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1. Paperwork for travelling jumpers worldwide - please contribute   1 2 3

   By feuergnom, April 7, 2010
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   • mbohu
   • November 1, 2018

2. "Crowdsourcing" the dz.com BS detector   1 2

   By peek, April 4, 2014
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   • smueqas
   • May 12, 2021

3. USPA's role in enforcing aircraft maintenance issues (was - Incidents thread)   1 2

   By Ron, September 22, 2018
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   • gowlerk
   • November 23, 2020

4. Dropzone.com Is Looking For Writers  

   By Meso, August 24, 2020
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   • Meso
   • August 24, 2020

5. Longmont City Council will take up skydiving noise   1 2 3 4 78

   By stratostar, December 15, 2011
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   • normiss
   • March 15, 2020

6. What can we do about Skyride?   1 2 3 4 92

   By ChasingBlueSky, October 22, 2004
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   • skydived19006
   • November 15, 2007

7. Parachute Failure Rates  

   By cliff, August 22, 2003
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   • davelepka
   • August 22, 2003

8. Good skydiving songs   1 2 3

   By nanobyte, August 26, 2007
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   • Oscar Ferro
   • 23 hours ago

9. ear problems   1 2

   By huka551, October 25, 2005
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   • tigra
   • September 26, 2013

10. Rich Winstock Swoop Incident Cover-Up   1 2 3 4 20

    By skydived19006, May 20, 2014
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    • johnhking1
    • December 8, 2015

11. Minimum Age  

    By intimnasc, May 11, 2010
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    • intimnasc
    • September 24, 2013

12. PT6-20 Cessna U206   1 2 3 4 13

    By vpjr, October 22, 2009
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    • vpjr
    • August 26, 2018

13. Nausea In Skydiving?   1 2

    By Kramer, August 11, 2003
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    • neilmck
    • September 1, 2019

14. 1800skyride scam   1 2 3 4 7

    By sky1flygirl, March 18, 2003
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    • dreaming13000
    • July 17, 2008

15. Headache after Skydiving?  

    By bluepelican, August 28, 2010
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    • airtwardo
    • September 25, 2010

16. gus wing   1 2 3 4 5

    By brothermuff65, April 23, 2005
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    • el_chester
    • May 3, 2005

17. Citizens for quiet skies   1 2 3 4 10

    By stratostar, February 10, 2014
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    • sangiro
    • March 29, 2015

18. 300 lbs and begging  

    By atsaubrey, September 4, 2003
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    • airtwardo
    • October 7, 2010

19. Your first solo  

    By AlsoTim, March 25, 2014
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    • JBR
    • April 1, 2014

20. Breathing trough your SKIN during freefall??   1 2

    By leandercool, March 4, 2012
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    • leandercool
    • March 10, 2012

21. blue skies, black death  

    By fonzi, May 12, 2003
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    • kansasskydiver
    • May 14, 2003

22. Origin of "perfectly good airplane" ?   1 2 3

    By AlexK, June 21, 2006
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    • JimmyDurden
    • March 19, 2020

23. Difficult is worth doing   1 2

    By billvon, April 29, 2008
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    • wardin
    • July 24, 2008

24. BOD Meeting July 2018   1 2 3 4 17

    By baronn, July 21, 2018
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    • billvon
    • July 1, 2019

25. No age restriction  

    By Kirkf22, January 2, 2013
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    • FlyingRhenquest
    • January 7, 2013

26. My ear won't pop!  

    By jcbfly, August 25, 2006
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    • erdnarob
    • October 31, 2012

27. G-Force question   1 2 3 4

    By mailin, September 22, 2003
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    • kallend
    • September 25, 2003

28. passing out  

    By pilgram, August 15, 2005
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    • Gravitymaster
    • August 16, 2005

29. Holy Motherhucking Shitake (Luke Aikens no parachute project)   1 2 3 4 8

    By shveddy, May 3, 2015
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    • dbac
    • October 11, 2016

30. how many active skydivers are there world wide??   1 2

    By gstutt, February 10, 2014
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    • strife
    • April 7, 2015

31. Can you jump when it's raining?   1 2

    By Casch, January 11, 2003
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    • drenaline
    • January 29, 2003

32. Civilian jumps can earn a Parachutist Badge???  

    By ElJosh, November 11, 2007
    • 21 replies
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    • LouDiamond
    • November 13, 2007

33. What do you say to someone before a jump?   1 2 3 4

    By MartinRobichaud, June 13, 2015
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    • Quagmirian
    • September 28, 2020

34. Bird strike?   1 2

    By mattk, February 3, 2003
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    • bob.dino
    • March 12, 2007

35. Royal Gorge incident aftermath -- Press Clips  

    By quade, October 7, 2003
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    • mccordia
    • October 8, 2003

36. Ear popping/pressure problem  

    By mynacat, February 11, 2009
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    • LyraM45
    • August 23, 2011

37. Cilliers Trial UK.   1 2 3 4 6

    By obelixtim, October 24, 2017
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    • riggerrob
    • December 13, 2021

38. Rumor of someone throwing a record attempt. (Intentional screwing up to keep an existing record in tact)   1 2 3 4 10

    By CSpenceFLY, November 4, 2013
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    • Ron
    • November 18, 2013

39. My song about Skydiving-based on your information   1 2

    By Jonay, June 3, 2009
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    • Jonay
    • January 29, 2016

40. What Can We Do About Skyride II   1 2 3 4 37

    By slotperfect, November 15, 2007
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    • fincher
    • January 6, 2010

41. Health insurance  

    By plutoniumsalmon, December 21, 2005
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • September 29, 2017

42. Fearless Freddie  

    By ZigZagMarquis, March 30, 2014
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    • zoobrothertom
    • April 2, 2014

43. Travis Pastrana skydives with no 'chute   1 2 3

    By joe399, October 6, 2007
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    • skydiverek
    • March 21, 2008

44. clever skydive slogan   1 2 3

    By nakedfool, July 30, 2007
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    • JoeJ
    • September 28, 2007

45. Skyride Issues - How to Deal With Them on DZ.com  

    By Meso, December 21, 2010
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    • Meso
    • December 21, 2010

46. Smart Altimeter   1 2 3 4

    By yuri_base, October 9, 2015
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    • SMBowen
    • October 19, 2018

47. becoming a tandem master  

    By archingcat, October 17, 2008
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    • justintime1983
    • October 19, 2008

48. 7 Cell vs 9 Cell for Beginner   1 2

    By jcolborn48, January 30, 2011
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    • Andrewwhyte
    • February 2, 2011

49. The four times you might quit skydiving   1 2 3

    By decompresion, April 30, 2014
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    • crapflinger2000
    • November 2, 2017

50. 400 jumps velo 111   1 2 3 4 11

    By hcsvader, March 24, 2013
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    • Trafficdiver
    • March 17, 2018

51. Broken Femurs & Limping  

    By BoondockSaint, November 20, 2005
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    • BoondockSaint
    • November 21, 2005

52. Skydiving Quotes   1 2 3

    By slotperfect, October 19, 2003
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    • slotperfect
    • November 1, 2003

53. Jumping with a cold?   1 2

    By pfloyd, February 14, 2007
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    • porpoishead
    • February 16, 2007

54. skydivers voluntarily quitting the sport?   1 2 3 4 5

    By aguila, March 18, 2007
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    • katzas
    • April 7, 2015

55. Funniest whuffo question   1 2 3 4 17

    By lauril, March 12, 2003
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    • DHP
    • October 3, 2013

56. Does skydiving make you tired?   1 2

    By BoogieBob, September 9, 2003
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    • vonSanta
    • September 10, 2003

57. Google Earth Drop Zone Project -- Ideas and Discussion   1 2 3 4 10

    By quade, August 2, 2006
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    • dorbie
    • February 23, 2010

58. Types of Licence's  

    By frizey, June 6, 2007
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    • DrewEckhardt
    • June 6, 2007

59. ruptured eardrum?  

    By Rookeskydiver, November 3, 2002
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    • packing_jarrett
    • September 10, 2005

60. Benefits to having a B license?  

    By jrh, June 6, 2011
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    • bluetwo
    • June 11, 2011

61. breathing during freefall   1 2

    By adrenalinejunki, March 8, 2004
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    • jclalor
    • January 11, 2012

62. Diabetes and Skydiving  

    By celljumper, February 28, 2003
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    • antonwestman
    • April 29, 2011

63. 'kingsman' skydiving question........   1 2

    By ElectricFetus, February 26, 2015
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    • tkhayes
    • October 5, 2015

64. Skydiver over 250 pounds   1 2

    By mitch8lem, June 5, 2009
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    • dks13827
    • June 8, 2009

65. st.louis, mo arch base jump   1 2

    By dkf1979, January 3, 2004
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    • jtnesbitt
    • November 15, 2010

66. "A" License Test  

    By Casch, March 26, 2003
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    • GreenLight
    • September 8, 2011

67. Skydiving at 16  

    By Shahzaib616, July 5, 2007
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    • CJSJumper
    • July 8, 2007

68. Do you ever smoke weed before jumping?   1 2 3 4

    By surfbum5412, February 5, 2009
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    • RyanOBrian
    • February 13, 2009

69. Skydiving Quotes   1 2 3 4 8

    By Melissa126, May 15, 2010
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    • Jasonm47
    • April 16, 2012

70. halo jump ?   1 2 3

    By J0nathan, February 24, 2012
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    • RMK
    • March 2, 2012

71. Jump Door for Cessna 182P SUCCESS !!!!!   1 2

    By goobersnuftda, April 22, 2013
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    • baronn
    • January 9, 2019

72. Airplane Repo Season Finale  

    By mereanarchy, October 12, 2014
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    • cpoxon
    • October 17, 2014

73. USPA BOD... Nothing more than a mouth piece for manufacturers   1 2 3 4 20

    By Ron, July 28, 2013
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • March 8, 2014

74. Skydiving is safe – but not as safe as you might think  

    By maggyrider, July 27, 2015
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    • jumpwally
    • July 30, 2015

75. Music for Skydiving Videos   1 2

    By Jamdiablo, April 11, 2006
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    • jinlee
    • July 23, 2012

76. Goodbye "Skydiving Magazine"?   1 2 3 4 6

    By Madison, January 20, 2009
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    • Navarrete7
    • February 18, 2009

77. Requirements for helicopter jumps?  

    By cbuffalino, June 4, 2012
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    • piisfish
    • June 5, 2012

78. Life insurance for skydivers  

    By SadSue, June 6, 2003
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    • what42
    • August 3, 2012

79. That rollercoaster feeling ...  

    By canopycandy, August 16, 2003
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    • Zipp0
    • April 7, 2006

80. Is death game legal?   1 2 3 4 13

    By veter_, August 1, 2005
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    • Mikki_ZH
    • September 4, 2006

81. New USPA Web Site  

    By NWFlyer, August 5, 2008
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    • Communications
    • August 8, 2008

82. Skydiving with Glasses  

    By bergh, October 21, 2003
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    • jimmytavino
    • November 8, 2003

83. Anyone know if 16 year olds can jump?   1 2

    By froggish, March 10, 2006
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    • crazydiver
    • March 14, 2006

84. Heart problems  

    By tuffjump, May 26, 2011
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    • tuffjump
    • July 4, 2011

85. Skysurfing   1 2 3

    By Scoop, May 18, 2006
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    • bryanburke
    • April 27, 2020

86. Gerardo Flores, just filed the lawsuit in Monterey County Superior Court.   1 2 3 4 6

    By SoCalJumper, March 11, 2014
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    • radical_flyer
    • January 28, 2016

87. Best Audible Altimeter?  

    By twodarhythm, February 16, 2011
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    • ridestrong
    • February 18, 2011

88. Skydiving and Depression   1 2

    By jayrech, October 12, 2009
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    • potatoman
    • December 19, 2012

89. Nude skydive pictures   1 2

    By skydived19006, February 25, 2004
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    • ericber
    • March 21, 2004

90. Supervan 900 - Caravan engine mod   1 2 3 4

    By pilotdave, April 20, 2007
    • 99 replies
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    • diablopilot
    • September 3, 2016

91. Breast Implants = No Skydiving   1 2

    By Meux, July 18, 2008
    • 39 replies
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    • mrbiceps
    • August 19, 2008

92. Kodiak - single turbine   1 2 3 4 7

    By RMURRAY, February 14, 2007
    • 161 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • May 26, 2015

93. dudeist skydivers association   1 2 3 4 15

    By feuergnom, June 2, 2009
    • 353 replies
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    • JP_1337
    • June 5, 2017

94. Collapses and Turbulence: Article   1 2

    By BrianSGermain, January 30, 2006
    • 36 replies
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    • fgersch
    • May 30, 2006

95. Perris DC 9-21 JET for sale   1 2

    By 377, February 27, 2014
    • 26 replies
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    • Unstable
    • June 6, 2017

96. can someone in the navy on leave go skydiving?   1 2

    By skydivercowboy, November 30, 2009
    • 28 replies
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    • mjosparky
    • February 2, 2010

97. Are jumpsuits that important?   1 2

    By SkyDivesAreUs, January 10, 2017
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    • al05r
    • January 22, 2017

98. Attention Skydivers: Jumping a BASE rig from aircraft in the US is not just illegal, but stupid   1 2 3 4 16

    By peek, July 31, 2006
    • 388 replies
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    • base615
    • October 21, 2021

99. Skydiving After Scuba?   1 2

    By benbrockwell, December 5, 2006
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    • Shark
    • December 7, 2006

100. Video: Landing a Wingsuit on water without chute...BS or Real  

     By TikiMan, October 8, 2013
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     • fasted3
     • October 15, 2013