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Slovenščina: Padalsko prvenstvo Jugoslavije v Slivnici pri Mariboru.
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26. julij 1961, Slivnica: V Mariboru se te dni poganjajo iz svetlega trupa letala neustrašni mladi ljudje v zračne globine in se bore za naslov najboljših padalcev Jugoslavije. Kadar v časnikih beremo imena in rezultate, vemo le malo o teh ljudeh in trenutkih, ko nastajajo novi rekordi, ko se na sinjem nebu odpirajo bele ali pisane kupole padal. Za skok v kilometer ali več globokobrezno je potrebna velika hrabrost, prisebnost in znanje. Najtežji je trenutek, ko se je treba odločno odriniti skozi vrata letala, izgubiti tla pod nogami in poleteti v prazno. Potem, ko padalec zaniha pod belim padalom, mine tudi najmanjša trohica strahu. Včeraj je bila na slivniškem letališču na sporedu najtežja disciplina prvenstva: skoki z zadržkom z višine 2000 metrov. Ko smo prispeli na letališče, so se letalci pravkar pripravljali na polet. Veliko dvomotorno letalo je že čakalo pripravljeno. Po kratkem pozdravu s kapitanom letala in veliki prošnji sem se znašel v notranjosti transportnega letala. Klopi z vsake strani v letalu so bile že zasedene. 15 fantov in deklet v modrih skakalnih oblekah, s čeladami na glavah ali še v rokah in s padali - z glavnim na hrbtu in pomožnim na prsih - je mirno čakalo na polet. Ob hrupu letalskih motorjev, ki so jih segrevali pred poletom, je bil razgovor komaj mogoč. Zato je bila v letalu grobna