PARACHUTING'S NEWSMAGAZINE

1997 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 #197: December 1997, mailed 11/14/1997 (This issue is no longer available)

From the Loft - Rigging Tools: The Basic Set; DZ Implements Drug Testing; DZ Tests Crash Response; Ohio Jumper Killed in No-Pull Accident; Big Formation Built in Virginia; Colorado DZ Fourishes In Spite of Opposition; Successful Bridge Day Reflects Maturity of BASE; Bridge Day Enjoys Good Weather; Good Organization; Georgia League Wraps Up First Season; Florida League Starts 2nd Year; Women Set Georgia RW Record; Skysurfers Win $22.5K at Meet in Brazil; California Boogie Goes Big Time; Incident Prompts Riser Fix; Big Turnout Enhances CRW Nationals; N.C. DZ Hosts U.S. Nationals of Team Accuracy; Attendance Poor at Freestyle Nationals; U.S. Champions Retain Titles at National Championships; 'Pulse' and 'The Chronic' Win Rainy SSI Meet; German Demo Accident Kills 4; Skydiver Presses Coolidge Issue with U.S. Senator; Patent Issue Thwarts Production of Icarus Canopy; IPC Mulls Adding Women's RW Category; FAA Clears Tandem Rig for Use; Skydiving's Seniors Set Record; Women Break Large-Formation CRW Record; 104-Way Round Built in California

Issue #196: November 1997, mailed 10/08/1997

Events Uncertain in Oklahoma Accident; R.I. Cessna Crash Kills Four Skydivers, Pilot; Skydiving Shorts Cop Film Awards; Final Meet to Decide Geogia Champions; Low-Altitude Aircraft Problems Always Serious; Americans Enjoy the Great Cliffs of Norway; Competitors Flocks to POPS Nationals; A Conversation With Steve Fielding; Jan Works Injured in Landing Accident; Line Trim Can Make or Break Canopy Performance; General Aviation Frets Over Tax Increase; Rig Maker Tests Solution for RSL Emergency; Upcoming Book & Video Focus on Freeflying; The Art of Going Faster Safely; California Gear Dealer Provides Canopy Training; Head Gear--Airventures; Novel Program Pushes New Rig; Students Prep for Collegiate Meet; 4 Countries Attend CRW Cup; Golden Knights, Airspeed Win RW World Championships

Issue #195: October 1997, mailed 09/10/1997 (This issue is no longer available)

Close Call Teaches New Skydiver a Valuable Lesson; Texas League Nears Season End; Landing Accident Hurts Cameraman; Freak Accident Injures Skydiver; PIA's Measuring System Explained; Surface Area and Pack Volume: The Story Behind the Numbers; Portable Awning; Take-Off Accident Kills Five; Places: Blue Sky Adventures; Places: Emerald Coast Skydiving Center; Sweden's 16-Way Nationals a Satisfying Success; Jumper Killed in Exit Mishap; French Jumpers Dust Off Old Idea; CRW: The Front Riser Approach; French Boogie Features Fast-Climbing Russian Turbofan; Building Permits Delayed for Florida Wind Tunnel; Golden Knights, 4NB Win America's Cup Meet in New Jersey; Automatic Opener Implicated in Injury; SOS Association Celebrates 5th Anniversary; 'Dirt Ball' Gives New Meaning to Chunk Exits; Couch Freaks Boogie Hard; BASE Expedition to Norway Yields Success; Weather Shines on Indiana Boogie; New Tandem Rig Readied for Market; Air Time Stops Making Canopies; Chart Changes Aid Skydiving; Skydive Shines at World Games; Convention Still Packs 'Em In

Issue #194: September 1997, mailed 08/14/1997 (This issue is no longer available)

Iowa Jumper Wins POPS Meet; Places: Snake River Skydiving; Main-Reserve Entanglement; Newer Bags Better for Old Talons; Association Stiffens Requirements for Demonstration Jumps; Test Your Canopy Relative Work Knowledge; Formal CRW Instruction Develops Skills Quickly; New Jersey Skydivers Set State Record; DGA Studies Opening Shock; 'Team Perris' Wins Dallas Super Cup; 'Deguello', Salado Express' Win Texas RW Meet; Floating Techniques for Larger Side-Door Aircraft; New 7-Cell Canopy Provides Something for Everyone; Tandem Vector Fix; Freeflying Seeks Role in X-Games; The Sidewinder Freefall Camera System; California Big-Ways an Incomplete Success; Rigging Innovations Offshoot Doing Well; New BASE Rig -- Perigee; Group Tours Northwestern U.S. by Parachute; Flip-Top Helmet--Sky Systems; Flight Concepts Debuts Canopies; Sabotaged Rig Found in Tenn.; Eiff, Lajoie Win Canadian Meet; New Helmets--Bonehead; FreeFlyers Blossom at N.J. Seminar; Montana Boogie Celebrates 30th

Issue #193: August 1997, mailed 07/18/1997

Cliff Jump Kills Swedish Skydiver; Norway BASE Expedition Slated for August; Tennessee Aircraft Crash Injures Two; Focus on BASE Technology Fuels Vertigo's Growth; More Bedtime Stories for Skydivers; Jumper Dies After Cutaway - Mass.; Hard Opening Shock Breaks Jumper's Neck; 4-Way Deja Vu; Arrdub to Veedub: The Present Days of Future Past; Landing Kills Demo Jumper; Hartman, Pappadato Win Skysurfing at X-Games; Fla. Tandem Instructor Killed; Canada's 'Wreak'reational CRW; Tennessee Tandem Tests Completed; Soldier Killed in Military Jump; 'Arizona Edge' and "Faultline Express' Win America's Cup; Racer RSLs Need Inspection; Teams Improve at 2nd GSL Meet; On Professional Packers; Calif. Meet Benefits Jumper; AAD Credited with Save; McGlynn Wins His Own BASE Meet--Again; Jumper Unhurt by Gnarly Mal; New Camera Sight Available; Calif. Boogie Marks DZ's Success; Colo. Boogie Helps U.S. Team; Calif. Freefly Film Festival a Success; Welgos, Stearns Win S&A Nationals

Issue #192: July 1997, mailed 06/19/1997

Places: Blue Skies Skydiving Adventures; Runway Collision Damages King Air; A Talk With Canopy Manufacturer Bill Hazlett; Sport Can Learn from Skycoaster; Accidental Reserve Deployment; Elsinore Jumper Seriously Injured; One Meet Spans Two California Drop Zones; Canopy Control for the Swooper; Bureaucrat Stops BASE Jumping Competition; Precision Aerodynamics Broadens Product Line; Takeoff Accident Destroys Jump Aircraft; Cessna Crash Kills Six in Florida; Safety Considerations and Equipment for Freeflying; The Basic Sit and Stand Positions; Drug Testing; Entanglement Kills New Jersey Photographer; 'Flight Plan' Benefits Students; First Sport Accuracy Meet a Hit in Florida; A Canopy Rating System for Skydivers; Canopy Accident Kills Calif. Jumper; POPS Plan for 1999 World Championship; 4th World POPS Meet a Success; Novice Skydiver Killed in Canada; Florida Company Ships New Main; Air-to-Air Helps CRW Meet; New Boss for FAA; Novel Skyboard Readied for First Jump; BPA Grounds Some Rigs with Mini Risers; 36-Way Opal Jewel Built in Calif.; 100-Way Jewel Built in Arizona; 750 Skydivers at Hercules Boogie

Issue #191: June 1997, mailed 05/20/1997

California 10-Way Meet Offers Variety; International Group Jumps from Angel Falls; Main-Reserve Entanglement Kills Photographer; Week-Long Riggers Course a Good Value; Ex-President Talks About His First Skydive; Places: Freefall Over Maui; Z'Hills Team Wins Fla. League; Teams Compete for Cash Prizes; Learning to Jump is More Difficult Than Most of Us Remember; Italian Style and Accuracy Meet Draws 140 Competitors; Inventor Discusses the Pro and Cons of Airlocks; Instructors Should Give Their Students an Attitude; Georgia College Sanctions First-Jump Course; Calif. DZ Offers Altitude Training; Audible Altimeter from Italy Offers Extra Features and Functions; Houston Gets New Drop Zone; Silhouette Main Canopy: Nice Overall, No Quirks; DZ Celebrates 10th Anniversary; Competition Tight at S&A Meet; $15,000 Awarded at Calif. Pro Meet; Golden Knights Sweep RW Meet

Issue #190: May 1997, mailed 04/23/1997

Kevin Vetter Named 1996 Skydiver of the Year; Florida League Ready for Finals; USPA Reconsiders Its BASE-Jumping Policy; Bridge Jumps Popular with Skydivers, Locals; CRW Camp Teaches Canopy Skills to Freefallers; Freeflyers Compete at Arizona Meet; Stadium Jump Kills Demo Jumper; Ex-President Makes One Skydive, Many Headlines; Landing Accident Injures British Jumper; POPS Gather for 26th Annual Winter Meet; Community Friendly: Keeping Your DZ Open; Mentor Program Looking for New Drop Zones; Low Cutaway Fatal for Student; Women's World Record: Not Quite; NTSB Reports on Va. Crash; Elsinore Freefly Seminar Meets Twin Goals; Ill. DZ Puts Cameras, Radios on Jumpmasters; Nasty Malfunction Kills Wisc. Jumper; World Para-Ski Meet Results; 'Hurricanes' Win Texas Meet; Intermediates Win Iron Crank; Georgie League Up and Running; Germany's Denise Bar Wins Arizona S&A Meet; Major Repeats at Blade Running; IPC Introduces 16-Way Rules

Issue #189: April 1997, mailed 03/26/1997  (This issue is no longer available)

Jumper Injured After Simultaneous Main-Reserve Deployment; A Conversation With Roger Nelson: Part II; Dunne Wins Ontario Para-Ski Meet; Sport Accuracy - Version 97.01; Army Jumpers Attend Korean Meet; BASE Jumpers Run Successful Competition; Jump Operations Explained in New FAA/USPA Video; Freefly Clowns: Chronicle Two; Learning Head-Down Flight: The First 2-Way Dives; Deployment for Beginner Skysurfers; One Jump Shows Skysurfing Might Be Easy to Learn; League Launched in Georgia; Competition Heats Up in Florida League; GPS Spotting Becoming the Rule, Not the Exception; Places: Skydive Palm Beach; Low Cutaway Kills Indiana Jumper; AOPA Dubious of FAA Survey; New Zealand OK's Jumps Through Clouds; Dates Set for Regional Meets; Para-Ski Nat'ls Winded Out; Idaho DZ Gets New Owner; Madagascar Boogie: Small But Fun; Arizona DZ Introduces Canopy Control Camps; West Coast Teams Win Pro Tour Meet

Issue #188: March 1997, 03/05/1997

New USPA Board Gets Organized at 1st Meeting; Bungee Accident Prevents 'Super Bowl' Jump; Low Canopy Turn Kills Florida Skydiver; Colo. Crash Wrecks Jump Plane; After Good Start, Local League to Go Nationwide; A Conversation With DZ Operator Roger Nelson; IPC Preps for Two Int'l Meets; RW Meet Kicks of 1997 Season; Some Reflex Rigs Need Fix; Student Falls From Harness; Lake Powell BASE Case Not Over Yet; Company Releases Report from Dual-Square Study; Fly Like a Pro; Second DZ Opens at Cal. City; Illinois DZ plans Move, Record; 'Entry Level' Rig Introduced; New Video in the Works; PIA Pulls off Informative, Interesting Symposium

Issue #187: February 1997, 01/22/1997

Learning Head-Down Flight: Controlling Your Fall Rate; Jumpsuit Maintenance A Full-Time Occupation; BASE Jumper Back on His Feet; Horseshoe Results in Florida Fatality; Five DZs Sign Up for America's Cup; Cause of Arizona Fatality Undetermined; Las Vegas Paying Off for Growing DZ; Blade Running Returns to Calif; Canopy Collision Injures Two; Canopy Accidents Hurt Two at Florida DZ; Manufacturer Makes Small Change to AAD; Filming Tandem Jumps: Tips for the Photographer; Airblade Manufacturer Moves; California DZ Spruces Up Facilities for Nationals; Manufacturer Updates Rig; Competitors Win $$ at Fla. Meet; Advanced Audible Altimeters Readied for Market; Elliptical 7-Cell Readied; USPA Seats New Board; Texas Shop Overhauls Its Rig; All-Cessna Meet Proves Popular; South African Co. Introduces New Main; Academies Dominate Collegiate Nationals

Issue #186: January 1997, mailed 12/20/1996

ESPN Champ Opens School; Using Video to Promote Tandem Business; Infant Injured at California Demo Jump; RI to Name U.S. Service Centers; Weather, Landowners Smile on CJAA Cliff Day; New Local Circuit Features 4-Way RW; Judge Sides with Skydivers in BASE Case, Again; Symposium Schedule Announced; Learning Head-Down Flight: Controlling Proximity; Patent Awarded to Airblade Inventor; $1.5 MM Wind Tunnel Planned for Florida; Florida Drop Zone Hooks Future to Wind Tunnel; Southern Calif. Old Timers Flock to 2nd Reunion; An Interview With Scott Rhodes; Women Set Record; Perris Switches Shops; Danish Tee-Murphy; Virginia Jumpers Injured in Takeoff Accident; Jumper Dies in Unusual Accident; USPA Backpedals on New Program; Kenya: Costly Jumps, Cheap Beer; Hosts Sought for RW Pro Meets; Freeflyers Try Big Stuff at Arizona Festival

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