Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: notesfiles Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!Glacier!oliveb!hplabs!hp-pcd!kas From: kas@hp-pcd.UUCP (kas) Newsgroups: net.rec.skydive Subject: Re: what does RW & CRW stand for ? Message-ID: <41800034@hpcvlo.UUCP> Date: Tue, 17-Sep-85 21:12:00 EDT Article-I.D.: hpcvlo.41800034 Posted: Tue Sep 17 21:12:00 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 22-Sep-85 18:48:40 EDT References: <694@othervax.UUCP> Organization: Hewlett-Packard - Corvallis, OR Lines: 9 Nf-ID: #R:othervax:-69400:hpcvlo:41800034:000:430 Nf-From: hpcvlo!kas Sep 17 17:12:00 1985 The acronyms "RW" and "CRW" stand for "Relative Work" and "Canopy Relative Work", respectively. Relative Work is what two or more jumpers do while in freefall when making the various linked formations that you have no doubt seen. Canopy Relative Work is similar, but as the name suggests, is done while under canopy. If you have seen two or more canopies linked together, they were doing "CRW". Ken Scofield Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com