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1. ParaCommander  

   By ripcord4, September 2, 2005
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   • erdnarob
   • July 30, 2014

2. Travelling abroad with parachute..airport security open reserve?  

   By flyboy68, August 29, 2012
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   • Remster
   • September 4, 2012

3. How do you get a plane wreck off a DZ?   1 2

   By riggerrob, June 20, 2015
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   • Baksteen
   • September 14, 2022

4. Skydiving by yourself?  

   By traceomac, May 15, 2013
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   • popsjumper
   • May 21, 2013

5. Vector 3 Lead Time   1 2

   By MadDog54, April 23, 2013
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   • FlyingRhenquest
   • May 8, 2013

6. Rig downsize  

   By cgross, November 26, 2002
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   • blueshrew
   • November 28, 2002

7. Doe's anybody remember Bob Neely?  

   By skydiver_33460, January 28, 2004
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   • kkeenan
   • May 25, 2016

8. Hot/Cold Air vs. Fallrate  

   By Shredex, December 28, 2012
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   • potatoman
   • January 3, 2013

9. First Hop n’ Pop – Not so good …  

   By Reginald, December 15, 2003
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   • vonSanta
   • December 20, 2003

10. How extreme a skydiver are you   1 2 3 4 7

    By crashtested, May 19, 2008
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    • LittleDJ
    • June 9, 2008

11. License expiry time and lost logbook  

    By kr0me, September 6, 2008
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    • NickDG
    • September 7, 2008

12. Flock the Vote! - Wingsuit Instructor Poll   1 2 3

    By WickedWingsuits, September 30, 2012
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    • WickedWingsuits
    • October 21, 2012

13. Skydive Coolidge  

    By bbarnhouse, August 1, 2005
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    • cpoxon
    • August 10, 2005

14. Near Miss - Crosskeys, NJ 6,7,2007   1 2

    By diverdriver, June 10, 2007
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    • vpjr
    • November 20, 2007

15. Mr Bill Death Strap   1 2

    By hikeat, May 27, 2013
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    • Rainbo
    • May 30, 2013

16. What does "biff" really mean?   1 2

    By sunsetjim, April 11, 2004
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    • SkydiveMO
    • April 14, 2004

17. Non jumping partner giving you grief about skydiving?  

    By MrGrumpie, July 31, 2014
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    • dthames
    • August 1, 2014

18. Jump with a tandem?   1 2

    By shibbayshib, July 17, 2007
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    • johnny1488
    • July 18, 2007

19. Porter missing in the UK // reward//   1 2 3

    By piisfish, October 28, 2010
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    • PhreeZone
    • November 6, 2012

20. What it's all about   1 2 3

    By stratostar, May 18, 2007
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    • jumpwally
    • May 26, 2007

21. MS Excel Spreadsheet Logbook?  

    By slotperfect, March 25, 2006
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    • ChrisL
    • March 29, 2006

22. Tandem Injury at a Demo Jump  

    By tball, October 10, 2011
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    • diablopilot
    • October 11, 2013

23. Drugs and DZs   1 2 3 4 5

    By jvcvudu, March 6, 2007
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    • denete
    • August 16, 2008

24. Regaining control  

    By NuMRX, May 6, 2013
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    • popsjumper
    • May 8, 2013

25. tips for a new AFF student   1 2

    By awdordie, April 3, 2016
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    • awdordie
    • May 15, 2016

26. Flat track fall rate  

    By KDeschino, December 2, 2009
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    • JanuszPS
    • December 23, 2009

27. Integrity of USPA Records in Question!   1 2 3

    By Buried, September 6, 2012
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    • Buried
    • March 21, 2013

28. Skydiving for a living, living the dream.   1 2

    By dfa2006, September 17, 2014
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    • chuteless
    • September 19, 2014

29. What do you do under canopy between deployment and starting your landing pattern?  

    By kcb203, May 12, 2017
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    • councilman24
    • June 5, 2017

30. Riding the plane down   1 2 3

    By Orange1, October 21, 2005
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    • billvon
    • November 1, 2012

31. Just another newbie doing a down winder, or is he?  

    By skymiles, October 23, 2006
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    • sd-slider
    • October 28, 2006

32. altimeters : digital vs analog   1 2

    By agent_lead, November 29, 2005
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    • spoons
    • December 5, 2005

33. Skydiving after wisdom teeth extraction  

    By vt1977, December 5, 2003
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    • schattenjaeger
    • December 6, 2003

34. Piltus vs. Caravan  

    By MICHELANGELO, March 30, 2008
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    • grimmie
    • March 31, 2008

35. Going to my first Boogie  

    By Gyone, April 12, 2014
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    • Remster
    • April 24, 2014

36. CH-47 Chinooks as jumpships   1 2

    By micro, December 28, 2005
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    • Nenesanteago
    • May 13, 2006

37. Christian Skydivers Association  

    By Ketia0, May 25, 2009
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    • Andy9o8
    • June 2, 2009

38. what's up with USPA?  

    By livendive, June 27, 2014
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    • NWFlyer
    • October 1, 2014

39. 182 flipped over at skydive las vegas   1 2 3

    By freeflychris, August 17, 2006
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    • bozo
    • November 19, 2008

40. attn doctors and or people with appendix removed   1 2

    By mxcale, June 22, 2009
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    • mxcale
    • July 1, 2009

41. Best Caption for this photo??????   1 2

    By girthy, June 20, 2013
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    • mrbang
    • June 22, 2013

42. I am moving to the UK, need some advice   1 2 3 4

    By 64rky, July 8, 2016
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    • RMK
    • August 13, 2016

43. Decent Skydiving Movies?   1 2

    By Lazarus_762, September 1, 2012
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    • Machine-710
    • December 24, 2012

44. Skyride Dropzone Coming to Prattville, Alabama?   1 2 3 4 7

    By FireMedicJumper, July 8, 2007
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    • Katieatasc
    • July 31, 2007

45. How quickly can you pack?   1 2 3

    By dsbbreck, June 4, 2003
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    • FlyBear
    • June 28, 2013

46. What would happen if without wear goggle?   1 2

    By FlyinDawg, June 4, 2006
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    • mjosparky
    • June 6, 2006

47. Acceptable Fatalities   1 2 3 4 6

    By Marisan, May 13, 2012
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    • billvon
    • May 30, 2012

48. How to wear sunglasses properly when Skydiving..?   1 2

    By partyboy, July 14, 2005
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    • DanglesOZQld
    • July 19, 2005

49. Design student needs your help!   1 2

    By hech117, March 18, 2014
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    • potatoman
    • March 28, 2014

50. Legal to jump base gear from heli?   1 2

    By potatoman, April 3, 2014
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    • champu
    • April 17, 2014

51. Skydiving affect sleeping?   1 2

    By tricky, January 20, 2004
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    • WrongWay
    • January 21, 2004

52. feeling woozy after jumps  

    By fendereh, August 3, 2007
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    • Jon26
    • August 9, 2007

53. Ears and skydiving  

    By ducpilot1, August 1, 2011
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    • paulca
    • August 11, 2011

54. A Public Apology To Don and Louise CROSS Skydive nagambie   1 2

    By gregpso, July 7, 2012
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    • gregpso
    • December 22, 2012

55. Cell phones for skydive carrying  

    By johnbamburg, March 7, 2016
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    • Skydivesg
    • March 16, 2016

56. Some dropzones suck   1 2 3 4 5

    By freeflyit, June 23, 2006
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    • mjosparky
    • June 27, 2006

57. Bill Booth Documentary   1 2

    By slotperfect, June 30, 2009
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    • baronn
    • July 6, 2009

58. Old Freak Brothers Video  

    By LeapingGnome, September 14, 2010
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    • heavydude
    • September 17, 2010

59. Deprecate the USPA   1 2

    By jrodrod, September 16, 2016
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    • cpoxon
    • September 23, 2016

60. would you NOT visit a dz because they have restricted turns to 90 degree's or less   1 2 3 4 5

    By livenletfly, June 12, 2007
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    • livenletfly
    • February 18, 2010

61. Plane crashes  

    By FB1609, June 6, 2016
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    • mjosparky
    • June 22, 2016

62. USPA update on another pilot chute-in-tow due to bridle piercing.   1 2

    By ridestrong, June 27, 2012
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    • Bertt
    • November 28, 2012

63. Low turn impact from tandem instructor on the Bachelor show   1 2

    By rohicks, February 23, 2021
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    • billvon
    • March 11, 2021

64. Alternatives to jump numbers as a gateway for progression?   1 2

    By nutellaontoast, September 23, 2013
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    • champu
    • October 1, 2013

65. Is this part of the whole Skyride ring?   1 2 3

    By xtheowl, October 20, 2011
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    • normiss
    • November 14, 2011

66. Making Jumpsuit into Shorty  

    By skylawgirl84, June 19, 2014
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    • Fast
    • June 25, 2014

67. Is Skydiving Risky?   1 2 3

    By extremesport, September 27, 2003
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    • BoostedXT
    • October 7, 2003

68. With how many jumps is it ok to follow out tandems?   1 2 3

    By fizzbuzz99, March 27, 2010
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    • JohnMitchell
    • March 16, 2011

69. What's a better analogy for Wuffos?   1 2 3

    By steve1, November 9, 2007
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    • monkycndo
    • November 19, 2007

70. How many jumps before a wingsuit or skysurfing....  

    By WI-Fly, February 7, 2009
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    • jumpwally
    • February 9, 2009

71. How old is your main canopy?   1 2

    By megamalfunction, October 20, 2015
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    • jumpwally
    • October 29, 2015

72. RW suit booties  

    By zackroch, July 23, 2011
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    • angryelf
    • July 24, 2011

73. Fusion vs. Artificial Disc Replacement  

    By morejumps, May 7, 2010
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    • TheBachelor
    • April 29, 2021

74. Jumpers on RADAR   1 2

    By LearningTOfly, December 5, 2005
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    • racerman
    • December 7, 2005

75. Skydive Southern California CLOSED DOWN?  

    By Kbone, December 2, 2004
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    • VectorBoy
    • December 9, 2004

76. wingloading choice   1 2 3

    By nigel99, June 23, 2013
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    • -ftp-
    • July 2, 2013

77. Living Social ads on Facebook   1 2

    By Jumpdude, July 22, 2013
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    • alabamaskydiver
    • August 1, 2013

78. Summer job as a packer abroad, realistic ?  

    By Aventador, November 2, 2013
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • November 7, 2013

79. Psychology question   1 2

    By Pollock91, November 27, 2012
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    • SkyTwinkie
    • December 3, 2012

80. AFF Tipping Instructor?  

    By k2everest, June 1, 2011
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    • cpoxon
    • June 1, 2011

81. whuffo airborne qualified question  

    By jitsoa33, March 27, 2003
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    • steve1
    • March 31, 2003

82. OREGON -- Police officer fired for skydiving injury -- Press Clips   1 2

    By quade, June 25, 2003
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    • quade
    • June 28, 2003

83. Worst rig   1 2 3 4 5

    By billvon, July 21, 2010
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    • Bob_Church
    • September 11, 2016

84. So how old is too old for a used rig?   1 2

    By scottf1887, November 28, 2013
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    • likestojump
    • December 3, 2013

85. What to do   1 2 3 4 7

    By GeorgeOrwell, January 3, 2009
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    • GeorgeOrwell
    • January 31, 2009

86. Tension knot?  

    By ihavearrived, October 22, 2005
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    • BillyVance
    • October 23, 2005

87. JFTC - any news?   1 2 3 4 6

    By kallend, September 23, 2009
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    • ltdiver
    • October 19, 2009

88. Comments on my Cookie G3 GoPro mount  

    By okcorral, December 12, 2012
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    • fogobo
    • January 7, 2013

89. USPA Skydiving Museum   1 2

    By PhreeZone, January 3, 2003
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    • Boomerdog
    • December 9, 2012

90. A deal   1 2 3

    By David Wang, June 25, 2021
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    • SethInMI
    • January 7, 2023

91. running wild with Bear Gryll show  

    By BETO74, July 29, 2014
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    • Tuna-Salad
    • August 3, 2014

92. USPA's "Championship" Demo Team?   1 2 3 4 10

    By airtwardo, October 10, 2011
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    • davelepka
    • December 9, 2011

93. I have answers to ALL your ASC/SKYRIDE ??'s   1 2 3 4

    By 1SMART1, November 1, 2010
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    • SRI85
    • November 26, 2010

94. C-182 Non-Fatal Zephyrhills, FL 11-25-2012  

    By diverdriver, November 26, 2012
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    • fly4jumps
    • December 11, 2012

95. Weight Restrictions?   1 2

    By IWannaSkydive, January 13, 2010
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    • LyraM45
    • January 17, 2010

96. What should a new jumper start with in terms of gear?   1 2

    By DrDom, October 6, 2013
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    • mrbang
    • October 24, 2013

97. FAA's new proposed "PLA's" what it all means.   1 2

    By stratostar, July 5, 2012
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    • stratostar
    • September 18, 2012

98. Technical details on Felix Baumgartner Channel "flight"   1 2

    By mjasantos, August 1, 2003
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    • skydivejersey
    • August 7, 2003

99. How would you spend 13,5K on skydiving?   1 2

    By Squeeezer, February 3, 2015
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    • katzas
    • February 11, 2015

100. Prescription goggles  

     By ovambo, August 6, 2010
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     • LouDiamond
     • August 15, 2010