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We’re located on a full time Drop Zone, so you can try out our demo Rigs or jump your new Kit straight away____________________ / \ Call, write or Fax for a Brochure and Stock List Rob Colpus at The KIT STORE Ltd The Airfield, Headcorn, —_ Kent TN27 9HX, Tel 01622 890967 Fax 01622 891236 SPORT PARACHUTIST CONTENTS B\P/A JULY/AUGUST 1995 Journal of the British Parachute Association FEATURES Wharf Way: Glen Parva: Leicester LE2 9TF. Tel: 0 1 16 278 5271 Fax: 0 116 247 7662. High Perform ance C a n o p ie s :..............................17 British Parachute Freestyle Seminar at Sibson: ............................ 23 Association Council Skydive on to the Top of the World 26 Members & Officers FS : On/Off Year S e le c tio n :............................ 29 C h a irm a n B o b C a r d Headcorn Hits Warp Speed: 32 Vice-Chairman F S Skills Camps SSPA:.............................. 45 Lofty Thom as Chairman STC Tye Boughen Chairman Competitions Committee Chris Allen The British National Teams: 24 Chairman Development Committee P h il G ib b s T re a s u re r Debbie Carter Bali & Lombok Beach Boogie:...........................21 Vice-Presidents Jim Crocker and John Lines Council Members Chris Allen, Tye Boughen, Adrian Bowles, George Campbell, Bob N e w s :.............................. 4 Card, Peter Carroll, Phil Gibbs, Steve Hoy, Graham Liggins, The Word on the Street:............................. 5 Michael Matthews, Ian Midgley, L e tte rs :..............................7 Kevin Monk, Charles Ross, John Smyth, Lofty Thomas. E d ito ria l:............................. 8 Cardsharps:............................. 8 British Parachute People in the S p o r t:................................9 Association Staff and Representatives Devil’s Advocate:........................... 13 National Coach and Safety Officer Drop Zone Film R e v ie w :..............................14 John Hitchen Dz’s Around the W orld:........................... 22 Technical Officer Tony Butler Kit News: 33 Office Manager Diary of Events:........................... 38 D a v id O d d y Classified Advertisements:........................... 39 Financial Adminstrator Steve Harratt POPS Corner:........................... 42 Adminstrative Staff Clubs & Centres:........................... 46 Trudy Kemp, Sharon Gurney, J o C o n n a l Royal Aero Club Delegate: John Lines Alternate Delegate: Steve H oy BPA C o v e r P h o to : Fourth skydiving expedition to the North Pole. Photo Liaison Officer To CAA: To n y Knight by Simon Ward. BPA Representative on European matters: J o h n L in e s Staff Liaison Officer: Lofty Thom as GASCO Representative: Angela Hickling CIP Delegate: John H itchen Chairman Riggers Committee: Allan Hewitt Sport Parachutist Magazine E d ito r Ola Soyinka, 10 Brecon Road, London W 6 8PU. Published by Airscape, Media Suite, 3 Tyers Gate, London SE1 3HX. Tel: 0171 403 6753. Fax: 0171 378 1208 (Airscape is a trading name of Cognix Ltd). Assistant Editors lain Mackenzie & Bess Ryder ©SPORT PARACHUTIST All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or trans­ mitted in any form or buy any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, Design & Layout without the permission of the Editor. Evette Darroux & Patti Gallagher The views expressed in Sport Parachutist are those of the contributors and not necessarily those of the BPA. The Editor retains the right to refuse or withdraw any advertisment at his discretion and does not Editorial Assistants accept liability for delay in publication or for clerical for printer’s errors, although every care is taken to Bridget Greenwood, avoid mistakes. Printed by Stephens & George Ltd., in association with Caric Print Ltd. Clerwood, Corunna Main, Lynette Horne & Zoe W illows Andover. Hampshire. Tel: 01264 354887. - 3 - SPORT PARACHUTIST 1995/3 Civil Aviation host for the freestyle & Sky- Authority charges surfing World Championships. How to lobby your MP Since 1984, the Civil Aviation The drop zone is the biggest in 1. Find out who your MP is. Telephone your local council, or the Public Authority has been under legal southern Germany and is only 50 Information Office at the House of Commons on 0171-2194272. requirement to regulate para­ miles east of Munich. 2. Write to him/her by name at: chuting in this country. The CAA Chief judge is Roger Flinn and House of Commons has been greatly dependent on World champions Dale Stuart and London the BPA to perform most of the Marco Manna will be judging.For SW1A OAA actual regulatory work, for more information and registration Write to your MP asking that he requests the Secretary of State for example enforcing rules, regulat­ forms contact: Fallschirmsport Transport to implement paragraph 5 of Section 11 of the Civil Aviation Act ing parachute training schools Colibri, Flugplatz, 84539 1982. This provides for the waiving of CAA charges whenever this is and issuing ratings to instructors Ampfing, Germany. Tel: +49 (0) deemed necessary. Give, in your own words, the reasons why you believe this to be necessary. Such as: and examiners. The BPA’s status 8636-440, fax: +49 (0) 8636- • The charges will threaten the existence of the BPA, especially on top as a governing body, although 897. of the likely cuts to its Sport Council Grant. subordinate to the CAA, is • It will threaten the existence of many of the clubs and centres affiliat­ acknowledged by other official UK Here Boogie, 26 - ed to the BPA, as they will ultimately have to meet the charges. bodies, such as the Royal Aero 31 August 1995 •. If there is no governing body then the safety standards will drop. Club, The International Aviation The Boogie will be held over • National and International competition will suffer. Federation (FAI) and the Sports Long Marsden, but the aircraft • You are an active participant in this sport and you do not wish to jeop­ Council. will be boarded from Coventry ardise your level of participation. At the moment, the CAA is Airport with coach transfers •. You are employed in the sport and you do not wish to jeopardise your employment. undergoing a deregulation between the two. An Hercules • Without the co-ordinated purchasing power of the BPA public liability process; which ultimately means carrying 100 skydivers per lift to insurance will become virtually impossible to obtain. that regulatory tasks will be offi­ 15,000ft will be used. Minimum • The cost to the CAA is minimal in terms of the overall budget. cially devolved to the BPA. The qualifications to jump the “Here" • If Sports Council funding continues it is ridiculous that the BPA should CAA will, however, retain ulti­ are C licence and 100 jumps. receive money from one Government body only to give it to another. mate regulatory authority and as Load organisers and video will it is coming under increasing be available at the Boogie. pressure to recover its costs by Camping, food, drinks and a bar, DOWrite Now! the way of charges, it has decid­ will all be available on site. Make sure that you sign the letter and that your address is on it. ed to charge the BPA around There will also be attempts to Keep a copy of the letter and send it to the BPA office. Get at least five reliable contacts to follow these instructions. £100,000 p.a. This amount set a new British RW record, adds up to more than the entire hopefully leading up to the magic Sports Council grant to the BPA. 100-way. DON’T Use your letter to air any political grievances. In addition to this, The Sports Groups will be built up slowly Try to denigrate the CAA. It wont work as they are well respected. Council can no longer guarantee under the guidance of George Leave it too late, as it may not have any effect. funding for the BPA beyond next Pilkington, Rob Colpus, Daryl Make it too long - limit it to one page. year, as its own allocations are Moran and Tim Moran. Even if uncertain. you do not make the record If the BPA has to pay the CAA, there is every chance of making ered adequately by the existing PIA Meeting in and loses the financial support larger skydives than you have rules. The amendments define Germ any of the Sports Council - it could done before. Selection for the the circumference and centre- The next PIA meeting in soon cease to exist. record attempts will start on point of the subgroups. The September is going to take place Under section 11 (1) of the 26th August. judges will use these to decide in in Wunnenberg, Germany, home 1982 Civil Aviation Act, the CAA The registration fee for the cases where a minimum number of Airtec, the Cypres manufactur­ is legally entitled to levy charges Boogie is £155.00 and includes of degrees must be turned, er. It is the first time ever the provided it has the approval of five skydives. The jump fee will whether a team has complied or meeting is being held outside the the Secretary of State. Under be refunded if the weather or air­ not.