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
    • 51,118 views

  2. Tandems on First Pass and Experienced Higher?  

    By brianhay@protonmail.com,
    • 11 replies
    • 1,095 views

  3. Wingsuit Baglock & Cutaway  

    By Chris-Ottawa,
    • 0 replies
    • 496 views

  4. proper reserve deployment  

    By SCS422,
    • 20 replies
    • 1,153 views

  5. RSL on both Risers  

    By Fredmijokish,
    • 17 replies
    • 1,638 views

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

    By Beachum,
    • 11 replies
    • 1,269 views

  7. Safety Day - New piece of gear  

    By Avikus,
    • 8 replies
    • 1,042 views

  8. What has changed?  

    By Skybaby9,
    • 3 replies
    • 916 views

  9. Problem with AAD MARS and its cutter   1 2

    By BasicOne,
    • 33 replies
    • 3,189 views

  10. dominant canopy  

    By kmzamani,
    • 2 replies
    • 649 views

  11. Exit Order (again... sorry)  

    By fcajump,
    • 12 replies
    • 1,786 views

  12. DZ's for AFF in CA or OR?  

    By DexterK,   
    • 3 replies
    • 837 views

  13. 4th of July  

    By nipp1e_boy,
    • 3 replies
    • 1,028 views

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

    By mikeat10500,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,036 views

  15. Any parachute packing courses happening in Canada?  

    By V1Rotate,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,155 views

  16. Stroke survivors that are still skydiving  

    By funjumper101,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,249 views

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

    By JoeWeber,
    • 160 replies
    • 11,419 views

  18. AFF FROM HIGH SPEED FIXED WING AIRCRAFT  

    By randhawa922,   
    • 17 replies
    • 2,571 views

  19. Less distraction-turning the flashing light off  

    By sundevil777,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,315 views

  20. Review of Brian Germain's Coaching Network  

    By Oleg P,   
    • 0 replies
    • 1,626 views

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

    By JoeWeber,
    • 32 replies
    • 3,168 views

  22. Decision Alt vs Hard Deck   1 2

    By fcajump,
    • 48 replies
    • 4,643 views

  23. Exit Point Podcast featuring Jay Moledzki  

    By BMAC615,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,419 views

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

    By alfonso904,
    • 49 replies
    • 5,744 views

  25. Minimum Opening Altitudes   1 2 3 4 6

    By BMAC615,
    • 133 replies
    • 10,421 views

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

    By BMAC615,
    • 77 replies
    • 6,894 views

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

    By fcajump,
    • 39 replies
    • 3,344 views

  28. Low Altitude Emergencies for Students  

    By David Wang,
    • 10 replies
    • 2,052 views

  29. Spiraling Down Under Canopy  

    By Duvain,
    • 21 replies
    • 3,184 views

  30. Flare vs Stall  

    By Rustbucket350,
    • 9 replies
    • 2,165 views

  31. Airplane maintenance and safety  

    By bdb2004,
    • 13 replies
    • 2,217 views

  32. full face helmet & digital altimeter  

    By kmzamani,
    • 4 replies
    • 1,777 views

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

    By JDBoston,
    • 19 replies
    • 3,145 views

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

    By SethInMI,
    • 7 replies
    • 4,248 views

  35. Incident Report Objectivity  

    By EatSleepFly,
    • 5 replies
    • 2,138 views

  36. Looking for higher altitude canopy collision incident reports  

    By Oleg P,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,717 views

  37. Rough Canopy Opening   1 2 3 4 5

    By Rustbucket350,
    • 109 replies
    • 11,178 views

  38. Covid19 - danger?  

    By nipp1e_boy,
    • 12 replies
    • 2,255 views

  39. Current thinking - getting out of line twists  

    By kleggo,
    • 8 replies
    • 2,667 views

  40. Wanna try something new in skydiving?  

    By wmw999,
    • 6 replies
    • 2,240 views

  41. Flare  

    By luiscalber,
    • 11 replies
    • 2,602 views

  42. Bridle wrap EP   1 2

    By tabouare,
    • 31 replies
    • 6,130 views

  43. Fatal ground accident in Montreal  

    By piisfish,
    • 8 replies
    • 3,180 views

  44. side by side  

    By kmzamani,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,774 views

  45. My $2500 mistake   1 2 3

    By nwt,
    • 61 replies
    • 9,255 views

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

    By FlyMeTooTheMoon?,
    • 3 replies
    • 2,271 views

  47. Are there any AFF courses running in Scotland?  

    By Tovo,
    • 5 replies
    • 4,083 views

  48. number of requierd jumps  

    By iranianjumper,
    • 1 reply
    • 1,801 views

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

    By bsrodeo540,
    • 48 replies
    • 8,620 views

  50. A Certification at Skydive PA, Grove City  

    By tstar,
    • 5 replies
    • 3,298 views

  51. Pros and Cons List for Picking my AFF DZ  

    By tstar,
    • 8 replies
    • 2,448 views

  52. Performing Actual Cutaways for Training   1 2 3

    By tstar,
    • 57 replies
    • 7,309 views

  53. A License on >1:1 WL?   1 2 3 4

    By BMAC615,
    • 83 replies
    • 11,852 views

  54. Trackers after tandems?  

    By cbassmnm,
    • 16 replies
    • 3,692 views

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

    By tbrown,
    • 78 replies
    • 7,057 views

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

    By Rio Santonil,
    • 9 replies
    • 2,833 views

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

    By tstar,
    • 26 replies
    • 4,720 views

  58. Performance Designs Skill and Operating Limits  

    By Matija,
    • 5 replies
    • 3,141 views

  59. Look silver before or after pulling red?  

    By nwt,
    • 24 replies
    • 4,150 views

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

    By MarSD6,
    • 14 replies
    • 4,749 views

  61. First time jumping with glasses  

    By colognebilly,
    • 5 replies
    • 2,420 views

  62. Reserve Parachute Deployment - Line Twist  

    By Gavrilo Andrić,   
    • 9 replies
    • 3,252 views

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

    By Gators1240,
    • 48 replies
    • 11,711 views

  64. AFF options  

    By Modern_Animal,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,817 views

  65. Tension knot or something more  

    By Binary93,
    • 9 replies
    • 2,857 views

  66. 1.08 canopy loading, number of safe landings?  

    By MickPatch,
    • 4 replies
    • 2,688 views

  67. What forces act on slider?  

    By CoolBeans,
    • 5 replies
    • 1,830 views

  68. Hard Openings  

    By danornan,
    • 17 replies
    • 4,649 views

  69. Progressively worse at AFF level E  

    By Dsix36,
    • 5 replies
    • 2,255 views

  70. C182 inflatable doplhin exit  

    By dim tok,
    • 4 replies
    • 2,151 views

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

    By ghostdog,
    • 28 replies
    • 6,302 views

  72. Altitude Dispute With Pilot  

    By Guest,
    • 13 replies
    • 4,299 views

  73. Starting Over (In a sense...)  

    By mac_la,
    • 12 replies
    • 3,289 views

  74. Skydiving w/ slight back pain  

    By Iko_,
    • 13 replies
    • 3,427 views

  75. Pull-up cord locked my slider  

    By Binary93,
    • 9 replies
    • 4,050 views

  76. AFF vs Tandem AFF programs  

    By cosmicgypsy,
    • 12 replies
    • 2,873 views

  77. exit type  

    By iranianjumper,
    • 2 replies
    • 2,102 views

  78. RAPS Jumps  

    By leafspawn,
    • 15 replies
    • 3,436 views

  79. New Online Refresher Course: Free to Anyone  

    By GAskygirl,
    • 1 reply
    • 2,392 views

  80. Training at home  

    By Skybird007,
    • 4 replies
    • 2,278 views

  81. tracking up or down jump run  

    By sfzombie13,
    • 14 replies
    • 3,482 views

  82. Two out article  

    By voilsb,
    • 5 replies
    • 2,695 views

  83. NEW EAR PLUGS MADE FOR SKYDIVERS,  

    By David55,
    • 10 replies
    • 3,286 views

  84. Looking for an old thread  

    By faulknerwn,
    • 3 replies
    • 2,585 views

  85. Leg-strap bungee necessity  

    By Colton Brown,
    • 4 replies
    • 3,595 views

  86. What causes only one riser to release in a cutaway  

    By sheeks,
    • 6 replies
    • 3,594 views

  87. The Cheapest AFF Course DZ  

    By Mohammed Hassan,
    • 10 replies
    • 4,338 views

  88. Who writes reports to the USPA in case of incidents?  

    By pchapman,
    • 2 replies
    • 2,847 views

  89. Willing to travel for AFF  

    By Roofstomp,   
    • 4 replies
    • 2,338 views

  90. Frustrated with lack of skills at 100 jumps  

    By bdb2004,
    • 11 replies
    • 3,509 views

  91. Coaching Program  

    By Gary73,
    • 7 replies
    • 3,246 views

  92. Avoiding Landing Traffic  

    By kkeenan,
    • 3 replies
    • 2,697 views

  93. First cut-away - line over and/or tension knot  

    By CoolBeans,
    • 8 replies
    • 3,462 views

  94. how to give valuable feedback  

    By davenuk,
    • 3 replies
    • 2,309 views

  95. AFF training in Canada - Quebec  

    By Sylvie,
    • 12 replies
    • 2,753 views

  96. Jump #37 - Hop’nPop Double Malfunction *No Cutaway*  

    By raphaelistics,
    • 16 replies
    • 4,699 views

  97. 1st Cut-Away - Reserve entangled with Main  

    By Dionysos,
    • 17 replies
    • 5,014 views

  98. Skydiving licence in Poland?  

    By Blackjack,
    • 1 reply
    • 2,625 views

  99. Family and friends advice  

    By Jak3slice,
    • 15 replies
    • 4,525 views

  100. Returning to skydiving after a Traumatic Brain Injury  

    By floorlagh,
    • 8 replies
    • 4,470 views
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