestar, June 25, 2011
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    • Krip
    • June 28, 2011

35. Earliest Naked Jump   1 2

    By SansSuit, November 14, 2010
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    • wartload
    • June 27, 2011

36. When was the first parachutist magazine published?  

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

37. Moving mis-post by Pat Lovetro (Saltydude) into this forum  

    By mdrejhon, June 24, 2011
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    • mdrejhon
    • June 24, 2011

38. Landing a Para Commander video  

    By dks13827, August 2, 2009
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    • anj4de
    • June 23, 2011

39. [b]! Viva Los Skydivers Latinos, VIVA! [/b]  

    By patworks, June 16, 2011
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    • skybill
    • June 17, 2011

40. What year is this rig?  

    By JerseyShawn, June 14, 2011
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    • JerseyShawn
    • June 14, 2011

41. mc1-1c dbag ? Any help  

    By councilman24, June 11, 2011
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    • stratostar
    • June 13, 2011

42. ever seen that kind of pilot chute ?  

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

43. Are Boenish videos available anywhere?   1 2

    By murrays, November 29, 2002
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    • skypuppy
    • June 10, 2011

44. "Malfunction Junction"  

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

45. Howard White Will Know   1 2

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

46. How many landings in a jump plane   1 2

    By Krip, May 21, 2011
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    • tuffjump
    • May 28, 2011

47. name that harness/container  

    By piisfish, April 12, 2011
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    • piisfish
    • May 27, 2011

48. Books about the history of parachuting  

    By AmorDeCosmos, May 24, 2011
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    • howardwhite
    • May 27, 2011

49. Who Knows this T-Shirt's Story?   1 2 3

    By murrays, July 8, 2006
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    • piisfish
    • May 26, 2011

50. 40,000th skydive made by Don Kellner  

    By ripcords, May 26, 2011
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    • ripcords
    • May 26, 2011

51. 5-21-11  

    By ih8ppull, May 23, 2011
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    • JohnRich
    • May 24, 2011

52. paracommander question   1 2 3

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

53. 7th Army Parachute Team  

    By davidlayne, May 9, 2011
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    • davidlayne
    • May 20, 2011

54. Round & Square Stack  

    By nigel99, April 30, 2011
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    • skypuppy
    • May 16, 2011

55. Which came first Buchman Eagle or Wonderhog?  

    By riggerrob, April 17, 2011
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    • RogerRamjet
    • May 4, 2011

56. Kevin Donnely  

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

57. Brian Williams, SCR #8 laid up  

    By patworks, April 25, 2011
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    • RogerRamjet
    • April 26, 2011

58. Don (007) Henderson Memorial  

    By GreenLight, April 19, 2011
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    • MissBuffDiver
    • April 26, 2011

59. British GQ dominator parachute?  

    By lucky508, November 14, 2010
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    • lucky508
    • April 26, 2011

60. Steering a round?  

    By Divalent, April 25, 2011
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    • lekstrom10k
    • April 25, 2011

61. north texas 1960s  

    By CBaker, April 25, 2011
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    • CBaker
    • April 25, 2011

62. Today in 1937: Clem Sohn  

    By Zephyr, April 25, 2011
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    • Zephyr
    • April 25, 2011

63. The other plane Rapter was thinking about   1 2

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

64. Deceased female relatives   1 2

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

65. Getting Very Scary Out There   1 2 3 4 6

    By GreenLight, July 7, 2005
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    • airtwardo
    • April 20, 2011

66. 1930 High altitude jump/ 26,000'  

    By SEREJumper, April 10, 2011
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    • Beerlight
    • April 19, 2011

67. Scary storie's from 1990 to today  

    By Krip, April 18, 2011
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    • drjump
    • April 18, 2011

68. what bailout rig is this ?  

    By piisfish, April 12, 2011
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    • riggerrob
    • April 17, 2011

69. Old Racer Ad   1 2

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

70. NPR / Ripcord / Jim Hall  

    By ryoder, April 15, 2011
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    • ryoder
    • April 15, 2011

71. Fulton Airport  

    By Krip, April 13, 2011
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    • howardwhite
    • April 15, 2011

72. Fulton DZ reunion  

    By Krip, April 10, 2011
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    • Krip
    • April 10, 2011

73. The Sunshine factory?  

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

74. 26' Strong LOPO in a Pioneer Super-Pro?  

    By SEREJumper, April 3, 2011
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    • mjosparky
    • April 6, 2011

75. ASHDIVE for Don Henderson 007  

    By MissBuffDiver, April 1, 2011
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    • MissBuffDiver
    • April 1, 2011

76. Name that harness/container #6...  

    By SEREJumper, March 28, 2011
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    • mjosparky
    • March 29, 2011

77. " The First Chuteout at the Gulch"  

    By skybill, March 26, 2011
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    • skybill
    • March 26, 2011

78. Cost of a reserve repack?   1 2

    By steve1, March 2, 2011
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • March 17, 2011

79. Who's this?  

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

80. Cross connector straps on round mains?  

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

81. Cazar Paralot ~ Strong Pop-top Copy  

    By Unstable, March 10, 2011
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    • Unstable
    • March 13, 2011

82. Why the "500's" in jump altitudes - e.g., 9500 not 9000?  

    By pchapman, July 27, 2005
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    • AndreLapointe
    • March 11, 2011

83. Godfrog trophy site updated  

    By kallend, January 27, 2011
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    • TheRanchPROshop
    • March 10, 2011

84. It was thirty years ago today   1 2

    By SStewart, February 24, 2011
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    • millertime24
    • March 9, 2011

85. Walt Appel   1 2

    By gharendza, May 17, 2010
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    • normiss
    • March 8, 2011

86. First 16-way star, April '69  

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

87. Havard collides with a parachute  

    By davidlayne, March 6, 2011
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    • lodestar
    • March 7, 2011

88. youtube link? to Perris DC-3 fire circa 1985  

    By kleggo, February 27, 2011
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    • Skydive2
    • March 1, 2011

89. Mullins Story, True?  

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

90. WFFC Helicopter Incident  

    By skydived19006, February 25, 2011
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    • smooth
    • February 27, 2011

91. Anyone else miss the old set rounds?  

    By Trae, February 16, 2011
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    • jonstark
    • February 27, 2011

92. single engine otter jumps.   1 2

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

93. Darbydale, OH, then and now  

    By PatrickW2, February 21, 2011
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    • jonstark
    • February 21, 2011

94. got stow hooks?  

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

95. Exit without parachute   1 2 3

    By w4p2, June 12, 2003
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    • Decodiver
    • February 12, 2011

96. What "plane" is this?  

    By 377, January 21, 2011
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    • lodestar
    • February 11, 2011

97. Does anyone remember this video?  

    By kamehameha, February 4, 2011
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    • PROGRESSIVE
    • February 5, 2011

98. Biggest knife  

    By Krip, January 23, 2011
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    • mjosparky
    • February 4, 2011

99. What kind of aircraft  

    By slots, January 2, 2011
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    • 377
    • February 3, 2011

100. Old vs New   1 2

     By lodestar, January 23, 2011
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     • lodestar
     • February 3, 2011