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T\,\O 12 Septsnber 1980
Begtirudrg with thris issue, FataU-ty Reports are back in. USPA is now
fonrrarding c.opies for inclusion.
Th-is Ns,vsletter is distritxrted to firany people vftp are not PEIA
IrErnbrs. We want 1ou all to feel free to nrake r,yritten technical crcntributions
to us. Vb are soliciting technical i-nfonnation ttrat will be of
interest to or:r readers and we do rpt nLiJd iJ it is of a controversial
nature. Please write u.s. We welcqre your suggestions, particularly
tlrose concerned witlr sporb parachuting safety. We cannot trny for
arLicles used, but will npst cer:taL:rly aclmcnoledge tLre source and yor:r
ccfipany, if you so desjre.
lVe also r,vor:l-d like to be advised of forttncn-ilg neetings, conventions,
or otkrer "get togTetlrersl t]rat r^puld be of interest to our
readers. If you lcro,v of , or are irrvolved iJr, ily ki:rd of neetlngs having
to do with sporb avJ-atj-on, parachuting or ballooning, please let us lgrcnv.
Ttrere is to be a Testing Capabilities l{crkshop at Edwards AFB,
California, October 6 ard 7, 1980. Ttre purpose of the r.rorkshcp is to
provide a medir-un for ttre technical hterdunge of jnforrnation in parachute
ard balloon testirg. Ttre reetilg is slnnsored by ttre ArAA ard will
be a relatively ilfornal presentation witLr discussion periods. Anyone
interested il atterding should ontact HENFUf HU\IfER, 6510 Ttest Whg,
TEEES, Stop 239, Edwards Afts, California 93523. .LIan Lenrinson, Elek
Puskas and Dan Polmter are plannhg to atterd.
T:rcy Loney (Centaums Corp. ) is firral-ly out of tlre cast ard onJ-y
usilg his 'rthjrd" Ieg part tiJre,
Dave GoId has joined tlre Parachute Section at Ch-ina Lake.
BilI Booth (nelative Vilcrkshop) has been travelilg ttre west coast.
Never did fird out if his wife was wittr h-im or if it was really a business
trip.
l"lanley E:tler (ButJ-er Parachute Systens) has just returned frcrn arr
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