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
    • 50,790 views

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

    By Beachum,
    • 4 replies
    • 426 views

  3. Safety Day - New piece of gear  

    By Avikus,
    • 8 replies
    • 606 views

  4. What has changed?  

    By Skybaby9,
    • 2 replies
    • 369 views

  5. Problem with AAD MARS and its cutter  

    By BasicOne,
    • 22 replies
    • 1,192 views

  6. dominant canopy  

    By kmzamani,
    • 1 reply
    • 267 views

  7. Exit Order (again... sorry)  

    By fcajump,
    • 12 replies
    • 1,182 views

  8. DZ's for AFF in CA or OR?  

    By DexterK,   
    • 3 replies
    • 593 views

  9. 4th of July  

    By nipp1e_boy,
    • 3 replies
    • 710 views

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

    By mikeat10500,
    • 4 replies
    • 737 views

  11. Any parachute packing courses happening in Canada?  

    By V1Rotate,
    • 4 replies
    • 827 views

  12. Stroke survivors that are still skydiving  

    By funjumper101,
    • 1 reply
    • 858 views

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

    By JoeWeber,
    • 160 replies
    • 8,446 views

  14. AFF FROM HIGH SPEED FIXED WING AIRCRAFT  

    By randhawa922,   
    • 17 replies
    • 1,944 views

  15. Less distraction-turning the flashing light off  

    By sundevil777,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,132 views

  16. Review of Brian Germain's Coaching Network  

    By Oleg P,   
    • 0 replies
    • 1,333 views

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

    By JoeWeber,
    • 32 replies
    • 2,437 views

  18. Decision Alt vs Hard Deck   1 2

    By fcajump,
    • 48 replies
    • 3,434 views

  19. Exit Point Podcast featuring Jay Moledzki  

    By BMAC615,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,149 views

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

    By alfonso904,
    • 49 replies
    • 4,771 views

  21. Minimum Opening Altitudes   1 2 3 4 6

    By BMAC615,
    • 133 replies
    • 8,273 views

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

    By BMAC615,
    • 77 replies
    • 5,240 views

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

    By fcajump,
    • 39 replies
    • 2,534 views

  24. Low Altitude Emergencies for Students  

    By David Wang,
    • 10 replies
    • 1,690 views

  25. Spiraling Down Under Canopy  

    By Duvain,
    • 21 replies
    • 2,309 views

  26. Flare vs Stall  

    By Rustbucket350,
    • 9 replies
    • 1,579 views

  27. Airplane maintenance and safety  

    By bdb2004,
    • 13 replies
    • 1,740 views

  28. full face helmet & digital altimeter  

    By kmzamani,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,531 views

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

    By JDBoston,
    • 19 replies
    • 2,695 views

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

    By SethInMI,
    • 7 replies
    • 3,897 views

  31. Incident Report Objectivity  

    By EatSleepFly,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,923 views

  32. Looking for higher altitude canopy collision incident reports  

    By Oleg P,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,542 views

  33. Rough Canopy Opening   1 2 3 4 5

    By Rustbucket350,
    • 107 replies
    • 8,899 views

  34. Covid19 - danger?  

    By nipp1e_boy,
    • 12 replies
    • 1,986 views

  35. Current thinking - getting out of line twists  

    By kleggo,
    • 8 replies
    • 2,263 views

  36. Wanna try something new in skydiving?  

    By wmw999,
    • 6 replies
    • 2,000 views

  37. Flare  

    By luiscalber,
    • 11 replies
    • 2,067 views

  38. Bridle wrap EP   1 2

    By tabouare,
    • 31 replies
    • 5,390 views

  39. Fatal ground accident in Montreal  

    By piisfish,
    • 8 replies
    • 2,852 views

  40. side by side  

    By kmzamani,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,571 views

  41. My $2500 mistake   1 2 3

    By nwt,
    • 61 replies
    • 8,079 views

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

    By FlyMeTooTheMoon?,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,963 views

  43. Are there any AFF courses running in Scotland?  

    By Tovo,
    • 5 replies
    • 3,640 views

  44. number of requierd jumps  

    By iranianjumper,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,606 views

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

    By bsrodeo540,
    • 48 replies
    • 7,793 views

  46. A Certification at Skydive PA, Grove City  

    By tstar,
    • 5 replies
    • 3,037 views

  47. Pros and Cons List for Picking my AFF DZ  

    By tstar,
    • 8 replies
    • 2,152 views

  48. Performing Actual Cutaways for Training   1 2 3

    By tstar,
    • 57 replies
    • 5,842 views

  49. A License on >1:1 WL?   1 2 3 4

    By BMAC615,
    • 83 replies
    • 10,307 views

  50. Trackers after tandems?  

    By cbassmnm,
    • 16 replies
    • 3,313 views

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

    By tbrown,
    • 78 replies
    • 5,817 views

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

    By Rio Santonil,
    • 9 replies
    • 2,573 views

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

    By tstar,
    • 26 replies
    • 4,162 views

  54. Performance Designs Skill and Operating Limits  

    By Matija,
    • 5 replies
    • 2,760 views

  55. Look silver before or after pulling red?  

    By nwt,
    • 24 replies
    • 3,589 views

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

    By MarSD6,
    • 14 replies
    • 4,312 views

  57. First time jumping with glasses  

    By colognebilly,
    • 5 replies
    • 2,092 views

  58. Reserve Parachute Deployment - Line Twist  

    By Gavrilo Andrić,   
    • 9 replies
    • 2,812 views

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

    By Gators1240,
    • 48 replies
    • 10,573 views

  60. AFF options  

    By Modern_Animal,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,599 views

  61. Tension knot or something more  

    By Binary93,
    • 9 replies
    • 2,617 views

  62. 1.08 canopy loading, number of safe landings?  

    By MickPatch,
    • 4 replies
    • 2,460 views

  63. What forces act on slider?  

    By CoolBeans,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,633 views

  64. Hard Openings  

    By danornan,
    • 17 replies
    • 3,977 views

  65. Progressively worse at AFF level E  

    By Dsix36,
    • 5 replies
    • 2,019 views

  66. C182 inflatable doplhin exit  

    By dim tok,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,860 views

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

    By ghostdog,
    • 28 replies
    • 5,490 views

  68. Altitude Dispute With Pilot  

    By Guest,
    • 13 replies
    • 3,873 views

  69. Starting Over (In a sense...)  

    By mac_la,
    • 12 replies
    • 2,907 views

  70. Skydiving w/ slight back pain  

    By Iko_,
    • 13 replies
    • 2,954 views

  71. Pull-up cord locked my slider  

    By Binary93,
    • 9 replies
    • 3,667 views

  72. AFF vs Tandem AFF programs  

    By cosmicgypsy,
    • 12 replies
    • 2,603 views

  73. exit type  

    By iranianjumper,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,761 views

  74. RAPS Jumps  

    By leafspawn,
    • 15 replies
    • 2,937 views

  75. New Online Refresher Course: Free to Anyone  

    By GAskygirl,
    • 1 reply
    • 2,165 views

  76. Training at home  

    By Skybird007,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,975 views

  77. tracking up or down jump run  

    By sfzombie13,
    • 14 replies
    • 2,941 views

  78. Two out article  

    By voilsb,
    • 5 replies
    • 2,360 views

  79. NEW EAR PLUGS MADE FOR SKYDIVERS,  

    By David55,
    • 10 replies
    • 2,892 views

  80. Looking for an old thread  

    By faulknerwn,
    • 3 replies
    • 2,369 views

  81. Leg-strap bungee necessity  

    By Colton Brown,
    • 4 replies
    • 3,097 views

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

    By sheeks,
    • 6 replies
    • 3,352 views

  83. The Cheapest AFF Course DZ  

    By Mohammed Hassan,
    • 10 replies
    • 3,980 views

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

    By pchapman,
    • 2 replies
    • 2,530 views

  85. Willing to travel for AFF  

    By Roofstomp,   
    • 4 replies
    • 2,154 views

  86. Frustrated with lack of skills at 100 jumps  

    By bdb2004,
    • 11 replies
    • 3,146 views

  87. Coaching Program  

    By Gary73,
    • 7 replies
    • 2,968 views

  88. Avoiding Landing Traffic  

    By kkeenan,
    • 3 replies
    • 2,506 views

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

    By CoolBeans,
    • 8 replies
    • 3,261 views

  90. how to give valuable feedback  

    By davenuk,
    • 3 replies
    • 2,195 views

  91. AFF training in Canada - Quebec  

    By Sylvie,
    • 12 replies
    • 2,558 views

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

    By raphaelistics,
    • 16 replies
    • 4,380 views

  93. 1st Cut-Away - Reserve entangled with Main  

    By Dionysos,
    • 17 replies
    • 4,678 views

  94. Skydiving licence in Poland?  

    By Blackjack,
    • 1 reply
    • 2,325 views

  95. Family and friends advice  

    By Jak3slice,
    • 15 replies
    • 4,277 views

  96. Returning to skydiving after a Traumatic Brain Injury  

    By floorlagh,
    • 8 replies
    • 3,847 views

  97. First main size, with prior canopy experience  

    By hut4car,
    • 21 replies
    • 5,490 views

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

    By CoolBeans,
    • 12 replies
    • 4,982 views

  99. Wind speed indicator recommendations?  

    By ronwah,   
    • 2 replies
    • 2,601 views

  100. Accuracy landing for students  

    By CoolBeans,
    • 2 replies
    • 2,668 views
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