SEREJumper 1 #1 June 20, 2011 Any help would be appreciated! KurtWe're not fucking flying airplanes are we, no we're flying a glorified kite with no power and it should be flown like one! - Stratostar Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 3 #3 June 21, 2011 At that point, it was Mimeographed (who remembers that technology?) Printed versions came out, I think, in late '58. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dks13827 2 #4 June 21, 2011 I actually subscribed to Lyle Cameron's SKYDIVER magazine in 1961 or 62... I was still in grade school !!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 38 #5 June 21, 2011 Quote At that point, it was Mimeographed (who remembers that technology?) Printed versions came out, I think, in late '58. HW Mhmhm! Purple ink, and that smell. Childhood. lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,046 #6 June 21, 2011 H SERE, The first one was even before my time but many, many years ago I did see an early one. I would call those first ones more of a newsletter rather than a magazine. JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lasharp 4 #7 June 21, 2011 September 1957 was the first printed Parachutist. Please see attached . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lasharp 4 #8 June 21, 2011 See also inside front cover, attached. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #9 June 21, 2011 QuoteSee also inside front cover, attached. A ten second freefall from 2500 feet - oh my! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 3 #10 June 22, 2011 Interesting. Woodbury, CT is the home of the Pond family (Nate, D-69, Gary (D-6969) and others. It was the site of the first collegiate parachute meet. David Burnham, one of the editors, was a Harvard student who competed there. He later was a prize-winning reporter for The New York Times. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patmoore 14 #11 June 22, 2011 I have a collection of issues of Parachutist, Skydiver, Spotter, and DZ USA from the mid sixties to the mid seventies.DZGone.com B-4600, C-3615, D-1814, Gold Wings #326, Diamond Wings #152. If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much room! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 36 #12 June 24, 2011 When I was at U. of Ill. in the last 70's they had bound volumes of EVERY Parachutist magazine available in the open stacks. After making two jumps Junior year I would stop by between classes and read. I didn't jump more until I graduated. By that time I had read EVERY issue of Parachutist to date. When I took my second first jump course in 1980 I was probably the most knowledable student my instructor had ever had.I was told a long time ago that they were no longer available. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
