USPA License Changes?

[kallend 2,106]

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Actually, I think these are way closer to
accurate requirements anyway- at 120 jumps, there's no way I'm over
halfway to considering myself an "Expert" skydiver.

One more time...

It's NOT called an "Expert".

[kallend 2,106]

While they're about it, I hope they do something to remedy the co-mingling of the current "licenses" with merit awards.

Licenses grant permission to do something. Licensing requirements in almost all cases except skydiving are closely related to the permissions granted.

Merit awards, on the other hand, are for achievements.

[hobbes4star 0]

Michelle i was just joking. I am in no rush to get my D. You have to read the sarcassm in my post...

if fun were easy it wouldn't be worth having, right?

[freeflir29 0]

Well...I guess I'll have to take that D test soon then.....

[hobbes4star 0]

i know lets all go to perris and take the test together. then we can all make the dz.com record attempt their toooo....

if fun were easy it wouldn't be worth having, right?

[bodypilot90 0]

my problem is not letting anyone know ahead of time. We are the USPA right, why didn't anyone say anything. I had chated about it and posted it here before. This is one reason we need a monthly or bi monthly on line chat with BOD and others. This affects everyone, why were we not better informed?

I'm not saying it was a bad move. I feel a better move would have been a E licence.

[quade 4]

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my problem is not letting anyone know ahead of time.

It has been proposed to the BoD that they issue something like a Notice of Proposed Rule Making and allow for a period of comment similar to the way the FAA operates.

However, since this rule really doesn't take effect for another 14 months . . . it's not really going to be of any great surprise to or really affect the way anyone currently in the sport does things anyway. 14 months does seem like a pretty reasonable amount of time to get used to this idea, to me at least.

BTW, people have been talking about this for years, so all anyone really had to do was look at what the IPC was doing and it shouldn't have been a very big surprise anyway.

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The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[freeflir29 0]

SO why is that we have the fewest number of jumps required for licenses but the shortest repack cycle?

[quade 4]

Easy.

USPA has control over the license issues and the FAA has TOTAL and COMPLETE control over the repack cycle.

Sure the USPA and PIA seem to be lobbying on different sides of this, but in fact it's the FAA that makes THAT rule.

quade -
The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[freeflir29 0]

Yeah....that makes sense....

[hobbes4star 0]

actually we have the shortest repack cycle. but hey we all know what ya meant

if fun were easy it wouldn't be worth having, right?

[freeflir29 0]

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actually we have the shortest repack cycle

Huh..what....where......

[hobbes4star 0]

whos on first??

if fun were easy it wouldn't be worth having, right?

[bbarnhouse 0]

Actually Spy has never made it to a repack so I would say his is the shortest!!! He's gonna owe BEER

[bodypilot90 0]

However, since this rule really doesn't take effect for another 14 months . . . it's not really going to be of any great surprise to or really affect the way anyone currently in the sport does things anyway. 14 months does seem like a pretty reasonable amount of time to get used to this idea, to me at least.
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I'm sorry but this is a big change, I don't care if it wasn't coming for 3 years the rank and file was not informed. And that means that we were not able to comment.
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BTW, people have been talking about this for years, so all anyone really had to do was look at what the IPC was doing and it shouldn't have been a very big surprise anyway.

[freeflir29 0]

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all anyone really had to do was look at what the IPC was doing and it shouldn't have been a very big surprise anyway.

Yeah....Stalin killed millions for their political views. We should do that here. I don't think we need a vote on it.....

[quade 4]

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They did us a disservice by not allowing our input.

Maybe that's your opinion, but it doesn't matter to me at all.

In picking my battles, this would be VERY low on my list of things to get pissed about.

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The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[Spy38W 0]

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Actually Spy has never made it to a repack so I would say his is the shortest!!! He's gonna owe BEER

I made it to 81 days before the last one... getting closer anyway..

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Hook high, flare on time

[bbarnhouse 0]

I was out on a jump with a friend of mine today and she had her first reserve ride jump #106.
I watched her as she cutaway her main, her reserve inflated, and flew her reserve back to the landing area. As for me.......I landed in a farmer's field way out to hell and gone...with her main and d-bag reaching the ground after me not 10 feet away Folks were out to pick me up before the DZ van even knew I had gone a missing.....good to have friends eh? Oh and the reserve ride..no injuries just alot of tears and a final "OMG I did it" I was happy for her.......her reserve was due next week anyway....bwahhhhhhhhh BEER

[freeflir29 0]

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her reserve was due next week anyway....

Nice timing!!! I have seen a couple have rides on their LAST day of jumping before a repack. None for me so far....*Knocking vigorously on wood!!!*