Skydivers with Disabilities

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502 topics in this forum

1. Post Polio Syndrome Lurks  

   By patworks, September 22, 2012
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   • dthames
   • November 7, 2012

2. Skydivers missing upper limbs  

   By jessicamarie, September 17, 2012
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   • mx757
   • September 28, 2012

3. epilepsy wait  

   By brandon_gears, September 14, 2012
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   • pchapman
   • December 5, 2012

4. Weight belt and colostomy  

   By Hamstervielle, August 30, 2012
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   • monkycndo
   • August 30, 2012

5. Deaf - radio assistance  

   By Babyrosey, August 28, 2012
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   • Flackahamm
   • November 10, 2014

6. Tripple amputee/AFG veteran  

   By Creep0321, August 9, 2012
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   • SkymonkeyONE
   • September 3, 2013

7. injuried rototer cuff  

   By izzybelle, July 18, 2012
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   • PiLFy
   • July 19, 2012

8. Skydiving after open heart surgery  

   By skybadiver, July 14, 2012
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   • tanacreegan
   • May 10, 2014

9. Acetabulum (Left hip joint) fracture  

   By pandamonium, July 12, 2012
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   • Periapt
   • November 20, 2012

10. Amped Skydiving  

    By StumpJump, July 2, 2012
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    • StumpJump
    • July 2, 2012

11. Visually impaired looking for instructor to help get certified to jump solo  

    By RedRogue, June 13, 2012
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    • peregrinerose
    • June 15, 2012

12. Double vision  

    By bexren76, June 12, 2012
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    • peregrinerose
    • June 12, 2012

13. One Arm  

    By computerdoc, May 25, 2012
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    • computerdoc
    • June 9, 2012

14. Legally blind?  

    By shah269, May 24, 2012
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    • peregrinerose
    • June 15, 2012

15. Person with Cerebral Palsy wants to fly the friendly skies  

    By aberk79, May 20, 2012
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    • jwynne
    • May 22, 2012

16. Brain Injury  

    By meljy2, May 16, 2012
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    • adagen
    • May 17, 2012

17. Diabetic (Tandem Jump)  

    By rpicking, May 16, 2012
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    • CazmoDee
    • July 13, 2013

18. Help get my brother back in the air  

    By pph, March 22, 2012
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    • jimmytavino
    • July 2, 2012

19. Utah amputee  

    By faulknerwn, March 18, 2012
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    • scotts
    • March 18, 2012

20. Leg Amputees  

    By scotts, March 16, 2012
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    • StumpJump
    • April 5, 2012

21. Heads up to AFF-I's in Virginia   1 2 3

    By BillyVance, March 7, 2012
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    • BillyVance
    • June 11, 2012

22. Could anyone here be an ASL interpreter for Safety Day in NY?  

    By Scotophobic, March 6, 2012
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    • Scotophobic
    • March 6, 2012

23. Paraplegic wingsuiting  

    By jerry81, March 1, 2012
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    • Lonnie
    • March 5, 2012

24. Dislocated shoulder   1 2

    By Starbanger, February 29, 2012
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    • stayhigh
    • March 21, 2012

25. Help a paraplegic BASEjumper with 3 clicks only  

    By piisfish, February 13, 2012
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    • PiLFy
    • February 14, 2012

26. Amputee Skydivers  

    By StumpJump, January 21, 2012
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    • StumpJump
    • March 15, 2012

27. Colostomy  

    By Jockeyshifter63, November 30, 2011
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    • BigMark
    • March 23, 2013

28. Paraplegic skydivers documentary premiers Dec 10th-info  

    By gimpboogie, November 27, 2011
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    • gimpboogie
    • November 27, 2011

29. Skydiving Documentary  

    By skyhighmovie, November 23, 2011
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    • cptchaos
    • January 28, 2012

30. Deaf .. CI User .. Advise for freefall  

    By cjg, November 4, 2011
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    • rawry45
    • September 12, 2013

31. paraplegic at nationals 2011  

    By packing_jarrett, November 1, 2011
    • 9 replies
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    • PiLFy
    • November 6, 2011

32. Anyone had a shoulder pinned together?  

    By adagen, October 22, 2011
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    • adagen
    • October 22, 2011

33. RW Tunnel training & paralyzed  

    By gimpboogie, September 22, 2011
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    • leandercool
    • March 7, 2012

34. Upper Amputation  

    By computerdoc, September 12, 2011
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    • skyrider
    • January 27, 2012

35. Plane stalls next to paraplegic tandem pasanger  

    By fred1986, September 3, 2011
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    • Beerlight
    • September 24, 2011

36. input on knee replacement  

    By jwynne, August 22, 2011
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    • airathanas
    • October 27, 2011

37. <----Team DumbAss w/ some video  

    By pookieland, August 21, 2011
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    • pookieland
    • August 31, 2011

38. doing flips and things  

    By packing_jarrett, August 17, 2011
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    • VideoFly
    • August 21, 2011

39. Handiflight, Meeting of pilots with disabilities.  

    By piisfish, August 7, 2011
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    • piisfish
    • August 12, 2011

40. Paraplegic Friend...place in Norcal to jump?  

    By jesterlover16, July 31, 2011
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    • jesterlover16
    • August 2, 2011

41. Flying In The Mist_ documentary coming out soon  

    By gimpboogie, July 25, 2011
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    • gimpboogie
    • July 30, 2011

42. Any Tips/pointers on how blind jumpers can jump solo?  

    By Mills, June 28, 2011
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    • RedRogue
    • June 11, 2012

43. <---- Team Dumb Ass  

    By pookieland, June 25, 2011
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    • warpedskydiver
    • October 11, 2011

44. Video of my landings. (paraplegic)  

    By packing_jarrett, June 22, 2011
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    • charlie5
    • June 24, 2011

45. Cystic Fibrosis  

    By Burn666, June 11, 2011
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    • PiLFy
    • August 18, 2011

46. AFO Brace/Left Side Weak/Paralyzed  

    By mikkrlad, May 18, 2011
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    • mikkrlad
    • May 19, 2011

47. Solo Paraplegic jump.. Its on  

    By brokenback, April 28, 2011
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    • gimpboogie
    • April 30, 2011

48. back in the game!  

    By waveoff5500, April 17, 2011
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    • waveoff5500
    • September 22, 2011

49. use of only one arm..  

    By sxc, April 13, 2011
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    • holie
    • May 5, 2011

50. Kidney Dialysis  

    By jguy904, April 11, 2011
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    • GLIDEANGLE
    • April 12, 2011

51. Paralized friend, jump possible?  

    By LongWayToFall, April 6, 2011
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    • gimpboogie
    • June 4, 2011

52. Arthritic hip anyone?  

    By firemedic, April 3, 2011
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    • firemedic
    • November 2, 2011

53. SKYDIVING AFTER BADLY BROKEN ANKLE???  

    By ChristineDaffie, March 22, 2011
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    • adventurechick
    • March 23, 2011

54. Skydiving with weak ribs  

    By kooper35, March 12, 2011
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    • kooper35
    • March 15, 2011

55. Surgery today!  

    By waveoff5500, March 10, 2011
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    • waveoff5500
    • March 15, 2011

56. Thank you ALL Skydivecity STAFF & TK for everything  

    By gimpboogie, March 2, 2011
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    • packing_jarrett
    • March 7, 2011

57. An special AFF Jump in Brazil  

    By julio_gyn, February 28, 2011
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    • gimpboogie
    • March 2, 2011

58. Jumping with a fused spine?  

    By Audioillity, February 21, 2011
    • 13 replies
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    • PiLFy
    • March 20, 2011

59. HELP with Para with leg braces out of a C182 narrow body  

    By splat200, February 10, 2011
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    • cptchaos
    • July 8, 2011

60. Skydiving assistive device/mechanism  

    By morales, January 13, 2011
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    • cptchaos
    • January 28, 2012

61. my 1st 'big way' (14 way)  

    By gimpboogie, January 7, 2011
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    • gimpboogie
    • January 7, 2011

62. Pookieland invites the Gimp to meet team dumb ass  

    By gimpboogie, January 3, 2011
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    • Rick
    • January 3, 2011

63. Gimps in Zhills, come out to try new techniques & learn what ever I can  

    By gimpboogie, December 24, 2010
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    • gimpboogie
    • January 7, 2011

64. Injured Skydiver would like a little help.  

    By DanBoyle, November 29, 2010
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    • DanBoyle
    • November 29, 2010

65. Solo Skyvan jump 14,000ft Dale Elliott T10 complete paraplegic  

    By Distabled, October 31, 2010
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    • pancakefactory
    • January 12, 2011

66. Backflying attempt #1 (that revealed my broken knee brace)  

    By gimpboogie, October 11, 2010
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    • gimpboogie
    • October 19, 2010

67. Why do I fall so fast?  

    By gimpboogie, October 5, 2010
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    • gimpboogie
    • October 11, 2010

68. Fundraiser skydive for stroke victims?  

    By Douggarr, September 29, 2010
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    • NWFlyer
    • September 30, 2010

69. Skydiving for MS  

    By Frederick1, September 28, 2010
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    • Frederick1
    • September 29, 2010

70. Radio equipment for blind jumpers  

    By JuliaLot, September 21, 2010
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    • jackwallace
    • September 22, 2010

71. Hello everyone, i was wondering if you could help  

    By liebenberg, September 13, 2010
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    • Galenis
    • September 16, 2010

72. Skydiving w/Cervical Arthritis?  

    By PiLFy, August 26, 2010
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    • PiLFy
    • January 27, 2011

73. Pieces Of Eight  

    By scotts, August 22, 2010
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    • mx757
    • August 23, 2010

74. DOCUMENTARY "Flying In The Mist" re: Paraplegic skydiver & ALS  

    By gimpboogie, August 5, 2010
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    • gimpboogie
    • September 26, 2010

75. 420 lbs and feeling the need to jump  

    By TheOneBigMike, July 29, 2010
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    • Meso
    • August 5, 2010

76. First ParaPlegic Skydive for Chairity   1 2

    By leahcaprice, July 13, 2010
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • December 30, 2010

77. Lonnie Bissonnette Interview: What Lies Within Us  

    By TizzyLishNinja, July 8, 2010
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    • TizzyLishNinja
    • July 28, 2010

78. quadriplegic about to attempt 1st skydive-seeking advice about abdominal protection  

    By wchair, July 3, 2010
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    • gimpboogie
    • July 28, 2010

79. 'The Gimps' free flying head down  

    By gimpboogie, July 2, 2010
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    • LadyDoc
    • July 3, 2010

80. How fast, how hard? Landings!!!!  

    By ashworthy2k, June 30, 2010
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    • ashworthy2k
    • July 2, 2010

81. Tandem with JA (Juvenile Arthritis)  

    By egloskerry, May 22, 2010
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    • SJTurner
    • July 14, 2010

82. Skydiving with a Power Port  

    By iamtiffa, May 8, 2010
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    • GLIDEANGLE
    • May 13, 2010

83. Skydiving with Multiple Sclerosis  

    By robbo23, May 7, 2010
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    • robbo23
    • December 14, 2010

84. Defibrillator  

    By MikeGerwig, May 1, 2010
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    • DFWAJG
    • September 13, 2010

85. My DAD'S FIRST JUMP @ 50 heart&back conditions  

    By skybound09, March 2, 2010
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    • skybound09
    • March 6, 2010

86. I'm a skydiver (t-5 complete paralysis)   1 2

    By packing_jarrett, February 22, 2010
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    • fossg
    • March 18, 2011

87. Double Amputee AFF  

    By faulknerwn, February 18, 2010
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    • gimpboogie
    • March 21, 2010

88. helping TM'S & AFF C+ACHES TO WORK WITH PARALYZED SKYDIVERS...AN IDEA  

    By gimpboogie, February 17, 2010
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    • gimpboogie
    • February 19, 2010

89. Team Dumb Ass - Z-hills   1 2

    By pookieland, January 30, 2010
    • 49 replies
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    • pookieland
    • March 30, 2011

90. Gimpboogie goes to a tunnel camp to do some RW(or try to anyways)  

    By gimpboogie, January 27, 2010
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    • gimpboogie
    • June 26, 2010

91. gimpboogie goes "old school"  

    By gimpboogie, January 24, 2010
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    • LadyDoc
    • March 1, 2010

92. Cary Stephens  

    By rapter, January 19, 2010
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    • collinb
    • July 1, 2010

93. Sorry for Not understand The importantance  

    By pookieland, January 2, 2010
    • 1 reply
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    • mdrejhon
    • January 6, 2010

94. PHOTOS of Modifications to gear and techniques used by various skydivers with lower limb paralysis  

    By gimpboogie, January 1, 2010
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    • gimpboogie
    • January 3, 2010

95. I am so Happy !!!   1 2

    By pookieland, December 29, 2009
    • 32 replies
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    • pookieland
    • January 5, 2010

96. What does PLF mean?  

    By pookieland, December 29, 2009
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    • normiss
    • December 29, 2009

97. 2 UCK"ING GREAT SOLO DIVE'S  

    By pookieland, December 26, 2009
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    • pookieland
    • January 28, 2010

98. Happy Holidays to all Cloud Jumpers!!!  

    By pookieland, December 25, 2009
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    • Sapphire
    • December 26, 2009

99. Saturday Z-Hills Be There !!!  

    By pookieland, December 24, 2009
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    • pookieland
    • December 24, 2009

100. Solo Dive in Z-Hills this weekend  

     By pookieland, December 23, 2009
     • 4 replies
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     • Skootz
     • December 23, 2009