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Corrections

  • In “Waterworld—Preparing for a Water Landing” by Jim Crouch in the November issue, the number of skydivers who died in the tragedy in Lake Erie in 1967 was 16.
  • In the scoreboard for the USPA National Skydiving Championships on page 61 of the November issue, the correct scores for the first four teams in 8-way formation skydiving open are:
Rank Team

Total/Avg
G Tanay 8

201/20.10
1 XP8 197/19.70
2 Golden Knights 189/18.90
3 Arizona Airspeed 8 174/17.40

 

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