The PlAProducts - Parachute Industry Association

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MINUTES F.IA MEETING
oRLRNDO, FLORIDA
JQNUARY 18 E 19. 1991
F'AUL THEN FRESENTED THE FOLLOT^IING MOTION FOR CONSIDERATION:
THE SF'ORT F.ROMOTION RND DZ COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THRT trIA
FULLY SUF'F'ORT THE LEGAL ACTION BEHIND SETTING RN FAA NATIONAL
SRFETY F'OLICY OF SUF.F'ORTING SKYDIVING ON trUBLIC USE AIRF'ORTS AS
F.RESENTED BY RAY FERRELL ERRLIER IN THE MEETING AND FURTHER
RECOMMEND THAT F.IA ALLOCATE FUNDS I-O F'AY ONE-THIRD OF THE
EXF,ENSE, FUNDS NOT TO EXCEED $5,()()O. CIC) FOR THrS CAUSE
F'AUL MOVED AND RAY FERRELL SECONDED TIIE MOTION. AFTER MUCH
DISCUSION THE GIUESTION I^JAS CALLED. VO-IED ON AND F'ASSED.
F'QUL THEN ADVISED HE FELT HE NEEDED I'O STEF'DOI^JN AS CHAIRMAN
RND HAD ASKEI] IF RNYONE I^IOULD BE INTERESTED IN SERVING. BOTH BOB
SF'RAGUE RND LEI^I WELZEL RDVISED THEY I^JOULD BE AND LEW WAS
SUBSEGUENTLY ELECTED.
IT I^JAS DISCUSSED AI.ID RGREED THAT THE TI^IO SEF'RRATE COMMITTEES OF
DROF. ZONE END SF.ORT F.ROMOTIOI{ SHOULD BE COMBINED INTO ONE
COMMITTEE. TH]S CHANGE HAS RLREADY FEEN AF.F.ROVED.
BILL EI]OTII MOVED AND RAY FERI1ELL SECONDED THE MOTION TT] ACCEF'T
THE DZ T]ND SF'ORT T]OMMITTEE REI-'ORT. MCITION CARRIED.
l.ECFlN I CfiL COFIt'1I l- i ti:t:
SANDY REID THEN I-.RESENTEIJ THE FOLLOI.JIF.IG REF'ORT FOR IHE TECHNICEL
COMIYII TTEE :
The purpose of the Technica1 Committee shall be to draft technical
documentsr_reco[tmended procedurefr and safety bulletins for approval by
the general rnembership- The Committee wi-I1 also coordinate itsinvestigations
and information with outside technical groups as
appropri?te, and reiease its findings to the public, ana the
parachuti-ng and aviation communj-tiel.
MEMBERS: SANDY REID - CHAIR
(Voting) CLIFF SCHMUCKER
PAUL THOMPSON
ELEK PUSKAS
GEORGE GALLOWAY
JOHN SHERMAN
I{ANLEY BUTLER
RIGGING INNOVATTONS
STEWART SYSTEMS
PARA GEAR EQUIP CO
PARA FLTTE INC
PRECTSION PARACHUTE
PARACHUTE I,ABS
BUTLER PABACHUTE SYSTN,IS