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1. Jettisoned articles - Hazard to folks on the ground?   1 2

   By GLIDEANGLE, May 10, 2007
   • 38 replies
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   • kkeenan
   • May 15, 2007

2. What size canopy to get the GF   1 2

   By MADPROPS, September 8, 2013
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   • primetime
   • September 14, 2013

3. Tracking   1 2

   By Yossarian, August 28, 2006
   • 38 replies
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   • Scrumpot
   • September 18, 2006

4. What would you do?   1 2

   By fly4jumps, November 14, 2010
   • 38 replies
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   • popsjumper
   • November 23, 2010

5. Really, how important is water training?   1 2

   By jaybwise, April 19, 2007
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   • riggerrob
   • May 3, 2007

6. Flight Line check requirements (Was:) Fatality - Bridlington U.K.   1 2

   By cpoxon, April 25, 2007
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   • mr2mk1g
   • April 30, 2007

7. know who is jumping with you   1 2

   By madmott, April 6, 2006
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   • L.O.
   • April 14, 2006

8. Two out from a static line.   1 2

   By castrodavidd, July 24, 2012
   • 38 replies
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   • imfromwales
   • August 6, 2012

9. Prescription Drugs and Skydiving   1 2

   By jumpjunkie2004, May 6, 2005
   • 38 replies
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   • Casurf1978
   • May 24, 2005

10. Requirement for full face helmet in YOUR country   1 2

    By RandomLemming, January 30, 2008
    • 38 replies
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    • billvon
    • February 3, 2008

11. Safety note - pulling too high   1 2

    By billvon, March 19, 2007
    • 38 replies
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    • jdatc
    • March 22, 2007

12. RWS User Agreement   1 2

    By jlmiracle, August 20, 2002
    • 37 replies
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    • AndyMan
    • August 27, 2002

13. Student AFF - Spinning problem   1 2

    By aragao, April 28, 2003
    • 37 replies
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    • Bunyip
    • June 3, 2003

14. Line Dump cause   1 2

    By mmittelman, September 25, 2007
    • 37 replies
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    • relyon
    • November 7, 2007

15. New DZ Briefings   1 2

    By Hooknswoop, February 19, 2002
    • 37 replies
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    • PhreeZone
    • February 27, 2002

16. my first hop and pop and nervous   1 2

    By dpfire29, January 11, 2014
    • 37 replies
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    • MikeBIBOM
    • May 20, 2014

17. uncocked pilot chute   1 2

    By point_code, January 27, 2006
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • January 30, 2006

18. Packing   1 2

    By skysohigh77, July 21, 2009
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    • chuckakers
    • July 26, 2009

19. how much to learn to pack?   1 2

    By countzero, July 8, 2006
    • 37 replies
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    • Ron
    • July 13, 2006

20. Flat turn landings......really soft!   1 2

    By shah269, June 14, 2010
    • 37 replies
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    • Scrumpot
    • June 15, 2010

21. Tolerating Gs during a malfunction   1 2

    By dthames, January 27, 2012
    • 37 replies
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    • holie
    • February 1, 2012

22. exit separation please help   1 2

    By Newbie, November 20, 2002
    • 37 replies
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    • diverdriver
    • November 23, 2002

23. Yes, it actually CAN happen to you.....   1 2

    By tkhayes, April 1, 2011
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    • popsjumper
    • April 4, 2011

24. Coach jumps - finishing the card   1 2

    By propofol65, December 1, 2006
    • 37 replies
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    • recovercrachead
    • December 12, 2006

25. "The Most Tandem Jumps in 24 Hours"   1 2

    By JohnRich, April 20, 2009
    • 37 replies
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    • Andrewwhyte
    • April 28, 2009

26. Hop and Pops   1 2

    By robertmicp, September 27, 2004
    • 37 replies
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    • nate_1979
    • October 12, 2004

27. Gloves?   1 2

    By pyrotech, May 2, 2011
    • 37 replies
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    • EtherPilot
    • November 8, 2012

28. If you have a total malfunction, would you:   1 2

    By thelem, September 30, 2004
    • 37 replies
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    • mjosparky
    • October 3, 2004

29. AFF JM's   1 2

    By ianmdrennan, October 27, 2003
    • 37 replies
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    • NoShitThereIWas
    • November 2, 2003

30. AFF solo exits - how to make yourself let go?   1 2

    By kirrz, May 5, 2006
    • 37 replies
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    • kirrz
    • May 26, 2006

31. fear of clouds   1 2

    By jojo69, September 19, 2006
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    • speedy
    • October 26, 2006

32. Intentional cutaway: advisable? accessible?   1 2

    By LittleOne, September 10, 2006
    • 37 replies
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    • toronto_bill
    • May 23, 2007

33. Laser Eye Surgery and Jumping   1 2

    By Yossarian, August 11, 2006
    • 37 replies
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    • kelpdiver
    • September 20, 2006

34. Brain Malfunction 11/09/2005   1 2

    By Silverchic, October 18, 2005
    • 37 replies
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    • Silverchic
    • October 21, 2005

35. Reserve smaller than main   1 2

    By Frenchy68, August 24, 2004
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    • sweep
    • August 29, 2004

36. Vertical separation   1 2

    By nigel99, September 6, 2011
    • 37 replies
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    • billvon
    • September 12, 2011

37. Do you check your gear before putting it on and again before exiting the plane? Be honest!   1 2

    By missfortunem, June 2, 2005
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    • apley
    • June 6, 2005

38. exit seperation-newbies don't get pressured..   1 2

    By bigbearfng, August 6, 2004
    • 37 replies
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    • skr
    • August 24, 2004

39. Exit Separation Chart   1 2

    By jumplongisland, January 17, 2015
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    • Remster
    • February 12, 2015

40. Shooeez do you uze   1 2

    By shah269, August 12, 2011
    • 37 replies
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    • cube
    • August 31, 2011

41. Wind limit??   1 2

    By FallinWoman, November 25, 2001
    • 37 replies
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    • Deuce
    • September 19, 2002

42. Do skydivers care about safety?   1 2

    By billbooth, April 7, 2002
    • 37 replies
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    • Zennie
    • April 19, 2002

43. Jumping with a ruptured ear drum.   1 2

    By freefallfrom10k, June 30, 2011
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    • freefallfrom10k
    • August 15, 2011

44. Re: [billvon] Injury at SDA   1 2

    By Steel, January 30, 2003
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    • billvon
    • January 31, 2003

45. Mr Bill and Canopy size.   1 2

    By r2hubert, January 15, 2003
    • 37 replies
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    • virgin-burner
    • October 9, 2009

46. You're below 1500ft, and...   1 2

    By aresye, October 18, 2008
    • 37 replies
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    • livendive
    • October 29, 2008

47. Helicopter Jumps   1 2

    By rendezvous, March 19, 2002
    • 36 replies
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    • E150
    • March 25, 2002

48. Drugs and heavy alcohol use   1 2

    By IAMBuddha, August 13, 2009
    • 36 replies
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    • lpdwntnd
    • August 31, 2009

49. Kiting your canopy - was: Demo injury   1 2

    By dorbie, August 20, 2009
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    • freeflyer58D
    • August 24, 2010

50. Same old story   1 2

    By faulknerwn, August 18, 2009
    • 36 replies
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    • LloydDobbler
    • August 25, 2009

51. Clear & Pull versus 5 Second Delay   1 2

    By pchapman, November 7, 2007
    • 36 replies
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    • rehmwa
    • November 14, 2007

52. Should I quibble over a $1.2K +/- difference   1 2

    By ManagingPrime, July 25, 2010
    • 36 replies
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    • DougH
    • August 7, 2010

53. Brian Germains Canopy Flight Course...   1 2

    By JerseyShawn, May 15, 2011
    • 36 replies
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    • Marisan
    • May 21, 2011

54. Butt strap to prevent falling out of a harness   1 2

    By sunkenstate, March 6, 2012
    • 36 replies
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    • Spills
    • March 12, 2012

55. Main Malfunction & Cut-Away   1 2

    By ripcord, July 22, 2001
    • 36 replies
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    • cuchulinn
    • August 24, 2003

56. Cutaway Question   1 2

    By AStack75, May 21, 2010
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    • AStack75
    • June 28, 2010

57. Does anyone "Psycho Frog Modified Pack"?   1 2

    By Parafoil27, June 19, 2009
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    • glgflyer
    • June 24, 2009

58. Chop or not??   1 2

    By Firephoto, December 15, 2005
    • 36 replies
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    • davehartley
    • January 3, 2006

59. First hop n pop...a bit nervous!   1 2

    By Lazarus_762, December 15, 2012
    • 36 replies
    • 10,630 views
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    • popsjumper
    • January 1, 2013

60. Canopy Collapse Vid   1 2

    By kalaniwavo, January 25, 2012
    • 36 replies
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    • uberchris
    • January 30, 2012

61. Have you ever had to use your reserve?   1 2

    By shortyj, December 27, 2005
    • 36 replies
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    • ripcord4
    • January 3, 2006

62. flotation devices   1 2

    By mmacro, April 22, 2010
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    • timmyfitz
    • May 11, 2010

63. Please learn from my stupidity!   1 2

    By airborne47, December 3, 2011
    • 36 replies
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    • airborne47
    • December 29, 2011

64. wind tunnel cost vs jump tickets?   1 2

    By DivinDon, April 7, 2003
    • 36 replies
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    • jumpgod
    • April 16, 2003

65. 1st line twist to give me whip-lash!   1 2

    By BPilk, June 18, 2008
    • 36 replies
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    • pirana
    • June 20, 2008

66. Cutaway   1 2

    By climber71, May 7, 2012
    • 36 replies
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    • popsjumper
    • November 9, 2012

67. Chest strap question   1 2

    By Push, October 26, 2002
    • 36 replies
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    • pop
    • November 11, 2002

68. Does going to a wind tunnel really help?   1 2

    By climber71, September 11, 2012
    • 36 replies
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    • Zenister
    • October 17, 2012

69. AFF 1: I refused to jump!   1 2

    By Zagor, July 16, 2007
    • 36 replies
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    • LPhoenix98
    • July 22, 2007

70. Freefallers Near Canopy   1 2

    By Avion, October 27, 2006
    • 36 replies
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    • kallend
    • October 31, 2006

71. How the ?   1 2

    By JohnnyMarko, March 1, 2010
    • 36 replies
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    • tjm
    • March 9, 2010

72. What would you do?   1 2

    By BikerBabe, February 17, 2004
    • 36 replies
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    • diablopilot
    • February 19, 2004

73. Music?   1 2

    By ifell, August 13, 2008
    • 36 replies
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    • IanHarrop
    • November 26, 2011

74. Partial Canopy Collapse   1 2

    By JENNR8R, April 24, 2007
    • 36 replies
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    • pcrt
    • June 11, 2007

75. Canopy decision for a once expert jumper returning to the sport. Spectre or Katana?   1 2

    By NoShitThereIWas, September 11, 2013
    • 36 replies
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    • NoShitThereIWas
    • October 7, 2013

76. I'm new...mal procedure question...   1 2

    By drewcarp, December 15, 2008
    • 36 replies
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    • popsjumper
    • February 1, 2009

77. Reserve lineover, What will you do?   1 2

    By drenaline, September 29, 2003
    • 36 replies
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    • Hooknswoop
    • October 15, 2003

78. Who would chop with only a broken steering line?   1 2

    By riddler, October 2, 2002
    • 36 replies
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    • skyedivr
    • October 7, 2002

79. Landing a 'DownPlane' conf.   1 2

    By format, February 4, 2013
    • 36 replies
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    • format
    • May 12, 2015

80. Safety violations, what's next?   1 2

    By coreyangel, September 30, 2011
    • 36 replies
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    • coreyangel
    • October 6, 2011

81. This is why we track away   1 2

    By agentsmith413, August 30, 2011
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    • Gato
    • October 3, 2011

82. Incorrectly routed chest strap yesterday   1 2

    By PhillyKev, June 16, 2003
    • 36 replies
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    • poohbeer
    • June 26, 2003

83. Coaches taking harness grips   1 2

    By theonlyski, August 15, 2011
    • 36 replies
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    • captain_stan
    • September 19, 2011

84. ISP   1 2

    By justaman, January 28, 2005
    • 36 replies
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • February 10, 2005

85. Horse shoe + cut-off + reserve   1 2

    By Skyper, October 2, 2010
    • 36 replies
    • 4,708 views
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    • JohnnyMarko
    • November 9, 2010

86. When do YOU wear flotation gear?   1 2

    By GLIDEANGLE, October 27, 2009
    • 36 replies
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    • skyjumpenfool
    • November 23, 2009

87. Cypres 2 vs. Vigil 2   1 2

    By HunterL, October 6, 2010
    • 36 replies
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    • sundevil777
    • October 16, 2010

88. Check your pins before every jump!   1 2

    By jacketsdb23, July 30, 2014
    • 36 replies
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    • danielcroft
    • October 29, 2014

89. Tight Closing Loop = Bag Lock??   1 2

    By camgon, June 29, 2011
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    • camgon
    • July 2, 2011

90. Helmet vs. Cypres   1 2

    By wmw999, March 24, 2004
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    • Reginald
    • March 31, 2004

91. Poll   1 2

    By airdrew20012001, March 6, 2002
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    • lummy
    • March 8, 2002

92. Clear-and-pull from altitude?   1 2

    By Cepheus, December 28, 2002
    • 35 replies
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    • DYEVOUT
    • January 3, 2003

93. Line over   1 2

    By starzwithaz, July 6, 2001
    • 35 replies
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    • cobaltdan
    • July 22, 2001

94. Frustration   1 2

    By derweasel, July 29, 2002
    • 35 replies
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    • kingbunky
    • July 31, 2002

95. Another rather minor injury- face collided with step of plane on exit   1 2

    By skyflower_bloom, July 1, 2010
    • 35 replies
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    • skyflower_bloom
    • July 7, 2010

96. Student Jumpsuit Question   1 2

    By AndreLB3, April 15, 2011
    • 35 replies
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    • pyrotech
    • May 2, 2011

97. I have to second guess this serious advice, but again, I'm not sure... I would really like some input. Thank you.   1 2

    By boomslang, April 23, 2011
    • 35 replies
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    • airtwardo
    • April 27, 2011

98. Breathing Jet Fuel   1 2

    By captain1976, May 24, 2010
    • 35 replies
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    • totter
    • June 1, 2010

99. LOOK OUT from below   1 2

    By stratostar, June 7, 2004
    • 35 replies
    • 6,427 views
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    • billvon
    • June 22, 2004

100. Non-Incident analysis   1 2

     By fcajump, December 14, 2017
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     • DHemer
     • January 9, 2018