Skydiving Magazine Back Issues 1991

PARACHUTING'S NEWSMAGAZINE

1991 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 #126: 12/05/1991

Tandem Pair Dies at Phoenix Parachute Center; New Wind Tunnel Opens in Alabama; Winter Wonderland: Video Viewing for the Snowbound Skydiver; Skydiving's Chart of U.S.-Manufactured Reserve Canopies; An Accuracy Jumper Looks at the New Medalist Canopy; New Drop Zone Reports Good First Year; Alabama DZ Raises $800 With Raffle; British Jumper Dies After Striking Aircraft Tail; You'll Find It All at Perris Valley Skydiving Center; The Pilatus Porter Jump Plane; Skydiving Magazine's 1991 Reader's Choice Awards; A Look at a New Digital Altimeter for Parachutists; Cause of Rig Problem Still Undetermined; Riggers Discuss Defective Links; Manufacturer Updates New AAD in Response to a Misfire; Pan Pacific Skydiving Tournament Draws Seven Teams; Judge Mulls Georgia DZ Lawsuit; Promotional Video Gets Results for Penn. DZ; World RW Record Attempt Set for Next Summer in Belgium

Issue #125: 11/07/1991

Skydiving's Chart of Ram-Air Main Canopies; How to Keep Your Rig Secure in an Open Aircraft; Soviets Want Jumpers for North Pole Trip; Parachutists Make 550 Jumps at Bridge Day; Elsinore Offers Casual Atmosphere With Lots of Jumping; Collapsible Pilot Chutes: Are They Worth It?; A Jumper Takes a Look at a Few European DZ; National Champion Bill Hazlett Talks About CRW; BPA Mandates Bikini Sliders on Old Ravens; RSL Incidents Draw Attention; Acid Mesh Problems Continue; Rig Discovered With Sticky Container Fabric; Weather, Facilities Work Well for U.S. Nationals; World Freestyle Meet Showcases New Moves

Issue #124: 10/11/1991

Three Mid-California Drop Zones: Different Atmospheres, Different Clientele; How to Build 20-Way Speed Starts in 20 Seconds Or Less; PIA Funds More Projects; Plans for 1993; Freestyle Maneuvers; How to Maintain Awareness During Freestyle; Wind Tunnel Availability Increasing; Firm Offers `Semi-Custom' Rigs; N.J. Company Updates Sentinels; New AAD Under Development by California Firm; Premature Opening Forces Emergency Exit; Five 20-Way Teams Enter U.S. Nationals; Plans Announced for Boogie in Zanzibar

Issue #123: 09/16/1991

'91 Herd Boogie Supplied Aerial and Ground Fun; Sky-div'ing by Bill Fitzsimons; Body Flight by Chris Landon; Manifest Master by John Musgrave; FAA Exempts Jump Pilots from Drug-testing Regulations; Texas DZ Welcomes New TCA; ESPN Agrees to Air Freestyle Program; Hitting the Magic Track; The Parachute Center: Rapid-Fire Skydiving; Aircraft Problems Ground 160-Way Attempt; Plans Announced for 1992 World Free Fall Convention: No C-130, Fewer Programs; Entanglement Causes Tandem Reserve Malfunction; Pair Injured in Tandem Accident; Entanglement Kills Utah AFF Student; Main-Reserve Entanglement Injures Jumper; Montana Boogie: Friendly & Fun; FAA Office Steps Up Support of Georgia DZ; Local Team Wins 20-Way Meet; Polish Boogie Featured Choppers; City Acts to Evict Florida DZ; Teams from France and the U.S. Win World RW Meet; Couch Freak Boogie a Blast With 850 Participants

Issue #122: 08/01/1991

Cowboy's Caravan by Robert Williams; The Parachute Pages by Kathryn Omelchuck; Skydiving in 8 Days by Miles Clark; PIA Wants Input on New Rigger Regulations; New Rules Set for World CRW Meets; Proposed TCA Will Hamper Busy Texas DZ; Calif. Center Strives for `Country Club Ambiance'; Premature Opening Injures Ohio Tandem Master; Skydiver Seeks Information on Disabled & Parachuting; Canadian Firm Introduces New Accuracy Canopy; Failure to Warn--Adequately; Bad Spot, Misjudgement Result in Death of Skydiver on Demo Jump in California; Underground Freefall Facility; Wind Tunnel Helps Jumper Solve Freefall Problem; Student Commits Suicide; 55-Wedge Remains Elusive Goal in Washington; 95 Competitors Attend Council Meet; Tree Saves Tandem Pair; Mediterranean DZ Offers More Than Just Jumping; Some Slider Stops Need a Look; West Coast CRW Championships; Two Killed in Tandem Accident; SSE Puts AAD Back on Sport Market; 200 Skydivers Attend Minnesota Jumpfest; USPA Puts Top Priority on Airport and Air Space Access

Issue #121: 07/02/1991

The Daffy Gainer; Let It Rain by the Blue Tones; Double Malfunction by E.P. Gottschalk; Bodysurfing the Propwash: the DC-3 Exit by Michele Bajo; The Sky People: a History of Parachuting by Peter Hearn; Calif. Company Develops Parachute Simulator; Student Dies in U.K.; Florida Student Fatally Injured on First Freefall; World Free Fall Convention: Same Plan As 1990; Big Fun at Swedish Herc Boogie; Popularity of Queen Air Jumpships Increasing; Reflections on Survival; PISA Announces Mods to Pintail Main Canopy; Indiana DZ Plans 21st Anniversary; Canada Fatality Attributed to Low Pull; Details Sketchy on Cause of Indiana Accident; Club Hosts Skydiving Triathlon; BPA Issues Tandem Safety Bulletin; Ohio Operator Opens Another DZ in Michigan; RSL Snags Helmet During Routine Deployment; Mini Riser Problems Raise Questions of Saftety; PIA Announces Meeting Details; Britain Chooses Team; N.Y. DZ Offers Travel Incentives; Mobile European Skydiving School Going Strong; Alabama Drop Zone Hosts Fund Raiser; World Freestyle Competition Moves to Vero Beach, Fla.

Issue #120: 06/08/1991

King Air Jumpship Put on Southwest Circuit; Rigger Studies Effects of Damage to Webbing; The Skydiver's Information Manual by USPA; Beneath the Visiting Moon by Jim Hooper; Golden Knights, the History of the U.S. Army Parachute Team by R.C. Murray; PIA Schedules 1993 Symposium; Spanish DZ Chases International Market; Two Florida Wind Tunnels Still in Planning Stages; The Do's and Don'ts of BASE Jumping; Freefall Cameraman Rescues Tandem Pair; Researchers Meet in San Diego; Air Force Readies Training Tape; Firm Develops Heat Generating Paint; N.C. and Florida Teams Win U.S. RW Nationals; Future of Leaded Avgas Cloudy; French Firm Offers Diagonals; Jumpfest to Stay in Albert Lea; Weather Hampers Penn. RW Record Try; Texxas 20-Way Meet Scheduled; BPA Affirms Mandatory Pilot Chute Replacement; Precision Introduces Zero-porosity 9-cell Main Canopy; Georgia DZ Still Fighting for Airport Access

Issue #119: 05/06/1991

Texas Jumper Develops Coating for Ram-Airs; Relative Work: the Basics, by Pete Reynolds; Kinesthesia, by Norman Kent; RW8 Manual by Pal Bergan and Audun Wik; Point and Counterpoint, Two Skydivers Speak Out on the Instructor Rating Program `3-3'; Jumpers Set Up Scholarship Fund; DZ Operator Offers Career Training; 100 Jumpers Attend Arvin Boogie; Rig Manufacturer Issues Service Bulletin; Manufacturer Grounds Pintail Main Canopies; DZ Sets Courtesy Guidelines; Tryouts Announced for 200-Way Record Attempt; Organizers Bungle Finances of Tanzania Boogie; Para-Flite Helps Photographers; Jumper Conducts FAA Inspector Course; CRW Record Attempt Still Has Slots; Two RW Record Attempts Scheduled in August; USAFA Seeks Skydiving Instructors; Int'l Jumpfest Plans on Track

Issue #118: 04/04/1991

Sandy Reid Talks About Skydiving and the PIA; Drop Zone Seeks Help in Preparing Case for FAA Review; French Company Wants 3-Ring Housings Cleaned; AFF Student Dies in Colorado Accident; County Hits Georgia DZ with Fees, Restrictions; USPA Accepting Bids for 1992 U.S. Nationals; Pintail Canopies Malfunction During Team Jumps; Arizona DZ Unable to Make Deal to Continue Operations at Eloy Airport; Canada DZ Hosts 20th Reunion; Money Pulls Accuracy Jumpers; Twin Otter Owner Launches Frequent Faller Club; Para-Ski Nationals Draw 50 Competitors; Florida Jumpers Big Winners at POPS Meet

Issue #117: 03/04/1991

Some Sweethog Rigs Need Fix; FXC Wants Its AADs Inspected; Skydive USA; Parachuting, from Student to Skydiver; Contest Announced to Support U.S. Team; Tennessee RW Meet Gets TV Coverage; `Wannabee' Weekends Focus on Intermediates; Southern California Skydiving Club Bankrupt; Stewart Systems Updates Sweethog Rig; New Firm Readies New CRW Canopy; National Parachute Industries Phasing Out of Sport Parachuting Market; FAA Backpedals on Drug Testing; Weather, Accident Hamper 160-Way RW Attempt; Army Romps at Coolidge Meet

Issue #116: 02/13/1991

FAA Amends SAC Airworthiness Directive; 1991 Kenya Boogie Moves to Tanzania; USPA Board Sets Goals for New Term; PIA Offers Products for Drop Zones, Riggers; PIA Acts to Support DZ Use of Calif. Airport; Texas Firm Readies New Rig; Reserve Deploys in Aircraft Doorway; Jumper Dies; Fatal Midair Collision Downs 182; Novice Jumper Dies in Virginia; Skydive Arizona's Move May Displace Existing Parachute Center at Eloy; New DZ Opens in Michigan; 1991 Convention Plans Set; PIA Parachute Symposium Draws 450 Attendees; Para-Flite Introduces New Piggyback Rig

Issue #115: 01/08/1991 (Back issue no longer available)

Exits from Small Aircraft; British Parachute Association Orders Replacement of Some Reserve Pilot Chutes; 6 Firms Throw $16,000 Party for Skydivers; Is Your Parachute Too Small? One Jumper's Recommendations for Matching Canopy and Jumper; Women's World Record Planned for 1991; Organizers May Move Kenya Boogie to Tanzania; USPA Rep Hold Meeting at Florida Drop Zone; Jumper Dies at Phoenix DZ in Zephyrhills; Altimeters Sold With Warranties; Skydive Arizona Leaving Coolidge for Eloy; Elections Result in Few Changes to USPA Board; Glide Path Readies New Main; `Wannabee' Weekend Set for Clewiston, Fla.; Skydiver Copes With Main-Reserve Mess; Jumper Uses Knife to Cutaway Bad Canopy; World Record Planned for Wash.; Jumpfest International Moves; US Army Team Looking for Skydivers; 3 Northeast Para-Ski Meets Set; California State Record Attempt Comes Close

Issue #114: 12/12/1990

Jump Aircraft Siezed; Skydiving's Chart of US Manufactured Reserve Canopies; Rigger Finds Faulty Northern Lite Ripcord; Flagler Aviation Hosts Three Events; Sun Path Develops Rigging Tool for Soft 3-Ring System Housings; Technical Congress Fosters International Information Exchange; Riggers Should Check Addresses; Kenya Boogie Moving Forward; Canopy Collision Fatal to Calif. Jumper; Gulf Crisis Ups Jump Costs; Skydiving: The Ultimate Thrill; Parachuting's Unforgettable Jumps III; How to Make a CRW Top Dock; Freefall Collision Injures Two; Two Jumpers Shed Harnesses in Freefall; Arizona Loft Develops Student Rig; Weather and Tight Restrictions Hamper Jumping at Bridge Day; CRW Record Attempt Set for `91; PD Resumes Shipping Larger Sabre Mains; Para-Flite Introduces Zero-Porosity Fabric; California 20-Way Meet Draws Seven Teams

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