George Galloway, president Precision Aerodynamics, Inc.

Dear George:

As a former NFL "All Pro" Center with the San Francisco 49ers, I am well aware of the importance of preparation and safety when choosing the proper equipment. Since I am a relatively new skydiver, I solicited a great deal of information on various equipment and its reliability before I purchased my gear. On the recommendation of Action Air owner Ray Ferrell, I chose a Raven III as my reserve, which leads me to my story.

On October 17th I was test jumping a new "Zero-P" main canopy on a 2-way relative work skydive with my fiancee Kelly. After a normal exit and skydive, we broke off at 3500 ft and I then deployed at 2800 ft. My main canopy opened immediately but it began to spin violently and wildly out of control. My first reaction was to release my brakes and try to control my radically spinning main, but this only resulted in a more violent spin!

By now I had passed through 1800 feet and I saw the ground approaching rapidly. I reached for my cutaway handle and with a quick pull I was freed from my malfunction as my RSL deployed my Raven III reserve. My reserve opened on heading and with comfortable opening shock. As I rode the bright red reserve down to a soft standup landing, I thought back to Ray's advice that the most important piece of equipment I obtained could someday save my life.

I will forever remember jump #97, my first malfunction and how the Raven III performed as advertised!!

I would like to thank Precision for your commitment to quality and product design. An for the record, the Raven III gave me the performance of a lifetime!

Blue Skies,

Forrest Blue