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From: mspurgeo@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU (Mike Spurgeon)
Newsgroups: rec.skydiving
Subject: CRW / license requirements
Message-ID: <2944@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU>
Date: 15 Feb 91 17:32:25 GMT
Organization: Ohio University CS Dept., Athens
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For those of us who started on rags & PC's, the evolution that square
parachutes brought _in the air_ was truly amazing.  I did my first 
four stack in 1979 & 10 stack in 1980.  I believe we made our first
diamond in 1981 (boy, did _that_ bring up the learning curve.  Funnel
after funnel, followed by calls to Doc Johnson to see what to do next.
Then back into the air to try again.  If memory serves, we are Rocket
Diamond #'s 28, 29, 30, 31 (or something in high 20's range).

Sound's like a great idea to include it in license requirements, at
least for a 'D'.  Less experienced jumpers are learning at incredible
rates nowadays, & CRW is definitely one of the things we should be
at least understanding of at a minimum level.

Mike Spurgeon