Dan Poynter's 50-year career in parachutes and skydiving.

1. He’s Done it All
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2. Dan Poynter, D-454.
Recognizing a lifetime of
✈Educating
✈Publicizing
✈Loving our sport and
industry
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3. Dan is Known Best for His Books
13 Books on Aviation
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4. And 114 Books on Other Subjects
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5. Many of
you did
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6. U.S. Parachute
Association
✈Conference Director, North East. 1965-1974.
✈National Director. 1974-1978.
✈USPA Secretary. 1966, 1974-1976.
✈Chairman of the Board.1976-1978.
✈Executive Committee
✈Lifetime member
✈Served on every committee.
✈Chaired Safety & Training Committee several terms
✈USPA delegate to the National Sport Aviation Council.
✈Chair of the FAA-SAE-USPA Parachute Technical
Standard Order (TSO) Committee.
✈Member for 50 years
✈USPA Lifetime Achievement Award
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7. Parachute Industry
Association
✈President
✈Sustaining Member
✈Secretary
✈Established the committee system
✈Served on every committee
✈Spoke at PIA dinners for ten+ years
✈Founder and past editor of Para-NewsBriefs, the official
publication of the Parachute Industry Association.
✈PIA lifetime Achievement Award
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8. International
Parachute Symposium
✈Director of the
Symposium, 1997, 1999.
✈Director of ceremonies,
ten years
✈Attended and worked
every PIA Symposium
✈Established the Press
Room and PR systems.
George H.W. Bush
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9. U.S. Hang Gliding
Association
✈ Director
✈ Delegate to CIVL/FAI
✈ Lifetime member
✈ U.S. Hang Gliding Association Bronze Otto Lilienthal
Medal
✈ Hang Gliding Flight Examiner
✈ Set up committee system
✈ Chief of competition delegation
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10. Fédération Aéronautique
Internationale
✈CIP (parachuting)
✈Alternate Delegate representing the USA
✈CIVL (hang gliding)
✈Secretary
✈President (2 terms)
✈Delegate representing the USA
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11. Parachute Rigging
✈Senior Parachute Rigger,
Back, Seat & Chest ratings.
✈Master parachute rigger,
Back, Seat & Chest ratings.
✈Established Strong
Parachute Rigging School.
✈Wrote Parachute Rigging
Course.
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12. Parachute Inventor/Designer
✈StyleMaster
✈Fastbak
✈POP Top (patented)
✈Revolving cones
✈Tri-vent modification
to 24’ canopy
✈Velcro in containers,
1963.
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13. Parachute Tester
Barish SailWing
Jump Test Foot Launch Tow Test
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14. Jumping
✈1962. First jump in Calistoga,
California.
✈1,208 jumps so far
✈Nearly 12 hours in freefall, so far.
✈B-1454, C-1301, D-454.
✈USPA Instructor/Examiner
✈Star Crest 271,
Star Crest Solo 63
✈High altitude training at WAFB &
PAFB.
✈North Pole expedition, 1994.
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15. Skydiving Instruction
✈Jumpmaster
✈Instructor
✈USPA
Instructor/Examiner
✈Set up Instructor
program for USPA and
ran the first two courses.
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16. Demo Jumping
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17. Parachute Industry
Employment
✈Corporate Manager
✈Paladin Sport Parachutes, Oakland, California. 1963.
✈Tri-State Parachute Company, Flemington, NJ 1964.
✈Parachute Design Specialist & Sales
✈Parachutes Incorporated, Orange, MA. 1965.
✈Barish Associates (SailWing), New York. 1965.
✈Pioneer Parachute Company, Manchester, CT. 1966.
✈Strong Enterprises, North Quincy Massachusetts 1967.
✈Book Writing and Publishing
✈Para Publishing, North Quincy (1969) and
Santa Barbara (1974). NSM HoF

18. Flying
✈Private
✈FAA. Pilot, private: Single
Engine Land and Gliders
✈USHGA: Hang Gliding Flight
Examiner.
✈Commercial
✈6,000+ miles/week
✈Out of US 35% of the Year
✈United Global Services member
✈Stockholder, United Airlines.
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19. Aviation Awards
✈Paul Tiisandier Diploma (FAI).1984.
✈Diplome d'Honneur from the Federation Aeronautique Interna-tionale for
contributions to the sport of hang gliding, 1979.
✈USPA Achievement Award
✈PIA Achievement Award
✈Benjamin Franklin Award for Lifetime Achievement by the Publishers
Marketing Association.
✈Stefan Banic Gold Medal for contributions to the parachute industry.
✈Gold Parachutists Wings from USPA
✈Meritorious Achievement Award from the Central Atlantic Sport Parachute
Asso--cia-tion for equipment advances.
✈Award of Excellence by the Aviation/Space Writer’s Association for
Parachuting; The Skydiver’s Handbook.
✈National Skydiving Museum Hall of Fame, 2012.
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20. Periodicals
✈Parachutist Magazine.
✈Parachuting Poynters column
✈Spotter Newsmagazine.
✈Founded it and edited for ten years.
✈Global Speakers NewsBrief.
✈On Speaking and air travel.
✈Author of more than 800 technical and
popular articles and numerous photographs
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21. Speaking on Aviation
✈Author/presenter of 17 multimedia
programs on aviation and
parachutes.
✈Delivers 200 to 250 speeches per
year on parachutes, skydiving,
aviation and other topics.
✈Awarded Certified Speaking
Professional (CSP) status by the
National Speakers Association.
✈Global Speaking Federation
International Ambassador, 2008-
2010
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22. Skydiving Competition
✈Competed locally
✈Competed in
conference meets.
✈Competed in
National
Championships
✈Meet Director,
Lake Placid,
7 years.
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23. Competition Judging
✈Training Judge
✈Nationals Judge
✈Member of the
competition jury
✈President of the
competition jury
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24. U.S. National Championships
✈Equipment
Inspector,
10 years.
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25. U.S. Parachute Team
✈Chief of
Delegation,
Germany
1976.
✈Member of
the jury.
✈Chief of
Delegation,
Australia,
1977.
✈Member of
the jury.
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26. TheTop Three Awards
✈USPA Lifetime
Achievement Award
✈PIA Lifetime Achievement
Award
✈National Skydiving Museum,
Hall of Fame Inductee
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