Contents of 1979 issues of Skydiving Magazine

PARACHUTING'S NEWSMAGAZINE

1979 Issues

This list contains the major articles and captions of each issue of Skydiving magazine. The list is in ascending chronological order; the date after each issue number is the date of publication. (Copies of most back issues are still available; click here for ordering information.)

Issue #7: 12/06/1979

Hijacker Hanged; The Stand Off; Automatic Openers; Parachuting: United We Fall by Pat and Jan Works; Skydiving Filmed at Pope Valley for TV; Z'Hills Winners Line Up for Photos; USPA Gears Up for CRW Study; Plastic Reserve Ripcord Handle Breaks; CRW Accomplishments Over Texas; Unofficial Results 1979 National Collegiate Parachuting Championships; Big Formation Built Over Texas; Canopy RW Firsts Questioned; Palatka Plans March Boogie; Footless Faller Still Parachuting; Illinois Governor Vetoes Ad Bill; Altitude South Reorganizes; Zephyrhills Turkey Boogie Draws 300 Jumpers for Low Key Weekend; Yosemite Withdraws Permit to Jump El Cap; Perris Turkey Boogie Proves Popular; Sky Suits Offers New Suit; Golden Knights Developing Training Seminars and Films; Proposed FAR 125 Would Cost DC-3 Operator; Schultz Gets License Back; Perris Buys DC-3; Twin Beech Crashes; 36-Way World RW Record Built With Locals; Para Flite Offers New Safety Flyer; Archway Closes; DC-3 Snags Jumper on Exit Drags Him Down Runway; 8-Stack Built Over Nebraska; Perris RW Seminar Pulls 50 Jumpers; Coolidge Schedules Pro RW Competition

Issue #6: 11/30/1979

More on Cross Porting; Green Star Problem; On Inspection; DC-3 Boogie Held in Kansas; Recent Incidents Involve Novices; Parachutist Magazine Raises Rates; Search and Reprint Service Started; Results - 11th Annual Z'Hills RW Meet; Rules Proposed for 4- and 8-Way Canopy Relative Work Competition; Two Trim Tab Designs Evaluated; Backwards Bi Plane Built in Colorado; Yosemite Permit El Capitan Jump; Para Flite Offers XL Cloud; China and Australia Practiced Hard for the World Meet; Pioneer Parachute Co Offers Viking Superlite 2; Pilots License Pulled for Flying Jumpers; 8-woman Night Formation Built; Record Night Formation Built Over Z-hill; Arizona Jumper Earns SCS on 7th Jump; Deca Plane Built at Zephyrhills; GQ Security Offers Kevlar Lines; Tecumseh Airport Sold; Butler Parachute Offers Pilots Rig; US Women Set World RW Record; Slots, Symbiosis, Coon Asses Win Z-hills Pumpkin Meet

Issue #5: 10/27/1979 (This issue is no longer available)

On Starlite Tandems; Rigging Tools: the T Bar; Packing Racers, SSTs and Pop Tops; Canopy Entanglement Results in Fatality; Jacksonville Boogie; Canopy Relative Work for Beginners; Night RW Jump Made from El Capitan; Six More Arrested for Jumping Off El Capitan; SAFE Symposium Set; CPI Meet Combined Style, Accuracy & RW; Big Sky Films Readies Movie on Mirror Image; 8-Stacks Built in Canada & England; Kellner Logs 5000; Upside Down Meet Held in Wisconsin; Robinson Jumps from Building; Django Enterprises Pegasus Described; CPI Picks Student Tandem from Strong Enterprises; Buena Vista DZ Opens in Colorado; Raeford DZ Prepares for S & A Visitors; Waight Wins MEPA Circuit; Collegiate Nationals Set for Arizona; USPA Board of Directors Meeting Held; California Drops Jump Laws; FAA to Propose Another NPRM

Issue #4: 09/28/1979

Jumping Off El Capitan Requires Planning Work and Daring; Advanced Air Studies Reserve; Poynter Honored; Coast Guard Hires Pigeons; Fatality in New York - 1st Jump Student; Illinois Considers Radical Ad Bill; Labor Day Boogie at Pope Valley; Crested Butte Aerial Weekend; Canopy Relative Work for Beginners; On Trim Tabs; On Replacing Velcro; Rubber Bands; O Rings; Wonderhog Labels; Strong Lopo Reserves; USPA Membership Ads Getting Response; Liability Problems May Be Eased; Jumper Injured in El Capitan Jump; Netherlands Parachuting Statistics; Herd Labor Day Boogie Feature Aircraft, Good Weather - 1979; Parachutes May Go Metric; Keech, Boenish to Visit Colorado; Livingston to McElfish; Freak Brother Convention Draws 600; US Wins Fifth Straight CISM Meet; Dermaine First; Party in Paradise Progressing; GQ Security Into Hang Gliding Parachutes; Collegiate Bids Sought; Altitude Shop Unveils New Rig; Jumper Logs 233 Jumps in a Day; FAA Planning to Modify NPRM; Pelicanland to Lose DC-3; Spaceland Shoots for 1980 US National Championships; Perris Valley to Host RW Training Camp; US, Canada Are World RW Champions; National Buys Sky Suits Inc

Issue #3: 08/23/1979 (This issue is no longer available)

Zephyrhills Gets Ready for Foreign Visitors; Nylon Prices Rise; GA Stocks a Good Buy; Skylab Disrupted Air Travel; Four Leap Into Royal Gorge; Video Judging Procedures Described; Malfunction of Canopy Release Reported; Back to Basics; All Woman 9-Way Over Georgia; 60 Minutes to Look at General Aviation; Av Gas Prices Continue to Climb; An-2 Flying at Southern Cross; Using Smoke Requires Extra Preparation; Jumper Leaps Off Verrazano Bridge; Open Jump Training Proposed for US Army; Techniques Found That Reduce Canopy Stack Oscillations; Army Will Field a 4 Way RW Team in 1980; Strong Enterprises Offers Lightweight Reserve; FAA Comes Down on Pilot; Pioneer Merlin Almost Ready; New TSO Standards Drafted; US Parachute Team Practices for World Meet; Schultz Establishes Fund for Team; Schrimsher Picked As US Judge; PEIA, NCPL Consider Scholarship; Dave Suave Logs 4000th; Golden Knights Seek Applicants; Connecticut Parachutists Schedule Meet; SkyDance Plans Labor Day Boogie; Skydiver Bails Out of F 4 Phantom II; Ladies Weekend Planned - Deland; Pelicanland Open for Business, Again; Jump Shack Plans Move to Florida

Issue #2: 08/03/1979 (This issue is no longer available)

NTSB Rules on San Diego Mid Air; Manufacturers, Dealers Show Off at USPA Boogie; California May Drop Skydiving Laws; 1979 US Nationals - Results; Wonderhogs and Safety Flyers; Zoo Toggles; Cross Porting Ram Airs; Gear at Richmond - 1979 Nationals; CRW Popular in Richmond; USPA Boogie: Quality, Not Quantity; Army Cleans Up in S&A Tesseract, Mirror Image, visions Win; Photographs Nationals Medal Winners; AOPA Wants FAA to Extend Term of Flight Physicals; Ozone Aerosport Changes Hands; McElfish Publishes New Catalog; Parachuting Booklet Translated; New DZ Opens Near Houston; Desmoines Club Schedules Meet; Hot Air Balloon Ready for Jumping; USPA to Take Over CRW Awards; Greene County Bardstown Hosts Celeb.; US RW Team Selects Gear; CRW World Record Set at Boogie 12 Way Stack; Trouble Brewing in Oregon; World Meet Team Practice in Michigan; Army RW Team May Be Axed

Issue #1: 06/27/1979 (This issue is no longer available)

Canada May Adopt FARs; FAA Publishes Revised Advisory Circular on Sport; Canopy Relative Workers Want to Compete; Privileges; Main Bridle Lines; Designated Parachute Rigger Examiners; GQ Security 150/250 Thinpack; 3-Ring Risers; Lightweight 7-cell Canopies; Plans Available for Freefall Trainer; The Herd Finds New Aircraft; Paralert; 1979 National Championships - Which RW Teams Will Win - Review; Simon Dives; 1978 Fatality Study Reveals Problems With Breakaways, Gear; CRW Record Attempt Planned for Boogie; North American Aerodynamics and Pioneer Ready New 7 Cell Canopies Merlin/p-foil; Skyvan Boogie 1979 - the Memorial Day Drizzle; USPA and PEIA Push the Sport; GQ Security to Offer New Reserve; Declining Dollar Helping Some Centers; Rough Air Ahead for NPRM to Restrict Air Space; Chaffin Wins POPS Nationals 1979 Memorial Day May at Skydance DZ; Will the Energy Shortage Affect Jumping This Summer?; New DZ Opens Near Reno; Dalton Air Sports Adds Twin Beech; Jump Plane Catches Fire, Crashes in California

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