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ttrtt SBotTLIfEs / Fror the edltorg frrrr For those who attended the Natlonale thie yeer, 1t waa obvlous that our nenbei's and othere felt that the display boothe avallable srere no Ionger a wiEe inveetmenb of tlne and/or rnoney the tent naa alnoet enpty. The USPA notleed thte aleo, and 1n a Ietter to Dan Poynter, USPA Executlve Dlrector Bi1 I 0t,tlcy announced that the USPA le maklnt plana to lnetaI I portable, alr-condltioned eabina for conpany heedquarters and diaplay are6a. A.t tha 1987 Natlonals, onee agaln, actiong (or iack of) worksd better than xorda. IEIS ISSUE f,AS t fUtBEt OF fOlrCES ?nAr AIC ALSO ALEITS, S0 PLEASE IAf,E XOTICE. One-half of your edltorial tean -- Ray Ferrell ic running as a $,rite-ln candldate for national director of the USPA Board of Dlrectora. BaLlote ere ln the Hovember iEeue of Parachui,iat. PLEASE VOTE ! t 35?Elt B€!Ff$/bv Joe rvrcrli,t htEY STUTIP I 4 \-z wAHm{ 7/7, PAGE i
trrt IoTIcEs er.tt r Ploneer Parachute K-eerler Reserve Recall Ploneer Paraehute Industrles le recal llng K-gerlee reaerveE nanufactured in 0ctober, Novenber, and Decenber of 198I. Several canoples from thie lot have been found with defectlve fabric. For nore infornation, contact Pioneer Parachute Industriee, Pioneer InduEtrial Park, l!ancheeter, CT, 05040. 203-644-I581. r Counterfelt Plgree II Harnege and Contatner Bi I I Gargano of Quantun Parachutes Inc., hae lnforned PIA that et least one Pigmee II USA harneae haa aurfaced which iE not the real thing. The rig in questlon appeared in the St. Paul, llinneeota erea. It. hed a data panel which waa hand wrltten ln pen ink with eerial nunber 0357, nanufactured by B. Gargano & Co. ln Tuetln, Ca., Decenber I985. Thie rit waa not Danufectured by B. Gargano & Co., and therefore ia not an FAA-certlfted harneEt & container eyeten. B. Gargano & Co. nanufactured a snall quanttty of Pigmee II USA rigs, and all urere manufactured prlor to June 30, 1982. AIt data panel informatlon wea atamped 1n paraehute ink on 2-inch white tape,6 lnchee long and aewn to the reaerve pin fIap. Any informatton regardtng poBBibIe counterfeit Plgneee ahould be dlrected to: Bi I I Gargano, P.0. Box 446, Davle, CA, 956I7, or te I ephone 916- 753-1372. ' Dortna C. Jalbert fe At It Agalnl A nelr generation of parachute canopy deeitned by Dorrlna C. JaIbert, inventor of the ram-alr parachute canopy, is being tested by Preelelon Aerodynanics Inc. at its Sequatchte Val ley tea t rante in Tenneaaee. The prototype i e "a di e! inct depar ture fron the ran-air canopies we have today, juEt ae Jalbert'E original ran-air deeitn uraa a departure fron the round canopyr' eaid Precision presldent Georte Gal loway. 'The prototype embodiee Eeveral newly patented featureBr' said Gal lor'ray, "and lte conatruction involvee neither f lareE nor direct I ine atLachment. The teete ao far have been very encouraging. It is a privilege to work wtth llr. Jarbert and an honor to be chogen to develop hle exciting ideae for ekydivlng." GaIIoway did not eay when the nen canopy would be available to the pub I i c. t PIA Ulnter f,eettn3 Tentatlve dates for the 1987 PIA winter neetlng are January l4-15, tn tJaehlngton, D.C. The PIA will agaln aponaor a vendor dieplay area. For further lnfornatlon, contact John SLanford at Adventure Aerolof t, Inc. , I425 Century, Sutte 100, CarroIIton, TX 75006, 214-245-4256. PAGiI 2
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