Skydivers with Disabilities

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502 topics in this forum

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

   By brokenback, September 24, 2012
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   • Zymurdoo
   • October 9, 2012

2. Jumping with Acute ACL tear  

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

3. epilepsy and the wind tunnel  

   By socalflight, March 6, 2007
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   • Baksteen
   • December 4, 2007

4. Deafness questions?  

   By Lioness, February 8, 2005
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   • maggott
   • April 6, 2005

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

   By splat200, February 10, 2011
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   • cptchaos
   • July 8, 2011

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

   By crazin, June 17, 2005
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   • Odin
   • June 30, 2005

7. Leg Disability?  

   By blacksha, October 2, 2009
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   • pookieland
   • October 27, 2009

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

   By tkhayes, January 13, 2007
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   • humanflite
   • June 11, 2008

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

   By ACMESkydiver, October 7, 2004
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   • SwoopsMom
   • July 31, 2005

10. Turf Toe... Are you kidding me?  

    By cruelpops, May 10, 2015
    • 3 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • May 18, 2015

11. New Member introduction  

    By jimtalon, November 11, 2004
    • 13 replies
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    • mx757
    • November 26, 2004

12. First Ever Paraplegic BASE Solo  

    By Zennie, June 8, 2004
    • 6 replies
    • 6,873 views
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    • JoeyRamone
    • June 23, 2004

13. Tandem with JA (Juvenile Arthritis)  

    By egloskerry, May 22, 2010
    • 7 replies
    • 6,856 views
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    • SJTurner
    • July 14, 2010

14. Deaf Jumpers at Big Ways  

    By mdrejhon, July 30, 2008
    • 7 replies
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    • mdrejhon
    • August 5, 2008

15. 1 Day Until My Solo Dive !!!  

    By pookieland, December 18, 2009
    • 14 replies
    • 6,830 views
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    • The_Don
    • December 22, 2009

16. Below knee amputee  

    By canada, June 2, 2014
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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
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    • gimpboogie
    • June 26, 2010

18. Tripple amputee/AFG veteran  

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

19. Solo Jumping  

    By smacke, February 18, 2008
    • 8 replies
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    • smacke
    • March 22, 2008

20. Ankle Fusion  

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

21. RAPS or AFF  

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

22. Deaf World  

    By goesky, September 24, 2008
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    • duduteta
    • March 24, 2010

23. <---- Team Dumb Ass  

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

24. Doctors info  

    By ksudiver87, January 7, 2013
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    • ksudiver87
    • January 8, 2013

25. an FM  

    By kpjumps, April 24, 2004
    • 7 replies
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    • colintri
    • April 27, 2004

26. Quadriplegic 1st Skydiving Jump Video Link  

    By SuperCrip, September 6, 2007
    • 9 replies
    • 6,680 views
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    • flyawaygirl78
    • January 4, 2008

27. Bell's Palsy and Jumping  

    By boffin, April 1, 2008
    • 0 replies
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    • peregrinerose
    • April 1, 2008

28. osteoarthritis  

    By kosanke, November 21, 2005
    • 6 replies
    • 6,670 views
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    • skydiverbry
    • December 1, 2005

29. first 3 way video  

    By pbilodeau, June 3, 2006
    • 6 replies
    • 6,658 views
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    • pbilodeau
    • July 11, 2006

30. Question for Deaf Skydivers  

    By scottbre, November 4, 2004
    • 7 replies
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    • Clite
    • November 5, 2004

31. New BE Right Arm Amputee with Questions  

    By DanG, July 22, 2005
    • 6 replies
    • 6,612 views
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    • Gleb
    • August 16, 2005

32. Skydiving with hearing aids  

    By tetra316, March 11, 2004
    • 6 replies
    • 6,602 views
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    • mx757
    • March 12, 2004

33. Neck problems vs canopy choice  

    By iwanttofly, March 5, 2015
    • 5 replies
    • 6,595 views
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    • monkycndo
    • March 19, 2015

34. This man made me smile...  

    By EricTheRed, July 26, 2004
    • 11 replies
    • 6,587 views
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    • nate_1979
    • October 9, 2004

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

    By gimpboogie, October 11, 2010
    • 9 replies
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    • gimpboogie
    • October 19, 2010

36. reflex sympathetic dystrophy of face  

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

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

    By mdrejhon, June 11, 2005
    • 13 replies
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    • marks
    • June 18, 2005

38. Hard opening with prosthetic shoulder joint  

    By kmcdrop, May 12, 2009
    • 4 replies
    • 6,535 views
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    • humanflite
    • May 30, 2009

39. Hemophilia  

    By packerboy, January 28, 2006
    • 1 reply
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    • packerboy
    • January 29, 2006

40. Webcam/videophone for Deafies?  

    By BillyVance, January 17, 2005
    • 20 replies
    • 6,525 views
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    • goesky
    • April 20, 2005

41. Visual Alerts  

    By Rainsforth, August 29, 2014
    • 2 replies
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    • JeffCa
    • August 30, 2014

42. AFF with a stiff foot? Scared of landings  

    By Pinky2, July 15, 2013
    • 4 replies
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    • ChrisD
    • July 29, 2013

43. aff  

    By onearmed-bandit, January 9, 2013
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    • mx757
    • January 13, 2013

44. Official advice for skydiver with a cochlear implant?  

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

45. Post Polio Syndrome Lurks  

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

46. Hamburger'd  

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

47. 3 way fun  

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

48. Skydiving with a Power Port  

    By iamtiffa, May 8, 2010
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    • GLIDEANGLE
    • May 13, 2010

49. Odd Number of Kidneys - Anyone?  

    By LadiDadi, September 21, 2008
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    • Andy9o8
    • September 24, 2008

50. My AFF  

    By onearmed-bandit, October 16, 2013
    • 11 replies
    • 6,430 views
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    • Kalrigan
    • October 24, 2013

51. New Deaf Skydiver  

    By ciscobird, January 24, 2008
    • 10 replies
    • 6,426 views
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    • goesky
    • March 5, 2008

52. Adaptive Skydive Manual  

    By teamshred, March 19, 2008
    • 1 reply
    • 6,405 views
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    • gimpboogie
    • March 21, 2008

53. DWR 2009 or 2010??  

    By windwizard, April 2, 2008
    • 7 replies
    • 6,376 views
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    • goesky
    • July 14, 2008

54. Amputee Lower Rigth Leg  

    By didi_br, April 17, 2009
    • 4 replies
    • 6,367 views
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    • Glitch
    • April 20, 2009

55. Amputee Skydiver Needing Advice please!  

    By Wunshu, April 11, 2018
    • 6 replies
    • 6,354 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
    • 6,351 views
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    • gimpboogie
    • July 28, 2010

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

    By mdrejhon, May 19, 2008
    • 6 replies
    • 6,333 views
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    • mdrejhon
    • May 22, 2008

58. paraplegic at nationals 2011  

    By packing_jarrett, November 1, 2011
    • 9 replies
    • 6,309 views
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    • PiLFy
    • November 6, 2011

59. Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP)  

    By NatechPHY, March 10, 2015
    • 4 replies
    • 6,309 views
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    • zoobrothertom
    • April 16, 2015

60. jumping after a collapsed lung  

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

61. Skydive With A Pace Maker?  

    By GreenLight, November 25, 2008
    • 3 replies
    • 6,299 views
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    • GreenLight
    • December 2, 2008

62. Back pain  

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

63. Ileostomy  

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

64. One Arm  

    By computerdoc, May 25, 2012
    • 3 replies
    • 6,200 views
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    • computerdoc
    • June 9, 2012

65. injuried rototer cuff  

    By izzybelle, July 18, 2012
    • 3 replies
    • 6,199 views
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    • PiLFy
    • July 19, 2012

66. Guide Dogs for the Blind/Deaf  

    By AntonKC, August 3, 2006
    • 11 replies
    • 6,190 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
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    • jimmytavino
    • July 2, 2012

68. Congratulations mdrejhon!  

    By BillyVance, May 6, 2008
    • 6 replies
    • 6,182 views
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    • goesky
    • May 14, 2008

69. Newbie  

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

70. Deaf Skydiver  

    By anf1tch21, December 8, 2005
    • 6 replies
    • 6,168 views
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    • mdrejhon
    • July 17, 2006

71. Hearing-impairment and using radio guidance for AFF  

    By Neely47, May 3, 2014
    • 3 replies
    • 6,167 views
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    • tetra316
    • May 9, 2014

72. Student rig left side instructor handle.  

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

73. T-4 Complete Para  

    By iluvjovi, May 2, 2005
    • 9 replies
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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
    • 6,125 views
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    • MikeD10834
    • October 29, 2006

75. RRMS/Transverse Myelitis  

    By Capermel, August 22, 2017
    • 1 reply
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    • Capermel
    • August 25, 2017

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

    By Foster, January 29, 2008
    • 6 replies
    • 6,089 views
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    • Foster
    • February 5, 2008

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

    By BillyVance, April 20, 2005
    • 15 replies
    • 6,083 views
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    • deaffreeflyer
    • April 25, 2005

78. Health Question: IBS  

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

79. BLESMA Trans4mers  

    By andym148, March 21, 2014
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    • andym148
    • April 29, 2014

80. Banged up  

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

81. Wounded Warrior Amputee Jump  

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

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

    By gimpboogie, August 5, 2010
    • 5 replies
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    • gimpboogie
    • September 26, 2010

83. Quadriplegic 1st time skydiving!  

    By SuperCrip, September 24, 2004
    • 8 replies
    • 5,999 views
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    • SuperCrip
    • October 11, 2004

84. Bad back  

    By music321, October 20, 2012
    • 5 replies
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    • adagen
    • October 22, 2012

85. Florida Hospital Orthopaedic Institute Fracture Care Center  

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

86. Tandem with a few missing parts  

    By leglessmatt, July 4, 2016
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    • leglessmatt
    • July 4, 2016

87. Radio equipment for blind jumpers  

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

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

    By cpoxon, August 23, 2006
    • 8 replies
    • 5,956 views
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    • warpedskydiver
    • November 10, 2006

89. RW Tunnel training & paralyzed  

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

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

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

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

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

92. Adaptive Skydiving  

    By skydivebc, February 10, 2014
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    • skydivebc
    • February 10, 2014

93. I'm deaf  

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

94. Amputee Skydivers  

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

95. My tracking jump.  

    By Distabled, August 4, 2009
    • 4 replies
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    • DSE
    • December 14, 2009

96. Congratulations are in order for Deaf skydiver Mike Sweet  

    By BillyVance, April 25, 2005
    • 9 replies
    • 5,826 views
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    • mdrejhon
    • March 4, 2006

97. Above Knee Amputee Input  

    By Gawain, March 15, 2007
    • 0 replies
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    • warpedskydiver
    • March 18, 2007

98. fractured talus  

    By captain1, August 8, 2004
    • 4 replies
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    • peachsouthern
    • August 31, 2004

99. Cerebral Palsy  

    By skydude2000, March 15, 2004
    • 5 replies
    • 5,788 views
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    • fsuskydiver
    • August 17, 2004

100. 21 year old with-cerebral-palsy-skydives-for-birthday  

     By Leapinglizardto, August 3, 2008
     • 4 replies
     • 5,753 views
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     • hollypocket
     • October 21, 2008