lopullterri 0 #1 August 27, 2011 Apparently, the BOD removed the Group Membership of Archway Skydiving Center! I am impressed! Way to go, ladies and gentlemen!!! http://www.uspa.org/Portals/0/Downloads/Min_BOD_2011_07.pdf~"I am not afraid. I was born to do this"~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #2 August 27, 2011 So refresh our memory, what did they do to deserve it?"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monkycndo 0 #3 August 27, 2011 They were very, very bad. And they didn't pay there dues.50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #4 August 27, 2011 Nothing a lawsuit won't solve. Hell, They will probably be throwing a party with a couple hundred k of USPA money before long. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davelepka 4 #5 August 27, 2011 QuoteSo refresh our memory, what did they do to deserve it? I think that's where the DZO/rigger misrouted the reserve closing loop (outside the Cypres cutter) and a student went in with a fired Cypres and a closed reserve container. The DZO might have pulled a gun on a jumper in the aftermath. The whole thing seems like a moot point because if it is that DZ, the DZO closed up shop not long after the fatality. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratostar 5 #6 August 27, 2011 it would be assumed that it is to do with the mis-rigging of a cypres, by the s&ta/DZO/rigger, that caused a student to die, or it may have been the gun pulling?you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #7 August 27, 2011 Archway's website is still up. Is the DZ still up & running? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuckakers 425 #8 August 27, 2011 QuoteQuoteSo refresh our memory, what did they do to deserve it? I think that's where the DZO/rigger misrouted the reserve closing loop (outside the Cypres cutter) and a student went in with a fired Cypres and a closed reserve container. The DZO might have pulled a gun on a jumper in the aftermath. The whole thing seems like a moot point because if it is that DZ, the DZO closed up shop not long after the fatality. I can't imagine a mistake - however egregious - resulting in removal from USPA. More details????Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sacex250 0 #9 August 27, 2011 QuoteApparently, the BOD removed the Group Membership of Archway Skydiving Center! I am impressed! Way to go, ladies and gentlemen!!! http://www.uspa.org/Portals/0/Downloads/Min_BOD_2011_07.pdf The minutes are pretty vague about why they were removed, but it doesn't look like it was the BOD that did it. What's interesting is that the membership was removed in May 2011, the month before the lawsuit was filed. I wonder what the actual cause of the removal was, it doesn't sound like it was a punitive action due to the fatality. QuoteThe committee discussed the disposition of the group membership of Archway Skydiving Center. The Regional Director reported the group membership was removed in May 2011.It's all been said before, no sense repeating it here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Divalent 137 #10 August 27, 2011 Quote...I can't imagine a mistake - however egregious - resulting in removal from USPA. I suspect USPA considers not paying your dues as egregioius as it can get. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johndh1 0 #11 August 27, 2011 QuoteNothing a lawsuit won't solve. Hell, They will probably be throwing a party with a couple hundred k of USPA money before long. Naaah, the one who engineered that is gone.Roll Tide Roll Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weaverd 0 #12 August 27, 2011 Interesting...The CSPA requested that USPA require all Canadian dropzones with USPA membership ALSO have CSPA membership. I wonder if that is because of a certain DZ in Ontario that is only a USPA dropzone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #13 August 27, 2011 Quote Quote Quote So refresh our memory, what did they do to deserve it? I think that's where the DZO/rigger misrouted the reserve closing loop (outside the Cypres cutter) and a student went in with a fired Cypres and a closed reserve container. The DZO might have pulled a gun on a jumper in the aftermath. The whole thing seems like a moot point because if it is that DZ, the DZO closed up shop not long after the fatality. I can't imagine a mistake - however egregious - resulting in removal from USPA. More details???? You're right. A DZ can have punitive action by the FAA enforced documented and the USPA BOD STILL won't pull a membership.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pms07 3 #14 August 29, 2011 Archway is not closed and I have jumped there several times this year. They did close over the winter but reopened in the spring. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beatnik 2 #15 August 29, 2011 QuoteInteresting...The CSPA requested that USPA require all Canadian dropzones with USPA membership ALSO have CSPA membership. I wonder if that is because of a certain DZ in Ontario that is only a USPA dropzone. There are two dropzones in Ontario that are only USPA. CSPA is being run by a bunch of people that shouldn't be in those positions. Right now their focus is on things that don't really matter and stuff that doesn't benefit the members. This is a way to try and force people to conform to their rules instead of having the country slowly convert to USPA which is happening. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 42 #16 August 29, 2011 Quote There are two dropzones in Ontario that are only USPA. CSPA is being run by a bunch of people that shouldn't be in those positions. Right now their focus is on things that don't really matter and stuff that doesn't benefit the members. This is a way to try and force people to conform to their rules instead of having the country slowly convert to USPA which is happening. One man's opinion... rather than hijack this thread, if you want to start a CSPA discussion start up your own thread"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beatnik 2 #17 August 30, 2011 QuoteOne man's opinion... rather than hijack this thread, if you want to start a CSPA discussion start up your own thread It is a little more than one man's opinion. I don't want to start a CSPA discussion thread because I don't care enough about it to. There is a reason why I am USPA and have USPA ratings. I was merely adding to what was one thought on the subject I replied to. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 42 #18 August 30, 2011 Quote Quote One man's opinion... rather than hijack this thread, if you want to start a CSPA discussion start up your own thread It is a little more than one man's opinion. I don't want to start a CSPA discussion thread because I don't care enough about it to. There is a reason why I am USPA and have USPA ratings. I was merely adding to what was one thought on the subject I replied to. Hopefully you've given up your CSPA membership too. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beatnik 2 #19 August 30, 2011 QuoteHopefully you've given up your CSPA membership too. And why is that? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratostar 5 #20 August 31, 2011 Well everyone knows CSPA is just a cheap knock off of the USPA.... bunch of wanna bees...... LOL you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #21 August 31, 2011 Quote Well everyone knows CSPA is just a cheap knock off of the USPA.... bunch of wanna bees...... LOL Plus, I can think of a few derogatory terms that CSPA can be acronyms for... "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpwally 0 #22 September 2, 2011 This is a relatively new owner isn't it ?smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
