Crazy Pat Works (AKA 2-cats) Milestones:

First Jump 1961 Houston 1st 2-way 1962 Houston 1st Para Commander jump 1965 Houston first 5-way star 1964 Houston B-1513 1962 Texas A&M C-1798 1963 Texas A&M D-1813 1965 Houston SCR-561 1970 Z-Hills; SCS-1 1971 Hinckley 4 stack-663 1976? Perris Universal Skydiver Award No. 2, 1997 Perris

TEACHING/TRAINING STUFF

• Relative Training, Belgian Ministry of Sports, Maubeuge, France, Summer 1976.
• RW Training Camps, Schriudde Fallschirmsport, Meissendorf, Germany, Summers 1977-1978-1979.
• Pat Works' Progressive Relative Work Training Camps, California, 1978-1979 (first RW camps in the USA, Training camp for USN Special Warfare Group 1 (Navy Seal Team One).
• Freefall Training Camp, British Parachute Association, Plymouth, England, 1979.
• Pat Works' RW Training Course, Party in Paradise II, Hawaii, 1981
• Pat Works' Free RW Seminars, Perris 1977-1980;
• Free vRW Seminars, Perris, 1994-present
• Elsinore Freefly Seminars, 96, 97, 98
• Apple Valley Freefly Seminars, 95, 96
• Kansas City 4-way Freefly Skills Camp, 1997
• Skydive Oregon Freefly Camp, Mowalla Oregon, , 1997

Skydiving History Stuff

• USPA # 189, 36 year member of USPA
• About 4,500 + jumps, 24-hour clock-118, GW-845, DW-358, 3DW 351, 60 Hr. FF# 187, Jumpmaster ('72), competitor since 1962 in relative work, accuracy,  style and freeflying pairs.
• National Champion, Team Event, National Collegiate Parachuting League, 1966 (Univ. of Houston Team)
• Three time Conference Champion in 4-way RW (Once in 10-way in '72?)
• My teams won the California Rumbleseat Meet twice.
• Two time Conference Champion in 8-way RW
• Competed in 4-way, 10-way and 8-way RW at the USPA Nationals in 72, 73, 76, 78
• Competed in the SSI Pro-Tour, Freefly X-Trials in 95, 96, 97 (came in 1st once w/ Shaylan & Jaron)
• Team Captain of many skydiving teams including multiple wins of the Chute out at the Gulch: free from sequential meet maneuvers of your choice;
• North American Sequential Sweepstakes, Original 8-way meet. Ft. Lewis Ws, 1976…Team member of zillions of RW teams.
• Founder of the National Champion of Combined RW Award
• Founder of the CG God Frog Good Vibes Award
• Founder of the RW Council
• Founder of the RW Council's Certificates of Merit
• Introduced the idea of feet thrusters in jumpsuits in '77 (became booties?)
• Introduced 10-way RW at the Nationals, 1972
• 1997 X-Games Judge Assistant, ESPN
• 1997 Pro Tour Freeflying, Monterey Ca.
• 1996 Perris Free Fly Championships, Solitary Birds, 3^rd place, Perris
• 1996 Pro Free Flying, X-Trials event, Solitary Birds, 1^st Place, Perris Ca.
• 1994 1^st Exhibition Event of Sit Flying, Team World Skydance, Eloy AZ, 5th
• 1995 1^st American Championships of Free Flight, Skydive Dallas, ESPN X-Games test event. (entered on 2-teams: Perris vRW & World Skydance)

EMPLOYMENT

• Owner-Operator, RWunderground Parachuting Publications (RWu), 1972 - present. (writing and consulting); Works & Associates (Information Technology Consulting).
• Manager, Technology Transfer & Communications, Information Services, Aerojet, 1983- present. (normal job)

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10/02/98