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1. So, You Want to Be a Rigger?   1 2 3 4 6

   By Hooknswoop, July 27, 2003
   • 145 replies
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   • riggerrob
   • October 12, 2022

2. Manufacturer Contacts On dropzone.com   1 2 3 4 5

   By slotperfect, April 19, 2004
   • 122 replies
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   • aaindustries
   • December 7, 2018

3. NO ADVERTISING HERE - USE THE CLASSIFIEDS  

   By slotperfect, March 1, 2012
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   • slotperfect
   • March 1, 2012

4. Post your Infinity   1 2 3 4 40

   By dgskydive, January 30, 2004
   • 996 replies
   • 53,710 views
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   • Krip
   • September 19, 2014

5. My little project   1 2 3 4 21

   By Quagmirian, July 11, 2012
   • 520 replies
   • 91,598 views
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   • IJskonijn
   • October 18, 2019

6. New AAD made in USA   1 2 3 4 16

   By df8m1, April 6, 2015
   • 381 replies
   • 63,418 views
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   • dudeman17
   • May 30, 2023

7. Got Wings?   1 2 3 4 16

   By jmfreefly, January 30, 2004
   • 378 replies
   • 44,405 views
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   • mahirob
   • August 6, 2013

8. Vigil AAD   1 2 3 4 8

   By padalka, August 11, 2004
   • 195 replies
   • 22,781 views
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   • redknight
   • January 17, 2005

9. Cypres 2 service bulletin   1 2 3 4 8

   By avgjoe, February 1, 2013
   • 184 replies
   • 24,988 views
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   • skydiverek
   • November 20, 2013

10. RSL REMOVED FROM JAVELIN H/C BY RIGGERS   1 2 3 4 8

    By RIGGER, February 5, 2006
    • 182 replies
    • 12,578 views
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    • RiggerLee
    • August 29, 2007

11. Cutting the loop or pulling the pin?   1 2 3 4 8

    By nigel99, September 1, 2013
    • 177 replies
    • 27,531 views
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    • Meresa
    • September 17, 2015

12. 180 Day Repack news   1 2 3 4 7

    By howardwhite, November 18, 2008
    • 172 replies
    • 16,871 views
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    • riggerpaul
    • February 9, 2009

13. Post your Micron   1 2 3 4 7

    By chileanXaos, July 6, 2004
    • 169 replies
    • 25,844 views
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    • jumpwally
    • September 23, 2013

14. Racer speedbag   1 2 3 4 7

    By ernokaikkonen, February 24, 2006
    • 166 replies
    • 43,434 views
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    • DSE
    • December 24, 2011

15. REVIEW: BoneHead REVOLVE Helmet   1 2 3 4 6

    By LouDiamond, August 19, 2010
    • 147 replies
    • 40,239 views
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    • LouDiamond
    • October 11, 2013

16. Post your Mirage Pics   1 2 3 4 6

    By mysky, January 9, 2005
    • 145 replies
    • 24,898 views
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    • dmcculloch
    • November 14, 2012

17. WILL AADS BECOME MANDATORY?   1 2 3 4 6

    By katzas, April 7, 2014
    • 145 replies
    • 11,479 views
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    • Tink1717
    • April 13, 2014

18. Dealer Problem   1 2 3 4 6

    By andreeb77, February 14, 2011
    • 144 replies
    • 14,947 views
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    • Bildo
    • January 22, 2012

19. Parachute Rigger Handbook   1 2 3 4 6

    By skybytch, January 29, 2011
    • 139 replies
    • 9,500 views
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    • mjosparky
    • February 27, 2011

20. Javelin RSL.. unairworthy or not?   1 2 3 4 6

    By packertom, February 20, 2007
    • 134 replies
    • 20,573 views
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    • dorbie
    • March 8, 2007

21. Vigil Ground Misfire   1 2 3 4 6

    By chutingstar, April 6, 2004
    • 134 replies
    • 15,957 views
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    • Ron
    • May 6, 2004

22. Argus Ban List   1 2 3 4 6

    By theonlyski, March 30, 2011
    • 132 replies
    • 23,341 views
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    • LouDiamond
    • June 24, 2011

23. Was: Recommended specs on reserve exit weight, do you go over max?   1 2 3 4 6

    By phoenixlpr, July 11, 2006
    • 132 replies
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    • mjosparky
    • August 5, 2006

24. From a Sabre 150 to Stiletto 150..   1 2 3 4 6

    By eightate8at8, November 4, 2009
    • 131 replies
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    • gearless_chris
    • February 23, 2010

25. Colbalt Canopies?   1 2 3 4 6

    By Mattbs4e, February 14, 2003
    • 131 replies
    • 8,885 views
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    • Ron
    • February 24, 2003

26. Skyhook ?   1 2 3 4 6

    By swoopfly, September 26, 2009
    • 128 replies
    • 12,956 views
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    • councilman24
    • October 8, 2009

27. skyhook   1 2 3 4 6

    By longtall, March 20, 2007
    • 126 replies
    • 10,781 views
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    • mnealtx
    • August 15, 2007

28. horshoe mal on a reserve   1 2 3 4 6

    By caspar, June 15, 2006
    • 126 replies
    • 8,605 views
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    • rigger_john
    • July 3, 2006

29. the Saber2 sucks!   1 2 3 4 5

    By ridestrong, November 9, 2009
    • 124 replies
    • 11,903 views
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    • mdrejhon
    • November 24, 2009

30. Racer by Jump Shack   1 2 3 4 5

    By GregAndrea, November 27, 2018
    • 123 replies
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    • gb1
    • January 11, 2019

31. Cypres-2 fire on ground   1 2 3 4 5

    By Nelyubin, May 13, 2011
    • 123 replies
    • 15,803 views
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    • virgin-burner
    • September 23, 2011

32. Which AAD to get? Vigil II, Cypres 2, M2?   1 2 3 4 5

    By valoche, April 16, 2014
    • 123 replies
    • 19,069 views
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    • mirino
    • October 5, 2015

33. Slinks!   1 2 3 4 5

    By jumper03, May 3, 2005
    • 121 replies
    • 8,589 views
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    • AggieDave
    • June 3, 2005

34. Argus ban discussion (Was Argus Ban List)   1 2 3 4 5

    By Coreefdiver, April 14, 2011
    • 118 replies
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    • pchapman
    • May 11, 2011

35. PD Storm   1 2 3 4 5

    By NewGuy2005, April 29, 2008
    • 117 replies
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    • in2jumping
    • November 23, 2012

36. Philosophy of banning the Argus   1 2 3 4 5

    By pchapman, March 23, 2011
    • 115 replies
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    • jerm
    • March 28, 2011

37. Small competition. Vector 3 design.   1 2 3 4 5

    By bigway, October 31, 2009
    • 114 replies
    • 11,162 views
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    • FrEaK_aCcIdEnT
    • June 2, 2010

38. Argus Investigation - San Marcos   1 2 3 4 5

    By dgermano, April 14, 2011
    • 114 replies
    • 10,417 views
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    • bigdad510
    • April 24, 2011

39. pd pulse   1 2 3 4 5

    By tb182, March 11, 2009
    • 113 replies
    • 27,338 views
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    • dpreguy
    • April 1, 2018

40. Holes cut into the ribs on my new Cobalt!   1 2 3 4 5

    By andrewstewart, April 24, 2003
    • 111 replies
    • 6,415 views
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    • skybytch
    • April 29, 2003

41. Cypres2 or Vigil   1 2 3 4 5

    By danger29, January 7, 2005
    • 110 replies
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    • timmyfitz
    • June 10, 2010

42. Packing Racer Reserves   1 2 3 4 5

    By HPC, November 11, 2017
    • 109 replies
    • 9,141 views
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    • mark
    • November 14, 2017

43. Who should reline a canopy? Rigger? Master Rigger? Factory?   1 2 3 4 5

    By kitof1976, November 26, 2003
    • 109 replies
    • 12,172 views
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    • mjosparky
    • June 1, 2005

44. MARS M2 AAD   1 2 3 4 5

    By padraigbrowne, April 18, 2012
    • 108 replies
    • 41,081 views
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    • joeythesauce
    • May 29, 2015

45. Is 20+ years too old for a reserve parachute?   1 2 3 4 5

    By PixieUK, January 16, 2014
    • 108 replies
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    • sfzombie13
    • July 20, 2023

46. Major PD price increase coming   1 2 3 4 5

    By billvon, June 23, 2006
    • 107 replies
    • 9,759 views
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    • livendive
    • July 10, 2006

47. Why I jumped a whole Season with a BASE rig from 13K ft...   1 2 3 4 5

    By badlock, April 8, 2008
    • 105 replies
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    • livendive
    • September 3, 2008

48. Pros & Cons of M.A.R.D (Was: Skyhook Activation Stories)   1 2 3 4 5

    By eric.fradet, September 29, 2008
    • 105 replies
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    • skydiverek
    • June 28, 2011

49. new relative workshop product?   1 2 3 4 5

    By rhys, August 10, 2006
    • 105 replies
    • 11,355 views
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    • Slurp56
    • July 7, 2010

50. Your Reserve WL   1 2 3 4 5

    By mchamp, March 3, 2011
    • 104 replies
    • 10,188 views
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    • Plover
    • May 24, 2013

51. one more Icon malfunction   1 2 3 4 5

    By carrier louis paul, November 17, 2021
    • 104 replies
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    • Deyan
    • January 24

52. Javelin, Mirage, or Wings?   1 2 3 4 5

    By velvet, February 16, 2004
    • 104 replies
    • 12,666 views
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    • RTB
    • March 15, 2004

53. Older Gear   1 2 3 4 5

    By Airman1270, November 16, 2004
    • 100 replies
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    • mjosparky
    • June 4, 2006

54. Do MARD Components require TSO Certification?   1 2 3 4 5

    By JohnSherman, December 2, 2011
    • 100 replies
    • 9,477 views
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    • riggerrob
    • December 22, 2011

55. Mirage MARD is out   1 2 3 4

    By skydiverek, October 6, 2014
    • 99 replies
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    • jerolim
    • February 22, 2016

56. Show us your canopy in flight!!!   1 2 3 4

    By Chris-Ottawa, December 12, 2006
    • 99 replies
    • 8,789 views
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    • jumpchikk
    • December 20, 2006

57. RIGGER ERROR - LIFE SAVING ISSUE   1 2 3 4

    By RIGGER, September 14, 2007
    • 99 replies
    • 12,205 views
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    • doogie
    • December 19, 2007

58. Soft v hard links - interesting pic .....   1 2 3 4

    By mik, December 30, 2004
    • 98 replies
    • 12,619 views
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    • dluque
    • February 27, 2019

59. Skyhook RSL snag on door handle, at pin cover flap   1 2 3 4

    By pchapman, August 12, 2009
    • 98 replies
    • 15,453 views
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    • BigMark
    • November 8, 2017

60. Vortex Product Service Bulletin   1 2 3 4

    By mcordell, January 4, 2016
    • 98 replies
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    • mcordell
    • February 22, 2016

61. Vector 3 main flap (not pin) snag potential   1 2 3 4

    By danielcroft, June 10, 2009
    • 97 replies
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    • beowulf
    • June 20, 2009

62. Master or Serior ticket to make a repair?   1 2 3 4

    By hackish, February 5, 2015
    • 97 replies
    • 9,782 views
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    • hackish
    • February 12, 2015

63. Vigil Status report   1 2 3 4

    By Elisha, February 7, 2006
    • 97 replies
    • 16,467 views
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    • skyjenn
    • February 22, 2006

64. Strong DHT - design flaws, safety hazards, maitenance hazards   1 2 3 4

    By Zahry, July 20, 2009
    • 97 replies
    • 11,828 views
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    • eric.fradet
    • August 8, 2009

65. Double stowing suspension lines   1 2 3 4

    By brettpobastad, July 17, 2005
    • 96 replies
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    • brettpobastad
    • July 23, 2005

66. Airtec response to recent events   1 2 3 4

    By RTB, September 21, 2005
    • 96 replies
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    • LouDiamond
    • December 7, 2005

67. question on packing reserves   1 2 3 4

    By AirborneDaddy, November 20, 2005
    • 96 replies
    • 4,243 views
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    • riggerrob
    • December 3, 2005

68. Will riggers raise thier prices on reserve repacks?   1 2 3 4

    By AirWhore, November 19, 2008
    • 95 replies
    • 4,587 views
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    • ozzy13
    • November 30, 2008

69. What rig do you own and......   1 2 3 4

    By mchamp, December 7, 2010
    • 95 replies
    • 8,430 views
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    • theonlyski
    • March 12, 2012

70. Containers   1 2 3 4

    By nick.marenakos, March 27, 2010
    • 95 replies
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    • aussiechick
    • April 14, 2010

71. FAA: Altering Main Canopies   1 2 3 4

    By tdog, January 18, 2008
    • 94 replies
    • 4,842 views
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    • tdog
    • January 30, 2008

72. Racer   1 2 3 4

    By Megatron, February 12, 2009
    • 94 replies
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    • jcd11235
    • February 21, 2009

73. petition for exemption to the 120 day reserve repack cycle denied   1 2 3 4

    By jsaxton, September 5, 2005
    • 94 replies
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    • Samurai136
    • October 19, 2005

74. cypres manufacturers sued   1 2 3 4

    By mrbiceps, September 1, 2010
    • 93 replies
    • 13,517 views
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    • popsjumper
    • February 24, 2011

75. JAVELIN RSL... IMPORTANT, MUST READ   1 2 3 4

    By packertom, March 6, 2007
    • 93 replies
    • 11,577 views
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    • mark
    • May 2, 2007

76. Got a sewing machine   1 2 3 4

    By theonlyski, February 22, 2011
    • 93 replies
    • 9,770 views
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    • masterrig
    • March 13, 2012

77. do any other manufacturers or engineers support the speedbag?   1 2 3 4

    By darnknit, May 1, 2006
    • 92 replies
    • 5,103 views
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    • mjosparky
    • May 18, 2006

78. Javelin Vs. Racer   1 2 3 4

    By CISSCO101, December 16, 2004
    • 92 replies
    • 8,257 views
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    • riggingplace
    • December 28, 2004

79. When rigging, please do / do not...   1 2 3 4

    By piisfish, January 22, 2012
    • 91 replies
    • 6,483 views
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    • masterrigger1
    • July 19, 2012

80. Reserve total packed   1 2 3 4

    By skydiverek, December 12, 2010
    • 91 replies
    • 7,586 views
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    • fcajump
    • December 16, 2010

81. PD at the PIA   1 2 3 4

    By ianmdrennan, January 17, 2005
    • 90 replies
    • 8,590 views
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    • diablopilot
    • March 1, 2005

82. Neptune programming API   1 2 3 4

    By kelk1, October 4, 2005
    • 90 replies
    • 4,389 views
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    • Trae
    • October 7, 2005

83. Which Container?????   1 2 3 4

    By hayfelix, October 25, 2009
    • 89 replies
    • 4,884 views
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    • virgin-burner
    • November 11, 2009

84. GOT MY   1 2 3 4

    By petejones45, November 23, 2010
    • 89 replies
    • 3,922 views
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    • nigel99
    • November 27, 2010

85. Pillow reserve handles & RSL's   1 2 3 4

    By mjosparky, August 3, 2003
    • 89 replies
    • 6,578 views
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    • Ron
    • September 2, 2003

86. front riser bucking on a cobalt 135   1 2 3 4

    By TaylorC, November 13, 2005
    • 89 replies
    • 4,910 views
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    • VectorBoy
    • November 20, 2005

87. Quasar II's with steel flap springs grounded   1 2 3 4

    By councilman24, April 18, 2007
    • 89 replies
    • 10,163 views
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    • DualHawk
    • May 9, 2007

88. Racer rigs   1 2 3 4

    By atsaubrey, August 15, 2004
    • 89 replies
    • 7,400 views
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    • teason
    • October 29, 2004

89. Another Vigil Anomaly   1 2 3 4

    By kkeenan, August 28, 2006
    • 89 replies
    • 7,963 views
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    • Gashimo
    • November 25, 2007

90. New Racer 2K3   1 2 3 4

    By downtoearth, October 10, 2009
    • 89 replies
    • 15,830 views
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    • BigMark
    • November 25, 2012

91. First impressions of the Spectre 135 - Interesting Openings   1 2 3 4

    By Chris-Ottawa, August 14, 2006
    • 88 replies
    • 5,401 views
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    • JohanW
    • August 20, 2006

92. Argus   1 2 3 4

    By swoopgaz, July 17, 2008
    • 88 replies
    • 10,959 views
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    • jb88ci
    • April 15, 2010

93. Is Your Hand Deploy Pilot Chute Correctly Made?   1 2 3 4

    By billbooth, April 23, 2002
    • 87 replies
    • 22,999 views
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    • TonyJ
    • November 19, 2006

94. What was your first main?   1 2 3 4

    By RyanofOZ, January 6, 2004
    • 87 replies
    • 5,448 views
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    • Ron
    • January 19, 2004

95. Réunion airport security thought AAD is explosive device and made me put rig in the hold   1 2 3 4

    By NeoX, October 21, 2015
    • 86 replies
    • 9,897 views
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    • PhreeZone
    • October 29, 2015

96. Cypres Replacement   1 2 3 4

    By kevin922, September 7, 2010
    • 86 replies
    • 5,955 views
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    • mjosparky
    • September 16, 2010

97. Post your Samurai/Lotus/Jedei   1 2 3 4

    By Amazon, October 18, 2004
    • 86 replies
    • 7,384 views
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    • Viking
    • January 4, 2006

98. What the hell is going on with AAD's ??   1 2 3 4

    By ORGASMO, May 16, 2011
    • 86 replies
    • 8,634 views
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    • Plover
    • May 24, 2013

99. finding suprises during a repack   1 2 3 4

    By jdthomas, May 27, 2006
    • 86 replies
    • 12,478 views
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    • riggerrob
    • June 13, 2011

100. I&R Price - Raising yours if we go to 180 days?   1 2 3 4

     By councilman24, May 22, 2007
     • 85 replies
     • 4,091 views
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     • SkymonkeyONE
     • May 31, 2007