Skydiving Magazine Back Issues 1992

PARACHUTING'S NEWSMAGAZINE

1992 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 #138: 12/04/1992

Places: Skydive Lebanon, Maine; A Competitor Talks About Training...and Winning; Final Results--1992 U.S. Skydiving Championships; U.S. National Skydiving Championships Finish Smoothly; Skydiving, Boxing and Football; IPC Plans for the Next Century; Reviews Student Accidents; The Snowflake-Snowflake RW Block; Freestyle Innovations at This Year's Meet; Final Results, 1992 World Freestyle Meet; FXC Launches Program to Upgrade Auto Openers; Manufacturer Clarifies TSO Status of 1-pin Tear Drop Rig; Florida DZ Studies Accidents; Party Fosters Good Will Among Northern California Skydivers; 3rd World Freestyle Championships a Big Success

Issue #137: 11/12/1992

Organizers Outline Plans for 1993 PIA Symposium; World Parachuting Cup of Relative Work--Final Results; France Dominates World Cup; Barnwell Boogie Draws 150; Student Meet; Interim Scores--1992 U.S. Nationals; United States Sets World CRW Record; Fatal Accident in California Attributed to Problems Deploying Main Pilot Chute; Aggies Host Collegiate Meet; Bridge Day Draws 280 Skydivers; U.S. Nationals Heads Towards Smooth Conclusion; 200-Way RW Formation Built Over South Carolina

Issue #136: 10/09/1992

850 Participants Cope with Bad Weather at Iowa Boogie; Indiana Boogie Attracts 542 Jumpers; Weather Trashes Herd Boogie; Places: Green Country Skydivers; Places: Finger Lakes Skydivers; How to do the Star-Star Block; Static-line Student Dies in Alabama; Florida Accident Blamed on Unfamiliarity with Gear; One Skydiver's Travelogue of Europe; Military Develops Double Ram-Air Rig; W.Va. Accident Blamed on Low Pull; U.S. Bids for `93 World Meet; Al Gramando Talks About Running a DZ; Florida Parachute Center Gets Support from Unexpected Source; Hinckley Crash Prompts FAA Scrutiny of Flight Operations; Local Team Wins TeXXas 20-Way Sequential Meet; Back-To-Back Records Up Italy's Largest RW Formation to 78; Entanglement Results in Fatality; France Again Sets World CRW Record; Parachutes de France Recommends RSL Change; Germany Puts PISA Invader Rig Back in Air; France, U.S.A. Dominate World CRW Meet

Issue #135: 09/09/1992

Money Meet Doles Out $4000; Massachusetts Jumpers Hustle to Fight Proposed Law; The Noorduyn Norseman; Manufacturer Issues Advice on Reducing Opening Shock; Fatal Accident Blamed on Problems with Main Riser System; Landing Accident Injures Jumper; Industry Association Compiles RSL and AAD Data; An RSL Isn't the Answer for Every Jumper; The RSL Makes a Positive Difference; High-Tech Aircraft, Old Fashioned Fun; 1992 World Free Fall Convention Focused on Fun; City Still Resisting Club's Efforts to Use Airport; Incident Demonstrates AAD Limitations; Investigators Widen Study of One-inch Riser Failures; `Secret' Montana Boogie Draws 500 Skydivers; Tandem Harness Ring Recalled; A 4-Way Exit from a Cessna 182; Association Acts to Prevent FAA Clampdown; Jumper Copes with Exit Injury; Women Set Canadian RW Record; Veterans Pitch in at Boogie; Harness Problems Cause Death; Growth Forces DZ Move; Women Build 100-Way World Record; Europeans Dominate World Meet

Issue #134: 07/29/1992 (Back issue no longer available)

All-Woman Record Attempt Still on Track; Fees Back Up Again for Bridge Day Celebration; Freestyle Moves to Learn and Use in Routines; How to Be More Creative With Freestyle; Skydivers Build 72-Way Formation in Texas; Over 145 Attend Jumpfest; Eastern U.S. Drop Zones; Survey Shows Relative Popularity of Different Mains and Reserves; Freebag Fix Urged for Some Rigs; Army Team Wins One, Loses One at California Meet; Canada Develops Relative Work Program; Manufacturer Says 1-inch Risers Are SAFE; Jumpers and Pilot Forced to Bail Out of Pilatus Porter in Canada; A Packing Error by a Certificated Rigger Creates Unairworthy Reserve; DZ To Use TV to Chase Business; Lodi Hosts West Coast CRW Meet; Talon Spring Inspection Ordered; Manufacturer Readies New Rig; Belgium Sets 150-Way World RW Record

Issue #133: 07/02/1992

AAD Manufacturer Seeks Filed Reports; Training Camp Set for New Jumpers; Jump Planes May Not Change Much in the Future; Western U.S. Drop Zones; Cessna 182 Still Primary Jumpship for Skydivers in the U.S.; Places: Wisconsin Skydivers Sport Parachute Club, Inc.; Places: Oz Sport Parachute Club, Inc.; Florida Company Introduces New CRW Canopy; Manufacturer Fights Resistance to AAD Use--Airtec; Company Developing Stronger 1-inch Riser; Combination Camera Sight and Altimeter; British Jumper Buys Florida Company; County Lowers Bridge Day Fees; Canopy Collapse Kills English Skydiver; Slots Filling for 1993 Parachute Symposium; Indiana Accuracy Meet Required Stand-Up Landings

Issue #132: 06/08/1992

Places: Skydive San Marcos; Places: Atlanta Skydiving Center; Beech King Air: Hauling Jumpers in Style; Survey Shows Relative Popularity of Jumpsuit Brands; Riser Failure Prompts Recall; Good Spots Result from Careful Planning; Two AFF Students Die in Europe; Some Jumpers Turning to Booties and Boosters; Old Oklahoma DZ Reopens; USAF Develops Canopy Check; Ram-Air Kite Used to Measure Weather; Collision Kills Pennsylvania Jumper; South African Gear Manufacturer Readies Entry into U.S. Market; Testing Continues on Army Wind Tunnel; Notice to Riggers; South Africa DZ Plans Skydiving `Safari'; 100 Skydivers Attend Freestyle Event; South Carolina Beach Boogie Draws 160 Participants; Details Sketchy on Tandem Accident; Sound Advice from the Cockpit; DZ Hosts Two-For-One Special; Rig Manufacturer Puts Weight Limit on One-Inch Risers; Automatic Opener Saves Jumper; Organizer Reschedules 200-Way; USPA Sets New Dates and Locations for Nationals

Issue #131: 05/07/1992

Jumper Gives Tips on Attaching Toggles and Stowing Brakes; The Antonov An-2 Biplane is a Slow Climber; Places: Aggies Over Texas, Inc.; Mike Sandberg and Deanna Kent Talk About Freestyle Skydiving; The Sport Should Approach Its Market Differently; Entanglement Kills French Freefall Photographer; Patrick De Gayardon Named 1991 Skydiver of the Year; California Firm Readies Ram-Air Reserves for Market; Canopy Collision Fatal for Jumper; Some Unhappy With New Army Team; Switzerland and U.S. Win Arizona Accuray Meet; SSE Introduces Micro-Puller; Airmoves Wins 4-Way Meet; Ground Loop Mars Easter Event; Twin Otter Jump Plane Crashes in California; World Freestyle Meet to Be Covered by TV

Issue #130: 04/06/1992

The 1992 International 8-Way RW Dive Pool; The 1992 International 4-Way RW Dive Pool; Skydiving by Christopher Meeks; Travelling 2 by Patrick Passe; IPC Mandates Air-to-Air Video Judging for World Relative Work Championships; PIA Puts Limit on Symposium Slots; Questions About High-Altitude Jumps; How to Build a Donut Formation; Cessna 182 Skylane; Creeper Boogie Run; Fees Imposed for Bridge Day; PIA Studies Installation of RSLs and AADs; Army Team's Double Ram-Air Study Encouraging; Club Continues to Skydive at Coolidge Airport; CRW Record Attempt; Low Pass Kills South Carolina Jumper; Company Readies High-Performance Canopy; 17 Teams at Rumbleseat Meet; Winter POPS Meet Draws 83; Twin Otters Only for Nationals 10-Way; Para-Ski Nat'ls Hampered by Snow Deficit

Issue #129: 03/05/1992

Caribou Has Tailgate and Room for 40; Places: Skydive Hawaii; Places: Pegasus Skydiving; Inconsistent Pack Volumes May Cause Problems; Manufacturer Establishes Limited Life for Tandem Equipment; Reserve Maker Clarifies Testing Procedure; Accuracy Money Meet Set for June; 1992 Collegiates Return to East Coast; French Company Introduces New Zero-Porosity 9-Cell Canopy; New Training Manual Offered; Convention Organizers Want Suggestions; Bailing Out for Fun; N.J. Company Offers High-Tech Scoring Pad; 10-Way Captain Concerned About Beech King Air; U.S. Army Studies Double-Square Parachute Rigs; California DZ Offers Discounts; Company Offers `Easy-Pack' Bag; The Specifications of Today's Automatic Openers; New Company Readies Canopy; Developer to Market Altimeter; 200-Way Postponed; Military Team Dominates Arizona Competition

Issue #128: 02/07/1992

The Bell Jetranger Helicopter: the Ideal Platform for Para-Ski; An Overview of Rigger Rating Systems Around the World; US Parachute Association Updates Basic Safety Requirements; The Out-Facing Position; F-16 Pilot Bails Out; Canopy Color Program by Gary Peek; On the Fun Side by Mike Mcgowan; Emotions Bleues by Didier Klein; Jumper Dies After Reserve Malfunctions; Survey Shows Relative Popularity of Harness & Container Systems; Russian Drop Zone Plans Boogie in July; How to Minimize the Risks of Altitude Jumps; AFF Certification Course Attracts 36; Firm Introduces CRW Canopy; Collision Injures Calif. Skydiver; FAA Clarifies ATC/DZ Letters of Agreement; International Money Meet Set for Arizona

Issue #127: 01/13/1992 (Back issue no longer available)

Opening Altitudes and Equipment Malfunctions; The Cessna 172 Skyhawk; IPC RW Committte May Change Judging at World Meets; Florida DZ Offers AFF Prep School; FAA to Rule on California DZ Access Rights; AAD Manufacturer Issues Safety Bulletin; Jumpers Try to Reopen Drop Zone at Coolidge; USPA Launches Credit Card Program for Businesses; Steps to Take When Buying Mail-Order Gear; FAA Says Flying Formations With Skydivers on Board is Legal; PIA Sets Meeting; DZ Owner Sues DZ Next Door; Russia Offers Training Services; Women's 100-Way Planned in Europe; Equipment Dealer Closes in Colorado; RW Record Attempt Tentatively Set for Las Vegas; Judge Acts on Georgia DZ Suit

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