Skydiving History & Trivia

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1. Nude Beer commercial  

   By SansSuit, January 2, 2012
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   • wartload
   • February 6, 2012

2. Orgin of BSBD   1 2

   By jclalor, December 31, 2011
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   • airtwardo
   • February 2, 2012

3. Skydiving Freestyle Championships 1992  

   By ZigZagMarquis, December 31, 2011
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   • davelepka
   • January 17, 2012

4. Classic Jump Suits  

   By anj4de, December 26, 2011
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   • PROGRESSIVE
   • January 12, 2012

5. 2 Unidentified Rigs  

   By andrewhilton, December 23, 2011
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   • Krip
   • January 22, 2012

6. How many jumps?  

   By CFPasi, December 22, 2011
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   • CFPasi
   • December 22, 2011

7. "Smitty the Jumper"  

   By dpreguy, December 22, 2011
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   • tonybrogdon
   • July 4, 2012

8. Starlite rig on E-Bay!  

   By anj4de, December 17, 2011
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   • Krip
   • December 21, 2011

9. USPA director name  

   By jackwallace, December 14, 2011
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   • Mountainsky1
   • December 15, 2011

10. Woodbine, MD  

    By Bluerider, December 14, 2011
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    • Ffly4phun
    • February 11, 2012

11. Is DropZone a joke?  

    By niteflier, December 12, 2011
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    • PROGRESSIVE
    • December 13, 2011

12. Looking For Older Gear??  

    By GreenLight, December 12, 2011
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    • GreenLight
    • December 13, 2011

13. 5-by side attempts?  

    By CFPasi, December 11, 2011
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    • potatoman
    • March 27, 2013

14. Quick Attach Seat Parachute  

    By SEREJumper, December 11, 2011
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    • riggerrob
    • December 14, 2011

15. Mummied hand with ripcord  

    By lodestar, December 10, 2011
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    • rdufokker
    • January 9, 2012

16. USA's 1st team  

    By jrbirdmen, December 9, 2011
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    • jrbirdmen
    • December 9, 2011

17. my question too, where are they now?  

    By jrbirdmen, December 9, 2011
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    • jrbirdmen
    • December 9, 2011

18. hello  

    By jrbirdmen, December 9, 2011
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    • jrbirdmen
    • December 10, 2011

19. Now that the Cooper-case has been solved...  

    By morris, December 9, 2011
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    • quade
    • December 13, 2011

20. Paracommander Mk.1 all black!  

    By anj4de, December 8, 2011
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    • kd5xb
    • December 10, 2011

21. DB Cooper Mystery "Solved"  

    By gonzalesna, December 8, 2011
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    • theonlyski
    • December 8, 2011

22. License # Patches  

    By SEREJumper, December 8, 2011
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    • wdy_bnckr
    • December 8, 2011

23. jump hawaii  

    By nitrochute, December 7, 2011
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    • stratostar
    • December 8, 2011

24. DB Cooper  

    By niteflier, December 6, 2011
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    • quade
    • December 6, 2011

25. silvana wa crash august 21 1983  

    By ericleverenz, December 5, 2011
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    • PROGRESSIVE
    • December 7, 2011

26. Happy Birthday Bill Jones...  

    By grimmie, December 3, 2011
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    • grimmie
    • December 3, 2011

27. Riggers Workshop Omega System  

    By andrewhilton, November 26, 2011
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    • andrewhilton
    • December 10, 2011

28. Russian D6 malfunction video  

    By SEREJumper, November 24, 2011
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    • Tink1717
    • November 25, 2011

29. Origin of "Army Air Field order number"  

    By mark, November 22, 2011
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    • mark
    • November 22, 2011

30. Grahame Donald - Sopwith Camel story  

    By johnmatrix, November 21, 2011
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    • obelixtim
    • November 28, 2011

31. Poem in the back of one of the 'Skies Call books'  

    By V6Matt, November 20, 2011
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    • V6Matt
    • November 22, 2011

32. Ho many different sq canopy's have you owned  

    By Krip, November 19, 2011
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    • tbrown
    • December 8, 2011

33. dyed round reserves?  

    By pchapman, November 15, 2011
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    • Krip
    • November 18, 2011

34. Alva Simon?  

    By steve1, November 14, 2011
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    • steve1
    • November 14, 2011

35. Doc Anagnostis' Grandaughter looking for stories  

    By wmw999, November 12, 2011
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    • wmw999
    • November 12, 2011

36. Drifter...need infos, please  

    By anj4de, November 12, 2011
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    • Nutz
    • November 15, 2011

37. Godfrog site updated  

    By kallend, November 7, 2011
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    • kallend
    • November 5, 2015

38. Deployment systems for a Paracommander   1 2

    By dgw, November 6, 2011
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    • stratostar
    • February 21, 2012

39. Steve VanCleave  

    By mjosparky, October 31, 2011
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    • Krip
    • November 10, 2011

40. JUMP RUN 1979 - Canada / Florida film  

    By TREEZ, October 29, 2011
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    • RogerRamjet
    • November 3, 2011

41. Old parachuting articles online - starting a list  

    By pchapman, October 26, 2011
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    • RogerRamjet
    • November 3, 2011

42. Irving Parachutes  

    By piisfish, October 26, 2011
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    • Krip
    • October 26, 2011

43. DB cooper numbers  

    By Krip, October 26, 2011
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    • Krip
    • November 2, 2011

44. Zhills reunion  

    By lodestar, October 24, 2011
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    • Ron
    • November 30, 2011

45. Vintage Gear- Delta II  

    By masterrigger1, October 24, 2011
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    • Krip
    • October 25, 2011

46. How many jumps for first 8 way   1 2

    By Krip, October 21, 2011
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    • lufkincy
    • June 23, 2013

47. Dick Fortenberry D-38 & Author - Book Signing  

    By gsflyaway, October 20, 2011
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • October 24, 2011

48. John Sakal  

    By racerman, October 19, 2011
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    • racerman
    • October 19, 2011

49. The historical background of the sport  

    By linnths, October 18, 2011
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    • aliencico
    • October 22, 2011

50. Pioneer Ted Strong is gone!  

    By tonybrogdon, October 17, 2011
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    • mjosparky
    • October 27, 2011

51. Round Robins  

    By rapter, October 15, 2011
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    • jonstark
    • October 16, 2011

52. Round Robins  

    By rapter, October 15, 2011
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    • mjosparky
    • October 18, 2011

53. Ripcord pull force (re Poynter's manual)  

    By johnmatrix, October 14, 2011
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    • mjosparky
    • October 18, 2011

54. Old Pioneer Parachutes  

    By lars_d, October 10, 2011
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    • Krip
    • October 18, 2011

55. USFET Movies from the 70's  

    By markd_nscr986, October 5, 2011
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    • lekstrom10k
    • October 6, 2011

56. Skydiving, criminal activity  

    By DSE, October 5, 2011
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    • Nigel
    • May 29, 2012

57. Another Para Commander question  

    By captain1976, October 4, 2011
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    • BobBurnham
    • September 29, 2015

58. interesting article/smoke jumper  

    By lodestar, October 3, 2011
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    • jammindave
    • October 4, 2011

59. Identify this please  

    By captain1976, October 3, 2011
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    • councilman24
    • November 8, 2011

60. Free Stuff  

    By andrewhilton, October 2, 2011
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    • piisfish
    • October 3, 2011

61. Old Log Books  

    By danchapman, September 30, 2011
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    • danchapman
    • October 14, 2011

62. Alice Cooper  

    By Divalent, September 29, 2011
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    • DBCOOPER
    • September 29, 2011

63. Cut out the 'push the DB Cooper thread down' posts??   1 2

    By pchapman, September 27, 2011
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    • DBCOOPER
    • January 2, 2012

64. I found this ripcord...............   1 2

    By davidlayne, September 26, 2011
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    • PROGRESSIVE
    • August 26, 2014

65. How many logbooks?   1 2

    By Krip, September 26, 2011
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • October 14, 2011

66. Round Lopo Canopies  

    By 460, September 25, 2011
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    • mjosparky
    • September 27, 2011

67. Stolen gear stories with happy endings  

    By Krip, September 20, 2011
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    • pchapman
    • September 25, 2011

68. Jumbo PC  

    By OldMan, September 17, 2011
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    • piisfish
    • September 22, 2011

69. Birthday: it's the 50th year since my first skydive.  

    By patworks, September 14, 2011
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    • 1888
    • September 23, 2011

70. used my 34 year old bellymount reserve yesterday   1 2

    By pchapman, September 4, 2011
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    • Krip
    • September 23, 2011

71. When did paid packing start?   1 2

    By steve1, August 31, 2011
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    • piisfish
    • September 22, 2011

72. When was the last time ...   1 2

    By Divalent, August 28, 2011
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    • Divalent
    • October 4, 2011

73. Can you identify this plane crash?  

    By JohnRich, August 28, 2011
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    • bravoniner
    • July 2, 2013

74. Australian History  

    By Marisan, August 26, 2011
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    • davidlayne
    • September 3, 2011

75. Lew Sanborn Movie 1960's  

    By docjohn, August 25, 2011
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    • piisfish
    • September 22, 2011

76. Hit´n´rock  

    By manchuso, August 25, 2011
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    • manchuso
    • August 25, 2011

77. Cardinal Puff for fun!  

    By nndefense, August 23, 2011
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    • nndefense
    • August 26, 2011

78. Old Timer Reminiscing  

    By jazzman412000, August 19, 2011
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    • jaymundo
    • February 25, 2015

79. Joe Kittinger's record jump.... 51 years ago today.  

    By dks13827, August 17, 2011
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    • 33zulu
    • August 20, 2011

80. FOR RADIAL FANS  

    By africapete, August 13, 2011
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    • airtwardo
    • August 19, 2011

81. The first glider jump?  

    By CFPasi, August 10, 2011
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    • CFPasi
    • March 17, 2012

82. Para Commander question   1 2

    By captain1976, August 8, 2011
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    • JimCone
    • August 22, 2011

83. Complete Rig Cheap   1 2

    By mjosparky, August 6, 2011
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    • CazOfDaGhetto
    • August 28, 2011

84. Jim Fee  

    By mjosparky, August 4, 2011
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    • airtwardo
    • August 5, 2011

85. Jumping a Strato Flyer - Hints please..   1 2

    By dgw, July 31, 2011
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    • rmarshall234
    • April 26, 2019

86. "Red Beans & Ripcords" My new book!  

    By nndefense, July 30, 2011
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    • stopNgoBeau
    • September 26, 2011

87. Name this jumpship  

    By davidlayne, July 29, 2011
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    • denniscoursey
    • August 2, 2011

88. DC3 and floaters  

    By davidlayne, July 26, 2011
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    • jimjumper
    • July 30, 2011

89. Name that airplane X 2  

    By Krip, July 24, 2011
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    • Krip
    • September 25, 2011

90. ATTN: Canadians  

    By JerryBaumchen, July 20, 2011
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • July 21, 2011

91. How many jumps for First four way pre 1971  

    By Krip, July 20, 2011
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    • MikeRipcord
    • October 16, 2011

92. Paracommander...need advise   1 2

    By anj4de, July 15, 2011
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    • captain1976
    • July 21, 2011

93. "Late Jake" the Colorado jumper??  

    By grimmie, July 15, 2011
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    • grimmie
    • August 23, 2011

94. Twardo's student???  

    By iopenhi, July 15, 2011
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    • airtwardo
    • July 21, 2011

95. Who remembers their Free lottery number   1 2 3

    By Krip, July 10, 2011
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    • skybill
    • May 19, 2016

96. Who has jumped at the Most dropzones   1 2

    By hcsvader, July 7, 2011
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    • aerialfx
    • July 27, 2011

97. 2011 Old Farts Reunion  

    By GreenLight, July 6, 2011
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    • SCR216
    • July 9, 2011

98. Beach Blanket Bingo  

    By lodestar, June 25, 2011
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    • Krip
    • June 28, 2011

99. Moving mis-post by Pat Lovetro (Saltydude) into this forum  

    By mdrejhon, June 24, 2011
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    • mdrejhon
    • June 24, 2011

100. The Legend of Dead Dugan  

     By kkeenan, June 20, 2011
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     • patworks
     • July 5, 2011