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Sorts Categories & Types -Date Chronology -Specific Event or Record -Parachuting Era (time periods marked by distinctive change, progress, paradigm shift, characteristic, attitude, etc. Parachuting's ERAS: - B.A.S.E. Jumping, Since 100 BCE - Aerostats (Balloons) + parachute jumps, Since 1797 - Fear of Free Fall, Absolute conviction that high falls always fatal, 100s of years old; worldwide into 1930s; exists today! - Pre Freefall, any/all parachuting before 1919 - Freefall Parachuting, only Since 1919 - Barnstormers, 1920-1936; - knowledge & tribal memory lost: Controlled Freefall technique known by 6; shared by none. ~1931 - Controlled Freefall techniques relearned (taught w/ syllabus @ 25 schools), de facto world Std. 1946 - Parachuting Pioneers, 1936-1960 - Sport of the Space age, Since 1960+ - RW Since 1965, (Recognized / Accepted by USPA and FAI-CIP since 1972) - Sequential RW Formation Skydiving fire storms -since Fall 1973 - Ram Air Canopies? (Became widespread?) (Accuracy Mandatory __? when? - Freefly, Since 1994 - Death Landings under full canopy tops annual frap charts; - - ? Since? when? - Wind Tunnel mandatory for FS Wins, Since when? 1992? Madden T. "Pat" Works: Association for Documentary Editing (ADE), NSM, AIAA

Today Hurts like yesterday. Mark waz my mate. Janner + me there to see your aging ugly afresh and kiss it towards beauty [long journey; bring supplies] Pat Works nee Madden Travis Works, Jr .B1575, C1798, D1813, Star Crest Solo#1, USPA#189,

OUCH! SHIT! DAMN! DAMN! DAMN! DAMN! Dammit It ALL TO HELL! and gone Hurt. Empty. Ouch. Bad Hurt. Big Ouch. Vast empty. Big Icon. Gone. Large love lives on. Big Eike. Bigger smile. Huge persona... A living poem. Sharing the song we love. Happy. Pleased. Proud with our existance. Delighted with sharing love of the air. Delightful. Tall. . Iron man, he by action lived, by words shared, that wonderous world we live upstairs. WOE! Pain, I've lost a love that time claims. OUCH! SHIT! DAMN! DAMN! DAMN! DAMN! Dammit It ALL TO HELL! and gone Hurt. Big Ouch. Vast empty. Big Icon. Gone. . . . no aspirin for this pain.... Large love lives on. Pain endures. Pat Works nee Madden Travis Works, Jr .B1575, C1798, D1813, Star Crest Solo#1, USPA#189,

Ever heard of an "Ear Worm" ? Some 98% of humans, including skydivers, experience an "Ear Worm". Sorta cool, you get a HiFi replay of whatever music gets selected. However, you are not the DJ. He play whatever. And, whilst you endeavor to ponder and rectify, the chosen song loops in the background. Not unsettling, nor disrupting.... kinda nice. Good sound. in Stereo too, ... not too loud, there. Like unto, "Hello...." Like your shadow... but aural: Ear candy. Cool beans. Me, I like music. Dependable sounds. Fine. Good Input. Zero Cost. Always there. Mostly. OK.............. Da point: lately we get all the "DANGER! DANGER! Invasion of Privacy! danger... ping" [This was a recorded Message....] pong. [..... we LOVE You!....] R2D2 voice over Whatever. My current brain-song sings: Buffalo Springfield planted da Worm: '60s ?? '60s , yep. ... mine, gives me pleasure. Yours?

AWESOME Lady, close fond friend. My Janner and Vicki Christensen-Johnston were sky mates back then. She lurked the Gulch. Captured Michael. Grew a family. World-ranked Nurse. She and they lit my skies with friendship, love, boat rides, and mellow home vibes. Strong. Skilled. Experienced. Gave. Lived. Loved. Left too soon. Too soon. : beautiful memories, family, friends, offspring, accomplishments, flower. A rose in the garden of life. Pat Works nee Madden Travis Works, Jr .B1575, C1798, D1813, Star Crest Solo#1, USPA#189,

Ouch! Our Chicago-Wis.-Mi.- Mo. Tribe. ... back in ever when. With Wings, Dave's a mentor again. BS Pat Works nee Madden Travis Works, Jr .B1575, C1798, D1813, Star Crest Solo#1, USPA#189,

Can anyone help me find - Locate Nick DiGiovanni (Nick DG)'s Post on USPA Awards? As I recall, his opinions were a hoot and spot on in many cases.I'd like to read 'em again. Thanx, anybody Pat Works nee Madden Travis Works, Jr .B1575, C1798, D1813, Star Crest Solo#1, USPA#189,

From Dennis Henley re Warren Frazier Dennis, Donna, + Nancy speak of the 5 years or so around '67 - '72 when Relative Workers and USPA both had a "Who needs You?" attitude and approach to one another.

Hinckley Dz. Too Windy to jump. Open, I'm running downwind at Mach 3 to the DZ. Clear the Highway; just clear the high tension lines; crank a hook turn. Cough up my gizzard as i swing back into the 80' power lines my open mouth body slithers between two of them and here comes the ground! WhoooBoy! But for luck i'm fried crisp and fall far. My spread lines retard my descent. (High voltage lines are about 3-4 ft. apart); my PC gets squeezed betwixt em. The friction retards my 80 ft. fall. I tip toe land. Awed and twice blessed. (Thinking No One saw my dumb shit stunt). Alas. A car smokes to a stop on the highway and the skydiver driver howls curses at me for a time. I field pack to walk back. However, he didn't rat me out. I kept quiet. Stupid ain't fashionable, but luck is good. Pat Works nee Madden Travis Works, Jr .B1575, C1798, D1813, Star Crest Solo#1, USPA#189,

Riggers Delight-- '61 my first rig was a B4 crew bailout rig with reserve rings hand sewn to the Out Side of the harness. A sensitive lad, I glued a wrap of webbing over the stitches so as not to perturb sensitive types. Never did use the reserve 'tho I packed every 60 days in my driveway best I could. No problem, I sold it to my best friend Tommy Foster for $50. It was an all white 28' ripstop with a Double "L" & the cut out gores were trimmed in gold satin ribbon, hand sewn. Pretty.

An Era ends: Jim Baron checks out Life is a hotel; people check-in and check-out. We lost a rock; a piece of our collective past. I am hearing sad news. Seems our own Jim Baron checked-out. Dunno. Sounds so. Grim city. Not pretty. Ouch. Damn! Jim is our era; our age, our memories. He, Lou, and the tribe befriended us long whiles. Memories of Sky, dives, wind, packing, rain, kids, and Hinckley crazy wash over us like waves. The tide receding, landlocked we are, being wondering about why Smiling. Remembering when. Big guy. great friend. Grand family. Love 'em all. His Era ends Ours' diminished Cherish. . . and remember Remember

Nancy nailed it. Warren Frazier was a warm hug. When I visited X-Texans Stanley Troller + Hop Harbeson in Nov '67, just after the 1st 10-way Meet, Warren and the Perrisites glomed on to me. We got a 7-way plus fine jumps. Good group. Fine folks. Listen and Hear Nancy's saying that Warren's Perrisites evolved thru the Krugers (all 3 of them) into goodness we fly in today's sky. An oasis in a dry land. Thank you Nancy. Respect, Warren. Howdy to Jim + Donna (SCR26) Dann! Blue Skies you guys. Blue Skies! Hug Clouds today Proud Perrisite

the RW Council and 1972 The RW Nationals Begat the RW Council and an “Underground” Communication for Star People, RWunderground Newsletter Jan and I saved folders of files of historical yesterday when 10-way was introduced to the USPA Nationals. That happened in early 1972 at a time when RW folks and USPA both suffered a, "Who needs you." approach. Recently while working on the RW History displays for the National Skydiving Museum, I found my handwritten notes from January 27, 1972 when the RW proposals were accepted by the BOD for 10-man team competition at the 1972 National Parachuting Championships. “Open Letter to RW Council Members” 40 Years ago the formation skydiving star people proposals for 10-man team competition at the 1972 National Parachuting Championships were accepted by the USPA BOD. My handwritten notes from that January 27, 1972 Milwaukee USPA BOD Meeting became Issue number one of a newsletter by and for RW people worldwide. My reporting published on the event was the first RW “underground” newsletter. RWu Newsletter was the communication conduit between the players involved. A group of RW Skydivers we called The RW Council. Formal and informal by 1972, ten-man star competitions and Eight-way SCR attempts were widespread. Wherever aircraft and interest permitted was where RW affection gathered. Realizing that allowed me to know who were the RW freaks and where they flocked. Simple, instant representative democracy. You decide. If you travel to all the five Centers of active Relative Workers formation Skydiving and signed up both Captains of teams, leaders and thinkers you’d in 1972 end up with twenty or thirty skydivers who earned the respect to be the representatives of and for RW Skydivers in mapping our future and Jointly deciding a national strategy for achieving our goal-future. Modeled on the U.S.A’s faith in a representative Republic we few could carry the Votes vested, make policy and earn respect. Uncounted representatives offer sport a strong position Supported By uncounted numbers. We seemed to be huge. At The RW Councils public conventions attendance Was over a hundred RW Jumpers. At the same time USPA Directors had decided to molify constituents and somehow support and satisfy the swelling need for USPA-recognized RW Parachuting activities. That initial letter was sent to key RW people the first 30 RW Council members, to explain the RW proposals accepted for the 1972 10-man team competition at the National Parachuting Championships. That initial letter was signed by the three individuals who made the proposal to the Board of Directors, P. Works, D. Girausso, and John Sherman. Dated January 27, 1972, it was titled, “NOTICE OF THE FIRST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS OF 10-MAN RELATIVE WORK TEAMS” [ATTACHMENT ]======================= Original Notes on the Founding of the RW Council < P. Works> -

Pat Works nee Madden Travis Works, Jr .B1575, C1798, D1813, Star Crest Solo#1, USPA#189,

Kewl. Fun. Army helicopters. ... Janner and the Army took photos... I'll post 'em if I find him.... Was Bob Vanderau on the team ?? Pat Works nee Madden Travis Works, Jr .B1575, C1798, D1813, Star Crest Solo#1, USPA#189,

RWunderground Newsletter - March 1973 The circumstances of RW Forty-one years ago: The First World Cup of RW is announced! A World Championships in Relative Work! What Does It All Mean?? (1973) OK, now adjust your ego to the fact that you are now an athlete of Olympic calibre. Straighten your shoulders and condescend to explain to your short-sighted friends that "your crazy hobby" is now a major world sporting event. In one short year our thing of precise, beautiful, ecstatic involvement with other people in a form of three-dimensional aerial ballet, with the wind providing the symphonic score orchestrated by the clouds, has been viewed by le monde. And that king that governs all of the world's air realized, accepted and rejoiced with us in the newest of International art-forms - freefall relative work. After the big FAI meeting in Paris came the USPA Board of Directors meeting in Florida. A heavy thing came across at both meetings - freefall RW is, in fact, a major air sport and is recognized as such. And the big organizations that control all air sports want very much what we want ... RW to continue to grow smoothly into the significant athletic event that it is, with fun and freefall for all. If this is to happen we must continue to work together as an International Union of Freefallers. We are all just beginning, let's begin together. Make lotsa RW jumps. Communicate your feelings on what you're doing and don't delegate the future of your favorite activity to some paper-pusher who's more interested in the glory of piles of paper than making RW jumps. We're gonna have a World Cup RW meet. Problems can be numerous. Rod Murphy, the Henry Kissinger of the FAI's RW Committee, made a visit to give us a positive briefing on the international aspects of relative work competition. The FAI's RW Committee is an international group who are watching and trying to not have just a few skydivers or individual countries who, however well meaning, might set RW off on a weird track that'd take YEARS to correct so it reflects what we RW'ers want to do. Rod was instrumental in the RW competition proposal made in Paris to the FAI-CIP group. He's from South Africa, and here's what he has to say: Thus the FAI RW Committee has a problem: the USA Ten-man rules won't do for a world meet where things must be worded like a peace treaty. Translation and politics, coupled with poor communication and differing goals, lead to problems and protests. Protests lead to ill will and delays. Twenty-nine nations can't all think the same, points out Rod, and some countries have a different boogie than the U.S.A. Think about it. If you represented your country in a world meet and were defeated and had to return home where defeat means disgrace and perhaps loss of job or housing, you'd make damn sure you got the best shake you could possibly get. Including protesting for the sake of protesting. It looks like the World Cup could be a rotten banana mess if every country doesn't give a bit. Let's hope we can let the sport grow; let positive things help the growth. Rod suggests we invite style judges to RW meets and teach `em to judge RW. They are experienced and tend to be professional, because after all,judging is a discipline. It's hard to be a good judge when your best effort only garners curses. The point is, we need judges. And we could use some intelligent articles on HOW to judge an RW meet. For instance, in judging RW the angle of observation on a 10-man star is critical. What are the limits of this angle? A good start in this direction was the motion at the Paris meeting which was approved by USPA's Board that up to three foreign judges be invited to participate in the U.S. Nationals each year. This should improve the level of international judging. Remember, the FAI is BIG. Its presidents, vice presidents, committee heads are often Kings, Princes, Dictators, Prime Ministers who banded together in the world FAI as a formal organization to defend the use of airspace for sport. As a part of FAI we are also big and have the power and influence of great men to back our activities. If we act deliberately and in unison. Pat Works, RWu. March 1973 ________________________________________ Here's What Eilif Ness, Norway, Has To Say About the FAI-CIP* RW Committee: He's chairman of the committee which will arrange RW training meets, gather information on technical developments, and make suggestions to further international relative work competition. *FAI (Federation Aeronautique Internationale) - (The official international group responsible for all aviation-related activities. CIP is the parachuting arm of this body.) Pat RWu, March 1973

Bob Sinclair: a Giant among giants in our vast air and across our history. Nice person. High respect

More about Houston area jumpers in the 1960s from Cy Stapleton, D605 Pat Works nee Madden Travis Works, Jr .B1575, C1798, D1813, Star Crest Solo#1, USPA#189,

Houston Parachute Club Jumpers in the 1960s: Yes, I remember. -- There was a Hungarian who jumped with us. We called him Iron Tooth. He had fought in the resistance. Big fellow, six foot, strong, handsome, red hair, with a stainless steel front tooth to accent his smile. John Havitol –Did some packing for the Houston Parachute Club out at BeeLine Airport ’61-‘65. Taught me how to pack. I remember that he jumped a Chinese silk 28' canopy. Beautiful canopy. Radiant, it glowed mother-of pearl in the sun. Sweet in the sky, a pleasure to see in the air. … Watched it blow to ribbons on opening. First malfunction I ever saw. It opened, exploded, and streamered. Last silk canopy I saw. His reserve opened quick. Jumps were $4.50. I was 17 with no money. As a result, jumps were few and days were long. We’d pack and talk. John disliked ethnic Russian soldiers. They were quartered in civilian's houses and made a mess. For instance, a Russian private in his unit, “Didn’t know much; had his goldfish in a bowl. To clean the fish’s bowl, this dolt pours goldfish into the toilet! It flushed of course. Now angry, this fool puts a grenade in the toilet; everything breaks …. Disrespectful hooligans!” Skydiving in the parachuting-wild USSR under Stalin, John made 500-600 USSR jumps in the 1950s. He shared stories with me. He said, "One day everything was white; there was much snow on the ground. Everything was flat. We made a delay with 4-men. I had the only altimeter. I did not much like these men. I delayed my opening. I went very low. I got open OK." What about the others? Havitol looked at me, "Thump, Thump, thud!" and slapped the packing table three times. Yes, Iron Tooth was a Russian Army Sargent who deserted to fight with Hungarian Freedom fighters. I asked him about this fighting for the resistance. Sgt. Havitol related that, "It was easy. I take a machine gun with my loader up in a Hotel. A corner window. Not much problem.... We fire out this window at the invaders. Afterward, I am told that they know who I am and I must leave. This is a problem. I must defect. So, I walked down the railroad tracks for three days. That was hungry." Pat Works nee Madden Travis Works, Jr .B1575, C1798, D1813, Star Crest Solo#1, USPA#189,

Another email about early Texas Jumps from Cy Stapleton D-605- -

Thanks SCS292! Here's more Texas info from Cy Stapleton, D605 (long post... I'll post more later) Pat Works nee Madden Travis Works, Jr .B1575, C1798, D1813, Star Crest Solo#1, USPA#189,

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Question -- who jumped at the Houston Parachute Club and Galveston Skydivers, pre 1970's?? CY Stapelton D606 and Chuck Warwick D605 Wrote Pat Works --------------------- List of a few First D-license holders we knew • 1 MA Lewis B Sanborn: Made his last jump Nov ’13 in Chichago • 2 MA Jacques A Istel, quit jumping decades ago. Lives in his own Town, Flecity Az “The Center of the Earth” • 22 NC Gerald F Bourquin, USAPT, Still Jumps, lives in AZ • 42 TX Jacks, Clyde E d42, HPC + Galveston, Cy wrote his Obit. In Skydiver Mag • 47 FL Poppenhager, Paul J. Probably still jumps? • 50 NJ Guilfoyle, Lee - Made a Tandem jump at Felicity with the POSPR • 60 IL Stoyas, James C. –Style-Accuracy, Bounced in the ‘70s in Ill. • 89 TX Fitch, Edward D. HPC, TASCO, TPC, PCA, USPA, dead • 114 TX Anagnostis, Constantine B Doc …Don’t know what happened to Tiger or Stevie • 115 TX Economy, Richard – Early HPC jumper, was in 1st 4-way star, did early RW with Jacks, • 136 CA Gividen, George M. Early PCA • 138 WA Gainor, Denny Bear -- Active ‘til death. Died at Perris DZ waiting for a load (Heart attack) • 152 TX Wallace, Carlos, G. HPC and Wallace’s DZs; Excellent skydiver & VERY dangerous man • 157 AK Sisler, G. Ken -- KIA in ‘Nam, Medal of Honor. PCA, NCPL, USPA, Judge • 202 CA Tyson, Jerome P -- Illinois RW Jumper, Cameraman, Judge, dead • 209 TX Bobby Dean Crump Dallas Skydiver? Married Tee, Last saw him in ’76 • 220 FL Potts, Len Currently Running the Natl. Skydiving Museum • 240 CA Richard Pedley CA jumper helped found Perris/Hemet with Sanborn, RIP: Building strike on BASE jump with his son. • 247 TX George H. Sage “Big George Sage” Galveston, Pilot. Dunno more • 256 TX William E. Ritchie Sgt. Gene Ritchie, Ft. Hood Skydivers. Big supporter of Aggie Jumpers • 268 TX Robert H. Sholly Lt. Bob Sholly, post Army, became a student at A&M, Aggie Parachute Team • 269 WA Peter A. Goodwin Still very active jumping in CA. Looks like he’s 50 years old • 272 MI Sinclair, Bob Bob is still around & hanging in. Looks like he’s 107 • 298 NY William Ottley WHO , Good friend, • 309 NC Robert McDermott Ft. Bragg M. Sgt, • 327 CA Larry L. Perkins Ran Skylark Elsinore. His mom sold it to Istel • 329 IL Oldrich Olichovik Ill. Golden Puppett, Rick was killed in the Hinckley D18 crash • 330 LA R.L. Ticer RL “Dicer” Ticer. Ran whorehouses in LA. Ran with Wallace. Gangster type • 336 CA Arthur E. Armstrong • 354 IL Walter Huninsky “Sky Huminsky” retired. Spends all his time jumping in Ill. Summers and Z-Hills Winter, has about 10,000 jumps now

. Truly, the technique of watching the breath bestows mental and physical stability, enhancing your directional stability. This is what ultimately takes the mystery out of head-down and standing freefly. The Sky, Earth, and you share one breath, but each manages it differently. Breath is the primary link between your body, mind, and good flying. Everything in the universe has energy; it connects all things and is always present. Harness your natural energy—your body constantly generates it—by keeping an eye on your breathing. Usually the body moves without real control or discipline. The technique of meditative breathing frees up the right kind of psychic energy so that control and discipline emerge. The process is gentle and simple, yet powerful and beneficial. Anyone can do it. It unlocks reserves of internal power and strength. It gives you your own technique, or rather, it allows your personal technique to emerge. Working within your natural internal energy patterns, your body size, shape, and physical condition, the results you achieve are personal to you. We move in the air, yet most of us are unable to rest in it. Using meditative breathing, you will learn to rest in the air with little mechanical movement required. Action originates in inaction, and stillness is the mother of motion. Pat Works nee Madden Travis Works, Jr .B1575, C1798, D1813, Star Crest Solo#1, USPA#189,

Congratulations to Butterfly Kisses and Dandelion Wishes for winning the Godfrog for 2013. The Oldest continuously awarded trophy in formation skydiving - - 41 years and running good vibes are stunning. Thank you John Kallend

Like, hey fledglings, fly with me. Aerodynamics lore. Wisdom suggests that it is good for your new 'Do' that cows don't fly too. Early jumping eagle stuff is lost in the sound and wind of the airplane and then.... your voice horse from an overlong "OooooooHo S H I T!......!" Its quiet. like unto silent for quite a bit. Your senses still try reeling but the bod is feeling that like wow golly this is so suddenly silent. The parachute makes soft sleepy parachute noises and a blue sky is lit up special, just for you. Looking downward you see this very unrealistic green ground scene that gets more realistic as it sucks you into its dirt. WHOMP! What the Hell! Ouch! Sorta! Oh well. Thirty jumps pass and you now jump out the door for an eagle's repast. Back in the dim when my yellow jump-suited friend, dead Bert, would be my prey as I dove down screaming to attack in play. Bert was my canary, I the eagle screaming down on him -- a peregrine falcon swooping prey. Half-century or so ago 'twas. Then the sky was vast and distance far but not far enough to thwart lunch. New Clear Phizzics tole me true that above my yellow fellow faller a vacuum grew. I'd slot-in and elevator down and with gloved talons astound Bert and knock him askew. He loved it. Me too. WOW, We made CONTACT on a 30 second dive. Awesome True! The period when the earth was flat and parachutes round held other beauties: eye-candy profound. Once on a sun struck cloudy day we paid the $9.00 to get up and away to 10,500 and a 45-second delay. No thought of RW, like it didn't exist yet anyway. The small Cessna, door off climbed slowly between layers of clouds that lied like marble floors of alabaster with crimson columns interconnecting levels that setting sun lit with crimson and gold. Awesome. Visuals only pilots, God, and skydivers behold. Up there then towards the end of day we departed the Cessna and flew solo in a trance to enter endless hallways struck by the sun. To break into other levels, sun-colored different every one. Think bright blue, cloud silver, sun drenched architectures of crimson clouds gilded with golden rays. Of course, I broke out into an earth scene now dusk blue. And opened. Awed. And wondered, awed. And remember. Yes, I certainly do! YES! Like an eagle I flew! (Time line '61 & '62 -- Remembered jumps in Houston and with the A&M Parachute Team)