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A forum for Tandem Masters as well as tandem jumpers to ask questions, exchange ideas and share information and techniques about your specific area of instruction.

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By slotperfect, December 10, 2012
- 1 reply
- 9,149 views
- SkymonkeyONE
- December 16, 2012
taking tandem students wingsuiting 1 2 3 4 11

By cpoxon, December 3, 2010
- 260 replies
- 23,884 views
- dudeman17
- July 17, 2021
Tandem jump goes to sh*t... 1 2 3 4 10

By mircan, May 24, 2012
- 227 replies
- 30,594 views
- JohnMitchell
- October 10, 2012
Skydiving employee fined by FAA 1 2 3 4 8

By stratostar, October 5, 2012
- 180 replies
- 25,103 views
- riggerrob
- December 22, 2012
Tandem Master Jokes Or Lines For Students? 1 2 3 4 8

By Sin, May 25, 2004
- 175 replies
- 24,858 views
- airtwardo
- August 18, 2010
1st time tandem landing, broken ankle, would solo landing be easier? 1 2 3 4 7

By bochen280, April 27, 2012
- 169 replies
- 22,178 views
- riggerrob
- July 18, 2012
Most memoriable tandem student? 1 2 3 4 7

By shortyj, June 11, 2007
- 167 replies
- 26,805 views
- LookUpHigh
- December 15, 2012
Back flip exit on tandem 1 2 3 4 6

By Vercha, August 10, 2009
- 136 replies
- 23,864 views
- rhys
- January 17, 2010
180's are bad 1 2 3 4 6

By piisfish, September 1, 2014
- 127 replies
- 19,677 views
- mkelly3078
- September 22, 2014
Thoughts on head down tandem? 1 2 3 4 5

By DBlank, April 29, 2011
- 121 replies
- 19,293 views
- JohnMitchell
- January 15, 2014
Evil things to say to first time tandems on the way to altitude... 1 2 3 4 5

By Cepheus, November 27, 2002
- 113 replies
- 17,972 views
- Faber
- December 5, 2002
Tandem tension knot - Just because it flies OK doesn't mean it lands OK 1 2 3 4 5

By pchapman, August 21, 2011
- 112 replies
- 7,306 views
- jumpwally
- September 20, 2011
NewUSPA Age rule, Tandems, 16 with notarized consent-Will your DZ use it? 1 2 3 4 5

By buzzfink, July 20, 2004
- 107 replies
- 12,754 views
- popsjumper
- November 28, 2010
Why was/is Class 3 Medical For TI 1 2 3 4 5

By ozzy13, February 6, 2011
- 100 replies
- 12,594 views
- ozzy13
- February 5, 2012
Proposed Amendment of BSR concerning TI Medical 1 2 3 4

By fencebuster, March 13, 2015
- 98 replies
- 14,831 views
- michaelmullins
- September 14, 2015
how many sigma tm's clear risers in event of bag lock? 1 2 3 4

By skydiveoc, February 19, 2007
- 86 replies
- 17,834 views
- deadcentre
- September 3, 2012
Tandem Masters shooting own video? 1 2 3 4

By SkydiveMO, February 13, 2004
- 85 replies
- 9,212 views
- Ron
- October 4, 2010
More than 10.000 tandem jumps 1 2 3 4

By martinzuelo, August 3, 2016
- 82 replies
- 25,712 views
- obelixtim
- September 6, 2023
How NOT to throw a drogue - video 1 2 3 4

By skydiverek, March 14, 2010
- 81 replies
- 12,001 views
- dgskydive
- July 13, 2010
tandem canopy size 1 2 3 4

By aerialcameraman, December 13, 2010
- 81 replies
- 15,141 views
- Liemberg
- March 6, 2011
Status of night tandem jumps... 1 2 3 4

By Guru312, May 10, 2005
- 76 replies
- 17,471 views
- skydive4u2
- March 24, 2010
New Tandem Rig Soon to Enter the Market 1 2 3 4

By skydived19006, January 3, 2013
- 75 replies
- 23,936 views
- SkdTemple
- December 21, 2014
Smaller TI's shooting Handycam 1 2 3

By scooterskydives, June 23, 2012
- 72 replies
- 11,966 views
- SkymonkeyONE
- July 15, 2012
Hooking up for take off. Good idea? Bad idea? 1 2 3

By rustywardlow, June 11, 2013
- 69 replies
- 12,845 views
- TheCaptain
- January 23, 2014
USPA deemed FAA medical invalid 1 2 3

By swoopfly, March 5, 2022
- 68 replies
- 8,646 views
- swoopfly
- June 6, 2023
Why is tandem customer called a student? 1 2 3

By BMFin, February 6, 2012
- 68 replies
- 8,956 views
- aarco
- February 16, 2012
Tandem exits 1 2 3

By tqsmile, August 6, 2007
- 67 replies
- 11,552 views
- Abedy
- June 11, 2011
Re: [wrightskyguy] canopy collision at Pacific 1 2 3

By stayhigh, September 3, 2014
- 67 replies
- 10,557 views
- Quagmirian
- September 28, 2014
Antidepressants and TIs 1 2 3

By BASE841, April 7, 2010
- 65 replies
- 14,665 views
- tbrown
- June 4, 2010
Tandem Lowers 1 2 3

By skydived19006, December 16, 2009
- 64 replies
- 10,646 views
- riggerrob
- February 22, 2010
Comments from a Tandem Customer... Not good. 1 2 3

By tdog, May 13, 2010
- 64 replies
- 10,489 views
- riggerrob
- June 5, 2010
DZO sues Tandem Instructor 1 2 3

By GeoffPark, September 11, 2015
- 62 replies
- 18,035 views
- TomNoonan
- September 22, 2015
USPA changes tandem BSR 1 2 3

By PhreeZone, February 13, 2011
- 60 replies
- 11,267 views
- icarus93
- March 15, 2011
NEW UPT Tandem waiver video... 1 2 3

By jtiflyer, September 5, 2012
- 60 replies
- 13,799 views
- theonlyski
- September 17, 2012
Tandem passenger handy cam.... 1 2 3

By Laszloimage, July 16, 2015
- 59 replies
- 15,792 views
- linebckr83
- February 25, 2016
Tandems and the big "O". 1 2 3

By Gene03, January 15, 2012
- 57 replies
- 32,165 views
- steveorino
- June 22, 2012
gopros and tandem students 1 2 3

By jf951, October 23, 2012
- 57 replies
- 21,916 views
- skyjumpenfool
- November 22, 2012
class III medical question in relation to DUI 1 2 3

By Adamkrum, February 14, 2014
- 56 replies
- 18,810 views
- peek
- December 29, 2014
private tandem rating 1 2 3

By dzswoop717, September 27, 2016
- 56 replies
- 19,281 views
- Islander-O
- January 24, 2018
Tandem Instructor Requirements (by request) 1 2 3

By diablopilot, April 3, 2012
- 56 replies
- 7,939 views
- cloudtramp
- April 10, 2012
TI's Sony cx105 for HandCam 1 2 3

By clint, February 26, 2009
- 55 replies
- 9,747 views
- TaylorC
- December 21, 2009
Hand Cam Techniques 1 2 3

By skydived19006, December 15, 2009
- 55 replies
- 10,113 views
- DesertDevil
- March 26, 2011
Fake Student Ripcord? 1 2 3

By wmscott, January 30, 2015
- 55 replies
- 11,931 views
- TomNoonan
- February 9, 2015
landing Tandem with 4 blown cells 1 2 3

By motomike, January 4, 2011
- 55 replies
- 9,537 views
- FB1609
- March 23, 2011
Tandem Student shooting hand-cam ??? 1 2 3

By Skydive2, July 2, 2012
- 55 replies
- 15,588 views
- Pablo.Moreno
- November 30, 2013
Tandem double mal 1 2 3

By oozzee, September 1, 2012
- 55 replies
- 14,211 views
- linebckr83
- December 5, 2012
My tandem malfunction- drogue in tow due to mis-rigged 3-ring (Stong tandem) 1 2 3

By VTmotoMike08, August 24, 2010
- 54 replies
- 13,099 views
- firemedic
- November 12, 2010
tandems with no rating? 1 2 3

By Easterpig13, July 11, 2011
- 54 replies
- 7,431 views
- Krip
- July 16, 2011
Question for any small TI's out there. 1 2 3

By Cari, October 14, 2008
- 53 replies
- 11,028 views
- toolbox
- July 7, 2009
Tandems hooking up before take-off? 1 2 3

By riggerrob, June 22, 2009
- 53 replies
- 9,414 views
- gjhdiver
- August 7, 2009
Tandem student injuries? 1 2 3

By normiss, September 8, 2009
- 53 replies
- 13,729 views
- Soulflychad
- October 14, 2009
TIs do you give your students altimeters? 1 2 3

By WatchYourStep, July 1, 2009
- 52 replies
- 9,171 views
- subject21
- August 4, 2009
Tandem jump with two passengers: video 1 2 3

By skydiverek, September 4, 2011
- 51 replies
- 10,079 views
- PhoenixPhive
- October 21, 2011
Making 1st Tandem Jump this weekend ... Any Suggestions 1 2 3

By seadream91, November 4, 2008
- 50 replies
- 6,200 views
- seadream91
- November 28, 2008
Ending up on level with tandems? 1 2 3

By shah269, February 13, 2012
- 50 replies
- 7,615 views
- velvetjo
- February 17, 2012
Gopro handcam 1 2

By Rover, October 28, 2009
- 49 replies
- 14,717 views
- skydived19006
- September 1, 2010
Tandem Manufacturers Suggested Rules 1 2

By skydived19006, February 25, 2011
- 47 replies
- 12,643 views
- matthewcline
- May 5, 2011
Sigma "Super Drogues"?? 1 2

By SpectreDriver, July 26, 2012
- 47 replies
- 13,549 views
- SkymonkeyONE
- May 13, 2013
General thoughts on kids being able to do a Tandem 1 2

By promise5, February 19, 2013
- 46 replies
- 7,503 views
- DARK
- March 22, 2013
Most Tandem jumps in one day by a single instructor 1 2

By pinkskyvan, January 12, 2006
- 46 replies
- 11,106 views
- irishrigger
- May 14, 2014
T.I. constantly unstable 1 2

By tat2guy, December 8, 2009
- 46 replies
- 7,867 views
- coretanima
- January 2, 2010
Question about Tandem Fatalities 1 2

By j_gouge, March 23, 2010
- 46 replies
- 7,621 views
- vanair
- April 3, 2010
Failure to hook up all 4 points on a tandem 1 2

By ocd11, November 19, 2011
- 45 replies
- 11,240 views
- aarco
- December 13, 2011
Tm's and depression 1 2

By stcktm, February 28, 2012
- 43 replies
- 10,050 views
- jumpwally
- April 3, 2012
3000 tandems, 4 chuckers. 1 2

By Rover, January 27, 2011
- 42 replies
- 9,938 views
- SkymonkeyONE
- January 18, 2012
Tipping 1 2

By Ray_Ray, September 11, 2013
- 41 replies
- 13,252 views
- buckwheatzulu
- December 14, 2013
All the reason needed to "teach" rather than do "rides". 1 2

By diablopilot, July 6, 2010
- 41 replies
- 9,421 views
- Earlybirdmel
- August 24, 2010
Tandem Drogues 1 2

By Bandito, April 8, 2012
- 41 replies
- 9,080 views
- BIGUN
- June 18, 2012
For TI's - When a tandem student wont jump..... 1 2

By shorehambeach, August 24, 2012
- 41 replies
- 11,461 views
- JohnMitchell
- March 27, 2013
USPA Acts to Ensure Proper TI Qualifications 1 2

By fencebuster, September 1, 2016
- 40 replies
- 16,770 views
- daless
- September 26, 2016
How many pass-outers? 1 2

By Abedy, January 15, 2012
- 40 replies
- 12,455 views
- shawnstarr
- April 2, 2012
SIGMA rig: premature container opening questions 1 2

By skydiverek, April 24, 2012
- 40 replies
- 11,398 views
- SkymonkeyONE
- August 30, 2012
Physical Test For Tandem Students 1 2

By skydived19006, August 14, 2012
- 40 replies
- 14,061 views
- JohnMitchell
- November 14, 2012
tandem postion?? 1 2

By promise5, January 17, 2013
- 40 replies
- 7,271 views
- promise5
- January 30, 2013
Decreasing Tandem customers 1 2

By maggs, June 20, 2016
- 39 replies
- 16,210 views
- Doug_Davis
- September 5, 2016
Sitting on TI lap during climb-Creepy? 1 2

By sky4meplease, September 7, 2016
- 39 replies
- 19,529 views
- riggerrob
- September 25, 2016
wanting to take my 13 yr old son on his dream come true skydiving adventure...mission impossible?? 1 2

By angelwings02, January 2, 2013
- 39 replies
- 7,908 views
- slotperfect
- January 28, 2013
Tandem Burnout 1 2

By towerrat, September 11, 2008
- 38 replies
- 13,725 views
- Ron
- October 1, 2009
Age of active TIs 1 2

By Rover, December 30, 2014
- 38 replies
- 21,996 views
- Islander-O
- June 22, 2020
Would you do a TM qualification jump? 1 2

By Spike, February 9, 2005
- 37 replies
- 8,881 views
- incendium
- August 1, 2009
Jump Shack's "The Use of Handcam" 1 2

By skydived19006, September 25, 2009
- 37 replies
- 10,765 views
- skydived19006
- February 9, 2011
Icarus tandem canopy question 1 2

By matt3sa, March 27, 2010
- 37 replies
- 14,595 views
- Rover
- August 24, 2010
TI's : Have you had a mal on a tandem yet? 1 2

By MotherGoose, May 13, 2010
- 37 replies
- 5,989 views
- skydived19006
- May 24, 2010
Mandatory retirement age? 1 2

By JohnMitchell, April 1, 2016
- 37 replies
- 11,575 views
- steveorino
- July 8, 2016
NZAerosport TFX 250 1 2

By piisfish, March 13, 2013
- 36 replies
- 8,412 views
- toolbox
- March 30, 2013
New Tandem BSR's (March 2015) 1 2

By PhreeZone, March 30, 2015
- 36 replies
- 11,794 views
- normiss
- April 6, 2015
Shania Twain & no flare tandem 1 2

By steveorino, May 16, 2011
- 36 replies
- 15,420 views
- AndyMan
- July 12, 2011
all of my passengers in 2012 in 4:45 min 1 2

By Bowie, January 4, 2013
- 36 replies
- 8,671 views
- Bowie
- December 25, 2013
TI Q 1 2

By swoopfly, January 24, 2013
- 36 replies
- 5,985 views
- raff
- February 5, 2013
Malfunctioned Drogue 1 2

By skydived19006, August 18, 2008
- 35 replies
- 15,560 views
- hookitt
- November 3, 2015
Tandem Jokes 1 2

By jasonRose, July 6, 2010
- 35 replies
- 32,772 views
- skyjumpenfool
- September 10, 2010
Sign in plane warning students to be hooked up? 1 2

By pchapman, June 7, 2013
- 34 replies
- 8,434 views
- skypuppy
- June 26, 2013
Most tandem jumps - who? 1 2

By skydiverek, May 26, 2010
- 34 replies
- 11,776 views
- zoobrothertom
- August 3, 2010
TIs with their own Tandem rigs? 1 2

By jumpoutnow, November 30, 2010
- 34 replies
- 10,152 views
- fencebuster
- January 11, 2011
Pole instead of wrist mount 1 2

By darora15, June 20, 2013
- 33 replies
- 14,313 views
- camamel
- November 5, 2013
wind limits for tandem skydiving 1 2

By kaiser, February 19, 2017
- 33 replies
- 23,452 views
- skydivex3m
- March 1, 2018
How tight do tandem instructor's harness their student? 1 2

By TALONSKY, March 15, 2004
- 32 replies
- 8,896 views
- mnskydiver688
- August 27, 2009
Innapropriate behaviour from a TI? 1 2

By DcloudZ, July 15, 2013
- 32 replies
- 18,484 views
- malooper
- August 22, 2013
Pilot medical reform! 1 2

By normiss, December 9, 2015
- 32 replies
- 9,856 views
- riggerrob
- January 21, 2016
Another Student Harness Post (pic) 1 2

By skydived19006, November 10, 2016
- 32 replies
- 13,582 views
- fencebuster
- November 22, 2016

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