Parachute tquiment Industry Assuuiatiun

Parachute tquiment Industry Assuuiatiun
An Af f iliate of tho United States Parachuto Association
806 1sth St., N.W., Suite 444, Washington, D.C. 20005 (ZO2l347-5773
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Vol. III, No. IV 5 November 1981
PARA NE'ilSBRI EF
Tlte PARA NEfiJSBRIEF i-t an infuahq yttbliea.ilan pnqnrcel. bq thz Seetatnrcq
and frffieWnenbuu. l,lenbetulrip Lt open to [itwtt ,in tlte pttaefu,te
eqwLpnznt Lnfutttu1. Appl-imLi.ona mau be d,ineetet to the oddnett above.
Netat-e.t-ten eorutelponlence tlnuM. be ter* to Oon Bech, 2509 RLvLen-0. C)neLz,
Font Smi,th, Anho,ruat 72903, on eaU 501-452-3987. Subauipt)wru ane
ava.ilo.We {on $15.00.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
ttris nonthrs "centerfold" is a ocnplete list of all cr::rsrt
PETA nsribers
İ{a:ren Eictrlprn (ParacLmte Assaiates, bc.) has resigned his
position on the Manberstdp @nr[ttee.
Barb Gites (bdy Flight) has been elected to replace tr-im.
hrblished jn tJris issrre lou will find the ner Part 22, htlich
has been ratified by the USPA Board; nen^r PEIA W-Laws; ancl. ne+r ltlenlcerstr-ip
Criterja ard AFplication Form. It is srggested tlnt 1ou shrdy these as
ue will har,re to \rct€ on tlre By-Iaws ard I'Enbership Giteria at tl-e ne'ct
neeting.
The Winter I'beting wiIL be in Vhshjngtor, D. C., pnobably
April 1, 1982...exact, tjne ard place in forttr.crning hrlletins.
By the tine you receive this, the first PETA Armrd wJLl have
been presented to Rrss Cmbry. I^tatch ttre Parachrtirg trlblications for a
story on ttris ngncrable errent.

T\^D 6 }ilovsnber 1981
It appears the only way \.v€ are going to get adequate csverage ix
trnrachuting irdustqz pr:blications is to vlriLe our oh,n stories and sutnit
ttrsn for p.:blication, If any of o'ur rrrcmbers are aspirirrg to follow i.:n
Potmter's footsteps, please step fonrard. PEIA needs a R:b1ic frrfornation
Officer.
Includecl i.:r ttr-is issue is a letter fncnr Valdirniro N. Rossi.
Can anlone help him? If so, contact him direct.
TLre Aviatior\,/Space Inlriters Association is looking for mern1cers.
If you have an ilterest in uriting abcnrt Aviatioq,/S;race, please ccntact
(1) PEIA, we need a PIO; (2) Aviatior!/Space !triters .Lssociation,
Cliffi^Dod Road, Chester, lsJ 07930,
lbre Parachute Patents from Poynter in this issue.
Janes PuJclishirg is ccrnirq out wittr a ne$r rrhJho I s Who i-n
Aviation and Aeriospace." A oFy of tlre letter ard application aSpear in
ttr-is issue for tlpse vfio rnight be interested.
Interavia Aerostrnce Directory is interested jn listing for
ttre 1982 Edition. If your are jnterested in a free listirg, v,ie have
copied tlreir application forms ard 1ou will firxl tfisn in ttris issue.
Ttre EAA has provided us wittr scme current i:rfo published
herein that rnay be of interest to 1ou.
CSPA Iechnical Erlletins 9 ard 10 copied herein. Thanks
Duncan Grant.
For npre on tJle deregulation tlr-ilg, we have prcnzided copies
of Dave C€ld's colreEDrdence to ard frsm the FAA.
Just to prc^/e \,te are inortrnrated, ue have ilcluded a coplz
of tte "Iega1 paper. "
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In the words of the old Philosopher...
IT IS DIFFICULT T(] SOAR
'il ITH IHE EAG LES
l,iHEII YOU HAVE Tt] l^lORK
'IIITH TURKEYS! !

6 ilcvqnber 1981 TIree
MINTJTES
SPECTALPEIA MffiTI]iG
October 9, 1981 Hil-ton Trrr Lake1ard, FL
The }4eeting was Chaired by Alan Levilson (Pioneer Sportajre)
ard attended by 60 plus people.
Th-is r^aas an oIEn reeting on the sr:bject of deregulation of
the paractute industrlz. It was tlre intent of tlre PEIA Eb

Four 5 lk^/snber 1981
MINUTES
SPECIAL PEIA I{ffiIf}G
October I0, 1981
Foxfire Inn
Iakelard, FT,
The neetlrg was .. don{zeried, bV Grai.rrna-n Alan Lsrinson (Pioneer Slnrtai.re).
1. Secretar1l Beck (D.J. Associates) explained tlre backg:o-ud and reasons
for tLre new Part 22. Copies '*ere distrifilbd to those present.
2. Secretarl Beck oplained. that a ner,.r set of By-Iaws hlrrild be required
for procedr:ral operations bV ttle PEIA, P:oposed By-Iavrs r,,ere trnssed
out to ttpse present.
3. Technical Ccnnlittee Chairrnan Puskas (Bara-Flite) gave a report on tte
past Riggersr Cornrention ard on plans for arptJ:er one in L982,
4. Awards Conmittee Ctrairnran SrLith (Joe Snith Parachute Sales) elddbited
ttre first PEIA Arinril. Tlris will be presented to Rtrss Gunh'y.
5. Manbership Chairnan Stre:nan (Ttre Jurp Shack) presented the nan
nsnlcership *|teria ard application.
5. Chairrnan Isrinsn discussed the need for nnre nsnber participation
irt PEIA ccrmrittee activities.
7. FAA deregulation plans were inplqrented.
PIan A - this plan is for fightbg deregulation.
a ccmnltte was forned to r^rcrk with USPA in fighting deregulation.
Ilre cqnnittee will be chaired Lryr John Shernran. A^ssisting tLim will
be ltanl< Asclutto, Joe gn'iUl, bn Eduares, Manley Ertley ard Don
R-mble.
Plan B - tJlis plan is to lrepare for tlre possiJcility ttrat PIan A
ffiErccessful.
Tfre qcnrnittee is chaired Lty Elek Rrskas. A.ssisting him are Dan
Polmter, John herrmer, Earl Bartell, I\tike F\.tr4/, Bill Booth, BiIl
C,argarn, BiLl l4attherps, Major Jjm 6rre11, Dick PaoIieIIo, arrf
Matt O'Grixn.
Both @nnLittees will report at our next scheduled neeting.
Tfre nreeting was adjourned. 42 interested persons atterded ttre neeting.

6 llo/snber 198I I l_ve
USPA PAftl 22
Scptcmbcr lg8l
UT{ITED STATES PA.RACHUTE ASSOCIATION PUBLI CATIOII
LEPA PART 22 - PAMCXUTE EQUIPHENT I}ID|STRI ASSOCIATIOH
I NTRODUCT ION
r{)l:.:s of thc prrachutlng cqulpncnt lndustry, bccr*. of thcl! Gsrcntlll rsLc ln
',.,slenlng, tc!tlngr fabrleatlng and d.lstrlbuitng sport parachutlnS cqulpnenr,
,-.jreclly affcct alf.ty and prcgrcsa ln eport puaclrutlng.
By .strbllrhlng a fomal asoocidtlon ylth thc pa!.rchutlng cqulpnent
(hcnclmftcn
Indutry
r:cfc-rd to 68 PEIA) afflrlates tirrcughout inc'unitea stat6!, both
|SPA and thc publle rlll bcncflt thrcugh lnprcved comwrlc.tlm ylthln thc
pa:'achuting lndwtt?. such !n usoclation or afflllatlon rlrr fEcll,ltat! tho
Ironnt clrrnnollng of lnfornatlon a.bout local prcblcro, neglonal rttltudo! and
br:glness trend! to (EPA. Ttrlc vlr.r al}d the natloMi onlanlzatlon to trke app,*
Pllate sctloD to the boosflt of all spopt parachutllt!. it th" tlner t6pA
HiII bc abls to rcrc effcctlvely lep!€sent'spopt parachutlats, provldc "* tmiroved
"uAl"g unlflcd to lts E€[brrE. volce.
and allorf lic nenbers to ap"ak vith a sironger "nd **
lte Put?o€r of afflllatlon, therefoF€r ls to cstabllah a buskrcse and professlonal
r€ratlonlhrp that ls Dutualry beneflclal, to r,JspA and to the parachutlni lndustry.
Tttls.recognltlon of afflllatss rfnengthen th€ bonds of ulty vlthln th- paachutlng
courulty and guarutcer the glonth of the sprt.
22.0I G€neral
Afflllatlon l! a nuturl rgrrGrEnt bctnccn nenbcra of pLLl and uspA. ltrc afflLlatlon
my b€ t€Binrt.d by clthcr prrty for fallur: to conply vlth th. rT.1116 of
Agn.nentrr o! by th. afflllatc upon (30) thlrty day, rrltim notlflcltton,
HhatGvcr thG r.aldr. (Ttrlt la to lnfcr thrt afflllatlon! ln th. futurc rhall oot
bc ulcd !s a Dcthod of plcstrrq, npolltlcal,r or oth6rv.l,r!, by cltlrcr party.)
22,02 Tcth6 of Affltlatlon
Afflllatlon cntallr cartaln guuantcc! on th. pert of both prrtrlar pErA and tJsp^,
ltrcsr gr^ant.er ar. n.c.srary to prcduc. end oarntaln e hcitthy bslnosa nratlonshlp.ylthout
ouslng an unduc bur{cn on .lthrr party. Thcrc rTerw of
AfflllrtlontrreprclGnt I cont'rctur agncrcnt b.tr.G.n th! pErA .nd th. r.EpA.
r. PEIA ylUl
l. collcct fFctrt tt! acnbrrr annual alfrlratlqr frcr o! rhrch hrcnty
P.rcot (20t) elu br tLrn.d ov.! to uspA fon Srantlng of aJflrretron."r"l"",
llctcd mdcr Put rbrr of 22,02, Ttrlr payocni to tsiA rhalf bc ln tho forn o! an
annu.l pryn€nt nadc ln ! trn.ry nannar follorlng th. closc of pEr^ra
ln8 (nomally ar.EEi,""t-
aehcdutcd fon .Ir,rly oach ycar).
Superccdcr Patt 22, datc

Six 6 }Ic^/snber 1981
tS?A PART 22 Paga-2- Soptrnbc! 198l
2. Asslst TJSPA ln establlshlng and uralntalnlng, ln accordancc vlth
technologj,caL advaneer ln pilachuting equlpment, nlnlnrun penfornancc and qulllty
standards for sport paraciutlDg €quipment,
3, Prmptly pr.ovlde to iEPA all lnformtlon relovart to safoty ln rport
puachutlng cquipment deslgn, @nstnrctlon, rcdlflatlon, nafntenarce and ua..
4. Hotlfy tSPA of expcnlencea and .ncount6E ylth reguLatory a8enclca
govemlng th€ sport parachutlng cqulprent lndwtry.
5, Support th€ go6ls, obJectlves and offortr of the USPA.
6. Hork vlthln thc ISPA cqmlttec framponk to lccoilp)-loh ccnrnon goalr.
1, Notlfy tEPA ln a tlncly nannan of aII ncc nenbcn lcc.ptcd by PEIA
(ln accorrlano ylth .uch nrl.r md r.Btl,rtlonr for PEIA nelDcrahlp aa PEIA
deternlnec ur n€ce!!rry and dcgtrablc).
8. Ertabl-lsh ltr qn proc6durca and r€quhcnanta for n nberehlp.
b. USPA rltl:
I. Al.Id th6 afflllatc the wa of the phrar. TTUSPA Prr|c}lut. EqulP|n nt
lndustry Afflltatarr In all pr:bllclty and publlc daallngs.
2. Prcvldc bcct advcrtlslng rat6 on rU PEIA lnrtltutlonal advGrtlllng
In any USPA publlcatlma, r:garr:lloss of frequcncy of advertlslng.
rl. Suppl,y on. nonthly cogy of PAMCHUTIST nagazlnc to .edr PEIA rfflUato,
3. lJrt all PEIA afflllatcc ln tho USpA DlFcctory,
5. DlBtrlbutc to .ach affll,latc aU rppllqbla apcclel butlctlru,
rports and oth6r p€rtinGnt natcrlal.
6. Prcvldc a 25t d,l!@ot m all d.l8play !pac. to PEIA n€nb6r. !t
LrSPA-sponBorsd .vGnts .
1. Act as r apokesnan for PEIA affllllte! bafw ngulatory agencJ.cr
govemlng thc spoFt parlchutlng cqulpnant lndurtry.
S. AranSa for llalco bGtyocn PEIA rnd ISPA r.lrtlng to rafcty ln aport
garachutlng cqulpmcnt derlgn, conatructlon, rodlflcrt!,o, nalntcrnca, and lrc and
Bovenmnt Nlatlons rI th thc lndwtry ,
9. Rclpect and mlntrln rcnfl&nttallty of tnldc r.cnt!, patGnt!, flnencldl
data. advcrtlr'lng rEtlrodr, trdaMr*! and copyrlghtr of afflllatcc.
10. Appolnt a USPA Llalam to c6r{lnat. tb. actl,vltl3! of th. PEIA b.for.
thc Boad of Dlrectorc of l5PA, Extrlqdl.naty Gxp6nr.r Lnewrcd, lf any, by thl.c
USPA offlclal vhllo conductlng bulncas on behelf of PEIA end et tha !.quc!t of
PEIA, Hould bo rclrburcd to USPA on a rrtl.na and natc::laLrrrbarh.
U. Provldc offlce rcrvlces. oth.! than thos. Ilctcd a.bovc. ae roquhrd
for PEIA rcleted brplnerr on a "tloc and natolab" baalr.
L2. lfork ylth lnd rupport PEIA ln lcttlng rtandar{e for oafcty lnd pnof.:sron-Ulco
thrcuShout th. lndustryr crpeclalty ln thos6 a.nqaa rhrnc Do othr!
regulatJ,ona ol ctandarda cxlgt,

6 Novsnber 1981 Severr
PBOPOS':1 BX-IAIS
PARACHUTE EQUIPI'IENT INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
ARTICLE I.
Name
The name of thle organlzatlon aha!,l be 'Parachute
ARTICLE II.
Egulpment Inalustry AssocLatl,on' and 1r establlehed as
en afflllate of the Unlted States Parachute Assoclation.
Obj ec t
The obJect of thlg organlzatlon ahall be to advance the
growth, developnent and,safety of sport parachuting.
ARTICLE III.
MembershLp
Mernberahlp afflllatlon
Ia deflned as that peraon or
organJ.zatlon neetlng the nembershlp crlterla of the
ARTICLE IV.
Section 1.
sectlon 2.
Membershlp Corunlttee and havlng pald the annual dues.
Sald afflliate wIlI have one (I) vote.
'Offlcers
The electlve officers of thls organlzatlon ahall be
a Chairman, Secretary and Trearurer.
DutIes and Tenure
The dutlea of the ChaLrrnan ehall ba to preslde over
the neetlnga of the Executl.ve Conmlttee, to act as lhe
legal head of the gane and exerclae auch other authorlty
and perform guch other dutleg ae shall be authorlzed
by thc Eiecutlve Conrnlttee. FuEthcE, the Chalrman
ahall preold€ over the meetlngr of th€ Aeaoclatlon.
appolnt neceesary conmltte€!, and perforn auch other
dutlee ar tha recognlzcd rul€s o! order confer on lhe
olllce ol Chalrman. He rhall r.pr€lent tho PEIA to th€
USPA Board of Dlrectors.

Eight 6 lJc^/snber 1981
Propo s ed
Page Twa
By-Laws Rough Draft
The dutles of the Secretary ahall be to keap,the recorda
of the Assoclation and of the Executive Comnittee. To
record the Mlnutes of the Assoclation and Exocutiv6
Conmlttee meetlngs, dlstrlbute offlcial notlcea ag
dlrected, conduct offlclal correspondence, keep a
record of atEendance at all meetlngs and to perfom ruch
other dutles as may fall on thls office. He w1ll also
chalr meetl,nge ln the absence of the Chalrnan.
The duty of the Treasurer shall be to collect, account
for and report on the flnancea of the Associatlon.
He shall render euch linanclal reports as are dlrected
by the Executlve Cornmlttee and ln the absence of the
Chairman and Secretary chalr meetlngs.
The tern of offlce of the electlve offlcerg shall be
ARTICLE V.
for a perlod of one year. (Th1a one year term and
electlon ahall colnclde wlth the Winter Board Meetlng
of the Unlted StateE Parachute Aaaoclatlon.) Electlon
shall be by nornlnatton and tha wlnner wlll be declared
by a plurallty of votes frorn the rnemberB preeent.
Executlve Corunl-ttee
The executl.ve Commlttee o! the PEIA shal.f consLst of the
Chalrman, Secretary and Treasurer. They ahall have
general supervlelon of the Aa!oclatlon and the
authorlty commonly conferred on such bodles by th€
recognlzed rules o! order.

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Propoaed DyFLqws Rough Drqtt
Page Three
ARTICLE vI.
Sectlon l.
Ary proposltlon affectlng the fundamental reguJ,atlons,
policles or welfare of the AssoclatLon ehall flrst be
referred to the Executl,v€ CoEunltte€. No vote 6hall
be taken by the Asaoclatlon on such a propoeltlon
unlegs the membershlp, through the offlcial
publlcatJ.on
or by indlvidual notlce, har been notllled at least
on€ rnonth ln advance of guch vote.
Comlnlttees
The followlng shaII be standing commltteesl
!gg!EIlp.3 The Henbershlp Corunlttee ahall conslst
, of three (3) votlng nembers ln good standlng in the PErA.
All three nernbers of thls corrunlttee shall be nomlnated
rnd voted onto the Corunlttee by a plurallty of the
nenberg pre8ent at the wlnter Board Ieetlng of the USPA.
Thelr terrne ghall be for a perlod of trro (2) years.
TechnlcaI Standards-Publlcatlons and Governnrental
!glg!!gt Thie cornnlttce wlll have a chalrman elected
by a plurallty vota of th€ PEIA memborshlp and le
clected at the aanne meetlng of PErA that G16ct! o!flcere.
Th€ term ot electlon of thla chalrman vlll
wlth the terrn of the Executlve coFunitte€..
colnclde
Inaurance Corunltteer Thle corunlEtee chalrman vlll
el€cted by a plural!.ty vote of the PEIA. Cormnltteo
rnemberahlp and thls clectlon si).I colnclde vlth the
electlon of the PErA offlceE!.
bo
The cornmlttee chalrman

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Proposed By-Larrs Rough Draft
Page Four
The term of electlon of this comnlttee chalrnah wlll
colnclde wlth the term of the Executlve CornrnIttee.
SectLon 2. No comitte€ shall have the authorlty to co'|[nlt
the Assoclatlon on matters of pollcy or flnance.
ARTICLE VII,
The organlzatlon shal,l be lncorporated under the laws
of the stat€ of Colorado.
ARTICLE VIIf. Anendments and Adoptlon
These By-Larra nay be amended by a two-th{rds vot€ of
. members present at r regular or epeclal neetlng o! the
organJ,zatlon, after the anendment has been read at
one prev.J.ous regular tneetlng and publlshed ln the
organlzatlon's offlclal publlcation, or wrl,tten
notlci havlng otherwl6e been furnlshed the membershlp
of the organlzatlon at lea8t one month prlor to the
neetlng ai ,nicn lt ls to be consldered.
These By-Lawb shall be declared adopteal by a tno-thlrda
rnaJorit.y of all votlng membera piesent at th€ meetlng
at whlch lt le consldered.
ARTICLE IX.
Heetlngs and Electlonar
Meetlngr of the PEIA lhall be twlce a year, one o!
-whlch oirrcldes vlth,thc UnltGd Stat6! Parachdte
Arsoclatlon l{lnter Board o! DLr6ctors l.teetlng.
To conduct a regular buglnega meetlng, a quorun wIlI
conslst of a rnaJorlty of thc duee pald PEIA afllllates.
Regular meetlngs of the PEIA wlll be announeed Ln
wrltlng to all afflllates at least thlrty (30) daya

6 llovgnber 1981 BLerren
Propoeed By-Laws Rough Drqft
Page Flve
ln advance of the meeting. A legal guorun ehall conslsE
of no less than twenty-flve (25) percent of the
currently enrolled membershlp.
The meeting at whlch the officers and conmlttee
chalrmen shall be elected Bhall, be the regular meetlng
In conJunctlon wlth the USPA Winter Board Heetlng and
new offlcers shall take offlce at thlg rneetlng.
Speclal rnecting! may br calIed by the Executlvc
Cormlttea, who shall gelect the tlne and place.
Nomlnatlong 3
Nonlnatlon for electlve office ahall be nade by a
comrnlttee of five appolnted by and lncludlng the
Chal-rrnan. The cornmlttee ahall nominatc candldateE for
each offlce and ahall notify €ach nominee of the Blate
aelected. NomLnatlon al,Eo may be nade by nembers,
either verbally or ln wrltlng, at the annual electl,on.
Removal o! Offlcers and Conunlttee Chalrrnenr
Elected offlcers and conunlttee chalrmen nay be removed
from ofllce at any tlrne by a teo-thlrda vote ol the
nenberehip present at an announced meetlng of th€ PEIA.
Memberehlp ExpuLaion:
Any Parachuto Equipnent Indultry Asloctatl,on nernber
may be expelled by a tyro-thlrd! vote of th6 membershlp
prelent at an announced meetlng o/ thc PEIA.

TVlrelve 5 l.bvsnber 1981
Proposed By-Laws Rough Drq(t
Paae slx
ARTICLE IX.
@'
Robertrs Rules of order
parllamentary authorlty
not specJ.f lcaIly covered
organlzatlon.
Newly RevtBed Bhall bo the
for all leglslatlve procedures
by the By-LawE of th18
A MAN MUST BE
BIG enough to admit his mistakes,
SMART enough to prof it f rom them,
STRONG enough to correct them!

5 lb^/snber 198f Thirteen
Valdlmlro N. ROSSI, CoL Abn
Scuola MtlLEare Paracaduclsmo
56100 PISA, IEaly
Sep 7,1981
Dear Slre:
I heard !1rnor6 thac sornerrhere tn the SEecdB a nee tyP€ of eEaclc
llne paracahuce wes demonslraled; Jr.unptng pereonnel from only
3OO fE alclEude.
Ih€ lEallan Arrny ntghl be very tnEeresEed ln such a gear.
fhe reaaon for nry i+Tl.Elng ls Co ask your courte8y Eo pu! me ln
contect wlth the flrrn chat 1a developlng the sysEen.
IE l! rald that Ehe parachute hae been conceived by a l,tr. Koenig.
Yor.rr help ln thlc matter would be hlghly appreclaEed.
Very tnrly
l-
I"fu[
(Vatdtmiro N. Rosat)
PARAO{UTE EQUIPMENT I}IDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
806 15Eh St., N.l.r., SulEe 444, WashlngConr D.C. 2OOO5
T'NITED STATES OF A}.IER,ICA

Fourteerr 6 llcvsnber 1981
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Carllllcrllon Documanla
loExcY: F.d!r.l Avl6llon
Adhlnirlr.llon lFAAl, DOT.
Af,ror: R.op.nln8 of commrnt pcrlod
aurrltn T1llt notlc! Eop?nr tht
commcnl pcrlod lor Inlllrl rnd rcply
cohm.nl. lo Nollc. t7-l0C 116 F.n-G
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Darl, pcrlalna lo Parta Manuhclutat
Apprcvalr IPl'lA'rl, wllhdr.w. .nd
ru gcrrcdcl outtt.ndlnS nollcar ind
proporcr emendcd PltlA ru1.. whl.h
will clrminetr unnac.raaty prccrdurrl
burrlenr lmprovr .rl.ly. .nd
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FAA rl8ionr. Thlr.clion lr In rcrponrr
lo I r?euaat frcm Supcrlor Alr frrtr.
Inc. lor .ddlllon!l tl6? lo rvrlurt. th!
Drogoral rnd rubmlt llr comm6nlr.
o^t:t lnlllrl coDm.nlr mu,l ba
rectlvcd on or b.lor. Augutt 2{, !gui
r.ply conhanla murl ba rccclvcd on ot
bcfor. S.Dt.mbcr 21, teol.
ADDFCS!: Comm.nl. on Nolic. t-l0C
may be mailcd In dupllcrtr to: Fcdcrrl
Avlrtion Admlnlrtf.tlon. Olnc! ol tht
Chief Counr.l. Alt.nllon: Rule. Docl.l
IACC-2041, Docl.t No 17!a7,8(lt
lndepandencc Avenur SW..
wr.hln8ton, D,C. 2o59t. All conh.nlt
murt bc mrrkcd "Dockol No.171{7."
70a TunN!i tNtoitA?rol conac
f'lr Mrrilyn M. Sldw.ll. RG8ulrlory
Ilol.ctr 0rrnch (AV92tl, S.t.ly
R.eulrtlonr St.lf. Ar,oclrl.
Adhini!lr.lor lor Ael.tlon Sl!ndrrd.
Fcde.el Avl.llon Adhlnl.lr.llo[ 8aX)
lndepcndencc Avanuo SW-
Worhingtor O G 20591: Trl!phon. (202)
7s lNTl 6.
tuPPuuIrlltY ri:oirlfroE
CommGnlr ldvll.d
lnt.r.!t.d p.nona.ra Invlt.d to
prrticrpel. In thr n!kln8 of th.
propored rulc by.ubmllllnB ruch
wrill.n dBlr, vlawa, oa.rSunanla aa
thry mry rlcrlre Comm.nl. El.llnt lo
.ny alSnifia.nl anvironmanl.l ot
cconomlc lhp.cl th.l nlShl r.rult
brc.u!. ol lh..dopllon ol th. propo.rl
conl.lnad In Nollcr 77-1gC mry.l.o ba
.uLmlllrd Communlcrtlonr rhould
ld.ntlly lh. i!gul.tory docl!l or nollc.
numbcr rnd bc rubnltl.d In dupllc.la lo
lh. .ddrc.. .p.clfi .d .bovr. Inltt.l
comm.nlr murl br rccclvcd on or bclora
lh! lifll dsl..pcclll?d rbovr. Rrply
cohm?nl. which rpcclllcrlly nrpond to
F*76-25?-R
[As publlshcd ln tho Fcderal Reslster
th. Inlllrl cohh.nt! or lhl. nollc. mu.t
br rccclvcd on or bclom the rccond delr
rpccl0cd rbovr. All communlc.llonr
rccclvcd on or belom lh..! drl.! wlll br
conrldircd by lh! Admlnlrlrrlor balor.
l.kln8 tcllon on th. prcpo.!d ru|.. Th.
proponh cont.ln.d In Notlc. 77-l0C
moy bc chrngcd In $! llShi of
commantr rc.lvcd. All codhanla
rubmlltcd wtll bo rvrllrblc, botlr brlon
rnd.lllr lhr clo.lnS d.l. lor commcnil
ln thc Rulcr Docl.t b.lw6on l:50 t.m.
rnd 5 p.m, lor.xrmln.tlon by Inl!r!rtad
peroonr. A r!porl !uhhrrlzlnS.!ch
FAA Dubllc contsct @nclmcd wllh lh.
rubrtrncc ol lhr prooorrl *lll br lilcd ln
lhc Rular Doclct. Comm!nl.rr wl.hln!
thc FAA lo.clnowlrdg. mcclpl of th!lt
comfr!nl. murl rubmlt wlth thoi.
comm.nl. I rcll-rddrcrred. rlrmpcd
portc!rd on whlch thc lollowlng
.l.l.iiant l. h.dli "Cohmlnlr lo
Ocl.t Nunb.? 171a7," Tfi. po!tc.rd
wllI bUdrlrd. tlna rt.hNd, !nd . j r '
rclum?d lo lh. commlnl!r.
Addltlo'nrl Coplor of Notla
Any prrron mry oblrln r opy ol
Norlcr z,l9C by.!bnlltlnS I r.q!.rl
lo: Fedcrel Avl.llon Admlnlttrrlloe
Olflco ol Publlc Affeln, Atl!ntlonr
Publlc lnformrllon C.nlcr, APAltO, oflt
Indegcndcnc! Av?nu, SW.,
W..hln8ton, D C,20591, l.l.phon. (202)
a26-{058 E!ch comm!nlc.tlon mu.t
ld.nllly th! notic. nunbcr ol lhl. Notle
of hoporcd RulcmallnS, P.r.on.
lnl.rurtrd In b.ln8 plicrd on r nrllln3
ll.t lor lulur. NPRM'r rhould rho
rcqucr'l r copy ol Advl.ory Clrcul.? 11-2
whlch dcrcrlbcr thc eppllatlon
ptocaoura.
Brrlgrcud
Or Au8u.t 21, l0z', th! PAA ltrucd
Nollcr 77-r0 (12 FR 13085; S!plcmb!r t.
'1977). Th. FAA propo,rd tor (1) Evl..
A. .ppllc!tlon rnd rcporllng
rcqulrrm.nlr rppllcrbh lo Prrlr
M.nufict!rrr Apprcv!lt IPMAI (21
clirl[y th. h..n. by whlch.n rppll6nl
lor. qMA c6n .how th!t tir dctlgn ol
thr.plrlkrnt'. p.rl l. ldGntlcrl to tfi,
d!,lBn ol . psrl th.l l. covcEd udcr r
lyp. c.,tlnc.tc [TC); lJ) upd.tc crrl!ln
lom numbcr relcrcnc..i l{l prcvld. lor
thG ltrurnc! ol !rDort c!rtlllctl.t oJ
aldo?thln..a lor unrlrcmblcd nomrl
crl!8ora rolorcrilU.nd (5) prcvlda lor
lha l.aurnc. of axDorl alruoalhlna.t
rpprovrh lor rcrcnrullc.l producl. firl
do nol maal crrlaln raoulram?nlt lt lha
Inportln8 country.gr..a to rcc.pl lha
producl. ln ruch condlllonr.
Thr comm.nl p.rlod wrr noponld
lwlca lo rllow Dlr,ona and
o18..lt.llon! lo aubmll commrnlt lo tha
dock?1.
Th. porllon. of lh! nollc. d.!lln!
wllh lom numblr ravlalona.nd axporl
.lBorthln... r.quir.h.nl. lll.hr 3, {
.hd 6) s!!..dopt.d by Am.ndmlnt 2ll!
lal FR 15611; Mrrch 1!,19701,
On l.nu.rya,'1061, lh. FAA lrtuld
Nollco 77-l0C whlch wllhdrrw rnd
ruprrrcdod lh! propo,.l, conc!mln!
PMA conl.ln.d ln Nollc! t7-10. ln
.ddlllon, Nollc. 77-l9C rlro proporcd r
ruli lh!t would cl.rlly rnd rlrcngthcn
lhr rgency'r rnlorc:nrnl pollcy by
pmhlbltln! .nd pr!rcrlblnt
.dnlnlrtr.tlvr .rrctlonr lor ccrhln rclr
Involvlnj hlrllylnj r'!pllcrtlonr, rcportr,
rnd rrcordr und.r P.rl 21.
Notlc. thrt lnltl!l
ommcntl ''-1eC.D.clnld mutl br icc:lvcd on ot brlora
iprll 15, 1€,b1, rnd r.-pli comnrnlr murt
bc rccclvrd on or bllor! Mry l!, 100t.
Rrcpcalng of Coortriot Prrlod
(t6 iR 38062) m July z)t r98lf
Ey lclllr dqlrd Aprll tl, 1061, Rob.rt
M. Beclmrn, atlomli for Supfilor Alr
P.rl., Inc., p.tllloqd tbc PAA lor r f,O
dry .xlrnrlon of lhp.gomn.nl p.rlod.
Ttl. p.lltlon w.r d!hlcd. 8y lrttcr dolcd
lun! tl, l8€1, SvplIlE Alr P.rl., Inc.,
D!llllon!d th! Admltrlrlr.tor to rfll.w
th. Dlrrctor ol Alrworlhlnrrr' drnhl ol
gup.rlor Alr P.rt.'nqu.tt lo rrop.n thr
comh.nl D€rlod dn NPRM 7t-lgC, Thc
DGlltlon.r rtEt.r th!t for r!ront oul.lda
ila conlrol, Suprrlor Alr P.rl. w..
un.bl! lo prcp!r. ll! comhGnla wllhltr
lh. ihorl llm! pFvldcd by Nollc. 77-
t0C.nd lh6l rddlllon.l llD. h ncldrd
lo cv!lu!1. thc proporal !nd d!v!lop ltr
comDcnl.. Tha pcllllon!t conlrnd.d In
th. Aprll 1a lcll.r lh.t rrop.nln! lh.
commcnl p.dod l. In lh. publlc Int.r!.t
brcaurc ol thc ncrd lor rddlllonrl
publlc commlnta on wh.l w.n
D€E!lv.d to b. c.rl.ln novrl rnd
confu!lnt .!pcclr ol th. propor.l.
ThG FAA h.. ?.vl!wcd lhlr r.o!!.1
end hrr delcmlncd thst rroplnlnt thr
conmcnt pcrlod *ould rllord lho publlo
!n rddlllon.l opporlunlty lo llml.h
Inforh.tlen th.l rhould br conrldcrcd rn
lh. d.yclopn.nl of thr llnf,l ragul!llon..
Thl. rctlon la contl4l.nl wllh Errcullvr
Order 12291 lod (ha FAA'| d.rlrc lo
rrruro lull publlc.petllclp.tlon In ll.
r.Sul.lory'ctlod,,Tl|o FAA concludcr
lhrl thr oubllc Intcrr.l would b...d.d
by 3renting rn rddltlonrl 30 dryr lor
aubmla.lon ol wrlllan comnanlt.
' AccotJlngly, lhr commcnl prrlod lor
Inlll.l commcnl. lo Notlc. Tt-l0C lr
Eop.n.d lo clo,. on AuSurl 21,10t1,
Rcply commcntr rrc dua on ot balora
S.pt.nb.r Zl,1981.
18.c.. tlt, !14. .nd dn lhrcuth UO ol lh.
P.d.ill Avl.llon Act ol te$, ra .n.nd.d lal
U 8 c. 1Jg. lll!. rnd la21 lhrouth la$li Sce
qc). Dtp.dm.nl ol Trrnrportrllon Act lal
U.l C r!55{clli tr cFR:r,{!l
't{ll,llLToN eHluPtr
AuG z 4 RLC'u

6 }Iu/snber 198I Fifteen
Ndl-Tfl. docuhlnl Eoprn. lh.
cornil.nl pcrlod on I p.!ylo!.lt l,.wd
N|Rll. Nuilc. U-rlC, but m.l?t [o
.ul|.lnnllr! chrnt. to th. proF.0lt ol thrl
'
Tll( ljAA h.r d.t.rmlnrd th.t Nrill'!
7t-1fr: In$lvor rh.nM to qulrtlon.
whl(lr rrr 6hrldncl ro th. rt8nlllcrhr uildt
lX I t kqul.tory Pollcld rn'l IMiluM la{
f[ llo:{: l'drruc 2!. l07sl. A.lr.lt
h{ul.lry 6..lurtlon hrr ban pmpn! lu
Nurk' tt-leC.r', l. onr.lnod tn thr
rqul.lory dcld, A opy ol lt nEy It
ol{!lrud bt 6nt.dlnt th. pc@r td.nilltud
utrrlo? lh6 ogtlon "Foa Fudhd Inlum.tlon
(:ilrt:ct" In lhl. dmm.nt Th. FAA hr.
lu.th.r dutlrmln.d tlut th! nmtEEd ruld
rru d m.lor undd Err!tlv. Onld l22gl
rxl ll t'trrNultrtd wlll nd h.w. rt!illltqtrl
EUrrumlc lilFct on . .uhd.rtl.l auntbr ol
rnull ohllli6 tln6 th. chrn:f, peF.od
fdrld blllvr lh. .dmlnlrtr.tly. bil?d.n
.u6trllt.ntnnt.Ed lor.ppltonb ld P.tu
MfrulFttru Apprevrl..
lm$d ln Wrrhlnjloa Oc. 6 lrlt t tlt-
M. C. lilrl.
DietorolAiffihi^.s. '
[rhn{tHHrJ{;Krl
BFil{t}tg
-2-
US Deportrneri
d lrqtsporlolbn
F.dorcl Avlotlon
Adm16lrtEllon
m In&rtua AF.lw
wr$nsr6, OC ztr1
h.t.F a,i td fr!
mr 5r!
hir b. Prrat. ur as
Jol cooEHltllLJ
JS HAIITLION
Sliiri^tt rsTH ^vE cu 8u2.,6

Si:cteen
5 Nwsnber I98I
Parauhute tquipmertt Industry Issuciation
& Allrl.at. ol 6a hitd ltrt.r frr-hvt. AtE,at,x
86 r sth sr., N.w., t',,?3#.
,X_Tnineton,
D.C. z@os tzo2t 347.s773
e PPLJCA'I'JON FOR HEMBEFSHIP
'lype of xpplicafion: $h.ssoclsla membershlp Isubscrlption membershlp
Dstei
l:ane:
Address:_ s s : _ CIty;
City:_ -, _ -Ststol_-__:_
'lclephons nmberz / " /
Corporate offlcers or prlnclpels:
-
-zrPt
Industry Involvernent (prod. mfg., products sold,ctc.):
I'ype of buglness ( rotalJ-, mfg, servlce, etc. ):
YeBrs in business:
Lof t ra tln6s he)-d:_
r SO ho 1 d e 17 o bh e r FiI-e ral-c 6;ETf6;'tT5;-s?i
Pederal employer/tax numbor:
Other coments snd infoma llon you rlsh to bc consldered (use
sdditlonal paper If nessecary):
The lnformotlon requesbed balou il),1
snd not reLoased rylthout pernlssion.
tic8l end lnsurancs lnformatlon,
Rs tingc held by koy porsonel:
b6 trestcd confldentlelly -
It 1s nequested for statlsi?nsC-;TT;oss."o
Dste of lest qusl
[{avc you ever had or do you nov ha'
equlpnent: ( please explaln brlefly,
Return vlth refundeble memberehlp dues for ono year anelosed.

6 }bvmber 1981 Seventeen
P.E.r.t.
HEHmRsHTP cqo'urte sop
. Pg.l
Datc:0ct.10,1981
f. Proceduro for Appllcatlon rnd Co'nstdcntlon
l. lppllcenta !.eldng Ass€lrt. l{cnborshlp 1n thc P.E.I.A. shell cmplctc
thc approprlrta menbershlp eppl.lcatlon (Forn XC-l)
B. thc eoollcetlon, rlong vtth any otb€r tnfomrllon tirc eopllcant slshes
to bc conslderGd, rod r check for onc ycrrs dues (currantlr !ZOO) shall
bc subal,ttcd to tlrc sccratrry sktt drys prlor to consldcrltton by thc
Ocncrrl ilcnbcrshlp..ltrc sccrctarT vlll publtsh ln thc rgcndr I copy of'
rppllcetlon ro thet currcnt ncnbcrs vtll bc rvrrc ol thc nev app).!,cant
to bc conrldcrdc rt thc n6rt r.rtlng.
C. ltrr sccretrrT shall, r! lsrst J0 days prlor to thc nrxt oencral l1anbershlp
neellng, forurrd the eopllcrtl.on to th. l{cnbarshlp Ccmdttcc.
ltrey shrll by rrv.te of thc appll.catlon rrd parsonal lntcrvlr
vLth
tha eopllcrnt datcrrlnc ycthrr or not to rrcof,rend thet rpollcenl lor
meilbcrshlp. ltrla eppllcetlon rnd rcvter, elong vlth thc cmlttccs
mcomqndetlonc shell bc prcscntcd to thc Oanorel l{enbcrshlp rt thG
ncxt rncctlng.
D. At ttrc 0cncrrl Hcnbarrhtp nG.t1ng, clthar Ln p6-.ron o" by lctter prls"nted
Uo rnd'by ul.,Hrnbcrshlp Comlttee, sLrtc th.lf bullncas or expcrlcaec'
rlont vlt}r Flrcons rn) Ur" rpp[crtlon should bc rcccptad. fn Urc cese
of r splltryolo r nlnorl!y repor! nry bc subnlttcd. thcy nay rlso
rucmondrn ylth rcscrntlons{, yhich tray vttl dcllnc.
l. At th. lrrtln3 thr 0cncrel Hcnbcrahlp rrtll, upon rrortpt of th. Fport
fFo! Ura Hmborshlp Cormlttac, rct on rcccptrnce or roquart I hrrrlng
rdtll tJrc rppllcrnt, rftlr
rhlch thct vtll yolc on rcecprtrnco.

Eiqhteen 6 \bvenber 1981
pE'2
F.Appllcrtlons for Subsrlptlon Xcnbcnshlps nead only br t l.ttcr
to th.
secr.trry vlth anclosure of rpproprtrt. ducs.(Cuncntly t6O)
O. th? currrnt du€J cost vlll bl netnttlned by thc HenbershtP Comtttc.
rnd thr Sccrctary,
H. If an rppllcant ls dcnlad nanbcrshlp thclr duas vlll bc rcfunded.'
II. }€,HERSHIP CRI'!tAIA
^ND
PRIYIIICEs.
A. As!oct,rt! Hombcrshig.
'
l. Crltcrte.
r. llotd rnd trllnisln. P€rilrnrnt tddrcs! ln the llnltcd St|tls of
Anerlcr frm vhlch thcy conduct t}lc E.Jorlty of thalr boltncsr.
b. Bc dlrcctly lnvolvcd vtth thc ornuflcturerrrlc, dcvaloFncnt,
rcguhtlon or protrotlon of prrrchut! cqulpnant.nd ltr srfcty.
c. Hold rnd nrtntsln e standetd of bood buslncss prrctlcct.
d. 8€ currrnt ln th6ir grynrnt of.dues,
2. PRIVILEGTST
r. lho usr of th. olflclrl P.E.I.l. Iogo:
b. }{ay rccclvc 8Il publlcrtlons and corraspondoncr.
c. Ite rlEht to ttlcnd rnd prrtlclFte [n E..ttn8! rnd d.l.sculrtons.
d. ftc rlghl_to votc.
a/ Hey hold offl,c! oF ccnlttcl poslttens.
B. Subscrlpt!on Hembcrsh!9r
I. CRI1ERIA:
e. Pry rubsctptlon duc!.
b. Hry! rn lnhcr!nt lnt.rast ln lhc Assoclrtlon.
2. PRIFII.E,OES:
r. Hry rrcclv. ell publlcrtlons rnd corro!pondcncc ruthorlrcd by
th. tubllcrttons Cqnltl...
b. l{ry attcnd open nacttngs rnd p.rUctprtc ln dlscucalonr.

6 llcnsnber 1981 Nineteen
Dnl
!{ONOMRI MD{BERSIIIP:
Hononry Hubcrshlp ls hercby orovldcd for;
Rccomendrtlons by thd Exccutlrc Board rnd rpprorrd by 2/J nalo{ly
of t11 lsloclstB Mcnbcrs sh!l.l clcerly datlnc thc crttcrlr rnd prlv!.lcges
ol thls cet gor7 yhen thc nnd rr'!,scs.
"l con olways tell when I've
iyping error. The little vein
neck storts to throb.'
mode o
in your

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, l0t, | ),ill0tr{rtll Slrrr.l
Ih rrlott, Nl,rr.,.r| |rrtrr'lls, Il-.1 I I lr
Dear Colleatuc i
Naclon€I Aeronautlcal Instltu!e. ln conlunctl,on wlch Jsnere PubIlehlng CoEpanyl
1s coDplllns a dl.rectory of leadlng profeealonala 1n lvlaEton and aeroapace,
in our firc! edition of'Jrne'r Who'r lJho
of biographicrl
infomacion on rhe our!tandins rcadera ,;;":::l;'::l::;:"lt"t"t
For over 70 ycarr, Jane's hac been recognlzed aa the leadlng suthority ln avlatlon,
AE a profesilonel ln the f1eld, yourre probably already fmlllar vlth Jane'a
outstandlng rafcrcncc vorks vhlch lnclude J"n.'e AIUI!_!94j!SI3&, Jane'r
F!.Rhtlng shlp8, Janera HlIltarv Comunicatlons ana fm.'e llg.pog-rygg.tg.
No doubt, you are gell asarc of th! treEendoua aource of lnforull,on these bookr
represen!. Llkcelse, ue expect you'll flnd our nee dlrectory to be cqually
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Each blogrephlcrl lketch ulIl bc llatcd alphabetical,ly snd lndexed by both professlon
and flm nec, thus nakl,nS the dlrectory Gasy to uae vhLle provldlnt a
gealth of tnport!nt lnforuclon.
Plars€ cooplctG rnd rcturn thc cnclored lnfomtton forn tn thc po8trge-pold
cnvclopc provldcd, If you arc..lcctcd for Lnclurlon on the ba3ls of our
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end pcrronel lnfomrtlon you rupply. And scrll return 1E to you for
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Your.t!!ch cill then appear in che firrt edition of Jrnerr lJho'r llho in Aviation
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Slncerely,
fr,r/.-:r+
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Prc8ldent.
P.S. Thia volume ul.ll bc publLahed lsce thl! y.sr, Copica my ba ordered
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T\aentv Ole
6 llc^/qnber 1981
-
jANE',S
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19I
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your responses, When you've finished, just return this sheet in lhe pclage-paid envelope prwded.
(SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR SAMPLE B}OGMPHICAL SKETCH.)
PROFESSIONAL INFORMANON
Nam:
Till€[ti]:
Firm[n]:
Ovisb (ll applbaHe)@dl:
Business Addrssslba]:
Busimss Tolopho.Elbtel, (*_ )
Prknary Avtauor/Aemspaca ACIMV bl6ss€ ch€ck si appfEsble)[pel:
(ll-ConYn€rcid Pibl
(8)--Fedoral R6gulalirl
(9!-Aidim Mamg€mnt
(1o)LArport Mamgsnmt
l2l-Corpo.ald Pilot
(3).-Privaro Pild
(4}-Test Plol
(5)-Military Avleliqr
(6)-Aaospace Engineor
(7I-Slslo R€gulalb.r
(1 1l-Adospaco Mlg
(1Zf-Genl. Avhtixr Mlg
(1 3l-Conm'|, Avialirr tvttg
(14!\irTrafto Contd
(151-Ffigt|t krslnEtlon
( I 6l--Avia/Aaro. Edrr8tiqr
( 1 4- FoeardvErp€riHtalbn
( l 8l-Sal6/Dbubdin
( 1
g)-Aviatjdr R.btsl*g
(20I-Prc{. Ars'n. A(tThistsadol
(2 1 l-Olhor (do8s. 3pecity)lopsl:
Pibl's Certlfcate(s) Fleld[pc]:
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EAA ULTRALIGHT ASSOCIATION
P O 80r 22r, HAttS CORlllnS. tVtSCONStT 5tttO
PllOlL: ala'al5'r!60
Octobcr 9, 1981
A'.I, ULTRAI,IGTIT EIIIHUSIASTS
REr
NPR}.| 8l-6, Dockct No. 21631
Orr ataff rt He.dgrrrrt.r! ha! b.cn rcrklng vlth the fAA lor rrv.ral
'/crr! on thc lubjcct of thls NPRX. rnd nrturrlly lt lB a tubjrct ol conversatl,on
ev"ry tl-n" rc vlalt Hachl,ngton, DC. '
It lr an lnport.nt NPRII lnd one uhlch lddr.rsrs thc very hclrt of raclautiorEl
fllght lnd our u!. of thl! v.at occln ol !l,r abovc u!. Tharc ls
a pl,occ for th. ultrallght, Just as thos. ultrrllght! vhlqh ara baconlng
rcra sophl!tlc.ted rhould b! clr!slllad !! anatcur bu1lt.
Pl.!...ncourrg. your frlcndr to prl.ta to tha fM ln rcrponlt to thtr
dock"t. cxprclrlng th.Ir oh ldcar"barcd on EAA'a r.tponr.. It l3
lnport.nt v. h!v. a! nlny com€ntr a! poarlbl..nt.r.d ln tha atock.t
fo! this NPRH. So, ultrrllght cnthu6la!t!, put your pGn to plprr lnd
ldd your comant! lm€dtate1y.
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EAA . . . t/r, sport avlatlon assoclallon

EXPERIMENTAL
AIRCRAFT
ASSOC'AilON
P O AOr 2n COAtfAS WTSCO|S'| $'I
of FtcEs AND 'r(fS AtR MUSEUy ttJtt || t*tst rcUE AVE , tAtNtt'N. fl grJ2
PHONE ataalraw
S.pt6b.r 23, l98l
F6dcrl lvlatlon Adrlnlatratlon
o(!tc. o! th. Cht.( Coun!.:,
Attnr Rul.r Doekct (AGC-20{}, Dockct lb. 2163I
8OO Ind.pmd6ncc Avanu!r S.H,
t{a!hlngton, D.C. 20591
DGer Strl
R.. NPRI'I 8l-6
Itang clldcrs !nd Othcr Ultrallght V.h1ch.,
ProlDlqd Ollrallng R6qu1r6€nt.!
Tho Ext[rbcntrl Aijcrrft AleclrtLon l! thr rrld'! r.cond lrrEclt rvlatlon
organi,:rtton rlth a tr.nb€rshlp of 80,000. Our E.!6Grrhlp rGrchcr out through
fMlly prrtlclprtton ln apori and rccr.atloMl av!ati.on to hundrcd! of thourandr
o! Unlt.d Strtc! cltlrcns. l.tchber8hlp le dran lrom all !!ctor! ol th6 avlatlon
cmunlty, tncludlng lllLtary, alrlln., cdmtcr rnd 6rporrt. pllotr, comcrclal
and prlvrta pllot.. lnd tlF.. vho tuvc r lov. rnd rlnclr. lnt.r!!! ln th! prorctlon
o! lvlrllon throughout our soclcty, wlth r dlrcct ln!.!..t ln rccrcatlonrt,
rvhclon rnd r HLdc rrprar.ntrtlon ol nub.rlhlp lron gcnaral lvhtlon,
EA hat b.cma thc lorcmsC rtbk.lMn for gonrrrl rnd rccrdtloroI rvlrtlon.
EAA h.t rlrc bccoEa rccognLtcd r! thc lrrdlng volc. lor'ultrrllghtr,- rnd th.
E^l Ultrrllght Arrn. l! thc lug.lt organircd group ol ultnllght .nthu.lrrtr.
ThL! NPn|4 har bocn carofulty prrparcd by th. Fcdcr.l Avhtlon ldrlnt.tntlon
altar mny )6rra of dlaorrlon ulth lntlrlrtcd groupr, EAA hrt baan r formll
I}rrtlclprnt ln th.a. dtrculrlonr lnd vclconcr th. crr.lully p!.pard docm.n!
vc rcv havr b.for. u!. Th. drpth of ttDught and conlldrrrtlon ol rll.knGnta
Pcrtrlnlng to hrng gIldGrt rnd ultrrllght v.hlcl.. hrr rrdlt.d ln I porItl,vG
NPRfi rccognl,tltlg th. na.d lor conllrRtlon of b.rlc rr(.ty r.gulrGrntr long
r.comGndcd by EM. Th. NPRI, ln gcncral, conflmr prrctlcca.nd Gph.rltlr
!h. nlnbu leval of krcvl,cdgr yhlch .hould bc rrqulrcd by rll rho ur. our
tlt!Ixc., rnd r:,!o to prrrrrvl th. cxc.llont r.cord ol rvlrtton ]|laty ln thc
Unltcd Strtca. Th. NPRI{ rlrc rcknwl.dg.r th. b.rlc (racdo! o( our p.opl. rnd
do!! not a.al to unnacrrrrrily r!!trlc! futur. dcvrlollrnt ol thlr rctlvtty,
EAA . , . llrr rporl avlellon !!roclrllon

T\Enty Eight
6 Norvenber t98I
Fcdcrrl Avl.tlon Adnl.nl,6tr!tlon
Prgc 2
S.pc€nb€r 21, l98l
Although n.ny countrl,cs havc rlrcady ldoptcd ullrallght !.gNlrtlon!, rr h!. thc
Pedaral A!ron!utlqua fntcrnatlon.l (PAI), fa bcll!vG, ln gcncrat, thay h!va
rce adoptcd. "e!lt rnd !"G atlltudci and vI).I llk.ly lollor tha Lud ol th.
U.s. Fede!.!. Aviatlon Adnlnlltr!tlon vhan a llnal ru:,c hr! b..n rdoptcd ln thla
country. Hc b.II6v. thc dlrGctlon tak.n by thr FM, conrblnad ytth lnput fron
alrepacc uscrr rnd other organlzatlonr, Hlll cnsurG tha altrblllhncnt of
r"gulatlonr vhlch allov dcvcloprcnt o( th6 rport of hAng glldlng and ultra-
Ilght flytng rhllrt orLntel.nlng !h. srf.ty of our alre;uco.
E^A lupport! thc lntont to D.Intaln hang glldcr! rnd ultrallght vrhlclcr and
thclr lIlght rctlvlthr f rce fron Chr !lmrthlncs! and pllot cGrtlflcatlon
rcqutr6.nt!. H. b.llGv! rn tncr.arlng lcnrG of rGrponttblllty by ultrrllght
opcr.tor., th. l.ldarshlp of EAt ln eGl!-.duc.clon and mpherlr on eflt)t
paraDctu!, togathcr vlth tha propo!.d ncv nl,a, ylll anrurr trfcty rlthouE
trposlng lddltlonrl reetrlctlon or controla on thc d.v.lopmntlof thr ultral19hl
vchtcl. or on PM Erklord.
Our oEcntr to thr dekct ar! dlr.ct.d prlmrlly toeard th. pouorcd ulfnllght
v6hlclc, but x. h!v! tho lolloelng co@cnt! on thc hang 911d.r. lt l. appro-
Prlrt. lor thc rcn-povcrcd hang glldcr to bc lncludod rl,thln th. conc.p! o!
thlt NPru{. ln Eny locrtlonr It 1. rct d!,fllculg for thlrc v.hlcl.r to lnlrl,ng.
on almyr o! controllad rlrrlf,cc, lnd thr optratora nurt ba rvrra o! thrl!
rcrlbn!Ib1ll,t1.!.
I
EM lupportt thr rcc.ptrnc. ol th. l.mlrFlogy 'ultrrllght v.hlcl..' Ultrallght
lr flmly .ntr.nchcd ln Unlt.d st t.! rvlatlon tlrnlnology rr t datcrlDtlv.
tltl. ol thcrs vchlclcs. It 1. nog nre lcrnlfplogy a! uClcl.t ln our ln-houar
Irubli,cltlon, sPORt AVtATtoN, at l^E brck r! 1959 ur.d t,h. tltl. "ultnltghti to
rc!.r to vchlclcr fel,llng vlthln thls gcncral cltlgory. H. b.ll.v. othcr
countrla! vlll progr.rrlv.Iy lollov thc tGd of th. unllcd 8trt.a ln th. u.. o!
thl! drrcrlptlv. tl!1..
tl. rckrcel.dg. rnd rgr.c Lhcr. I! r nrcd lor a rcaulattng lnlluanca ovar tha
u!. ol alrlluc. ln th. vlctnlty ol rctlva alrlDrlt and Ln contlollad altrlrca.
Wr luptErt th. tntant ol thL! NpRt{ ln thls r.glrd.
wc not. r trGnd todry to r hlgh llrcrnt.g. ol ultrltlghtr b.Ing purchalcd by
llcenaad pllot.. Th. tllght ollrrltonr lp.cMcd ln thl! NPRtt rlll rudlly b.
urderltood by th{. Educlt'loul progru. d.v.lotf,d by th. lndu.ttry r!.I1, elro
bo rcadlly calrbl! ol convcylng thlr datr to op.ratort rho rrcr not llcrn!€d
piloLr. EM ruplErtr tl|. lntGnt o! th. NPRH ralattvG to fllght opGrlCr,onr.
It l. lpproprh!. rt thl. tir. to rcv. lroE t}l. pr.r.nt crlterh o! en ultn-
Ltght vhlch rcgulr.. lt fo b. cagrbl.c of bctng lrunch.d lnd landod on thc hgr
ol th. occulf,nt. l{a hrv. long rccognlrcd thG nGcd lor landlng gcer, lncludlng
vhqela, r! r !rl.ty lactor ln thr oparatlon o! an ultralj,gh! vrhlc:... Th.

5 llcrvsnber 1981 T\.enty Nine
Faderrl lvlltIon AdnlnlBtratlon
Pa96 3
scpcolb.r 23, 1981
rcvqrcnt hrt ddclolred !o r rt!g. blyord thc te.rGd Fog.llo vlng to lMlI
llght v.hlclr! rltlr lnprovcd acrodynanlc dcrlgn. tlthough Eny ol th.rr ar. '
crlublr ol loot huhch and Landlng, !h.y rrc' lo!.rfrty rrrrcnt. elrcrt
al,uy! Iruchcd by u6c o! lrndlng 9.u.
l{c llnd todry an acccptrncc o! th. ultlrllght vchlcl! aa ln elrlpacc uror.
Th. v€hlcl.t hav. groh rapldly Ln nqbcr to Yhtr. thcra rrc rcnc l0'000 lt.
fIylng 6ndltton. Furthcr dGvGloln€nt and dccl9n lr axtcndlng thr prrlomarcc
cepabltlty b.)rcnd !h. ortgigul, int.nt, rnd lor thl. rcaron aIrc lt lr appropr[t.
to rcdcllnc th. ultlrllght vohj,cl. end drtarnlnc tho.c rhlch rr. !ru.
'ultrallghtr'end tlprc rcre roadlly drflnrbl. r. rlrcra(t undGE.xlltlng
F.d.ral Avlatlon R.gulatlonr.
t{c now dllculr epclflc catagorlrr of th. propo!.d daflnltlon r. conLrlncd ln
th. Notlc. ol Propolcd nulGmxlng.
Th. prcID!.d rultlallght
vchlcloi .ncoElf,a!.! thotr v.hlcl.!
1. "UEcd or lntcnd.d to bc uscd . . . by a slnglc occuprnt.'
In grnGrl, an ul,lrallght vehlclc I. rcsdly dcrlgnrd lnd @n-
.tructcd, rrd thc orIgImI lntant va. for lt to b. I tlngl! Phc.
lport vehlcl!. l.l. lac rE roarcn to rlt.r thl,! crlt.rlr lnd !ubjcct
e pcrrcn oth.r than t}lc opcRtor to thc vagrancy o! fllght.
Ih.r. lr alrcrdy a plrcc for ts-plrc. llght rlrcrlft ln th.
ailtcut bullt category !! drflnrd In F.dcrrl Avlrtlon R!$rlrtlon..
Suplprtar! of thr trc plrc. ultlrllght vchlcl. conc.pt rulnt ln !t
la nrcoltGy for olErrlor Lraini.ng. HdGvlr, tuftlclcnt Progrr!!
her brcn udc ln v.hlclo! crpabl. o! llrul,rt.d lltqht to mvlr thl't
barlc ncod. lt l! rct unrcaron.-blr to.cclpt !n ln!.n4lng olryltor
uy rlE d.rl,t. !o lEv. rcm durl tl,m ln r ltght elrcra!! e! hlr
optlon to fulllarlr. hirscl,f Hlth gcn.rrl fllght churct.rlttlct.
Agrlnr EA ruptbr!. thc propoeal lor | llngl. plrcr ulLrrllgh!
vqhl,cl..
2. "That yclch lcr! than 155 lba. (dry chpty vclqht).'
t{. r.cognlra th. lnt.n! o! th. FAA to drllno en rerlly r.cognltrblo
crltcrlr lor drtGnlnrtlon ol rn ultrrllght v.hlel., In
rmlyslng 25 ol th. mlt popuhlly u..d ultrrllght v.hlcl..' h
rct. th. lollortng rt tlrtlc!l
Lov.rt dry Elghtr l3O lb..
Hlgh.lt dry nj.ghtr 250 Ib!.
NunbGr nlghtng rcr. thrn 135 lbr.r 19
NuDb.! rbov. 220 lbr.r 5
vrry lca of tha pr.rrn! ultrallghc v.hlcl.r ALl vllhln th. propos.d
LlDlt o! 155 lb!. If thl. lhlt rrr. tdopccd, y. rr. mn-

F.drrrl, lvlrtlon Admlnlatratlon
Pag. a
sGptGnbcr 23, l98l
c.rncd uny rtructural n6nb.r! lnd fltttngr Dry b. l,lghtrn.d ln
rn .nd.!wr to brl.ng Elghc vIthln th. propo.cd llDlt. Thlr coulal
!cv.rG!.y vcakcn th6 rtructurdl lnl.grlty of. tha vGhlcl.! rtd
6ntrlbut. to I dlrogrtlon ol rrf.!y. F.r of thc ultraltght
vrhlclGr lunGyod havc e dry v.lght.rc..dlng 220 LES. I{HICH t|E
RECOI{XEND BE A()oPTED AS THE I{EIGHT FOR THE PINAI RT'LE.
Today in lvcrlgc pllot,/opcrrlor vctghr elnrat 200 lb.. end
It, ha. b.an rnply lllullrrtrd thlt ln gencral t.mt alructurrl
lnt.grlty rcgulrcr on. Ircund of ultrrllght for Gach onG pound
of olf,lrlor,
EM STRONGLY RECOIII,iENDS A I.IAXII,IIJ}I DRY WEIGHT OP 220 I.BS. BI
IrcLUDED IN tHE TIN^L RULt FOR THE FOLT.OHING REASONSI
r Provldc rcopc for dcrlgn flrxl,btltty to lnclud. elrcnft
qurllty flttlng! and tu.blng ln kcy rrcrr.
. Provldc !@If, for lnprovcd cnglnecrlng.
. AIIov drrlgnerr th. Iccyly tq. utc ttructunl gh!ng.! r.
roqutrcd to .xlrtl,ng ultrrllght vahlcl.!. A! ylth othar
rlrcrrlt rnd rutombllcr' uttrrllght mnulrctutart rlao llnd
it nrclllrry to upgrrdr a put lor addltloml atsanglh rnd
rGl Labtl It y.
. IrcE.rrcd opcrator pEot,.ctlon rnd !!f.ty.
r 22o Ib!. tr.k.! lnto con.ldurtlon thr uny v.hlcl.t
rlrcrdy acccptcd r. ultnl{ght. ehi.ch v.19h rcrc thm 155
lb.. or 20O lbr. but r.l,gh l.!. thrn 220 !b.,
. Th. rlng loldlng crltlrl. rccmcndcd by EM elt,l contsol
th. d!sg. a(flct o! lny lrprct r! th. klnctlc .nugy rlll
rrDln at r Ld l.v.l,
3. \llth r lucl ca of 15 lb!. or lG!t.'
Th. ullrrllght d.vGloFd rr a lov cort v.hl,cl. for looel lllght
rnd lt lr rct lnt.ndcd lor crot. country lllght. Ol th. ultrrllght
v.hlclar rurviy.d, ovcr 8O pGrccnt rt prr..nt h.va r lual crprclty
ot ov.! 15 1b.., and r liqlt rt thlr quantlty rculd b. e llultlng
fuctor ln dGrlgn rnd otrnClon, E^A RE@IO{ENDS THE FUEIJ CI.PACITY
8E IITCREASEo TO 2l l,8S. (3.5 GAI.ITNS'

5 \lo\rsnber 1981 Tlrirtv One
Pcdaral Avl.tlon tdrinlrtratLon
PagG 5
Scptclbu 23, 1981
H. ackrcvtcdgc rnd.grrc ylth th. c6rnt ln th. NPnfl rhlch .till
applr... to a 21 lb. llnltr 'that. Erlqu capaclty o! (21 lbr.)
uould hAva tho pract!,cll.ffcct of:,hltlng both thr r.ng. t}|.
vchlcle crn oparrtr under por.ar, lnd tha h.zrrd ol llrc porcd by
thG ulLrrllght vchlclc. fho.. vlhlclGr rrc bclng trutld r!
aport vchlclsr und6r th! propoul and thrlr opcrrtor! lra rct
r.qulr.d to b. clrLlflcrtld, rDr !u3t thclr op.ntorr d@n!tnt.
e pllotrr knorl.dgG of uvlgetlonal tcchnlguc or FAth.r. Thur,
.xt.ndad rung. rnd cnduancl otrrblllty lhould b. rcaronably
Il!lt.d. N.lth.r .hould ch. vchLclcr b. pcrdtt.d to pr.lGnt rn
undua hrru:d ol flrc to tba opantor or to othcr paraonr rnd thGlr
prolrEly.'
?h. ulttrllghc vahlclc rrqulrcr lntrgtrl, Et.t:r lrclorr rr do all
rlrcnft, Ha rr. conccrncd thr propoecd 15 Lba. !u.l lhlt provldat
llttl,! flyJ.ng tlnc birn on. EkG! rllonnc.r lor r E!!ty
rcrGrvc of, eay 3/t gallon. liodryrr ultlrught tD5rphnLr cnnluc
lror 3/l gallon up to 3 grllonr If,r hru rnd lC l. mt
ursr[bl. to luggcst r ],/a g.llon fucl rceorrc. tn ultrrtlghe
crul.rlng rt 30 Eph and flytng rcm allcr lror tt. brr. 6uld b.
Dhcad ln r crlllc.l.IDrltlm yhon hcGd ylLh r druttc rlnd.hl!t.
rtE 15 Ib. qurnt!.ty propoacd glvlr t,lttl.. l!!uBc. lor flylng
rctlvltl.r any fro! th. ba.. ol ollrltlon.
ln contld6rlng ln lncrclrl to 2l lb!. y. N.t rlrc c€nrl,d.r Ut.
rccl,drnt hhtory of ultrrllght vrhl,cl.r. l{r rra u[yrr. ol rny
!1rr problaae cruscd tluough tia tucl clp.clty rnd ngg.rt th.
folloulng r.rrcnr to lupport an lncrcar to 2l lb..
r hrol lr gcncrally b r pu.bl. sntrlnrr,
to frrctur..
lr:r llbly
. Fucl la gcncrelly any frd thc hot rnglno end arhrutt..
r UlEallght olFrrcors ln cooplluce ylth g.mrrl crltrrh
do not lly ovGr @ng.!t.d rr.r..
r M ultrrllght cont ln. Ilttl. ccburtlbh retrrkl r.htlv.
to othar rlrcralt.
1t... ftctot. lndlcrtr th. pr.t.rc. ol I ulu o! lI lb.. o!
lu.l roulal rcE con!tsltutG r drng.r to th. Frbtl,o.
EA RECtr4{ENDa A Htxrxtlt cAtAcrfr o? 2I L&9. (!.5 cALr.oNs, o?
rUEL BE ITICLIJDED IN t'rIE FITU! RI,I,E.

|Tqf i r+''
rft.*
G llovsnber l_9gl_
Fed6r.l Avl.tlon Adnlnl!tr!tlon
Pa96 5
septrEb.r 23, l9gl,
t{lnq Lordlnq
Although lt hay bc sald thc rddltlon of r rl,ng loedlng c!l,t.rh
ruy rcndcr thG re1ght ltnlc to b. unnacailary, vc navcrthclcar
bollcvc !h. dry velght j,a a uscfuMrst crllcrta lor dct.anlmtlon.
EM RE@HI{ENOS THE ADDITION OP A REQIIJIREI.IENT FOR A }dAxt]ltll }IINC
LA.DING OP 3 LaS. pER SQUARE F@T AT GROSS WEIGHT to furthcr
d.lln. tha lnt.ndGd prnmt.r! o! en ultrellght vahlsla. Celcu-
Ietlng tlr: lgurrc toot.gc of thG vlng and th. rtng loattlng wlll
tbt rdd mnplcxlty to thG crttorlr for dct.ranlnatlon o! rn ultrallght
v.hlclr.
A vlng lordlng crlterJ,a vlll kecp ultrallqhl vchlclcs ylthtn th.
Iow apccd p.rM6t€r €xlEetod lor ultrallght vchlel.B. At .uch
Io, s!f,Gds thr ultrallght vill dcv€lop lcs. kln.tlc.nGrgy and,
thcr€forc, bc lcas dang.r to t}l6 pllot, th. publlc lnd propcrty.
A3 an axaEplq ea quot. th. Etatlrtlcr of tha Fr.nch dcrlgncd
crlck.t (crl crl), Atthough drllgned and ll,rat flom In 1973,
thc crlckGt closlly confons to th6 crltGrlr ol !n ultrallght
VAhI.CIC AA dCfINAd lN th6 NPRfi'''UNLESS A }TINC IOADING CRITERIA
IS DEFINED.
CrlckGt .Irclf lcatlon! |
PoEr plrnrr 2 / 12 hp cnglnce
Ory f619htr 150 lbs,
Crullc tIECdr ll0 nph
ll!.ng arcar 34 .qurr. !.ct
t{lng lordlng I ll.2 tb!, pcr aguarc !o!
ThG Crlck.t tr rct an ultrrltght e.hlclc nor lr lt' lnt.ndrd to
ba luch r v.htcta. Ar an rtrcralt lt nurt conforn to Fadlnl
Avlrtton Rlgul!tlonr and b. opcrrt.d lccordl,ngly.
Pllght OpGr.tlonr
E^A rupport. th. p.rrF.t.rr lor lught. op.rrtton! rr al.!tn.d ln
th. NPRI{. wc b.ltrv. thc propo..d c!lt,.rh y!,Il providr lor urr
!!f.cy of lxrrcn! end thalr propcrty.

6 l\tc /qrber 198I thir|ry Three
Ftdull Avtrtlon AdEInI!tratlon
P!9. 7
SlptcEb.r 23, I98l
Gan.rrl Oblrrvrtlong
T. rpphud th. lnlthtlvc o! th. F^A ln drtcEl,nlng I plopolrl
lor d.llnltlon ol lurth.r partn.tcrr lor ultrrligh! rlrcrrlt.
Th. ultrrllght htr provcd to b. r poF.llr! v6hlcl. rhd lr
crartlng I n.v rnd cxcltlng tntlrctt ln.vlrllon ta r rhola.
th. FAA !n lorulng thlr NPRfi r.cogntr.r th. vAlu. ol tha ultre-
Ilght v.hlcl. ln d.flnlng thr lxrlnlter. for th. vchlclo rnd
It! !llght olrratlod.
tho grorlng rcnlc of rraponrlbtltty ot th. op.rrtorr lr rlprn
through thc lncrrerlng d.rlr. for .ducatlon end tho !.ny tlrportr
nov r.lc6lng ultrrllght rctl,vtly. Ultrlllght ol).rltorr rr.
lncrrarlngly Dr.CIng vlth rtrport umgcEnt end othor ularr to
d.t.mln. coEp.tlbl. oprrrtlon! ul,lhln rn alrport .nvl,ronmnt.
Thr grclng lrarena3! of th. nccd lor eoll pollclng throwh tha
lcadrrrhlp ol EAA rnd oth.r orgenlsltlonr la tEU brlnglng rn
.rr of Bturl,ty to ultErllght lctlvltl...
}l. tlft|l llou lor t|ou conrld.rrElon ol our 6r.ntr
slnc.r.ly,
to thla doctat.
PluI H. Pob.r.tny
Pr.Ildanc

Thirbv Four
6 }lc^/qrber 1981
PARACEUTB PATENTS
The Patcnt Fllc lr e ocr PEXA oeubcrrhlp beoeflt. h eEch cdltlon of tba Dcrllettcr, r!
Fill priot u Euy U.S. paleutr u rpacc allorr. EacI cltatlon lncludcr thc petcnt nuober,
dat. lt wN gruted, tltlc, lovcotot'r naoe, md the abrtract, 16,1 puecbute frtcntr havc
beeo lssuedrlnce 1975; tbcrc wcrc 13 ln the llrst ball o( 1981,
It ir hoped thh loloraatlon wlll advucc tbe rport, thc lndutry ud the rtateol-theut by
informiog ou mcoberr of racent developmentr.
For a copy ol tbc lull patent, requrrt by ouober ud rcnd 500 cech to thc U.S. PrtcDt
Of(lcc' Wuhlngton, DC 20231. Full patcntr conteln drarlngr, dl clelmr, refcrcnccr to otber
patcntr ud the llllng drte.
PN US 403916{.
P0 auG 02, 1977.
TI PARACHUIE I{IIH I{AIN CHUIE RELE^SE DEPENOANT TJPON PILOT CHUTE
OEPLOYHI NT.
lv 800 IH-r,llLL IAH-RoS5.
Ab THIS INVENTION IS ^N
IXPROVEHENT IN THE ART OF PARACHUIES. A
PARACHUTE I{^S A PILOT CHUTE ANO A HTIN CHUTE AND PROVIT'FS THAT THE
ItAI N CHUTE IS LTEKFO IN PLACE ^hIO
IS ^IOT
RELEASEO UNTIL THE PILOT
CHUIE IS PROPERLY OEPLOYCD. IHIS II'PROVEHENT I{AY ALSO PROVIDE FOR
THE ALIUAI IN(. UF IHE RELEASE OF THE HAI N CHU'IE BY THE DEPLOYTTENT OF
THIi PILOT CHUT[. THI S lHPROVEHENT IN II..'RN5 ALLOIIS OTHER ITiOROVEt'IENTS
SUCH ^S
PROVIOING THE INOIVIOUAL PARACHUTES HIIH ^LTERN^TIVE
HOUNTINGS NF THI PILOL4HUTE FOR LFFT AIO RIGflT HANDFO PFOPL€.
PN US JUo6U6Z.
PO FEB 16r l9?5.
i
rI RISCR CONTROLS FOR GLIOING PARAC}TUTES.
IV SIJYOER-STLPHEN-L.
^b AITITUOF 8R^KING CONTROLS I'IOUNTTO ON IHT RISER IIEBS
INTTRCONNECTING ^NO T}€ B(DY II^RNFSS OF PARACHUTT TITH THE CANOPY
SUSPENSION LINES. SIt-ERING LINTS EXlENO ^ FROH THE ERAKI CNNYROLS IO
TI{AILIt.IG PORIION UF THE C^I{JPY IO OISTTJRI THE SANE OURING OEPLOYHENT.
THF. STCTRING LINES AR,E KELE^5EO IJhEN ThE CANOPY IS FULLY INFLAlEO TO
PER'{IT TORIIARO GLIOE (II- THE PARACHUI E.
PH us Je+ooe5.
PO FEA 24 1976.
TI P^R ACHUIE SSEXBLY.
lv A SC I UI TO-H ENRY-8.
A6
^ P^R^CIIUTE IN XHICH IHE C^NOPY OF THE CHUTE IS ROLLED OR
FOLI'EI' IO AN ^SSEItBLY EL()i{GATEt' SH^PC I{IIH IHE SXIRT rT ONE T.NO AND THAT FND
ls FoLof0 BAcK T0rJAko Tr.tF ApEx nF THE CANOpy- A FANEL OF FLEXIELE
SHELT .IU
XATERI^L HAVJNG 6A56 PORTION COVFR PORTION ^
tS ATTACHEO
THE CANOPY BY'IHE Tt^SE PORTTON ^ND HAS ^ THE COVER PORTION FOLOEO
OVTR I}II: FOLI)EO SXIRI OF IHE C^IOPY. ^NO THE SUSPENSION TINES OF rHE
P^R^CHUTE ART GROUPIO IN A ROPE{IKt BUIf|LC TTHICH IS FOLOEO ZTGZAG
F^SHION TO RELEAS^FLY Jt)ITi THE COVER PORTION OF THE PANEL TO 'N THF BASE
PORIION TO FORII THE PANEL INTN A C^SING THAT SNUGLY ENCLOSES THE
FOLDCt, SKIRT. IHE RETAINOER OF THE ELOICATEO SHAP€ IS FOLO€r' OVER
THE C^SING IO FORI,I A COITP^CT B('{OLE fIItC}I IS RELEASAELY €NCLOSED IN A
P^RACHUIE CONTAINTR OF CONWNTION^L IYPT. TH€ FOLOTO STAIE OF THE
SKIRT fNO NF THT CAMIPY POSIIIVFLV: PREVENTS INFLATtON OF THE CAM'PY
UNTIL IIIE SUSOEIISION LIN€S AKE FULLY STRETCHEO OUT OURTNG A PARACHUTE
J U}T P.

PN US 391te45.
P0 JAN ll 1e76.
TI ROTATII.IG PAR^CIIUT1.
lv stPP-frscAR-|1.
Ah A 5F-RIE3 OF FATJI{IC PANELS IN THT SHAOE tr TURETNE VANES OR.AIR FOILS
^RC ARRANGEO ENU IO ENO TN CI.JNIINI'OUS RIIrG YITH SPACES IIEIHEEN
AI)J^CI,'tIT V^NES TO PLRITIT THt, ^ P^SS^GE OF AIR FROX IHE tNTERIOR OF IHE
P^RACHUTE OVER TH€ OTJIT:R SURFACT UF THT VANTS. SUSPENSTON LINES AI
IHF INNFR CORNERS OF THE VANFS JOIN TO ITIT II!D PORTTON OF SUSPFNSION
LINES Fl(Oh THI-.oUlEX CORNERS t{HlCr.l CO||VERGE CONCENTRICALLy rO rH€
POINT TO THE LO^0.
^ITACIIHENT
Ptl US ao3.re40.
PD JttL l?r le??.
TI P^R^CHUIE CONIAINTRS.
IV BIRI).JTRRY.
AB PARACHUIf CONIAINTRS TORHfII OF A CENTRAL PANEL AM) OVERLAPPING FLAPS
IJHICH
^RE
HELD IOGEIHFR BY PULL AP^RI II{TERGRIPPING FASTTNING
ARR^NGEI{ENT. TH[, FASTENING ARRANGEHENT IS C$ISTRUCTEO SIJCH THAT IT
:RELEASES IN RESPONSE TO PULLING IN A FLAP OPENING OIRECTTON SO THAT
THE FLAPS ^RE
AUIOHATICALI.Y OPCNED BY THE
^CTION
OF RELEASING THE
FASTFNING ARRANGEI{ENT IHEREEY ELIITIN^II}{G THE NEEO FOR ELASIIC
SIR^PSI SPRINGS ETC.
PN
PO
II
lv
A6
us .1279393.
JUL ?tr 1901.
P^R^CHUTE CANOPY SUSPENSION
L INE RELE^ST OEVICE ^NO
I'ETTIOO.
SP I NK S-|(AY-E .
AtI APPARATUS TEIHUO ARE PROVIIJEO FOR CONVERIING A CONVENTIONAL'
NON

Thirty Six 5 llc^/qrber 1981
PN US le92e9e.
PD NOV 23, I976.
II CONIROLLED ACTU^Tff.
tV CHEVRIER-FRANCOIS-X. JONES-LEON.
^8 ^ COHP^CT EXPLOSIVE INITI^TOR FOR RELEASING A
PAR^CHUTE UPON ^NEROIO OESCENT ^CTU^TED TO A PR€OETERIINCO ALIITUOE TNCLUOES A FIRING
PIN RELEASABLY RESTRAINED BY A ROTATABLE SE^R IHAT TS URGED TOIIARD
R,t.L[^ST POSITION. COCKING IS BY COIiPRESSING A ORIVING
SPRING IIITHOUT |rOVING THE FIRING ^CHIEV€O PINT 8UT CONCOITITANTLY R€LEASING A
FIRST RESTRAINT UFON RELEASE OF THE SEAR. SECONO RESTRAINT UPON
RELEASE OF THE SE^R IS PROVIDED BY TRIGGER ^ LEVERS UNOER CON'IROL OF AN
BAROHETER IIHEREEY IH€ SEAR C^N BE RELEASEO AND THE FIRIT{G PIN
ORIVEN ^NEROIO BY THE FIRING SPRING ONLY AFTER COCKIN6 HAS BEEN ACCOHPLISHTO
SELECTED TIAROHEIRIC CONOITION EXISIS.
^ND ^
PN
PO
TI
lv
A8
us 3eo8e37.
5EP 3O, l9?5.
PAR ACHUTE PACX .
POYNTER{ANI EL-F.
A P^RACIruTE PACK HAVII{G, I{HEN PACKEOI A SLII,t FLEXIBLE PROFILE FOR
II{PROVCO FREE-F^LL
^EROOYN^I{ICS,
AN EXTERNALLY XOUNTEO PILOT CHIIIE
IIITH A NELE^SE H[C}IANISI{ LOCATEO TO THE REAR OF THE PACX TO PROIECI
AGAINSI ACCIOENI^L OP[NING ANO A CANOPY ACCORDION PACKEO ANO
COI{PARTHENTEO INTO SEP^RATE PACK PORTIONS TO PROVIDE I'IORE OROERLY AIO
SAF€ UEPLOYHENT OF lHE CANOPY AilD ASSOCIATEO LINES.
PN US qrl)(1689.
PO JUN Ztr Ie77.
II CAlllrPY RELEaSF ACIIvaTITIG 0FvICt-"FOR PARACHUTES.
lv RI)DRIGUI Z-JOSE-b.
Ab A FAEI{IC ACTIVA-IOI{ INCLUOES A HENBING S.IRIP I{ITH A iRACKET SECUREO
THLRTTO }IHICH OPERATIVELY CONNECTS THE F^RRIC SIRIP TO THE SLIDER OF
IIIE FI.H^LE FITIING OF A CONVENIION^L CANOPY RELT{SE SYSlEH. THT
sLlnr,rt ts rovt:(r 8^cK FURTH RLsPoNslvE To A F0RcE OR PULL 0N THE
SIKIP IN OTIF OII{TCTION ^Nt) OR THE STRIP IS NOI(HALLY HELO IN A
I.IRsTI UPPI.R POSIIItJr'| ICANOPY ^NOTHER. RFLTASE SYSTEH LOCX€OI 8Y A QUICK
RTL!^ST F^IIRIC F^STENER. SECOI{D TRANSVERSE STRIP IS FNLOEO HIIH
TIIE TN(J5 RFL€ASAbLY SECUREO ^ TOGETHER THE FIRSI STRIP IO ACT AS
PR(JILCTIVE CUVER.
^CROSS
^
pt
eD
It
IV
AO
us c25f627.
HAR O?. 1981.
ItULI.I-LAYER \AIt P^RACHUTE CANOPY.
H^T SUO-JoN-I. ^IR
HAX ITUH LI FTING I.LRCE IS ACHII VEN tN r OOHE-SHAPTO PARACHUTF 8Y
FAllKlcal Irlu l|lF caNoPY oF UPPFI{ AND Lot',f R sPAcF0 cANopy r{ExBRANEs. A
PLUxALIIY oF Cll{CttlFEltttlIl^LLy SPACED, RAOIALLy OISpOSFD, FLExIBLE
RIB SEC''IOTIS ARF COiIN[CTED BETI{EEN IHE C^NOPY IIEI{BRANES TO FORH A
PLUR^LIlY OF RAH II;{ CELLS, EACH CELL H^VING A RAI{ AIR INLEY PORI AT
rHt cANcpy HtH, l\n l R^x I( ouTLEt p(JRI lr A CENTRAL VENT AT THE
carlopy ApFx. Tt't Rth src'il0Ns cAN 8E pR0vIt)tu t{tTH poRous SEcTtO{S
rN I.E['ALITE IHT N, A PRESSURE B€THEFN CFLLS. THE BNTTOH
CANIIPY IIALL tN T^CH R^H ^IR AIR CELL XAY ^OJACFiIT BE PROVINEO HtTH A P(IROUS
SLCTI(IN FOR IHE POStIIV€ ^LSO I'ENEAIH THE CANOPY INTO FACH
CTLL. T PULL ^[JI.iIITIt6 OOIIN VENI LtN€ C^N 8E ^IR CONNFCTIO IU IHT, CANOPY APEX FOR
cilar,rr,lN(i THE cAHhFR OR 0F ArTaCK, ANO IHEREFOR THE pARACHUTF
ORAG.
^{GLE

5 }lcvsnber 1981 Thirty Ssren
e)
U 5 Deporlrnefil
o( lrospdlohdr
FcdcrclAYlollon
Admlnltlrollon
mr^Otft.
W.S4b.
A{ Sw
O C 2039r
., t''ll
(.l P I I r ' /'
ilr. Davld Gold
741 llsrt ttalold Ave
Rldgecrc!t I CA 93555
Dear Hr. Gold:
Hr. hffrcy, Alloct!te AdFlnl.trrlor for Avl,.tlon Standrrdr, hr. rlkcd m
to rcrpond to your l!tter to htn drtcd Augurt 22, uhcr?tn you axprereed
your conccrn stth the por!lbl1lty ths! the Pcderal Avlatlon Adnlnlrtrrtlon
(FM) nfght proceld !o dcregulate clvil parachutc alNorthlnrrr.
Il l! tne that v. trG rxplorlng thc porslblllty of deregulatLng rl:, rport3
and recrertlonal rvLrt!,on alrHor!hlnes! accl,vlclcr, lncludlng thorc rclatcd
to perrchuta derl,gn, mnufac!ure, and malntcnancc. 0ur fundmrntrl
oblecttva vould be co mrk toeard reduc-!lon of thc FcdGrel Gov:rnoentrr
r€tuletory rnd trx burden on the publ!.c'vherG rv.r porrlble. If e. rrc
to brlnt Govcrwnc co!ta and thc ecqnomlc burdcna of cxcerrtva Federal
RcSulstlon under controlr ve Nat focur our rhlnktng and reeourccr Ln areae
that hava thc grrltea! bcncfltr to publtc rt lrESe md abandon lhorc arerr
rGlated to liDlled cffacc. Also, vhen on. conrtderr thc nuDblr of aportt
or rccrratlonrl lcttvttlca that hav€ rm elcmnt of ha:ard to thc prrtlclpent,
rqurl lo oE treeter thrn those of lport! avlrllon, bul chrt are not
lhe lubj.cE of Fcdcrel R.gulatlonr lt ralrcr r !lgnlflcrnt quertlon about
rhat futurc rol. th. FAA rhould play ln r€tulotlnt rport! rvlrtlon rlnorthln.3..
Ihtr Ir pertlcularly ro ln llght of chc.ftlctlv. rnd voluntrry
!rfccy lsrrenear and rducrtLon roler currently taken by aportr rvtrtlon
a!roclatlon! and lndLvldual .nthurlrttr ruch ar yourrall.
th.re lr rllo rom quqrtlon on hoe cott-.flccttvc chG FAA rorlly lr, or
could GvGr becm tn lDptovlng rport!, or rccrc!ttonrlr rvr,rtlon rlnrorthlnGEt.
To bc filly cffrctlvG ln thlr rr.r, lt yould rcqulro I dtrproportlonrl
lncrcarc tn FAA ftald ln.p.ctorr, n€v rcSulrllonr, rnd ftnanclrl expcnd!-
turcr. BacruaG of thr lndlvldual(rn cndenlc to rny rportt !ctlvltyr truG
lnd .ffGctlvc rl|rorlhlnc!. rcgulatlon of rportr evtetton rctlvltlGa rdld
rlqulrc rlno!t r ona-on-ona FAA r,nlpcctor to partlclprca tntcrfrcc rnd rould
pllcr th. F.d.rrl GovGrent ln th. rolG of pro!.ctln8 prrllclprntr tr@
thcnralvet.

Thirty Eight 5 lrc^/srber 1981
2.
We apprcclace the vlevr you have provlded for our conslderatlon. Pleare
be earured thaE eny steps that vc Eay lake ln the future to dere8ulate
alHorthlness ln aportc svlatlon actlvltles vL1l bc flrat propooed for
publlc c@nt throuSh r notl,cc of propoaed rulenakl.ng (NPRH) publllhed
ln the !93!lgl-Eg!1!9!. t'le v!11 cnlure that you rccelve r copy df any
NPRM thaE Eay be l8sued 9n lh(8 lubjec!. Plesle be alrurcd Ehat our
preBant vlrv, a! exprerrcd rbovs, and eny proporalr that nl8hl Gnmrt!
froo thece vLcc! arc prellnlnery and do no! reflcct a bllt agilnat.port!,
oE rccrc!tton!l rvlatloLFctlvlticr. He tlnply ara beginntng to b€ll3va
that lt ol3ht ba rcrc approgrlate and cffactlvo for thc lportr ltrocletlonr
and.nchurla!!r !o replecc Eha gov.rE.nt ln advanclng tho ralcry of
parllclpsnts.
SinccrGlyr.,
///4U
H. C. B.ard
DlrectoE of AlHorthlnas.

Th-irtv Nine
6 llcvsnber 1981
_
l**
,lh6c
l r{! w- Ll.|' tbr
I r|.d, c.rt. ns
August 22nd, l98l
E.AEf, GOSE
aolt tl[JDro Dilvt
tlftl l!3rtl. ttumritr rru
-$
JI
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V
A',')tlii i
w'
ffi
Mr. Don Beck
D. J. Aaeoclates, Inc
25O9 RLvlera C1!cIo
Fort Solth, Arkanea 7290,
Dear Don:
I cerlalnly enJoyed our recoDt telecon regardJ.ng the FAAIa
declslon !o dcrcgulato csrtaln aepccta of th! parechuta
ra6uletlons. You knor that I regard thle declalon rlth deep
conc6!n, and I have f1ua1ly 8otten tho tlEo to rrlte thc
FAA rlth ny vlcra on thle lnportant uatter of:lnterest to all
of us 1n tho parachute rorld.
f hava encloaed coples of Ey latters to the FAA for your
lnforEatlon. FeoI fr€e to uee theu ln enyray that you nlght
consldor rorthrhlle. It rould aleo please oe to hear fulthe!
froo you on thls oatter, and your reactlon/co onents on rhat
I have rrltten.
Look forrard to eee1n6 you 1.n the naar future. I vlll be at
both thc AIAA Confarence ln San Dlo6o and the SAPE SyEposlun
ln Loe Ve6ae, and ao sure that you rlll be at clthcr ono or both
of theee.
Beet regards.
Davld Oold
P.S. I have takeu tbe.llberty of acnd1n6 coplire to De! poynter,
Elek Puelcag and AIan Leitnson. Al-o, -Scott Hanllton'.

ForQr 6 l{crvsnber 1981
. N.- A&-.
\ rt ootl
lrtt w.r xot'u- A't
i ridFdil, c.rr. n$t
DAVil GO6D
-|celf*|8rel&9|$a-
August 22nd, l981
l1r. 1'/aIter S. !uff6oy, Assoclate Adrnlnlstrator for Avlatlon Standardg
U. S. Dspartment of Tran6portatlon
Federal Avlatlon AdnlniStratlon
8OO Independence Avonuo
V/ashlngton, D. C. 2Or91
ffi strdng one, at that - of the FAA revokln6 rEgulatlone concernlng
\ / parachute rlgger6 and.parachuLe loft certlflcations.
)S{ -r..^ ..^., ^ 1^^r- -}
'fr.t Before expresslng ny vlews, Iet me.glve you a look -r, '-:aa^ln
order that you nay truLy understand ny concern. "! I T{'l9lt9:.nt1a}srr,
passed ny
tests and recelved ury ny Parachute Rl66ere Rlg6ere Ratlng ln August, 19J8; 1918; ny
ori.elna.l orj.glnal. certlflcate number was No. 5J8. l1y efforts 1n revlew-Ing
parachute rlgger ratlng nethods, especlally as done ln Dt6land at
thal tlme, foimed lhe basls of Joe Cranere (Pres. of Natlonal Parachute
Riggers and Jumpers Aesoctatlon) drlve to expard and luprove the
ne[hod of ratlng parachute technlclane (rlgger ratlng, senlor ratln$,
and master rating) and later the certlflcatlon of approved Ioft6.
I'ly certlflcate number was changed to No. '15111-40 under the lmproved
method, and I was gJ.ven one of the flrst l'laeter !at1n86 1n the U. S.
At a later date, my parachute loft was 61ven en Approved Ratlng
CertlIlcat6 for maJor repaJ.ra;'1f I remernber correctly, lts nunber was
llo.2145. Durlng the Yiorld '/ir! II perlod, I was responslble for
the maintenance of between 400 and JOO parachutee used 1n prograns all
ovcr the 6Lato of Arlzona. In about 1955, I closed ny 1of! ln order
to get lnto parachute deslgn engJ.noerlng et E1 Centro for th€ Alr Forcs.
Baecd on ny numerou6 years ln the parachute fJ,eldr and ny contlnued
lnterest 1n c1vll aval-tlon and sport parachutlng, I would appreclate
your patlence as I oxpr€66 ny vl€w8.
ft 6eetr6 to ne that dere6ulatlon le a etep 1n thE wrong dlrsctlon.
If anythlng, ba6ed on what I have seen and sxperlencod ln the past y6ar8
v1elt1n6 i5port Junp contor6, etc., Lt rould 6een that the FAA should be
taklng a nora actlve lnterest and partlclpatJ,on 1n the parachuta fIeld.
AIso, what would be tho effect of dere6ulatlon for those parachutee
belng used 1n non-egt actlvltj.E6, ouch as civlllan gllder pllots and
ther ueare of non-aport parachute equlpmont ln clvlllar alrcrafL?

l1r. Walter S. Luffey, FM
8/zz/81
Dave GoId
Pago 2
You can pretty weJ.1 guess what ury feellngs are about.deregulatlng othcr
aspecte oI parachullng. Please understand what I have to say about aII
thls. I.have bany tood frlend6 1n the whole of the parachute world, oooe
who ale 1n the.Parachute Equlpq,ent Indu6try Assoclatlon, and what I'
have to say 1s no refloctj.on on thel.r ab1lltles or othiie.
It haa
I would velcooo your reactlon
Respecttully - and
and comments to thls lott6r.
Slnc erely,
A
\ua,e

Fortv T\,rc
6 llcvsnber 198I
N.r Ah
h{ G.E
r 7al W.'r klcB H ,C,
'turs.,r, c.lr. e'!r5! ^
UD.AVB GO!"D
409! fRL!tDt0 Diltt
Iilttl lusrill. c Ltmr.Iil t!08t
Augu6t t22ndr l981
B1),Iy J. Sanders,
Chlef, Alrworthlnoss Section, AFO-593
U. S. Depar'tnent of ?rarsportatlon
Federal Avlatlon AdnlnlstratLon
Fllght Slandarde National R[eld 0ff1ce, AF0-59]
P. 0. Box 21082
Oklahoma CIty, Oklahorna 73119
Dear Mr. Sanders:
I havo enclosed a copy of a letter I have sent to Mr. Luffsey,
ln LashlnSton D.C. It 1e solf-oxplanatory, and I would appreclato haarln6
your commen!e/roacti.on to 1t.
It,nould a16o bs appreclated to knov{ how the Parachute R16ger
Qu€stlon Bank proJect 16 Boln6, and to recelve any detaJ.ls on 1l and
and lts progre66.
Thank you very auch.
Slncerelyt
7.\
tl 2
,/9,r'(
Davld Gold

6 llovernber 1981 Fortrr Fhrm
Technicul Bulletin 10
Canadian Sport Parachuting Association
Association Canadienne du Parachutisme Sportif
AUG. '81
xATToNAL SPOnT ArD neCnEA'|OX CEttnt
1I! Rw Ao.d, Ot.m, Onl.no, C.n.dr KIL E89 t61ll t.0.0152/tl6{do l.Lr 051 3t6O
Itr rlr b.d.rltot C-p.?lblllt.'Eth hd.nog lr
bulli lo. a rrilcul.r Eln .nd a6d. oqy; tfa
r.ln and a.rf,v. cdlalnf,t -. bul lt In r.ny
dlll.r.nl tlrar. Th. !lta ol lh Dl^ and r-.ry.
contrl^.rr r. palnl.d d iha t50 lab.l li @da. th.
cn.rtr bld d.tlm th. coi! urd.
It l. F!.lbl. lo flt oncDlr Into ql.ln6 lh!t
r-. .clu.lly b!llt ta r.rll- DJ.chul.t, .nd vlc.
v..!.. Thlt l. ot llttl. or.qr6 rlth th. Dln
p.r.chut tttl-, .r aat.ty urlal ly l anrt c6tr61 !.d
.ri onl t TFf,mo auttara.
Bui thla lt not tti qr rlth th. r-ha ryat6.
Prctlng a r.rrF parachuta liio a a.rf,F si.lM
th.t rra drlgn.d lor a dl llaaa.t canqy can a6ull In
hrd rlpsd 9ullr..d dGra...d rf,.tqMnc., Thl. lr
.!p.cl.l ly tr!. lt . .F.lr r6.n. l. ldt.l l.d In .
@nf.ln- dtalgn.d ta a rend rarf,w.
Th. chft b.ld rhqld r-n.t.9ulO tq {tchl.g
th. rlght c.n€plr rlth th. rlght @nt.lff.
F6 pa.tshulr rEt llrltd lra,
lrkth@.
cdruli ttr R.lrtlvo
fh. Intm.il6 ond rpclrlcltldr In ltrlr ch-t r-.
In .ft.qt rt ih. lli ot flntlng. fh. R.l.tlv.
ldllhop, I nc. lE.vf,, r.t.rvd th. r | ght tq ch!n9.
rp.clflc.llgn! a Orl!n al rit llF rlttDli nollca
.nd rlth@t Incrrlm rny o!llg.lls.
roNo€RlG il co?ATlStLlTY ounl
FPll
FFll
Str.toF+lt.r
C.!l r. lr
Plgl.tr rlth tw
rtrti
t{-l I xl.l+oll R-l Plgl.t ll, bl €
Unlt lll I
n-2 blo

FbrQr Four
6 llcrsnber 1981
cura.d 6valednlt to. r6ada 9!.tshutd. tha lyo
t.Y tElntr rf,a adh-aGa lo nanutaclurr'!
lfcl llC!tlo^! .ri ?ia u9 Ol dlF.rr. Vl-turl l, al I
ot th. a6nufoclu.f,! tfrlcd th.t th.lr tSOrr'rfa
f tu!f ld ll th. dtCr;r
-r. r@.d t .tttd.
s.vf,al f.lt th!l thalr caneld tG.d ! rlgnlf tcantly
hr9hc. f&btttlY ot &nrg. drr.lry r ,rdtO.r.d
&ployffit. Plo^-r ha! lutlslrd...lreilt ot
dlO.d on a-lt.dlllo^t ot tn lll-conlcal,26 lAo
rnd tuf ttd.bla, Con.ult tni tf d.tallr.
Curra^l a
CInQY
d.f,'a tr
.a.rr |r
::il::
n. prct In pai! lon
rrn6 iaa
fuaf,!.
. | , hrh 'Y ihat
chcr borh
Ti'll:
lrdl.il ttlll dlrtt, cdrvll th. m^utacturf, d .n
.c

6. llcvsnber 198I Forty Five
1.. I n lig of d.qsl.
cra. lh P!..nta I
lhyolftnt
.dvlrl^l
Itrd ot th. ll^9 l! .
t.l. r9o.t lt lt not
tr th. Indlvldv.t'Jort 4t tr th. tlrlll ol tn
duxffl. flda. , r ,i.
rr- ,6r rccr6,,t .inqrg.tr6. In ;;:i*i^r.or .
bont.)
AGcld.nt ltu.rtlgrl106 Nrl L coaducl.d l^ lt dc^l
+. ol .ny lrt6l r r-l@a InJory. A rrld! InJury
I iould.b. itcrlb.d .6 r{ul.ln9 tubrl.nil.l rodlc!l
F al't.ntl6 rd .xl.nd.d hotDll.l lr6ilon.
. ttr ftt J4lrE R.1..5. lllh . rlgnltlcrnl rufr.r
bl Ju"p.r! utlni th. R.l.tlv. rcrt!top Cbrlgnod
r.1..!.. . fd calllc.l Inrrctlon &t!llt ra
. i^t lon.d 1! a!! | .l ya rh.n lEFct In9 th.n.
tt H.t.l t! nlrl qfEl b.tyin th. rlng., Yllh I
lsd d th. rllrr th. lhr- rlngr !h@ld b. In
cdtF ..d ltln9 p.r.ll.l to .-h oth... It tM
lrF rl^! lr nat In ont.ct th. rrcnd rln! but
'lth
. -tqchl^9 th. r.bblng ot th. rler only, .
" rl9^ltlcr^tly lrgr lo.d l. lr.n!lf,rcd tE lhc r'.1 |
'-rli9.t{d lo.p.
l::15"-.".!',trtlTJili^f'},1i ''""JJ.j,"T,
'Iiloril
rf,lour c lrtrl -cldant In ydr r.t,. ka ra a t.r : .otha. ho, bul lo.r9 a@gh fu r' lpDly l.^t lo^ lo lt
thf to. 6 .nd c.tr to .rld. ^Ot
- cutdtt c!b|..
rl Seujno ot ovrrilir ncq'a ttr d.t., tlD, l@d
nui6.., ol ierilclprntr.nd Pllot, ql;t.ltl-tue
' C) Cvtdrt hdr Ingr qrt b. lo^9 .n@gh l! r..d +h.
!|. fttr In lha f l ran Fd.r ld&d c* |
.lonr,
9l.nn.d.cllvlfla.. ^a ,lllolng !a rcvfnt In q(t. thlt rc lood lt
b) Brctgrwndr 'ird ir.ml.rr- to rlth.r. tlr lDurlng r th. clbla, Ti.
tlt. lidlvldvilrr Jut'D
.nd flitlngr ert b. p.op-ly tr!9.d In rcrltl6, lh.
axtarlado, dr.tl.n€ tlih aqulpFnl.r data ol
-.,harlDgr ri ilr otifr.haril. ord my d sy rEt b.
pr.vld. Ju.p, tlh In J'h. rprt' l.[J.- of f@|
'It..ct.d lo plca. rr.p.nClng 6 rl9 mrutrclrc.,.
tr.lilng, I lc.n6 h.ld.
c) f aul@ntr olnim tL c6pl.t. ;l!, sl.l
aw$.., d!l.t qt e.nslaclra (cdlalmlr...ln dd
rq.d.,, relcl d.t.r' tP. ol h.lnt,, Jwrultl
l@traa., Oogglat. -gloyar lnd litia@ntt ldn (d rcl
urdl. ,\rsri t}{';"ndltlo^ ol ih. 9.r (rir, good c
rf n€ut).
,.' llln..r.rr otliln'tt.t@ntr ol obrolvi+lq rro
\ ,6Fr ot lt,gld.^i. lbnrt .* tfd ia Prql,d.
sclurlont. Proon.r llti ol Indlvldurtl! pralant,
lrclldlhC th. vlctln r.l!ilwr .6d cld..trl.idr,.0Z
rt.ll, rrprlrncoi Jurpf,!, ip.st.itrl a.d th.
Inv.ttlg.tl|ll pollc. olllc.r ( | t p.6.^t). -,.
a) A6ld. rrdl.flo^.a! b lh. c49 c- oqir.qa@t
ol th. rccld.6t!.! A6ld l!!u.rc. cl .gFq]hdl!9t r
b.rdr la ri- Itottlon.
l) Hotlty lb r ForrlJlr. trlor
rllh . .tturn- lr -o!trt^.d. E
pre.r.d lo f
,tDMi ,. th.,Pr6r
.nd th pol I io cant.

tr"nr-Frr r\rJ-Ly oLK Qiv
6 I,IC,Vgrbef l9gl
Technic:ul Bulletin 9
Canadian Sport Parachuting Association
Association Canadienne du Parachutisme Sportif
. Moy 1981
xAfloxAL !poiT t{0 i!ci?altoN ctxrF !
gll Fly.r Fbd, O(.n. O.t.rc,c.Nd. K1L 889 (tlJ) 7a9-0132/ta64060
Itr ,2r Rlgg.r. r. !drl..d
tnrt .t I r?i-Str.) rtrnor
qulggrd r. Fo6d.d. Ih.
Pllot dlo
lr fu b. r.tvrnad
Indl.t.l . la r.plEdnl.
Cdtkt P l^ttiltlm t6(rl
665-t21t.
Itr rlr Xlnl"F. Hli9. li qJhqilon rllh ih.
In?roductlon ol tk nr Srltt' rl9 tr- p.r.+llt.,
r^ ilnl.lr. v.rrld ol th. fflng r.l..r. h.r b.n I
t.ducd. ll ulllltd tb hllor 2

. CanaclianSportParacltr-rtiltg,\sseciatiOn
, Associatiorr Carri.rclicrrnc clu Pararcl'rutisnre Sor;rti t
Uay fS, f98i
CSPA Inltructor!
Rr!. Fatlng VaIldltion
Or.ctlng.,
l!:
' rATtolALlporrrlo'itcrerlox c!xnr :
tat hv.. Rord, Onrn, Onrrc. Crmdr (tL !ti9 tat3l ta9-0152/t.6.Oo6o t trt o1t 3660
.:'.
At th. I98l AnnuaI Mcctlng-thc Board
r.comn6ndatlont prcrGnted by thc
Cbnnl,ttcc. OnG o! thcrc lnvolv.d
fnltructor Ar! and B'! valldate thelr
r.a.on. for thc changc and of how lt
o( Dtrrctor! approv*d r nunber of
T.chnlcrI, tralnlnq and Sa!ctv
a changa ln thG procc!! by whlcir
ratlngr, A brlaf .xplanatl,on of the
affact! you foIlow.
Tho changcr rrG apcclfrc requrrementa !or accunuratrng
dlspatchlng
oxpcrrance
!tud6nt!.
tn
( Inetiuctor A)
-and tcactrlni ,. .fl.rt .rump
student! (rn!tructor B). Ttrey arc rpeclflcarry rtaled ai iorrlw"r
I) 'An
mlnl
ratl
tht!
tho
non-
l,'
a
is
t€
ng
ln
3) Inltructor C,! ar! !!kcd , but ylll b.
rcqulrad to rr-vllldato a norr yrar.
Thlr lt du€ to tha absan
ulrsmcntr for
th. 'C' rlncc thlr Lcval cnt,
,,,/2
Allllhl.: Sponr F.d.r.!lon Ol Crn.d. . Foyrt Cr6.dt.n Fttlng Ctub. Aarct.ilo^ , Fadar.ilo^ Aa.s.uilO!. Int.r^.il0^.t.

ForW Eiqht
5 t{c^/snber 198I
whdt doe! thlr m€an for you? Etclo8.d wlth thlc lottcr le a forrn whlch t
woutd ask you complctc from your logbook record. It rrlll provld€ th6
neco.lary docmcntation, so that you wIII no longcr hava to valldat. your
ratlng ( at l!r currcnt IevcI ) each year. PI.a!€ Gn!ur. that lt 1c
counCer-slgned by a Senlor Inltructor or CSPA BoD m6mb6r. Thla should b€
returned to th. Offlcc as loon a. poralbla, no latar that your nart
schedulcd valldatlon dat., accompanJ,cd by your ratlng card.
some othcr consldcratlona ln ralcrancc to valldlty ol your ratlng end lor
lnsurancc coveragr followr
a) You murt malntaln currlnt CSPA rnembcrrhlp.
b) Your .tud.nts nulC bG CSPA m.mbrr!.
c) You mult follow CSPA BSRrr, adh.r,. to doctrln. and
r€comandatlon!.
d) You nurt remaln activc Jmptng (50 Junpr pcr ycar) and currcnt
wlth r..pcct to t.chnlqu.r and Gqulpm.nt.
If you hrva rny quc.tlonr,
pl€alc coheect m. at thc Offlco.

6 \kvqnber I98t F.nrtrr Ni no
Nama t
Addrrrr r
(Po.taI codr)
tclcphona (
(
Botnc DZ
Rltt ng held
homr
o f! lcr
-3
csPA I
Erplrlng dat.
Llccncr
I ol Junpa
Y.ar of rrpcrlrncr
( parachutlng )
( srgnaEura,
nEcoRo of 3TuoEr{T TnAtxtNo
r havr lnrp.ct.d th. logbookr of.th. rbov. nrn.d, (lndlng thl. to b.
tccurat. rrcord o! hlr/h.r rrprrlrncr.
( print)
Slgnttur.

!'i f i-1/ 6 Ncvsnber 1981
Canacljan Sport Paract'tuting Association
Association Canadienne clu Parachutisme Sportif
l{AfloxAL 3POnl Ata0 RlcnEAllot{ cENlnE
333 Rrrr Rord On.r Onr.no, 6nrd. (lL 669 {Cl3l ta9-0152/7a6-0O60 l.br 055 3660
ttay
l98l
CSPA R199er!
Re!r Rrtlng Valldatlon
Greetl,n9!,
At th.1981, Annual Mcetlng, th. goard of DirGctorr approvcd a TcchnlcaI,
?ralnlng and sr!cty comitLcc rccomendatlon conccrnlng R199er ratlng
valldatlon. A brlGf axplanatlon of th€ chang., th€ rcaaon for Lt and tha
con!equcnccr for your follow.
Thc changc deflncr thG practLca\,"rxpcrtcncc whlch rru!t bG accunul.at.d
rltcr graduatlng fron a Rigger A courlr, ln ordcr to malntaln ths ratlng.
speclflcal,ly each rlggcr murt accumulalcd a nlnlmum of 20 rcscrv6 rapackr
wlthln a l2-nonth pcrlod of rccclvlng th! ratlng. Fallura to accomplllh
thls, provldlng countcr!19n.d photocople. o! th. L.chhiclanr! Iogbook to
thc Natlonal Offlcc, vlII recult ln non-rencwal of th. ratlng. Oncc thl!
1e don., thG ratlng renalnr valld a! Iong ar CSPA m€mberlhlp lr current
and that CSPA and nanufacturer'r rcAulatlone and rGcomGndatlon. arG
followcd. For you to accornpl.l.h thl!, fonrard a count.r-atgncd copy of
your technlclan'! logbook to th. Offlcc. :naurl,n9 that lt docum.nt! at
I.aEt 20 raaGrvG r.pack!. Plcaaa lubnlt tlr1s, ac loon a. po!!lbla, not
Iat6r than your nrrt achcduled rava\ldatlon dat., llong rrith your ratlng
card.
Rlg9cr B'r and C'r ylIl, contl,nuc to valld6t. annuaIIy, rlncc no rpcclflc
l.veI. of practlcal axpcrlcncc hav. yct be.n.rtabllrhcd.
Thc obJ.ctlv. lr to cncourag. cach rlggcr to galn practtcal cxprrlcncc
afLcr th. lnltlal tralnlng courrc. Onc. thl. .rp.rl.nca ir galnrd, IlttI.
purpo.. t. rcrvcd by havlng th. lndlvldu6I conp\.t. ! valldatlon cach
ycar.
I you hav. any qu6.tlon!,
Bc.t elrhaa t /
--/'\._.
i (. I
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v
contact ma at t'h. Natlonat Ofllco.
I
Alllilatai !Dona Fadaratlon Ol Ca6rda . Aoyal Crn6l.n FlylnC Cluba Aaaocl.tlon . Fadatalloi Aaronlullq!a Inlarnallonala

6 lbuonber 1981 F'i f{'rr f)r.ro
! 44et vrru
ffiffiffi
Corpor!llon
3410 Soulh Susan Slreel
Santa Ana, Calrlornia 92704
t7r4) 556-7{00
TWX 910.595.2801
ilodel l2oo0 Instal latlon on Plggyback Harness I Contalner
Systems Notlflcatjon Bul letln
As pardchuting/free-fall technlques and equltrnent have grown In
sophistjc.tlon, a situatlon has been ldentlfled and brought to the
dttentlon of FXC CorPorat'lon'
The Hodel 12000, when orlglnally mounted on chest-type reserves, dld
not experlence rny altltude or premature.ctuatlons. But when lnstal'led
ln a piggyback system, harness flexlng/elongatlon is belng experienced
whlch can cause the hose to stretch and to posslbly cause r premature
actuatlon when above the r'ltltude setring, To ensure that thls problem
does nor occur, the hose must be allowed to nove freely. The use of
loops to secure the hose to the harness ls reconmended rather than excessl
ve tackj ng ..
lf your harness/opener could posslbly experience a stretch sltuatlon, c
new hose assembly ls strongly reconrnended, which is 2 lnches longer.
Thls must be accompllshed at FXC Corporatlon for a cost of t35.00 whJch
lncludes rhe norrnal calibratlon testing (125.00) plus the new hose assembly,
t10,00. Please mail prepaid and the opener wlll be returned
frelght collect.
For lnternatlonal customers,send alr parcel post only and do not clalm
the value above t250.00 U,S.,for custom dutles purposes. 0then'rlse any
addltlonal costs for customers wlll be added to the repalr charges,
FXC wlshes to thank the Jmpers around the world who were helpful ln
testlng thls situatlon and provlng thls potentJal problern.
Please dlrect rny correspondence reg!rdlng thls modlflcatlon, lf requlred,
or any other features of the FXC ttodel 12000 to:
FXC Corooratlon
3410 S. Susrn Street
Santr Ana, CA 92704-6997
Attentlon: Product Support

FjJty T\^D 6 llovsnber 1981
Canadian Sport Parachuting Association
Association Canadienne du Parachutisme Sportif
XATIONAL SPONI AXO NECNEATION CENTNE
J33 Rrv6r no.d Or.w.. Onr.flo C.n.dr XIL 689 t6l3) la9-0152/t{6.0060 T.lcr 053 3660
PATAL ACCIDENT REPORT
CONPIDENTIAL
},T.\Lf,
CPB Baden, West Gernany
Date of Accldent! August 7, 1981
TIne of AccldenLr 20:30 hr. Epprox.
Equlpment : Haln Paracomrnanl'er
Contalnera: Robersport Sludent Tandem
Reserve: 26r Lopo
A1!lmeter:
JumDsul!! -
Cause of Dea!h: Impact.
AGE r 20
EXPERIENCET 2l Jurnpa, ( 8-nllltary)
TIITE IN SPORT: 4 nonLha.
Llcence: none
H11 ltary Paraboot.6
Helnet; -
Gogglea r -
Gloves: -
AODr None
SEoUENCE OF EVENTS: Deceased recelvcd safcly check prlor Lo boardlng C-182,
along rlth 3 othera, lncl,udlng a CSPA Instruct,oE B. At 3700r AGL, hc
exlted for a 10-aec. deIay, fallln9" 8table exccp! for a brlef barrel roll
vlth naln actlvatlon rfter about' 12 acc. Thc p!,lot chuta appcared, but
nelthcr canopy yrs.dcploycd. Hc renalned stable, frce to errth until
lnpact.
POST ACCIDENT MSTIGATIONT ltrc naln brldlc cord rras found lylng along thc
body, paeslng 1n front of the rlght. arn and over !he rlght BhouIdcr.
Nelther contalncr eaB op.n. A revlew of the cqulpmen! shova lL to be ln
good c.ondlllon. -
i
ITEHS FOR FURTHER INVESTIGA?IONt L.ngt,h of thc brldle cord, dtaneler of thc
pllot chute, !nount of brldlc rcmaln!,ng rtowcd on the contalner requlrc
dOcumcntatlon. Renralnlng cqulpnent and clothlnq lten6 should be lden!lfled
(teBerver gogglcBr gloves), along rilth reserve rcpack drte, rtc. andl lctual
posltlon of reaerve RrlC handle.
COHI{ENTST tralnlng for thc uac of hand dcploy pllot chuteE ehould Btr.!6
proper releaae tcchnlqucs (as 1n the Honderhog O{ncr,g nanual and thc
Instructor A I'tanual). Aftcr rGleaBc of r hand-depJ.oy, the deploynent nust
be'CHECKED', not aeeuned. The deceaecd rnay hava scnaed the pull from the
pllot chutG rgalnst hls ahoulder, aasuncd 1t vaa thc dcploylng eanopy,
calnly crpcctlng to rtop lny aecond. Pron vltnaaa obscrvltlons, hc dld not
6een to be ln a panlcl nraklng no attcnpt to uBc hlg rcacrvc.
c.e. ?TrSC
BoD
USPA
PEIA
Allllrrla SFDdaF6!r.llonOlCanrda.RotalCanadl.nFlylngClubrAaa@lal106.FadarallonAarmaullqualnla.nallonala

5 llc'vsnber 198I r rrEv 'l'nree
Canadian Sport Parachuting Associal ion
Association Canadienne du Parachutisme Sportif
PATAL ACCIDENT REPORT
I{ALE
slmcoc, ontario
DatG of Accld€ntt July 18, 1981.
PrecfaII mano.uvr.! frorn 5,000' AGL.
Tlme of Accldentr 5 p.n. approx,
Equtpmentr Haln Strrto Cloud
Contalnerrs Ntagara Slx Pack
Reaervcr ?
Pootwear t ?
Crule of Daathr fnpact.
NATION L SPONT AXO NECFE IIOI. CEXTFE
333 Frv.r nord Oflrw. Onlroo C.nrdt xl! 889 l6l3r t{9.0132/716-0060 tlltr 051 J660
CONFIDENIIAL
AGE r 23
EXPERIENCET 5l Jumpr
TIME IN SPORTI 4 monlhr.
Llcence r non6
Jurnprult r ?
Helmet r ?
cogglc. r ?
Glove! r ?
Altlmetcr r ?
SEOU
mJ.ng the planned
lcftrerlencadapllot
chut
e.rnc ln to pu I I
thc q thr contalnrr by
thc
Thc deceaged wa8
by thlr tlmc turnbllng, wlth both handr tn tha arca of thc ratervc handlc.
H€ atruck thc corncr o! a buildlng, a parkad car and thcn thc aaphalt of a
ehopplng cGntr. roughly l/2 rnllc from thc Slncoc DZ.
Posr-AcclDENT rwEsrrcATroNr Inltlat rcvicv datcrmlncd tha! tha fabrlc
rcr.rvG rlpcord handlc var rtllr vclcrocd to thc harncar. Thc dccaared harl
crpcricncch a nallunctt,on 2 vcekr prior (caura to b. dctcrnlncd), arecutlnq
a clean cutaway and rGrarvc activatj,on, No AIH la on flIc.
ITEHS FOR FURTHER INVESfIGATION r Dctall. of thr naln brldla ( lcngrh,
cloaurc ncthod, ctc. ) and pll,ot chute rlrc and c\ondltlon vlll be
collGctad. Ttrc prcvlouc nalfunctlon vlll bc rcvlcvcd. Dctatlr of clolhlnq
(1.c.9Iovct Jumpeult, ctc) vtll d6tcrnl-ncd.
CoNJECTURET Dlfflculty t lng rrr.rv. rlpcord lc prlmary
contrlbutlng factor. lndiclt. thal dcccaeed h6d
recognlrcd and nr rcrct
tleuatlonr naln actlvated then
cutaway, arma ln arGa
Fall,ura to achlcva relerve
actlvatlon nu!t r.latc to lnablLlty to locatc and pulr
promptly.
rG.ervG rlpcord
(NoCGr L.tcr witnarr !trccncntr at-lmpact rltc indlcatcd thaL
rcrGrv. canopy cnGrgcd Jurt prlor to lmpact, but vlthout llnca beln9 furly
.rt.nd.d. ) -
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Alllll.la: SCD.I I Fad.r.tlon Ol Crn.da . noy.l Crnrdlrn Flyl^O Clubr A rr€l.llon . FadaIl lon AaronrullQU. Inl.rn.l lon.l.

Fiftry Fo:r 6 }bvsnber 1981
-2
C.S.P.A. RECoMMENDATIoNST Aftcr a dlacugelon rrl,th Edd16 crlnn of Nllgara
Parachut€ and Mlke Zahar of Flying HIgh, declded that nGxt Trchnlcal
Bullrtin (lIO) to contaln atrong recomnendatlon toward tha ua6 of rnetal
rlpcord houalnga, cablea and handleBi to the removal of fabrlc componcntr
and to thc atandardlzation of ripcord handlc rlzc, ahape and placement.
c. c. TT&SC
BOD
USPA
PEI A
************
"Some people, " says humorist Robert
orben, "are squeamish about raising
their own holiday ,turkeys---but not
me. One January we bought a turkey
who became like a member of the
fanily. We kept him in the house,
fed him and took him for walks. But
when the time came, there was no
nonsense about it. We had him for
Thanksgiving dinner. He sat on my
& ri ah| tl
4Y.. e t
*************
In a tzinderLgdrLten eLata, azverLo,L (Lagt
u)erle thown. "What 6Lag it thlt?"
atlzed the tedclluL.
"That Lt the 6Lag od mU countttq,"
a,nAwe,Led a bn-ight Aoungste,L.
"And what Lt the ndme o( qou,L countnq?'l
"TLt o{ thee," ttepLLed thz bnLght one,

6 l{c /snber I9B1 Fiftv Five
Canadian Sport Parachuting nssociation
Association Canadienne du Parachutisme Sportif
SERIOUS ACCIDENT3 REPORT
FemaIe
OtLawa, Ontarlo
Helghtr 5r5' Wclghtr 130 lb.
Occupatlons Hlgh school Studen!
xAlroNAL sPoRl axD RtcREATro{ cExtnE
133 Fhvlt Fo.d Ol.w! OntUE C.Md. XIL E89 t6tJl t.9,0152/tr6.0060 f!l!r 051 16€{
Dat. t Junc 13, 198'l
Tlner approrlnatcly 16r00 EDT
ACTMTYT Statlc-lInc Jurnp
Equlpmentr Hrln! USPap, dlrcct bag S/L
Rcaerver T-10 R
Contrlnersr NIagarr dlaper pack r T-7A
Hotorcycle hclmet, coveralla, parr boots.
INJURIEST Broken back, broken leg, Internal lnlurles, currently breathlng
rlth thc ald of a reaplrator, cauecd by hardcr thsn nornal landlng.
EVENTS:Dec€a.e€d arrlvcd r! th. DZ to flnd Junplng dalaycd due to ground fog
and. a cloud layer !t'2000r ACL. Both cl!rrrd by appro:llnrately 12:00.
Durlng thc lnterlm abc rccclved a DZ brlcflng and revlcv. She vae dressed
rnd salcty chccked, i boardlng a C-182 for lth !tudent load, exltlng 3rd.
Her cxll vas weak. ttrc canopy deployed lnto .! claselc llnc-over. ehe yas
obaerved to havc her trn6 ln thc vlclnlty of the toggle6 throughout
degccnt. At about 300r thc rcservc eanopy vas releaged, golng dlrectl.y
lnto thc naln canopy. Landing vas ln a ploved flcld roughly 50 metres from
the trrgct. DeBcent tlna yar roughly 1.5 nlnutcs.
BACXGROUND: Dec€as€d attcnded a PJC \aught by Clalrr Chot{ con!lstlng of 1
evenlnE over 2 reeka. Thc energency procedurce aectlon var 2 days prlor to
hcr Jump. The norn!,ng of thc Jurnp ahe recelvcd a rcvlcy from another
Instructor. She cornplcted a nedli,cal, rclcase yalvcr ,elgned by her
paront!1, CSPA nenbcrshlp, and conflrnatlon of ground tralnlng torm.
POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION]
l. Vcrbal and vrlt,cen rcport frorn J. Chov D.?.S.A. Anncr l.
2. Equlpnent Inepectlon report !ttached,
3. Intervlcvcd fathEf (2 occarlontl obrGrvrtlon. lnd qucstlons
a.
5.
6.
CotIPIDBNIIAII
A9c 16.
Erpcrlcnce t none.
Tlmc ln Bportr'l dry.
DZt OttlHr Skydlvlng Ccntre.
attachcd.
Intervl,cvcd othcr lndtvlduala on A/C, pllot and .t DZt !tatenentE
conealnGd ln Anncr 3.
Rcvlevcd deoeasedr! trllnlng r:cordr and torna. lnnex 2.
Rcvleerd .qulpncnt racords (Ea!ervc drte card, AOD acrvlcc rccords).
Anncx 3.
7. Intarvleyad deeeased qu.!elonr !nd antecE!.' Inncr, 6.
8. PaE!ehute to nfg. for lnrpcctlon (1.o. Jo.'. aqulpnant).
.. ,/2
Alllllrlaj Spo.la F.d.rrtlon Ol Crn|di.loy.l Cr^.dl.n FltlnO Club. Arrgclallon . Fada.rllon Aa.oh.ullqu. l^l.rhrtlon.l.

l'i fl-v S'i rr
5 }icvgnber I98I
CONCLUSIONS t
l. . Deceased partlclpated 1n 8JC whlch conforna to CSpAtE current
requlatlons and reconmendatlons I all adnrlnlstratlvc docunentB and all
requlred ltems of content Here covered. Her course InBtructor, Jumpmaster,
PiIot and Ground Instructor were fully quallfled.
2. In revLew of the events, the followlng c.ornnents are nader
a) Additlonal exlL practlce rnlght have contrlbuted to a more
euccessful Ju.p. _.
b) Some lncreased emphasle on the posalblllty of a nalfunctlon nr19ht
have con!rlbu!ed to a auccesgful. reaponBe.
c) Pronotlonal llterature should not nle-repre!ent or lgnore t.he true
elenent of rlak.
d) Addltlonal cautlon nuat be exerciaed Hhan rcceptlng young people
( I 6-1 8 ) for parachute tralnlns.
3. RECOMHENOATIONS:
a) Ground to alr radlo communlcat.lone for paraehutc students ahould bc
promoted at CSPA CcntreB and by CSPA.
b) Alrqraft exl! procedures partlcularly where nore than onc type of
n/C Lc avallable, Bhould bc tralned on the !ctu!1 day o! the Jump
to prevent confuslon due to procedurc changee.
c) Parents of mlnora Laklng tralnlng must be encouraqe to observe the
trainlng clasges. Provldlng then wlth a courBe outllne or eynopsle
1s also reeomrnended.
d) A nrltten tests on conpletlon oF a FJC ls etrongly recommended.

6 licvsnber 1981 Fi Ffv .Soven
EOUIPXBNT INSPECTION
orneri Ottawa Skydlvlng centre. InEpected by D.N. Grant, on June 25, l98l
Earness Asaenblyr
custon sport harneasl yellov type VII' nfgrd by A/s Ent. HontreaI.
l. Webblng r slltchlng aclssor cut belov D-rlngB structurally sound,
cornpatlbl. and funcElonal un!lI cut.
'
2. Snaps aound, conrpatlblc wlLh V-rlnge lnd functlonlng.
l. AdJuatorg sound, cornpatlble and functlonlng' vlt.h those on naln llfE
vebb tacked t.o short se!tlnq.
{. Canopy releaeeg (largc lug type) aound, c'onpatlble and functlonal.
5. D-rlngr (5000 nbg) lacked a vebblng buffar' vcre rn!tcd to 0-12'e on thc
resrrve, but lJer! qulta func!lonal.
5. Buffers vcrc flttcr !round all thc hardvarc t.lth tha crceptlon of !he
d-rlnEe rnd th. chcst !trap fltttng.
7. Rlpcord pockcl aound, conpatlble and funetlonal for TRCP handlc only.
8. Houslnq vas not pras.nt on rlq, ls/L only).
Cont!lner Areenblyr
onc pln dlapcr pack, rcd parrpack' nfgrd by NlagaE!. Identlfled as f5.
1. Pabrlc r Btltchlng atructurally sound, and funcflonal.
2. Ex!enslona ecro non-exl6tant.
3. POB'B r EyelctB uer. not present on thls contalner.
l. GEonnets and cones vere aound, conpatlblc and functlonal, (a loop of
cotton caeed rhock cord vas used aB the cone. )
5. StIffencrE, Rlpcord houslng and Rlpcord were no! pre8.nt.
Xaln Canopy:
Papllllon f84r SSE, U.S.A., (?? nanufrct.urerra data penel bodly faded)
apex.
colours! red, vhlt.e, and blue. Fabrl.c: rlpstop, wlth a tvIlI
1. Rlsera type vII, large lug, aound, eornpatlble and functlonal.
2. Llnke aeperable' 3000 lb mbs, ecrevg t19ht.
3. Llnea ln qood condltlon, no evldent lnrqs or surface burns.
1. Steerlng systcn 1n good condltlonr gulde rlngs srnooth, toggles correc!'
upper rect.Ion aleo ln good c.ondltlon.
5. Canopy frbric sound, and functlonal, anall llnc (durtl narka tn aeveral
placcar Ilnc tr!ckr on rtabll.lzer (qore f20).
5. Pltchc! on gorG! f6 only, 5 patche! prescnt for lome tlrnc.
7. Aper ln good condlllon, propcr attlchncn!, contcr.d, at corrGct helght
above aktrE.
8. Rct!lncE lcngth rnd knotr not pre.ant.
9. Dcployilent devlca (dlrect baq S/L) round, conpatlbl. rnd !uneElonal.
10. BrldIc andl pllot chut. not prc!cnt.
nclor9a Crnopyt
T-l0R f253 (9orr fl2), vhltc, nanulacturcrrr pancl rrnoved durlng
modlflcatl,on. Contalncrr T-?A rurplur. A.O.D. r ?XC 8000. RGr.rvc opcn.
l. Pack labrlc a !tltchlng lound, eonpallblc and lunetlonel.
2. POBrr & Eyclcta !ound, cornpatlble, and functlonal vlth Gyclct on AOD
stlffencr lEtached on onG elda on),y.
3. Rlpcord pocked lound, conpattblc and lunctlonal.
l. Rlpcord lound, conpatlblc !nd functtonal.
5. cromnct. t con.r aound; cornpatlblc rnd (unct!onal.
6. StlffcncE! lound, cornpattblc and functlonal.
7. Tlc dotrnr !lllcd vlth dus!, not funetlonal ar qulck rjcctore.
8. Sn!p! (B-12) round, functlonal, t.chnlc!lly not conp!tlblc rlt,h D-rlng..
9. X-connactoE rstrong'typc, tound, conpatlblc, lnd functlonel.
10. f,lckcr platc, ptl,ot chutG, and brldle not Prcrent.
Noter Harner! cut, to rrndr! lt by rncdlc! rt thc lccld'nB rltc'

FiJty Eight 6 llcvqnber 1981
THE RlGGERIS PLEOGE
1
I
1
1
WI LL lzeeyt conttnntLq in mind tLnt unti.L men gLotil wLngt
tl,LaUL yntaelu.te,s tnu.at be dependabl-e.
WI LL ynelz evenq yntucLurte- a.a tl'wugh I an to junyt wLtl'L i.t
mqte-L6, a.nd wi,[!- ,stand nendq to jwnyt wi.th anq
ytatuefutte wl'vLeh I I'wve eenli(Led a,s ytnopel,Lq
in spec.ted and nepached,
UILL nenenben a.Unq's tLa.t ttte otltat mantt lide
i,t al denn to lq.in a,s minz i,s to me.
WI LL nevQh ne'sont to gue's,swonh, as I tznow tlwt
clwnee i.s a dooL'd god, and t|ni l, a higgut,
canywt deytznd on i.t.
WI LL neveh WA oval anq dedeet non ne4l-ec-t anq
n-epaiz, no ma.tten l,ww dmaLl, a.t I lznow
that omi,sAinnA a.nd mi,stalze,s Ln the ni4girg
od a, patuelurte ma,q eo,st a, U(e.
WI LL lzeeyt a.LL panacl'urte ecluLpnznt enttu'stpi, to
mU cilLe Ln the be,st yto'sdible cond,.it)

,9, mlnu ESTILL BUCHANAN, Itotrl.ty o/ 9/ah o/ lAa
g/'/o o/ Go/otnla tdy *h/y /Aa/ //,e y'taegutila /"r lAc
ttuuanta o/ /lb cet/,frcah /ra'ae ln, l,//i//"/ in comflia,na
,i/l ka .n/ .t" fo"/ /o cor,/otnn lo /a,e,
'daal,ingly, l/,e un/anigitd, /y rit&rc o/ //,e au/Aoi/y
"*/"J in rna ly /o-, /,aoly ieud a [:EprrFrcnlE oF rlcoRpoFarrorl
TO F,HF:RCHUTE E(lUIPNEIIT IIII)LI5TP'/ HSSOCIFlTICIII, IIIC , 8 TIIJIIPROFIT
c[,RPCIF HT I Oil
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