PARACHUTING'S NEWSMAGAZINE

1996 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 #185: 11/21/1996

California DZ Rolls with Political Punches; Two Die in Canopy Collision; BASE Pro Circuit Poised for Launch; Norwegian Box - Norwegian Donut; Bridge Day Hampered by Late Start, Weather; Hook Knives Deserve a Second Thought; Airspeed Hosts Camp; Jumpsuit Company Pushes Cutting Edge of Technology; Bad Spot Complicates Demo; Report Issued on Tandem Accident; Native Americans Agree to BASE Invitational; Unique Texas DZ Caters to Tourists; New Elsinore Owner Cementing Expansion Plans; Plugging Into the Political Process; Changing the Repack Cycle; Tips for Successful Exits from Tailgate Aircraft; Downwind Landing Kills Jumper; Main-Reserve Entanglement Fatal; Producer Hopes to Put Skydiving on TV; New DZ Opens in Indiana; Weather Trounces Connie Boogie; 'Team Infinity' Takes Overall at CRW Nationals

Issue #184: 10/23/1996 (Back issue no longer available)

California Drop Zone Opens on Old Military Base; Cliff Jumpers Beat Park Service in Federal Court; CRW Challenge Draws Six Teams; S&A World Meet: Rainy Days in Bekescsaba; Rigging for Demos; Calif. DZ Hosts Free-Fly Seminar; Some Tandem AADs Recalled; Low Turn Kills Jumper in Hawaii; 1996 ESPN Pro Tour Finishes at Perris; Low Pull Injures Jumper; Calif. Boogie Continues to Grow; Demo Jumper Strikes Ground Crew; Manufacturer Redesigns Booties; RW Camp Focuses on 4-Way; Ohio DZ Hosts POPS Nationals; 300-Way Record: Not Quite; Knights, Arizona, XTZ Truimph at U.S. Nationals

Issue #183: 09/16/1996 (Back issue no longer available)

Records Set at Big Texas 'Demo'; World Free Fall Convention: Bigger Than Ever; A Look at the SkyCorder; Time Out and the Digitude; Skydiver Injured on Demo Jump; Jumper Survives Low Cutaway; Cliff Strike Kills Jumper; Working With the Pilot; Weather Shines on Big Indiana Boogie; 35 Compete in Virginia Meet; Jumper Dies in Alabama; Rigger Finds Safe Way to Clean Rig; Skydiving: A Multimedia Reference; On Pictures and Parachutes; The Bipole-Bipole 4-Way Block; Low Turn Injures New York Jumper; Bag Lock Leads to Ohio Fatality; Mi-26 Hauls Jumpers in France; Teenager Wins Accuracy Meet in Washinton; Couch Freak Successful; Old Timers Get Together; Arizona Plans Free Fly Festival; Rain Doesn't Stop Mont. Boogie; Jumpers Tour Washington; U.S. Wins RW Cup; CRW Record Set

Issue #182: 08/09/1996

Berg Quits Freestyle, Swiches to Skysurfing; Information About Jumping at Bridge Day; A Classic Summer; A Conversation with Al Frisby; RW Pros Coach Competitors at California Meet; Big King Air Boosts Ohio Boogie; RW Teams Get Ready for U.S. Nationals; FAA Renews Tandem Exemption; 'Deguello' Wins Texas Meet; USPA Disciplines Members; The Donut-Donut 8-Way Block; Parachutists Over Phorty Holds Midwestern Championship; First Basic Instructor Course Scheduled for November; DZ Develops 'Continuing Education' Program; '97 Nationals to California, Texas; Records Set in Nev.; 65-Way Built at Elsinore; New Jersery Builds Big Blot

Issue #181: 08/17/1996

Wind Tunnel Planned in Calif.; Wind Tunnel Planned in Calif.; If You're Going to the World Freefall Convention, Read This; California DZ Tries to Force Hand of Airport Committee; Ground Mishap Injures Jumper; Weather Shines on Council Competition; Ohio Accident Puzzles Investigators; 'Follow the Leader' Canopy Traing: A Promising Start; French Set Two Records at CRW World Meet; Accident Blamed on Dust Devil; Places: Cedar Valley: Utah's Little Gem of a Drop Zone; Low Turn Injures Ga. Skydiver; Boston Demo Goes Bad; RW Teams Vie for Money at Texas Meet; The Sidebody-Donut Sideflake Donut 4-Way Block; 700 Skydivers Invade Swedish Summer Camp; USPA to Attend AOPA Expo; PISA Pushing New Student Canopy; New Audible Altimeter from Italy; Georgia DZ Loses Two Aircraft; New Hard Helmets Developed--Bonehead Composites; Rig Manufacturer Plans Expansion; Main-Reserve Entanglement Kills Tandem Pair; Fatal Accident Blamed on Premature Deployment; U.S. Nationals Has it's Ups and Downs; Skysurfing Big at X-Games

Issue #180: 06/14/1996

African Boogie Set; Landing Accident; Cutaway Problems Puzzle Rig Manufactures; Virginia Council Gets Rolling; Down-Under Incidents Prove It's a Rough Sport; Dust Devil Fatal; Collision Shreds Canopy; Airworthiness Directives; The Gear Check: An Ounce of Prevention...; Night Jump Fatal; Twin Otter Wrecked; AAD Works Fine; IRS Backs Off Ticket Tax; "Skydive 150: Basic Canopy Flight"; Equipment Compensates for Poor Training, the PD Tour, New Reflex Rig; The Frisbee-Frisbee 8-Way Block; Jumpers Boogie on the Beach; California DZ Hosts Speed Star Meet; Mexican Boogie Draws 100; Weather Hampers Ohio Boogie; French Co. Offers New Link; Second Stop on SSI Pro-Tour Yields $15,000; Venezuelan Club Hosts International Boogie

Issue #179: 05/16/1996

Bridge Open to BASE Jumpers; Instructors Must Address Human Factor Issues; Big Mexican Cave Attracts BASE Jumpers; The Long Diamond-Optic 8-Way Block; DZ Offers Unique Training Program; Plane Crash Kills Skydiver; California Dealer Offers Popular Gear-Buying Program; POPS Set CRW Record; Manufacturer Recalls Tandem Risers; "AntiGravity"; Perris Valley Challenge Cup: Focus on 3D Flying; The Density Altitude Crash-Bang Blues; Propeller Kills Observer; Arizona Skydivers Redefine 'Garbage Loads'; Firm Developes New Skyboard; The BASE Jumping Easter Bunny; The Traveling Skydiver Show; Low Turn Kills Calif. Jumper; Long Cable Hampers Cutaway; Nevada Jumper Dies in Accident; Rough Grommet Cuts Riser; Florida DZ Goes For Big Numbers; U.S. Para-Ski Team Selected; 2nd Blade-Running Meet Held in California

Issue #178: 04/12/1996

Special Award Offers Challenge; Jumper Loses Leg in Collision; The Tee-Chinese Tee 4-Way Block; Frequent Rule Change: More Harm Than Good; A Methodical Approach to Standardizing Fall Rates; Skyball: A New Aerial Tool - and Toy; Carolina Council Recognizes '95 Champions; The Care and Feeding of Grommets; Legends of the Game; Misrouted Cable Alarms Rigger; Big Turnout for Arizona Classic; Tampering Blamed in Incident; DZ Owner Puzzled Over No-Pull Accident; Low Turn Kills Jumper; Airborne Veteran Dies in Low-Pull Accident; Novice Jumper Dies in Arizona; Drop Zone Opens in the Bahamas; Jury Finds for Airport; Rig Offers Novel Reserve Design--ADSI; 84 Compete in POPS Winter Meet; Handicap Meet Cranks at Perris DZ

Issue #177: 03/12/1996

Dr. Lee, the Cautious CRW Man; Places: Skydive Dallas: Just What the Doctor Ordered; Nepal Boogie Looks for Western Skydivers; Fatal Arizona Accident Involves Army Jumper; Mental Practice Improves Performance; Jumper Injured; Cuba Boogie; Canopies Require Regular Inpection; 1996 IPC RW Dive Pool - 8-Way Sequential; 1996 IPC RW Dive Pool - 4-Way Sequential; An Early Evening Foursome at the Drop Zone; New Otter for Perris; Novice RW Program; "The Tandem Jump Experience"; "Michael McGowan's Greatest Hits"; Drop Zone Opens in Richmond, Indiana; Costa Rica Boogie: Slow Pace, Scenic Surroundings; California CRW Meet Draws Eight Teams; German Firm Eyes U.S. Market; Louisiana Boogie Features CASA; Competition Set for Wind Tunnels; Gear Rcovery Service Started; Cheryl Stearns Named 1995 Skydiver of the Year; Big Turnout for Arizona Sequential Meet

Issue #176: 02/15/1996 (Back issue no longer available)

Weather Blesses Hawaiian Boogie; Canopy Collision Fatal for Fla. Jumper; Entanglement Kills Veteran California Skydiver; 6he Practical Cessna for Practical 'VRW'; Learning Head-Down Flight; Parachute Association Board Meets in Virginia; FXC Starts Shipping New Automatic Opener; DZ Changes Hands; Accuracy Meet Posts Fat Cash Prizes; Rob Harris Remembered; Low Reserve Opening Injures Jumper; Taking Tandem on the Road; Fatal Accident Still Puzzling; Off-DZ Landing Fatal; Pilcher Joins Staff; Freestyle, Skysurfing Meet Set; New Canopy Introduced in Europe; Tool Found Packed in Reserve; Florida Camp Advances CRW Sequential; Mexico Boogie Features Choppers

Issue #175: 01/17/1996 (Back issue no longer available)

Tandem Master Fatigue; Incidents Demonstrate the Extra Demands of Tandem; Safe Skydiving is an Attitude; Int'l 20-Way Meet Draws 4 Teams; A Brief History of Accuracy Parachutes; An Introduction to Photographing Freestyle; Design and Use of Double-Sided Arm Winglets for Freestyle; Canadian Company Goes for U.S. Market; Perris Boogie Rings in New Year; Rob Harris Killed During Stunt; Reserve Malfunction Investigated; Low Breakaway Fatal in Ariz.; AAD Incident Raises Eyebrows; Collegiate Nationals: Well Attended & Well Run; Cheap Jumps, Plenty of Variety Power Arizona Boogie

Issue #174: 12/18/1995

Cross-Country Project Sucsessful So Far; Introducing the 'Bat Pack'; Attendance Up at South American Symposium; Bill Richards Fields Questions About '96 Nat'ls; NTSB Leader Wants to Oversee Aircraft Safety; USPA Confers With Drop Zone Operators; $650K Awarded to Student's Family; Skydivers Killed by Faulty Heater; Aerial Collision Injures Two; Arizona Forms 8-Way Team; Stearns Makes 352 Jumps; Wind Tunnel Opens in Las Vegas; POPS Builds Record 75-Way Formation

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