Skydiving Magazine Back Issues 1986

PARACHUTING'S NEWSMAGAZINE

1986 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 #70: 11/11/1986

Rig Manufacturer Recommends Removal of SSE Power Plate; Progress Continues on Olympic Recognition; Air Force Academy Operates Well Equipped Drop Zone; Air Force Academy Hosts Training Camp; Cracked Harness Ring Found; Reserves Found With Defective Fabric; Two Killed During Tandem Jump; USPA Board Meets in Orlando; Record 51-Way Star Built in Florida; Bridge Day Goes Smoothly.

Issue #69: 09/15/1986

Preparations for Surinam Boogie Near Completion; Bridge Day: 200 Jumper Limit in `86; Al King Talks About Skydiving and Its Future; A Good Basic Body Position Can Improve Your Skydiving; Wind Tunnel Operators Urge Skydivers to Attend; NAA Adds New Canopy to Jalbert Para-Foil Line; World Convention Attracts 2000; B&F Enterprises to Donate $2,500 in Jumps; Ex-Golden Knight Joe Norman Dies at 57; Norwegian Government Bans Jumping from Trollveggen; Air Force Academy to Host Collegiate Training Camp; U.S. Skydiving Team Gets Ready for S&A World Meet.

Issue #68: 07/31/1986

European Boogie Season in Full Gear; First Impressions of Three German Canopies; PIA Rigger Convention Well Attended; Skydive Carolina Opens at Chester; Army Dominates RW U.S. Nationals; Tacking Slider Bumpers; Counterfeit Pigmee 2; 50 Jumpers Attend Swoop Meet; Two Clubs Ripped Off by Thieves; POPS Nationals; Grandpa's Jumpfest Attracts 200; Freefall Society Organized in Texas; US Team Benefit Boogie Planned; World Record 100-Way Built in Oklahoma; Schilling, Vares Win Style & Accuracy Nationals; Florida Team Takes; USPA Boogie Hampered by Weather.

Issue #67: 06/17/1986 (Back issue no longer available)

Understanding the Sequential RW Rules; The Basics of Style; National Skydiving Association Forms; Bob Gretzler Dies in Accident; POPS Nationals; Slope Soaring Popular in France; Tandem Seminars Scheduled; FAA Reissues Tandem Jumping Waiver; Video Packing Instructions Readied for Sale; `Kinesis' Wins Sky Sweep Meet.

Issue #66: 05/15/1986

Parachute Course Input Sought; Handbury Dies in Accident; `Bug' in Early European Mirages; Boogie Winded Out; Tandem Course Set; Where It All Happens on an RW Dive: the Magic Middle; PIA Readies Warning Lables for Sport Gear; The Women's 60-Way World Record; How It Was Done; About the Different Rings; RW-2 Ring Deforms During Opening; 100-Way Organizer Seeks Jumpers; Freak Brother Convention Moves, Changes Name, Sets Dates; CPI Members Trying to Buy Land; Council Meet Draws 35; North American Recalls Some Centaurus Rigs; Canada Plans 100-Way World Record.

Issue #65: 03/25/1986 (Back issue no longer available)

Parachute Industry Association Releases Canopy Data; Slider Stops; Chipped Pin; Glide Path Change; Rigger Seeks AAD Information; South Dakota Club Schedules Meet; Jumping With an AAD Requires the Right Choice of Equipment; Favorable Aviation Liability Bill Introduced; The Classic Events: How to Train Smart; French Parachute Association Actively Promoting the Sport; Skydiving Correspondent Attends German Paratrooper Course; Ripcord Found to Be Substandard; AOPA Sponsors Liability Seminar; Parachutes De France Harness Ring Breaks During Opening Shock; Skydive New Orleans; Barber, Pendleton Win Para-Ski Nationals; Issaquah Plans `Ten Cessna' Boogie.

Issue #64: 02/06/1986

Ram-Air Reserves: Still Controversial After Eight Years; Improve Your Relative Work by Being `Teamlike'; European Skydiving: West Germany & Spain; Bad-Weather Insurance Offered; Texas DZ Forms Student RW Team; Skydiver Makes 60 Jumps in One Day; Connecticut DZ Threatened by Planned Industrial Park; Skydivers to Open 1988 Olympics; `Twin Bo' Boogie Announced; Tandem Builders Ask for FAR Change; Faulty Reserve Ripcord Still in Use; McElfish Closes; Para-Flite Recalls Some Swift Reserves for Modification; NCPL Championships: Well Run But Lightly Attended.

Issue #63: 12/31/1986

Fast Fall Rate: A Key to Better RW Jumps; Para-Ski Meet Announced; Strong Issues Drogue Fix; PIA Plans February Meeting; Pioneer Issues Safety Bulletin; Z'Hills Draws 450 Skydivers. Fast Fall Rate: A Key to Better RW Jumps; Para-Ski Meet Announced; Strong Issues Drogue Fix; PIA Plans February Meeting; Pioneer Issues Safety Bulletin; Z'Hills Draws 450 Skydivers.

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