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<strong>The</strong> <strong>PlAProducts</strong><br />
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PIA Documents<br />
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folder. $15.00 To Members. $25.00 To Non-Members.<br />
PIA Mailing List.<br />
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0547
W-NEWS-BRIEF<br />
Vol. XIII. No.l MARCH 1991<br />
A Publication of the<br />
PARACITUTE INDUSTRY A,S S OCIIffION<br />
1440 Duke StreeL Alexandria, Virginia 2?314<br />
<strong>The</strong> Para Newsbrief is a must for anyone who is a serious participant in the parachute industry. <strong>The</strong> quarterly newsletter<br />
covers tle events of the <strong>Parachute</strong> <strong>Industry</strong> Associatioq an organizaLion of over 70 parachute-related businesses.<br />
Regularfeatures include the latest news on equipment, riggin& instruction, regulation and other items affecting the<br />
parachute industry. Membership in the PIAis opento allbusinesses directlyengaged inthe parachute industry. Applications<br />
may be directed to the address above. News letter correspondance and subscriptions should be sent to: Nancy LaRiviere,<br />
Editor Para Newsbrief,9b JUMP SHACK 1665 Lexingtoq Ave. #106, Delan4 FL, USA. Subscription price: $4.00USD<br />
or $30.00USD per year for overseas nail.<br />
I think I c:n speak for the entire<br />
<strong>Parachute</strong> <strong>Industry</strong> <strong>Association</strong> in extending<br />
our thanks to all those who<br />
attended and participated in the First<br />
International <strong>Parachute</strong> Symposium.<br />
It could not have been the great success<br />
that it was, without you. We all<br />
came away a little bit nore informed<br />
and hopefully, each of us took a<br />
captive audience home with us.<br />
Author Jim Bates is doing his part<br />
to foster our sport. He writes a<br />
monthly column called "<strong>The</strong> Rigger's<br />
Notebook' for Atlantic F$er. Bates<br />
has alreadv written several articles<br />
O SHORTLINES/BITS & PIECES<br />
O NEWS RELEASES<br />
O TECHNICAL SERVICE<br />
O COMMENTS<br />
O COMMITTEE NEWS<br />
March Shortlines/ Bits & Pieces<br />
te,lling about the Symposium, and has<br />
summarized papers that were presented<br />
there. Says Bates, "<strong>The</strong> i-po.-<br />
tant thing- to me, and for parachuting<br />
in general-about such articles is that<br />
they appear in aviation news publications,<br />
not in parachuting-only magazings<br />
aad newspapers.'<br />
Current Oflice Holders &<br />
Committee Chairs<br />
Presidenfi Dan Thrasievicb" Vice<br />
Presiden[ Cliff Schnucker, Secretarp<br />
Jean Beck, Tireasurer: Mary Jane Griffin,<br />
Executive Advisor: Ted Strong<br />
Awards: Deborah Blackmon, DZAnd<br />
Sport Promotion: Lou Welzef Membership:Dan<br />
Wilco4 NomingisnsAnd<br />
Elections: Tbd Strong Publications:<br />
Nancy LaRiviere, Rigging: Paul<br />
Thompson, Risk Managemenf Elek<br />
Puskas, Tbchnical Sandy Reid, Spposium:<br />
Lucia Furry.<br />
Letters llo <strong>The</strong> Editor<br />
I would like to congratulate PIA on<br />
the great sucoessi of the l99l International<br />
<strong>Parachute</strong> Slmposium. Evcrything<br />
I have read about the Sprposium<br />
looked fantastic. My onlyregret is that<br />
MARCH 1991 PARA-NET4/S-BRIEF PAGE # 1
I was not able to attend. I would like<br />
to submit an idea that might help the<br />
PIA raise money, and help the people<br />
who cannot attend future conferences.<br />
This would even be useful for attendees,<br />
to get ideas from individual seminars<br />
they cannot attend.<br />
If you would require an outline<br />
from people giving each seminar to be<br />
eligible to participate, these outlines<br />
could be used to write a short paper.<br />
<strong>The</strong> papers could cover the highlights<br />
of each semin31. <strong>The</strong>se papers could<br />
then be published as the Slmposirrm<br />
proceedings. Judsing from the schedule<br />
of events I sawin the ChulingStar,<br />
this would be veryworthwhile. I would<br />
be willing to pay $50 for a book of this<br />
tpe. <strong>The</strong> proceedings would also facilitate<br />
one of the goals of the conference:<br />
the exchange of knowledge.<br />
This is not an original ide4 I can<br />
only take credit for applying it to the<br />
Symposium. I work in the computer<br />
industry, and this is a common practice<br />
for national and world wide conferences.<br />
Often these proceedings are<br />
sold at reduced cost to attendees.<br />
I would like to commend everyone<br />
who was responsible for putting to<br />
gether the 1991 International Sympo<br />
sium. Sport parachuting has come of<br />
age, and will benefit from the professionalism<br />
displayed. Please keep up<br />
the good work and make the 193<br />
Symposium even better. I am making<br />
plans now, not to mi the neK one.<br />
How about video tapes 9f ssminar'g<br />
that would not take well to just a technical<br />
paper.<br />
Blue Skies,<br />
,,UZI" AI HCtEr<br />
Chute Em Up Rigging<br />
DearAl.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Video tapes have been available<br />
for some time - in the form of the<br />
Video Packing Manuals offered by all<br />
the major manufacturers.<br />
NJL<br />
Attention FAI Members!<br />
If you are a EAI member who has<br />
been receiving a complimsntary issue<br />
of the Para-News-Brief, quarterly,<br />
please be informed that we will no<br />
longer 6s seqding out these complimentary<br />
issues, due to the high cost. If<br />
you wish to continue to receive the<br />
Para-News-Brief, please return the<br />
Application For Subscription Membership<br />
with the appropriate fee<br />
($3O/year for subscribers outside the<br />
U.S. or Canada). We hope you choose<br />
to staywith us!<br />
Efficient Fruitake<br />
Your "One on One" interviewwith<br />
Ret. ArmyGen. RichardThompson(March<br />
12)<br />
refers to a l0(lpage specification<br />
for fruitcake. <strong>The</strong> infamous<br />
1977 specification for<br />
fruitcakewas 20 pages.<br />
One of our Defense Logistics<br />
dgency supply activities,<br />
the Defense Persormel Support<br />
Center (DPSC), buys fruitcake<br />
consumed by our military<br />
servicemen and women,<br />
but it no longeruses a 20-<br />
page specification. Instead,<br />
since Septcmber 1986,<br />
DPSC has purchased fruitcake<br />
using avery brief five-page<br />
commercial item description.<br />
For the past few years,<br />
our agency has been working<br />
toward procurement reform<br />
in every area, particularly in<br />
simplifying the process of<br />
doing business with us. <strong>The</strong><br />
changes won't happen overnight<br />
we manage a total of<br />
2.9 million - items. Some of<br />
the age-old inefficiencies have<br />
been difficultto turn around,<br />
butwe are making progress.<br />
"Niche" Marketeer Grabs Attention<br />
with Pair of "Better Mousetraps"<br />
ome of the small exhibitors displayed<br />
highly inventive products<br />
aimed at so-called niche<br />
markets. One company that caught<br />
AFJI's attention was <strong>Parachute</strong>s Australia<br />
(PA). In developing a mechanical,<br />
reusable parachute reefing device, this<br />
company has come up with one of those<br />
"better mousetraps, " according to a former<br />
US airbome soldier who took the<br />
time to examine it. According to PA's<br />
calculations, if adopted by the US<br />
PATRICI.AMILLER<br />
Deputy staff director<br />
Ofhce of PublicAffairs<br />
Defense Logistics AgencY<br />
armed forces, the reefer could lead to a<br />
saving of $4.S-miltion per year, while<br />
giving DoD a very high level of dependability.<br />
Another interesting contribution by<br />
PA, although still in the developmental<br />
stage, is an automatic parachute disconnector<br />
that activates after air-dropped<br />
cargo lands. This avoids problems with<br />
cargo being carried away by high winds,<br />
and would be a boon for special forces<br />
raiders parachuting with inflatable<br />
boats.<br />
t*I<br />
PARA-NEWS.BP.IEF MARCH 1991
For immediate release . . .<br />
Contact: Dan Poynter, Tel (805) 968-7277<br />
<strong>Parachute</strong> Convention a Huge Success<br />
--[11sther One Planned<br />
<strong>The</strong> International <strong>Parachute</strong> Convention was an overwhehning<br />
success. For the first time, several parachute associations held their meetings<br />
at the sarue tirne and place. Over 450 parachuting people representing 23<br />
countries were in attendance. Over an eight-day period in January, meetings<br />
were held by <strong>The</strong> <strong>Parachute</strong> <strong>Industry</strong> <strong>Association</strong>, <strong>The</strong> United States<br />
<strong>Parachute</strong> <strong>Association</strong>, the Canadian Sport Parachuting <strong>Association</strong>'s<br />
Technical Committee, the Nordic Riggers' <strong>Association</strong>, the SAE's $17<br />
committee, there was a Tandem <strong>Parachute</strong> Conference, Strong's Rigger<br />
School reurrion, and a Accelerated FreeFall course. During the conference,<br />
there were manufacturers' exhibits, a three-day riggers seminar (over 50<br />
papers were presented), several evening receptions and a banquet. Now, the<br />
organizers are planning to do it again.<br />
Other parachute associations are being invited to hold their meetings<br />
in Orlando, Florida, in mid-February of 1993. Each meeting $ri[ be<br />
completely independent but will be at the same large hotel and convention<br />
center. <strong>The</strong> 1991 series ofparachute events are expected to last 10 to 14 days.<br />
"A rising tide raises all boats." said conference chair Lucia Furry.<br />
"Bringing all of the parachute industry together will result in a higher<br />
turnout for every group. Everyone attending will appreciate the opportunity<br />
to take part in so many parachuting activities at one time and place. All<br />
associations will get more visibility and publicity. And, the facilities will be<br />
even better since a larger group has more bargaining power."<br />
For more information, contact the International <strong>Parachute</strong><br />
Convention, Lucia Furry, Chair, 5308 Ambrose Court, Suite 454,Tampa, FL<br />
33M7, USA. Tel:(813) 972-4029.<br />
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PnnncHurr IruousrRv Assoclnrton<br />
1 991 lNrrnNATtoNAL PnnncHUTE SvtvtposluM<br />
1 Orn AHNunl Rtccrns CoNrrnrncr<br />
Results of l99l Symposium Survey<br />
As I'm sure most of you already knolv from the comments we have heard, we got a<br />
great report card from the participants. We got 176 survey forms filled out and<br />
turned in ( a good sanrple). <strong>The</strong> numbers are percent of participants who chose that<br />
answer. <strong>The</strong> numbers have been rounded and not everyone answered evely<br />
question, so percentages will not add up to one hundred percent.<br />
SYMPOSIUM SURVEY<br />
This Symposium was 4 days long. That's: (circle one)<br />
too long too short about right<br />
.011 lor 8Er<br />
I would come to a Symposium: (circle one)<br />
every other year every 3 years<br />
E5a<br />
.06r<br />
other<br />
every year<br />
.0E 1<br />
<strong>The</strong> next cne shculC be held<br />
Orlando West coast<br />
3E1 22r<br />
in: (circle one)<br />
warm climate<br />
other<br />
29'. .06r<br />
<strong>The</strong> Symposium should be: (circle one)<br />
cheaper (snraller) more expensive (bigger)<br />
-0051 I E r<br />
about the same<br />
EOT<br />
<strong>The</strong>re should be: (circle one)<br />
more parties and banquets<br />
127<br />
fewer parties and<br />
.03 r<br />
banquets<br />
about the same<br />
83r
<strong>The</strong>rc should be: (circle one)<br />
more field trips one field trip no field trips<br />
23r 6Ei, _03r<br />
Time o[ year the Symposium should be held: (circle one)<br />
Winter Summer Spring Fall<br />
80r -03r -083 .04r<br />
What did you like best abou[ the Symposium?<br />
<strong>The</strong> most frequent answers were:<br />
Organization, professionalism, diversity, everything, seminars<br />
What did you like least?<br />
<strong>The</strong> most frequent answers were:<br />
No repeat seminars, unprepared speakers, sales pitches, food at the<br />
banquet, hotel, crowded hallways<br />
\\zould you attend another Symposium held in Jan. 1993?<br />
9l t yes .05r probabty .03r undecided<br />
I[ 1'ou have at[ended past Rigger ConvenLions, how did this S-r,mposium compare?<br />
Most had not attended a rigger convention, so this was not much<br />
help-<br />
Do you feel you received good value for your time and money spent this week?<br />
9l i yes -06; whined about something<br />
How rvould you improve the Syrnposium?<br />
Many said keep doing what you've done.<br />
what topics or speakers would you like to see in the future?<br />
Did not receive a mandate toward any particular direction.<br />
I Should hatrds-on workshops be added (at extra cost to the participant)?<br />
I 301 no l4i no opinion 55I yes<br />
, should video tapes of the symposium be sold, and would you buy' one?<br />
43'l no lOt no answer 46I yes<br />
If you did not pre-register, *'hy not?<br />
Most did not answer
Conclusions<br />
PIA can certainly draw some good clear cut conclusions fronr tltis data.<br />
88% said 4 days is about the right length<br />
85% said every other year is the right interval<br />
67t said [he next one should be held in Orlando or a warm climate<br />
80% said it should be neither biggeror smaller butabout the sarne<br />
83% said the nurnber of parties and banquets were about right<br />
68% said they wanted one field trip<br />
80% said it should be held in the winler<br />
91% said they would aftend one in Jan. 1993<br />
9l S said ihey had received good value for time and rnoney spent<br />
Only 5516 said that hands-on workshops should be added a[ extra cosr to the<br />
parr.icipanI wtrich indica[es that perhaps workshops would no[ be very successfui.<br />
Especially when the added difficulfies, complexities, and expense of selting up a<br />
worksltop in a hotel conference roorn are confronted.<br />
Also only 46% said yes to video tapes. I believe it is very safe to say that no[ as rnany<br />
who thought that a video tape was a good idea will actually buy orre. W-hen the cost<br />
[o produce the tapes, and the number that nrust be sold is calculated I believe the<br />
idea will not be feasible. Gerald Kopp did sonre research on the subject and the cost<br />
estinrates were very expensive. My estimates of the nurnber of tapes that would have<br />
to be sold to break even is about 150 o $50.00 each. I don't believe that rrrany tapes<br />
will ever be sold. It has always been nry fear that a tape will keep people awa_v frortr<br />
the event and will errd up lrerrrg iLs dernisel<br />
I do believe however. thal. it is time to have an audio taping service contracted to<br />
provide audio tapes of the serninars people would otherwise nriss. I've been told<br />
there are companies that will do the job at no cosl to the Synrpclsiurn and give us i0%<br />
cif ihe proi'its. This strikes me as a good cost effective comprornise toward addressing<br />
several complaints. <strong>The</strong>se being no repeated senrinars, no handouL available fronr the<br />
nrissed senrinars and of course the cost of providing the service.<br />
Prepared b-v Paul Thompson
q I 1\ITJ-I-E5<br />
FT(:I RACHI,J-T-E I hIDIJS-T FIY F|SST]C I FI-T I D]\T<br />
HOLIDAY INN INTERNATIONAL RESORT. ORLANDO. FLORIDA<br />
JANUARY 18 AND 19. 1991<br />
THE FIRST REGULAR 1991 MEETING OF THE FARACHUTE II.IDUSTRY<br />
ASSOCTATTON WAS HELD JRNUARY 18 AND 19, 1991 AT THE HOLTDAY rNN<br />
INTERI'Jf,TIONAL RESORT, ORLANDO, FLORIDA. THE IYIEETING t^lAS CALLED<br />
TO ORDER AT B:15 R. M. BY CLIFF SCHI4UCKER. VICE F,RESIDENT, IN THE<br />
I1BSENCE OF TilE F'RESIDENT. MARY JANE GRIFFIN, TREASURER, LED THE<br />
ATTENI]EES IN THE F,LEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, FOLLOI^IED BY A SHORT MOMENT<br />
OF SILENCE FOR THE TROOF'S IN THE F'ERSIAN GULF. ROLL CALL THEN<br />
ESTABLISHEI] A GUORUM I^JlTH THE FOLLOI^JING VOTING I{EMBERS F,RESENT:<br />
ACI'ION AIR F'ARRCHUTES<br />
ACTIUN SUF'F,ORT SYS'TEMS<br />
AEIlO STORE CORF'.<br />
f,R I ZfII'Jf, AERO-SF'ORTS<br />
BRAVO BRAVO AVIATION<br />
BUTLF-R F'I]RACHUTE SYS'IEMS<br />
D J ASSOCIATES, INC.<br />
FRANKLIN COUNTY SF'C<br />
GL]DE F.RTH INTERNATIONAL<br />
HARTT^IOOD AVIATION, INC.<br />
NA-I I ONAL F.RRRCHUTE I NDUSTR I ES<br />
F ARR-FL I TE' I I.'lC. *<br />
F'ARA_GERR ECIU I F.I4ENT<br />
F'ARA F.UBLISHING<br />
F'ARA NENSBR I EF<br />
F'ARRCHUTES AUSTRALIA F'TY. LTD.<br />
F'ARACHUTE LABS, INC.<br />
F'RRACHUTES DE FRANCE<br />
F'RECISION AERODYNRMICS-<br />
F'RECISION F'RRACHUTE CO.<br />
RELRT I VE I^IORKSHOF'<br />
RIGGING INNOVRTIONS<br />
SKYD I V IIIG CENTER OF GREQTER*<br />
|.JASHINGTON.' D. C.<br />
SI/.YD I VE COLOTIADO. I NC.<br />
STEI^IART SYSTEMS<br />
suN F,ATH F,RODUCI-S, INC.<br />
SUNSHINE FACTORY<br />
U.5. ARMY trARACHUTE TEAM<br />
RAY FERRELL<br />
BRENDA REID<br />
MRRKO CRSTANON<br />
JIL CESTANON<br />
ROBERT SF.RAGUE<br />
DEBORAH FLACKMON<br />
MANLEY BUTLER<br />
JEAN BECK<br />
F,RUL FAYARD<br />
LUCIA FURRY<br />
HARttY SCHOELF.F'LE<br />
SILVIA WINIGER<br />
AL KING<br />
TROY LONEY<br />
ELEK F.USKAS<br />
LOI^JELL BACHMPN<br />
F,RUL THOMF.SON<br />
DAN F.OYNTER<br />
NRNCY I.-ARI V IERE<br />
DAVID SMII-H<br />
JOHN SHERMAN<br />
RRNOLD COLLENTEUR<br />
REBECCE SHARF'<br />
GEORGE GALLOWAY<br />
TODD THOMRS<br />
DAN WILCOX<br />
SANDY REID<br />
KEV IN GIBSON<br />
CINDY GIBSON<br />
LEt^J t^JELZEL<br />
ALFONZ TRONE<br />
CLIFF SCIIMUCKER<br />
KAREN DERN<br />
DOUG MORGAN<br />
MICHAEL FURRY<br />
HRIS BAGI^JELL<br />
MIKE MAYO
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MINUTES F'IA MEETING<br />
oRLANDO, FLORTDA<br />
JRNUARY 1g E 19, 1991<br />
GEORGE GRLLOWAY MOVED TO ADOF,T THE F,'?OF,OSED AGENDA. DAN I^.IILCOX<br />
SECONDED. MOTION CARRIED.<br />
RF'F.ROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING I^JAS DELAYED TO A<br />
LATER TIME TO GIVE ATTENDEES AN OF'trORTUNITY TO STUDY THEM.<br />
ELECTION TO MEMBERSHIF, AND SEATING OF NEI^J MEMBERS WAS DEFERRED<br />
UNTIL THE LAST ITEM BEFORE ADJOURNING FOR COMMITTEE MEETING SINCE<br />
I^JE HAD ONLY ONE FULL VOTING MEMEER AF'F,LICATION AND SINCE HE I^JAS<br />
NOT trRESENT IT I,JAS NOT EXF'EDITIOUS THAT I,JE VOTE IMMEDIATELY.<br />
MARY JANE GRIFFIN THEN F'RESENTED THE FINRNCIAL S]-ATEMENT FOR<br />
JANUARY 1, 199Cr TO DECEMEER 31, 199(:), COFY HEREWITH RTTRCHED.<br />
DAN WILCOX MOUED WE RCCEPT THE TREASURERIS REF.ORT; SECONDED EY<br />
DAN POYNTER. MOTION CARRIED.<br />
JEAN BECK, SECRETARY, THEN REF,ORTED THAT THE 15TH ANNIVERSRRY OF<br />
THE F,IA WOULD OCCUR IN 199T AND IT WAS FELT I.IE I^JOULD LIKE TO DO<br />
SoMETHING SF,ECTAL FOR THRT AI.INrVERSARY. HOWEVER, AT THIS TIME t^JE<br />
I^JOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SEVEN OF THE ORIGINAL FOUNDING MEMBERS OF<br />
THE F'IA [^JHO TJERE S-f ILL ACTM TODAY. THEY ARE:- THE JUMF'SHACK:<br />
NRI.IONRL F.ARACHU E INDUSTRIES; F'ARA_FLITE, INC. ; Pf,Rf,-GEAR;<br />
STRONG ENTERF.RISES; RELATIVE WORKSHOF. AND D J RSSOCIATES. THESE<br />
SF.ECIRL F.EOF'LE WERE GIVEN A ROUND OF AF.F.LAUSE. THE MEMBERSHIF'<br />
COMMITTEE I5 F.LANNING SOME SF.ECIRL CELEERATION AND I^IILL KEEF' THE<br />
MEMBERSHIF, AF.F.RISED OF F'LANS.<br />
CLIFF MOVED WE RCCEF'T THE SECRETARY'S REF,ORT. SECONDED BY DEBORRH<br />
BLACKMON. MOTION CARRIED.<br />
TIMES AND F'LRCES FOR THE COMMITTEE MEETIN6S I^IERE THRN ESTABLISHED<br />
AND POSTED FOR EVERYONE.<br />
DRN t^JILCOX, CHAIRMAN OF THE MEMEERSHIF' CCIMMITTEE, THEN F,RESENTED<br />
THE FOLLOI^JING AF'F.LICATION FOR FULL VOTING MEMBERSHItr IN THE F'IA:<br />
SKYDIVE GREENE COUNTY, INC.<br />
JIM WEST<br />
T77 SOUTH MOI.]ROE_SIDING ROAD<br />
xENIA, OH 45i65<br />
513-r=74-O7C)Cr FAX NO. E 15-668-9 19E<br />
GOVERNIYIENT CONI'RACTOR. E9 YEARS IN BUSINESS<br />
HE THEN F.RESENTED THE FDLLOI^JING AF'F'LICRTIONS FOR AFFILIATE OR<br />
NON-VOTING MEI4BERSHIF' IN trIA:<br />
HORIZON SKYDIVING SCHOOL. INC.<br />
DANR SAVORELLI<br />
86CI8 EAST SEND STREET<br />
KANSAS CrTY, M(l 641E9<br />
816-9e3-7(rcr6 FAX 816-861-41E6
-J-<br />
FINANCIAL STATEMENT JAN I, 1990 co DECEMBER 31, 1990<br />
FOR PAMCHUTE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION<br />
ASSETS AND MISC. INCOME<br />
Beginnlng Balance Jan. l, 1990.<br />
MembershLp Fees recelved for 1990<br />
r r o r j<br />
Affillate Membership Fees for 1990<br />
Applicarions for Membership....<br />
Newsbrief Subscriptions.<br />
i991 PAMCHUTE SYHPOSIT]}1<br />
BooEh Registration.. 9,340.00<br />
Rigger Regl-srrarlon.. 20,510.00<br />
TOTAL INCOME TO DATE FOR I99I PARACHUTE SYMPOSIIIM.<br />
Malfunct.lon Photos<br />
Generic Brochures & Posters.<br />
Misc. Technical Standards Income<br />
InteresC on Monev Market for 1990.<br />
$19,067.73<br />
g<br />
,400.00<br />
2,600.00<br />
I , 600.00<br />
570.00<br />
29 , 850.00<br />
3 ,77 4.96<br />
I ,856.65<br />
69 .00<br />
I ,070.49<br />
TOTAL ASSETS AND INCOME AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1990. $69,858.83<br />
EXPENS ES<br />
1990 USPA Affiliation Fce<br />
PARA NEWSBRIEF.<br />
Postage 6 Office Supplies<br />
I-800-822-5867 (800 Number Project).<br />
Publications (Malfunction Photos)...<br />
DZ Commi.rtee (Posters & Brochures)..<br />
l99L <strong>Parachute</strong> Symposium (Ads, Info Pkgs-,Letterhead, Postage)..<br />
Technical Scandards Commit tee. .<br />
Ilembership Committee. .<br />
PIA Banner....<br />
Awards Commit tee . .<br />
Refunds of Registration Fee to Speakers/ Cancellations.<br />
Meeting Rooms & Service<br />
TCTAL EXPENSES FOR I990.<br />
NET WORTh AS OF DECEMBER 3I, 1990.<br />
750.00<br />
4 ,225 .48<br />
123 .4tl<br />
170. 68<br />
2,1L9 .OO<br />
6,137 .96<br />
5,69 1 .94<br />
9l t . 89<br />
377.00<br />
348 " 80<br />
96.08<br />
570.00<br />
I ,67 1 .35<br />
$23,993.62<br />
$45 ,865.21<br />
r990-1991 BUDGETED FUNDS.<br />
Para Newsbrief. ..$4,997.II - $4,225 48.<br />
USPA AffiliaEion . $750.00<br />
Technical Commirtee...$1,500 - $911.89.<br />
Sport Promotion. . $2,504.56 $370.68<br />
l'lembership.... ...$t,843.50 - $377.00.<br />
Publicatlons.. ...$2,461.53 - $2 , 7 19. 00.<br />
DZ Commitcee.. .. -$4,500.00 - $4,243.16.<br />
Rigglng Committee. . . . . $4,000.00 - $5, 69r.94.<br />
Awards Committee.... -.$200.00 - $96.08.<br />
TOTAL FUNDS BUDGETED AND NOT SPENT TO DATE<br />
771.63<br />
cce I I<br />
2 , I 33.88<br />
L ,466 .50<br />
( 2s7.47)<br />
256.84<br />
( I ,691 . 94 )<br />
103.92<br />
$3,371.47<br />
Prepared by Mary Jane Griffln<br />
PIA Treasurer
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MINUTES F'IA MEETING<br />
oRLANDO, FLORIDA<br />
JANUARY 18 &. 19, 1991<br />
THE FLITE SUIT CO.<br />
WENDY CRRTER<br />
F,. O. BOX 4<br />
FOFE VALLEY, CA 94367<br />
7|u7-96=-EC)5J<br />
AEROTEX F'RODUCTS COMF'ANY<br />
VINCENT J. SALRTINO<br />
F. O. BOX<br />
NARBERTFIT F,A =rt7 19C)7E<br />
815-66A-981 1 FAX t1-658-919t<br />
Sl(Y SHOt^lS, i NC.<br />
DBA NEI^J ENGLAND SKYDIVERS<br />
DBA AIRBORNE ADVEN-TURES<br />
DRVID STRICKLAND<br />
F'LFI I N ROAD<br />
DEERFIELD, f'lR (i137J<br />
413-6 6=-7'J-77<br />
DAN MOUEI] THAT t^IE ACCEF'T THE ABOVE AF.[.'LICRi{TS AS FULL ANI)<br />
AFFILIATE MEMBERS. I'lOIION SECONDED. CAiIRIED.<br />
ONE AF.F'L I CANT I^JHO HAD RF,F,L I ED FOR AFF i L I ATE MEI4BERSFII F. NAS<br />
REJECTED BY FULL VO'I-E OF THE IYIEITIBERS.<br />
THE NEI^I MEMBERS I^JERE I^JELCOMED AND INVITED TO ATTEND THE VARIOUS<br />
COMMiTTEE MEETINGS. IT I^IAS RLSO NOI'ED I^JE HAD A NUMBER OF<br />
VISITORS BOTH FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC AND TF]EY I,^JERE ASSURED THEY<br />
WERE I^JELCOME TO ATTEND ANY OF THE COMITIITTEE MEETINGS.<br />
THE F'LENARY SESSION I^JAS THEN RECESSED FOR INDI V IDUAL COMMI-TTEE<br />
MEETINGS TO RE-CONVENE AT 5:OI) F'.M.<br />
THE F.LENARY SESSION RECONVENED AND I^JAS CALLED TO ORDER BY<br />
FRESIDENT DAN TARASIEVICH AT 5:1t) F. M. EACH OF THE ATTENDEES<br />
STOOD RND GAVE TFJEIIi NAME AND COMF.QNY AFFILIATION JUST EY WAY OF<br />
GETTING ACGUAINTED. GUORUM WAS ESTRBLISHED.<br />
LOi^JELL BRCHMSN THEI.I MOVED TIIE MINUTEE OF THE MEETING OF iiEF'T. 3(:)_<br />
ocToBER 1, 199O IN CLEVELAND, OHIO BE A|:'F,ROVED AS FRINTED rN 't-FlE<br />
F.RRA_NEI,JSBRIEF. DAN I.IILCOX SECONDED THE MOTION. CARRIED.<br />
F'AUL TIIOMF.SON ADVISED THRT HERETOFORE TI]E ITIGGERS SYMF.OSIIJI4 HAD<br />
BEEN RUN BY THE RIGGING COI'IMIT]-EE, BUT IT WAS FELT THAT -TFIIS I.JAS<br />
SUCH A T4ONUI'1EI\TAL UNDERTAKING SINCE THE SYMF'OSIUM HAD BEEN<br />
GREATLY EXF,ANI]ED AND THAT THE F'ROJEC-I- WAS LARGE ENOUGH]-O IIAVE i]<br />
SEF.ARRTE COMMITTEE. I-tE THEN MOVED THAT A SYIYIF'OSIUM COIYIMI'I-TEE BE<br />
FORMED TO RUN FUTURE SYMF'OSIUMS. SECONI]I.D BY LOhJELL BACIIMAN.<br />
IYIOT I ON CARR I ED.
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MINUTES F.IA MEETING<br />
oRLANDO, FLORIDA<br />
JANUARY 18 & 19, 1991<br />
AWARDS COMMITTEE REF'ORT<br />
DEBORAH BLRCKMON, CHAIRMAN, MADE THE FOLLOWING REtrORTr<br />
MEMBERS: DEBORAH BLRCKMON, CHAI RlilAN<br />
DRN F.OYNTER<br />
JEAN BECK<br />
DAN TARASIEVICH<br />
],. REVIEh'ED THE F'LAGUES FOR DCIN EIECK MEMORIRL AI^JARD 199C'<br />
FOR DAN_SRN ABBOTT AND AN f,F'F'RECIATION F'LAGUE FOR<br />
SYMF.OSI UM CHA I RIYIAN. F'RUL THOMF'SON.<br />
E. ADVISED TIIAT I'1IKE SMITH I^IILL BE RE-NOMINATED FOR TIIE FRA<br />
ANNUAL SAFETY MECHANIC AWARD FOR 1991.<br />
J. TI^JO NAME TAGS I^JITH THE NEI^J trIA LOGO I,IILL BE F.ROVIDED FOR ALL<br />
VOT]NG MEMBERS BY REGUEST.<br />
+. NOMINATIONS ARE OF'EN FOR THE 1991 DON BECK IYIEMORIAL T]CHIEVE-<br />
MENT AWARD.<br />
DAI'I I^JiLCOX MOVED THE REF'ORT OF THE AI.IARDS COMMITTEE BE ACCEF.TED<br />
osEftm,b?ruot5ffrNDED BY BoB SF,RAGUE- MoTIDN CARRTED.<br />
F,UBL I CAT I ONS COMM I TTEE<br />
NAI.]CY Lf, RIVIERE. CHEIRMAN. MADE THE FOLLOHING REF.ORT:<br />
1. FROM NOI^J CN THE SECRETARY NILL BE MAILING A COF,Y OF THE<br />
MINUTES TO ERCH FULL VOTING MEMBEII OF TIJE F'IA AS SOON ES<br />
TI.iEY ARE COMF'LETED. THE MINUTES WILL ALSO QF.F.EAR IN THE<br />
E'AEE:NE[^I9.BUE_E AS THEY CURRENTLY DO BUT THIS WILL SIMFLY<br />
EXF.EDITE AVAILABILITY OF MINUTES.<br />
t. coF,IES OF TFIE F,ARQ-NE[4-S-8.zu_EE ARE NOW AVQILABLE ANn<br />
I4ANY EXTRAS I^JERE F.RINTED THIS TIME FOR DISSEMINATION<br />
I-O SYMF.OSIUFl ATTENDEES.<br />
J. THE MAIL-ING LIST I^JILL BE CHECKEI] FOR ACCURACY TO TRY TO<br />
ELIMINATE ERRORS.<br />
4. BECAUSE OF THE RMOUNT OF' TIME THE MAILING LIST MAINTANANCE<br />
TQKES, IT t^'AS IIECIDED'r-U SFLIT Tt-18 EDITORSHIF OF Tt-1E F'RRA<br />
NEI^ISBRIEF'F]ND TF1E I4A]NIENTiNCE OF: TI-IE MtrILING LIS-IS RND HtrUE<br />
T[^JO SEFARATE F'EOFLE DO THE JOBS. I'JANCY I^JILL CONTINUE AS<br />
EDITOT]. THE MAILING LIS'TS hJILL BE TURNED OUER TO CLIFF<br />
SCHMUCKER FOR HIM ]'C STREAMLINE AND I'^IORK OUT A METHOD I"IHEREBY<br />
THE LiSTS I^JILL BE AVAILRELE ON DISC, F'AF.ER LABEL ETC. TO<br />
MEMBERS. HE WILL MAINTAIN THE ''OFFICIAL" LIST.
o<br />
M I NUTES F'I A T4EET I NG<br />
ORLANDO, FLORIDA<br />
JANUARY 1B &, 19. 1991<br />
5. NANCY I^IILL SEND A LET-TER TO RLL OF THE F'ERSONS ON THE<br />
.'FREEEIE'' LIST OF THE F.ARA_NEWSIIRIEF TO DETERMINE THEIR<br />
CDNTINUED INTEREST IN RECEIVING THE F,UBLICATION. EECAUSE<br />
oF INCREASED F,OSTf,GE COSTS, IT t^tAS FELT THAT IF THERE [^JRS NO<br />
INTEREST, THE COMF'LIMENTARY COF.Y SHOULD EE DISCONTINUED.<br />
IT WAS F.ARI-ICULARLY FELT THAT IF THEY WERE INTERESTED THEY<br />
i^JouLD F,ROBABLy BECONE F,AID SUESCRIBERS, AND FOREIGN MArL<br />
IS GlUITE EXT-.ENSIVE IF TIIERE IS NO IiiIERE!iT.<br />
6. THE F'UITLICATIONS CON|TIITTEE FELT THA] SUBSCRIF'TlOtl RATES<br />
SHOULD BE INCREf,SED.<br />
hIANCY I-HEN MADE THE MOTION TI-IAT THE F.UBLICATIONS COMT4ITTEE f{E<br />
rJUTI-]DIliZED TO SET SUBSCRIF'I-IOF.I RATES. LEI^I I.JELZEL SECONDED.<br />
NO'TION CARRIED. THIS COMF.LETED NANCY' S REF,OR-T.<br />
Sei.'lDY REID MOVED AND DtrVE VERNI:R SECOIIDED THE MOTION TO f]CCEFT<br />
l'l'-lE F'IJELICATIONS COMI4IT-l-Et: IiEF'ORl'. FIOTIOi'] CARRIEII.<br />
F.AUL FAYARD THEN ADIJISED THRT THE DROF' ZONEE L-CII'I 4ITI-EI- AI\D St-'OFT5<br />
F,ROMOTION CCMI4ITTEES HA]J BOTH BEEN LiC CLOSELY TIED. IT I^JRS FELT<br />
TI]AT TI-IE ThJO COMIYITTEES SIIOULD BE DISP.AI\DED AND ONE COI'IM]I'T[i:<br />
FO|iMED TO HANDLE BOTH OF THESE iTEI"IS. F.AUL ]HEN MFTDE Ti-iE<br />
FOLLDT I NG t'l0T i ON :<br />
TO DISSOLVE THE DROF' ZONE COIYIMI-iTEE trNI] lHE SF'ORTS.F'ROI4OT]ON<br />
CONIYiITTEES. LOI^JELL BI]CIIIIAN SECONDEDD. I4L'II-ION CARRIED.<br />
F'AUL THEN I{IOUED THfiT E NEhJ COMMIT]-EE CALLID THE DROF' ZONE t(.<br />
SF.OIII- I:.TiOI'1OTION CI]MMITTEE LlE FORMED. SECOIIDED BY LOWELL BACHMAN.<br />
MOTION CARRIED.<br />
NOI1I NAT I ONS &. ELEC-T I ONS<br />
LO|^JELL BACHMAN, CHA I RMAN OF THE i\,tOM I trJAT i Of{S Ar.,lD ELECT I ONS<br />
COMMITTEE F'RESENTED TFIE FOLLOHING SLATE OF: COMMITTEE<br />
CI]R I RMEN FO R CONS I DE RA T I ON :<br />
AWARDS<br />
DEBORAFI BLACI-(MOI{<br />
DROF ZONE & SFORT* LEI^J I^JELZEL OR<br />
F ROMOT I Of\i<br />
BOE SF,RAGUE<br />
EXECUT I VE<br />
DFTN I'ARASf]V I ECH<br />
MEMBERSTIIF'<br />
DAN [^JILCOX<br />
I:'UBLICATION<br />
l'JRf.iCV LA RiVIERE<br />
R I GG I NG<br />
I-'AUL TI-.IOMF.SDN<br />
RISK MAI']AGEI'1ENT ELEI/, F'U5l/.i15<br />
TECHNICAL<br />
SANDY REID<br />
NOMINATIOT'JS &. ELECI-IONS TED STn0tiG<br />
trD HOC BY LAhJS<br />
GEORGE GALLOI^JAY<br />
SYMF.OSIUIYI<br />
LUCIA FU'iRY
ADD ENDI'IVT<br />
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PTA AWARDS COMMITTEE<br />
ADDENDUM<br />
FOR MBETTNG 18 JAN 91<br />
MEMBERS: Deborah Blackmon, Chair<br />
Jean Beck<br />
Dan Poynter<br />
Dan Tarasievich, President<br />
Bravo Bravo Aviation<br />
DJ Associates<br />
ParaPublishinq<br />
ParaPhenalia<br />
COMMTTTEE PRO.]ECTS:<br />
A9{-O01. Don Eeck Memorial Award. Awarded plaque to Dan-San<br />
Abbott, 199O recipient, at Symposium Banquet 24 .lan 9l.<br />
Tntrocluction speech by Chair: Good eveningr ladies and gent_'lemen<br />
of the parachute industry. We are here tonight to pr"esent the<br />
199O Farachute Indu.stry <strong>Association</strong> 1-i f etime achievement award ,<br />
<strong>The</strong> Don Beck Memorial Award is awarded "for the achierzements<br />
which have withstood the test of time."<br />
Tt is all award presented by the leaders in the parachr-rte<br />
industry. Tt has been named of Mr. Don Beck, one of the founders<br />
of PTA as an organization. It was throu.gh his efforts that<br />
-Leaders of or-r.r indr-rstry organized j n January I977 io aclcl ress<br />
probLers of safety and compatibillty of parachu.te svstems, That:<br />
was 15 y'ears ago,<br />
<strong>The</strong> Don Eeck MerncriaL Award recognizes men who have contributed<br />
significantly {:nrouohout tneir Iifetimes to the technrr:a.l<br />
deve-lopment of sport parachuting.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re a.!1e g'reat men in th-1 s rc)om tonight,<br />
the past recipients of this award.<br />
Great men. I'hev are<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are sti i. I other great mcjn irr this room tonight--those<br />
d-estined to receivr.:d this awaro. You, are the men taking that<br />
step f orward into the future of cnlr sport. You are tt-re crrres<br />
trsing rrew designs, using new materiaLs, and creat i,ng new<br />
tL:chno-togy. Your own techno'l ogV. . . the technol ogy o11r chi ldren<br />
wiil. be jumping.<br />
A- cuvrd you tcnight , sit the men who are personal-ty lesponsible<br />
f,cr keeping trn'e aL jve f or seventeen years. Men r"rho have marle<br />
skydiving what it is today, how s;rf e it is t-lrday, and are<br />
creat ing what wi I I be ortr t()morrow.<br />
We have chosen to honor one of the men toniqlht. This man is Mi..<br />
Dan-San Abbott. For those that do not sr:eak Chinese. Mr. Dan<br />
Abbott.<br />
Dan Abbott lays claim to creating some of the "c_Lassics" of orlr<br />
past parachute history. As a clesign engineer and vice-president
ADD EN DUM -58- ADDENDUM<br />
of Security <strong>Parachute</strong> Company, Dan desigrned such products as: <strong>The</strong><br />
first piggyback rig, the Crossbow <strong>Parachute</strong> System; and the first<br />
civilian pilot riq, the Safety Chute. hfith Guardian <strong>Parachute</strong>s,<br />
Dan added three more civilian and nilitary systems to the list:<br />
<strong>The</strong> Mach flf and <strong>The</strong> Mach flf Alpha parachute systems.<br />
Quite a list.<br />
One more addition to this -list is the,'security 26-f oot lopo<br />
conical reserve. Danrs father first attempted construction of a<br />
conical-shaped parachute on the floor of their f.iving room floor<br />
in 1930. From these beginningls. Dan created a canopy that trecatne<br />
the workhorse of sport parachr:.ting in my time. fn fact, ily f.irst<br />
reserve ride was over the pine-1r woods of Alabama under l)anrs 26-<br />
foot conicaL reserve,<br />
I never paused to thi.nk of the men who created it, who test<br />
jumped it. who made changes to that des-ign and jumped it agarn<br />
until it was safe for me.<br />
How often do we say "thank 1zor1 "? How often do we say "we<br />
appreciate you'r?<br />
Tonight, f thank Dan Abbott.<br />
I take personal honor jn introducing to you the 1990 Recipient<br />
of the PIA Don Beck Mernor-ial Award for "achievements whir-:h have<br />
withstood the test of time" . Mr. Dan-San Abbott,<br />
A9f-OO2. Appreciation plaqile f.or Symposj.um Organtzer:, Parl.l<br />
Thompson. Plaque presented br7 President, Dan Tarasievjch at-<br />
Awards Banqnet 24 Jan 9l ,<br />
AW-0O3. FAA Annr.ral Saf ety Mechanic Award, Committee wili<br />
renom.inate Michael Smrth f rom Skydive Spaceland for next year's<br />
award for his dil-lgence resrr-lting in forr:: AD's eoneerning bacl<br />
mesh/fabric/f i.nishing of scrme model reserve parachr:-tes.<br />
AW-OO4. PIA Fttll Metnber Name 'l'aqs. Commlttee took nalnes ancl wil l<br />
prov.ide voting members with new PIA logo name tags.<br />
A9|-OO5. Don Beek MemorraL Awarct tor: 1991 . Committee wi-'l I (:rpen<br />
nominations for the lifetime achievement award for 1991,<br />
End of Report
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MINUTES F'IA MEETING<br />
oRLANDO, FLORIDR<br />
JANUARY 18 &. 19. 199 1<br />
THE FLOOR WAS THEN OF'ENED FOR ADDITIONRL NOMINATIONS. THE<br />
ELECTION t^tILL BE HELD JUST BEFORE OLp BUSINESS, SO ANYONE<br />
WISHING TO CHRIR ANY COMMITTEE I^IAS ESKED TO ADVISE LOI^JELL SO<br />
THEIR NAME COULD BE F.LACED IN NOMINATION. THIS COMF.LETED THE<br />
REF,ORT. DEBORAH BLACKMON MOVED TO ACCEF,T THE REF,ORT. SECONDED BY<br />
BOB SF.RAGUE. MOTION CARRIED.<br />
RD HOC SYMF'OSIUM<br />
TIJIS COMMITTEE I^IILL BE DISSOLVED AFTER THE SYMF.OSIUM COMMITTEE IS<br />
CRERTED, BUT TED STRONG, CHAIRMAN, MADE THE FOLLOI^JING REF.ORT<br />
IiELA']'IVE TO I-HE F,LRNNED NASA TOUR ON THURSDAY. TItE LI1ST DF]Y OF<br />
THE SYMF'OS I UM.<br />
THERE I^JILL BE TEN BUSES, EACH HOLDING 47 F,ASsENGERS. THE FIRS-|<br />
BUS WILL DEFAFIT FROM THE FARKING LOT OF l-HE HULIDAY INf'l AT 7=3rt<br />
A. M. RND THE LAST BUS WILL DEF'FRT AT 11:*?(:). IT I5 AN HOUR DRIVE<br />
fO TIJE VISITT]R CENTER T]T NASA. EACI] EU3 14ILL FJAI/E tr LOAD I4Q5']-ER<br />
IN CHRRGE TO MAKE SURE NO OI-.,,IE I^JAS LEFT. EIIERYDNE hJRS ADVISED TO<br />
SI-AY ON TIIE SAT4E BUS ALL DtrY SO NO ONE I^JAS LEFT BEHIND.<br />
TED I'HEN ANNOUNCED THERE I4DULD EE RN OF.EN HOU:JE AT STRONG<br />
ENI-ERf-,RISES Ul\ FRiDAY FROM 9:(:)(:) l-O {;i_ri-} t"JIl-l-l F,Lfif,lT lOURS El-C.<br />
JEFF i:ARIl.lGTtJIN, TEfrt'l LEttUER FOR TFIE U5 F'RRA-SKI TEFTM -I-HEN<br />
AI\NOUNCED THAT SI^IEAT SIlIRTS AND TEE SHIRTS I^JERE eveILRBt-tr FOR<br />
F,URCHRSE I,^JI]'FI ALL MONIES GOING INTO THE TEAI'4 FUNI].<br />
DAN I,.IILCOX, MEI4BERSHIF,CFTAIRMAN, THEN F,RESENTEDD A NEW<br />
AI:.F.LICETION FOR FULL MEMBERSHIF' !{H]CH HAD E\EEN RECEIVED AND<br />
REGIUESTED A VOTE RATHER I'I-.IRN HOLDING I'HE f]F'F'LICAI'ION FOR SEVEI1AL<br />
MONTHS UNT]L OUR NEXT MEETING. THE ROOM I^IAS CLEARED OF NON<br />
IY1EMLlERS AND THE FOLLOT^J I NG AF'F'L I CAT I ON I^JAS F'RESENTED :<br />
CHUTING STRR F.UBLICATIONS. INC.<br />
SCOTT M. SMITH<br />
F,. O. BOX EC)31<br />
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, FL 3i655<br />
1-8(J(:)-e5E-E361 9()4-473-4334 FAX 9Cr4-473-r-)55C!<br />
MEMBETISHIF' RCCEF'TED BY MEIqBEIISHIF' VOTE.<br />
RAY FERRELL, ACTION AIR F'ARACHUTEST THEN GAVE tr F.RESENTRTION RE<br />
LITIGATION HE HAD BEEN FIGHI-ING FOR i]VER THREE YEf,RS CONCEI'INING<br />
THE RIGHT TO LAND ON A FEDERALLY FUI{DEI] AIRF'ORT. THE LOC']L FI]A<br />
DID A SAFETY STUDY BUT KEF'T DRAGGING THEIR FEET AND HE HAD<br />
FINNLLY I-IAD TO GO TO A LOCRL CONGRESSI'IRN TO GE'I- THE FAA TO I^JRITE<br />
THE REF,ORT. WtlEN FINALLY F'(:)UBLISHED, THE REF,OR]- WAS NOT<br />
FAUOI]ABLE AND HE RSKEIJ FOR E REVIEN. HE hJRS DENIED A REVIEN R]-<br />
THE LOCf,L trND DISTRICT LEVEL SI] IIE I,IENT I-O TIIE FEDERAL LEUEL. IT<br />
FINALLY BECAME NECESSARY TO f:ILE SUIT IN 9TH DISTRICT COUR] TO<br />
FORCE THE FAA TO MRKE AN EVIDENTUARY REVIEW.
,J+a!'l.Wl<br />
G.a;lDY.t'at<br />
Pgic!Elrylq,h<br />
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S.Au-nC.gt'<br />
Dardd AMrcDqrr!<br />
C.a;rM.f'ldt<br />
l,ldlltLvtgt'<br />
l,lmRllogt<br />
XrthlrrnlFilb&<br />
Williesr F. Grtirntr<br />
'!trbiralrfvrfr<br />
Foru Embucedcro Ccnttr 25th Floor<br />
Sen Frrrrisco, Cdif6ni: gOU<br />
Tclephc:: {15 307-Im<br />
January 14, 199I<br />
f,{rrrni Ofn<br />
SIEriddl X.yDrw<br />
9ria$<br />
l,bstFad.ltl.3l<br />
Tdrplur: $t568<br />
Fro.srilr: S aSlIIlT<br />
fcirnile: 47S}Y7-3i7O<br />
Ttlcr.: ]7IISO<br />
VIA PACST}iILE<br />
AIIORNEY-CLTEtrT COUUUN ICATIOR<br />
PRTVTLEGED NVD OOITFIDEFTIAL<br />
Raymond E. Ferrell<br />
PRESTAR, TNC.<br />
Route 2, Bor 24L0A<br />
Yolo County Airport<br />
Davis, CA 956I6-9734<br />
Dear Ray:<br />
RE: PRESTAR, INC. V. FEDERAL AVIATION<br />
ADMINISTRATION<br />
Our File: 318329-29/34<br />
As we previous ly ailvi sed, the FAA contacted us<br />
shortly after lre filed the petition for review in the<br />
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on PreStar's behalf. <strong>The</strong><br />
essence of the FAA offer gras a reguest that PreStar<br />
withdraw its petition in return for En FAA hearing at<br />
Washington, D.C. headquarters Ieve1.<br />
Currently, we are finalizing the Epecifics for<br />
this hearing. For erample, 8t this point in time, it is<br />
unclear whether the hearing wiII include written evidence,<br />
oral testimony, or Eome combination of the two. In<br />
Eddition, it is understood that the County of Yolo will. be<br />
invited to participate in the hearing. However, neither
Raymond E. Ferrell<br />
PRESTAR, INC.<br />
January I{, I99I<br />
Page 2<br />
PreStar nor the County wiII frame the issues for the FAA,<br />
the FAA will frame the issues for hearing according to its<br />
own understanding of the law.<br />
we anticipate that the framing of the issues for<br />
hearing by the FAA is ultimately beneficial to Prestar<br />
because the County has framed the issues, in the past,<br />
without consideration of the reguirements of equal<br />
access. Moreover, we believe from the discussions that<br />
the FAA's decision for a hearing at national headquarters<br />
level reflects its desire to make a national policy<br />
decision on these issues. It seems that the FAA is going<br />
to use its PreStar decision as a precedent and as a means<br />
of implementing its national policy on parachuting<br />
operations at airports.<br />
we will advise you<br />
hearing are finalized. In<br />
hesitate to call. if you have<br />
Es soon as the details of the<br />
the meantime, please do not<br />
any questions or-€omments.<br />
. /. - ----\<br />
Yours very trutii ) ,/<br />
-/-/ /./<br />
t{D/KE/ acr<br />
L-
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I! I NUTES F'I A MEET I NG<br />
oRLANDO, FLORItTf,<br />
JANUARY 1B & 19. 1991<br />
THE CHIEF COUNSEL FOR THE FAA THEN ADVISED THEY I^JOULD SCHEDULE AN<br />
FAA HEERING ET HEADGIUARTERS LEVEL IF RAY I^JOULD I^JITHDRAI^J HIS SUIT.<br />
AFTER CERTP]N RESTRICTIONS WERE F'LACED IT hJAS THEN DE-I-EFIMINED THE<br />
DEC I S I ON I,^IOULD tsE ITIADE ON A NRTI []NAL LEVEL. FAA IN i LL I,J I I-HDRf,I^I<br />
DEN]AL OF REV IEI.J f]I.]D I,,J]LL RE_HEAR AND REV IEI4 THE CRSE.<br />
RAY FURNISHED Ii LETTER FROM HI5 ATTOFNEY I^,HICH IS ATTACHED.<br />
RAY FELT THE OU]-COME OF THIS HE'IRING HAS FAR REACHING TO<br />
ALL DROF'ZONES IN THE COUNTRY AND REOUESTED THAT THE F'IA BOARD<br />
LEND TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL f]SSISTANCE. HE PLSO ASKED USI-'O FOR<br />
TECHNICAL AND I. INAI,ICIAL RSSIS-I-f]NCE. USI-'A HAS ASSIGNED LIAISON TO<br />
HAI']DLE THE MATTER. RAY FURTHER trDVISED THAT IT I^JOULD COST FROM<br />
$5, (_)i:)(:)-91(:). (_)(J(:) FLIR ANI ATI-Ol-iNEY AND 6t. (:)(:r(:)-Jr (:)(-)(:) FOll A F,R FIRM.<br />
HE I^IAS ADVISED TLi TtrI-(E THE |.'lfiI-IEFi TO THE T]ROF'ZONIE COMMITTEE RND<br />
HQVE THEI4 COIYIE LltrCK Tt] TIIE F.IA I,JII-H RECOI'IIYIENDATIONS.<br />
THE I-'LENARY t^lAg THEl.l f,IJJUURNED AT 6:j(-l [-'. lYl. FOR COMMIT-tEE<br />
MEETINGS. 'TO RE=CONVENE f]T 7:3t-I tr.ITI. JANURRY 19, I9C) I.<br />
THE MEETING t^lAS CALLED TO ORDb-R flT 7 i4r, e, i!. BY l-'REIIIDENT IIAN<br />
IARStrVIECFI. G]Ut]RUM t-.RESENT.<br />
RIGCII.IG<br />
F.f]UL I.HO14I-.SOi.I. CHA I RT4AI.] OF TFIE R I LiLi 1 NG COt'IM I TTEE. I'1f]I]E THE<br />
FOLLOI,.J I F]G REF.tJRT :<br />
1. I.JEI'IT THROUL.iFI THE REVIiJE]] EG]U1t.'I'1EI.]-I INSI-'EC-I-ION I-'OL]CY. NN]J<br />
I-]OF'EFULL'i THE NF'}I'I OI'IAL3 A I'iE GO I NG I-t] ACf EF'T I I-.<br />
l. 5-t-ILL t^JOt?f(iNfi oN THE F,QR-f 6:' Ct-lANGE5.<br />
J, S'/MF.OS I UII1<br />
A. LOOKS LIKE FINANCIRLLY WE I^JILL HAVE E F.ROFIT<br />
OF $5, i:ttlt:r-$1(i, (j(:)t-t. HE HAVE REGISTRATION OF<br />
4(:)(:} F'LUS. EST I MRTE EXF,ENSES hI I LL BE I N THE NE I GHI\OR<br />
HOOD OF $13, t:tt:tcr. THIS IS hJHRT F'IA HRS SF'ENT, NOT<br />
INCLUDiNG I^JHT]T THE INI]IVII]UAL COMI]ANY MEMBERS HAVE<br />
5F.EI.JT. WE I{ILL F,tIt]BABLY HAVE $3t.I_J5. iJ(:)(:) CIJMING IN<br />
BY I-HE TIME I^IE fiE.T ALL IHROUGH.<br />
B. BIGGEST F.ROBLET'4 MAY EE THE LAS'T |.'lINUTE IIEGIS-I-RR_<br />
TIONS. WE Mf,Y FIAVE TO CUT OFF' ONE DAY T.ASSES.<br />
C. I]NE DF TIIE BIGGEST F.ROBLEMS I,IAS LTST FIINI IE<br />
SCHEI]UL I NG. I T I^IAS GU I TE A TASK GE'IT I NG SI.'EAKERS<br />
TO COMMIT. IN THE FUI-URE IT I,JOULD CERI'AINLY IIEI.-F.<br />
IF [:.EOF.LE WOULD NOI I^JflIT UNTIL THt: Ltr5_T MINU-IE<br />
I-O COMM I T-<br />
D. INTERI'IAIIONEL RIGGING SIAT{DARDS. IT I:J FlOt-'ED -IO<br />
START I'.IITH FT LIST OF INI-ERNtr'I'IOI{qL RIGGERS. THIS<br />
SYMF,OS I UM I^J I Lt- HELF' I"J I TH L I ST COI4F.I LRI I t.]N.
- 11-<br />
IYIINUTES F'IA MEETING<br />
oRLANDO, FLORIDf,<br />
JpNUARY 18 &. 19. L 991<br />
E. THERE ARE 1(1, EB() NAMES ON THE RIGGERS LIS-r. DRN<br />
F'OYNTER AND DEBOREH BLACKMON WILL TRY TO GET THE LIST<br />
CLEANED UF' AND CURRENT.<br />
KEV IN GIFSON MOVED TO ACCEF.T THE RIGGING COI4MITTEE REF'ORT. DAVE<br />
VERNER SECONDED. MOTION CARRIED. SEE ADDEI{DUNI<br />
MEMBERSH I F'<br />
DAN t"J I LCOX, CHA I RMRN OF THE MEMBER SH I F, COMM r TTEE MADE -t-Flts<br />
FOLLI]I.^J I NG REF'ORT :<br />
MEI'4EE RS :<br />
DAf.l t^J I LCO X , CHA I RMRN<br />
DEEORAH BLACKI4ON<br />
F.AUL FAYARD<br />
ADDITIONAL F.ARTICIF.AI{TS AL KINLi & KF]REN DEFIN<br />
1. AFFLICFITIOFjS ACUEF'TED BY VOTE OF FULL MEMBEF1S RaCEIVEII flND<br />
FiLED FOR: FULL MEI4BERS- SKYDIVE GREENE COUNTY, INC., AtlD<br />
CHUTING STAR F'UBLICATIONS, INC. AFFILIATE IY1EFIBERS<br />
trEROTEX F'ROUUCTS COMt-,ANy.' HORIZUN SKYDIVrf..lG SCHOOL, INC.,<br />
SKY SI]OhIS. INC. . ANL1 TF]E FLITE SUITE CD.<br />
I. TJI.'.IE A[-,F,LICATION I,^JNS REJECTEl] BY VOTE OF I'FIE F:ULL MEMBEF]S.<br />
CF1AIRMAN HES DIRECTED TO INFORI'I AF.F.LICT]NT BY LETTER f,ND<br />
RETURN IJUES F'AYT/IENT CHECI(.<br />
OLD L]U:; I F]ESS<br />
OF'ERT]-[ION OF THE F.IR EXHIB]T BOO-IH AT]-Ht= SYFIF'OSIUM WES<br />
DISCUSSED. THE BOOTII hILL BE MANNED A5 I1OURS F.ERMIT f]ND<br />
MEMBEIISHIF' BENEFIT ITEMS I^JILL BE DISF.LAYED.<br />
UF.I]ATING REGIUIRED ON F,IA LETTERHEAD WAS DISCUSSED.<br />
RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE FORI,,JRRDED TO NANCY LA RIVIERE TO<br />
F'UBL I CAT I ONS COMM I TTEE i^I I TH THANKS FOR F.REF.AR I NG OUR CURRENT<br />
SUF.I.,LY AND HOF,ES SHE I^IILL CONTINUE TO DO SO.<br />
THE TDF'IC OF REGUIRING NEI.J MEMBERS TO BE SF,ONSORED BY CURRENT<br />
MEMBE RS I^IHEN AF.F.LY I NG WRS RE V I EI^IED. THE COMM I TTEE DEC I DED TFI I S<br />
UJCULD NOT BE A I^IISE COURSE AND T|IE IDEA I^IAS DROF.F,ED.<br />
NEt^J BUS I f.iESS<br />
UF'DgTED NEMFERSHIF, CERTIFICATES t^JERE REVIEhJED AND QCCEF,TEI] FOR<br />
USE. THEY ARE RVAILABLE FOR F.ICKUF' BY MEI'IBERS TO AVOID HF]VING<br />
TO MAIL THEM OUT.<br />
MEIYIBERSHII-' SOLICITAT]ON BY DIRECT ITIAIL U]qS DISCUSSED. USE OF THE<br />
FAFI I1IGGERS LIST I^IAS DECLINED. EFFORTS WILL BE MADE I-O FI]LLOI,I UF'<br />
ON SYMF.OSIUM REGISTRAN-TS BY USE OF F.OS-| CARDS. THE F.UE\LICATIONS<br />
COTiMITTEE WILL ALSO BE ASKED TO OFFER MEMBERSHIF' TO FAI CONTF]CTS<br />
I^JH I LE UF.DA-f I NG -I'HE F,ARA_NEI^JSBR I EF L I ST.
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MINUTES F.IA MEETING<br />
oRLANDO, FLORIIIA<br />
JRNUARY 18 E. 19. 1991<br />
R BUDGET I^JAS F.REF.ARED BASED ON COST ESTIMATES OF F'ROJECTS.<br />
LEI' WELZEL MOUED TO ACCEF'T THE COMMITTEE REI-'ORT. SECONDED BY DAVE<br />
IJERNER. MOI'I ON CARR I ED.<br />
THE MEETING RECESSEI] T]T B:(-I(.I f1. M. FOR COMI'IITTEE MEETINGS.<br />
THE FLENAftY SESSION IiECONVEFJED AT 1i:45 A. lY1. l^IITH A GUORUIYI<br />
F,RESEN-| . F.RES I I]ENI' DAN TA RRStr V I ECH CtrLLED -I-HE I4EET I NG TO tJ RDE R.<br />
EXF-UlJl'I Vt1 CUMIYI I |TEE<br />
DAN TARASAVIECH REF,L-]RTE]] RE TFIE PGREEMENI I^JITH USF'A AN]] F.IFJ.<br />
F'IA DID NOT F.AY OUR AFFILIATION DUES TO USI:,A THIS YEAR AND Ii<br />
THE EXECUTIVE COI4MIITEE'S'J DECISION TO I^JRITE AN SOF,. THE<br />
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE JUST IY1ET I,JITII THE USF'A BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO<br />
DISCUSS IT.<br />
STJF, 31(:) READS AS TJOLLO!.JS:<br />
++I{' U S P A RELATIONSHIP<br />
II++<br />
F.I A SI]flLL COOF'ERF-f E I,^J I TH USF'Q I N ALL IYIATI ER5 EFFECT I NLT F'AtiA_<br />
CIIUI-E ECIU I F.MENT AF]D SKYI] I V I NLT TO I NCLUDE :<br />
A. COORDIi..]ATION BETI^IEEN RESF,ECTIVE COMNITTEE<br />
CHA I R5.<br />
B. AF'[-.OINI f, LIAISON TO FIITEND USF'A MEE-TINGS.<br />
C. FURNISH BOOTH AND f]D SF.RCE TO USF.A AT BEST<br />
MEMBER RATES.<br />
D. F'ROVlDE F'IR MAILINGS TO UsF.A HEADGUARTERS.<br />
E. F.ROVIDE A COI-'Y OF F.IA MEEI'IIlB IYIINUTES TO USF'A<br />
HEADGUARTERS.<br />
CLIFF MOVED TO ACCEF,T SO[-, r-1(:), SECONDED BY MIKE FURRY. MUCH<br />
DISCUSSION FOLLOT^IED AMl THE GIUESTION AROSE t^JllAT USFA WOULD<br />
DO AND I^IHAT THEIR SOt-' I^IOULD CONTAIN.<br />
TI-iE EXECUTIVE BOARD IIRD REL]UESTED FIVE ITEMS I^IHICII THEY I^JIJULD<br />
LIKE TO SEE ON AN SOF' FROM USF'R. THESE ARE FOR REFERENCE ONLY.<br />
BUT WERE IN RETURN FOR I^JHAT HE WERE OFFERING.<br />
1. F'ROVII]E BEST qDVERTISING RATES ON ALL F,IA<br />
INSTITUI-IONAL ADVERTISING IN ANY USF,R<br />
F.UBLICATIONS, REGRRDLESS OF FREGUENCY<br />
OF ADVERTISING. (NOTE: BILL OI-TLEY AND<br />
KEVIN GIBSON TO LOOH INTO BETTEIi RRTES FOR<br />
(-lvMc'nqiTt tM ADVElil-ISII\.lG El-C. )<br />
I^JAS
ADDMIDT-IvI -11A- ADDENDUM<br />
<strong>Parachute</strong> lndustry lss ociation<br />
P.I.A. Rigging Committee Minutes<br />
Winter, January l8 &19, 1991<br />
I\tlembers:<br />
Paul Thompson - Chairman<br />
Dave DeWolf<br />
Banks Brazell<br />
Sandy Reid<br />
lvlike Mayo<br />
EIlen Bussemaker<br />
Deborah Blackmon<br />
George Galloway<br />
John Sherman<br />
Mike Furry<br />
T. K. Donle<br />
Dan Poynter<br />
Committee Projects<br />
Project Name:<br />
Coordinator:<br />
Goal/Pu rpose:<br />
Background:<br />
Current Status:<br />
Completion Date:<br />
Revised Equipment Inspection Policy<br />
Paul Thompson<br />
Provide an Equipment Inspection Polic)' and<br />
recommendations for USPA sancLioned events<br />
First completed in October 1989. First implemented<br />
1990 Nationals<br />
Finished project will be reinstated only when the<br />
policy needs to be revised.<br />
Last revised October 1990<br />
at<br />
Su mmary:<br />
Atlen R. Krueger requested that the Equipment<br />
Inspection Policy be revised as the result of some<br />
problems encountered with the first implementation<br />
the policy at the 1990 Nationals. Allen believes that<br />
"without loud dissenting opinion" he will work to<br />
implement this revised policy.<br />
of
Project Name:<br />
Coordinator:<br />
ADDENDI.M -IIB-<br />
Part 65 change<br />
George Galloway<br />
ADDENDIJN1<br />
Goal/Purpose:<br />
Background:<br />
Current Status:<br />
Completion Date:<br />
Summary:<br />
Project Name:<br />
Coordinator:<br />
Goal/Purpose:<br />
Background:<br />
Curren! Status:<br />
Completion Date:<br />
To update Part 65 *'hich has become outdated rvith the<br />
changes in equipment.<br />
Begun in summer o[ 1990 by Gary Douris. Douris was<br />
con[acted by Brad Outlat'who is an FAA officiat in OK.<br />
rule making branch.<br />
Input is stitt being solicited and a rough draft of the<br />
document has been worked out.<br />
Unknown at this time.<br />
Input has been solicited and received for some six<br />
months, perhaps longer. At the Cleveland meeting a<br />
sub-committee of eleven interested representacives of<br />
the industry point of vierv, hammered out a rough<br />
draft. That rough draft has been slon'to circulate since<br />
the Cleveland meeting. During this meeting the subcommittee<br />
worked on this document, it should be<br />
circulated for industry comment in the next few<br />
months.<br />
199 I International <strong>Parachute</strong> Symposium<br />
Paul Thompson<br />
To bring as many individuals together as possible for<br />
the purpose of learning, regulating, exchanging ideas<br />
and techniques.<br />
Began to germinate about Jan. 1989 when it looked as<br />
if no Riggers Conference would Lake place thar<br />
summer. Rough idea sLarted to take shape in meetings<br />
at Summer 1989 PIA Board meeting. PIA Board voted<br />
to change Riggers Conference to the rvinter meeting in<br />
l8 months (winter 199 I ) in conjunction with PIA and<br />
USPA meetings. USPA agreed to have meeting in<br />
conjunction with PIA and Riggers Conference.<br />
Preparations ongoing by Symposium volunteers.<br />
February 1, 199 1
ADDENDUM -lIC- ADDENDT]M<br />
Symposium Report<br />
I lvould likc to thank thc sponrors for bcing !o Bsncrous, ond svcryonc<br />
else for all their work and support of the Symposium.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re may be some people who have misunderstood how the Symposium<br />
is being run. <strong>The</strong> rules where kept simple so it could be managed by a<br />
small volunteer staff. Every person with a name badge has paid. <strong>The</strong><br />
speakers paid with a seminar lecture. <strong>The</strong> exhibitors paid with the booth<br />
[ee. <strong>The</strong>re are no staff freebees. No freebees-period. We have not<br />
allorved exceptions to the simple rules because we don't have the staff or<br />
the money to police a miltion different exceptions.<br />
Il{y personal goal of 300 has been surpassed with a last minute swell of<br />
registration. We are actualty faced with the possibility of the problem of<br />
having too many people attend lor the space we have set up, with no<br />
possibility for expansion. We had to plan lor as few as 150 without<br />
loosing our shirt and from our pre-registration cut-off point, 'we figured<br />
vve lvould have no more than 350 total. It now appears that we could<br />
hal'e over 400. At the lasl minute I was able to increase orders of T-shirts<br />
and binders. <strong>The</strong> last minute registrations have me a little worried as \\'e<br />
could reach maximum capacity very quickly. We may have to cut off<br />
registration. Obviously the one-day passes rvill be the first to go. Fire<br />
codes will not permit us to pack unlimited numbers in our seminar rooms.<br />
We have over fifty seminars being presented which took 4 months to line<br />
up. Trvice as long as anticipated. Some people got impa[ient with not<br />
knowing what was going to be presented, but I released the info as soon<br />
as it was possible. I have detected that some in our industry are not<br />
taking the Symposium as seriously as they should. An event this large<br />
takes planning months in advance and requires a great deal of<br />
cooperation. Unfortunately some have treated it much the same as the old<br />
Riggers Conference and procrastinated far too long, expec[ing to be able<br />
to do things and make changes at the last minute. <strong>The</strong> days of putting<br />
this event together in a couple of months are gone forever.<br />
Project Name: International Rigging Standards<br />
Coordinator: Sandy Reid<br />
Goal/Purpose: To share our experience and expertise with other<br />
countries that need to establish or update the<br />
qualification of riggers.<br />
Background: At the Fourth Technical Congress there rvas interest in<br />
lvorking toward common rigging standards worldwide.<br />
Current Status: New Project<br />
Completion Date: Unknown at this time
ADDEI{DU'',I -tlD- ADDENDIJY<br />
Summary:<br />
With our push toward having the rigger responsible for<br />
airworthiness in regard to service life, many<br />
representatives at the Fourth Technical Congress in<br />
Oct. 1990 stated that their country did not have a<br />
qualified rigging infrastructure in place. In proposing<br />
this new project, Sandy suggested that a group be<br />
formed of competent riggers from around the world<br />
who have an interest in establishing International<br />
Rigging Standards. Sandy further suggested an<br />
International list of sixteen riggers he could personatty<br />
recommend and fett that more than twenty would be<br />
cumbersome to work with at this time. We accepted<br />
this project and rvilt begin by contacting Sandy"s list of<br />
riggers to see if they are interested in participating in<br />
this project.<br />
Other Committee Activity'<br />
Received some acid mesh test lists from Barry Lewis - Aust. Reported<br />
that he is not continuing the service of any SAC even if it does pass all<br />
tests.<br />
A new A.D. on the acid mesh problem has just been released (14 Jan.91)<br />
and basically requires previously recertified SAC's with a Bromo test only<br />
to be retested with both the Bromo test and more importantly the Tensile<br />
Strength (PIA TS-108) before the next repack. Further discussions will<br />
take place in the Technical Committee where the project resides..<br />
Received information from John Norman (FL) about a substandard<br />
Northern Lite ripcord. Para-Phernailia has issued a bulletin covering the<br />
problenr.<br />
Michael Ravnitzky sent a complete FAA rigger list to this committee. <strong>The</strong><br />
10,280 nameson paper is l/2" thick. This is in a little better form than<br />
the computer tape that chris Rodrigues obtained. Dan Poynter<br />
volunteered to run the list through the National Change of Address system<br />
and several other processes which will pare it down and help keep us<br />
from wasting postage money if and when we do finally do a mailing with<br />
it. It will cost a couple of hundred dollars to do the massaging, but it will<br />
more than pay for the savings in postage.<br />
Prepared by Paul Thompson
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MINUTES F.IA [{EETING<br />
oRLANDO, FLORIDA<br />
JANUARY 1B E. 19. 1991<br />
E. F'ROVIDE A USF'R LIAISON TO ATTEND F.IA MEETINGS.<br />
3. COORDINATION BETI,IEEN RESF.ECTIVE COMMITTEE CHRIRS.<br />
4. F'ROVIDE F'If, I^JITH A CENTRALIZED MAILING ADDRESS AND<br />
NEXT BUSINESS DAY MAIL FORWARDING SERVICE TO THE<br />
CURRENT FIA SECRETRRY, ON A COST BRSIS. (NOTE:<br />
BILL OTTLEY MENTIONED THAT THIS MIGHT BE DONE<br />
NO CHARGE. )<br />
5. NOTIFY THE F'IFI F'RESIDENT IMMEDIATELY REGARDING<br />
FA]-RLITIES, FOLLOT^JED UF WITH A COFY OF THE OFFICTAL<br />
REF'ORT QSf,F,.<br />
IT I^IA5 THE HOF.E OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMIT-I-EE END THE USF.A EOARD<br />
TIIfIT THE TWO ORGANIZATIOI!5 I,JOULD HEREAFTER NORK TOGEI-HER<br />
AND MORE FULLY COOFERA-I-E I^JITH ERCH OTHER. SOME OF THE COMMITTEES<br />
REALLY INTERFACE SO WELL AND COMMITTEE CHAiRS SHOULD BE TALKING<br />
TO ENCH OTHER. SHERRY SCIIRIMSHER IS THE NEI^J PRESIDENT OF USF,T]<br />
f,IlD SHE IS MOST ANXIOUS FOR THE TI^JO 6ROUF.S TO I,.JORK TOGETHER.<br />
DAN ENCOURAGED ALL OF OUR MEMBERS TO MAKE AN EFFORT ALSO.<br />
THE I{EMBERSHIF. 'IHEI\ VOTED I'O ACCEF.T THE F.ROF.OSED SOF' J1(J.<br />
MO-I-]ON CARf?IED.<br />
DAN bJILCOX THEN MOVED TO ACCEF.T THI EXECUTIVE COMMI-ITEE REF'ORT,<br />
SECONDED BY MANLEY BU'|LER. MOTION CARRIED.<br />
eIs_E tlQNe€_EME_llr<br />
ELEK F,USKAS, CI-IAIRMAN MADE THE FOLLOHING REFORT:<br />
RISK MANAGEMENT MEMBERS WOULD DONSIST OF<br />
ELEK F.USKAS, CHAI RMAN<br />
DRN F'OYNTER<br />
SANDY REID<br />
DON BALCH<br />
JAMEY hJOODI^IARI]<br />
THEY hIILL F.REI-.QRE R LONG TERM OR INTERMEDIATE TERM ACTION F'LAI.I<br />
FOR DROF. ZONES. TIIEY NILL ATTEMF'T TO GENERATE THE F.Lf]N FOR<br />
F'RESENTATION AT THE NEXT MEETING.<br />
RAY FERRELL I4OVED TO ACCEF,T THE CO]YIMITTEE REF'ORT, SECONDED BY BOB<br />
SF.RAGUE. MOTIOI.I CARRIED.<br />
NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS<br />
LOWELL BACHMAN, CllRIRlylAN, I-HEN F-'RESENTED THE TWO CANDIDATES FOR<br />
THE CHAIRMANSHIF' OF THE DROF, ZONE AND SF.ORT F.ROMOTION COMMITTEE.<br />
THIS WAS THE ONLY COMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIF, I^JHICH HAD MORE THAN ONE<br />
CANDIDATE. EACFI SF.OKE BRIEFLY AND THEN THE MEETING I,.IAS CLOSED TO<br />
EVERYONE BUT VO ING MEMEERS FOR THE COMMITTEE ELECTION.
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M I NUTES F'I A I'IEET I l'JG<br />
oRLANDO, FLOR r IIA<br />
JANUflRY 18 &. 19. 1991<br />
THE FOLLOI^IING COI{I4ITTEE CHAI RMEN I^JERE UI]TED ON:<br />
AhJARDS<br />
DROF. ZONE R. SF'ORT F'fiOMO.<br />
EXECUT I VE<br />
NEMBERSH I t-,<br />
F.UBLICATIONS<br />
RIGGING<br />
R I5K I4ANRGEI'IENI-<br />
T ECHN I CAL<br />
NOIYII Nf,T I ONS & ELI-CI I OI\JS<br />
AD HOC BY LqHS<br />
SYT4F'OS I UIY1<br />
DEFORAH BLACI-(I.'1ON<br />
LEI.I t^JELZEL<br />
DAN TARfISAV I ECi.1<br />
DRl.l t^l I LCOX<br />
I\AIICY LE RIVIERE<br />
F,RUL THL'-]MF'5ON<br />
ELEK I..USKQS<br />
SANI]Y RE I D<br />
I'ED STRONG<br />
GEORGE GALLOI4AY<br />
LUC I A FUTiRY<br />
LOWELL MOVED AI.ID BOB SFRAGUE SECONIJED THE MLTTION Tfi ELECT IHE<br />
COMMITTEE SLATE AS F.IiOI_.DSED. I{IOIION CAfIRIET].<br />
SENDY REID MOVEI] THAT THE TERM OF THE SYMF'i]SIUM CHAIRI'1RN SHOULD<br />
BE CHANGED TO TI,JO YEARS BECAUSE IT hIAS FELT I-HAT I-HE SYI'IF'OSIUTII<br />
WOULD NOT BE HELI] EVERY YEI]Ii RNI] BECAUSE UF IHE LONG -I-ERM WORI-(<br />
NEEDI|IG TO BE DONE THAT CDMI./IiTTEE CHAIRF.ERSOI{ SHCULD I-IAVE A IUJO<br />
YEf,R OBLIGA-I-ION, SECONDED EIY MARY JEI.]E GR]FF: IN. I'1U-I"ION CT}iiRIEIJ.<br />
CLIFF REMINIIED ALL NEI^l CtllrlMITTEE CllAIRf4t N l-C STUDY S[.]F' 3(:)B l'^Jl-lICl-l<br />
IS THE FORMAT THEY ARE TtI USE IN MAKING Cf 4F]ITIEE REF.ORTS FROH<br />
NOI^I ON. THE SOF. NFF.EAFS iN THE ELACI/. FOLDtrR 14IJII]H COi\TAI[]'-; BY-<br />
LAhJS, ALL SOF.S, ETC.<br />
DAN TARASFIVIECH ADVISED THE F IA It'IAY NOT f]LI^JAYS EIE MEETING IN<br />
CONJUI\CTION WITH IJSF.A AND SHOULD THIS UCCUIi. I^JE I..IEED fO GET OUR<br />
AGENDA OUT ABOUT SIXTY (6(:)) DAY5 BEFORE OUR i\][EIINE WIIiCI-1 I,^IOULD<br />
RE6IU I RE THE CHA I RF.EFISI]NS TO GET IIjE I tt AGENI-IA DU-T SOONER. I H I S<br />
WILL ASSIST USF'A IN CeSE nl'\.lYONE OUT OF THEiti GROUF'|,^J[lNTS T!<br />
ATI-END OUR MEETING AI\iD I]AVE COOF'ERRTION BEII,JEEN TIIE I-I^JO<br />
OitGT]N I ZAT I ONS COMM I T-I-EES.<br />
THE MEETING<br />
TO DO SO TO<br />
ADJOURNED AT 1l:lt-r F'. M. TO Ef{ALlLE ANYONE L.JilO i,JISI-IEIJ<br />
ATTEND THE USFtI GENERAL MEIYIL1ERSHI!:' MEEI-ING AT 1:(-r'(-i.<br />
THE MEETINGD<br />
IRRASAV I ECIJ<br />
RE-CCNVENED A-f J:3(:) [-'.M. WI-l-i-t F'tiESIIJENI DAN<br />
F'RESIDING. CIUORUIYI I^JAS ESTABLISIJED.<br />
DROF' ZOI'JE RND SF'OFIT I-'ROMOTION<br />
TIIE DROF' ZONE AND SF.OtIT F,ROIYiOTIUN CI1AIRIYAN. F'AUL I=QYARI], T{EF't]RTED<br />
THR-f 43 F'EOFLE ATTENDED TFIE COMt4IT-fEE MEE-l-INfi Rl'lD HE HeIJE TFIE<br />
FOLLOI^J I NG REF,ORT :<br />
OLD BUSINESS<br />
GENERIC BROCHURE. GENERIC TANDEM F,OSTER fii.lD I'IALFUNCTIOI.l<br />
F H0l-os.
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MINUTES F'IA MEETING<br />
oRLANDO, FLORIDA<br />
JANUARY 18 E. 19. 1991<br />
A.<br />
E.<br />
C.<br />
E1,665 OF THE ORIGINAL eSrCrOO BROCHURES HAVE BEEN SOLD WITH<br />
ABOUT 1,5C)C) REMRINING FOR SALE. THE BALANCE HRD BEEN USED<br />
FOR F.ROMOTING THE BROCHURE. WHEN ALL IY1ONIES ARE COLLECTED<br />
THERE I^JILL FE A LOSS OF AT-.F.ROXIMATELY $1,(:)OO.O(:I ON THE FIRST<br />
F'RINTING. THE COMI4ITTEE WILL REGUEST $ElC)C). CIC} TO FINANCE<br />
SECOND FRINTING OF E5, OOO BROCHURES. SALES OF THE SECOND<br />
F.RINTING WILL MAKE THE F'ROJECT SELF_SUF.F'ORTING.<br />
MIKE TRUFFER HAS BEEN HANDLING THE GENERIC TANDEM POSTER RND<br />
HE ADVISED THAT SALES HAVE BEEN SLOW tdrTH ONLY ABOUT 5,OOC!<br />
oF THE 1(i,OOO FrRST PRINTING BEING SOLD. NO NEW MONEY WILL<br />
BE NEEDED FOR REF'RINTING. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT F'OSSIELY<br />
TIIE F'ARACHUTE MAGAZINES WOULD F.UBLISH "NEIdS BRIEFS" ADVISING<br />
THRT TFIE F'OSTERS ARE flVAILAELE. CINDY GIBSON I^IAS AF'F.OINTED<br />
TO HANDLE THIS.<br />
DRN F,OYNTER, [^JHO IS I-IRNDLING SALES OF THE MALFUNC-rION F,HOTOS<br />
REF.ORTED THIS F.RODUCT IS IN ITS THIRD F'RINTING AND GOING<br />
hELL HITH SOME SALES GOING OVERSEAS.<br />
TI]ERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ON THE FAA DRUG REGULATIONS. NO ONE<br />
HAD ANY NEW INFORMATION OTHER THAN AF.RIL ]S STILL THE DEADLINE<br />
FOR COMF.LIANCE, BUT RUMORS AND ARTICLES SAY THE REGUIREMENT WILL<br />
EE EXTENDED OR EVEN F.OSSIBLY RECALLED.<br />
THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION UN THE STFITUS I:]F TIIE B{)(:) NUMBER.<br />
MIKE TRUFFER REF.ORTED THAT THE NUMBER I4A5 STILL IN OF.ERATION AND<br />
I,'IOULD F.ROBABLY CONTINUE THROUGH 1991.<br />
THAT CONCLUDED OLD BUSINESS.<br />
NEW BUSINESS<br />
THE FIRST TOF,IC DISCUSSED WAS THE REVIVRL OF THE F'ROMOTIONAL<br />
VIDEO. THIS I^JAS THE VIDEO bIE RECEIVED F.RIOR F'RICE GUOTRTIONS OF<br />
$5(:,, (:)(:)C) TO F RODUCE. t^JE FELT THAT THESE TAF,ES COULD BE MADE BY<br />
LOCAL CABLE TV STATIONS FOR ES LITTLE AS $5O(J. LEW I^JELZEL WILL<br />
LOOK INTO THIS F'ROJECT RND REF,ORT HIS FINDINGS AT THE NEXT<br />
MEET I NG.<br />
TTIE SECOND TOF.IC I^IA5 THE BUMF'ER-WINDOW STICKER. BOB SF'RAGUE<br />
TALKED TO MIKE TRUI-JFER AND FOUND THERE ARE 1()(:)(.) T-'RINTED AND<br />
AVAILABLE FOR sALE.<br />
THE THRID ITEM I^JAS THE F'OSSIBLE NEED FOR A SAFETY AND TRAINING<br />
SUB-COMMITTEE TO COORDINATE BETWEEN USF'A AND F'IA ON SAFETY R.<br />
TRAINING TSSUES. BOB SF'RAGUE, LEt^t WELZELT JAN MEYERS AND CINIIY<br />
GTBSON WrLL SERVE ON Tl-tE SUB COMMITTEE. BrLL HAYES, UStrA<br />
CHAIRMRN OF THE SAFETY & TRAINING COMMIT'TEE hIAS MOST RECEF.TIVE<br />
TO THE IDEA.
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MINUTES F.IA MEETING<br />
oRLANDO, FLORIDA<br />
JANUARY 18 &. 19. 1991<br />
THE FOURTH ITEM I^JRS THE F'OSSIBLE DISTRIBUTION OF VARIOUS<br />
NET^ISLETTERS THAT ARE F,UBLISHED IN THE LOCAL RREAS AT LOCAL DROF.<br />
ZONES. A REGUEST FOR $4(IC, FOR IiIRILING I^JILL BE MADE TO FUND THIS<br />
F.ROJECT. DEBORAH BLACKMON AI.ID CINDY GIBSOI,I I^JILL t^JORI-i ON TFIE<br />
F'ROJECT.<br />
)<br />
FIFTH ITEM WAS THE IDEA OF A F,IA STORE! A F.LRCE NHERE MOST OF THE<br />
ITEIY1S F'IA SELLS CAN BE BOUGHT. THERE I^IERE MANY F.OSII'IVIE AND NO<br />
NEGATIUE COMMENTS ON THE NEED FOR SUCH A STCRE. IT WAS SUGGESTED<br />
THAT DAN F,OYNTER IS ALREADY SELLING A LOT OF THE ITEIYIS AND HE HAS<br />
AGREED TO CONTINUE DOING So trND hlILL. HAI.IDLE -fHE BRLQNCE OF THE<br />
ITEMS WHICH HE HAS NOT HAD. ARRANGEMENTS I^JILL BE MtrDE TO GET<br />
THESE MATERIALS TO DRN.<br />
THE SIXTH ITEM CONSIDERED I^IA5 E GENERIC SLIDE. ]-I-1IS SLIDE COULD<br />
BE USED IN MOVIE THEATRES I'O ADVERTISE END F'ROMOTE LOCAL DROF'<br />
ZONES. TI-.IIS hJOULD EE A JOINT VENTURE BEThJEEN THE DZ flND SF.ORT<br />
F'ROMOTION COMMITTEE AI.]D USF.A'S IY1EMBERSHIF' MERKEIING CI]T'1I']]TTEE.<br />
THIS F'ROJECT IS TO STRRT I^JITH ONE SLIDE. IT I,.JILL SELL RT<br />
SLIGHTLY OVER COST AND BE DISTRIBU-I-ED BY USF,A. I^JE I,,IILL REI]UEST<br />
$15(:). (:)(:) AS OUR SHARE TO F,ROI'IOTE TFlE F,RO_TECl.<br />
NEXT. AGAIN E JOINT VENTURE BETI.IEEN USI-.A AND F.IA. IS TO I^'RII-E R<br />
GENERIC F.RESS RELEASE COVERING NOTABLE EVENISi DURING DROF'ZONE<br />
HAFFENINGS SUCH AS FREE FALL AWQRDS OR LOCAL F(ECORDS. A HCIt^J TO<br />
USE LETTER WILL ACCOMF.ANY THESE RELEASES. CINDY GIBSON I,JILL<br />
f^lRIl-E I-HEM AND USF'A WILL DISTRIBUTE THEM TO DZ' S FliEE. l'^JE t^IILL<br />
REGUEST $5C). {)(} FOR F'RF,ER AND COF'IES FOR -THIS FROJECI.<br />
THE SEVENTH ITEM WAS REGUEST FOR A IYIARI/'ETINI] SURVEY TO BE<br />
F'ORMULATED FASED ON AN INITIAL SURVEY OF ALL F'IA MEMBERS.<br />
STATISTICAL AND MARKETING INFORMATION DESITIED L]Y T4L:MBERS I,.IILL BE<br />
COLLATED INTO ONE FULL MAIL OUT SURVEY TO RE FOLLOI,^JED BY F'HONE<br />
CONTACTS IF NEEDED. INFORT4ATION ALREADY AUeILOBLE FRUIY1 USFFI l,^JILL<br />
BE COORDINRTED IN-I-O THE FINAL REI-.ORT EN]] TFIIs INFORMATION I^IILL EE<br />
DISSEMINATED TO ALL F.IA MEMBERS AND USF'A COI'IMITTEES I^JIIO DESIRE<br />
IT. SOME INTERESTED trREAS OF COVERAGE I,IOULD BE:<br />
1.<br />
FREGUENCY OF NEI^I GEAR F'URCHASED OR SOLD<br />
BY DZ' S.<br />
L<br />
J.<br />
AMOUNT OF STUDENI GERR AI.ID TYF.ES TO LlE<br />
F'URCI.lOSED.<br />
INTENI]ED AND EUDGETED F.URCHASES OF' EGUIF'MENT<br />
BY DZ. STATISI'ICS ON MANRGEMEI.JT STYLE I. E.<br />
AIRCRAFT, LOAUS FLOWN, NUIY|BER OF CURRENT<br />
JUI{F,ERS, MONTHS AND TIMES OF OFERQTION. . "<br />
ANY INFORMATION THE MANUFACTURERS I,^IOULD LIKE<br />
TO KNOt^I RBOUT CUSTOMERS.<br />
COORDINATION I^JILL BE MADE hJI-IH THE MEMBERSHII-'COMM]-I]-EE TO USE<br />
THIS AS AI{OTIIER VEHICLE TO EI.JTICE DZI S IN-I-O JOINING. THIS<br />
INFORMATION WILL ALSO ASSIST THE DZ COMMITTEE IN SET-I-ING FUTURE<br />
GORLS AND F.ROJECTS THEY NEED TO F'URSUE. $7(:)(-,. (:)(:) I^IILL BE<br />
REGUESTED FOR THIS F.ROJEC'I--
-I7 -<br />
MINUTES F.IA MEETING<br />
oRLRNDO, FLORIDA<br />
JQNUARY 18 E 19. 1991<br />
F'AUL THEN FRESENTED THE FOLLOT^IING MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION:<br />
THE SF'ORT F.ROMOTION RND DZ COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THRT trIA<br />
FULLY SUF'F'ORT THE LEGAL ACTION BEHIND SETTING RN FAA NATIONAL<br />
SRFETY F'OLICY OF SUF.F'ORTING SKYDIVING ON trUBLIC USE AIRF'ORTS AS<br />
F.RESENTED BY RAY FERRELL ERRLIER IN THE MEETING AND FURTHER<br />
RECOMMEND THAT F.IA ALLOCATE FUNDS I-O F'AY ONE-THIRD OF THE<br />
EXF,ENSE, FUNDS NOT TO EXCEED $5,()()O. CIC) FOR THrS CAUSE<br />
F'AUL MOVED AND RAY FERRELL SECONDED TIIE MOTION. AFTER MUCH<br />
DISCUSION THE GIUESTION I^JAS CALLED. VO-IED ON AND F'ASSED.<br />
F'QUL THEN ADVISED HE FELT HE NEEDED I'O STEF'DOI^JN AS CHAIRMAN<br />
RND HAD ASKEI] IF RNYONE I^IOULD BE INTERESTED IN SERVING. BOTH BOB<br />
SF'RAGUE RND LEI^I WELZEL RDVISED THEY I^JOULD BE AND LEW WAS<br />
SUBSEGUENTLY ELECTED.<br />
IT I^JAS DISCUSSED AI.ID RGREED THAT THE TI^IO SEF'RRATE COMMITTEES OF<br />
DROF. ZONE END SF.ORT F.ROMOTIOI{ SHOULD BE COMBINED INTO ONE<br />
COMMITTEE. TH]S CHANGE HAS RLREADY FEEN AF.F.ROVED.<br />
BILL EI]OTII MOVED AND RAY FERI1ELL SECONDED THE MOTION TT] ACCEF'T<br />
THE DZ T]ND SF'ORT T]OMMITTEE REI-'ORT. MCITION CARRIED.<br />
l.ECFlN I CfiL COFIt'1I l- i ti:t:<br />
SANDY REID THEN I-.RESENTEIJ THE FOLLOI.JIF.IG REF'ORT FOR IHE TECHNICEL<br />
COMIYII TTEE :<br />
<strong>The</strong> purpose of the Technica1 Committee shall be to draft technical<br />
documentsr_reco[tmended procedurefr and safety bulletins for approval by<br />
the general rnembership- <strong>The</strong> Committee wi-I1 also coordinate itsinvestigations<br />
and information with outside technical groups as<br />
appropri?te, and reiease its findings to the public, ana the<br />
parachuti-ng and aviation communj-tiel.<br />
MEMBERS: SANDY REID - CHAIR<br />
(Voting) CLIFF SCHMUCKER<br />
PAUL THOMPSON<br />
ELEK PUSKAS<br />
GEORGE GALLOWAY<br />
JOHN SHERMAN<br />
I{ANLEY BUTLER<br />
RIGGING INNOVATTONS<br />
STEWART SYSTEMS<br />
PARA GEAR EQUIP CO<br />
PARA FLTTE INC<br />
PRECTSION PARACHUTE<br />
PARACHUTE I,ABS<br />
BUTLER PABACHUTE SYSTN,IS
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PIA TECHNICAIJ COItIllIfrfEE<br />
PRO.IECT ATATUS<br />
NoTE: cohpleted proJects are in bold type.<br />
rD # PROJECT NAME<br />
TC-001"<br />
TC-OO2<br />
TC-o03<br />
TC-OO4<br />
TC-005<br />
TC-006<br />
TC-OO7<br />
TC-OOE<br />
TC*009<br />
TC-ot o<br />
TC-011<br />
TC-O12<br />
tc-013<br />
TC-0L4<br />
TC-o15<br />
TC-OL6<br />
TC-017<br />
TS-104r Canopy weight & Volume<br />
S-17 Conmlttee L,iaison<br />
Student nquipnent Standards<br />
Equlpment Service Life<br />
Limltatlons<br />
aoldlMesh Situatlon<br />
Tanclem Study Group<br />
Parachutlng Muaeum Liaison<br />
A/L Direct Bag Non-Asslst<br />
Deplolment Study<br />
CIP TechnlcaL Congress L,iaison<br />
PIA/AIAA I,iaison<br />
PIA Forelgn Aero CIub l,lalson<br />
PIAfISHGA Paraqliding Contact<br />
l'ree Bag Safety storr l€ngrUh StuCly<br />
Ram-Air Perfarmance Standarde<br />
Dual Square Deployment StuCly<br />
Ts-100 Revision<br />
TS-101 Standardlzed Nomenclature<br />
of Round <strong>Parachute</strong>s.<br />
wHo<br />
Reid/Gal1oway<br />
Puekas<br />
Schrrrucker<br />
Sherman<br />
Reld<br />
Thomp8on<br />
Reid<br />
schmucker<br />
Reld<br />
Ravniteky<br />
TaraeLevitch<br />
Sherman<br />
nelil (Tenp)<br />
EutIer<br />
Butler<br />
COMPLETION<br />
DATE<br />
ongotng<br />
ongoing<br />
ongoing<br />
ongolng<br />
ongoing<br />
Inact,ive<br />
ongolng<br />
?-4-89<br />
ongoing<br />
ongolng<br />
tnactlve<br />
11-10-89<br />
CAIICEIJED<br />
ongoing.<br />
ongoi.ng.<br />
ongoing<br />
ongoing
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COH}TIT'I'EE PROJECTTA<br />
PROJECT ID NUMBER: TC-OO]-<br />
PROJECT NAI{E: TS-1O4 Canopy weight and. volume atudy.<br />
COORDINATORS: Sandy Rei-d and George Gallohray.<br />
PROJECT GOAL/PURPOSE: Standardlzeil measurement of maln and reserve<br />
canoples for volume, area, and welght to deterrnlne conpatiblllty<br />
between canopies and harness and eontainers.<br />
PROJECT BACKGROUND: Begun in 1985, to date over 15o different canopLeE<br />
have been meaaured and<br />
'<br />
lncorforated into a referenee chart. bhls<br />
chart Ls updated on an annual baslE, usually at the PIA summer<br />
meeting. because of certain anorualles exhiBlted during the study,<br />
that the system waEi imperfect. In<br />
any obtalned a copy of the prA<br />
ng tests on thelr own canoples to<br />
uiil.<br />
ll:nil"Xltllu'iE'ffi 'EHI"Sh:ffi :I .<br />
end result was that the volurue of the subJect cAnoplee varied by<br />
as rquch ae 25& over the aampJ.lng.<br />
Contlnul-ng lnto phaee rwo of the etudy, precision measured an<br />
additional. 1r134 canopies durlng productl-on, both BEFORE ANd AFTER<br />
installation of the llnesets. <strong>The</strong> resultE of thls etudy ie<br />
attached ae Tc-ool.l-.<br />
CURRENT STATUS: George Galloway wl1I contlnue h1s efforte in monltorlng<br />
11" progucts. lo-gqlher rnoie data. Sandy Reld w111 also contlnue<br />
hts work on the PIA chart on all canopies.<br />
COI'IPLETION DATE: Ongoing<br />
SUMMARY: Whereas the orlglnal study was the major emphasls of thls<br />
project, lt ls now felt that the work tfrat ceorge calloway has<br />
begun shoul-d become equalLy j,mportant. Along wl-tn that, other<br />
canopy Inanufacturere should be encouraged to partlclpate in order<br />
to broaden the data base available for-study.- At present there are<br />
7 known volume chah.bers bullt to the pIA specs. ether<br />
manufacturers w111 be encouraqed to obtaln thelr own chamber and<br />
to start monitoring their canSpiee to Eee if the trends identified<br />
by eeorge are common to all canoples. A standardlzed data sheet<br />
wlf1 be generated so that the maxlmum amount of data can be<br />
collected and that lt can be utilized 1n a computer data baEe<br />
program.
PROJECT TD NUMBERI 'r,c-ooz<br />
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PROJECT NA}TE3 SAE S-1? COMMITTEE LIATSON.<br />
COORDINATOR: EIeK Pus]
PROJECT TD NUMBER: TC-OO3<br />
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PROJECT NA!48: STANDARDTZAT1ON O!' STUDENT EQUTPMENT.<br />
CooRDTNATOR: Cliff Schmuc)
PROJECT TD NWBE}I: Tc-oo4<br />
-22-<br />
PRoJEcr NAI{E ! EQUTPMENT sERvrcE LrFE rJrMrrATroNs.<br />
cooRDrNATORs Sandy Reid<br />
PROJECT GOAI//PURPOSE: To establish rea]-lstlc service life standarde<br />
basecl on .;urrent technorogy anil riabirtty requlrementg.<br />
re orlql-na1lv started for Risk<br />
uas telt,thai it would not be<br />
products.<br />
CURRENT STATUST At the March 7, 199(<br />
proposed standard for Equipment<br />
Committee. Eecause of the sensi<br />
was felt that it should be put,<br />
At thls tlme the malorltv view<br />
such a Servlce Life-Linitatlon.<br />
September 3o, 1,990 meetlng 1n c<br />
rlce llfe linitations<br />
on their<br />
several commentE frorn the'fielc<br />
such a proposal, ft waa felt that hlrtory had not proven any-need<br />
for such limitatlons and that the manufacturere were only dolng<br />
this in order to eel1 more product. Eecause of theee commentE, the<br />
tnembership felt that more rbeearch wae deslrable and communicAtlon<br />
neceeeary with other countrles aa to the reatistLc need for such<br />
guldelinbs. <strong>The</strong> Techcom chalrtnan wa6 echeduled to attendt the 4th<br />
cfP Technlcal Congress ln Lonclon ln October 1990 and had been<br />
approached by the organlzers to present a papef on the eervlce<br />
life lseue. Ib was felt that the- reception- of this paper and the<br />
overall response of the atteniting cou-ntries would bL bonsldered 1n<br />
any final aEtion on the servlce itte leeue.<br />
CoMPLETIoN DATE: Ongolng.<br />
SUMIIARY s At the Technlcal Congress,<br />
study the subJect and rnake any<br />
copy of the reconrnendations of<br />
TC-OO4. L . Nolr that the flrst r<br />
neceasary to develop reallstlc<br />
' data not-only on aqing, but on aII the other factore that affect<br />
servlce life-. faeSfff , a comnon format shoutcl be developed by.the<br />
PIA Eo that all manufacturers are gathering a base of lnformatlon<br />
conmon to each type of product. rhis information could then be<br />
etudted and each-lear a'report issued as to the flndlngs.
PROJECT ID NUMBER! TC-OOs<br />
PRO,]ECI NAME: ACrD/MESH SITUATION.<br />
CooRDINATOR: Paul l.hornpson<br />
PROJECT GOALIPURPOSE: To monltor the onsolne situation of deqraded<br />
fabric found in certain canoples and trf to establlsh if-thlE has<br />
any connection wlth high acid Jevels of-the uesh used in thern.<br />
PROJECT BACKGROUND; First ldentified ln ]ate 1986, the bulk of<br />
identlrled defective canopies EeemE to be concentrated in the<br />
1982-83 tirne frarne. A Etandardized fabric tensile test urethod has<br />
been developed that altows non-deetruct,lve pull testing of the<br />
fabrlc to dEtermlne structural integrity.<br />
CURF(ENT STATUS: An ongolng program c<br />
the nature of the problem-has I<br />
distribution of th-e necessary t<br />
the fabric has been done as wel<br />
conditioned canopies ha6 been u<br />
A polnt of rnaJor- concern has recently surfaced. A SAC wag found<br />
wlth defective fabrlc. This canopy wis recertlfled rrnder Alternate<br />
8, which does not require a fabrlc<br />
teeted r-2o days latef and found to<br />
UPDATE: On January L4 r 1991, the<br />
tocket No. 90-NM-245-AD. ThLs<br />
PIA Technical Standard LOB, par<br />
Non-Deetructive Method, dated J<br />
has been prevlously re-certifie<br />
tested must be withdrahrn from s<br />
COMPLETION DATE: ongolng.<br />
SUI'{I'IARY: A point of maJor concern is<br />
complacent 1n tlrne and forget a<br />
with the re-certlfled sAc €hat,<br />
that this problem 1e not going<br />
worse. In the meantime, ALL can<br />
durlng the course of thelr norr<br />
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PRoJECT ID mrmeER: fc-oo6<br />
_24_<br />
PROJECT NA.ME: TANDEM STUDY GROUP.<br />
COORDINATOR: Sandy Reld<br />
PRoJECT GoAL/PURPoSE: To evaluate equlprnent and technlquee to deterrnlne<br />
if therl is any linkage to the'tabt that all tand.6n fatalities to<br />
date are on the sarne brand of egulpment.<br />
pXoJEcT BACKGROUND: prlor to the convenlnE of the flrst meeting of the<br />
t'andem Study Group on June 3o, 1989, ilt tandem fatalitiesoccurred<br />
on equipment manufactured by the Relative Workshop. Sorne<br />
people feIt tfiat- this was too much c6incidence anil that thEre had<br />
to be an explanatlon. Even lf lt wae<br />
'<br />
coincldence, the nanufaoturer<br />
vras getting'a |tbad rap'r and wanted to eee lf thle could be<br />
prev6nted.' Both manutacturers agreed to particlpate in a<br />
irinbon rrB1ue<br />
Panelrr discussion of the known facts. A11 the avallable<br />
informatlon concernlng the fati<br />
<strong>The</strong> conclusion was that there<br />
that could contribute to the fi<br />
t<br />
issued vrhlch called for more cr<br />
ln tralnlng and certification.<br />
the use of the drogue Eystem al<br />
CURRENT STATUS: An ongolng program of cooperation between the<br />
nanufacturers was es€ablished as rec-ommended. In addl-tlon, the<br />
Relative workshop has tightened up thelr control and EurveLllance<br />
of their side of the Program'<br />
COI'IPLETIoN DATE: fnactlve.<br />
SUMMARYT Thls project will be placed on an lnactl-ve Etatus.
PROJECT fD NIIMBER: TC-oo7<br />
PROJECT. NA}IE: PARACHUTTNG MUSEU}.I LIAISON<br />
COORDTNATOR: Cliff Schmucker<br />
PRoJEcT GoAL/PURPoSE: I'o identify and catalog vlntage and unlgue<br />
parachutes and parachute related iterns for future lnclusj.on in a<br />
National <strong>Parachute</strong> Museum.<br />
PRoJEcT BACKGROUND: Some t.1ure ago, lt came to our attention that there<br />
vras a conslderable amount 5f'posslble huseurn quallty parachute<br />
-<br />
gatherlng dust or worse. In certaln<br />
hute equiprnent had been dlscarded or<br />
hat it was or had no place to go.<br />
:ime have the regources to collect<br />
Itr we would like to at least<br />
identify and catalog it for potential use'<br />
Accordingly, w€ have designed a PrA label for identifying the iteur<br />
and to catalog it in a eonputer data base to know hrhere tt 1s at.<br />
CURRENT ETATUS: <strong>The</strong> labe1E have been deslgned and made. and the data<br />
base information sheets done aE wel1. ft now remal-nE to dletrlbute<br />
these to individuals and cornpanies who poesess l-terns that they<br />
thlnk should be ldentified as potentlal muserr.u pieces. In<br />
additionr dt the PIA syrnposiurnl a nigglng Tgol k1t was raffled off<br />
and over $1100.00 was raised for the establish.nent of the PIA<br />
Muaeum fund.<br />
COMPLETION DATE : ongo5.ng.<br />
o<<br />
of what could prove to be a rather<br />
term goa1, of course, ls to<br />
:ional <strong>Parachute</strong> Museum. A<br />
t, ad:ninistratlon, and funding is<br />
ls sufficient support for a project<br />
such as thie, it ls felt that a eeparate committee should be<br />
establlehed to control the project and not keep tt under the<br />
Technical- commlttee.
_26_<br />
PROJECT ID NTIMBER: TC-oO9<br />
PROJECT NA]'{E: CIP TECHNTCAL CONGRESS LIAISON.<br />
COORDINATOR: Sandy Reid<br />
PROJECT GOAL/PURPOSE: To estabLish comnunicatlon between the PIA and<br />
the 'I'echnical Subcomrnitte,e of the CIp.<br />
PROJECT BACKGROUND! In L987, the French parachute Federatlon hosted the<br />
lst CIP Technlcal congiess ln Parls', France, <strong>The</strong> purpose vraa to<br />
facititate the exchanfe of technlcai and related lnfbrmation<br />
between the affiliated Aero C1ubs. Slnce that tlrne, three<br />
' additional Conqregses have been held with lncreaElncr<br />
partlclpation. - With T?ny of the subJects deallng ylgh<br />
lnternational standardizition of equipment and tialnlncr<br />
technigues, lt behooves the PfA and its rnembers to par{icipate in<br />
order to rnake input in areas directlv direotly affectl-no affecting our products. Dr<br />
CURRENT STATUSi <strong>The</strong> 4th Technical Congrese, held october 9-Ll-, L99o 1n<br />
EngJ.andr was the largest to date. wlth over 30 countrles having<br />
particlpated, it was also the first tlrne that Eastern European<br />
countrles attended. ThiE was prlnarlly due to the sponeorshlp<br />
provided by several manufacturerE and Aero clubg.<br />
COMPLETION DATE: ongoing.<br />
SU]4MARY: <strong>The</strong> 4th Technical congreaa was the second one at which the PrA<br />
had an observer 1n attendance. fn additlon the PIA Technical<br />
Chairman presented a paper on Equipment servlce Llfe. Because of<br />
the inter'eet shown by- the PIA i; the activitiee of the congress,<br />
the PIA was placed on the rnailing and contact Ilst for all future<br />
correspondence and safety bulletins lssued by the member<br />
countries. while short tenn beneflte to the nanufacCurers may not<br />
be readily ldentifiable, the contacts and feedbaa)c from the fteld<br />
and ln parti.cular the technical representatlveE of the National<br />
Aero Clubs hust not be overloo)ted.
PROJECT ID NUMBER: Tc-010<br />
-2t -<br />
PROJECT NAT"IE: PrA/AfAA TECHCOM LfAfSoN.<br />
CoORDINATOR: Mllce navnitsky.<br />
PROJECT GOAL/PURPOSE: To facllltate the participation of PIA memlrerE<br />
and others within the sport parachuie lnduBtry l"n the AfAA and ite<br />
Technical sessions.<br />
PROJECT BACXGROUND: fn the past, certaln members of the sport lndustry<br />
participated ln the arla cinferences. This has dropp-ea otf and<br />
Eolne.people would llke to Eee an lncreased lnterest (read: Mllce<br />
navnl-tsky ) .<br />
CURR-ENT SI'ATUS: Ongoing.<br />
coMPLETIoN DATE: <strong>The</strong> Ll-th AIAA Aerodvnamic Decelerator Systems<br />
l'echnoLogy conference wll-1 be hald aprl1 9-11, i-991- ln san Dlego<br />
cA. Interested individuals may contact:<br />
Donald W. Johnst,on<br />
<strong>Parachute</strong> SyEtemB pl-vlsion 1552<br />
Sandia National L,aboratories<br />
Albuquergue r NM 87185-5800<br />
SUMIvIARY: With the growth of the Sport <strong>Parachute</strong> Induetry over the<br />
years, there are many benefii,s to be obtalned ln m'onttorlng and<br />
coordlnatlng wltn the ArAA. PrA members are encouraged to attend<br />
the AIAA Eponsored conferences to promote theLr end of the<br />
industry and for the contacts to be made.
PROJECI.' ]D NUMBER; TC-O11<br />
_28_ ,<br />
PROJECT NAME: prAlFORUtGN AERO CLUB LIAISON<br />
COORDfNATOR: Dan Tarasl-evlch<br />
PROJECT GOA]-/PURPOSE: To establish contact between the PIA arrd Foreign<br />
Aero clube, primarity tnelr Technlcal commltteeE and to asslst<br />
them witn any technical problem that they may experlence that<br />
affects theii members.<br />
PROJECT BACKGROLIND: Two instances have arisen within the laEt two years<br />
whereby Forelqn Aero C1ubs have talcen acti.on on technical matlers<br />
wlthout consulting the manufacturere. rt 1E to the benefit of<br />
lroth the PfA and these Organizations to establish smooth working<br />
' relatlone so that any proElems can be quickly and safely dealt<br />
with.<br />
CURRENT STATUS: A ]etter from the PIA Presldent was drafted and sent to<br />
all Forelgn Aero clubs establlshing contact polntE wittr the PIA<br />
and 1ts members and offerlng our asslstance hrhere needed.<br />
COMPLETION DATE: Tnactlve.<br />
SUMI'IARY: ft le to evervonets benefit to establ.lsh an(l malntaln clear<br />
and cordial l-1nes-of communlcations between the lnduetry and l-trs<br />
customers. Since the Foreicrn Aero Clubs are responsible for the<br />
saf ety of their membere, dlrect communicatlonE ittltn tfre<br />
manufacturers wlIl ensure the prompt resolutlon of any problems<br />
that may surface.
PRO.JECT ID NUMBER: TC-O]-3<br />
-29_<br />
P}TOJECT NAME ! FREE BAG SAFETY STAW LENGTH sTUDY.<br />
COORDINATOR: John Sherman<br />
PROJECT GjAL/PURPoSE! To establiEh a relationship between the length of<br />
the Free Bag safety Stow and. the arnount of llne bulk need.ed €o<br />
secure the nouth of the bag.<br />
PROJECT BACKGROUND: Inltlat experience has shown that the retentlon<br />
provlded by line stovr eta-stlc retalners on a baq or sleeve is<br />
crltlcal. <strong>The</strong> indlustry has recoqnlzed thls bv piovldlnq differenL<br />
]enqth rubber bands f6r differefit line biqht-btfk canoiies. In<br />
part.icular, witn the use of extrernely snail diarneter tLnes such as<br />
, spectra, that it rnay be poeslble for-the l1nes to sllp out<br />
premalurely during cleployment, thereby causlngr a malfunctlon.<br />
CURRENT STATUS: This proiect was qlven to,fohn Sherman to develop test<br />
parameters to deierfrlne lf tfiere is ln fact a potentlal problem.<br />
COI'IPLETION DATE: Cahceled.<br />
STMMARY: Due to a lack of interest and input from the rest of the<br />
lndustry, this project has been canceled.
PROJECT ID NUMBER: TC-0I4<br />
2n<br />
PROJECT NAME; T5-116 (Proposecl)- RAM AIR PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.<br />
COORDfNATOR: John Sherman<br />
PROJECT GOAIJ/PVRPOSE: To draft a standard for rneasuring the performance<br />
specificatlons of Ram-air parachutes for comparlson puiposes,<br />
PRo,JECT BACKGRoUND: Many performancc<br />
nanufacturers that cannot be substar<br />
<strong>The</strong>se performance speclflcations ar(<br />
customers when !!."y are shopp*rg fo:<br />
standardlzed method of measuring cal<br />
CURRENT STATUS: David Smlth of <strong>Parachute</strong>e Australia hae drafted a<br />
document for measuringr Ram-alr parachute performance. A brief roeeting<br />
of . the canopy manuf acturere was- held duriirg the prA symposlun and cr16<br />
original proposal circulated. A couple of errors \.rere ldentifieit in the<br />
rnath and corrected. t'ed Strong of Strong EnterprlEe.B also presented a<br />
method that they use. Because there are various methodE us6 throughout<br />
the lndustry, a1I of these should be examined anCt reported to the'<br />
Cornrnlttee for conslderatlon.<br />
COMPLETION DATE: Ongolng.<br />
STIMMARY: As soon as consensus of the test method le reached, each<br />
)sts on their products. After that<br />
comparatlve teEtg of dl,fferent make<br />
)rs results. If the test method is<br />
)ave valld data on whlch to ba6e
PROJEc'I ID NUI{EERi TC-O15<br />
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PROJECT NA}TE: DUAIJ SQUARE DEPLOYMENT STUDY.<br />
COORDINATOR: Sandy Reld (Temporary)<br />
PROJECT G0AL/PURPOSE: To ldentlfy the interaction of Rarn-alr maln and<br />
reserve canoplea 1n a student tralnlng environment.<br />
PRoJECT BACKGROUND: A letter from Jahey Woodward in December 1990<br />
asked several questlons concernlng uslng ram-alr reservee in a student<br />
tralnlng environment.<br />
CURRENT STATUS: <strong>The</strong> project was Etarted ln order to ansv/er these<br />
questlons. During discusslon of the letter there were two opposed<br />
opinions from manufacturers present. Conseguently it.waE fel,t that<br />
certain research should be done to Eee what lnfornatlon waE currently<br />
ts, certaln practlcal tests ehould<br />
PT volunteered that the ullltary<br />
e of informatl-on available for<br />
are necesaarv to lnvestiqate Eome<br />
their faciliiies and exp5rtlse to<br />
conduct them.<br />
CoMPLETIoN DATE: ongolng.<br />
SUI'IMARY: Mike Mayo will coordinate with the MFFC to research their<br />
data ar a first st"p in the proJect. In addltlonr_several foreign Aero<br />
club nrenilrers presenL of ferecl-to-ueseareh thelr flles for pertirrEnt<br />
information.
ItROJECtr fD llttl{nllR: Ttl 016<br />
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PRO'}ECT NAI.{Ei TS-LOO REVISION<br />
COORDINATORs }4ANLEY BU'I'LER<br />
PRO;Il.;cT GnAT,/PIIRPOSE: Tc' uFdate TS-.1OO Strndardized Nomcnolaturo for<br />
Ram-air rnfthtea Grioing Pirachutee.<br />
PROJEC'I' tsACKGROUND; <strong>The</strong> original TS-1O0 was adoptecl ln January L984.<br />
slnce that time, there trave-been many advances in Ram-air technology.<br />
<strong>The</strong> tlme has come for updatlng the document.<br />
CURRENT STATUS: New project.<br />
COMPLETToN DATEI Ongoing.<br />
SI'UMARY: None
PROJECT ID NUMBER: TC-O].7<br />
-33_<br />
PROJECT NAME! 1,S-1O1 STANDARDIZED NOI.TENCI.ATURE FOR ROUND PARACHUTES.<br />
COORDTNATOR: I'TANLEY BUTLER<br />
PROJECT GoAIJ/PuRPosEr 't'o establish a standardized language for round<br />
parachutee slrnllar to TS-1.o0 f or Raur-air parachutes.<br />
PRoJECT EACKGRoUND! with the growth in uEe of Ram-air parachutes, the<br />
round parachute has talcen the baclc seat. However, the need for a<br />
standaidized nomenclature etlll exists.<br />
STATUS: New project.<br />
COMPLETTON DATE: ongoLng.<br />
SUMMARY: None,
Precision Ae rodynamics<br />
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Canopy Volume<br />
PHASE 2<br />
Sludy<br />
TC-00r.1<br />
Sample Breakdown<br />
l,tllcro Fla<br />
Flaven<br />
Raven<br />
Flave n<br />
Flcven<br />
#Samples Dacron<br />
181 105<br />
167 122<br />
271 219<br />
147 126<br />
46 42<br />
Kevlar<br />
n.<br />
11<br />
7<br />
1<br />
1<br />
Spectra<br />
54<br />
34<br />
45<br />
14<br />
3<br />
Falcon 1<br />
Falcon 17<br />
20<br />
70<br />
12<br />
47<br />
0<br />
B<br />
23<br />
Falcon 2l<br />
Falcon<br />
Falcon<br />
Faf con<br />
65<br />
34<br />
17<br />
4<br />
34<br />
18<br />
10<br />
4<br />
0<br />
0<br />
2<br />
0<br />
31<br />
16<br />
5<br />
0<br />
Interceptor 1<br />
Inlerceptor<br />
Inletceplor<br />
Interceplor 250<br />
14<br />
3<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
TOTALS: 1134 822 262<br />
4<br />
I<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
0<br />
BACKGROUND<br />
I:r Octobcr 1989, FTeclslon Aerodyramtcs undcflook an enenstve study of canopy<br />
volunres for all of its t 6 models.<br />
'ltre flrst phase of t-hat stutly u,as dJscussed ln the Sprlng, 1990 lsgue of <strong>The</strong> Rtgger.<br />
Tltat rcport sought to draw concluslons regardtng Ure accuracy of measurements of<br />
carrop)' r'oluttte ss rst:l) as varlaUon betu'een caloptes of ure same model.<br />
'J hls second report etrclcavors to oplore l}c actual values nreasure d for all nrodels. to<br />
quanUfy madmunr a:rd nrlrrhrrum values for cach model, and to draw concluslons<br />
rcgardtrg the cflect of ltne bulk lersus canopy bulk on thc total canopy volume<br />
I,lETHODS<br />
For pl:asc 2 of tlre carlop)' r'olume studl', 1,134 samples ,*'ere measured durlng<br />
procluctlon. both BEFORE end AFTER rnstsllauon of luresets. Data u'ere co:Iparcd<br />
among slnrlJar models a-nd llne b?es, a:rd to dala obtalr)ed ln Phase I of the sludy.
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Precision Aerodynamjlq qqnopy Volume Study<br />
IAH-;N.E n<br />
Ttlese ch;1r'19 con'tpare tle erarcmes of nreasurcd values agaJnst the average values.<br />
Dacron<br />
hiicro Flavan<br />
Faven t<br />
Raven 2<br />
Baven 3<br />
Baverl 4<br />
l,4lnimum Average lylarimum Var- Var + TOTAL<br />
271 310 359 13Yo<br />
n6 3ff 396<br />
367 404 471<br />
430 470 505<br />
48€ 515 507<br />
16%<br />
9%<br />
16%<br />
127o<br />
17Y6<br />
7%<br />
10"/o<br />
28?/c<br />
28"h<br />
26%<br />
16e/o<br />
150h<br />
Kevlar<br />
Micro Raven<br />
Fleven 1<br />
Faven 2<br />
Flave n<br />
lvllnfmum Average lv'laxlmum<br />
284 302 317<br />
330 346 35e<br />
376 393 404<br />
430 453 463<br />
5o/o<br />
4%<br />
sVo<br />
5"h<br />
4'h<br />
3o/o<br />
T/"<br />
11Vo<br />
8V6<br />
7%<br />
7%<br />
Spectra<br />
lilicro Rave<br />
n<br />
Faven 1<br />
Raven 2<br />
Faven 3<br />
Flaven 4<br />
lillnlmum Averaqe Maximum<br />
271 288 317<br />
304 3N 354<br />
342 379 409<br />
417 449 459<br />
50s 512 5?1<br />
6V"<br />
8Vo<br />
1oeh<br />
6%<br />
1Vo<br />
10%<br />
E%<br />
E%<br />
4Y"<br />
2'h<br />
16%<br />
1s%<br />
18V.<br />
10%<br />
3%<br />
I'lole:<br />
Contl>arirrg the values shown here for thc Raven<br />
nreasured trt phase I of Ure 6tudy:<br />
Dacron Kevlar Spectra<br />
PHASE 1:<br />
+ 10, -11 +5,-5 +8,-6<br />
PHASE 2: + 12, -16 + 5, -4 +8.-B<br />
I model wiLh 1}te 96 of vartzurcc<br />
Note: Ilttcresli-rtgly, <strong>The</strong> larger llre caaopy measured, the less the varlance cxperlerrced<br />
during mca^SurcmcDt.<br />
Llne bulk vs Canopy bulk<br />
VARTAN'CE TOIALS:<br />
VaJu es rc0g q1 uia-xl.rnun'r<br />
In Canopy lafier Lineset<br />
lilicro Raven t9 6?/c<br />
Raven I 23<br />
Raven 2 18<br />
Flaven 3 1<br />
Raven 4 1<br />
coNCLUSIoN: a greal majority of the variance in measilremenl<br />
ig_s!ll! !o. rn_![g!g]!!l\ll! rlh e r f a.ct o rs_co ni ri bu I ed b y r h e I i n e se t.<br />
65%<br />
61%<br />
47%<br />
47%<br />
varianue as a percentage ol<br />
average. ''ln Canopy" means<br />
variance between canopies ol<br />
that model before lineset<br />
inslallation. -Atter Ll neset'<br />
means the variance in the<br />
volsrns added to the unlt after<br />
linesel installation.
Average Values (Dacron)<br />
Canopy only<br />
Micro Raven<br />
Ravon l<br />
Raven 2<br />
Flaven 3<br />
With Lines<br />
Volume (cu in)<br />
Dillerencc<br />
Precl-elon Aerod1namlcs Canopy Volurne SLudy<br />
charts on thls pagc dcptcl average rralues for eanopy<br />
, based on the phasc 2 samplc of 1,123 canoples (see<br />
Surnrnar;r for tndtvtdual sample counts)<br />
Raven 4<br />
Falcon 150<br />
Falcon 175<br />
Falcon 195<br />
Falcon 215<br />
Falcon ZJ5<br />
tle the ftgures were obtalned alter sampltng a large<br />
selecUon. thcy are strnply an average. and must be co,nrpared to<br />
the maxlmum and rnlilmum vclumes encountered fn all<br />
See the Varlance Analysts for these values<br />
Falcon 265<br />
Faloon 300<br />
lnterceptor 180<br />
Interceptor 200<br />
lnterceplor 225<br />
lnterceptor 25tl<br />
I<br />
(,<br />
o\<br />
I<br />
Average Va lues (Kevlar)<br />
Micro Raven<br />
Raven I<br />
Raven 2<br />
Raven 3<br />
Raven 4<br />
Faloon 150<br />
Falcon 175<br />
Falcon 195<br />
Falcon 215<br />
Falcon 235<br />
Falcon 265<br />
Falcon 300<br />
Canopy only With Unes<br />
Volume (cu in)<br />
Dlflerence<br />
2n 302 IJ<br />
256 346 90<br />
n7 3ql 96<br />
352 453 101<br />
&4 s01 96<br />
409 542 133<br />
Average Values (Spectra)<br />
Micro Raren<br />
Haren I<br />
Raz.ert2<br />
Raen 3<br />
Baveo 4<br />
Fafcon 150<br />
Fahon 175<br />
Faloon 195<br />
Faloon 215<br />
Faloon 235<br />
Falcon 265<br />
Ca<br />
Volume (cu in)<br />
With Unes Ditbrence<br />
225 2W 53<br />
260 329 .- 70<br />
N 379 81<br />
347 u3 96<br />
389 512 122<br />
247 322 75<br />
80 373 92<br />
314 403 89<br />
340 433 92<br />
364 473 109<br />
408 521 113
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Frven Ilodelc, Dacron Llnes<br />
Revon 4<br />
Raven 3<br />
llodel Raven 2<br />
Raven 1<br />
N Minlmum<br />
r Average<br />
Maximum<br />
Miclo Raven<br />
0 25 !0'5 100 t15 llc t75 2$ ??5rf2753C0 &5 tto 3?5 trc {?5 {50{?6 600 6?5 650 6t5<br />
Volume, cu ln<br />
Frvcn Hodela, Kovlrr Unea<br />
Baven 3<br />
Raven 2<br />
l'l odc I<br />
Flaven 1<br />
330<br />
l'4icro Fiaven<br />
?5<br />
!0<br />
t5 ffr r?5 150 175 ?0 ?3 zfr n5 $0 a26 rto s7' .00 a25 a50 {75<br />
Volunc, cu ln<br />
Fe vcn Hodclr, Spclrr Uncr<br />
Flaven 4<br />
521<br />
12<br />
505<br />
Raven 3<br />
41<br />
l'lodel Bar,en 2<br />
Rar,en 1<br />
lJicro Raven<br />
75 fm r?5 r!0 l?5 aD 23 29 215 S00 t25 Sl0 tt5 aco (2, (5c (75 !00 523<br />
Volurnc, cu In
CONCLUSIONS:<br />
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hleasured canopy bulk varles signiticanlly between compressions<br />
Canopy bulk varfes slgniflcanily between Incllvlduel ldentlcal models<br />
VJhile a canopy llned with Spectra ls smaller on lhe average lhan<br />
one wlth Kevlar or Dacroh, allcanoples ltned wlth Spectre are not<br />
smaller than all canoples lined with Dacron<br />
Stated canopy pack volumes rnusl be expanded, perhaps as much as +-<br />
15?'o, lo assure incluslon ol all slmllar cenopleS within lhe volume tange<br />
Llneset bulk end other faclors contributed by the lineset and altachments<br />
have the greatest elfect on measurect canopy votume<br />
Canopy bulk measurements are Insulf iciently accurate to allow lor slzlng of<br />
canoples lo conlalners. <strong>The</strong> rigger lvlUST assure proper fit through aclual<br />
evalualion ot the Indlvldual canopy when packed according to Instructlons<br />
<strong>The</strong> sludy was unable to show any relattonshlp between fabrlc color<br />
and canopy bulk
TC-004.2<br />
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PABACHUTE SERVICE LIFE \\/ORKING GBOUP<br />
<strong>The</strong> Paractrute Service LlIe \4torl,.lng Group vroulcl lilce to make the f ollo\Ylng<br />
recommendalions 1o the 4th Technlcal Congress:<br />
1. That the f ollo\,,'lng recommendatlons apply only to clvlllan parachutes'<br />
not mllltary.<br />
Z. That the final deslgn life criterla be determlned by the manufacturer<br />
only.<br />
3. That each country'develop a modern rlgglng Infrastru.cture to acl as a<br />
Surveillance authorlty betrveen the manulacturer ancl lhe user.<br />
4. tn llght of Insufficlent data atthls time, that sll manulaclure16 develop -<br />
and'impf ement the necessary testtng and data gatherlng.programmes for<br />
establishlng real servlce llfe parame{ers for thelr parachutes.
TC-007.1<br />
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1. O OBJECTIVE.<br />
PIA NAlIONAIJ PARACHUTE I'IUSEUI{<br />
(PRoPoSED FORMAT)<br />
To establish a historlcal entity with the purpose of<br />
identifying, preserving, and di3playing th6 hLstorica]<br />
heritage of modern sport parachutlng or t'Skydivingt,.<br />
2.O ORGANIZATION<br />
2.I Establish a Board of DirectorE.<br />
. I Sandy neld<br />
.2 Cl if f Schrnucker<br />
.3 Dan eoynter<br />
.1 ltichael Horan<br />
.5<br />
.6<br />
2.2 Tdentif icatlon of potential dlsplay equlprnent.<br />
.1 Manufacturers.<br />
.2 Avlatlon Tralls-Dayton, ohlo.<br />
.3 UEPA.<br />
.4 Indlviduals.<br />
2,3 Funding<br />
. 1 Obtaln tlon-prof 1t status.<br />
.2 Donatione<br />
.3 Fund Raisers.<br />
. 4 Endowment progralDs,<br />
.5 Government grant- Federal, State, local.<br />
2.4 Location.<br />
. 1 CI irnate.<br />
.2 LocaI Welcone.<br />
.3 Facilitv costg.<br />
,4 Populatlon draw.<br />
><br />
<strong>The</strong> above is a brlef outline descrlbing the areaa that would<br />
need to be addressed in a proj<br />
further pursue this a certain<br />
necessary. With the upconrlng F<br />
to generbte aD initial arnount<br />
itself. <strong>The</strong>re are a couple of<br />
red a state of the art Riggerrs<br />
I and stock this and to raffle<br />
r donate ALL the procedes<br />
ry for.a Museum fund. It is<br />
a lrinin\tn of $500.00.<br />
Jan 15r L991
-4Lf'lINUTES<br />
F'IA MEETING<br />
oRLANDO, FLORIDA<br />
JAI.JUARY 1B &. 19 199 1<br />
SANDY MOVED hJE ACCEF'T THE REF,OR-T OF THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE.<br />
DEBORAH BLACKMON SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED.<br />
RD HOC BY-LAhJS<br />
GEORGE GALLOWAY, CHAIRMAN, ADVISED THRT MOST OF THE HOUSEKEEF'ING<br />
I]RD BEEN DONE ON THE BY-LAI^JS. HE HAD COMF,LETED HIS ASSIGNMENT<br />
AND FELT TI-IE COMMII-TEE SI]OULD BE DISBANDED.<br />
SANDY REID MOUED TO ACCEF''T THE REF'ORT. SECONDED BY F.RUL FAYARD.<br />
MOI- I ON CARR I ED.<br />
SYI4F,OS I UM<br />
LUCIA FURRY, CHAIRMAN OF THE NE[^J SYMF,OSIUI4 COMMITTEE ADVISED THE<br />
NEXT SYMF.OSIUM I^JOULD BE IN 1993. SHE hIOULD BE IN TOUCH WITH EACH<br />
AND EIJERY F'ERSON AND HOULD NOT TAKE IINOII FOR AN ANSI^IER ON<br />
ANYTHING. SHE FELT THE NEXI SYMF.OSIUM I^JOULD BE FOR 7(:,C)-1(](:)(J<br />
F.EOF.LE. . . 5(] I^JE EETTER BE READY ! ! '<br />
MARY J'RNE GRIFFIN, -I-REASUREfI, THEN REGUESTED FUNDING NEEDS FOR<br />
I-HE YEAR FOR EACII COII4MITTEE AS FOLLOI^IS:<br />
g5(:)(-). ()u<br />
aHARDS gEu(:). (:)(:)<br />
MEf |BERSHIF,<br />
SYMF'OSIUM<br />
$5(:)(:)(:). Cl(:l<br />
DZ E SF'ORT FROTiOTION $i4(:)(:).(:)(j<br />
TECHN I CAL $ 1(:)i_)(:). (:)(:)<br />
RIGGING<br />
$1(_)(:)(:). (_)(_)<br />
F'UBL I CRT I ONS<br />
g€,()(:)(:). (:)(:t<br />
TOTAL* $ 17. E(i(:). (:)(:)<br />
IYIRRY JANE MOVEI] WE AF'F'ROVED FUNDING. SECONDED BY CLIFF SCHMUCKER.<br />
CLIFF DID REMII']D MEMBERS THAT SOME OF THE MONEY I^JOULD BE<br />
RE'I'URNING SUCH AS SYMF.OSIUM I^JHICH WOULD MAKE THE MONEY BACK AND<br />
MORE. MOTION CARRIED<br />
OT-t} ffIJS I T\IESS<br />
MANLEY BUTLER ADVISED AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH HE HAI] NOT COME<br />
UF. I^IITH A HOSF'ITALIZATION F.LQN THAT COULD BE USED BY ALL SIZE<br />
COMF'ANIES. HIS FINEL RECOMMENDATION WAS TO CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL<br />
AGENI-S RND TRY TO NEGOTIATE THE BEST DEAL YOU COULD.<br />
r\lEt^J Bl-S I ]\IESS<br />
DRN ADVISED THAT ED CUMMINGS IS THE NEW F,IRIUSF.FI LIAISON END<br />
HE WELCOMED ED I^IHO ADVISED HE LOOKED FORhJARD TO ALL OF U5 hJORRING<br />
TOGETHER.
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MINUTES F'IA MEETING<br />
oRLANDO, FLORIDR<br />
JANUARY 18 & 19 1991<br />
DAN THEN REGIUESTED COMMENTS ON LOCATION OF THE NEXT BOARD<br />
MEET I NG.<br />
AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION ABDUT TIME, CONJUNCTION hIITH USF.A MEETING,<br />
LOCALE, ETC. DAN F,OYNTER MOVED TO URGE THE EXECUTrVE COMMITTEE<br />
TO TRY TO DOVETAIL OUR NEXT MEETING WITH USF'A BOARD MEETING.<br />
LET^I hIELZEL SECONDED THE MOTION. I{OTION CERRIED<br />
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE GROUF', THE<br />
MOTION TO ADJOURN I^JAS MADE BY SANDY REID. SECONDED BY MII/'E FURRY<br />
RND MOTION F'ASSED. MEETING RD-TOURNED AT 6:(-tC) F.M.<br />
SECRETAT]Y
iline Paths to<br />
Effective Warnings<br />
Phillip M. Ilauis, Esq.<br />
Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak & Cohen<br />
Boston<br />
<strong>The</strong> following properties of effective<br />
and safe product use<br />
should be considered as a guide<br />
when developing and evaluating<br />
appropriate warnings, labels,<br />
packaging, and instructionslor<br />
everything from automobiles to panty hose.<br />
Warnings and instructional material accompanying<br />
products should be designed and developed to achieve specific<br />
goals. Most obviously, they should share with the<br />
user the manufacturer's experience and greater knowledge<br />
of the product, any potential hazards associated with its<br />
use, and the ways to most effectively avoid or minimize<br />
lorseeable risks to the user or bystanders. It is pivotal that<br />
manufacturers become lamiliar with and strive to meet<br />
or exceed the minimum legal requirements for warnings.<br />
Readable. Warnings in English alone are increasingly<br />
less eflective in the U.S., particularly in the heavily Hispanic<br />
Southwest and many metropolitan areas. Some states<br />
require bilingual warnings in certain work areas. Given<br />
the fact that the California driving test is presented in 23<br />
languages, bilingual communications may be insufficient.<br />
Indeed, how is the manufacturer to deal rvith the millions<br />
of functionally illiterate among us? One evolving solution<br />
has been the development of non-language pictorial or<br />
audible warnings.<br />
Understandable. While most English-speaking persons<br />
understand such words as "danger," they may not understand<br />
complex or lengthy warnings containing such words<br />
as "carcinogen." Internationally approved signs and symbols,<br />
while of some benefit, may not be understood by all<br />
product users. Complex words should be avoided if more<br />
direct and less confusing language can be used. If symbols<br />
are used that are not readily understandable, they should<br />
be supplemented by clear written warnings.<br />
Comprehensible. Consumers may understand the words<br />
or picture, yet lail to assimilate the overall message of thewarning.<br />
Inform the user of the product's characteristics<br />
in a manner that communicates an understanding and appreciation<br />
of the full danger involved. Unless the user<br />
comprehends the potential harm, he or she cannot logically<br />
consent to, or assume, this risk. Technical phrases, works<br />
of art, and other sophisticated language are often not comprehensible-or<br />
are counterproductive if they distract or<br />
mislead those with limited education. Use of gloss-over<br />
words, such as "may produce adverse physical reaction"<br />
rather than "can cause serious bodily harm or death," are<br />
inappropriate. Clarity and directness are crucial.<br />
Warning must be credible<br />
Practical. Does the warning that says "avoid breathing<br />
dust" mean anything to the person who cannot see the<br />
dust, yet must breathe it through physical necessity? A<br />
warning should provide direct, practical instructions for<br />
avoiding the specific hazard and provide the means (i.e.,<br />
mask or filter) of doing so. If the warning tends to be<br />
impractical (i.e., prohibits activity clearly necessary to perform<br />
the task or use the product), it will lack credibility<br />
and tend to encourage the user to ignore all warnings. <strong>The</strong><br />
warning should not suggest conduct that is impractical in<br />
terms of what is expected of consumer use.<br />
Effective. Warnings are frequently developed by persons<br />
with advanced degrees in psychology and other related<br />
subjects. It is unrealistic to anticipate 100% communications<br />
to all classes of users. <strong>The</strong> effectiveness of the instructions<br />
must be verified with empirical testing. It is important<br />
that manufacturers determine through focus studies<br />
or other simulated-use studies how well the warning works.<br />
If the packaging includes a child-resistant closure, for<br />
example, then a focus study to evaluate the ability of children<br />
to open the container should be done. Test criteria<br />
is often provided by an industry standard or the Consumer<br />
Product Safiety Commission. Test results provide vital information<br />
for evaluating this criteria, and also serve to<br />
establish that the manufacturer cared enough for the consumer<br />
to test its warnings under working conditions.<br />
How is the manufacturer to deal |{ith<br />
the millions of functionally illiterate<br />
among us? Non-language pictorial or<br />
audible warnings.<br />
Attempt behavior modilication<br />
Adaptable. <strong>The</strong> end goal of any warning is to give the<br />
user, or any foreseeable victim, a reasonable opportunity<br />
to avoid personal harm. A warning that's effectively communicated<br />
but does not alter a change in the user's behavior<br />
by allowing them to adapt doesn't do the job. Behavior<br />
modilication is one important goal of warnings. By doing<br />
so, warnings serve both a socially beneficial purpose, as<br />
well as provide legal protection.<br />
Compatible. Warnings should agree with common custom<br />
and usage so that consumer expectations are not frustraled.<br />
To the extent possible, warning language should<br />
be standardized and be susceptible to only one meaning.<br />
Warnings should likewise be compatible with any minimum<br />
requirements of the various federal. state, and local<br />
regulations. To the extent necessary, they should be tailored<br />
to meet the unique requirements of a product that<br />
lacks a standardization history.<br />
Conspicuous. <strong>The</strong> warning is of little benefit unless it's<br />
available when and where it's needed. It doesn't make<br />
sense to locate the warning away from the point of operation<br />
or danger, or to provide it in lettering that's the same<br />
color of the product and lacks visual contrast. Conspicuousness<br />
is accomplished by color contrast, brightness levels.<br />
relative size, and audible sound or light.<br />
Durable. Users gain little long-term protection if a product<br />
with a life expectancy of 20 yean has a warning label<br />
with a two-year life expectancy. Warning labels should be<br />
made resistant to environmental conditions of anticipated<br />
use, and be resistant to removal. <strong>The</strong> durability of the<br />
warning label should exceed the anticipated service life of<br />
the product.<br />
More principles on effective use of warnings will be<br />
presented in the next column, the last in our four-part<br />
series on product warnings and labels.<br />
O<br />
218/Design News/1 1 -6-89
INCH.FOUND<br />
MIL-W-9049D<br />
l3 Novembcr l9t)0<br />
STJPERSEDING<br />
MIL-W-904rc<br />
l7 February 1984<br />
MTLTTARY SPECIFICATION<br />
WEBBING, TEXTILE, T{YLON, LOCKING LOOP<br />
*'".r0''l;".::li'JiilT',iL::i:iil:ff<br />
i.''men'[s<br />
I. SCOPE<br />
l.l Sco!rc. This spccification covers one type of nylon rrct.l rrr{ lurrrished irr cut<br />
pieces with integrally woven loops.<br />
t.2 Classification. <strong>The</strong> webbing furnished in cut pieces shall be of the follorring<br />
classes, as spccified (scc 6.2):<br />
a. Clas | - 2-314 g l/8 inch bctween outside loop ends (see figure l)<br />
b. Clasr 2 - l-31411l8 inch between outside loop ends (see figure l)<br />
c. Clur 3 - 6 t 3/15 inch between outside loop ends (sec figure l)<br />
2, APPLrcABLE DOCTJMENTS<br />
2.1 @<br />
2.l'l@.ThCfol|owingspecificationsandstandardsforma<br />
pcrt of thir rpcificrtbo o thc cxtent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified the<br />
isrn of thcr dctmeilr 3htll bc thosc listed in the issue of the Department of<br />
Dcfcnrc ln&r of Spccifrcetiong and Strndards (DODISS) and supplemenr thereto, circd<br />
in d: rli:iuidt. (rc 6.2)<br />
&rrtbid oomrrrrnar (recommndrtions, additions, deletions) and any perrinent<br />
d.ta whidr nu b of n* in improvinj thir document shoutd be addressed to:<br />
ASf,)rENEll, Writhr-nlacrlon AFB OH 45433-6503 by using the self-addressed<br />
Sundrrdizrtion Ebcument Improvemcnt Proposal<br />
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BACKGROTJND INT'ORMA'TION<br />
Years in business:<br />
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TO: All PIA Members<br />
FROM: Freefall Ranch,<br />
Inc. Warm Springs,<br />
Georgia<br />
Date: March 22. 1991<br />
Since January 26, 1991, Freefall<br />
Ranch has been fighting for<br />
equal, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory<br />
access to<br />
Roosevelt Memorial Airport,<br />
Warm Springs, GA" We have<br />
been operating at thie location<br />
since 1987. In 1989, a group of<br />
airport neighbore, about 4-6<br />
folks, made ctrong complaints<br />
against FFR, most of which were<br />
exaggerated or were centered<br />
around "noisef'. All of these<br />
folke live in or near the traffic<br />
pattern, and the group is small,<br />
vocal, and well defined.<br />
In 1991, one of the group was<br />
seated on the Board of<br />
Commissioners, who function as<br />
the airport managsr. Since the<br />
first of the year, we have been<br />
served with an illegal eviction<br />
notice, beei required to etop<br />
jumping after April 30 without<br />
"special permission", and<br />
starting in April the Board<br />
moved to require:<br />
1. A S5 per jumper per use of<br />
the airport fee.<br />
2. Jumping to be rostricted to<br />
10:00AM till dark Saturday, and<br />
from 1:fl)PM - 7:00PM Sundays.<br />
Weekdays unrestricted.<br />
3. Other "minor" requasts, such<br />
ae imposing a right hand traffic<br />
pattern, pending FAA approval.<br />
We have filed a complaint with<br />
the FAA ADO. However, they are<br />
very reluctant to get involved in<br />
determining the<br />
"reasonableness" of user fees,<br />
or limitations on hours. This<br />
could have lar reaching<br />
implications for the 98% of all<br />
DZs located on federallyassisted<br />
airports. We are<br />
prepared to take this case to<br />
court. But we cant afford to go<br />
bankrupt doing 80. We have<br />
extrernely Btrong local support<br />
and are seen aa an asset to tre<br />
community ercept by this group<br />
and the County Commission. In<br />
fact,75% of our legal erpenses to<br />
date have been either donated, or<br />
pledged to us by local citizens<br />
and businesees. But we need<br />
additional financial help from you,<br />
the jumper, manufacturq, ot OZ<br />
operator. Thie is a good case to<br />
take to federal court, it can get<br />
some very strong precedent for<br />
skydiving cslters acroso the<br />
country. We feel we have the right<br />
to conduct our aeronautical<br />
activity at the airport, just like any<br />
other userg, as long as we aro not<br />
interfering with the safety and/or<br />
efficiency of the airport as it<br />
relates to other aviation users.<br />
And the FAA has determined<br />
"skydiving/parachuting activities<br />
can be conducted with normal<br />
aviation with a high degree of<br />
safety at Roosevelt Memorial...'<br />
So what we propose ig a "war<br />
ch€st". We have established the<br />
'treefallRanch LegalFund" in an<br />
qscrow type account at F&M Bank<br />
And Trust Company, P.O. Box 718,<br />
Manchester, Georgia 31816,<br />
Account no. 01-10-627.<br />
All funds will be used directly for<br />
legal expensas in this fight, if it<br />
occurs. &ry and all funds left will<br />
be maintained and dedicated for a<br />
trust fund for legal defense and<br />
airport managor education across<br />
tho country.<br />
We need your help, this fight is<br />
also for you so please give<br />
generously. We do expect a case<br />
to run in the $50-75 thousand<br />
rango, personally overwhelming<br />
for FFR, but collectively not a<br />
great burden for the sport. Any<br />
questions, please call. But let's<br />
fight this onel<br />
PROPOSED USE OF FUNDS<br />
All funds received by Freefall<br />
Ranch, Inc., clearly marked 'Tor<br />
Logal Fe€s", shall be deposited<br />
into a separate account at F&M<br />
Bank And Truct Company,<br />
Manchester, Gleorgia. Thir<br />
account will be used to disburge<br />
fundr for legitimate legal<br />
expenoes incurred in connection<br />
with the impending lawsuit againet<br />
Meriwether County. lt is possible<br />
the Federal Aviation<br />
Administration may be a party to<br />
the suit, depending on the<br />
findings of the upcoming FAA<br />
Atlanta Airportc District Office<br />
(ADO) compliance inspection and<br />
complaint inveetigation requ ested<br />
by Freefall Ranch.<br />
We propoee ueing any surpluc<br />
fundc to establish a "war chest"<br />
to be used in the future for legal<br />
fees in other casos with national<br />
import, and to help head off other<br />
situationo at the pass by<br />
educating local authoritiee and<br />
neighbore. Tho "war chest" would<br />
be under the supervision of a<br />
committee drawn from USPA<br />
Glroup Members, PIA Full<br />
Memberg, and an aviation<br />
attorney. <strong>The</strong> time for euch a tool<br />
is now; erpanding population and<br />
dernand on space will accelerate<br />
the rate of complaints against<br />
airports and the associated noise<br />
and activity, i.e., "parachuting<br />
activities".<br />
All books and records will be<br />
open for inspection by USPA or<br />
PIA or their members at any time.<br />
What else can we say? Moet all of<br />
you know Debbie and me and<br />
how we run our lives and our<br />
business. lf you dont take a<br />
stand here you'll just do it<br />
somewhere down the road. And<br />
maybe we wont be around to help<br />
in that fight...<br />
Donations are gratefully accepted<br />
in any amount. Thie is our fight<br />
for our future, all of us.<br />
Thank you.<br />
Blue Skies,<br />
Banke & Debbie Brazell<br />
Freefall Ranch, Inc.