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1. Most experienced TI  

   By tqsmile, August 10, 2006
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   • josheezammit
   • August 20, 2006

2. Students who grow up to be instructors  

   By livendive, April 19, 2005
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   • carmenmullenix
   • May 2, 2005

3. Congrats Tonto! 2000 AFF  

   By chanti, October 9, 2006
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   • Beverly
   • October 12, 2006

4. Two tandem chops in two days.  

   By Deuce, June 21, 2005
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   • billbooth
   • June 24, 2005

5. Student logbook with pre-printed info  

   By peek, October 10, 2008
   • 14 replies
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   • Pubwoof
   • October 23, 2008

6. Sigma Harness adjustment  

   By johnny1488, October 21, 2008
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   • riggerrob
   • November 10, 2008

7. FAR 105.45, Help Me Understand This Convoluted Rule  

   By skydived19006, December 8, 2008
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   • skydived19006
   • December 18, 2008

8. one armed tandem passenger question  

   By steveorino, January 4, 2007
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   • Allballs
   • January 12, 2007

9. student's position in the door?  

   By milkybar, August 15, 2005
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   • MakeItHappen
   • May 18, 2006

10. TM Poll: Rear riser turns  

    By AggieDave, March 1, 2004
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    • prost
    • March 4, 2004

11. Tandem Instructor Poll: Who flares?  

    By cpoxon, May 19, 2004
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    • pajarito
    • May 22, 2004

12. How much time and money it takes to become a tandem instructor???  

    By Rewant, September 12, 2005
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    • scrublink
    • September 28, 2005

13. There is always worse...  

    By Liemberg, March 27, 2009
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    • johnny1488
    • March 30, 2009

14. Best path to ratings  

    By Deisel, April 10, 2009
    • 14 replies
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    • WatchYourStep
    • July 9, 2009

15. Comments on these body positions(picture)  

    By Distabled, June 8, 2009
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    • Distabled
    • June 12, 2009

16. Boosting a student's confidence  

    By webcomsystems, October 19, 2005
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    • BirdBoi
    • February 18, 2006

17. Universal risers  

    By Andrewwhyte, November 2, 2005
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    • riggerrob
    • November 10, 2005

18. track dive tips  

    By larskjargaard, July 8, 2009
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    • roostnureye
    • November 3, 2009

19. “Safest” way for the student to make his/her first jump?  

    By deadwood, July 11, 2007
    • 14 replies
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    • Tonto
    • July 22, 2007

20. TM: stable exits  

    By skydiverton, July 26, 2004
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    • skydiverton
    • August 2, 2004

21. Undermining another Instructor?  

    By popsjumper, July 25, 2009
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    • thomas_crowe
    • July 31, 2009

22. Muscle memory and practice pulls  

    By dthames, January 17, 2012
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    • dninness
    • January 24, 2012

23. Tandem instructors and back problems  

    By jedeisurf, September 4, 2004
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    • Deuce
    • September 8, 2004

24. AFF with a prosthetic arm?  

    By Dargri, October 8, 2009
    • 14 replies
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    • mx757
    • January 15, 2010

25. Who has the MOST tandems?  

    By skydiverek, February 7, 2006
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    • superwoman8433
    • July 12, 2008

26. Does your DZ use SOS systems for student progression?  

    By WatchYourStep, September 10, 2007
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    • AllisonH
    • September 17, 2007

27. Do you jump a full-face on tandems?  

    By jerry81, September 22, 2007
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    • UDSkyJunkie
    • October 4, 2007

28. Do you allow others to speak to your student?  

    By DSE, November 9, 2009
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    • Ron
    • December 16, 2009

29. Questions for AFF-Instructors.  

    By weegegirl, October 6, 2004
    • 14 replies
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    • tdsnyr99
    • October 14, 2004

30. practicing the arch upside down?  

    By pchapman, July 5, 2012
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    • rehmwa
    • July 24, 2012

31. Overweight or out of shape AFFI and or TI  

    By skrovi, December 4, 2007
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    • Para5-0
    • February 1, 2008

32. Reserve Side Instructor Ride Through on AFF  

    By kiss_the_sky, December 14, 2017
    • 14 replies
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    • fencebuster
    • December 19, 2017

33. Perfect size for TI?  

    By riggerrob, November 26, 2004
    • 13 replies
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    • Andrewwhyte
    • December 5, 2004

34. Tandems from a chopper any cool exits?  

    By rhys, May 15, 2006
    • 13 replies
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    • Katherine
    • May 23, 2006

35. AFF Instructors - when were you first punched on the mainside at pulltime  

    By tdog, May 29, 2006
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    • Sky15
    • July 13, 2006

36. Proposed Change to ISP  

    By Gary73, November 13, 2013
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • May 2, 2014

37. AFF Instructors - Jumpsuit Preferences?  

    By spud, June 4, 2006
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    • AFFI
    • June 16, 2006

38. precision vs icarus tandem mains  

    By skydiveoc, March 22, 2008
    • 13 replies
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    • masterrigger1
    • November 12, 2015

39. DZ's requiring jumpsuits?  

    By jacked365, March 11, 2014
    • 13 replies
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • May 9, 2014

40. GFF program with bigger airplane  

    By lifesatrip, April 13, 2008
    • 13 replies
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    • peek
    • April 23, 2008

41. Partial Malfunctions - Teaching Students  

    By AFFI, February 18, 2005
    • 13 replies
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    • dragon2
    • February 23, 2005

42. Coaches  

    By yjumpinoz, July 13, 2006
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    • riddler
    • July 18, 2006

43. Head Gear for TI?  

    By WatchYourStep, April 23, 2008
    • 13 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • April 28, 2008

44. Student verification on radio?  

    By Beachbum, August 9, 2010
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    • theonlyski
    • August 24, 2010

45. For TIs with Skyhook chops and non Skyhook chops  

    By efs4ever, July 16, 2006
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    • rhys
    • July 26, 2006

46. Working toward AFF  

    By mcordell, March 9, 2015
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    • JohnMitchell
    • April 26, 2015

47. Unionize?  

    By Dutton, March 16, 2005
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    • kelpdiver
    • March 25, 2005

48. USPA AFFI Requirements  

    By RossDagley, June 9, 2008
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    • livendive
    • June 10, 2008

49. Korean student language barrier  

    By auvskydiving, May 16, 2017
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • June 1, 2017

50. What alititude do you require your students to lock-on and pull at?  

    By flyinhi79, July 16, 2008
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    • Shark
    • July 20, 2008

51. Fight or Flight and Hick's Law  

    By AggieDave, September 20, 2006
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    • pchapman
    • September 24, 2006

52. handling turbulance with tandems?  

    By skydiveoc, May 12, 2005
    • 13 replies
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    • Rabbitt
    • June 3, 2005

53. AFF with one instructor  

    By iranianjumper, September 19, 2020
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    • Nabz
    • November 20, 2020

54. TI jump without rsl (on tandam racer)  

    By adietkin, November 19, 2006
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    • friday999
    • January 11, 2007

55. Why would you?  

    By skydog, December 11, 2008
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    • normiss
    • December 18, 2008

56. sigma deployment  

    By tqsmile, January 4, 2007
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    • tqsmile
    • January 24, 2007

57. How many instructors have given "the talk"?  

    By bch7773, August 16, 2005
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    • DanglesOZQld
    • August 25, 2005

58. When did you start coaching?  

    By Decibel, May 25, 2004
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    • Unstable
    • June 9, 2004

59. Post your handcam setup  

    By JumpHog, March 28, 2009
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    • skydived19006
    • April 6, 2009

60. tandem exits c206  

    By tqsmile, September 26, 2005
    • 13 replies
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    • rhys
    • October 8, 2005

61. Sigma Drogue Malfunction  

    By bclark, April 23, 2007
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    • rhys
    • April 25, 2007

62. Shut up or not?  

    By dragon2, September 3, 2011
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    • matt3sa
    • September 23, 2011

63. Videos of bad AFF jumps?  

    By jheadley, November 8, 2005
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    • ozzy13
    • February 16, 2007

64. ratings currency  

    By skypuppy, July 13, 2009
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    • BrianM
    • July 17, 2009

65. I've upset some people but....  

    By Rover, July 19, 2009
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    • cpoxon
    • July 22, 2009

66. Tandem Instructors: What do you write on student's certificates?  

    By cpoxon, September 1, 2004
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    • skydivinmartin
    • September 23, 2004

67. "Requests" from students  

    By PhreeZone, September 9, 2004
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    • mr2mk1g
    • October 18, 2004

68. AFF students  

    By skypagan, May 27, 2012
    • 13 replies
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    • popsjumper
    • May 29, 2012

69. I punched his container to get the bag out...  

    By lewmonst, November 17, 2004
    • 12 replies
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    • Canuck
    • December 11, 2004

70. Tandem Raven 375 Experience  

    By skydived19006, April 18, 2006
    • 12 replies
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    • skydived19006
    • May 10, 2006

71. Energy  

    By tqsmile, February 5, 2008
    • 12 replies
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    • ojibwe
    • March 10, 2008

72. sigma tension knots  

    By skydiveoc, April 16, 2008
    • 12 replies
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    • billeisele
    • April 21, 2008

73. WHO SIGNS STUDENT CARD????  

    By namgrunt, March 6, 2005
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    • BIGUN
    • March 17, 2005

74. FIRST tandem cutaway  

    By milehighpres, June 22, 2008
    • 12 replies
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    • efs4ever
    • June 28, 2008

75. Relaxing the Tandem Student  

    By BIGUN, April 5, 2005
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    • feuergnom
    • March 8, 2006

76. 1st tandem chop!  

    By rhys, August 28, 2006
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    • rhys
    • September 27, 2006

77. Your favorite training aids/new ideas  

    By peek, April 28, 2005
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    • HowardB
    • May 4, 2005

78. How to impress an instructor???  

    By Duvain, December 13, 2019
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    • TitaniumLegs
    • May 30, 2020

79. diod my 1st tandem this morning...  

    By piisfish, June 20, 2005
    • 12 replies
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    • slotperfect
    • July 1, 2005

80. Do we really need a manufacturer's rating?  

    By steveorino, October 30, 2008
    • 12 replies
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    • skydived19006
    • November 6, 2008

81. Broken Clavicle: How long should I wait?  

    By bbl, November 13, 2008
    • 12 replies
    • 13,930 views
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    • jumpwally
    • January 27, 2009

82. Recommendations for new handcam camera  

    By matt3sa, April 22, 2011
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    • trunk
    • April 29, 2011

83. Benefit to an LLC?  

    By wngarner, November 27, 2008
    • 12 replies
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    • jasonRose
    • December 4, 2008

84. What are your goals as a skydiving instructor?  

    By livendive, January 15, 2009
    • 12 replies
    • 5,580 views
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    • Croc
    • February 15, 2009

85. Current price for a tandem rating in the USA?  

    By rhys, January 22, 2009
    • 12 replies
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    • rhys
    • January 24, 2009

86. Tandem Instructors: Student Upper Body Position at exit  

    By PhreeZone, May 10, 2004
    • 12 replies
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    • wmw999
    • May 20, 2004

87. Psychological issues of a students first free fall  

    By Chris_K, March 2, 2009
    • 12 replies
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    • Chris_K
    • March 5, 2009

88. Can you feel the recession at your DZ?  

    By Catwatch, March 19, 2009
    • 12 replies
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    • skydived19006
    • April 14, 2009

89. Course Director / Instructor Examiner  

    By Para5-0, April 18, 2007
    • 12 replies
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    • vegasjoe
    • May 7, 2007

90. Getting students to RELAX  

    By WILDBILLAQR, June 3, 2004
    • 12 replies
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    • Islandcool
    • August 24, 2004

91. Southeastern INSTRUCTOR PAY  

    By rickbray, July 22, 2011
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    • Remster
    • August 2, 2011

92. Save a life; San Diego Paragliding training for AFF training  

    By dorbie, April 13, 2009
    • 12 replies
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    • dorbie
    • April 24, 2009

93. Blind Tandems  

    By deadwood, June 2, 2007
    • 12 replies
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    • skydivezimbabwe
    • July 8, 2007

94. AFF student tumble/spin - recommendations?  

    By pchapman, October 12, 2011
    • 12 replies
    • 5,060 views
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    • Scrumpot
    • October 20, 2011

95. Students, and lifes little accidents  

    By artistcalledian, January 4, 2006
    • 12 replies
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    • Superfletch
    • January 15, 2006

96. Sigma Tandem Mains  

    By skydiveoc, September 13, 2004
    • 12 replies
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    • tspillers
    • September 19, 2004

97. Which do you prefer? AFF  

    By ozzy13, October 16, 2009
    • 12 replies
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    • Andy9o8
    • November 20, 2009

98. Hand-cam on AFF  

    By livendive, September 21, 2007
    • 12 replies
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    • JoosVos
    • October 27, 2007

99. New Zealand implements CAR part 115 regulation.  

    By rhystoo, April 29, 2012
    • 12 replies
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    • AdD
    • May 9, 2012

100. TI's..."Flying" your student.  

     By Kimblair13, March 2, 2006
     • 12 replies
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     • billeisele
     • March 6, 2006