The PlAProducts - Parachute Industry Association

PROJECT fD NIIMBER: TC-oo7
PROJECT. NA}IE: PARACHUTTNG MUSEU}.I LIAISON
COORDTNATOR: Cliff Schmucker
PRoJEcT GoAL/PURPoSE: I'o identify and catalog vlntage and unlgue
parachutes and parachute related iterns for future lnclusj.on in a
National Parachute Museum.
PRoJEcT BACKGROUND: Some t.1ure ago, lt came to our attention that there
vras a conslderable amount 5f'posslble huseurn quallty parachute
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gatherlng dust or worse. In certaln
hute equiprnent had been dlscarded or
hat it was or had no place to go.
:ime have the regources to collect
Itr we would like to at least
identify and catalog it for potential use'
Accordingly, w€ have designed a PrA label for identifying the iteur
and to catalog it in a eonputer data base to know hrhere tt 1s at.
CURRENT ETATUS: The labe1E have been deslgned and made. and the data
base information sheets done aE wel1. ft now remal-nE to dletrlbute
these to individuals and cornpanies who poesess l-terns that they
thlnk should be ldentified as potentlal muserr.u pieces. In
additionr dt the PIA syrnposiurnl a nigglng Tgol k1t was raffled off
and over $1100.00 was raised for the establish.nent of the PIA
Muaeum fund.
COMPLETION DATE : ongo5.ng.
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of what could prove to be a rather
term goa1, of course, ls to
:ional Parachute Museum. A
t, ad:ninistratlon, and funding is
ls sufficient support for a project
such as thie, it ls felt that a eeparate committee should be
establlehed to control the project and not keep tt under the
Technical- commlttee.