A Speck in the Sky Speck in the Sky Peter Moran, Td Illustrated by John Batchelor
IN THE SKY PETER MORAN Illustrated by John Batchelor % ^Tiding Jt&rattg K-,, A SPECK IN THE SKY SPECK IN THE SKY PETER MORAN, TD ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN BATCHELOR BLANDFORD PRESS POOLE • NEW YORK • SYDNEY First published in the UK 1987 by Blandford Press Link House, West Street, Poole, Dorset BH15 ILL Copyright © 1987 Peter Moran Distributed in the United States by Sterling Publishing Co, Inc, 2 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016 Distributed in Australia by Capricorn Link (Australia) Pty Ltd PO Box 665, Lane Cove, NSW 2066 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Moran, Peter A speck in the sky. 1. Parachuting I. Title 797.5'6'0924 GV770 ISBN 0 7137 1902 8 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Publisher. Typeset by August Filmsetting Ltd, Haydock, St Helens Printed in Great Britain by Garden City Press, Letchworth, Herts. CONTENTS 1 A Speck in the Sky 9 8 A Slight Miscalculation 64 2 Training with the Paras 12 9 A Wing of My Own 69 3 Wings of Pride 26 10 Last Jump 73 4 On Exercise 30 11 New Wings 77 5 A Night Drop 39 12 The Sky is Neutral 80 6 "A Bit Hairy" 48 13 No Going Back 89 7 Falling Free 53 Index 95 To all those instructors who so patiently explained the techniques of parachuting and gliding to me - thank you.
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