Tandem Skydiving

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1. Landing on your butt taking its toll?  

   By tkhayes, June 27, 2014
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   • SkdTemple
   • December 21, 2014

2. USPA TI  

   By Kimblair13, April 16, 2010
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   • riggerrob
   • May 25, 2010

3. I get fired because i didnt want to pull low !  

   By pete2005, December 27, 2014
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   • billvon
   • February 5, 2015

4. Strong Enterprises takes on Icarus Tandem...  

   By rhys, March 17, 2011
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   • skytribe
   • December 21, 2015

5. "You shouldn't try to pull the handle"  

   By peek, May 22, 2016
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   • Ron
   • May 3, 2017

6. Tandem Mal: Land a Lineover or in the water  

   By Catwatch, September 1, 2011
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   • obelixtim
   • September 19, 2011

7. Tandem waivers  

   By theonlyski, March 21, 2012
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   • matthewcline
   • March 25, 2012

8. Have you ever had the same person as a tandem? If so how many times?  

   By shortyj, December 26, 2012
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   • Alex89
   • February 22, 2013

9. FAA Medicals?  

   By normiss, April 25, 2013
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   • Ron
   • July 10, 2013

10. How experienced fun jumper needs to be to jump around tandem?  

    By CoolBeans, July 20, 2020
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    • Westerly
    • August 7, 2020

11. Tandem double mal, cameraman saves! VIDEO, MUST SEE !!!  

    By skydiverek, May 7, 2018
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    • DJL
    • July 10, 2018

12. Extreme motion sickness after parachute deployment  

    By KathyGrant, September 14, 2013
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    • KathyGrant
    • September 22, 2013

13. No backstrap on tandem student harness.  

    By Kimblair13, April 3, 2010
    • 16 replies
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    • toolbox
    • May 2, 2010

14. Vertical tandem no drogue  

    By Clonedbeef, December 31, 2014
    • 16 replies
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    • piisfish
    • January 27, 2015

15. Looking for non-airworthy Sigma  

    By rasmack, November 12, 2018
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    • kaiser
    • August 26, 2019

16. Tandem Opening Altitude  

    By ti1, September 20, 2011
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    • ti1
    • September 23, 2011

17. Tandem student comfort under canopy  

    By jf951, August 15, 2012
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    • livendive
    • August 24, 2012

18. "Mixed" tandem bridles  

    By skydiverek, December 20, 2012
    • 16 replies
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    • gowlerk
    • October 11, 2014

19. Bad body position.  

    By DougH, June 12, 2013
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    • Liemberg
    • June 30, 2013

20. A bigun.....  

    By baronn, December 5, 2017
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    • keithbar
    • January 20, 2018

21. Do you have my goggles?  

    By judobrian, August 21, 2018
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    • Rdenig18
    • March 27, 2019

22. Where are all the Strong-rated TI's when you need them  

    By feuergnom, July 27, 2009
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    • rhys
    • August 5, 2009

23. What do you think of the Wichard anti-slip hardware on new Sigmas?  

    By parachutist, October 7, 2010
    • 15 replies
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    • riddler
    • December 29, 2010

24. Weird Mal  

    By NSEMN8R, November 18, 2015
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    • NSEMN8R
    • November 22, 2015

25. The new Strong tandem system  

    By Skydive2, May 31, 2011
    • 15 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • June 4, 2011

26. New USPA BSR banning wingsuit fly-bus  

    By riggerrob, March 15, 2016
    • 15 replies
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    • JohnMitchell
    • April 4, 2016

27. Why do Tandems have 9-Cell reserves?  

    By nigelh, October 16, 2018
    • 15 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • October 25, 2018

28. Personal tandem rig  

    By jzzsxm, November 10, 2012
    • 15 replies
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    • JohnMitchell
    • December 29, 2012

29. DeadBeat Dropzones; Stop Working There!  

    By SpectreDriver, January 4, 2013
    • 15 replies
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    • slotperfect
    • January 6, 2013

30. TI's @ *Cessna* DZ's - Your Eval Process for "Old Folks" ???  

    By matt3sa, April 7, 2013
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    • Rover
    • April 14, 2013

31. 2nd jump  

    By Brz, April 30, 2014
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    • Andy9o8
    • May 18, 2014

32. TI's: Tandems and Helmets (your typical use)?  

    By fcajump, November 19, 2009
    • 14 replies
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    • douwanto
    • November 27, 2009

33. Tandem malfunction (streamer)  

    By AiRpollUtiOn, March 8, 2010
    • 14 replies
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    • johnny1488
    • March 11, 2010

34. 101 years old passenger  

    By camamel, July 3, 2014
    • 14 replies
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    • douwanto
    • April 15, 2019

35. the best place to get a TI rating?  

    By MADPROPS, August 27, 2010
    • 14 replies
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    • pilotdave
    • August 31, 2010

36. Tandem Jump Problem  

    By RoadiJeff, March 4, 2015
    • 14 replies
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    • propofol65
    • March 17, 2015

37. Interesting Handcam Setup  

    By Rover, December 2, 2015
    • 14 replies
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    • gowlerk
    • December 9, 2015

38. GoPro Model/s for Vid/Still Handcam???  

    By skydived19006, January 11, 2016
    • 14 replies
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    • CTSkydiver
    • March 11, 2016

39. Tandem jump with no instruction, is this a big deal?  

    By larrylemur, February 17, 2012
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    • JohnMitchell
    • February 18, 2012

40. Tandem Instructor Jumpsuit  

    By k2skydiver, April 3, 2012
    • 14 replies
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    • toolbox
    • April 5, 2012

41. 182 tandem jump versus a turbine jump.  

    By kaiser, August 16, 2017
    • 14 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • September 4, 2017

42. Tandem Skydive at 50 Years Old! ; )  

    By skydive50, February 7, 2013
    • 14 replies
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    • skydive50
    • June 10, 2013

43. GoPro Duel Handcam Gloves  

    By Frankie84, February 21, 2013
    • 13 replies
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    • parachutist
    • March 7, 2013

44. Dz with most tandems per day ?  

    By piisfish, November 19, 2019
    • 13 replies
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    • kaiser
    • March 21

45. Tall and strong?  

    By Toddnkaya1, July 7, 2013
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    • NorrinRadd
    • July 17, 2013

46. Top 5 Tandem Scams  

    By Westerly, June 18, 2018
    • 13 replies
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    • gb1
    • July 1, 2018

47. Pepperell,,100 tandems in a day  

    By oozzee, June 28, 2014
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    • Andy9o8
    • July 5, 2014

48. hypothetical hangup.  

    By iwasinkheson68, October 17, 2014
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    • riggerrob
    • November 20, 2014

49. Sony HDR AZ1 / AS 100 - suitable for handycam in dual use? (photo + vid)  

    By Hoolzen, November 6, 2014
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    • Hoolzen
    • January 20, 2015

50. Catching tandems  

    By ck29, July 4, 2020
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    • gowlerk
    • July 16, 2020

51. My Last Tandem  

    By deadwood, November 12, 2011
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    • BossHogSkyDog
    • February 2, 2012

52. Basik drogue wrap  

    By BigSky, September 11, 2017
    • 13 replies
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    • piisfish
    • September 19, 2017

53. Armless, legless and doing a Tandem!  

    By mchamp, April 23, 2012
    • 13 replies
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    • sinjin
    • April 30, 2012

54. As if we needed any other dickhead tandem nonsense  

    By Decodiver, May 29, 2012
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    • popsjumper
    • May 31, 2012

55. Tandem master and camera flying.  

    By iFlyFast, July 11, 2012
    • 13 replies
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    • iFlyFast
    • July 13, 2012

56. First tandem and cut away  

    By Neilroberts502, April 12, 2013
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    • Neilroberts502
    • April 14, 2013

57. 60" drogue  

    By baronn, April 7, 2018
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    • kaiser
    • August 25, 2019

58. For the TI's out there.  

    By millertime24, June 15, 2009
    • 12 replies
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    • JohnMitchell
    • June 19, 2009

59. uspa tandem rating  

    By chriseidan, May 7, 2014
    • 12 replies
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    • mik
    • November 8, 2014

60. tandem course material  

    By sabrepilot25, January 8, 2010
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    • DesertDevil
    • January 14, 2010

61. working towards a job filming tandems at an Otter DZ  

    By chemist, March 28, 2015
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    • Laszloimage
    • July 16, 2015

62. NEW Sigma manual  

    By skydiverek, August 15, 2016
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    • riggerrob
    • August 27, 2016

63. tandem reserve  

    By nachofly99, January 30, 2019
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    • richwilk
    • April 9, 2019

64. Tandem Planking  

    By dizzyjw, August 2, 2012
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    • dizzyjw
    • August 7, 2012

65. Your most remembered tandem  

    By promise5, January 24, 2013
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    • popsjumper
    • March 30, 2013

66. stacked dual gopro handycam setup  

    By TheCaptain, October 1, 2013
    • 11 replies
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • October 10, 2013

67. tandem gloves. while gearing up etc  

    By flipwithit, December 8, 2013
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    • JohnMitchell
    • January 15, 2014

68. What's going on here?  

    By airtwardo, April 18, 2014
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    • Goodfellas
    • April 24, 2014

69. safety of tandems jumps  

    By skypuppy, March 3, 2010
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    • skypuppy
    • March 10, 2010

70. 2 out tandem @ drouge release  

    By lowpole, April 21, 2010
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    • jdfreefly
    • April 23, 2010

71. Strong Tandem Letter  

    By normiss, April 8, 2015
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    • BASE841
    • April 15, 2015

72. UPT reminder to Instructors  

    By PhreeZone, June 17, 2011
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    • parachutist
    • July 18, 2011

73. 1991 Tandem 'incident' in the UK  

    By nigel99, April 15, 2012
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • April 15, 2012

74. Should I do a tandem skydive?  

    By Solidgoldstu, January 2, 2013
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    • adagen
    • January 15, 2013

75. New Y mod on Sigma  

    By parafredo, May 25, 2013
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    • riggerrob
    • June 29, 2013

76. twisty sigma drogues  

    By tsalnukt, July 21, 2013
    • 10 replies
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    • Scrumpot
    • July 31, 2013

77. Andy Stumpf's Terrible Tandem Jump  

    By kenssd, January 3, 2018
    • 10 replies
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    • grantunderland
    • January 5, 2018

78. Un-inflated sigma drogue.  

    By stayhigh, July 24, 2013
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    • stayhigh
    • July 28, 2013

79. Total weight of a strong tandem system  

    By westcoastSD, September 19, 2013
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    • JohnnyMarko
    • September 24, 2013

80. tandem jump from balloon  

    By skyrado, June 15, 2009
    • 10 replies
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    • skydived19006
    • June 18, 2009

81. What's the real cost of a tandem rig per jump?  

    By FreeflyIndian, November 5, 2013
    • 10 replies
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    • PhreeZone
    • January 30, 2014

82. First Tandem Cutaway  

    By F16Driver, August 4, 2009
    • 10 replies
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    • hurrikanej
    • August 16, 2009

83. Catching tandems  

    By riggerrob, October 30, 2009
    • 10 replies
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    • livendive
    • November 3, 2009

84. Safety Award  

    By DesertDevil, December 31, 2009
    • 10 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • January 4, 2010

85. Private tandem owners????  

    By daytripper419, July 13, 2014
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    • jcoldren
    • October 1, 2014

86. 2 major incidents - no conclusive information  

    By Rover, October 14, 2014
    • 10 replies
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    • sammielu
    • July 21, 2015

87. Tandem instructor holds onto 3-ring, not reserve handle while cutting away...  

    By pchapman, September 20, 2010
    • 10 replies
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    • hackish
    • September 21, 2010

88. Tandem Rating Question  

    By pilotsR4pimps, October 3, 2010
    • 10 replies
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    • Rover
    • November 8, 2010

89. Tandem Student minor injury by hardware  

    By inextremis, October 8, 2010
    • 10 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • October 20, 2010

90. What is your hard deck for exiting with a tandem? (non emergency)  

    By ShotterMG, June 14, 2011
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    • councilman24
    • July 2, 2011

91. tandem passenger selfie cam...  

    By piisfish, March 5, 2016
    • 10 replies
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    • fcajump
    • March 10, 2016

92. Wind limits and gusts with tandems....  

    By WatchYourStep, June 21, 2011
    • 10 replies
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    • skydived19006
    • July 6, 2011

93. T/I shoulder pain  

    By shawnstarr, October 31, 2011
    • 10 replies
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    • captain1976
    • January 1, 2012

94. Packing tandem rigs - how fast/how many?  

    By dima39, December 2, 2016
    • 10 replies
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    • dima39
    • December 10, 2016

95. Employment (Tandem Master) and Travel?  

    By AbrasiveLizard, February 14, 2012
    • 10 replies
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    • crazydiver
    • February 16, 2012

96. After the 'grandma' video: tandem jump numbers over the Memorial weekend in the USA  

    By skydiverek, May 29, 2012
    • 10 replies
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    • divingos
    • June 29, 2012

97. World's highest Naked Tandem  

    By Siivu, July 2, 2012
    • 10 replies
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    • skydiverek
    • July 4, 2012

98. UPT Rating W/O USPA Rating  

    By Deisel, December 6, 2012
    • 10 replies
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    • BIGUN
    • February 7, 2013

99. 19 Tandem Commandments are dead?  

    By pchapman, March 6, 2013
    • 9 replies
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    • diablopilot
    • March 30, 2013

100. Any advice regarding getting current?  

     By MrHey, February 23, 2018
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     • fanya
     • March 9, 2018