Safety and Training
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There is a direct relationship between your knowledge, skill and attitude and skydiving safety. Safety should be your #1 priority and this is the place to grow in all three of those areas.

6,252 topics in this forum

  1. Warning on advice given here  

    By billvon,
    • 1 reply
    • 51,109 views

  2. AAD Statistics   1 2

    By format,
    • 33 replies
    • 9,842 views

  3. Effect that difference in size of main and reserve on a system have in a two out scenario  

    By Beachum,
    • 11 replies
    • 1,246 views

  4. Tandems on First Pass and Experienced Higher?  

    By brianhay@protonmail.com,
    • 11 replies
    • 1,083 views

  5. 1st jump of the year = nice loop while deploying  

    By pack40,
    • 11 replies
    • 2,176 views

  6. Wingsuit Baglock & Cutaway  

    By Chris-Ottawa,
    • 0 replies
    • 489 views

  7. proper reserve deployment  

    By SCS422,
    • 20 replies
    • 1,112 views

  8. RSL on both Risers  

    By Fredmijokish,
    • 17 replies
    • 1,624 views

  9. Problem with AAD MARS and its cutter   1 2

    By BasicOne,
    • 33 replies
    • 3,166 views

  10. Rough Canopy Opening   1 2 3 4 5

    By Rustbucket350,
    • 109 replies
    • 11,146 views

  11. dominant canopy  

    By kmzamani,
    • 2 replies
    • 642 views

  12. ACL surgery and skydiving  

    By marcin,
    • 23 replies
    • 12,200 views

  13. What has changed?  

    By Skybaby9,
    • 3 replies
    • 912 views

  14. Titanium rod in leg  

    By Brisco,
    • 13 replies
    • 11,639 views

  15. Exit Order (again... sorry)  

    By fcajump,
    • 12 replies
    • 1,777 views

  16. Safety Day - New piece of gear  

    By Avikus,
    • 8 replies
    • 1,026 views

  17. Performing Actual Cutaways for Training   1 2 3

    By tstar,
    • 57 replies
    • 7,286 views

  18. Let's play...What's your favourite BSR?  

    By mikeat10500,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,019 views

  19. AFF FROM HIGH SPEED FIXED WING AIRCRAFT  

    By randhawa922,   
    • 17 replies
    • 2,552 views

  20. Exit Point Podcast featuring Jay Moledzki  

    By BMAC615,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,412 views

  21. DZ's for AFF in CA or OR?  

    By DexterK,   
    • 3 replies
    • 827 views

  22. 4th of July  

    By nipp1e_boy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,020 views

  23. Canopy Piloting Regulation (split from Fatality Georgia 3/18/2023)   1 2 3 4 7

    By JoeWeber,
    • 160 replies
    • 11,323 views

  24. Any parachute packing courses happening in Canada?  

    By V1Rotate,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,151 views

  25. Stroke survivors that are still skydiving  

    By funjumper101,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,233 views

  26. Cypress failure   1 2

    By heltzer,
    • 29 replies
    • 8,731 views

  27. First main size, with prior canopy experience  

    By hut4car,
    • 21 replies
    • 6,149 views

  28. Less distraction-turning the flashing light off  

    By sundevil777,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,314 views

  29. WL of 1 for <C-License?   1 2 3 4

    By BMAC615,
    • 77 replies
    • 6,836 views

  30. AFF 5 & 6 today :o)  

    By Squeak,
    • 17 replies
    • 5,051 views

  31. Review of Brian Germain's Coaching Network  

    By Oleg P,   
    • 0 replies
    • 1,618 views

  32. Decision Alt vs Hard Deck   1 2

    By fcajump,
    • 48 replies
    • 4,631 views

  33. Patterns (split from Canopy collision - Ohio - Oct 22, 2022)   1 2

    By JoeWeber,
    • 32 replies
    • 3,145 views

  34. Why are there so many fatalities this year?   1 2

    By alfonso904,
    • 49 replies
    • 5,718 views

  35. Minimum Opening Altitudes   1 2 3 4 6

    By BMAC615,
    • 133 replies
    • 10,380 views

  36. Instruction Directions: Split from Fatality August 27 2022 Skydive Toronto Canada   1 2

    By fcajump,
    • 39 replies
    • 3,332 views

  37. Low Altitude Emergencies for Students  

    By David Wang,
    • 10 replies
    • 2,047 views

  38. Spiraling Down Under Canopy  

    By Duvain,
    • 21 replies
    • 3,177 views

  39. Airplane maintenance and safety  

    By bdb2004,
    • 13 replies
    • 2,204 views

  40. Flare vs Stall  

    By Rustbucket350,
    • 9 replies
    • 2,157 views

  41. full face helmet & digital altimeter  

    By kmzamani,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,772 views

  42. Cause of decline over time in annual fatalities per 100k jumps  

    By JDBoston,
    • 19 replies
    • 3,131 views

  43. Should I travel abroad for a world class AFF experience?   1 2

    By dive42,
    • 26 replies
    • 10,283 views

  44. Fatal ground accident in Montreal  

    By piisfish,
    • 8 replies
    • 3,172 views

  45. boodacious double mal (making the rounds on media)  

    By SethInMI,
    • 7 replies
    • 4,234 views

  46. Pros and Cons List for Picking my AFF DZ  

    By tstar,
    • 8 replies
    • 2,433 views

  47. Incident Report Objectivity  

    By EatSleepFly,
    • 5 replies
    • 2,135 views

  48. Looking for higher altitude canopy collision incident reports  

    By Oleg P,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,709 views

  49. Covid19 - danger?  

    By nipp1e_boy,
    • 12 replies
    • 2,247 views

  50. Wanna try something new in skydiving?  

    By wmw999,
    • 6 replies
    • 2,232 views

  51. Current thinking - getting out of line twists  

    By kleggo,
    • 8 replies
    • 2,664 views

  52. Passed out under canopy: watch those leg straps!   1 2 3

    By NWFlyer,
    • 72 replies
    • 21,324 views

  53. Reserve Size Discussion (was: Fatality Western Australia 15 Mar 2021)   1 2

    By bsrodeo540,
    • 48 replies
    • 8,608 views

  54. My $2500 mistake   1 2 3

    By nwt,
    • 61 replies
    • 9,239 views

  55. A License on >1:1 WL?   1 2 3 4

    By BMAC615,
    • 83 replies
    • 11,825 views

  56. Bridle wrap EP   1 2

    By tabouare,
    • 31 replies
    • 6,112 views

  57. Flare  

    By luiscalber,
    • 11 replies
    • 2,601 views

  58. Gym training and conditioning (shoulders/neck/spine)  

    By CoolBeans,
    • 12 replies
    • 5,257 views

  59. side by side  

    By kmzamani,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,772 views

  60. Shakey Level 1, Do i continue? Advice please  

    By FlyMeTooTheMoon?,
    • 3 replies
    • 2,266 views

  61. Are there any AFF courses running in Scotland?  

    By Tovo,
    • 5 replies
    • 4,074 views

  62. Is it normal for AFF students to not care?   1 2

    By Gators1240,
    • 48 replies
    • 11,689 views

  63. number of requierd jumps  

    By iranianjumper,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,795 views

  64. A Certification at Skydive PA, Grove City  

    By tstar,
    • 5 replies
    • 3,290 views

  65. Instruction discussion split from 2021-01-08 Incident   1 2 3 4

    By tbrown,
    • 78 replies
    • 7,011 views

  66. Trackers after tandems?  

    By cbassmnm,
    • 16 replies
    • 3,685 views

  67. Advise: AFF Student w / 5 solos and hop n pop left  

    By Rio Santonil,
    • 9 replies
    • 2,829 views

  68. XRW Mr. Bill with jumper who has <100 jumps  

    By MarSD6,
    • 14 replies
    • 4,744 views

  69. Thinking of doing a Hybrid IAD/AFF Training Scenerio   1 2

    By tstar,
    • 26 replies
    • 4,711 views

  70. Hard Openings  

    By danornan,
    • 17 replies
    • 4,639 views

  71. Pull-up cord locked my slider  

    By Binary93,
    • 9 replies
    • 4,047 views

  72. Look silver before or after pulling red?  

    By nwt,
    • 24 replies
    • 4,144 views

  73. Performance Designs Skill and Operating Limits  

    By Matija,
    • 5 replies
    • 3,128 views

  74. Tension knot or something more  

    By Binary93,
    • 9 replies
    • 2,852 views

  75. Altitude Dispute With Pilot  

    By Guest,
    • 13 replies
    • 4,295 views

  76. Reserve Parachute Deployment - Line Twist  

    By Gavrilo Andrić,   
    • 9 replies
    • 3,246 views

  77. AFF level 3 goes wrong! Rate this instructor!   1 2

    By ghostdog,
    • 28 replies
    • 6,259 views

  78. 1.08 canopy loading, number of safe landings?  

    By MickPatch,
    • 4 replies
    • 2,686 views

  79. First time jumping with glasses  

    By colognebilly,
    • 5 replies
    • 2,412 views

  80. NEW EAR PLUGS MADE FOR SKYDIVERS,  

    By David55,
    • 10 replies
    • 3,273 views

  81. Starting Over (In a sense...)  

    By mac_la,
    • 12 replies
    • 3,284 views

  82. AFF options  

    By Modern_Animal,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,813 views

  83. Progressively worse at AFF level E  

    By Dsix36,
    • 5 replies
    • 2,240 views

  84. What forces act on slider?  

    By CoolBeans,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,823 views

  85. C182 inflatable doplhin exit  

    By dim tok,
    • 4 replies
    • 2,145 views

  86. Is FAR 135 coming?   1 2 3

    By TomSpoon,
    • 51 replies
    • 8,840 views

  87. Skydiving w/ slight back pain  

    By Iko_,
    • 13 replies
    • 3,421 views

  88. The Cheapest AFF Course DZ  

    By Mohammed Hassan,
    • 10 replies
    • 4,315 views

  89. AFF vs Tandem AFF programs  

    By cosmicgypsy,
    • 12 replies
    • 2,865 views

  90. RAPS Jumps  

    By leafspawn,
    • 15 replies
    • 3,423 views

  91. exit type  

    By iranianjumper,
    • 2 replies
    • 2,100 views

  92. New Online Refresher Course: Free to Anyone  

    By GAskygirl,
    • 1 reply
    • 2,385 views

  93. Two out article  

    By voilsb,
    • 5 replies
    • 2,692 views

  94. Training at home  

    By Skybird007,
    • 4 replies
    • 2,274 views

  95. tracking up or down jump run  

    By sfzombie13,
    • 14 replies
    • 3,475 views

  96. Often-used safety procedures: the PLF   1 2 3

    By wmw999,
    • 52 replies
    • 9,292 views

  97. Looking for an old thread  

    By faulknerwn,
    • 3 replies
    • 2,580 views

  98. Cutaway on first solo   1 2

    By tvanderbeek,
    • 48 replies
    • 13,224 views

  99. Coaching Program  

    By Gary73,
    • 7 replies
    • 3,244 views

  100. Leg-strap bungee necessity  

    By Colton Brown,
    • 4 replies
    • 3,591 views
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