3331 137 #1 July 21, 2014 Edited by me and posted without permission. July 21, 2014 USPA Board Meeting Concludes The USPA Board of Directors met July 11-13 in Memphis, Tennessee, for the fourth meeting of its term. A highlight of the results follows: The board made major revisions to its judging program, which will be reflected in a revised Chapter 8 of the Skydiver's Competition Manual. Beginning January 1, 2015, the A-license requirements will include a USPA-developed written exam in addition to the current oral exam. The board selected Roger Ponce de Leon to receive the USPA Gold Medal for Meritorious Service. The board selected the following recipients for the new USPA Regional Achievement Award, which recognizes outstanding members of USPA regions who, by their efforts over a period of time or one outstanding act, have made significant contributions to that region's skydiving community: Mike Schultz, Eastern Region Gary Pond (posthumously), Northeast Region Jim Horak Jr. (posthumously), Southern Region Eike Hohenadl (posthumously), Western Region The board approved the by-laws for the Skydiving Safety Foundation, which was established at the winter board meeting earlier this year. The foundation will fund board-approved safety initiatives through donor contributions. The board approved amended articles of incorporation and new by-laws for the U.S. Parachute Team, Inc., giving the corporation the ability to more aggressively pursue funding and sponsorship. USPA has scheduled an AFF Standardization Meeting for March 31 in Daytona Beach, Florida, in conjunction with the PIA Symposium. Three additional dates and locations for 2015 will be added soon. The board selected the following individuals as U.S. Team head of delegation and team managers: Eli Godwin, team manager for U.S. Canopy Formation Team at the World Championships in Bosnia this August. Ian Bobo, team manager for U.S. Canopy Piloting Team at the World Championships in Zephyrhills, Florida, in November. Larry Hill, head of delegation for the 5th Dubai International Parachuting Championships later this year. A full report will appear in the September issue of Parachutist. The next board meeting will be held prior to the PIA Symposium March 27-29 in Daytona Beach, Florida. USPA Nationals Quickly Approaching! USPA and Skydive Chicago are working closely together to prepare for the 2014 USPA National Skydiving Championships September 10-23 in Ottawa, Illinois. The event will include formation skydiving, vertical formation skydiving, the new 2-way mixed formation skydiving event, style and accuracy, freestyle, freeflying and canopy formation. The 2-way MFS and 4-way VFS events will run sequentially so competitors can take part in both events. The planned schedule of events can be found on USPA's Nationals page. Online registration will soon be available on SDC's website. U.S. Team Heads to World Championships The U.S. Parachute Team is making final preparations for this summer's big meets. First up are the FAI World Championships of Canopy Formation and Style & Accuracy at Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina, August 15-23. A few days later, the FAI World Championships of Artistic Events and Formation Skydiving take place in Prostejov, Czech Republic, August 25-31. Team managers will be posting news on the USPT Facebook page. Many drop zones across the country have SIS events coming up soon. Currently scheduled events include: July 25-27: Skydive Alabama, Vinemont August 9-10: Skydive Cross Keys, Williamstown, New Jersey August 16: Jumptown, Orange, Massachusetts August 22-24: Skydive Sussex, New Jersey August 30-31: Skydive Suffolk, Virginia September 7: Jumptown, Orange, Massachusetts October 4: Jumptown, Orange, Massachusetts October 4-5: Skydive Milwaukee/Sky Knights SPC November 7-9: Skydive City Zephyrhills, Florida 2015 Competition Calendar: Save the Dates! Dates have been set for all of the 2015 USPA Nationals events: USPA National Championships of Canopy Formation, Canopy Piloting and Style Accuracy, Raeford, North Carolina, June 15-21 USPA National Championships of Artistic Events and Formation Skydiving, Skydive Arizona, Eloy, October 22-November 1 USPA National Collegiate Parachuting Championships, Florida Skydiving Center, Lake Wales, Florida, December 28 - 2 Jan 2016I Jumped with the guys who invented Skydiving. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stayhigh 2 #2 July 22, 2014 I thought this has to do with Rich Winstock's mis-piloting causing two people to stay at the hospital. Did USPA paid for the spectator's hospital bill as well?? Using the third party insurance?? Hopefully that spectator wasn't a USPA member or USPA insurance will refuse to cover.Bernie Sanders for President 2016 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimjumper 25 #4 July 24, 2014 Pretty much SOP for this kind if thing. Deny, ignore, misdirect, distract, do nothing and then claim the problem was corrected and will never happen again. It's USPA's usual way of handling embarrassing events. Stick around, you'll get used to it and next time you'll be able to follow along in the play book and not even be mildly surprised! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratostar 5 #5 July 24, 2014 jimjumperPretty much SOP for this kind if thing. Deny, ignore, misdirect, distract, do nothing and then claim the problem was corrected and will never happen again. It's USPA's usual way of handling embarrassing events. Stick around, you'll get used to it and next time you'll be able to follow along in the play book and not even be mildly surprised! what homie said!you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
