Skydivers with Disabilities

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502 topics in this forum

1. Jumping with Acute ACL tear  

   By dorbie, October 11, 2004
   • 14 replies
   • 7,051 views
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   • plowdirt
   • December 10, 2004

2. Paraplegic SOLO jump done, I am back in the sky!!  

   By brokenback, September 24, 2012
   • 5 replies
   • 7,028 views
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   • Zymurdoo
   • October 9, 2012

3. Deafness questions?  

   By Lioness, February 8, 2005
   • 14 replies
   • 6,982 views
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   • maggott
   • April 6, 2005

4. epilepsy and the wind tunnel  

   By socalflight, March 6, 2007
   • 5 replies
   • 6,981 views
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   • Baksteen
   • December 4, 2007

5. First Ever Paraplegic BASE Solo  

   By Zennie, June 8, 2004
   • 6 replies
   • 6,940 views
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   • JoeyRamone
   • June 23, 2004

6. quad wants to skydive in PA....need advice!  

   By crazin, June 17, 2005
   • 10 replies
   • 6,938 views
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   • Odin
   • June 30, 2005

7. Leg Disability?  

   By blacksha, October 2, 2009
   • 6 replies
   • 6,921 views
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   • pookieland
   • October 27, 2009

8. HELP with Para with leg braces out of a C182 narrow body  

   By splat200, February 10, 2011
   • 10 replies
   • 6,916 views
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   • cptchaos
   • July 8, 2011

9. Para that wants to learn how to skydive - need advice  

   By tkhayes, January 13, 2007
   • 4 replies
   • 6,914 views
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   • humanflite
   • June 11, 2008

10. Know anyone with Austism/Asperger's that has been in a windtunnel?  

    By ACMESkydiver, October 7, 2004
    • 18 replies
    • 6,909 views
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    • SwoopsMom
    • July 31, 2005

11. New Member introduction  

    By jimtalon, November 11, 2004
    • 13 replies
    • 6,909 views
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    • mx757
    • November 26, 2004

12. Tandem with JA (Juvenile Arthritis)  

    By egloskerry, May 22, 2010
    • 7 replies
    • 6,895 views
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    • SJTurner
    • July 14, 2010

13. 1 Day Until My Solo Dive !!!  

    By pookieland, December 18, 2009
    • 14 replies
    • 6,885 views
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    • The_Don
    • December 22, 2009

14. Turf Toe... Are you kidding me?  

    By cruelpops, May 10, 2015
    • 3 replies
    • 6,885 views
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    • riggerrob
    • May 18, 2015

15. Deaf Jumpers at Big Ways  

    By mdrejhon, July 30, 2008
    • 7 replies
    • 6,868 views
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    • mdrejhon
    • August 5, 2008

16. Below knee amputee  

    By canada, June 2, 2014
    • 4 replies
    • 6,850 views
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    • canada
    • June 4, 2014

17. Gimpboogie goes to a tunnel camp to do some RW(or try to anyways)  

    By gimpboogie, January 27, 2010
    • 9 replies
    • 6,848 views
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    • gimpboogie
    • June 26, 2010

18. Tripple amputee/AFG veteran  

    By Creep0321, August 9, 2012
    • 4 replies
    • 6,840 views
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • September 3, 2013

19. Ankle Fusion  

    By lisadowdy, July 21, 2005
    • 6 replies
    • 6,820 views
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    • Daved
    • December 17, 2005

20. RAPS or AFF  

    By UKParachutist98, April 30, 2015
    • 4 replies
    • 6,817 views
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    • andym148
    • September 14, 2015

21. Solo Jumping  

    By smacke, February 18, 2008
    • 8 replies
    • 6,815 views
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    • smacke
    • March 22, 2008

22. <---- Team Dumb Ass  

    By pookieland, June 25, 2011
    • 10 replies
    • 6,763 views
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    • warpedskydiver
    • October 11, 2011

23. Deaf World  

    By goesky, September 24, 2008
    • 6 replies
    • 6,762 views
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    • duduteta
    • March 24, 2010

24. Doctors info  

    By ksudiver87, January 7, 2013
    • 10 replies
    • 6,730 views
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    • ksudiver87
    • January 8, 2013

25. Quadriplegic 1st Skydiving Jump Video Link  

    By SuperCrip, September 6, 2007
    • 9 replies
    • 6,715 views
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    • flyawaygirl78
    • January 4, 2008

26. an FM  

    By kpjumps, April 24, 2004
    • 7 replies
    • 6,710 views
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    • colintri
    • April 27, 2004

27. Bell's Palsy and Jumping  

    By boffin, April 1, 2008
    • 0 replies
    • 6,698 views
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    • peregrinerose
    • April 1, 2008

28. osteoarthritis  

    By kosanke, November 21, 2005
    • 6 replies
    • 6,687 views
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    • skydiverbry
    • December 1, 2005

29. first 3 way video  

    By pbilodeau, June 3, 2006
    • 6 replies
    • 6,672 views
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    • pbilodeau
    • July 11, 2006

30. Question for Deaf Skydivers  

    By scottbre, November 4, 2004
    • 7 replies
    • 6,644 views
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    • Clite
    • November 5, 2004

31. Neck problems vs canopy choice  

    By iwanttofly, March 5, 2015
    • 5 replies
    • 6,630 views
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    • monkycndo
    • March 19, 2015

32. New BE Right Arm Amputee with Questions  

    By DanG, July 22, 2005
    • 6 replies
    • 6,628 views
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    • Gleb
    • August 16, 2005

33. Skydiving with hearing aids  

    By tetra316, March 11, 2004
    • 6 replies
    • 6,621 views
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    • mx757
    • March 12, 2004

34. This man made me smile...  

    By EricTheRed, July 26, 2004
    • 11 replies
    • 6,598 views
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    • nate_1979
    • October 9, 2004

35. reflex sympathetic dystrophy of face  

    By soilman, July 27, 2004
    • 9 replies
    • 6,598 views
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    • BillyVance
    • November 5, 2004

36. Backflying attempt #1 (that revealed my broken knee brace)  

    By gimpboogie, October 11, 2010
    • 9 replies
    • 6,592 views
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    • gimpboogie
    • October 19, 2010

37. Scott Miller versus Brian Germain canopy instruction -- from a deaf skydiver perspective?  

    By mdrejhon, June 11, 2005
    • 13 replies
    • 6,582 views
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    • marks
    • June 18, 2005

38. Visual Alerts  

    By Rainsforth, August 29, 2014
    • 2 replies
    • 6,556 views
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    • JeffCa
    • August 30, 2014

39. Hemophilia  

    By packerboy, January 28, 2006
    • 1 reply
    • 6,546 views
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    • packerboy
    • January 29, 2006

40. Hard opening with prosthetic shoulder joint  

    By kmcdrop, May 12, 2009
    • 4 replies
    • 6,545 views
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    • humanflite
    • May 30, 2009

41. Official advice for skydiver with a cochlear implant?  

    By Eddles, October 28, 2013
    • 4 replies
    • 6,542 views
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    • jonathan.newman
    • October 29, 2013

42. Webcam/videophone for Deafies?  

    By BillyVance, January 17, 2005
    • 20 replies
    • 6,540 views
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    • goesky
    • April 20, 2005

43. My AFF  

    By onearmed-bandit, October 16, 2013
    • 11 replies
    • 6,531 views
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    • Kalrigan
    • October 24, 2013

44. aff  

    By onearmed-bandit, January 9, 2013
    • 10 replies
    • 6,522 views
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    • mx757
    • January 13, 2013

45. AFF with a stiff foot? Scared of landings  

    By Pinky2, July 15, 2013
    • 4 replies
    • 6,516 views
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    • ChrisD
    • July 29, 2013

46. 3 way fun  

    By onearmed-bandit, April 1, 2014
    • 8 replies
    • 6,512 views
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    • PiLFy
    • April 5, 2014

47. Hamburger'd  

    By ImagethisPhoto, December 30, 2004
    • 8 replies
    • 6,504 views
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    • skydiverek
    • January 3, 2005

48. Odd Number of Kidneys - Anyone?  

    By LadiDadi, September 21, 2008
    • 7 replies
    • 6,498 views
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    • Andy9o8
    • September 24, 2008

49. Post Polio Syndrome Lurks  

    By patworks, September 22, 2012
    • 2 replies
    • 6,480 views
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    • dthames
    • November 7, 2012

50. Skydiving with a Power Port  

    By iamtiffa, May 8, 2010
    • 0 replies
    • 6,471 views
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    • GLIDEANGLE
    • May 13, 2010

51. New Deaf Skydiver  

    By ciscobird, January 24, 2008
    • 10 replies
    • 6,469 views
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    • goesky
    • March 5, 2008

52. Adaptive Skydive Manual  

    By teamshred, March 19, 2008
    • 1 reply
    • 6,419 views
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    • gimpboogie
    • March 21, 2008

53. DWR 2009 or 2010??  

    By windwizard, April 2, 2008
    • 7 replies
    • 6,404 views
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    • goesky
    • July 14, 2008

54. Amputee Lower Rigth Leg  

    By didi_br, April 17, 2009
    • 4 replies
    • 6,389 views
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    • Glitch
    • April 20, 2009

55. Amputee Skydiver Needing Advice please!  

    By Wunshu, April 11, 2018
    • 6 replies
    • 6,380 views
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    • shortblondemark
    • July 23, 2018

56. quadriplegic about to attempt 1st skydive-seeking advice about abdominal protection  

    By wchair, July 3, 2010
    • 3 replies
    • 6,368 views
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    • gimpboogie
    • July 28, 2010

57. Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP)  

    By NatechPHY, March 10, 2015
    • 4 replies
    • 6,355 views
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    • zoobrothertom
    • April 16, 2015

58. Thank you to L&B for Optima LED deaf-friendly audible!  

    By mdrejhon, May 19, 2008
    • 6 replies
    • 6,352 views
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    • mdrejhon
    • May 22, 2008

59. paraplegic at nationals 2011  

    By packing_jarrett, November 1, 2011
    • 9 replies
    • 6,345 views
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    • PiLFy
    • November 6, 2011

60. jumping after a collapsed lung  

    By moodyskydiver, October 4, 2006
    • 3 replies
    • 6,316 views
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    • moodyskydiver
    • October 6, 2006

61. Skydive With A Pace Maker?  

    By GreenLight, November 25, 2008
    • 3 replies
    • 6,308 views
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    • GreenLight
    • December 2, 2008

62. Back pain  

    By RickNC, August 16, 2008
    • 3 replies
    • 6,262 views
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    • chiquita24
    • November 12, 2008

63. One Arm  

    By computerdoc, May 25, 2012
    • 3 replies
    • 6,232 views
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    • computerdoc
    • June 9, 2012

64. Ileostomy  

    By SkyDane, July 17, 2005
    • 2 replies
    • 6,217 views
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    • maggott
    • September 15, 2005

65. injuried rototer cuff  

    By izzybelle, July 18, 2012
    • 3 replies
    • 6,213 views
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    • PiLFy
    • July 19, 2012

66. Guide Dogs for the Blind/Deaf  

    By AntonKC, August 3, 2006
    • 11 replies
    • 6,212 views
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    • Guest 1010
    • December 9, 2006

67. Help get my brother back in the air  

    By pph, March 22, 2012
    • 3 replies
    • 6,208 views
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    • jimmytavino
    • July 2, 2012

68. Newbie  

    By lefty619, April 23, 2006
    • 8 replies
    • 6,206 views
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    • warpedskydiver
    • May 6, 2006

69. Congratulations mdrejhon!  

    By BillyVance, May 6, 2008
    • 6 replies
    • 6,201 views
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    • goesky
    • May 14, 2008

70. Hearing-impairment and using radio guidance for AFF  

    By Neely47, May 3, 2014
    • 3 replies
    • 6,200 views
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    • tetra316
    • May 9, 2014

71. Deaf Skydiver  

    By anf1tch21, December 8, 2005
    • 6 replies
    • 6,189 views
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    • mdrejhon
    • July 17, 2006

72. Student rig left side instructor handle.  

    By tharshman, September 22, 2017
    • 1 reply
    • 6,186 views
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    • billvon
    • October 4, 2017

73. T-4 Complete Para  

    By iluvjovi, May 2, 2005
    • 9 replies
    • 6,172 views
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    • pBASEtobe
    • June 2, 2005

74. Need tips for coworker student-now partial amputee 2 continue...?  

    By somethinelse, August 25, 2006
    • 8 replies
    • 6,146 views
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    • MikeD10834
    • October 29, 2006

75. RRMS/Transverse Myelitis  

    By Capermel, August 22, 2017
    • 1 reply
    • 6,135 views
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    • Capermel
    • August 25, 2017

76. Deaf Skydivers in DropZone.com - Roll Call!!  

    By BillyVance, April 20, 2005
    • 15 replies
    • 6,102 views
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    • deaffreeflyer
    • April 25, 2005

77. BLESMA Trans4mers  

    By andym148, March 21, 2014
    • 5 replies
    • 6,102 views
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    • andym148
    • April 29, 2014

78. Looking for amputees with PRO rating. Any out there?  

    By Foster, January 29, 2008
    • 6 replies
    • 6,099 views
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    • Foster
    • February 5, 2008

79. Health Question: IBS  

    By 14000andfalling, February 17, 2007
    • 4 replies
    • 6,096 views
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    • 14000andfalling
    • March 9, 2007

80. Banged up  

    By captain1, July 20, 2004
    • 4 replies
    • 6,059 views
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    • flyangel2
    • October 18, 2005

81. DOCUMENTARY "Flying In The Mist" re: Paraplegic skydiver & ALS  

    By gimpboogie, August 5, 2010
    • 5 replies
    • 6,030 views
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    • gimpboogie
    • September 26, 2010

82. Wounded Warrior Amputee Jump  

    By DanG, March 23, 2009
    • 4 replies
    • 6,026 views
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    • GAskygirl
    • April 8, 2009

83. Bad back  

    By music321, October 20, 2012
    • 5 replies
    • 6,018 views
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    • adagen
    • October 22, 2012

84. Quadriplegic 1st time skydiving!  

    By SuperCrip, September 24, 2004
    • 8 replies
    • 6,017 views
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    • SuperCrip
    • October 11, 2004

85. RW Tunnel training & paralyzed  

    By gimpboogie, September 22, 2011
    • 3 replies
    • 6,003 views
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    • leandercool
    • March 7, 2012

86. How fast, how hard? Landings!!!!  

    By ashworthy2k, June 30, 2010
    • 5 replies
    • 5,995 views
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    • ashworthy2k
    • July 2, 2010

87. News article: Injured Local Soldier Learning To Skydive With Only One Leg  

    By cpoxon, August 23, 2006
    • 8 replies
    • 5,983 views
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    • warpedskydiver
    • November 10, 2006

88. Tandem with a few missing parts  

    By leglessmatt, July 4, 2016
    • 0 replies
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    • leglessmatt
    • July 4, 2016

89. Florida Hospital Orthopaedic Institute Fracture Care Center  

    By kmfenaughty, April 20, 2007
    • 0 replies
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    • adventurechick
    • May 24, 2007

90. Radio equipment for blind jumpers  

    By JuliaLot, September 21, 2010
    • 5 replies
    • 5,968 views
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    • jackwallace
    • September 22, 2010

91. I'm deaf  

    By crombiefitch20, February 3, 2005
    • 5 replies
    • 5,960 views
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    • BillyVance
    • February 11, 2005

92. Seizure in Wind tunnel....should they do the real thing  

    By trekker945, January 19, 2006
    • 5 replies
    • 5,957 views
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    • skydvr18
    • January 23, 2006

93. Adaptive Skydiving  

    By skydivebc, February 10, 2014
    • 0 replies
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    • skydivebc
    • February 10, 2014

94. Amputee Skydivers  

    By StumpJump, January 21, 2012
    • 5 replies
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    • StumpJump
    • March 15, 2012

95. Congratulations are in order for Deaf skydiver Mike Sweet  

    By BillyVance, April 25, 2005
    • 9 replies
    • 5,881 views
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    • mdrejhon
    • March 4, 2006

96. My tracking jump.  

    By Distabled, August 4, 2009
    • 4 replies
    • 5,860 views
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    • DSE
    • December 14, 2009

97. fractured talus  

    By captain1, August 8, 2004
    • 4 replies
    • 5,805 views
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    • peachsouthern
    • August 31, 2004

98. Above Knee Amputee Input  

    By Gawain, March 15, 2007
    • 0 replies
    • 5,804 views
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    • warpedskydiver
    • March 18, 2007

99. Cerebral Palsy  

    By skydude2000, March 15, 2004
    • 5 replies
    • 5,803 views
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    • fsuskydiver
    • August 17, 2004

100. My AFF second time round  

     By onearmed-bandit, December 17, 2013
     • 4 replies
     • 5,780 views
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     • turtlespeed
     • January 9, 2014