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Greetings,
Welcome to DZO
Streamline! One Group Member benefit is
regular, timely updates of information beneficial to
DZs. The DZO Incoming
has been that vehicle for some years, first as a
broadcast fax then as an e-mail. This e-newsletter,
DZO Streamline,
is our newest medium to share information. We hope you
like it. E-mail us at GroupMbrs@uspa.org with comments.
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Another Part 16 Win for Skydiving
In only the second Part 16
complaint that USPA has participated in, FAA
Headquarters has determined that skydiving can be safely
accommodated at yet another general aviation airport.
A member had filed the formal FAA complaint
after his skydiving business was barred from the Yazoo
City Airport in Mississippi. USPA became involved
earlier when a local FAA office justified the action by
observing that the airport was occasionally used by
jets, was near an airway, had an instrument approach,
and had a federal prison located two miles away.
At USPA's insistence, the FAA commissioned a new
study by a regional FAA office. The study found no
reason why the airport could not accommodate skydiving.
FAA Headquarters used the new study as a basis for
issuing its Part 16 determination that the airport must
accept skydiving.
A full report will be in an
upcoming issue of Parachutist.
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Strong Enterprises Issues Service
Bulletin
Strong Enterprises in Orlando,
Florida, has released a Service Bulletin regarding their
Quasar II, Quasar II Trainer and Military Quasar II
harness and container systems.
A few containers
have experienced restricted pilot chute deployments of
the reserve system during activation on the ground. No
reported deployment problems have occurred on an actual
skydive.
Strong recommends each rig be returned
to the factory for updates before its next jump. There
is no charge for the work, which includes reserve
container flap modifications and a new reserve pilot
chute.
According to Strong Enterprises, this
bulletin affects approximately 200 containers in the
U.S. and an additional 400 containers in other parts of
the world. Click here for the bulletin.
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DZs Can Replenish USPA Forms
Most USPA forms are now online and
available for download here, including the following:
- Individual Membership Application
- Instructor and PRO Rating Renewal Application
- A-License Progression Card (4 pages)
- A-License Proficiency Card (2 pages)
- B-D License Application
- Canopy Formation Awards Application
- Wings & Badges Awards Application
- Accident Report Form
Hard copies will be
mailed upon request; please specify the quantity you
would like. Contact USPA's Rhonda Kaletz at (540)
604-9740, ext. 315 or rkaletz@uspa.org.
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Next USPA Board Meeting
USPA's Board of Directors will meet
July 13-15 in San Francisco. The meeting will be held at
the Doubletree Hotel-San Francisco Airport; telephone:
(650) 344-5500.
Any DZ or Group Member issues
that you want addressed by the board should be directed
to the Chairman of the Group Member Committee, Frank
Casares, at frank@milehiskydiving.com.
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USPA Accepting Bids to Host
Nationals
Earlier this year, the USPA
Board selected Skydive Arizona to host the 2008 USPA
National Skydiving Championships and Skydive Spaceland
as host of the 2008 USPA National Collegiate Parachuting
Championships.
Because no bids were submitted
for the 2008 Canopy Piloting Nationals, the board is
still seeking bids.
Additionally, because of the
board's intention to select sites two years out, Group
Member DZs are invited to submit bids to host the 2009
USPA Nationals, all events including (or not) canopy
piloting. The board will also consider bids for the 2009
Collegiates at its meeting July 13-15, 2007, in San
Francisco.
Group Member DZs wishing to submit
bids should do so by June 1, in accordance with the
Skydiver's Competition Manual, found online. Questions can be e-mailed to
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We hope you like the new format of DZO Streamline. Please
send comments to me, instead of replying directly to
this newsletter.
Sincerely,
Ed
Scott
GroupMbrs@uspa.org
U.S.
Parachute Association
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