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.

6,250 topics in this forum

  1. Warning on advice given here  

    By billvon,
    • 1 reply
    • 50,798 views

  2. What has changed?  

    By Skybaby9,
    • 3 replies
    • 530 views

  3. Effect that difference in size of main and reserve on a system have in a two out scenario  

    By Beachum,
    • 4 replies
    • 452 views

  4. Titanium rod in leg  

    By Brisco,
    • 13 replies
    • 10,842 views

  5. Exit Order (again... sorry)  

    By fcajump,
    • 12 replies
    • 1,193 views

  6. Safety Day - New piece of gear  

    By Avikus,
    • 8 replies
    • 627 views

  7. Problem with AAD MARS and its cutter  

    By BasicOne,
    • 22 replies
    • 1,203 views

  8. dominant canopy  

    By kmzamani,
    • 1 reply
    • 271 views

  9. Rough Canopy Opening   1 2 3 4 5

    By Rustbucket350,
    • 107 replies
    • 9,007 views

  10. Performing Actual Cutaways for Training   1 2 3

    By tstar,
    • 57 replies
    • 5,894 views

  11. Let's play...What's your favourite BSR?  

    By mikeat10500,
    • 4 replies
    • 741 views

  12. AFF FROM HIGH SPEED FIXED WING AIRCRAFT  

    By randhawa922,   
    • 17 replies
    • 1,964 views

  13. Exit Point Podcast featuring Jay Moledzki  

    By BMAC615,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,153 views

  14. DZ's for AFF in CA or OR?  

    By DexterK,   
    • 3 replies
    • 595 views

  15. 4th of July  

    By nipp1e_boy,
    • 3 replies
    • 717 views

  16. Canopy Piloting Regulation (split from Fatality Georgia 3/18/2023)   1 2 3 4 7

    By JoeWeber,
    • 160 replies
    • 8,560 views

  17. Any parachute packing courses happening in Canada?  

    By V1Rotate,
    • 4 replies
    • 843 views

  18. Stroke survivors that are still skydiving  

    By funjumper101,
    • 1 reply
    • 862 views

  19. Cypress failure   1 2

    By heltzer,
    • 29 replies
    • 7,999 views

  20. First main size, with prior canopy experience  

    By hut4car,
    • 21 replies
    • 5,524 views

  21. Less distraction-turning the flashing light off  

    By sundevil777,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,135 views

  22. WL of 1 for <C-License?   1 2 3 4

    By BMAC615,
    • 77 replies
    • 5,279 views

  23. AFF 5 & 6 today :o)  

    By Squeak,
    • 17 replies
    • 4,706 views

  24. Review of Brian Germain's Coaching Network  

    By Oleg P,   
    • 0 replies
    • 1,344 views

  25. Decision Alt vs Hard Deck   1 2

    By fcajump,
    • 48 replies
    • 3,475 views

  26. Patterns (split from Canopy collision - Ohio - Oct 22, 2022)   1 2

    By JoeWeber,
    • 32 replies
    • 2,460 views

  27. Why are there so many fatalities this year?   1 2

    By alfonso904,
    • 49 replies
    • 4,795 views

  28. Minimum Opening Altitudes   1 2 3 4 6

    By BMAC615,
    • 133 replies
    • 8,333 views

  29. Instruction Directions: Split from Fatality August 27 2022 Skydive Toronto Canada   1 2

    By fcajump,
    • 39 replies
    • 2,575 views

  30. Low Altitude Emergencies for Students  

    By David Wang,
    • 10 replies
    • 1,697 views

  31. Spiraling Down Under Canopy  

    By Duvain,
    • 21 replies
    • 2,348 views

  32. Airplane maintenance and safety  

    By bdb2004,
    • 13 replies
    • 1,752 views

  33. Flare vs Stall  

    By Rustbucket350,
    • 9 replies
    • 1,600 views

  34. full face helmet & digital altimeter  

    By kmzamani,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,549 views

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

    By JDBoston,
    • 19 replies
    • 2,701 views

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

    By dive42,
    • 26 replies
    • 9,862 views

  37. Fatal ground accident in Montreal  

    By piisfish,
    • 8 replies
    • 2,862 views

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

    By SethInMI,
    • 7 replies
    • 3,924 views

  39. Pros and Cons List for Picking my AFF DZ  

    By tstar,
    • 8 replies
    • 2,163 views

  40. Incident Report Objectivity  

    By EatSleepFly,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,930 views

  41. Looking for higher altitude canopy collision incident reports  

    By Oleg P,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,552 views

  42. Covid19 - danger?  

    By nipp1e_boy,
    • 12 replies
    • 2,002 views

  43. Wanna try something new in skydiving?  

    By wmw999,
    • 6 replies
    • 2,007 views

  44. Current thinking - getting out of line twists  

    By kleggo,
    • 8 replies
    • 2,268 views

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

    By NWFlyer,
    • 72 replies
    • 20,361 views

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

    By bsrodeo540,
    • 48 replies
    • 7,840 views

  47. My $2500 mistake   1 2 3

    By nwt,
    • 61 replies
    • 8,147 views

  48. A License on >1:1 WL?   1 2 3 4

    By BMAC615,
    • 83 replies
    • 10,371 views

  49. Bridle wrap EP   1 2

    By tabouare,
    • 31 replies
    • 5,427 views

  50. Flare  

    By luiscalber,
    • 11 replies
    • 2,085 views

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

    By CoolBeans,
    • 12 replies
    • 5,000 views

  52. side by side  

    By kmzamani,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,578 views

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

    By FlyMeTooTheMoon?,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,972 views

  54. Are there any AFF courses running in Scotland?  

    By Tovo,
    • 5 replies
    • 3,655 views

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

    By Gators1240,
    • 48 replies
    • 10,622 views

  56. number of requierd jumps  

    By iranianjumper,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,609 views

  57. A Certification at Skydive PA, Grove City  

    By tstar,
    • 5 replies
    • 3,055 views

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

    By tbrown,
    • 78 replies
    • 5,851 views

  59. Trackers after tandems?  

    By cbassmnm,
    • 16 replies
    • 3,326 views

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

    By Rio Santonil,
    • 9 replies
    • 2,582 views

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

    By MarSD6,
    • 14 replies
    • 4,325 views

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

    By tstar,
    • 26 replies
    • 4,180 views

  63. Hard Openings  

    By danornan,
    • 17 replies
    • 4,010 views

  64. Pull-up cord locked my slider  

    By Binary93,
    • 9 replies
    • 3,678 views

  65. Look silver before or after pulling red?  

    By nwt,
    • 24 replies
    • 3,606 views

  66. Performance Designs Skill and Operating Limits  

    By Matija,
    • 5 replies
    • 2,773 views

  67. Tension knot or something more  

    By Binary93,
    • 9 replies
    • 2,626 views

  68. Altitude Dispute With Pilot  

    By Guest,
    • 13 replies
    • 3,895 views

  69. Reserve Parachute Deployment - Line Twist  

    By Gavrilo Andrić,   
    • 9 replies
    • 2,824 views

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

    By ghostdog,
    • 28 replies
    • 5,518 views

  71. 1.08 canopy loading, number of safe landings?  

    By MickPatch,
    • 4 replies
    • 2,476 views

  72. First time jumping with glasses  

    By colognebilly,
    • 5 replies
    • 2,105 views

  73. NEW EAR PLUGS MADE FOR SKYDIVERS,  

    By David55,
    • 10 replies
    • 2,904 views

  74. Starting Over (In a sense...)  

    By mac_la,
    • 12 replies
    • 2,922 views

  75. AFF options  

    By Modern_Animal,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,603 views

  76. Progressively worse at AFF level E  

    By Dsix36,
    • 5 replies
    • 2,024 views

  77. What forces act on slider?  

    By CoolBeans,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,638 views

  78. C182 inflatable doplhin exit  

    By dim tok,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,866 views

  79. Is FAR 135 coming?   1 2 3

    By TomSpoon,
    • 51 replies
    • 8,048 views

  80. Skydiving w/ slight back pain  

    By Iko_,
    • 13 replies
    • 2,965 views

  81. The Cheapest AFF Course DZ  

    By Mohammed Hassan,
    • 10 replies
    • 3,988 views

  82. AFF vs Tandem AFF programs  

    By cosmicgypsy,
    • 12 replies
    • 2,627 views

  83. RAPS Jumps  

    By leafspawn,
    • 15 replies
    • 2,959 views

  84. exit type  

    By iranianjumper,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,771 views

  85. New Online Refresher Course: Free to Anyone  

    By GAskygirl,
    • 1 reply
    • 2,173 views

  86. Two out article  

    By voilsb,
    • 5 replies
    • 2,372 views

  87. Training at home  

    By Skybird007,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,983 views

  88. tracking up or down jump run  

    By sfzombie13,
    • 14 replies
    • 2,948 views

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

    By wmw999,
    • 52 replies
    • 8,499 views

  90. Looking for an old thread  

    By faulknerwn,
    • 3 replies
    • 2,382 views

  91. Cutaway on first solo   1 2

    By tvanderbeek,
    • 48 replies
    • 12,571 views

  92. Coaching Program  

    By Gary73,
    • 7 replies
    • 2,977 views

  93. Leg-strap bungee necessity  

    By Colton Brown,
    • 4 replies
    • 3,112 views

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

    By sheeks,
    • 6 replies
    • 3,362 views

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

    By pchapman,
    • 2 replies
    • 2,545 views

  96. Willing to travel for AFF  

    By Roofstomp,   
    • 4 replies
    • 2,162 views

  97. Frustrated with lack of skills at 100 jumps  

    By bdb2004,
    • 11 replies
    • 3,163 views

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

    By CoolBeans,
    • 8 replies
    • 3,270 views

  99. Avoiding Landing Traffic  

    By kkeenan,
    • 3 replies
    • 2,518 views

  100. AFF training in Canada - Quebec  

    By Sylvie,
    • 12 replies
    • 2,581 views
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