Parachutt" Inilustrl lssricirltim - Parachute Industry Association

WL,RIT REPRESENTATIVE,S OF' 'I'HL F'AA,
LISPA, PI.\ DROP ZONE OPERATORS AND
SI1 AT RE LT MANIIFACTLIRIIRS.
TED STRONG HAS PROPOSED AN AC]CI.
I)IINT INVESTIGATION BOARD IN RE-
SPONSIJ O THE NEED FOR EQLIPN,{E,NT
IVTANTIFACTURTRS TO BE INVOI,VED IN
l-HE INVIISIIGATION OIr INCIDENTS OR
TIATALI'I'tE,S.
NON{INATIONS AND EI,ECTIONS
AI-I,EN SII-VER HAS BEEN APPOINTED
TO REPI,ACE RAY FARRF]LL AS CHAIR OF
THE RIGGING COMMITTEE.
DAN TARASIEVICH HAS BEEN AP-
POINTF]D TO REPLACE I-IJC.IA FTIRRY AS
CH.A.IR OF T'T{E SYN{POSruN{ CON,IIUITTEE.
TFIE COMIUITTEE IS ACTTVELY SEEK-
ING NOMINEES FOR ALL POSITIONS.
ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD AT THE NEXT
I\,fEETING. INTERESTED PARTTES SHOUT,D
CONTACT MANLEY BUTLER.
AD IIOC HEADQUARTERS
I1'IS IIELT TIIAT WE ARE NOT IN A PO-
SITION TO RETAIN AN OI-TTSIDE CON-
TRAC'TOR TO BE EXECLITryE DIREC]TC)R
OF I'Tft, ORGAN]ZA'TION. CTURRLN'I'LY. UiE
HAVII $70,000 EARI\,{ARKED FOR TI{IS B[.n'
IVE, ASSIN{F, ANNI]AI, COSTS TO STJSTAIN
THIS EIUPLO}IE U.,ILL EXC]EED TFIE RE\IE-
NIJIIS NIITTED BY T'Hh, SYIvIPC)SI.IN'L
CONGRESS IN TIR,I,SINKI, FIM,AM).
THERE WERE, FOIIR BASIC C)PICIS:
1. I.-AILLIRII 'I'O ACT PROPERLY IN
EMERGE,NCY SITI.JATIONS AND I)OSSN]I,E
SOLU'IIONS.
2. ACTUAL SAI..ET.Y I\,{NT'TERS.
3. INTRODUCTION'TO SK}DIVING
4. MINOR OTTIER PROI}LI]IVIS
A PRESENTATION WAS DONE R\' 2
DOCTORS ON THE N{PORTANC]E OF T}IE
lST JUMP EXPERM,NCE.
HELMUT CLOTH }VIADE A PRESENTA-
TION ON TFTE, PE,RCEPTION OF AI,'TITTID}I
AND HO\tr/ INACCURATE E\rl1N EXPITRI=
ENCED JUMPERS CAN BE.
TIIERE WERE SEVERAL PIIITSIINTA-
TIONS ON RIGGER EDUCATTON, N4ANI I-
FNC-TIIITE,R'S S-[,\NI)ARDS, I.,TIII(IS .,\M)
NEW F'AST CANOPIE,S.
AD HOC C'OMIvIITTEE ANNOI.IN('l1l)
NEW REQLIIREI\,{ENTS REGr\ItDtN(i A
cJtJoRLrM.
ARTILILE Vm. SECTION 3, QtlC)Rl-rI\,I
SHOtII.D NOW RE,r\D:
"A QLrOI{IJIU WIIi. C()NSIS'I' ()}, EIl'}IER
ELEVI,N (ll) OR 500;6 OIi'I'Iilj NILNIT]IRS tN
GOOD STANDING I0 IIAVE. A N{E,ETING.
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DI'I I(-)N..U - I; LINDINC.;.' I'HL,,SE W EI{E'I'FIL :
NlIS
s2 l 00.
RIGGING
$4000.
DZISPOR'I. PROIV{OTION S50OO.
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