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1. My chest-strap cock up  

   By GordonH, April 27, 2006
   • 10 replies
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   • Squeak
   • May 3, 2006

2. My Cutaway: Should I have?   1 2

   By keleetz, August 12, 2013
   • 35 replies
   • 11,302 views
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   • Duckwater
   • November 18, 2013

3. My dytter quit  

   By steve1, August 5, 2002
   • 7 replies
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   • Staso
   • August 5, 2002

4. my ears!!  

   By midnightrider, July 15, 2004
   • 9 replies
   • 3,006 views
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   • jheadley
   • July 18, 2004

5. My experience with wind tunnel AFF at Skydive U  

   By Synapse, December 26, 2003
   • 7 replies
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   • Synapse
   • December 29, 2003

6. my first 2 RW (sort of) jumps +I got A !  

   By Kuper, August 2, 2003
   • 19 replies
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   • falxori
   • August 7, 2003

7. My first 3 AFF jumps were flawless but...  

   By Plokkum, August 17, 2005
   • 7 replies
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   • PutaDC
   • September 3, 2005

8. My first AFF -Bad Landing  

   By jimshred, July 4, 2005
   • 21 replies
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   • rasmack
   • July 22, 2005

9. My first chop   1 2 3

   By Neoslim22, September 20, 2010
   • 54 replies
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   • ridestrong
   • June 14, 2011

10. My first CHOP! (Line Over, Line Twist, Spinning on Back...I'm outa' here)  

    By mbondvegas, January 1, 2007
    • 22 replies
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    • mbondvegas
    • January 9, 2007

11. My First Cutaway  

    By JeepDiver, March 13, 2007
    • 13 replies
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    • JeepDiver
    • March 18, 2007

12. My first cutaway  

    By angrypeppers, February 5, 2007
    • 5 replies
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    • cutaway13
    • February 7, 2007

13. My first cutaway   1 2

    By shancat1, December 19, 2015
    • 33 replies
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    • JohnMitchell
    • January 9, 2016

14. My first cutaway - twisted risers  

    By georgerussia, May 30, 2006
    • 11 replies
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    • georgerussia
    • June 12, 2006

15. My first cutaway.  

    By Royd, August 9, 2006
    • 21 replies
    • 4,754 views
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    • Meux
    • August 17, 2006

16. My first emergency exit   1 2 3

    By BMFin, September 29, 2003
    • 69 replies
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    • brettski74
    • August 15, 2007

17. My first grass/dirt stain on my rig....  

    By mdrejhon, May 9, 2008
    • 9 replies
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    • heavydude
    • May 15, 2008

18. my first hop and pop and nervous   1 2

    By dpfire29, January 11, 2014
    • 37 replies
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    • MikeBIBOM
    • May 20, 2014

19. MY FIRST JUMP  

    By GypsySkyy, November 3, 2011
    • 19 replies
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    • GypsySkyy
    • November 5, 2011

20. My first Mal  

    By testpilot, August 21, 2008
    • 9 replies
    • 3,368 views
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    • danielcroft
    • September 12, 2008

21. My First Malfunction - BEER!!!  

    By jumpinjackflash, May 16, 2004
    • 13 replies
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    • jumpinjackflash
    • May 16, 2004

22. My First Off Field Landing  

    By rocketguy, September 21, 2006
    • 7 replies
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    • kkeenan
    • September 25, 2006

23. My first post AFF line twist... Yikes!  

    By cbuffalino, February 17, 2012
    • 5 replies
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    • PiLFy
    • February 18, 2012

24. My First Reserve Ride  

    By Cornholio, June 29, 2004
    • 8 replies
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    • turtlespeed
    • June 30, 2004

25. My first reserve ride  

    By Monkeyb, October 3, 2004
    • 9 replies
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    • Shark
    • October 6, 2004

26. My first reserve ride  

    By mazevedo, November 8, 2005
    • 22 replies
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    • nate_1979
    • November 10, 2005

27. My first reserve ride - help speculating  

    By heftee, December 30, 2002
    • 12 replies
    • 2,168 views
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    • rtroup
    • January 3, 2003

28. My FIRST Reserve ride, BEER!!!!!!!!  

    By Ducky, October 7, 2002
    • 15 replies
    • 3,232 views
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    • billvon
    • October 9, 2002

29. My First Reserve Ride.. (Birdman Jump)   1 2 3

    By kevin922, January 27, 2003
    • 66 replies
    • 6,895 views
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    • Liemberg
    • January 30, 2003

30. My friend may kill himself  

    By Ruffles, January 23, 2003
    • 22 replies
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    • skymedic
    • January 24, 2003

31. My height and Flaring  

    By jigneshsoni, August 1, 2005
    • 8 replies
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    • AlexCrowley
    • September 11, 2005

32. My Instructors and I Survive AFF-1   1 2

    By skylord, December 1, 2003
    • 29 replies
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    • Adrock
    • December 8, 2003

33. My Instuctor  

    By Blamey, April 29, 2010
    • 13 replies
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    • danielcroft
    • May 5, 2010

34. My landing video...advice?   1 2 3

    By Pammi, February 3, 2003
    • 70 replies
    • 5,893 views
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    • quade
    • February 20, 2003

35. my level 1 and 2 PFF (AFF)  

    By Canuck278, August 5, 2003
    • 10 replies
    • 1,560 views
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    • Canuck278
    • August 30, 2003

36. My level 2 accident (August 04)   1 2

    By rs2kmk5, November 25, 2005
    • 33 replies
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    • exnavykds
    • December 7, 2005

37. My major run of mistakes - I'd like to share...  

    By Ragnarok, September 20, 2005
    • 3 replies
    • 1,308 views
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    • hexadecimal
    • September 20, 2005

38. My new canopy v's my experience level   1 2

    By canedraw4, December 14, 2005
    • 47 replies
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    • canedraw4
    • December 29, 2005

39. My own safety day  

    By DBCOOPER, March 15, 2004
    • 0 replies
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    • benny
    • March 15, 2004

40. My recent injury....Yes, my canopy skills are lacking!  

    By steve1, August 21, 2005
    • 12 replies
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    • steve1
    • August 25, 2005

41. My Return (Long, but maybe worth it.)  

    By Gato, August 27, 2007
    • 5 replies
    • 1,378 views
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    • LloydDobbler
    • August 27, 2007

42. My second AFF - Yahoo!!  

    By jimshred, August 7, 2005
    • 15 replies
    • 2,521 views
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    • skydivermom
    • August 10, 2005

43. my second cutaway  

    By jtval, February 27, 2007
    • 21 replies
    • 4,705 views
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    • jtval
    • April 3, 2008

44. My second jump - keep hurting feet  

    By yuriythebest, June 18, 2013
    • 6 replies
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    • nigel99
    • June 25, 2013

45. my second off landing  

    By The111, February 23, 2004
    • 12 replies
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    • Ron
    • February 24, 2004

46. My slider is acting cold and distant   1 2

    By Vapor, December 12, 2004
    • 38 replies
    • 7,343 views
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    • billvon
    • December 20, 2004

47. My student froze on jumprun.   1 2

    By tobi778, August 11, 2003
    • 26 replies
    • 5,792 views
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    • tobi778
    • August 15, 2003

48. My Thoughts on Jumping AADs   1 2 3 4

    By slotperfect, May 30, 2002
    • 90 replies
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    • nigel99
    • June 17, 2002

49. My Three (Tree?) Landing Lessons  

    By thomas.n.thomas, March 9, 2011
    • 2 replies
    • 1,339 views
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    • kuai43
    • March 9, 2011

50. My type of Helmet  

    By jclalor, June 30, 2014
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    • riggerrob
    • June 30, 2014

51. n00b Question  

    By QuickDraw, December 30, 2001
    • 5 replies
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    • QuickDraw
    • December 30, 2001

52. Name that Malfunction!   1 2 3 4

    By ccq, November 18, 2008
    • 75 replies
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    • swoosh
    • January 25, 2009

53. name this mal   1 2

    By dragon2, February 9, 2005
    • 38 replies
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    • dragon2
    • February 25, 2005

54. Nasty Malfunction   1 2

    By Airwolf, May 20, 2002
    • 30 replies
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    • rgoper
    • May 22, 2002

55. nasty tandem line twists  

    By linestretch, October 25, 2004
    • 5 replies
    • 1,224 views
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    • timmyfitz
    • October 25, 2004

56. Navigation rules and canopy collisions  

    By peek, January 10, 2007
    • 6 replies
    • 1,377 views
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    • loudtom
    • January 11, 2007

57. Near Aircraft Emergency   1 2 3

    By VTflyer, February 27, 2007
    • 53 replies
    • 6,172 views
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    • ZigZagMarquis
    • March 15, 2007

58. Near incident low opening AAD fire   1 2

    By Fullonmother, May 27, 2007
    • 41 replies
    • 6,652 views
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    • popsjumper
    • June 20, 2007

59. Near Miss  

    By base698, June 2, 2004
    • 6 replies
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    • USPA
    • June 7, 2004

60. Near miss - talk to your fellow skydivers first.  

    By dgw, December 7, 2008
    • 23 replies
    • 6,435 views
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    • paulbo
    • December 16, 2008

61. NEAR MISS COLLISION DURING CANOPY DEPLOYMENT  

    By GLIDEANGLE, April 21, 2008
    • 9 replies
    • 2,882 views
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    • GreenLight
    • April 23, 2008

62. Near miss in freefall? A mystery? Advice needed.   1 2

    By T_P, May 25, 2009
    • 48 replies
    • 9,856 views
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    • kallend
    • June 5, 2009

63. Near miss on 182   1 2

    By jclalor, October 7, 2008
    • 41 replies
    • 5,362 views
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    • kelpdiver
    • October 29, 2008

64. near miss? your thoughts?  

    By phoenixlpr, August 14, 2013
    • 20 replies
    • 6,606 views
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    • MikeJD
    • August 28, 2013

65. Need 1997 statistics  

    By PalmettoTiger, April 26, 2001
    • 8 replies
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    • mountainman
    • April 27, 2001

66. Need A Hanging Harness  

    By bouncin, February 6, 2006
    • 5 replies
    • 1,168 views
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    • labrys
    • February 7, 2006

67. Need advice quickly: sharp pain in ear and now it feels muffled   1 2

    By Kirkk0herra, June 11, 2014
    • 26 replies
    • 16,603 views
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    • PiLFy
    • June 21, 2014

68. NEED AFF EVAL JUMPS ONLY?  

    By Revillusion, June 17, 2003
    • 0 replies
    • 877 views
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    • Revillusion
    • June 17, 2003

69. NEED Cessna 182 Jump Operations Guide ?  

    By skyditch1, February 18, 2012
    • 9 replies
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    • Gary73
    • February 28, 2012

70. Need coach near Davis CA: can pay beer/lodging!  

    By buckywaldorf, October 12, 2011
    • 17 replies
    • 3,291 views
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    • Festus
    • June 1, 2013

71. Need DZ advice for training?!?!?!?  

    By glyrenden, September 16, 2005
    • 2 replies
    • 859 views
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    • gemini
    • September 17, 2005

72. NEED EXPERIENCED SKYDIVERS OPINIONS - EXPERT ELICITATION  

    By BLussier, June 5, 2013
    • 22 replies
    • 5,003 views
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    • Jalien
    • June 11, 2013

73. Need help preparing for my AFF...   1 2

    By Muenkel, January 22, 2002
    • 27 replies
    • 4,487 views
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    • Muenkel
    • January 25, 2002

74. Need help with a big stuent looking for gear  

    By bigway, November 21, 2009
    • 14 replies
    • 4,507 views
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    • BlindBrick
    • November 25, 2009

75. Need IAD Rating  

    By psychoswooper, January 14, 2008
    • 9 replies
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    • brentcair
    • February 4, 2008

76. need info from instructional ratings manual  

    By pds, September 8, 2003
    • 2 replies
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    • pds
    • September 8, 2003

77. Need Packing class in Southeastern Mass.  

    By Tebuck, January 3, 2011
    • 23 replies
    • 6,217 views
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    • tsalnukt
    • January 17, 2013

78. Need Packing Lesson in Minneapolis  

    By TheCapt, October 10, 2006
    • 6 replies
    • 1,236 views
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    • rehmwa
    • October 12, 2006

79. Need PRCP Advice  

    By KenGoff, August 21, 2005
    • 6 replies
    • 1,352 views
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    • KenGoff
    • August 22, 2005

80. need real advice  

    By airronchi, August 6, 2005
    • 13 replies
    • 1,840 views
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    • mjosparky
    • August 7, 2005

81. Need some advice on exits  

    By Babi, May 8, 2006
    • 22 replies
    • 4,585 views
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    • Orange1
    • May 11, 2006

82. Need some encouragement  

    By GiZZeRR, May 10, 2001
    • 14 replies
    • 4,854 views
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    • GiZZeRR
    • May 12, 2001

83. Need some feedback  

    By Guajiro, May 20, 2002
    • 1 reply
    • 985 views
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    • drenaline
    • May 20, 2002

84. need some specific accuracy approach pics or video  

    By peek, February 23, 2009
    • 0 replies
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    • peek
    • February 23, 2009

85. Need some tips on landing  

    By DropDgorgeous, February 6, 2008
    • 15 replies
    • 3,854 views
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    • mnealtx
    • May 2, 2008

86. Need to find a place with a pool for B License Training...  

    By gonzalesna, May 15, 2008
    • 20 replies
    • 3,304 views
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    • NWFlyer
    • May 30, 2008

87. Neeeed water training  

    By Synapse, June 30, 2008
    • 9 replies
    • 2,119 views
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    • micduran
    • July 9, 2008

88. Nerdish review of canopy flight   1 2

    By dthames, March 18, 2013
    • 26 replies
    • 6,724 views
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    • dthames
    • April 22, 2013

89. Nervous  

    By johnnie, December 13, 2002
    • 13 replies
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    • Iezyka
    • December 26, 2002

90. Nervous  

    By MotoGP, June 17, 2009
    • 16 replies
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    • erdnarob
    • June 19, 2009

91. Nervous about arch, AFF cat C jump 3  

    By peterjd, October 29, 2008
    • 3 replies
    • 2,120 views
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    • mrbiceps
    • October 31, 2008

92. Nervous or am I doing something wrong?   1 2

    By johnnie, December 10, 2002
    • 29 replies
    • 4,472 views
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    • MyUserID
    • December 13, 2002

93. nervous!  

    By freeflyfairy, September 13, 2004
    • 6 replies
    • 2,069 views
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    • skyhighkiy
    • September 30, 2004

94. NEVER let the toggles up if you flare high!!!! (pics)   1 2 3

    By Viking, November 28, 2005
    • 60 replies
    • 7,060 views
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    • Silverchic
    • December 15, 2005

95. Never seen this before.  

    By jinlee, June 14, 2012
    • 0 replies
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    • theonlyski
    • June 14, 2012

96. Never stop flying!  

    By billvon, April 22, 2002
    • 19 replies
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    • Jumperpaula
    • April 29, 2002

97. New A license requirement??  

    By mountainman, April 18, 2001
    • 3 replies
    • 2,157 views
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    • mountainman
    • April 20, 2001

98. New Advanced Canopy Training in 2005 SIM  

    By tombuch, October 5, 2004
    • 8 replies
    • 1,672 views
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    • kelpdiver
    • October 6, 2004

99. new big-way jumper suggestion  

    By happythoughts, May 10, 2004
    • 13 replies
    • 1,978 views
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    • obelixtim
    • May 17, 2004

100. New brake lengths on my Sabre 170 - throwing off my landings.  

     By mdrejhon, August 22, 2005
     • 15 replies
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     • mdrejhon
     • August 22, 2005