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November 2008
Volume 49 | Issue 589
On the cover: Photographer J.C. Colclasure captured this shot of Jonathan Tagle of the PD Factory Team throwing the peace sign under canopy during Swoop Week at Mile-Hi Skydiving Center in Longmont, Colorado. |
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24 | USPA Elections For 2009-2010 | a Parachutist Special Report
Now is the time for USPA members to elect their representatives on the board of directors for the next two years. This special section includes candidate biographies, voting instructions and a pull-out ballot. Make sure to read and think about the candidates and send in your vote.
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38 | The Old Dominion’s New Record | by Jim Crouch
This past September, Virginia formation skydivers set their state’s big-way record during Skydive the Point’s Carol Clay Birthday Bash.
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42 | Under the Microscope | a Parachutist Special Report
At a September 16 public hearing, the National Transportation Safety Board reviewed and adopted a Special Investigation Report on jump plane operations. USPA staffers were on hand. Now an opportunity exists to help some DZs meet the standards set by our best operators.
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46 | Taking Aim | by Lindy Leach
Competitors vied for accuracy honors at two prestigious events over this past Labor Day weekend at Connecticut Parachutists, Inc.
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50 | Making a Run for It | by Larry Bagley
Near-perfect weather greeted virtually every competitive swooper in the world at the 2008 USPA National Skydiving Championships of Canopy Piloting at Mile-Hi Skydiving during the last week of August.
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56 | Going Dutch | by Pam Pangburn with contributions from Brian Pangburn
Flying over the green farmland of Holland, 15 countries competed at the 13th World Championships of Canopy Formation in September in the town of Teuge.
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60 | Seven Flags for Seven Years | by Ed Lightle
In a touching tribute on September 11, seven jumpers deployed American flags over New York’s Ground Zero during a city-wide commemoration of the 2001 tragedy.
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62 | Express Yourself |
a Parachutist Pictorial
The joy of freefall is written on the faces of the jumpers in this month’s pictorial.
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