Tandem Skydiving

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1. T.I. constantly unstable   1 2

   By tat2guy, December 8, 2009
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   • coretanima
   • January 2, 2010

2. Private tandem owners????  

   By daytripper419, July 13, 2014
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   • jcoldren
   • October 1, 2014

3. No backstrap on tandem student harness.  

   By Kimblair13, April 3, 2010
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   • toolbox
   • May 2, 2010

4. Tandem Instructor Requirements (by request)   1 2 3

   By diablopilot, April 3, 2012
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   • cloudtramp
   • April 10, 2012

5. 19 Tandem Commandments are dead?  

   By pchapman, March 6, 2013
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   • diablopilot
   • March 30, 2013

6. 2nd Tandem reserve in 7 days  

   By douwanto, August 1, 2010
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   • douwanto
   • August 11, 2010

7. Tandem training, one DZO's perspective   1 2

   By peek, July 22, 2009
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   • hurrikanej
   • August 16, 2009

8. Tandem Instructor Jumpsuit  

   By k2skydiver, April 3, 2012
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   • toolbox
   • April 5, 2012

9. If you could go back in time, what advice would you give yourself about doing Tandems just after you got your rating?  

   By loltron, April 30, 2011
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   • skydiver30960
   • May 15, 2011

10. Weird Mal  

    By NSEMN8R, November 18, 2015
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    • NSEMN8R
    • November 22, 2015

11. Tandem malfunction (streamer)  

    By AiRpollUtiOn, March 8, 2010
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    • johnny1488
    • March 11, 2010

12. Neck Pain  

    By Deisel, July 30, 2013
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    • skydiverek
    • September 30, 2013

13. General thoughts on kids being able to do a Tandem   1 2

    By promise5, February 19, 2013
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    • DARK
    • March 22, 2013

14. One tandem fatality wasn't instructor error  

    By artard, October 20, 2011
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    • Trae
    • November 13, 2011

15. Hand-mounted Video on Tandem Student   1 2

    By Cornjumper, June 21, 2011
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    • jumpwally
    • February 7, 2013

16. New (old) USPA I/E rating (Tandem)  

    By johnny1488, January 23, 2009
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    • Skymonkey2
    • August 17, 2009

17. tandem postion??   1 2

    By promise5, January 17, 2013
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    • promise5
    • January 30, 2013

18. Ending up on level with tandems?   1 2 3

    By shah269, February 13, 2012
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    • velvetjo
    • February 17, 2012

19. Question about Tandem Fatalities   1 2

    By j_gouge, March 23, 2010
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    • vanair
    • April 3, 2010

20. As if we needed any other dickhead tandem nonsense  

    By Decodiver, May 29, 2012
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    • popsjumper
    • May 31, 2012

21. USPA deemed FAA medical invalid   1 2 3

    By swoopfly, March 5, 2022
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    • swoopfly
    • June 6, 2023

22. Questionable tandem harness - how dangerous was this?  

    By poser, September 18, 2009
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    • Bill_K
    • September 24, 2009

23. Strong Dual Hawk bag velcro   1 2

    By Andrewwhyte, June 5, 2012
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    • feuergnom
    • June 18, 2012

24. tandems with no rating?   1 2 3

    By Easterpig13, July 11, 2011
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    • Krip
    • July 16, 2011

25. twisty sigma drogues  

    By tsalnukt, July 21, 2013
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    • Scrumpot
    • July 31, 2013

26. uspa tandem rating  

    By chriseidan, May 7, 2014
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    • mik
    • November 8, 2014

27. Tandem policy  

    By RafaelYP, March 6, 2012
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    • douwanto
    • March 10, 2012

28. 1991 Tandem 'incident' in the UK  

    By nigel99, April 15, 2012
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    • JerryBaumchen
    • April 15, 2012

29. Andy Stumpf's Terrible Tandem Jump  

    By kenssd, January 3, 2018
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    • grantunderland
    • January 5, 2018

30. Interesting Handcam Setup  

    By Rover, December 2, 2015
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    • gowlerk
    • December 9, 2015

31. Tandem mal video   1 2

    By liftedtitan, September 16, 2010
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    • koppel
    • September 30, 2010

32. BN2A Islander for Skydive operation?  

    By MarkAfrika, September 11, 2016
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    • dzswoop717
    • September 26, 2016

33. Should I do a tandem skydive?  

    By Solidgoldstu, January 2, 2013
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    • adagen
    • January 15, 2013

34. Preparation for TI Rating?   1 2

    By Fall0ut, November 14, 2013
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    • gunpaq
    • December 11, 2013

35. Atire for tandem students?  

    By riggerrob, May 18, 2010
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    • justme12001
    • July 11, 2010

36. Tandem tension knot - Just because it flies OK doesn't mean it lands OK   1 2 3 4 5

    By pchapman, August 21, 2011
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    • jumpwally
    • September 20, 2011

37. Back in the day  

    By Rover, May 19, 2017
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    • juggalo
    • October 25, 2017

38. GoPro session for handcam  

    By baronn, May 10, 2017
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    • hyper172
    • February 28, 2018

39. Tandem Opening Altitude  

    By ti1, September 20, 2011
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    • ti1
    • September 23, 2011

40. 60" drogue  

    By baronn, April 7, 2018
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    • kaiser
    • August 25, 2019

41. Aerodyne A2 vs Icarus 365  

    By skyfreek, February 20, 2013
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    • douwanto
    • September 9, 2017

42. safety of tandems jumps  

    By skypuppy, March 3, 2010
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    • skypuppy
    • March 10, 2010

43. When is UPT gonna get rid of those Shi**y.....  

    By baronn, July 6, 2016
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    • hackish
    • July 25, 2016

44. Personal tandem rig  

    By jzzsxm, November 10, 2012
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    • JohnMitchell
    • December 29, 2012

45. floatation devices for real?   1 2

    By risktaker, April 4, 2014
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    • TomNoonan
    • April 7, 2014

46. Blind tandem   1 2

    By bodypilot90, March 12, 2012
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    • peregrinerose
    • March 21, 2012

47. tandem jump from balloon  

    By skyrado, June 15, 2009
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    • skydived19006
    • June 18, 2009

48. Strong Instructor Rating Angst  

    By cbcharlie, March 25, 2011
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    • ShotterMG
    • March 30, 2011

49. reverse facing tandem?  

    By agentsmith413, January 15, 2012
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    • skydiverek
    • January 26, 2012

50. Pepperell,,100 tandems in a day  

    By oozzee, June 28, 2014
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    • Andy9o8
    • July 5, 2014

51. What do you think of the Wichard anti-slip hardware on new Sigmas?  

    By parachutist, October 7, 2010
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    • riddler
    • December 29, 2010

52. Tandem baglock  

    By Cutaway01, November 20, 2017
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    • skytribe
    • December 20, 2017

53. Tandem Planking  

    By dizzyjw, August 2, 2012
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    • dizzyjw
    • August 7, 2012

54. GoPro hero 5 double mount?  

    By irishrigger, June 30, 2017
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    • tonyhays
    • August 25, 2017

55. The new Strong tandem system  

    By Skydive2, May 31, 2011
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    • riggerrob
    • June 4, 2011

56. Sigma Break Toggles  

    By Skydive_volker, June 27, 2011
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    • Skydive_volker
    • July 11, 2011

57. working towards a job filming tandems at an Otter DZ  

    By chemist, March 28, 2015
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    • Laszloimage
    • July 16, 2015

58. Thoughts on reconnecting side connectors?  

    By Eepika, September 22, 2015
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    • riggerrob
    • September 28, 2015

59. Making 1st Tandem Jump this weekend ... Any Suggestions   1 2 3

    By seadream91, November 4, 2008
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    • seadream91
    • November 28, 2008

60. TI wearing camera setup?  

    By weaverd, September 5, 2016
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    • tsalnukt
    • October 12, 2016

61. My Last Tandem  

    By deadwood, November 12, 2011
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    • BossHogSkyDog
    • February 2, 2012

62. Female Tdm Instructors-What is your Max. weight limit?  

    By dodgy, May 8, 2018
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    • piisfish
    • May 29, 2018

63. hypothetical hangup.  

    By iwasinkheson68, October 17, 2014
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    • riggerrob
    • November 20, 2014

64. Tandem main canopy open at 9,000ft  

    By peanutt, May 9, 2011
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    • Rover
    • May 23, 2011

65. Double Amputee  

    By cacrinklaw, May 1, 2016
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    • Dejavu
    • September 28, 2016

66. Wing suiting vs. Tandems  

    By JohnMitchell, October 19, 2015
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    • kallend
    • December 10, 2015

67. After the 'grandma' video: tandem jump numbers over the Memorial weekend in the USA  

    By skydiverek, May 29, 2012
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    • divingos
    • June 29, 2012

68. Cherokee-6 tandem operation  

    By Islander-O, March 17, 2014
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    • Islander-O
    • June 4, 2015

69. TI Q   1 2

    By swoopfly, January 24, 2013
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    • raff
    • February 5, 2013

70. FAA Medicals?  

    By normiss, April 25, 2013
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    • Ron
    • July 10, 2013

71. Total weight of a strong tandem system  

    By westcoastSD, September 19, 2013
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    • JohnnyMarko
    • September 24, 2013

72. TI's : Have you had a mal on a tandem yet?   1 2

    By MotherGoose, May 13, 2010
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    • skydived19006
    • May 24, 2010

73. Catching tandems  

    By riggerrob, October 30, 2009
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    • livendive
    • November 3, 2009

74. Tandem Ground Training on video?  

    By daytripper419, September 2, 2012
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    • camamel
    • September 18, 2012

75. Tandem waivers  

    By theonlyski, March 21, 2012
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    • matthewcline
    • March 25, 2012

76. FAA third class exams  

    By lekstrom10k, December 12, 2010
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    • Para5-0
    • December 22, 2010

77. TI with helmet cam  

    By kawisixer01, November 21, 2015
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    • DiverStump
    • April 1, 2016

78. What is your hard deck for exiting with a tandem? (non emergency)  

    By ShotterMG, June 14, 2011
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    • councilman24
    • July 2, 2011

79. Cameraman caught in drogue bridle, then what?   1 2

    By Binary93, September 22, 2020
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    • Chiquita
    • October 14, 2020

80. Tandem master and camera flying.  

    By iFlyFast, July 11, 2012
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    • iFlyFast
    • July 13, 2012

81. 2 out tandem @ drouge release  

    By lowpole, April 21, 2010
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    • jdfreefly
    • April 23, 2010

82. UPT 2016 and 2017 passager harness  

    By camamel, June 7, 2017
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    • riggerrob
    • June 14, 2017

83. tandem weights  

    By promise5, February 19, 2013
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    • riggerrob
    • March 29, 2013

84. 2nd jump  

    By Brz, April 30, 2014
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    • Andy9o8
    • May 18, 2014

85. Tandem Ownership Thoughts  

    By sycon78, July 23, 2013
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    • riggerrob
    • October 27, 2013

86. Un-inflated sigma drogue.  

    By stayhigh, July 24, 2013
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    • stayhigh
    • July 28, 2013

87. World's highest Naked Tandem  

    By Siivu, July 2, 2012
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    • skydiverek
    • July 4, 2012

88. TI's Be On Look Out (BOLO)  

    By Para5-0, July 1, 2009
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    • feuergnom
    • July 7, 2009

89. Eclipse Tdm Manual  

    By skysrus, February 4, 2004
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    • skydived19006
    • January 4, 2016

90. UPT reminder to Instructors  

    By PhreeZone, June 17, 2011
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    • parachutist
    • July 18, 2011

91. Icarus vs Aerodyne A2 Tandem Canopies  

    By Rover, October 14, 2011
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    • RoryJ
    • November 22, 2011

92. Why do Tandems have 9-Cell reserves?  

    By nigelh, October 16, 2018
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    • riggerrob
    • October 25, 2018

93. Any advice regarding getting current?  

    By MrHey, February 23, 2018
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    • fanya
    • March 9, 2018

94. Have you ever had the same person as a tandem? If so how many times?  

    By shortyj, December 26, 2012
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    • Alex89
    • February 22, 2013

95. New Y mod on Sigma  

    By parafredo, May 25, 2013
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    • riggerrob
    • June 29, 2013

96. T/I shoulder pain  

    By shawnstarr, October 31, 2011
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    • captain1976
    • January 1, 2012

97. Lodi incident Sept 2016  

    By Rover, May 20, 2017
    • 1 reply
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    • Rover
    • May 21, 2017

98. USPA TI  

    By Kimblair13, April 16, 2010
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    • riggerrob
    • May 25, 2010

99. tandem course material  

    By sabrepilot25, January 8, 2010
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    • DesertDevil
    • January 14, 2010

100. Sigma Tandem maintenance schedule/inspections  

     By coozer, February 1, 2016
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     • mark
     • March 21, 2016