The PlAProducts - Parachute Industry Association

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MINUTES F'IA MEETING
oRLANDO, FLORIDR
JANUARY 18 &. 19. 199 1
THE FLOOR WAS THEN OF'ENED FOR ADDITIONRL NOMINATIONS. THE
ELECTION t^tILL BE HELD JUST BEFORE OLp BUSINESS, SO ANYONE
WISHING TO CHRIR ANY COMMITTEE I^IAS ESKED TO ADVISE LOI^JELL SO
THEIR NAME COULD BE F.LACED IN NOMINATION. THIS COMF.LETED THE
REF,ORT. DEBORAH BLACKMON MOVED TO ACCEF,T THE REF,ORT. SECONDED BY
BOB SF.RAGUE. MOTION CARRIED.
RD HOC SYMF'OSIUM
TIJIS COMMITTEE I^IILL BE DISSOLVED AFTER THE SYMF.OSIUM COMMITTEE IS
CRERTED, BUT TED STRONG, CHAIRMAN, MADE THE FOLLOI^JING REF.ORT
IiELA']'IVE TO I-HE F,LRNNED NASA TOUR ON THURSDAY. TItE LI1ST DF]Y OF
THE SYMF'OS I UM.
THERE I^JILL BE TEN BUSES, EACH HOLDING 47 F,ASsENGERS. THE FIRS-|
BUS WILL DEFAFIT FROM THE FARKING LOT OF l-HE HULIDAY INf'l AT 7=3rt
A. M. RND THE LAST BUS WILL DEF'FRT AT 11:*?(:). IT I5 AN HOUR DRIVE
fO TIJE VISITT]R CENTER T]T NASA. EACI] EU3 14ILL FJAI/E tr LOAD I4Q5']-ER
IN CHRRGE TO MAKE SURE NO OI-.,,IE I^JAS LEFT. EIIERYDNE hJRS ADVISED TO
SI-AY ON TIIE SAT4E BUS ALL DtrY SO NO ONE I^JAS LEFT BEHIND.
TED I'HEN ANNOUNCED THERE I4DULD EE RN OF.EN HOU:JE AT STRONG
ENI-ERf-,RISES Ul\ FRiDAY FROM 9:(:)(:) l-O {;i_ri-} t"JIl-l-l F,Lfif,lT lOURS El-C.
JEFF i:ARIl.lGTtJIN, TEfrt'l LEttUER FOR TFIE U5 F'RRA-SKI TEFTM -I-HEN
AI\NOUNCED THAT SI^IEAT SIlIRTS AND TEE SHIRTS I^JERE eveILRBt-tr FOR
F,URCHRSE I,^JI]'FI ALL MONIES GOING INTO THE TEAI'4 FUNI].
DAN I,.IILCOX, MEI4BERSHIF,CFTAIRMAN, THEN F,RESENTEDD A NEW
AI:.F.LICETION FOR FULL MEMBERSHIF' !{H]CH HAD E\EEN RECEIVED AND
REGIUESTED A VOTE RATHER I'I-.IRN HOLDING I'HE f]F'F'LICAI'ION FOR SEVEI1AL
MONTHS UNT]L OUR NEXT MEETING. THE ROOM I^IAS CLEARED OF NON
IY1EMLlERS AND THE FOLLOT^J I NG AF'F'L I CAT I ON I^JAS F'RESENTED :
CHUTING STRR F.UBLICATIONS. INC.
SCOTT M. SMITH
F,. O. BOX EC)31
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, FL 3i655
1-8(J(:)-e5E-E361 9()4-473-4334 FAX 9Cr4-473-r-)55C!
MEMBETISHIF' RCCEF'TED BY MEIqBEIISHIF' VOTE.
RAY FERRELL, ACTION AIR F'ARACHUTEST THEN GAVE tr F.RESENTRTION RE
LITIGATION HE HAD BEEN FIGHI-ING FOR i]VER THREE YEf,RS CONCEI'INING
THE RIGHT TO LAND ON A FEDERALLY FUI{DEI] AIRF'ORT. THE LOC']L FI]A
DID A SAFETY STUDY BUT KEF'T DRAGGING THEIR FEET AND HE HAD
FINNLLY I-IAD TO GO TO A LOCRL CONGRESSI'IRN TO GE'I- THE FAA TO I^JRITE
THE REF,ORT. WtlEN FINALLY F'(:)UBLISHED, THE REF,OR]- WAS NOT
FAUOI]ABLE AND HE RSKEIJ FOR E REVIEN. HE hJRS DENIED A REVIEN R]-
THE LOCf,L trND DISTRICT LEVEL SI] IIE I,IENT I-O TIIE FEDERAL LEUEL. IT
FINALLY BECAME NECESSARY TO f:ILE SUIT IN 9TH DISTRICT COUR] TO
FORCE THE FAA TO MRKE AN EVIDENTUARY REVIEW.