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Projects: Equipment info column for Parachurisl - Manley Butler Three safety notices have been submitted to Parachutist magazine on separable iinl.:s, plastic rip^cord handles aud RW-2 3-Ring cieformation. Others on brazed piiot chute springs, the Pigmee SC)S system, Jump Shack SRing routing, etc. are to be submittcd. Weisht anci volume studv - Sanciv Reid - Manufacturers ar-e sending canopies to Reid for measurement. TS-i04 to be draftccl. SAE S-17 Committee liason - Ele[ Puskas This coomittee drafted and now oversees AS-8015 Tandem jumping equipment standards - Troy Loney Proposed changes to AS-8015 to be submitted to the S-17 Committee. AIAA Decelerator Committee liason - Maniev Butler Next conference scheduled for 6-8 Oct6ber 1986 in Albuquerque. Standardization of student equipment - Manley Butler Being drafted. See Dause letter on color coding of parts, elimination of the SOS and reserve handle location. Owners manual standardization - Manley Butler Draft received from Dayton T. Brown. To be submitted for vote in January 1987. Davton ' Museum Liason - Mike-Horan Horan is the museum curator for USPA and is working with the Wrieht Brothers Museum people in Dayton. Dave Golds library and collection of palachutes to be iiventoried. FAR 105.43(b) change - Bill Dause Should ram-air canopies have bag-to-canopy assists? Scott Hamilton to draft letter. Up to $500. appropriated. Bridles - John Sherman Tisht and loose on aDex lines: affect to be studied. FAR 105.15(a) change - Bill bause Delete word "into" to relieve pilot of responsibility. Rubber bands - Ron Edwards National is researching sizes and quality. Maintenance standards - Clar-k Thurmond To be drafted. Publications Committee: Sandy Reid (714) 657-1769 Purpose: To coordinate and promote the dissemination of parachute information. To organize and maintain PIA binder documents. Members: Jane Ferrell Rav Ferrell Mike Horan Projects: USPA Parts 20-2I-22 - Dan Povnter Updates to be drafted ivith Beck, Ray, Frost By-Laws - Sandy Reid Update to be drafted. ParaNevsbrief - Jane and Rav Ferrell Returhins to a bimorithlv schedule Circulation builfing - Ray Ferrtill Exchange ads being sent to other parachuting magazines. Document schedule for PIA binder publications - Sandy Reid To be drafted Postase meter - Rav Ferrell " $66. appropriated for partial rental through end of '86. Back issues of ParaNewsbriefs - Mike Horan Horan to maintain siock of original newsletters for copying and sale. Drop Zone Committee: Tony Frost (602) 682-4441 Purpose: To coordinate and promote programs relating to parachute centers and skydiver training. Members: (All DZ owners/operators) Pro jects: PAGE 1 3
Seminar and vendor show - Tony Frost Poynter to issue news release on January '87 events. Frost to set up seminars and invite vendors to participate. Center brochure - Tonv Frost Generic, f ull coior, folded on 80# slick stock. DZs would slip in a 1/3rd sheet with local map, prices, address, etc. Price should be less than five cents each. To be completed by January '87 meeting. Safety - Posters - Michael Ray Poster #I on ram-air-malfunction recognition distributed April'85. Poster #2 on 3-Ring maintenance to be designed by Michael Ray Poster #3 on right of way to be designed by Dan Poynter Malfunction charts - Tony Frost Photos being colle-cted for flip charts. Nominations and Elections: Sandy Reid (71a) 657-1769 Purpose: To select candidates and make electorial recommendations. Members: Dave Dewolf Harry Schoelpple Projects: To select and present a slate of candidates for the January 1987 PIA election. Report to Poynter bv 1 December 1986. PIA Means Business Gold's <strong>Parachute</strong> Collection Inventoried y 'an ilt:l: $'?'l "; ff , early interest in pl phs, manuals, ":i'.""';: notes and 1929, many of the complete assemblies irtr Russell Lobe parachutes. his collection to Av the Wrisht Brother ived. In an urban r rairs before the mus In August, Phil Delurgio, vice-presidcnt of Irvin-Gardena and Dan Povnter traveled to Dayton to join Doctor Gerry^Meyers, Roger McClure and the others -in physically inspecting the gear. In some 150 large cartoirs, most was in excellent conditiori. It was obvious from thc papers and equipment assembled that Gold intended his life's yglk. to_rvind gP in a rnuseum. While Gold did not enter the parachute business ur-rtil 1937 in Phoenix, he began his research much earlier and had-assembled materials on the. parachute developments at McCook Field in Dayton. McClook is rvhere Leslie Irvin made the historic first.manually-operate_d paracLute jump on Floyd Smith's design (Smith flew the aircraft.) Ironicirlly, lvlcCocik rvas also' wilere Lt. Fiarold R. Harris made the first emergency jutnp on a rnanually-operated parachute three years later. PAGE I4
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