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In 1972 various parachuting
organisations in Scotland formed the Scottish Sport Parachute Association, as a means of qualifying for Scottish Sports Council grants which could be spent on Scottish parachuting developments.
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Regular competitions and events started to re-appear on the Scottish calendar, putting Scotland on the map for visitors from the South.
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The SSPA
re-launched the Scottish National Championships in 1973, which had been started by SPC in 1961, but had not been run since 1968 in Scotland.
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The Skymasters Display Team was formed in 1970, the first
display jump being onto the front lawn at Gleneagles Hotel on the
25th April
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In 1973 Tony Smith qualified as in instructor
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The accuracy pit was constructed in 1973
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On 31st October
1971 Ken Cassidy lost his life parachuting at the club
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David Roberts, SPC pilot and Strathallan landowner died in a
plane crash in 1971
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Bill McLennan makes 50 jumps in 7 hours, a British record,
on the 28th October 1972 to raise funds for the club. Sir William
Roberts also donates £100 to the cause
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In 1973 Gordon Fernie was a member of the BPA Council
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1973 Jump prices :
Static Line £1.80, 4200ft £1.10, 5000ft £1.35,
7000ft £1.65,10000ft £2.00