Safety and Training
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There is a direct relationship between your knowledge, skill and attitude and skydiving safety. Safety should be your #1 priority and this is the place to grow in all three of those areas.

6,224 topics in this forum

  1. Warning on advice given here  

    By billvon,
    • 1 reply
    • 49,898 views

  2. Rough Canopy Opening   1 2 3

    By Rustbucket350,
    • 70 replies
    • 2,938 views

  3. full face helmet & digital altimeter  

    By kmzamani,
    • 4 replies
    • 376 views

  4. Cause of decline over time in annual fatalities per 100k jumps  

    By JDBoston,
    • 19 replies
    • 1,166 views

  5. Should I travel abroad for a world class AFF experience?   1 2

    By dive42,
    • 26 replies
    • 8,704 views

  6. Fatal ground accident in Montreal  

    By piisfish,
    • 8 replies
    • 1,679 views

  7. boodacious double mal (making the rounds on media)  

    By SethInMI,
    • 7 replies
    • 2,551 views

  8. Pros and Cons List for Picking my AFF DZ  

    By tstar,
    • 8 replies
    • 1,135 views

  9. Incident Report Objectivity  

    By EatSleepFly,
    • 5 replies
    • 768 views

  10. Looking for higher altitude canopy collision incident reports  

    By Oleg P,
    • 1 reply
    • 780 views

  11. Covid19 - danger?  

    By nipp1e_boy,
    • 12 replies
    • 853 views

  12. Wanna try something new in skydiving?  

    By wmw999,
    • 6 replies
    • 947 views

  13. Current thinking - getting out of line twists  

    By kleggo,
    • 8 replies
    • 944 views

  14. Passed out under canopy: watch those leg straps!   1 2 3

    By NWFlyer,
    • 72 replies
    • 18,300 views

  15. Reserve Size Discussion (was: Fatality Western Australia 15 Mar 2021)   1 2

    By bsrodeo540,
    • 48 replies
    • 5,604 views

  16. My $2500 mistake   1 2 3

    By nwt,
    • 61 replies
    • 5,058 views

  17. A License on >1:1 WL?   1 2 3 4

    By BMAC615,
    • 83 replies
    • 6,393 views

  18. Bridle wrap EP   1 2

    By tabouare,
    • 31 replies
    • 2,603 views

  19. Flare  

    By luiscalber,
    • 11 replies
    • 989 views

  20. Gym training and conditioning (shoulders/neck/spine)  

    By CoolBeans,
    • 12 replies
    • 3,744 views

  21. side by side  

    By kmzamani,
    • 1 reply
    • 816 views

  22. Performing Actual Cutaways for Training   1 2

    By tstar,
    • 30 replies
    • 2,627 views

  23. Shakey Level 1, Do i continue? Advice please  

    By FlyMeTooTheMoon?,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,194 views

  24. Are there any AFF courses running in Scotland?  

    By Tovo,
    • 5 replies
    • 2,534 views

  25. Is it normal for AFF students to not care?   1 2

    By Gators1240,
    • 48 replies
    • 7,946 views

  26. number of requierd jumps  

    By iranianjumper,
    • 1 reply
    • 902 views

  27. A Certification at Skydive PA, Grove City  

    By tstar,
    • 5 replies
    • 2,139 views

  28. Instruction discussion split from 2021-01-08 Incident   1 2 3 4

    By tbrown,
    • 78 replies
    • 2,950 views

  29. Trackers after tandems?  

    By cbassmnm,
    • 16 replies
    • 2,063 views

  30. Advise: AFF Student w / 5 solos and hop n pop left  

    By Rio Santonil,
    • 9 replies
    • 1,617 views

  31. XRW Mr. Bill with jumper who has <100 jumps  

    By MarSD6,
    • 14 replies
    • 3,195 views

  32. Thinking of doing a Hybrid IAD/AFF Training Scenerio   1 2

    By tstar,
    • 26 replies
    • 2,639 views

  33. Hard Openings  

    By danornan,
    • 17 replies
    • 2,469 views

  34. Pull-up cord locked my slider  

    By Binary93,
    • 9 replies
    • 2,416 views

  35. Look silver before or after pulling red?  

    By nwt,
    • 24 replies
    • 2,288 views

  36. Performance Designs Skill and Operating Limits  

    By Matija,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,697 views

  37. Tension knot or something more  

    By Binary93,
    • 9 replies
    • 1,538 views

  38. Altitude Dispute With Pilot  

    By Guest,
    • 13 replies
    • 2,725 views

  39. Reserve Parachute Deployment - Line Twist  

    By Gavrilo Andrić,   
    • 9 replies
    • 1,702 views

  40. AFF level 3 goes wrong! Rate this instructor!   1 2

    By ghostdog,
    • 28 replies
    • 3,607 views

  41. 1.08 canopy loading, number of safe landings?  

    By MickPatch,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,639 views

  42. First time jumping with glasses  

    By colognebilly,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,321 views

  43. NEW EAR PLUGS MADE FOR SKYDIVERS,  

    By David55,
    • 10 replies
    • 1,767 views

  44. Starting Over (In a sense...)  

    By mac_la,
    • 12 replies
    • 1,700 views

  45. AFF options  

    By Modern_Animal,
    • 2 replies
    • 900 views

  46. Progressively worse at AFF level E  

    By Dsix36,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,192 views

  47. What forces act on slider?  

    By CoolBeans,
    • 5 replies
    • 928 views

  48. C182 inflatable doplhin exit  

    By dim tok,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,085 views

  49. Is FAR 135 coming?   1 2 3

    By TomSpoon,
    • 51 replies
    • 6,603 views

  50. Skydiving w/ slight back pain  

    By Iko_,
    • 13 replies
    • 1,669 views

  51. The Cheapest AFF Course DZ  

    By Mohammed Hassan,
    • 10 replies
    • 2,831 views

  52. AFF vs Tandem AFF programs  

    By cosmicgypsy,
    • 12 replies
    • 1,563 views

  53. RAPS Jumps  

    By leafspawn,
    • 15 replies
    • 1,607 views

  54. exit type  

    By iranianjumper,
    • 2 replies
    • 912 views

  55. New Online Refresher Course: Free to Anyone  

    By GAskygirl,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,307 views

  56. Two out article  

    By voilsb,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,347 views

  57. Training at home  

    By Skybird007,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,132 views

  58. tracking up or down jump run  

    By sfzombie13,
    • 14 replies
    • 1,830 views

  59. Often-used safety procedures: the PLF   1 2 3

    By wmw999,
    • 52 replies
    • 6,762 views

  60. Looking for an old thread  

    By faulknerwn,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,540 views

  61. Cutaway on first solo   1 2

    By tvanderbeek,
    • 48 replies
    • 10,448 views

  62. Coaching Program  

    By Gary73,
    • 7 replies
    • 2,096 views

  63. Leg-strap bungee necessity  

    By Colton Brown,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,821 views

  64. What causes only one riser to release in a cutaway  

    By sheeks,
    • 6 replies
    • 2,312 views

  65. Who writes reports to the USPA in case of incidents?  

    By pchapman,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,592 views

  66. Willing to travel for AFF  

    By Roofstomp,   
    • 4 replies
    • 1,388 views

  67. Frustrated with lack of skills at 100 jumps  

    By bdb2004,
    • 11 replies
    • 2,121 views

  68. First cut-away - line over and/or tension knot  

    By CoolBeans,
    • 8 replies
    • 2,400 views

  69. First main size, with prior canopy experience  

    By hut4car,
    • 20 replies
    • 3,798 views

  70. Avoiding Landing Traffic  

    By kkeenan,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,648 views

  71. AFF training in Canada - Quebec  

    By Sylvie,
    • 12 replies
    • 1,688 views

  72. Skydiving licence in Poland?  

    By Blackjack,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,415 views

  73. Family and friends advice  

    By Jak3slice,
    • 15 replies
    • 3,235 views

  74. how to give valuable feedback  

    By davenuk,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,431 views

  75. Wind speed indicator recommendations?  

    By ronwah,   
    • 2 replies
    • 1,703 views

  76. Jump #37 - Hop’nPop Double Malfunction *No Cutaway*  

    By raphaelistics,
    • 16 replies
    • 3,395 views

  77. Returning to skydiving after a Traumatic Brain Injury  

    By floorlagh,
    • 8 replies
    • 2,396 views

  78. 1st Cut-Away - Reserve entangled with Main  

    By Dionysos,
    • 17 replies
    • 3,451 views

  79. nil winds  

    By philh,
    • 12 replies
    • 3,327 views

  80. Big SOB:)  

    By Dewbee,   
    • 10 replies
    • 2,914 views

  81. Accuracy landing for students  

    By CoolBeans,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,828 views

  82. Preventing Hard Openings   1 2 3

    By skydivingmonk,
    • 70 replies
    • 14,464 views

  83. On opening, grab toggles or rear risers?  

    By sundevil777,
    • 8 replies
    • 2,434 views

  84. Helluva time deciding  

    By Dewbee,
    • 6 replies
    • 1,925 views

  85. Mard (skyhook) reserve opening issue  

    By Youradhere,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,957 views

  86. Canopy burn  

    By Dr.Surgicool,
    • 7 replies
    • 3,051 views

  87. AFF at sky dive the ranch  

    By bellyflopper,
    • 4 replies
    • 2,687 views

  88. The Deaf in AFF  

    By g3ninfinite,
    • 16 replies
    • 6,415 views

  89. Skyvan Air Force Fatal  

    By DBCOOPER,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,804 views

  90. Re: USPA responsibility for suicides [was: tandem incident]   1 2 3 4

    By Ron,
    • 89 replies
    • 14,509 views

  91. Email from an attorney .  

    By SStewart,
    • 8 replies
    • 3,757 views

  92. How to arch with scoliosis  

    By ghostdog,
    • 14 replies
    • 3,839 views

  93. Referral request: sports psychology for skydiving  

    By pr3d4t0r,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,613 views

  94. Drogue entanglement and reserve ride, Mesquite  

    By radical_flyer,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,874 views

  95. New heavy jumper wing loading and when to buy gear  

    By psykx,
    • 8 replies
    • 2,312 views

  96. When should you try rear riser landings??   1 2

    By jkwon,
    • 31 replies
    • 10,966 views

  97. Thread for "Checking in after jumps" (from Incidents)   1 2

    By DBCOOPER,
    • 29 replies
    • 8,714 views

  98. Spiraling In The Holding Area  

    By KBUDA,
    • 21 replies
    • 8,725 views

  99. Skyhook   1 2 3 4 6

    By base698,
    • 140 replies
    • 37,256 views

  100. Container flapping on back in free fall  

    By Dmullen85,
    • 11 replies
    • 4,062 views
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