General Skydiving Discussions

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1. Bill Booth featured on Huffington Post   1 2

   By kallend, August 1, 2013
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   • shveddy
   • August 19, 2013

2. Best hand luggage bag for a Rig   1 2

   By mgs13, November 8, 2011
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   • colin
   • November 27, 2011

3. Negative reactions to the sport   1 2 3

   By NorrinRadd, August 19, 2013
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   • DcloudZ
   • September 4, 2013

4. JFTC Press Clips  

   By quade, October 5, 2002
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   • quade
   • October 18, 2002

5. Jump / Cutaway Ratio Poll   1 2 3 4 5

   By Vertifly, December 18, 2009
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   • Decodiver
   • May 9, 2010

6. Have you ever chosen not to jump once at altitude? Why?   1 2

   By kcb203, July 17, 2017
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   • i_like_ceviche
   • September 18, 2017

7. You know you're a skydiver when....   1 2 3 4

   By alexafox, June 29, 2012
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   • Southern_Man
   • August 11, 2013

8. NE1 know where Michael Schumacher jumped?  

   By freeflycracker, June 24, 2006
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   • evan85
   • February 24, 2016

9. Mounting a Contour HD Camera on a Helmet.  

   By ridestrong, December 28, 2010
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   • ridestrong
   • December 30, 2010

10. Tracking : True or false?   1 2

    By KrisFlyZ, May 14, 2004
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    • chuckakers
    • January 20, 2011

11. 727 Jumps  

    By aztcgreg, November 1, 2014
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    • Faicon9493
    • December 14, 2020

12. katana 120 VS crossfire 2 119 ??   1 2 3

    By hhhyyrt, March 6, 2012
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    • craigbey
    • June 5, 2012

13. The New Skyride??????   1 2 3 4 11

    By douwanto, September 22, 2009
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    • Jumpdude
    • August 9, 2011

14. The FAA grounded a skydive O2 system today   1 2 3

    By Zing, October 6, 2007
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    • billvon
    • October 15, 2007

15. Don Kellner - 40,000 jumps  

    By cpoxon, May 25, 2011
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    • grimmie
    • May 27, 2011

16. Letter from the Head of the FAA (May Parachutist)   1 2 3 4 11

    By catfishhunter, May 3, 2011
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    • theonlyski
    • December 5, 2011

17. Maui Skydiving? Vacationing there in Sept, Anyone live there?  

    By George_ORH, June 28, 2010
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    • mikey348
    • July 6, 2010

18. What do you budget to attend a boogie?   1 2 3 4 5

    By GLIDEANGLE, October 9, 2007
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    • missbrz
    • October 9, 2012

19. Jump Anxiety   1 2

    By a.j., July 19, 2004
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    • jumpgump
    • February 3, 2014

20. Drones and Skydiving  

    By ManagingPrime, February 28, 2012
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    • kallend
    • October 1, 2015

21. DZ Culture   1 2

    By skyfox2007, October 29, 2017
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    • Lawndarter
    • November 4, 2017

22. Skydiving without AAD's   1 2 3 4

    By Trae, August 10, 2005
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    • Sky15
    • August 17, 2005

23. What happens after a collision?   1 2

    By stevemeg, September 7, 2014
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    • Krip
    • September 16, 2014

24. What if I need a skydiving lawyer?   1 2

    By ddircksen, February 3, 2006
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    • chuckakers
    • February 27, 2017

25. Tom Cruise jumping in the UK filming Mission Impossible  

    By shorehambeach, August 2, 2017
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    • billvon
    • August 6, 2018

26. RealDropzone - Enterprise class dropzone management software, a Reality.   1 2

    By Mr17Hz, July 19, 2007
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    • mdrejhon
    • January 20, 2009

27. Softest Opening Canopy   1 2 3

    By Bodhisattva420, October 2, 2011
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    • BartsDaddy
    • October 12, 2012

28. Triangular parachute?  

    By BMichaeli, November 9, 2010
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    • Beatnik
    • November 10, 2010

29. 285 pound wanna be jumper   1 2 3 4

    By skyfreek, September 2, 2015
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    • freakflyer9999
    • September 14, 2015

30. Karnage Krew - Gary Lucas - Hearing RESULTS   1 2 3

    By justincolebriss, April 5, 2011
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    • strop45
    • March 12, 2012

31. Archway Skydiving Sued   1 2 3 4 7

    By JohnRich, June 24, 2011
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    • NoShitThereIWas
    • June 5, 2012

32. Post 1st Jump sickness? (Hours after)  

    By JesseJumper, April 24, 2011
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    • roam82
    • May 31, 2011

33. Skydiving - A guy's dream   1 2 3

    By Mokasx, March 15, 2014
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    • Lukske
    • March 24, 2014

34. 100th jump ideas?????????   1 2

    By djta0707, June 28, 2008
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    • wildWilly
    • July 2, 2008

35. broken neptune 2   1 2

    By missbrz, September 2, 2011
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    • allocator
    • December 13, 2016

36. Very useful graph   1 2

    By piisfish, November 25, 2014
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    • realpet
    • March 17, 2015

37. You are under your reserve.... Now what?   1 2

    By Ron, August 13, 2013
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    • Ron
    • August 18, 2013

38. Must read for every skydiver......  

    By obelixtim, March 16, 2016
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • July 7, 2016

39. Beech Super King Air 200 - why arn't all jump aircraft built like this?   1 2

    By skydiverek, March 31, 2005
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    • Squeak
    • April 4, 2005

40. tsa and hook knives  

    By DBCOOPER, September 26, 2011
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    • shropshire
    • September 28, 2011

41. High Altitude Record   1 2 3

    By Flyfast, July 30, 2009
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    • chuteless
    • August 13, 2013

42. Bill Ottley   1 2

    By efs4ever, November 25, 2005
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    • skybill
    • December 8, 2005

43. Drop Zone Ethics - 101 (In Kansas City)   1 2 3 4

    By jumper410, April 11, 2006
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    • billvon
    • April 15, 2006

44. CYPRES saved my life!   1 2 3 4 7

    By bocabruce1, December 22, 2009
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    • tjm
    • January 8, 2010

45. Do any Drop Zones state side offer C-130 jumps?   1 2

    By Hollywood5581, August 18, 2014
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    • Doug_Davis
    • August 22, 2014

46. USPA Being Sued Federal ?  

    By FREETRY, March 8, 2017
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    • ControlFreak
    • March 10, 2017

47. Did Survivor host Jeff Probst skydive?  

    By BobWright, December 13, 2004
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    • flyhi
    • May 13, 2013

48. Full Contact Skydiving  

    By bdhead, June 16, 2014
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    • grimmie
    • June 30, 2014

49. 16 year old fun jumper? Is she too young?   1 2

    By Chelseaflies, November 30, 2013
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    • StoppieJoe
    • December 5, 2013

50. More then 1 reserve chute?  

    By FlyingJarhead, May 6, 2006
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    • TrickyDicky
    • May 9, 2006

51. Skydiving is like many other sports   1 2 3

    By chuteless, January 8, 2014
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    • Bluhdow
    • January 12, 2014

52. skydive soundtrack  

    By gerv, August 5, 2003
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    • gerv
    • August 7, 2003

53. Unsupportive spouse???   1 2 3

    By peanutgallery, July 26, 2007
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    • riggerquo
    • March 8, 2010

54. Does your life insurance policy include skydiving?   1 2

    By ltdiver, April 21, 2004
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    • WildBill
    • September 19, 2005

55. Jump on Kauai?  

    By HoldtheIce, April 9, 2010
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    • Martini
    • November 10, 2010

56. How old were you?   1 2 3 4

    By fell4skydiving, April 25, 2013
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    • Terruko
    • June 5, 2013

57. 8000 Ft Static Line Student Jump?   1 2

    By bamber, September 3, 2017
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    • Baksteen
    • September 11, 2017

58. Any military parachute riggers here?  

    By JT_76, September 19, 2006
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    • milehighpres
    • September 23, 2006

59. Drop in the number of Skydivers   1 2 3 4 11

    By skrovi, July 15, 2006
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    • Elisha
    • October 11, 2006

60. Dropzone Etiquette   1 2

    By Justin212, August 19, 2013
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    • Squeak
    • August 22, 2013

61. Greg, inventor of the slider  

    By katzurki, December 8, 2004
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    • PiLFy
    • February 1, 2011

62. Can you freefly in a track suit?  

    By mrkthmn, April 13, 2013
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    • Shredex
    • April 16, 2013

63. Australia Skydiving  

    By DemolitionDarby, January 28, 2017
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    • GD64
    • February 4, 2017

64. Preparing to camera fly   1 2 3 4 5

    By vanessalh, October 6, 2012
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    • billvon
    • October 23, 2012

65. PROskydiving Acquires DZ Tools   1 2

    By chicagoland, December 16, 2010
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    • tdog
    • September 18, 2013

66. Foul play at Pacific City Beach Boogie 2012??? U decide...   1 2 3 4 5

    By superjim, April 8, 2013
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    • airtwardo
    • April 8, 2013

67. Third Class Medical in the News Again,...   1 2 3 4 6

    By ChrisD, December 12, 2013
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    • stratostar
    • January 10, 2014

68. shoes?   1 2

    By anarki, November 20, 2008
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    • MomDaBomb
    • November 22, 2008

69. so what is the nicest thing anyone on the dz has done for you?   1 2 3

    By D22369, November 3, 2013
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    • Jvx
    • November 29, 2013

70. Best Skydiving Movie EVER (Chris Cowden)   1 2 3 4

    By Floats18, March 20, 2006
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    • username118877
    • March 23, 2015

71. wisdom teeth removal   1 2

    By GaryRay, September 24, 2007
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    • Shark
    • October 10, 2007

72. My neighbor's tandem accident   1 2

    By kanyewest, June 24, 2015
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    • megamalfunction
    • July 5, 2015

73. Leg strap bungee warning  

    By JBR, June 7, 2014
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    • JeffCa
    • June 15, 2014

74. Line Twists  

    By GentleTiger, September 11, 2004
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    • Reginald
    • September 13, 2004

75. Am I being selfish   1 2 3

    By Placcypaddy, January 5, 2018
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    • Placcypaddy
    • February 22, 2018

76. Anyone else ever have an issue with their ears after freefall?   1 2

    By GAjumper84, December 28, 2013
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    • DrDom
    • March 10, 2014

77. Predicting cloud coverage   1 2

    By mattwht, December 10, 2013
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    • format
    • December 12, 2013

78. Glad i left Eloy when team qatar showed up....   1 2

    By girthy, February 7, 2013
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    • Zlew
    • February 8, 2013

79. Freefly Bungee: is it really necessary?  

    By E.Byrd, June 24, 2014
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    • JohnMitchell
    • June 25, 2014

80. Student Retention post A license   1 2

    By milehigheric, June 4, 2013
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    • hoboknife
    • June 18, 2013

81. Drinking while diving   1 2 3 4

    By Icyhills, November 13, 2008
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    • grue
    • June 21, 2013

82. horizontal speed on tracking   1 2 3 4

    By jbettingen, April 16, 2007
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    • JohnMitchell
    • April 20, 2007

83. They both have AADs, so everything's cool right?   1 2 3

    By Remster, August 22, 2014
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    • faulknerwn
    • August 31, 2014

84. LASIK and sky diving?   1 2 3 4

    By brycew, August 4, 2005
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    • tustinr
    • August 10, 2005

85. Skydive Zephyrhills  

    By Vex, February 7, 2014
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    • RMK
    • February 20, 2014

86. Paintball Dogfighting???   1 2

    By Skysurfer_Rob, December 28, 2006
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    • Eule
    • January 12, 2007

87. Most effective way to make 200-300 jumps in short time   1 2 3

    By SPAWNmaster, November 9, 2013
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    • DougH
    • November 21, 2013

88. Cloud Cover   1 2

    By Mike111, May 31, 2006
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    • meatbomb
    • July 21, 2006

89. Choosing the right drop Zone   1 2 3

    By Ramzisleiman, December 17, 2014
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    • Ramzisleiman
    • May 9, 2015

90. skydiving in SNOW   1 2

    By Stuntman1, February 26, 2013
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    • BrianSGermain
    • March 2, 2013

91. pulled cutaway handle on exit   1 2 3 4

    By docjohn, April 14, 2010
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    • dogboybirdy
    • June 15, 2016

92. Whuffos / How would you describe skydiving?   1 2

    By Tuna-Salad, April 12, 2009
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    • Sletzer
    • April 16, 2009

93. Do you tip?   1 2

    By LivingInClip, November 12, 2003
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    • akarunway
    • November 13, 2003

94. Skydive shop in London?  

    By Markj, November 19, 2003
    • 22 replies
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    • Markj
    • November 23, 2003

95. Should I carry a Hook Knife?  

    By TXBLKBEAR, April 7, 2004
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    • packerboy
    • April 8, 2004

96. Crosswind landings   1 2 3

    By reyno_gr, April 4, 2005
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    • billvon
    • April 5, 2005

97. should i continue aff?  

    By treehugger1978, February 9, 2014
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    • tristansdad
    • March 4, 2014

98. Pilatus PC12, future jump A/C?  

    By AggieDave, July 27, 2004
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    • diablopilot
    • July 28, 2004

99. My new jumpsuit  

    By scroadload, March 23, 2008
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    • mccurley
    • April 5, 2008

100. GPS tracking/location for cutaways   1 2

     By clustermagnet, May 8, 2012
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     • Alexg3265
     • April 16, 2014