Air Museum of Minnesota Oral History Project: Interview with Jim Hovda

Titles: Air Museum of Minnesota Oral History Project: Interview with Jim Hovda (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Jim Hovda was a Minneapolis police officer. He had been parachuting since the late 1950s. He learned to parachute in the Army and within a couple years began sport parachuting. He was active in many local and national sport parachuting organizations. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: History of the parachute. Kinds of materials used and design changes made over the years. Hovda's start in parachuting. Parachuting training and requirements. Parachute packing. Use of the reserve chute. Emergency procedures. Anecdotes about malfunctions. Parachuting techniques including skydiving and the use of the shroud lines. Anecdotes about early parachutists in Minnesota. Minnesota Para-Rescue Team and other parachute organizations. Parachuting over water. Parachuting licensing. Parachutes meets. Reasons for parachuting.

Dates

• 03/01/1980 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Hovda, Jim
• interviewer: Holey, George

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 101
• Accession Number: AV1992.88.10

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Air Museum of Minnesota Oral History Project' <OH 101>

Quantity: 2 hours sound cassette 38 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 90 minutes length

Subjects

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