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.

6,248 topics in this forum

  1. Warning on advice given here  

    By billvon,
    • 1 reply
    • 50,816 views

  2. Problem with AAD MARS and its cutter  

    By BasicOne,
    • 24 replies
    • 1,465 views

  3. ACL surgery and skydiving  

    By marcin,
    • 23 replies
    • 11,449 views

  4. What has changed?  

    By Skybaby9,
    • 3 replies
    • 599 views

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

    By Beachum,
    • 4 replies
    • 478 views

  6. Titanium rod in leg  

    By Brisco,
    • 13 replies
    • 10,914 views

  7. Exit Order (again... sorry)  

    By fcajump,
    • 12 replies
    • 1,242 views

  8. Safety Day - New piece of gear  

    By Avikus,
    • 8 replies
    • 668 views

  9. dominant canopy  

    By kmzamani,
    • 1 reply
    • 293 views

  10. Rough Canopy Opening   1 2 3 4 5

    By Rustbucket350,
    • 107 replies
    • 9,150 views

  11. Performing Actual Cutaways for Training   1 2 3

    By tstar,
    • 57 replies
    • 6,014 views

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

    By mikeat10500,
    • 4 replies
    • 764 views

  13. AFF FROM HIGH SPEED FIXED WING AIRCRAFT  

    By randhawa922,   
    • 17 replies
    • 2,010 views

  14. Exit Point Podcast featuring Jay Moledzki  

    By BMAC615,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,177 views

  15. DZ's for AFF in CA or OR?  

    By DexterK,   
    • 3 replies
    • 618 views

  16. 4th of July  

    By nipp1e_boy,
    • 3 replies
    • 737 views

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

    By JoeWeber,
    • 160 replies
    • 8,811 views

  18. Any parachute packing courses happening in Canada?  

    By V1Rotate,
    • 4 replies
    • 873 views

  19. Stroke survivors that are still skydiving  

    By funjumper101,
    • 1 reply
    • 892 views

  20. Cypress failure   1 2

    By heltzer,
    • 29 replies
    • 8,051 views

  21. First main size, with prior canopy experience  

    By hut4car,
    • 21 replies
    • 5,569 views

  22. Less distraction-turning the flashing light off  

    By sundevil777,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,154 views

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

    By BMAC615,
    • 77 replies
    • 5,427 views

  24. AFF 5 & 6 today :o)  

    By Squeak,
    • 17 replies
    • 4,737 views

  25. Review of Brian Germain's Coaching Network  

    By Oleg P,   
    • 0 replies
    • 1,362 views

  26. Decision Alt vs Hard Deck   1 2

    By fcajump,
    • 48 replies
    • 3,560 views

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

    By JoeWeber,
    • 32 replies
    • 2,511 views

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

    By alfonso904,
    • 49 replies
    • 4,882 views

  29. Minimum Opening Altitudes   1 2 3 4 6

    By BMAC615,
    • 133 replies
    • 8,538 views

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

    By fcajump,
    • 39 replies
    • 2,653 views

  31. Low Altitude Emergencies for Students  

    By David Wang,
    • 10 replies
    • 1,727 views

  32. Spiraling Down Under Canopy  

    By Duvain,
    • 21 replies
    • 2,396 views

  33. Airplane maintenance and safety  

    By bdb2004,
    • 13 replies
    • 1,784 views

  34. Flare vs Stall  

    By Rustbucket350,
    • 9 replies
    • 1,627 views

  35. full face helmet & digital altimeter  

    By kmzamani,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,565 views

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

    By JDBoston,
    • 19 replies
    • 2,753 views

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

    By dive42,
    • 26 replies
    • 9,891 views

  38. Fatal ground accident in Montreal  

    By piisfish,
    • 8 replies
    • 2,888 views

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

    By SethInMI,
    • 7 replies
    • 3,962 views

  40. Pros and Cons List for Picking my AFF DZ  

    By tstar,
    • 8 replies
    • 2,195 views

  41. Incident Report Objectivity  

    By EatSleepFly,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,948 views

  42. Looking for higher altitude canopy collision incident reports  

    By Oleg P,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,564 views

  43. Covid19 - danger?  

    By nipp1e_boy,
    • 12 replies
    • 2,020 views

  44. Wanna try something new in skydiving?  

    By wmw999,
    • 6 replies
    • 2,028 views

  45. Current thinking - getting out of line twists  

    By kleggo,
    • 8 replies
    • 2,291 views

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

    By NWFlyer,
    • 72 replies
    • 20,446 views

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

    By bsrodeo540,
    • 48 replies
    • 7,904 views

  48. My $2500 mistake   1 2 3

    By nwt,
    • 61 replies
    • 8,245 views

  49. A License on >1:1 WL?   1 2 3 4

    By BMAC615,
    • 83 replies
    • 10,496 views

  50. Bridle wrap EP   1 2

    By tabouare,
    • 31 replies
    • 5,485 views

  51. Flare  

    By luiscalber,
    • 11 replies
    • 2,112 views

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

    By CoolBeans,
    • 12 replies
    • 5,026 views

  53. side by side  

    By kmzamani,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,593 views

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

    By FlyMeTooTheMoon?,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,993 views

  55. Are there any AFF courses running in Scotland?  

    By Tovo,
    • 5 replies
    • 3,696 views

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

    By Gators1240,
    • 48 replies
    • 10,711 views

  57. number of requierd jumps  

    By iranianjumper,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,621 views

  58. A Certification at Skydive PA, Grove City  

    By tstar,
    • 5 replies
    • 3,082 views

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

    By tbrown,
    • 78 replies
    • 5,953 views

  60. Trackers after tandems?  

    By cbassmnm,
    • 16 replies
    • 3,355 views

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

    By Rio Santonil,
    • 9 replies
    • 2,606 views

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

    By MarSD6,
    • 14 replies
    • 4,352 views

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

    By tstar,
    • 26 replies
    • 4,222 views

  64. Hard Openings  

    By danornan,
    • 17 replies
    • 4,055 views

  65. Pull-up cord locked my slider  

    By Binary93,
    • 9 replies
    • 3,701 views

  66. Look silver before or after pulling red?  

    By nwt,
    • 24 replies
    • 3,645 views

  67. Performance Designs Skill and Operating Limits  

    By Matija,
    • 5 replies
    • 2,798 views

  68. Tension knot or something more  

    By Binary93,
    • 9 replies
    • 2,650 views

  69. Altitude Dispute With Pilot  

    By Guest,
    • 13 replies
    • 3,924 views

  70. Reserve Parachute Deployment - Line Twist  

    By Gavrilo Andrić,   
    • 9 replies
    • 2,855 views

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

    By ghostdog,
    • 28 replies
    • 5,569 views

  72. 1.08 canopy loading, number of safe landings?  

    By MickPatch,
    • 4 replies
    • 2,495 views

  73. First time jumping with glasses  

    By colognebilly,
    • 5 replies
    • 2,145 views

  74. NEW EAR PLUGS MADE FOR SKYDIVERS,  

    By David55,
    • 10 replies
    • 2,932 views

  75. Starting Over (In a sense...)  

    By mac_la,
    • 12 replies
    • 2,942 views

  76. AFF options  

    By Modern_Animal,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,620 views

  77. Progressively worse at AFF level E  

    By Dsix36,
    • 5 replies
    • 2,041 views

  78. What forces act on slider?  

    By CoolBeans,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,657 views

  79. C182 inflatable doplhin exit  

    By dim tok,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,885 views

  80. Is FAR 135 coming?   1 2 3

    By TomSpoon,
    • 51 replies
    • 8,093 views

  81. Skydiving w/ slight back pain  

    By Iko_,
    • 13 replies
    • 3,005 views

  82. The Cheapest AFF Course DZ  

    By Mohammed Hassan,
    • 10 replies
    • 4,013 views

  83. AFF vs Tandem AFF programs  

    By cosmicgypsy,
    • 12 replies
    • 2,650 views

  84. RAPS Jumps  

    By leafspawn,
    • 15 replies
    • 2,990 views

  85. exit type  

    By iranianjumper,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,792 views

  86. New Online Refresher Course: Free to Anyone  

    By GAskygirl,
    • 1 reply
    • 2,189 views

  87. Two out article  

    By voilsb,
    • 5 replies
    • 2,389 views

  88. Training at home  

    By Skybird007,
    • 4 replies
    • 2,001 views

  89. tracking up or down jump run  

    By sfzombie13,
    • 14 replies
    • 2,996 views

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

    By wmw999,
    • 52 replies
    • 8,584 views

  91. Looking for an old thread  

    By faulknerwn,
    • 3 replies
    • 2,395 views

  92. Cutaway on first solo   1 2

    By tvanderbeek,
    • 48 replies
    • 12,635 views

  93. Coaching Program  

    By Gary73,
    • 7 replies
    • 2,992 views

  94. Leg-strap bungee necessity  

    By Colton Brown,
    • 4 replies
    • 3,147 views

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

    By sheeks,
    • 6 replies
    • 3,388 views

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

    By pchapman,
    • 2 replies
    • 2,573 views

  97. Willing to travel for AFF  

    By Roofstomp,   
    • 4 replies
    • 2,178 views

  98. Frustrated with lack of skills at 100 jumps  

    By bdb2004,
    • 11 replies
    • 3,189 views

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

    By CoolBeans,
    • 8 replies
    • 3,292 views

  100. Avoiding Landing Traffic  

    By kkeenan,
    • 3 replies
    • 2,537 views
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