What Ted Mayfield is up to Nowadays

[D.B. McGregor]

This was in the Oregonian (Portland, OR) on October 2, 1997. If 20/20 had
found this, it would have made a nice follow-up to their interview...

Blue Skies-

--Darren
The Roseburg Ripcords Skydiving Club
http://www.teleport.com/~dabbin/Ripcords.html

"Former Skydive Business Owner Returns to Court"
From The Associated Press

McMINNVILLE -- Ted Mayfield, forced to close his skydiving business in
1995 after he was convicted in the deaths of two clients, was back in
court Monday after trying to sell kits for ultralight aircraft.

Authorities complained Mayfield was either violating the terms of his
probation or making it difficult to tell whether he was complying.

"It's like dealing with a little kid, in some ways who will find the
loophole in anything you say," District Attomey Brad Berry told Circuif
Judge John Collins. "He intends to push the envelope."

In May 1995, Mayfield pleaded guilty to two counts of criminally negligent
homicide in the deaths of two skydiving clients at Sheridan Sky Sports.
In exchange for his plea, more serious charges of second degree
manslaughter were dropped.

He was forced to close his business, sentenced to 10 months in jail and
three years' probation, and ordered to pay $5,675 in restitution to the
victims' families.

Mayfield had been ordered to obtain a letter from the company he now works
for acknowledging it is aware of his conviction and probation before he
builds any aircraft parts. He also had been ordered to obtain similar
letters from any customers. He has not done so, officials said.

Mayfield argued he is building only parts of aircraft, not completed ones,
and has not sold any. Therefore, he said, he has not violated his
probation.

His probation officer, Lisa Ramsey, said because Mayfield peddles his kits
at air shows, she has no way of knowing whether he has sold any.

Collins said Mayfield must obtain the letter from his company before
building any more aircraft parts. He then may build the parts until a
sale is m progress and must notify the customer of his conviction and
probation, obtaining a letter of acknowledgement.