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. Help understanding AAD ad  

    By Bloomin0nion12,
    • 4 replies
    • 3,140 views

  2. Exercises to home EP skills  

    By love2drop,
    • 23 replies
    • 6,660 views

  3. How do you "Read" the Wind?  

    By NWFlyer,
    • 8 replies
    • 5,249 views

  4. Chest strap question  

    By havoc996,
    • 19 replies
    • 8,168 views

  5. IS IT TIME FOR USPA/CSI?  

    By katzas,
    • 7 replies
    • 3,260 views

  6. Drowning doesn't look like drowning  

    By havoc996,
    • 14 replies
    • 5,390 views

  7. Freefall Drift + Exit Order  

    By base698,
    • 6 replies
    • 4,783 views

  8. Who's raised their CYPRES 2 firing altitude?   1 2 3

    By kallend,
    • 55 replies
    • 10,921 views

  9. Autopilot on jump planes?  

    By roostnureye,
    • 12 replies
    • 4,462 views

  10. Preparing for my first hop n' pop   1 2

    By NickyCal,
    • 42 replies
    • 12,885 views

  11. Camera Safety   1 2 3

    By nigel99,
    • 65 replies
    • 13,867 views

  12. Spring winds in the Midwest...  

    By peek,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,902 views

  13. Learning from Each Other   1 2

    By NWFlyer,
    • 39 replies
    • 6,810 views

  14. Definition of "freak accident"  

    By peek,
    • 12 replies
    • 7,353 views

  15. Canopy deployment procedures   1 2

    By mrkeske,
    • 30 replies
    • 9,696 views

  16. Jumping On Anti-seizure Meds  

    By skybytch,
    • 11 replies
    • 12,240 views

  17. Hop n pop malfunction video   1 2

    By Quagmirian,
    • 28 replies
    • 51,212 views

  18. Flag Jump  

    By PolinaVin,
    • 9 replies
    • 6,255 views

  19. Interested in learning how to fly  

    By abhishek6383,
    • 0 replies
    • 294 views

  20. IS this safe/legal ??   1 2 3 4 6

    By weaverd,
    • 140 replies
    • 24,861 views

  21. What should happen if this happens?  

    By Kat4821,
    • 4 replies
    • 4,255 views

  22. Toggle Grip  

    By flyhi,
    • 18 replies
    • 8,134 views

  23. RSL   1 2 3 4

    By davjohns,
    • 95 replies
    • 14,413 views

  24. Blue Skies Mag (online) is running a daily safety tip publication throughout March  

    By TomNoonan,
    • 0 replies
    • 1,663 views

  25. Safety Day at DZ  

    By tsalnukt,
    • 5 replies
    • 3,498 views

  26. water training near PA/VA/MD  

    By mereanarchy,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,568 views

  27. sleeping on the ride up   1 2 3

    By beeman,
    • 72 replies
    • 13,526 views

  28. Re-currency jump during AFF  

    By BigDreams32,
    • 15 replies
    • 8,534 views

  29. Stow your excess steering line!  

    By peek,
    • 17 replies
    • 7,603 views

  30. new way to close the pin on vortex....?  

    By spiky75,
    • 20 replies
    • 7,840 views

  31. Gear presentation (preferably PPT) needed for the Safety Day  

    By skydiverek,
    • 0 replies
    • 2,326 views

  32. Opening in High Winds Aloft  

    By hankusaurelius,
    • 15 replies
    • 5,735 views

  33. Should I of cutaway?   1 2

    By aidanjames1,
    • 30 replies
    • 7,629 views

  34. Should I go for AFF if I don't have access to any DZ?  

    By leap_0f_faith,
    • 3 replies
    • 2,703 views

  35. Canopy Course Perris?  

    By Mach1dmb,
    • 10 replies
    • 3,989 views

  36. Doubts about G3 cookie roller mount  

    By Brutus,
    • 6 replies
    • 12,974 views

  37. Ankle Sprain   1 2

    By Rstanley0312,
    • 26 replies
    • 11,620 views

  38. "Want to" verses "Need to" decisions  

    By dthames,
    • 14 replies
    • 8,794 views

  39. Skydiver's Parachute Deploys Early, Nearly Crashes Chopper  

    By SoCalJumper,
    • 2 replies
    • 3,188 views

  40. Altitude offest in the mountains  

    By BobxMarley,
    • 14 replies
    • 5,256 views

  41. Conflicts of interest in skydiving instruction   1 2

    By GLIDEANGLE,
    • 45 replies
    • 13,580 views

  42. Skydiving Fatal on first jump AFF in India  

    By air_devil,
    • 2 replies
    • 4,549 views

  43. AFF IN THAILAND  

    By shaz10,
    • 2 replies
    • 2,801 views

  44. Jumping after back surgery?  

    By Eagleeye,
    • 6 replies
    • 6,384 views

  45. Wind tunnel for static line progression students?  

    By pchapman,
    • 22 replies
    • 11,025 views

  46. Second audible altimeter freefall warning altitudes ...  

    By JohnnyBoulder,
    • 11 replies
    • 7,568 views

  47. How tiredness affects you   1 2

    By andym148,
    • 30 replies
    • 10,830 views

  48. Hard opening on first AFF jump   1 2 3

    By TheMan,
    • 57 replies
    • 14,495 views

  49. Why are requirements so varied between federations   1 2

    By ianyapxw,
    • 28 replies
    • 9,847 views

  50. Reasonable age to jump solo   1 2 3 4

    By jclalor,
    • 83 replies
    • 11,129 views

  51. A simple canopy landing simulator  

    By hr0nix,
    • 12 replies
    • 11,137 views

  52. Cypres Activation Altitudes/speeds   1 2

    By sducoach,
    • 34 replies
    • 13,558 views

  53. Audible altimeter freefall warning altitudes ...   1 2

    By JohnnyBoulder,
    • 30 replies
    • 12,478 views

  54. Summary of 2013 US sport skydiving fatalities   1 2 3 4 6

    By Divalent,
    • 140 replies
    • 15,691 views

  55. Questioning Stats in Parachutist Article  

    By airdvr,
    • 20 replies
    • 7,359 views

  56. No Cutaways in 24 years   1 2

    By skypagan,
    • 31 replies
    • 9,790 views

  57. Diving though the hole !!?? dropping in on the formation ?!?  

    By Edra,
    • 3 replies
    • 2,353 views

  58. Selfie's  

    By Bignugget,
    • 9 replies
    • 8,147 views

  59. flaring past the stall   1 2

    By e.a.hernandez,
    • 25 replies
    • 12,868 views

  60. First Time at a Big Drop Zone  

    By NickyCal,
    • 23 replies
    • 9,461 views

  61. I'd like to learn a thing or two about spotting   1 2

    By SoCalJumper,
    • 39 replies
    • 6,940 views

  62. Training plan management software suitable for skydiving.  

    By unkulunkulu,
    • 6 replies
    • 2,388 views

  63. 18 jumps and regressing?!  

    By malooper,
    • 21 replies
    • 6,709 views

  64. Coaches Course Wanted  

    By Finley1128,
    • 6 replies
    • 2,809 views

  65. GI Bill  

    By silentscope12,
    • 14 replies
    • 21,404 views

  66. Pranks on jumps - what is acceptable nowadays?   1 2 3 4

    By pchapman,
    • 99 replies
    • 16,436 views

  67. Tracking and separation issues  

    By SoCalJumper,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,893 views

  68. Wanted AFF COURSE in Venezuela Feb 2014  

    By Stubruce,
    • 11 replies
    • 3,286 views

  69. Did my first "fun jump" today!! ... It went horribly awry.  

    By Chelseaflies,
    • 22 replies
    • 8,518 views

  70. Bigways Of The Future?  

    By scotts,
    • 11 replies
    • 4,592 views

  71. I learned a valuable lesson this weekend..   1 2

    By shoeless_wonder,
    • 30 replies
    • 8,022 views

  72. Reserve activation on the door   1 2

    By Skyper,
    • 48 replies
    • 11,509 views

  73. Between AFF Jumps  

    By mattwht,
    • 8 replies
    • 3,643 views

  74. best horseshoe/premie video  

    By piisfish,
    • 11 replies
    • 6,138 views

  75. Dangers  

    By FlyingRhenquest,
    • 6 replies
    • 4,612 views

  76. Toggle Knotted on Riser  

    By adrenamix,
    • 4 replies
    • 2,994 views

  77. AAF Information  

    By BobxMarley,
    • 18 replies
    • 7,481 views

  78. why you should check your chest strap  

    By mcordell,
    • 1 reply
    • 2,624 views

  79. Opposite of downsizing too fast?  

    By mereanarchy,
    • 22 replies
    • 6,505 views

  80. San Diego AFF 1 with Photophobia   1 2

    By chrisg700,
    • 27 replies
    • 8,997 views

  81. best introduction to the sport for someone serious about continuing?  

    By SivaGanesha,
    • 15 replies
    • 5,671 views

  82. most effective method to get out of twists?  

    By plante,
    • 14 replies
    • 8,801 views

  83. AFF Level 3  

    By Conspiracy,
    • 8 replies
    • 2,750 views

  84. Hard Deck for C's and D's   1 2 3 4 5

    By Douggarr,
    • 115 replies
    • 19,975 views

  85. rear riser landings  

    By crotalus01,
    • 15 replies
    • 6,295 views

  86. AAD "OFF button" reachable   1 2

    By format,
    • 26 replies
    • 8,166 views

  87. AFF Student Wearing Full Face Helmet   1 2

    By justinbaker27,
    • 31 replies
    • 19,549 views

  88. Learning to Swoop...A YouTube Saga   1 2 3 4 5

    By SEREJumper,
    • 124 replies
    • 27,833 views

  89. AFF-1 Should I have listened?  

    By justinbaker27,
    • 16 replies
    • 4,554 views

  90. Coach course cost and structure.  

    By rendezvous,
    • 24 replies
    • 5,643 views

  91. A little confusion on AFF vs 'A-License in a week' programs  

    By njay,
    • 10 replies
    • 10,889 views

  92. My Cutaway: Should I have?   1 2

    By keleetz,
    • 35 replies
    • 10,969 views

  93. Who is first to exit the plane?   1 2

    By format,
    • 48 replies
    • 10,560 views

  94. First Night Jump?   1 2

    By Reginald,
    • 32 replies
    • 7,057 views

  95. Front risers - how much do they need to move?   1 2

    By PixieUK,
    • 31 replies
    • 10,380 views

  96. Jumped without gloves, how long is this going to hurt?  

    By ajctraveler,
    • 15 replies
    • 7,567 views

  97. Learn on/off for every AAD.  

    By jacketsdb23,
    • 24 replies
    • 6,270 views

  98. know where I could buy these videos online, i.e. download straight away?  

    By mixedup,
    • 9 replies
    • 6,193 views

  99. How to deal with high speed flat spins   1 2 3

    By mcstain,
    • 61 replies
    • 14,629 views

  100. Prepping for coach jumps with fun jumps? Also a downsizing question..  

    By Bethaney,
    • 9 replies
    • 2,971 views
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