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1. 7 cell flaring   1 2

   By firediver, October 10, 2003
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   • billvon
   • October 16, 2003

2. 7 Cell vs 9 Cell for Beginner   1 2

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

3. 7 cell vs. 9 cell  

   By popeyefireman, April 28, 2003
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   • councilman24
   • April 29, 2003

4. 7 chute cutaway?  

   By dkf1979, December 31, 2003
   • 10 replies
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   • Adriandavies
   • December 31, 2003

5. 7 or 9 cell canopy?  

   By Belgian_Skygirl, May 31, 2005
   • 4 replies
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   • tso-d_chris
   • May 31, 2005

6. 7-cell vs 9-cell   1 2 3 4

   By diveforfun97, September 22, 2009
   • 76 replies
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   • Baksteen
   • October 9, 2009

7. 7/30/06: civilian plane crash kills CO skydiver + 1 (not skydiving related)  

   By pope, July 31, 2006
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   • pope
   • July 31, 2006

8. 70 year old Dad does 1st skydive yesterday  

   By HydroGuy, January 30, 2006
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   • meltdown
   • January 30, 2006

9. 700 jumps in 24 hours   1 2

   By Lucky123, April 10, 2009
   • 40 replies
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   • billvon
   • April 13, 2009

10. 700 jumps in 24 hours !  

    By fmmobley, June 2, 2009
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    • kenneth21441
    • June 2, 2009

11. 727 deliberate crash in Mexico April '12  

    By kuai43, September 21, 2012
    • 16 replies
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    • AggieDave
    • September 24, 2012

12. 727 Jumps  

    By aztcgreg, November 1, 2014
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    • gowlerk
    • 4 hours ago

13. 752 way   1 2

    By moth, February 26, 2005
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    • moth
    • March 5, 2005

14. 76,400 feet (23,300 m) Skydive  

    By Tito.J, October 9, 2006
    • 12 replies
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    • popsjumper
    • October 10, 2006

15. 79 year old dad makes first tandem on b-day.  

    By Mad_Jasper, December 23, 2009
    • 1 reply
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    • wolfriverjoe
    • December 23, 2009

16. 8 40way dives,4 dif. sequentials in <9hrs. Spaceland  

    By jumperconway, December 12, 2005
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    • Merkur
    • December 13, 2005

17. 8 months and 12 days.  

    By AdrenalineBluez, August 28, 2006
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    • BIGUN
    • August 28, 2006

18. 8 point hybrid video  

    By thrillstalker, May 2, 2011
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    • thrillstalker
    • May 24, 2011

19. 8 Speed rules ??  

    By saimco, November 15, 2007
    • 10 replies
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    • ltdiver
    • November 17, 2007

20. 8 Way  

    By firstime, September 8, 2004
    • 8 replies
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    • sundevil777
    • September 9, 2004

21. 8 way practice pics  

    By billvon, March 21, 2007
    • 17 replies
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    • Gawain
    • March 25, 2007

22. 8 year check on Cypress UK  

    By Markj, February 10, 2004
    • 7 replies
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    • Markj
    • February 11, 2004

23. 80 year old AFF  

    By DavidKing, May 11, 2004
    • 14 replies
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    • Dougiefresh
    • May 22, 2004

24. 8000 Ft Static Line Student Jump?   1 2

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

25. 80Kts plus top drift  

    By potatoman, November 15, 2013
    • 12 replies
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    • crotalus01
    • November 16, 2013

26. 81 way world record??  

    By Eagleeye, September 9, 2009
    • 3 replies
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    • Eagleeye
    • September 19, 2009

27. 82 year old skydiver  

    By Ronhend, June 10, 2015
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    • Ronhend
    • June 10, 2015

28. 82 Years Young  

    By Jumpsat14k, May 16, 2004
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    • gulaz
    • May 16, 2004

29. 82nd / Fort Bragg Freefall team?  

    By airborne966, November 14, 2009
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    • RIGGER160
    • November 14, 2009

30. 82nd all american week  

    By mrhoop, March 6, 2004
    • 0 replies
    • 109 views
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    • mrhoop
    • March 6, 2004

31. 83-year-old skydiver  

    By Istvan, August 13, 2007
    • 10 replies
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    • noname
    • August 14, 2007

32. 9 cell vs 7 cell pack volume?  

    By Miltino1, November 5, 2012
    • 6 replies
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    • erdnarob
    • November 11, 2012

33. 9 Months 68 Jumps Finally A license  

    By Amyr, June 24, 2012
    • 22 replies
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    • nigel99
    • June 26, 2012

34. 9 to 11 weeks now  

    By millertime24, July 23, 2008
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    • GaryRay
    • July 24, 2008

35. 9/11 Flag jumps  

    By ksjumper, September 6, 2011
    • 16 replies
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    • JCW1966
    • September 14, 2011

36. 90 Year Old Student   1 2

    By nightjumps, November 21, 2003
    • 29 replies
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    • DeNReN
    • November 22, 2003

37. 900th Jump this weekend.  

    By ThighMan, June 2, 2003
    • 24 replies
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    • ThighMan
    • June 4, 2003

38. 93 year old makes skydive  

    By ChasingBlueSky, July 28, 2004
    • 5 replies
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    • kallend
    • July 29, 2004

39. 96 yr. old man does solo skydive!  

    By hooked, February 20, 2005
    • 10 replies
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    • RMURRAY
    • February 25, 2005

40. 9th jump but my first real skydive  

    By Amyr, December 17, 2011
    • 4 replies
    • 841 views
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    • Amyr
    • December 17, 2011

41. A Poem  

    By skipro101, April 23, 2004
    • 20 replies
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    • skipro101
    • April 26, 2004

42. A - License Finally  

    By Tuna-Salad, September 5, 2008
    • 16 replies
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    • NickDG
    • September 7, 2008

43. a 1960s jumper gone.  

    By chuteless, April 29, 2004
    • 1 reply
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    • flygirl03
    • April 30, 2004

44. A 2003 Wish for All  

    By rushmc, January 1, 2003
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    • rushmc
    • January 1, 2003

45. A air Gremlin ???  

    By Edra, January 13, 2014
    • 12 replies
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    • Tink1717
    • January 19, 2014

46. A better way out of line twist!   1 2 3 4 5

    By JohnDeere, August 25, 2009
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    • pchapman
    • May 22, 2018

47. A bit confussed  

    By MattIRE, April 12, 2009
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    • riggerrob
    • April 12, 2009

48. A bit nervous about first 10 second delay   1 2

    By pontiacgtp00, January 16, 2008
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    • Skyhighbird
    • February 10, 2008

49. a bit of help with a presentation please  

    By Fallosophy, March 22, 2006
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    • Fallosophy
    • March 23, 2006

50. A bit rusty - have not jumped in 10yrs but want to start jumping again  

    By simonh, August 12, 2018
    • 11 replies
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    • MikeJD
    • August 16, 2018

51. A Boogie Virgin's questions...  

    By ntrprnr, October 8, 2005
    • 22 replies
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    • Remster
    • October 11, 2005

52. A Brief History of Skydiving -- New Short Video (YouTube)  

    By BrianSGermain, May 1, 2017
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    • BrianSGermain
    • May 1, 2017

53. A Brief History of Skydiving--FREE VIDEO  

    By BrianSGermain, October 1, 2014
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    • Hellis
    • October 7, 2014

54. A CALL TO ARMS  

    By laird, February 12, 2005
    • 17 replies
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    • billvon
    • February 14, 2005

55. A Canopy Flight This Past Saturday  

    By champu, August 30, 2011
    • 9 replies
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    • Scrumpot
    • August 30, 2011

56. A Casa aircraft jump indeed  

    By AggieDave, March 7, 2011
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    • AggieDave
    • March 7, 2011

57. A Cat Flies!  

    By BeteNoire, May 11, 2013
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    • BeteNoire
    • May 11, 2013

58. A clever thing to do on Friday the 13th...  

    By SkymonkeyONE, April 13, 2007
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    • BigM
    • April 26, 2007

59. A comment on L & B Customer Service  

    By fmmobley, November 11, 2007
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    • fmmobley
    • November 11, 2007

60. A concern - cost?  

    By guineapiggie101, December 29, 2010
    • 11 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • December 30, 2010

61. A concern Mother with many questions   1 2

    By Comfortablynumb, May 10, 2006
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    • obelixtim
    • May 29, 2006

62. A couple newbie questions...  

    By Phillbo, October 7, 2003
    • 8 replies
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    • skydivejersey
    • October 9, 2003

63. a curious two-out situation  

    By katzurki, May 21, 2005
    • 10 replies
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    • murps2000
    • May 22, 2005

64. a dark day in the Israeli sky  

    By falxori, June 16, 2007
    • 22 replies
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    • airtwardo
    • June 18, 2007

65. A day at the DZ to remember!!  

    By humbled1, March 22, 2009
    • 12 replies
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    • Mazz
    • March 25, 2009

66. A day for our lost brothers and sisters...   1 2

    By justaflygirl, April 23, 2005
    • 34 replies
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    • TheBachelor
    • April 26, 2005

67. A day in the life of a DZO   1 2

    By tbellopa-c, November 11, 2010
    • 28 replies
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    • popsjumper
    • November 18, 2010

68. A day in the life...   1 2

    By kallend, November 22, 2003
    • 26 replies
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    • meltdown
    • December 2, 2003

69. A Day of firsts!  

    By gonecountry, June 27, 2004
    • 4 replies
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    • SarahC07
    • June 28, 2004

70. A DC10 liferaft successfully landed from freefall!  

    By tdog, August 15, 2005
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    • tdog
    • August 15, 2005

71. A deal   1 2 3

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

72. A DHC-6 Twin Otter Resurrection?   1 2

    By rmsmith, March 31, 2006
    • 37 replies
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    • TomSpoon
    • April 12, 2006

73. a different view of chute size....  

    By ElectricFetus, June 18, 2011
    • 8 replies
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    • Trae
    • June 21, 2011

74. A different wing loading dilemma  

    By Falcon7Zero, December 11, 2012
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    • davelepka
    • December 12, 2012

75. A difficult photo to develop.  

    By alain, August 28, 2003
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    • quade
    • August 29, 2003

76. A disturbing PM I recieved...bad advice???   1 2 3 4 5

    By discovery4, September 16, 2010
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    • Amazon
    • September 25, 2010

77. a dumb question  

    By huka551, March 27, 2005
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    • riggerrob
    • March 28, 2005

78. A favor needed for Adrian Nicholas' family  

    By gasson, September 26, 2005
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    • gasson
    • September 29, 2005

79. A few pictures  

    By billvon, December 21, 2009
    • 11 replies
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    • champu
    • December 23, 2009

80. a few pounds heavier, can i still jump ?  

    By hyder124, September 23, 2008
    • 6 replies
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    • squarecanopy
    • September 24, 2008

81. A Few Questions  

    By Quake120, June 10, 2006
    • 12 replies
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    • DSE
    • June 12, 2006

82. a few questions after AFF stage 1 jump  

    By mixedup, May 30, 2011
    • 2 replies
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    • mixedup
    • May 31, 2011

83. A Few Questions from a First Time Jumper  

    By Perser, July 11, 2005
    • 5 replies
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    • sweep
    • July 12, 2005

84. A few shots from Skydive Rick's  

    By WrongWay, February 14, 2005
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    • WrongWay
    • February 14, 2005

85. a few term questions  

    By elias123, July 25, 2006
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    • elias123
    • July 25, 2006

86. A few thoughts  

    By Hooknswoop, January 3, 2003
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    • darkwing
    • January 4, 2003

87. A few words about accidents  

    By Bergen, April 26, 2005
    • 13 replies
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    • billvon
    • April 26, 2005

88. A first look at a no pull cypres save   1 2 3 4 5

    By strop45, May 8, 2013
    • 112 replies
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    • popsjumper
    • May 27, 2013

89. a friend made me an offer  

    By HookItLow, January 11, 2007
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    • billvon
    • January 11, 2007

90. a friend's first cut-away on his 118th jump! Wow! (Non-fatal)  

    By David Wang, December 3, 2019
    • 6 replies
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    • SivaGanesha
    • December 5, 2019

91. A funny 3-way  

    By skyhighkiy, September 2, 2004
    • 2 replies
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    • CrazyDave
    • September 6, 2004

92. A gift for iPhone users !   1 2

    By thegull, July 29, 2011
    • 30 replies
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    • thegull
    • January 11, 2012

93. A good cause for a local that supports skydivers...  

    By skyberdyber, January 17, 2014
    • 1 reply
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    • skyberdyber
    • January 17, 2014

94. A good thing or not  

    By bluegremlin, October 16, 2003
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    • The111
    • October 18, 2003

95. a good,no wait,a GREAT day  

    By sonomatommy, June 2, 2008
    • 2 replies
    • 797 views
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    • LongWayToFall
    • June 3, 2008

96. A Guide To Stand-up Packing?  

    By Mercuthio, August 26, 2004
    • 12 replies
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    • syntax
    • August 30, 2004

97. a hole in your canopy's top skin- what would you do?   1 2

    By shayelk, September 17, 2012
    • 28 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • September 24, 2012

98. a i too heavy  

    By rictheredneck, May 11, 2007
    • 8 replies
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    • riggerrob
    • May 11, 2007

99. A Jump of Firsts  

    By hoboknife, May 18, 2013
    • 5 replies
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    • billvon
    • May 19, 2013

100. A jumper stranded in Venice  

     By jammiepak, March 26, 2004
     • 4 replies
     • 1,607 views
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     • piisfish
     • March 26, 2004