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1. Main Flap open in freefall  

   By Salsa_John, February 14, 2005
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   • billvon
   • February 18, 2005

2. Question?  

   By Cre8dCute, February 12, 2005
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   • LawnDart21
   • February 17, 2005

3. Lycoming engines  

   By kallend, February 17, 2005
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   • pilotdave
   • February 17, 2005

4. ouch  

   By NoRules, February 13, 2005
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   • cvfd1399
   • February 17, 2005

5. Sometimes you have to look up  

   By ChrisL, February 14, 2005
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   • bodypilot1
   • February 16, 2005

6. Using own gear after AFF?   1 2

   By mnealtx, February 9, 2005
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   • livendive
   • February 15, 2005

7. accident stats by experience level  

   By Baz, February 13, 2005
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   • ltdiver
   • February 15, 2005

8. Cutaway - hard deck wins!  

   By turnlow, February 7, 2005
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   • Scrumpot
   • February 15, 2005

9. question about leg straps  

   By tsonka, February 13, 2005
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   • GravityGirl
   • February 14, 2005

10. Tandem Progression  

    By sanes7, February 9, 2005
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    • Superman32
    • February 14, 2005

11. Tandem Progression Jump #2  

    By sanes7, February 11, 2005
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    • op5e
    • February 12, 2005

12. After reading the forum, what is safety,  

    By Bartje, January 30, 2005
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    • el_chester
    • February 11, 2005

13. From box-man to mantis...  

    By gravityizsexy, February 10, 2005
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    • Ron
    • February 11, 2005

14. Yet another currency question  

    By skygrl70, February 8, 2005
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    • Synapse
    • February 11, 2005

15. Slider not down  

    By pkasdorf, February 9, 2005
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    • mattjw916
    • February 10, 2005

16. ISP   1 2

    By justaman, January 28, 2005
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • February 10, 2005

17. Follow Up (Media) on October 2004 Beaver Valley Aircraft Accident  

    By tombuch, February 10, 2005
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    • tombuch
    • February 10, 2005

18. Scott Miller's Essential Canopy Control Class  

    By Randy_H, February 7, 2005
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    • AggieDave
    • February 10, 2005

19. Minor landing incident, Perris 2/5/05  

    By billvon, February 7, 2005
    • 13 replies
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    • ltdiver
    • February 10, 2005

20. Hard pull with B. Germain's pilote chute packing on an Icon  

    By Malta_Dog, February 9, 2005
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    • happythoughts
    • February 10, 2005

21. Developing your eyes for altitude   1 2

    By apixel, February 6, 2005
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    • petetheladd
    • February 9, 2005

22. Tension Knot  

    By AnotherGoodin, January 21, 2005
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    • eUrNiCc
    • February 8, 2005

23. Questions on Drop Zones in Alabama  

    By skymom2, February 7, 2005
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    • skymom2
    • February 7, 2005

24. spiraling over the landing area   1 2 3

    By happythoughts, January 13, 2005
    • 56 replies
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    • stratostar
    • February 6, 2005

25. ready to start AFF  

    By ehaecker, January 31, 2005
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    • ehaecker
    • February 6, 2005

26. AFF take 1 - various problems including arching:)  

    By djsynne, January 25, 2005
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    • Avion
    • February 4, 2005

27. BSR for canopy loading (from low turn incident thread)   1 2 3 4 12

    By billvon, January 14, 2005
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    • tspillers
    • February 3, 2005

28. Flying a Two canopy out situation  

    By loflyer, February 1, 2005
    • 11 replies
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    • beezyshaw
    • February 2, 2005

29. New Skydiver-obsessed and wanting to get certified   1 2

    By skymom2, January 26, 2005
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    • skymom2
    • February 2, 2005

30. Skylord is Back!  

    By skylord, January 30, 2005
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    • skylord
    • February 2, 2005

31. Avoiding a double mal??   1 2

    By BlueEyedMonster, January 28, 2005
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    • gerrcoin
    • February 1, 2005

32. Perspective   1 2 3 4

    By davelepka, January 23, 2005
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    • mjosparky
    • February 1, 2005

33. Being Current  

    By Kidd, January 30, 2005
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    • Kidd
    • January 30, 2005

34. Water Training  

    By Bigwallmaster, December 15, 2004
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    • SkymonkeyONE
    • January 29, 2005

35. 40 jumps and jumping an elliptical   1 2

    By ladyskydiver, December 3, 2004
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    • jimoke
    • January 28, 2005

36. instructors ... 1 vs. 2 ... did you: ???  

    By heidihagen, January 28, 2005
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    • heidihagen
    • January 28, 2005

37. HALO School  

    By taz9420, January 15, 2005
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    • mjrod
    • January 28, 2005

38. Always Learning by Challenging Yourself  

    By mjrod, January 24, 2005
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    • bodypilot1
    • January 28, 2005

39. Does keeping your reserve handles increase risk?  

    By tdog, January 26, 2005
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    • riggerrob
    • January 27, 2005

40. Well, by the time I'm next able to start jumping regularly...  

    By schattenjaeger, January 24, 2005
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    • IanHarrop
    • January 24, 2005

41. Disconnecting the RSL...   1 2

    By nerd137, January 18, 2005
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    • mjosparky
    • January 24, 2005

42. 1st off Airport landing   1 2

    By drdive, December 22, 2004
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    • Fab
    • January 24, 2005

43. tandem off landing  

    By skydiverjerry, January 22, 2005
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    • skydiverjerry
    • January 23, 2005

44. Hard Opening.... 5 Broken Lines... Cutaway !  

    By Zane, January 20, 2005
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    • Amazon
    • January 22, 2005

45. 1st Mal ... lessons learned and thanks  

    By NWFlyer, January 15, 2005
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    • NWFlyer
    • January 20, 2005

46. Falling straight  

    By go4ski, January 19, 2005
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    • slotperfect
    • January 19, 2005

47. He pulled for me!  

    By windcatcher, September 7, 2004
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    • windcatcher
    • January 19, 2005

48. Hook v Downsize  

    By Jib, January 15, 2005
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    • davelepka
    • January 19, 2005

49. non-fatal incident statistics  

    By veter_, January 17, 2005
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    • veter_
    • January 19, 2005

50. WL BSR, take 4?   1 2 3 4 5

    By Hooknswoop, November 4, 2003
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    • pash
    • January 19, 2005

51. the sun was in my eyes  

    By happythoughts, January 18, 2005
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    • happythoughts
    • January 19, 2005

52. Exit question  

    By Evelyn, January 17, 2005
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    • flyangel2
    • January 18, 2005

53. close call, exit seperation issue.  

    By livenletfly, January 13, 2005
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    • livenletfly
    • January 15, 2005

54. Picture Mal vs. Video Mal  

    By Cayce, January 13, 2005
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    • Superman32
    • January 15, 2005

55. Safety and Training  

    By davelepka, January 11, 2005
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    • Scrumpot
    • January 13, 2005

56. What to expect after 4 months off and changing DZ’s?  

    By Phillbo, January 7, 2005
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    • Phillbo
    • January 13, 2005

57. best place for canopy school in Florida.  

    By Terminal-V, January 2, 2005
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    • Salsa_John
    • January 13, 2005

58. Is your Wingloading within the WNE Chart?   1 2 3 4 6

    By FrancoR, December 5, 2004
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    • mjosparky
    • January 13, 2005

59. pull at right altitude / track to avoid collision   1 2

    By lynxie, January 8, 2005
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    • happythoughts
    • January 13, 2005

60. donating a canopy simulator . we need the space at my job  

    By Terminal-V, January 8, 2005
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    • DShiznit
    • January 12, 2005

61. Cypres2 or Vigil  

    By danger29, January 11, 2005
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    • danger29
    • January 11, 2005

62. New Canopy Flight Program   1 2 3

    By BrianSGermain, December 27, 2004
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    • dorbie
    • January 10, 2005

63. Tunnel, or Air?  

    By joeybob9, January 8, 2005
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    • kelpdiver
    • January 10, 2005

64. tipping for tandems?   1 2

    By heidihagen, December 21, 2004
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    • Muenkel
    • January 10, 2005

65. You can hurt yourself doing this...  

    By meltdown, January 3, 2005
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    • meltdown
    • January 9, 2005

66. Downwind Landing   1 2 3

    By JeepDiver, December 16, 2004
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    • udder
    • January 9, 2005

67. Jump frequency per fatality  

    By pccoder, January 5, 2005
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    • rmsmith
    • January 8, 2005

68. question about a tv show i saw  

    By alanab, December 22, 2004
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    • dorbie
    • January 8, 2005

69. Reliability of AAD's vs reserves   1 2 3

    By RTB, December 23, 2004
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    • riggerrob
    • January 6, 2005

70. Cleared for Solo... what now?  

    By Frodo, January 1, 2005
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    • racer42
    • January 3, 2005

71. rerigging a brake line twist  

    By JustRelax, December 26, 2004
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    • freakydiver
    • January 2, 2005

72. How to spread traffic over the dz,...   1 2

    By Bartje, December 29, 2004
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    • Bartje
    • December 31, 2004

73. reserve handles  

    By moth, December 29, 2004
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    • Bartje
    • December 30, 2004

74. Have you had a cypres fire?   1 2 3

    By AndyMan, October 19, 2004
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    • skydived19006
    • December 30, 2004

75. look in for twin otter information  

    By skydiverjerry, December 29, 2004
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    • Kris
    • December 29, 2004

76. Thoughts on training with a suspended harness   1 2

    By Jeth, December 10, 2004
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    • nate_1979
    • December 28, 2004

77. Crash Landing: Trees  

    By ciscobiz, November 19, 2004
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    • Punky_Monkey
    • December 26, 2004

78. smart things i have done. .   1 2

    By grlsgotalot2lrn, December 2, 2004
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    • robskydiv
    • December 26, 2004

79. Blame Culture   1 2

    By CornishChris, December 20, 2004
    • 32 replies
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    • billvon
    • December 24, 2004

80. Low cut-away   1 2 3 4

    By Freeflysmiley, December 13, 2004
    • 81 replies
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    • thepollster
    • December 24, 2004

81. My slider is acting cold and distant   1 2

    By Vapor, December 12, 2004
    • 38 replies
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    • billvon
    • December 20, 2004

82. Watch What Your Grabbing! 12.5 Reserve Deployment   1 2

    By catfishhunter, December 13, 2004
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    • jumpwally
    • December 19, 2004

83. Wing loadings at High Alt DZ's  

    By helldog, December 2, 2004
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    • dmbale
    • December 17, 2004

84. footwear question   1 2

    By katzurki, December 4, 2004
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    • kingbunky
    • December 15, 2004

85. Bad openings on Safire 2 just lately - why ?  

    By lintern, December 6, 2004
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    • johnny1488
    • December 13, 2004

86. Thermals  

    By tdog, November 2, 2004
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    • LiveLifeGoJump
    • December 11, 2004

87. Hubby has broken ankle..should he jump?  

    By danyell723, November 25, 2004
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    • LiveLifeGoJump
    • December 11, 2004

88. emergency scenario  

    By justaflygirl, November 18, 2004
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    • jsaxton
    • December 9, 2004

89. riser insert ?  

    By alain, December 9, 2004
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    • alain
    • December 9, 2004

90. canopy choice for night jumps   1 2

    By fjd, December 2, 2004
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    • D22369
    • December 7, 2004

91. Warp manual !??  

    By SkydiveDK, December 7, 2004
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    • SkydiveDK
    • December 7, 2004

92. Premature reserve on high altitude   1 2

    By ber, December 2, 2004
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    • mjosparky
    • December 6, 2004

93. harness trauma  

    By dunadan, November 29, 2004
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    • Andrewwhyte
    • December 5, 2004

94. Crash Landing - Very Lucky   1 2

    By pccoder, November 21, 2004
    • 32 replies
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    • Reginald
    • December 3, 2004

95. Cypress Fires New Rule- Perris   1 2 3 4 10

    By bbarnhouse, October 15, 2004
    • 237 replies
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    • opitrack
    • December 2, 2004

96. AFF VERSUS FRENCH PAC  

    By bernard, November 30, 2004
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    • pms07
    • December 2, 2004

97. Other Canadians?  

    By benamoz, November 8, 2004
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    • Snowbird
    • December 1, 2004

98. Bailout rig advice anyone?  

    By LearningTOfly, November 4, 2004
    • 15 replies
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    • MikeJD
    • December 1, 2004

99. sigma harness on racer tandem.  

    By skydiverjerry, December 1, 2004
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    • skydiverjerry
    • December 1, 2004

100. AAD: Theoretical Explanation  

     By ciscobiz, November 22, 2004
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     • jumpinjackflash
     • November 30, 2004