POPS Record in Florida

By Kevin Keenan

Under the leadership of Joe Morgan and Carl Daugherty, a group of Florida members of Parachutists Over Phorty Society (POPS), set a new state record. The previous record of a 27-person formation was set at Palatka, FL on November 12, 2000. On Saturday, April 7, 2001, at DeLand, FL, the group built a 39-person formation. Later that day, the group broke it's own new record with a 42-person formation. The record-breaking team contained many of the jumpers who set previous Florida state records and had the distinction of being exclusively composed of Florida residents.

Event coordination was accomplished by Eileen Rossi. The staff of Skydive DeLand , led by Mike Johnston and Bob Hallett, who both participated in the jumps, juggled a busy two-day schedule to keep the event running smoothly. The Florida POPS have shown conclusively that old farts can fly with the best.

Kevin
POPS 6622

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