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From: karenk@hpgrla.gr.hp.com (Karen Klemm)
Newsgroups: rec.skydiving
Subject: Re: Looking for recommendation.
Message-ID: <2350021@hpgrla.gr.hp.com>
Date: 10 Apr 91 17:26:13 GMT
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***SARCASM ON***

>
> Anyone know the names of any skydiving literate attorneys (preferrably
> in the San Francisco Bay Area)?
>

In a city like San Francisco, I would imagine any *good* "skydiving 
literate" attorney would advertise his "skills", via such reputable 
media as television, billboards, and the sides of taxis and city buses.
Maybe check there.  

And remember, \/\/! (SHE signed a waiver (I would think))

***SARCASM OFF***

But seriously...
On this net, we LIKE the sport of skydiving.  Legal squabbles do nothing
but give the sport bad publicity.  

Unless you post further details about your particular situation, it will
be very difficult for anyone in this group to give advice, or to even
determine if your wife has any kind of a valid claim.  The first two 
responses were very good in specifying what information would be useful.

>
> My wife was injured on her first jump last summer at a non-USPA school
>

Be aware of this: 
USPA-rated jumpmasters and instructors may teach at non-USPA organizations.

>
> Having been a jumper myself (back in the summer of '78 under Perry
> Stevens [Mr. Safety] at Antioch CA), I have a concern not only for the
> safety of future students at this place (to remain nameless here) but
> also for the reputation of the sport.
>

I commend you for not publicly condemning the particular drop zone in 
question.  While some details are necessary, all details are not.

Since your post lacked so many details, I would like to say this:
A lot has changed in the sport of skydiving since '78.  Practices that
would have been condemned back then are now accepted and widely practiced.
Some examples:
	1)	Students jumping square mains.  If squares even existed in
		'78, they weren't reliable and docile enough for students. 
	2)	Freefall on a first jump.  Tandem and AFF didn't exist back
		then.  S/L was the only way.
	3)	Canopy relative work.  People didn't regularly do CRW with
		rounds.
Since I'm not sure of your experience or familiarity with skydiving today,
I want to assume that you may not be aware of common practices.


Karen Klemm
D-11813, AFF JM