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}IIIiIUTES OF PEIA I.IINTER I4EETII{G HOWARD JOHNSOI']S - ARLIIIGTON, \/TP.GII.IIA JANUARY I3. I983 The l4eeting was called to order bi; Chairmalr Ei+k Puskas at 9:2Oam. Roll call indlcated a Quorum (14 members present). Ilinutes of the pre'rious meeting ivere read and aopro'red, The Agenda was adopted. REPORTS _ OFFICERS CFII\IRMAN - EIek Puskas - Deregulation: The nove to Deregulate parachutinq is still ali.;e and well somewhere within the hall-s of the FAA. There is at present a move to separate the Parachubin"J \IPRN from the General Aviation i\lPRN. This will possiblT lake ol.ace sometime within the next 2-3 months. After that, Lhere will be aporoxinately 5 months to reoly. IE appears that the interrt of the FAA is to keep the TSO prograrn, parts of Part 105, and to eliminate the Loft and Riqqer Certification sect ions. - AS.80l5a: The late:t ch.rnge to this has been oublisheJ and a copy is included in this issue. It has been subnitl-ed to the FAA but we will prcbably not hear anvthinq else rrntil the deregulation situation has been rectified. - USPA Board Meetin_o: There is a change to ParL 22. PEIA is to pay USPA within 60 days after accepEance of new nernbers. - The 1982 PEIA Aehievenent Award was oresented to Debbie Colenan r-he wife cf the late Iien Coleman. Oebbie made the trip to Para-F1ite to receive it personally From Elek. - Elek sent a letter on behalf ot PEIA to the !{estgaard FamiIi' in sympathy over the deahh of Dean Westgaard in September. - 9lek suggested that FEIA nraintain closer lia ison with USPA's Safetv and Training Committee, particularly concerninq equipment safety and'or problems. In this liqht he wished to mention r-he problern of the flamibility oE acrylic fabric being useJ in the nanufacture of some jumpsuits. There have been se,reral incidents where individuals junoing smoke have been injured when '-heir suits cauqht f ire. This was brouqht- t-o ?9IArs attention b7 an attorne,z from Ellsworth, l,laine. .After discussion with TechnicaL Comnrittee was qiven l:he projeet of Lookinq into possibl,!' treating acrylic to render it saFer. - 3obb1z Cckerlrrot-o SLek wihh the nerrs that there was o'.rer 1,100 names on the RiqrJer's )lewsletter \iailinc LisE.
-2- TREASURER'S P,EPORT - Dick PaoIiello - The T!:easurer's report for 1982 was giveu, a copy of which is included herein. A motion to aceeot the repor! was nade, seconded and car r ied . II'ISURANCg COMMITTEE _ Ron Edwards - Ron Edwards reported the results of a policy re'riew conducted by Hamilton and Hill, P.C. on the Iiabilitv policy available through AVEI,ICO. Scott Hamilton gave a ia,:orable response but cautioned that we should be arvare oE what is llOT covered by the policy. This report was aceepted. TECIINICAL COIO4ITTEE - John Sherman - The olans for Ehis year's <strong>Parachute</strong> Technician's Updar.e Conference at the 1983 Nationals were sketched out by the Chairman, John Sherman. The location was still to be worked out as were the actual lrours the conference was to take place. The Cates were June 30 - Ju11,3, 1983. - One item that had been suggested before was that sorre sort oF binder be made available for the people who t.ake part irr the conference so that hhey can eollate all the information presented during the conference. These would be purchased at Ehe door or thrcugh advance registration. It woulti give the participants of the conference somethinq tangible to take home r,rith them and also provide Lhen \rith lasting educational mater ial . - John also brought up the need for the st-anrlardization of certain terms, methods etc. throughout hhe oarachute ind'lsLry. This has been recognized in the past but there was not nuch eFfort in thls line. The primary place where there is a pressing need ar- the present is in the method of neasurinq Lire area of square cancpies. The Technical Committee wil_l look into several areas where t.here may be iCeas for stanar,jizat.ion. The Committee Chairrnan's report was accepted. IIEI4BERSHIP COMMITTSE - i'like Furri' - The nain order of business wit-h this comnittee was the rnatter of how long shoul.l association menbers be carried on the rolls if they.rre delinquent with their membership fees. After nuch Ciscussion, it was felt that- there sho'.rld be a resonable.--race oeriod allowed after which ti:ne Lue crivi-l-eq,-s of pEIA renbership rvould be re.,roked. 'f his reasonahl: cer iod o! iir,: ccul-d be for as lcnq as six nonths, Ir:'r.:=.rioqnized ihac l--he eeonomic situation For sorne ccmpanies.,ras not too qortd and'-hat thev mav be hard oressed €or iheir annual dues, oarticuIarJ.l' around the first of Llre Tear, The ?race oer iod would allow then t-o r,rork out che situation. The actual mechanics,:f the system.1re to be worked cut- l:,.r ire ccmnj.h'-ee .rnd presented : F- !,he next neet inq .
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