Skydiving History & Trivia
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Who did what, when and where? Post and read about the trend-setters, old-schoolers, and even the new young guns. If you have questions about skydiving history or traditions, ask here.

2,283 topics in this forum

  1. DB Cooper   1 2 3 4 2540

    By quade,
    • 63,485 replies
    • 2,074,460 views

  2. D B Cooper Unsolved Skyjacking   1 2 3 4 68

    By skyjack71,
    • 1,696 replies
    • 77,270 views

  3. Scary stories from the old days?   1 2 3 4 61

    By steve1,
    • 1,524 replies
    • 211,375 views

  4. Lost Drop Zones Project   1 2 3 4 12

    By patmoore,
    • 297 replies
    • 37,689 views

  5. What was your first canopy?   1 2 3 4 11

    By ralu,
    • 250 replies
    • 15,650 views

  6. California City Stories   1 2 3 4 10

    By LloydDobbler,
    • 241 replies
    • 26,818 views

  7. Urban myths in skydiving   1 2 3 4 8

    By neilly,
    • 183 replies
    • 23,430 views

  8. bsbd t-shirts   1 2 3 4 8

    By Rambo,
    • 175 replies
    • 20,754 views

  9. DC-3's   1 2 3 4 7

    By historian,
    • 170 replies
    • 24,528 views

  10. Who's Jumped a Strato Star ?   1 2 3 4 7

    By tbrown,
    • 157 replies
    • 30,199 views

  11. Old Timers, How many sport static lines did you make?   1 2 3 4 6

    By captain1976,
    • 141 replies
    • 9,740 views

  12. Getting Very Scary Out There   1 2 3 4 6

    By GreenLight,
    • 135 replies
    • 19,924 views

  13. Recent Para Commander Jumps?   1 2 3 4 5

    By freefaller76,
    • 123 replies
    • 11,985 views

  14. Most famous skydiver...   1 2 3 4 5

    By skypuppy,
    • 120 replies
    • 26,474 views

  15. Pelicanland-Ridgely MD??   1 2 3 4 5

    By Jumperintheair,
    • 120 replies
    • 22,859 views

  16. Low Pass Stories...   1 2 3 4 5

    By steve1,
    • 111 replies
    • 8,488 views

  17. The Old Skydive Spaceland   1 2 3 4 5

    By INSANEDADDY,
    • 109 replies
    • 13,624 views

  18. St Croix Valley Skydiving Club-Osceola, Wis   1 2 3 4 5

    By PROGRESSIVE,
    • 109 replies
    • 21,688 views

  19. Of Interest to OLD OLD OLD Spaceland Jumpers   1 2 3 4 5

    By efs4ever,
    • 108 replies
    • 17,585 views

  20. Skydiving Songs & Poems   1 2 3 4 5

    By airtwardo,
    • 106 replies
    • 28,854 views

  21. Ever jump one of these??   1 2 3 4 5

    By steve1,
    • 100 replies
    • 9,709 views

  22. Lockheed Lodestars as jumpships   1 2 3 4

    By 377,
    • 96 replies
    • 25,107 views

  23. Galveston Skydivers   1 2 3 4

    By puddy,
    • 93 replies
    • 22,321 views

  24. 1967 Para-Commander   1 2 3 4

    By SEREJumper,
    • 92 replies
    • 16,430 views

  25. Olde pictures   1 2 3 4

    By howardwhite,
    • 89 replies
    • 17,873 views

  26. N121PM   1 2 3 4

    By ZigZagMarquis,
    • 87 replies
    • 15,750 views

  27. Are there traditions?   1 2 3 4

    By CrazyIvan,
    • 84 replies
    • 13,528 views

  28. Suspensions   1 2 3 4

    By skypuppy,
    • 83 replies
    • 13,648 views

  29. Did our Jim Hooper write 100 Feet Over Hell?   1 2 3 4

    By riggerrob,
    • 82 replies
    • 16,033 views

  30. The truth of the Paracommander   1 2 3 4

    By drenaline,
    • 80 replies
    • 15,881 views

  31. Anyone recongize these old Idaho jumpers?   1 2 3 4

    By steve1,
    • 80 replies
    • 10,865 views

  32. Did the Para-commander "flare"?   1 2 3 4

    By Junkers87,
    • 80 replies
    • 8,467 views

  33. Texxas 20 way McGregor   1 2 3 4

    By efs4ever,
    • 80 replies
    • 10,480 views

  34. Anyone hear about the camera-man who jumps without gear?   1 2 3 4

    By medusa,
    • 80 replies
    • 36,750 views

  35. How long has your dz been around?   1 2 3 4

    By diverds,
    • 79 replies
    • 12,059 views

  36. Who has jumped with a famous person?   1 2 3 4

    By MissBuffDiver,
    • 79 replies
    • 14,588 views

  37. can one of you old-timers explain....   1 2 3 4

    By crotalus01,
    • 78 replies
    • 9,917 views

  38. Regarding ParaCommanders (PC's)   1 2 3 4

    By Usetawuz,
    • 77 replies
    • 6,563 views

  39. Blue Skies, Black Death   1 2 3 4

    By Reginald,
    • 76 replies
    • 23,545 views

  40. Anyone remember para-planes?   1 2 3

    By steve1,
    • 72 replies
    • 12,686 views

  41. Jesus Strings   1 2 3

    By JonBonGraham,
    • 72 replies
    • 10,533 views

  42. DC-3's and D-18's   1 2 3

    By mjosparky,
    • 71 replies
    • 10,395 views

  43. Piggyback rig design   1 2 3

    By RicksRiggery,
    • 71 replies
    • 15,469 views

  44. Anyone Remember El Cap Numbers?   1 2 3

    By swovelin,
    • 71 replies
    • 15,734 views

  45. Triangle Parachutes..   1 2 3

    By drewboo,
    • 70 replies
    • 10,987 views

  46. Post the 1st Page of your Logbook . . .   1 2 3

    By NickDG,
    • 70 replies
    • 8,039 views

  47. Vintage gear collection   1 2 3

    By stratostar,
    • 69 replies
    • 10,555 views

  48. What is THIS plane... let me try   1 2 3

    By ZigZagMarquis,
    • 69 replies
    • 6,101 views

  49. Unusual facts about skydiving   1 2 3

    By Amanda18,
    • 68 replies
    • 14,818 views

  50. History lessons for the young pups   1 2 3

    By faulknerwn,
    • 68 replies
    • 14,999 views

  51. Interesting award or license numbers   1 2 3

    By Bsquared,
    • 68 replies
    • 9,447 views

  52. Round Engines   1 2 3

    By Wenger,
    • 67 replies
    • 11,680 views

  53. ZHills sign   1 2 3

    By howardwhite,
    • 66 replies
    • 9,716 views

  54. Low Pull Artists vs. Swoopers   1 2 3

    By zoobrothertom,
    • 66 replies
    • 7,004 views

  55. Try again   1 2 3

    By Jim_Hooper,
    • 65 replies
    • 13,802 views

  56. Skydiving Midgets   1 2 3

    By JumpUpMyAss,
    • 65 replies
    • 13,433 views

  57. Hung 'em up...   1 2 3

    By airtwardo,
    • 65 replies
    • 8,344 views

  58. Patches from back in the day.   1 2 3

    By mjosparky,
    • 65 replies
    • 10,102 views

  59. SCR Database Updated   1 2 3

    By RogerRamjet,
    • 64 replies
    • 7,798 views

  60. C-119 Box Car?   1 2 3

    By steve1,
    • 64 replies
    • 10,057 views

  61. Where's the Southern Cross DC-3 now?   1 2 3

    By BillyVance,
    • 64 replies
    • 12,791 views

  62. Hooper vs bad taste   1 2 3

    By Jim_Hooper,
    • 62 replies
    • 6,323 views

  63. Pope Valley CA DZ pictures?   1 2 3

    By 377,
    • 61 replies
    • 27,528 views

  64. Freak Brothers   1 2 3

    By freakbrother,
    • 60 replies
    • 16,592 views

  65. The DropZone Obituaries   1 2 3

    By Bodhisattva420,
    • 60 replies
    • 23,560 views

  66. Lowest D-Licence w/o Jumping Rounds   1 2 3

    By outlawphx,
    • 60 replies
    • 7,193 views

  67. Arvin   1 2 3

    By robskydiv,
    • 60 replies
    • 14,013 views

  68. Where are they now?   1 2 3

    By RogerRamjet,
    • 60 replies
    • 17,888 views

  69. Jeannie McCombs   1 2 3

    By cabernet,
    • 59 replies
    • 19,805 views

  70. Mike Mullins' King Air?   1 2 3

    By lawrocket,
    • 59 replies
    • 18,072 views

  71. Ropes 'n Rings   1 2 3

    By howardwhite,
    • 58 replies
    • 8,333 views

  72. Funny Stories   1 2 3

    By bertusgeert,
    • 57 replies
    • 15,343 views

  73. Who remembers their Free lottery number   1 2 3

    By Krip,
    • 57 replies
    • 9,058 views

  74. Any Indiantown, Fl jumpers?   1 2 3

    By SkydiverRick,
    • 56 replies
    • 17,681 views

  75. paracommander question   1 2 3

    By lazyfrog,
    • 56 replies
    • 7,954 views

  76. Jumping at Casa Grande   1 2 3

    By steve1,
    • 54 replies
    • 19,432 views

  77. Who Knows this T-Shirt's Story?   1 2 3

    By murrays,
    • 54 replies
    • 10,760 views

  78. 1979 Meet at the Chicken Ranch   1 2 3

    By tbrown,
    • 54 replies
    • 19,610 views

  79. YOUR single most dangerous jump.   1 2 3

    By MissBuffDiver,
    • 54 replies
    • 18,592 views

  80. Herd Boogie   1 2 3

    By howardwhite,
    • 54 replies
    • 17,106 views

  81. Z-Hills turkey meet 1975   1 2 3

    By McGonigal,
    • 54 replies
    • 8,060 views

  82. Rags vs cheap-o's   1 2 3

    By mark,
    • 53 replies
    • 6,751 views

  83. Old Airplanes from "Back in the Day" where are they now   1 2 3

    By Amazon,
    • 53 replies
    • 9,485 views

  84. Photo Album 1966 - 1976   1 2 3

    By patmoore,
    • 53 replies
    • 14,082 views

  85. Cost of your first rig   1 2 3

    By Krip,
    • 53 replies
    • 9,170 views

  86. Where is this sign located?   1 2 3

    By upndownshop,
    • 53 replies
    • 6,485 views

  87. Is Exiting A Small Door Beech A Lost Art?   1 2 3

    By steve1,
    • 52 replies
    • 6,459 views

  88. Chris Bickerdike's Skydiving Artwork   1 2 3

    By slotperfect,
    • 52 replies
    • 16,559 views

  89. Exit without parachute   1 2 3

    By w4p2,
    • 51 replies
    • 17,547 views

  90. jim handbury   1 2 3

    By highspeeddirt,
    • 51 replies
    • 17,152 views

  91. the Flying Elvis's   1 2 3

    By nitrochute,
    • 51 replies
    • 15,348 views

  92. Jumping All Fifty States   1 2 3

    By bluskytrvlr,
    • 50 replies
    • 15,613 views

  93. Smitty the Jumper   1 2 3

    By tonybrogdon,
    • 50 replies
    • 18,031 views

  94. 88 Olympic Opening Ceremonies   1 2 3

    By tonybrogdon,
    • 50 replies
    • 15,580 views

  95. Identify this canopy   1 2 3

    By howardwhite,
    • 50 replies
    • 8,902 views

  96. Valley Mills, Texas History   1 2 3

    By JohnMincher,
    • 50 replies
    • 24,772 views

  97. Short Lined PC   1 2 3

    By BlueSBDeath,
    • 50 replies
    • 9,975 views

  98. Jumping Para-Commanders in high winds?   1 2

    By pchapman,
    • 49 replies
    • 8,264 views

  99. Skydiving Video Set to Van Halen's "Jump"?   1 2

    By Shotgun,
    • 49 replies
    • 11,137 views

  100. PZ-81 Parawing   1 2

    By Beatnik,
    • 49 replies
    • 11,317 views
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