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Back-tracking | Photo by Mike McGowan | D-5709
Mike McGowan
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Back-tracking | Photo by Mike McGowan | D-5709

“Bob Nixon (pictured) and I were testing a new pilot chute for Bill Booth at Skydive DeLand, sometime around 1986. He wanted to see, from that angle, how the PC launched. Interesting note:  I got entangled with the main chute after Bob cut away, and it was a very close call for a moment.”
—Mike McGowan

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