CALL TO ACTION!
Help USPA Save Skydiving from Devastating Regulation!
Updated August 7, 2023
Congress was unable to agree on several issues within the FAA Reauthorization Bill and is currently on recess until September 5. This gives extra time for skydivers and aviation supporters to contact their legislators in Congress and urge them to support Senator Budd of North Carolina’s amendment to strip the Air Tour and Sport Parachuting Safety Act from the bill.
USPA opposes this act because skydiving has an excellent safety record under the current FAA regulations and because the proposed regulations would not improve safety but would increase costs and drive many DZs out of business.
Although many members and drop zones have already sent letters to their legislators asking them to support USPA’s position to stop the Air Tour and Sport Parachuting Safety Act from being included in the FAA Reauthorization Bill, we need to keep the pressure on! If you haven’t already done so, please contact your legislators today! If you have already contacted your senators, reaching out a second time would be helpful (you can resubmit the form every 21 days).
Updated August 2, 2023
Congress was unable to agree on several issues within the FAA Reauthorization Bill and is currently on recess until September 5. This gives extra time for skydivers and aviation supporters to contact their legislators in Congress and urge them to support Senator Budd of North Carolina's amendment to strip the Air Tour and Sport Parachuting Safety Act from the bill.
Although many members and drop zones have already sent letters to their legislators asking them to support USPA’s position to stop the Air Tour and Sport Parachuting Safety Act from being included in the FAA Reauthorization Bill, we need to keep the pressure on! If you haven't already done so, please contact your legislators today!
Updated July 18, 2023
This is an all-hands-on-deck moment: We need your help today.
Legislation that is unnecessary and potentially damaging to skydiving is working its way through Congress right now. We are facing legislators’ latest attempt to add costly and burdensome maintenance requirements to skydiving aircraft nationwide. USPA’s steadfast efforts to educate legislators have thwarted these misguided attempts since they began in 2020. This is the most serious threat yet, and we need your help NOW to stop it again!
Although damaging language was rejected by the House in its version of the FAA Reauthorization Bill, it is currently buried in the Senate version and will be considered at conference. If passed, this would drastically increase the cost of a jump and likely force many DZs—especially smaller DZs—out of business. The FAA has not supported this proposal, nor is there any evidence that it would improve safety for skydivers or the general public.
The clock is ticking: We need your help NOW! Click the button below to view and send letters to your Senate and House representatives asking them to:
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