Skydiving History & Trivia

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1. When I was a student  

   By davidlayne, October 11, 2004
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   • airtwardo
   • October 18, 2004

2. Southern Cross DC3. Status?  

   By 377, February 14, 2008
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   • BillyVance
   • April 1, 2008

3. Number of Skydiving SCUBAdivers  

   By garuda, May 7, 2007
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   • PROGRESSIVE
   • June 29, 2007

4. First 10 way star  

   By cutaway1, March 9, 2006
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   • skybill
   • March 20, 2006

5. Early Formation History '70s *Para Death Sky Dieing Equipment Catalogue*  

   By patworks, June 25, 2010
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   • NovaTTT
   • September 3, 2010

6. When was the safest period in skydiving?  

   By dgw, January 5, 2012
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   • DBCOOPER
   • January 21, 2012

7. Whats really unique about this?  

   By upndownshop, March 29, 2006
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   • poppenhager
   • April 1, 2006

8. freefall magazine  

   By BCA, April 1, 2006
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   • Skymonkey13
   • April 5, 2006

9. My friend Oscar  

   By chuteless, December 18, 2004
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   • markd_nscr986
   • December 23, 2004

10. Student retention rate on S/l  

    By Krip, February 10, 2012
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    • skyrider
    • March 15, 2012

11. Wally Gubbins  

    By Tink1717, May 23, 2006
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    • squiffy
    • June 5, 2006

12. The skydiving history of Ken Coleman  

    By riverrat247, May 18, 2015
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    • BIGUN
    • February 3, 2021

13. Bandana  

    By howardwhite, May 1, 2008
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    • Tidlof
    • May 8, 2008

14. The Parachute Manual, First Edition  

    By Hooknswoop, January 31, 2005
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    • riggerrob
    • February 12, 2005

15. Loy Brydon - D12  

    By slotperfect, June 16, 2006
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    • mjosparky
    • June 26, 2006

16. Nude Skydive Records  

    By LukeOliver, April 10, 2003
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    • ontour36
    • August 17, 2003

17. Who, what, where when?  

    By howardwhite, December 6, 2010
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    • mjosparky
    • December 11, 2010

18. Incident reports from the past  

    By Rover, August 21, 2009
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    • bozo
    • August 29, 2009

19. 144 Way Diamond  

    By SkydiveJack, August 8, 2006
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    • TomDe
    • October 8, 2013

20. Most Senior FreeFlyer  

    By BlueSBDeath, September 1, 2009
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    • pirana
    • September 22, 2009

21. Dirty Ed dead!  

    By mjosparky, April 7, 2005
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    • mjosparky
    • April 15, 2005

22. WSCR?  

    By debonair, August 1, 2003
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    • tbrown
    • August 1, 2003

23. Paging Mr. White... Riddle Me this  

    By BIGUN, July 24, 2008
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    • patmoore
    • July 31, 2008

24. Impact Survives  

    By fpritchett64, August 22, 2006
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    • jumpergirl
    • August 26, 2006

25. More faces  

    By kallend, April 24, 2005
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    • MakeItHappen
    • April 27, 2005

26. Elsinore in 73-75.  

    By diablopilot, August 15, 2008
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    • drjump
    • October 31, 2008

27. Trivia Question  

    By Hooknswoop, October 3, 2003
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    • Amazon
    • October 7, 2003

28. Wonder if we will see these again?  

    By upndownshop, December 28, 2012
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    • CharlieMac
    • January 29, 2013

29. Something you don't see everyday...  

    By SEREJumper, January 10, 2013
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    • andrewhilton
    • January 25, 2013

30. PC ?  

    By thegrump, October 29, 2007
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    • pchapman
    • August 25, 2011

31. Name this canopy # ?  

    By SStewart, September 12, 2008
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    • nitrochute
    • September 13, 2008

32. Why is a Mr. Bill called Mr. Bill  

    By LimaZulu, June 5, 2017
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    • dudeman17
    • June 22, 2020

33. 'Parafoil vertical lift mechanism'  

    By Quagmirian, February 14, 2013
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    • Andy9o8
    • February 16, 2013

34. Round & Square Stack  

    By nigel99, April 30, 2011
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    • skypuppy
    • May 16, 2011

35. Double inverted exits  

    By fly, July 12, 2005
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    • Andrelr
    • July 23, 2005

36. Taft Connie jumpship 1965, details???  

    By 377, July 15, 2005
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    • johnjds
    • March 21, 2016

37. WSCR Awards available again  

    By jdobleman, April 24, 2013
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    • NWFlyer
    • October 20, 2013

38. Delightful Deland  

    By billabx, November 30, 2007
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    • Spam54
    • September 9, 2011

39. Can anyone identify this important clue?  

    By DarlaJones, May 20, 2013
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    • BIGUN
    • May 27, 2013

40. What is this plane? #34  

    By pchapman, October 26, 2008
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    • pchapman
    • October 30, 2008

41. Classic Airborne / Jumping / Skydiving Songs anyone?  

    By ZigZagMarquis, November 23, 2006
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    • Swoopin43
    • December 5, 2006

42. Go back, or Live with it . ..  

    By NickDG, August 15, 2005
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    • markd_nscr986
    • August 18, 2005

43. Marijuana saved George Bush Sr. life  

    By swoopfly, February 17, 2010
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    • Andy9o8
    • February 20, 2010

44. Question on first tandem mains...  

    By piisfish, September 9, 2005
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    • scrublink
    • September 14, 2005

45. At 2 grand, the last thing you need is pretty gear - old Racer SST advert  

    By kleggo, May 31, 2022
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    • RV8
    • February 17, 2023

46. Turkey Meet 1973 - Z-Hills  

    By piper17, December 23, 2007
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    • piper17
    • December 29, 2007

47. Who, when, and where?  

    By pilotdave, January 2, 2009
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    • patmoore
    • January 9, 2009

48. Origin of Pulled down Apex?  

    By everymansaved, February 2, 2007
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    • WGore
    • June 8, 2007

49. What is this plane? #21  

    By howardwhite, December 31, 2007
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    • diablopilot
    • January 3, 2008

50. What is this canopy? #11  

    By howardwhite, January 12, 2009
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    • howardwhite
    • January 13, 2009

51. Dar Robinson - Any memories?  

    By flyingferret, May 13, 2004
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    • rdufokker
    • December 8, 2019

52. Hutch/Skydog  

    By winsor, February 21, 2007
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    • fastfaller2
    • February 21, 2020

53. PC (ugly)  

    By howardwhite, April 9, 2010
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    • piisfish
    • April 14, 2010

54. Demo  

    By howardwhite, February 27, 2009
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    • stratostar
    • March 2, 2009

55. Falling Angels DeLand  

    By Rick, November 1, 2017
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    • Rick
    • December 5, 2017

56. G.E. number?  

    By starkmtn, March 3, 2014
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    • DocMallard
    • August 13, 2014

57. 'Mingo Porter  

    By Tink1717, September 18, 2004
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    • piisfish
    • September 22, 2011

58. Who jumped in the most number of decades  

    By Krip, May 27, 2014
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    • Krip
    • June 13, 2014

59. What is this plane? #28  

    By howardwhite, February 26, 2008
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    • 377
    • February 29, 2008

60. High altitude records - no, not the "usual" question  

    By Orange1, March 27, 2006
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    • riggerrob
    • May 31, 2006

61. general history  

    By k_marr08, April 8, 2006
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    • riggerrob
    • May 4, 2006

62. Pilot Country Estates DZ - North of Tampa/West of ZHills - late 70's/early 80's  

    By JeffSkydiver, December 24, 2004
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    • jonstark
    • January 11, 2005

63. Round Parachute Emergency Procedures (Students)  

    By megamalfunction, February 3, 2015
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    • Andy9o8
    • February 5, 2015

64. P.i at lakewood airport history  

    By HISTORYPIN12, April 15, 2015
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    • DBCOOPER
    • April 28, 2015

65. "the Geek Brothers"  

    By smiles, January 26, 2003
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    • jbrasher
    • April 15, 2004

66. Rodriguez Brothers  

    By adamjenner, February 20, 2003
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    • Skydiver40TN
    • July 12, 2003

67. DB Cooper it's own section  

    By rdufokker, November 3, 2010
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    • quade
    • November 3, 2010

68. First AAD's  

    By purplened, June 15, 2006
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    • kkeenan
    • June 28, 2006

69. freak brother jumps  

    By skypuppy, September 4, 2015
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    • RV8
    • February 17, 2023

70. Baton Pass Relived  

    By GreenLight, July 21, 2009
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    • GreenLight
    • July 23, 2009

71. What is this canopy? #3  

    By howardwhite, September 4, 2007
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    • darkwing
    • September 5, 2007

72. Edge of Space?  

    By DustyP, August 12, 2006
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    • ripcord4
    • August 18, 2006

73. What plane is this # 34  

    By stratostar, July 20, 2008
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    • riggerrob
    • July 22, 2008

74. DB Cooper Case Closed  

    By Hooknswoop, July 13, 2016
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    • akarunway
    • September 11, 2016

75. Parachutist magazine covers from 1957-Current  

    By SEREJumper, September 18, 2009
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    • jim gentry
    • July 18, 2020

76. norcal dz surrounded by fish farms?  

    By chuteshack, October 26, 2012
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    • ldk
    • February 3, 2014

77. DB cooper was...  

    By johan420, July 31, 2008
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    • quade
    • August 1, 2008

78. One for Howard White  

    By lodestar, August 7, 2008
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    • SStewart
    • August 12, 2008

79. extreme skydiving  

    By tomdrop, September 24, 2003
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    • ibx
    • January 26, 2004

80. Para-commander jumps  

    By longtall, September 13, 2006
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    • longtall
    • October 13, 2006

81. Cazar Paralot ~ Strong Pop-top Copy  

    By Unstable, March 10, 2011
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    • Unstable
    • March 13, 2011

82. Backwards Skydiving  

    By GreenLight, May 10, 2005
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    • markd_nscr986
    • June 9, 2005

83. "ripcord"  

    By longtall, October 12, 2006
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    • skypuppy
    • November 9, 2006

84. Fathom: The movie. 1967  

    By kimemerson, December 22, 2009
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    • captain1976
    • January 15, 2010

85. Gargano Spirit  

    By conwayte, March 4, 2013
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    • Kahuna
    • June 24, 2013

86. Ford Tri-Motor Quincy 1998  

    By SansSuit, November 7, 2006
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    • airtwardo
    • November 11, 2006

87. Another DC-3 saved  

    By Zing, November 21, 2007
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    • airtwardo
    • November 27, 2007

88. 1980 Fatality Info  

    By kkeenan, February 1, 2010
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    • jonstark
    • March 13, 2010

89. looking for a Paraplane  

    By eric.fradet, February 5, 2010
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    • Beatnik
    • February 13, 2010

90. Earliest jumping in the US?  

    By AggieDave, February 28, 2004
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    • bravoniner
    • March 5, 2004

91. What is this plane #20  

    By gjhdiver, December 19, 2007
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    • riggerrob
    • December 21, 2007

92. DB Cooper  

    By Teresa Patton Davis, July 6, 2020
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    • dudeman17
    • August 4, 2020

93. Piglet  

    By fallfast69, March 22, 2004
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    • simonsonjh
    • August 6, 2004

94. What is this cockpit? #1  

    By howardwhite, December 23, 2007
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    • Swoopin43
    • December 31, 2007

95. Bandit Jump -- 1953  

    By howardwhite, March 26, 2010
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    • danchapman
    • April 6, 2010

96. Skydiving Pirate Ransom Transfer  

    By eJAKAL, January 9, 2009
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    • RogerRamjet
    • January 13, 2009

97. Just watched 'Gypsy Moths'  

    By dbattman, April 27, 2004
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    • JohnRich
    • May 5, 2004

98. Gene Hunnell -- DZ USA  

    By howardwhite, February 12, 2007
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    • howardwhite
    • February 21, 2007

99. Coolidge AZ, 1977-78  

    By 3331, January 10, 2021
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    • kleggo
    • April 29, 2021

100. Formation names, and other stuff  

     By Orange1, February 25, 2007
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     • howardwhite
     • May 5, 2008